Vanguard Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is 0.67 (i.e., Poor 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI is -0.22 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.68VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.75VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.68VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.65VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.65VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.67VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.67VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.63NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.66VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.95VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.63VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.63VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.62VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.67VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.77VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.61VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

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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.