Vanguard Inflation-protec Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Inflation-protec and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Inflation-protec 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 Inflation-protec Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI is -0.27 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.85VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.66VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.88VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.83VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.88VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.67VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.76VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.84VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.84VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.84VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.84VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.91VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.91VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.84VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.83VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.73NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.68VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.71VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.87VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.73VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.91VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.77VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.89VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Inflation-protec 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 Inflation-protec'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.