Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Porate is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Porate and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Porate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.92VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.92VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.85VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.94VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.85VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.62VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.99VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.66NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.54VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.45VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.45VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.72VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.71VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.69VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.64VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.64VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.63VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.6VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.58VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.53VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.53VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.35VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

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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.