Vanguard Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is -0.12 (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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant 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

  0.94VTSPX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93TRLDX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91TRBFX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.98TRPZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.64FSTZX Fidelity Series 0PairCorr
  0.93TIIWX Tiaa Cref InflationPairCorr
  0.66TIIHX Tiaa Cref InflationPairCorr
  0.99TIKRX Tiaa Cref InflationPairCorr
  0.93TIKPX Tiaa Cref InflationPairCorr
  0.67FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.67FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.63GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.61GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.66GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.63TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.46HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.44VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.44MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.42PG Procter Gamble Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.4WMT WalmartPairCorr

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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.