Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.66VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.77VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.68VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.69VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.71VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.66VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.74VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.66VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.75VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.7VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.7VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.69VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.67VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.61VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.67VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.63VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.68VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.64VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter'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.