Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Northern Small Cap is 0.2 (i.e., Modest 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Investment and DJI is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Investment and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.91VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.91VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.79VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.73VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.92VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.92VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.91VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.91VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.92VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.78VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.91VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.91VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.77VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.78VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.84VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.94VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.82VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.82VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.86VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.