Vanguard Long Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Long Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Treasury is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Long 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 Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Long Term Treasury and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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

  0.75VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.75VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.68VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.7VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.82VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.8VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.78VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.78VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.64VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.64VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.64VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.79VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.69VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.35NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.35VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.41VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.35VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.35VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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