Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Invesco Global Health is 0.2 (i.e., Modest 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 0.14 (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

  0.71VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.76VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.7VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.68VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.68VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.7VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.68VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.66NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.65VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.95VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.66VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.66VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.64VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.67VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.77VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.66VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.63VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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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.
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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.