Vanguard Inflation-protec Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Inflation-protec and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant 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

  0.64VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.97VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.97VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.86VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.77VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.76VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.98VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.88VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.84VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.96VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.95VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.96VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.96VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.95VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.96VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.96VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.95VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.93VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.67VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.89VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.