Vanguard High-yield Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard High Yield and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard High-yield 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 High-yield Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard High Yield Corporate and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard High Yield Corporate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.97VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.97VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.93VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.7VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.65VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.69VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.85VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.7VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.81VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.76VAIGX Vanguard Advice Select Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.93VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.91VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.86VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.41NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.4VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.45VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.42VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.38VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.36VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.36VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard High-yield 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 High-yield'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.