Vanguard Short Correlations

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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Government and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Government and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Short Term Government. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.97VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.97VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.83VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.92VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.88VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.98VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.85VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.85VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.86VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.86VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.87VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.87VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.86VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.95VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.95VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.86VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.95VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.88NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.64VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.72VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.84VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.65VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.88VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.88VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.93VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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