Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is 0.65 (i.e., Poor 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 Inflation and DJI is 0.17 (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 Inflation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.75VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.83VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.64VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.62VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.74VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.69VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.62VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.63VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.61VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.64VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.61VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.85VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.77VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.88VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.87VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.84VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.