Vanguard Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Intermediate 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 Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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

  0.62VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.69VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.77VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.8VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.79VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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