Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Short-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 Short-term Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Bond and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.99VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.99VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.83VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.79VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.84VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.98VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.98VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.97VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.97VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.97VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.97VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.97VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.95VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.9VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.83VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  1.0VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  1.0VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.41VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.41VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.36VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.32VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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