Vanguard Limited-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Limited Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Tax Exempt is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Limited-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 Limited-term Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Limited Term Tax Exem 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 Limited Term Tax Exem and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  1.0VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.7VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.71VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.62VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.62VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.62VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.72VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.57VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.56VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.54NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.44VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.38VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.38VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.62VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.6VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.6VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.6VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.56VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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