Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Government is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Government and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.89VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.89VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.82VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.91VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.81VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPACX Vanguard Pacific Stock Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.81VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.66VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  1.0VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.74NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.48VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.48VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.84VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.81VSMSX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.79VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.78VSGIX Vanguard Small Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.76VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.73VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.72VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.71VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.