Vanguard Short Competition

Etfs . USA . 
Etf . Vanguard Short Term Treasury
VGSH Etf  USD 58.50  -0.10  -0.17%   
Vanguard Short Term operates alongside VANGUARD SHORT-TERM, IShares Treasury, IShares SAMPP, Communication Services, and FIDELITY FREEDOM and other firms in the same space. This provides context for comparative analysis. Comparative scoring shows how Vanguard Short ranks on profitability, leverage, and momentum.

Correlation: Vanguard Short vs ProShares UltraPro Snapshot

Excellent diversification
The correlation between VGSH and TQQQ is -0.66, which Macroaxis classifies as Excellent diversification for the selected horizon. The cleaner interpretation is to review correlation beside volatility, expected return, and the role each holding plays in the portfolio.

Moving together with Vanguard Etf

  1.0SHY iShares 1 3 Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.93LMBS First Trust LowPairCorr
  0.97SPTS SPDR Barclays Short Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.9AGZ iShares Agency BondPairCorr
  0.95FTSD Franklin Liberty ShortPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

  0.6ENAV Collaborative Investment Low VolatilityPairCorr
Specify up to 10 symbols:
Mean reversion in Vanguard Short is more reliable over longer time horizons. Short-term deviations can persist and even widen before correcting, making position sizing and risk management critical.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
58.4358.5058.57
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
58.4458.5158.58
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
58.4258.4958.56
Details
Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowerMiddle BandUpper
58.5158.6658.81
Details
Effective investment decisions about Vanguard Short require competitive context. Benchmarking Vanguard Short's against peers on earnings quality, growth consistency, and balance sheet strength can materially change the investment conclusion.

Vanguard Short Competition Correlation Matrix

Studying peer correlation around Vanguard Short Term Treasury gives investors a cleaner read on how much independent price behavior still exists across the competitive set. The useful question is whether competitors are behaving like true alternatives or simply tracking the same sector move with different volatility.

High positive correlations

CRM
+ 0.97
MSFT
XOM
+ 0.88
T
XOM
+ 0.88
MRK
UBER
+ 0.85
MSFT
MRK
+ 0.84
T
A
+ 0.83
MSFT
  

High negative correlations

XOM
- 0.96
CRM
XOM
- 0.95
MSFT
T
- 0.92
MSFT
T
- 0.9
UBER
MRK
- 0.89
MSFT
MRK
- 0.88
CRM

Vanguard Short Competition Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Short ETF doing well as a business compared to the competition. A thorough review of Vanguard Short's risk-adjusted indicators provides a clearer picture of whether returns are being earned efficiently. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

