Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Touchstone Small Cap is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Short-term is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Vanguard Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Government and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Government and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Short Term Government. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.87VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.81VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.92VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.8VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPACX Vanguard Pacific Stock Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.8VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.95VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  1.0VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.76NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.49VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.49VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.84VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.82VSMSX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.8VSGIX Vanguard Small Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.8VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.77VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.73VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.72VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.72VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Short-term Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Vanguard Short-term's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.