Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Prudential Real Estate is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.8VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.69VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.78VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.78VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.85VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.81VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.94VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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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.
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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.