Vanguard Short Competitive Analysis

    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Peers    View Performance Chart
VGSH VSBSX GOVT OEF XLC FIHFX EFV XLY FBIFX VTCIX
 0.17 
58.50
Vanguard
 0.15 
19.52
VANGUARD
 0.39 
22.93
IShares
 1.49 
323.37
IShares
 1.48 
113.66
Communication
 1.12 
26.52
FIDELITY
 1.61 
73.28
IShares
 2.31 
110.57
Consumer
 1.31 
28.69
FIDELITY
 1.32 
169.89
VANGUARD
Market Volatility
(90 Days Market Risk)
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Market Performance
(90 Days Performance)
Contained
Contained
Weak
Weak
Weak
Soft
Contained
Weak
Soft
Weak
Odds of Financial Distress
(Probability Of Bankruptcy)
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Current Valuation
(Equity Enterprise Value)
Fairly Valued
Over Valued
Fairly Valued
Fairly Valued
Fairly Valued
Under Valued
Under Valued
Fairly Valued
Fairly Valued
Fairly Valued
Buy or Sell Analysis
(Average Analysts Consensus)
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Trade Advice
(90 Days Macroaxis Advice)
Cautious Hold
Cautious Hold
Hold
Strong Hold
Hold
Buy
Strong Buy
Strong Hold
Buy
Strong Hold
Net Asset
19.79 B
32.67 B
22.65 B
7.16 B
8.19 B
30.19 B
12.53 B
14.17 B
31.65 B
10.15 B
Minimum Initial Investment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5 M
Price To Book
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.74
N/A
2.06
1.06
4.78
2.06
2.59
Five Year Return
1.7
1.78
-0.1
14.1
9.7
6.59
12.0
6.7
7.88
11.9
One Year Return
4.0
4.25
3.8
20.8
20.8
16.97
26.3
15.8
19.89
20.44
Last Dividend Paid
0.015
0.01
0.021
0.54
0.11
N/A
0.93
0.3
N/A
N/A
Beta
0.25
N/A
0.9
1.02
0.95
N/A
0.92
1.32
N/A
N/A
Price To Earning
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.56
N/A
17.73
13.34
2.2
17.73
18.96
Price To Sales
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.21
N/A
1.45
0.81
1.53
1.45
1.72
Cash Position Weight
N/A
0.58
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.57
N/A
N/A
1.8
0.02
Equity Positions Weight
N/A
N/A
N/A
99.75
99.86
77.42
98.97
99.88
88.74
99.97
Three Year Return
3.9
3.99
2.5
23.8
28.9
14.24
22.5
17.9
16.48
20.43
Annual Yield
N/A
0.0361
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.0225
N/A
N/A
0.0197
0.0095
Year To Date Return
N/A
0.39
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.83
N/A
N/A
0.8
0.0229
Bond Positions Weight
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
19.79
N/A
N/A
9.36
N/A
Ten Year Return
1.7
1.3
1.0
15.5
N/A
8.72
9.1
12.4
8.7
13.23
Day Typical Price
58.53
19.52
22.96
324.71
114.14
26.52
73.56
111.33
28.69
169.89
Accumulation Distribution
6552.96
N/A
48067.73
29483.29
93061.03
N/A
51660.0
246393.0
N/A
N/A
Daily Balance Of Power
-1.11
N/A
-1.12
-1.10
-1.10
N/A
-1.24
-1.02
N/A
N/A
Period Momentum Indicator
-0.10
-0.03
-0.09
-4.88
-1.71
-0.30
-1.20
-2.61
-0.38
-2.27
Rate Of Daily Change
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.98
0.98
0.99
0.99
Day Median Price
58.55
19.52
22.97
325.39
114.39
26.52
73.71
111.72
28.69
169.89
Price Action Indicator
-0.1
-0.01
-0.09
-4.46
-1.58
-0.15
-1.02
-2.45
-0.19
-1.14
Relative Strength Index
46.17
47.62
N/A
39.08
41.84
42.38
43.95
36.67
42.46
41.7
Coefficient Of Variation
975.5
855.53
4836.06
-860.21
-2,342
-8,457
1494.37
-884.01
-6,978
-1,464
Mean Deviation
0.051
0.0527
0.1612
0.5872
0.5885
0.4264
0.701
0.8031
0.5087
0.592
Jensen Alpha
-0.0034
N/A
-0.0043
-0.03
-0.0031
0.0326
0.1197
-0.05
0.0398
0.0089
Total Risk Alpha
0.0045
0.005
0.016
-0.02
0.0413
0.0429
0.1561
-0.02
0.0518
0.0204
Sortino Ratio
1.05
1.04
0.4063
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.1268
N/A
N/A
N/A
Downside Variance
0.0063
0.0065
0.0389
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.21
N/A
N/A
N/A
Standard Deviation
0.0686
0.0668
0.2017
0.7663
0.7836
0.549
0.9489
1.04
0.6584
0.765
Kurtosis
1.37
0.6329
-0.10
0.4067
1.24
0.2849
1.58
-0.07
0.2463
0.2983
Potential Upside
0.1029
0.1027
0.3024
0.9576
1.14
0.6734
1.2
1.65
0.7931
0.9135
Treynor Ratio
0.6314
N/A
-0.33
-0.13
-0.09
-0.03
0.0695
-0.14
-0.03
-0.08
Maximum Drawdown
0.3922
0.3584
0.9529
3.53
4.4
2.75
5.28
4.27
3.34
3.71
Variance
0.0047
0.0045
0.0407
0.5873
0.614
0.3014
0.9005
1.08
0.4335
0.5852
Market Risk Adjusted Performance
0.6414
N/A
-0.32
-0.12
-0.08
-0.02
0.0795
-0.13
-0.02
-0.07
Risk Adjusted Performance
-0.02
-0.02
-0.01
-0.09
-0.03
-0.01
0.0548
-0.09
-0.01
-0.05
Skewness
-0.30
-0.42
0.0535
-0.40
0.2732
-0.35
-0.82
-0.28
-0.35
-0.21
Semi Deviation
0.0
0.0
0.1741
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.9942
N/A
N/A
N/A
Information Ratio
1.21
1.26
0.3975
-0.02
0.0543
0.1266
0.147
-0.04
0.1011
0.031
Value At Risk
-0.10
-0.10
-0.31
-1.48
-1.48
-1.12
-1.85
-2.16
-1.31
-1.35
Expected Short fall
-0.06
-0.07
-0.19
N/A
N/A
N/A
-0.69
N/A
N/A
N/A
Downside Deviation
0.0791
0.0809
0.1973
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Semi Variance
-0.0028
-0.0046
0.0303
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.9885
N/A
N/A
N/A

Vanguard Short Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze Vanguard Short Against Peers

Vanguard Short's peer analysis compares Vanguard Short with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This helps determine whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:
  • Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
  • Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
  • Check valuation dispersion: Review whether Vanguard Short trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
  • Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
  • Document the thesis: Record where Vanguard Short leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.
Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

Competitor benchmarking for Vanguard Short often reveals which operating metrics are genuinely differentiated and which appear similar across the entire peer group. The peer set can help frame whether recent outperformance is broad-based or company-specific.

The analytics block for Vanguard Short Term Treasury relies on fund disclosures and market reference feeds, with quality checks and normalization applied before rendering. Timing can vary by data vendor.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Rifka Kats - Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board
Last reviewed on March 3rd, 2026
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