Vanguard Long-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Long Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Treasury is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Long-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 Long-term Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Long Term Treasury and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Long Term Treasury 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
  0.89VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.76VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.87VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.66VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.72VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.74VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.73VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.72VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.94VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.92VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.44VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.44VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.65NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.44VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.69VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.65VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.63VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.62VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.6VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Long-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 Long-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.