Vanguard Inflation-protec Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Inflation-protec and Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Inflation-protec 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 Inflation-protec Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.78VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.55VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.55VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.47VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.38VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.37VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.35VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.33VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.33VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.31VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.46VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.46VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.44VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.42VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.39VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.34VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.33VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.33VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.44VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.43VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.42VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.42VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.41VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.38VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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JDBAXJBALX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Inflation-protec 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 Inflation-protec'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VIPSX  0.14 (0.01)(0.51)(0.98) 0.16 
 0.26 
 0.77 
PRBLX  0.92  0.30  0.37  0.44  0.15 
 1.15 
 22.99 
JBALX  0.50  0.10  0.09  0.32  0.26 
 1.05 
 8.15 
JDBRX  0.50  0.10  0.09  0.32  0.27 
 1.04 
 8.29 
JDBAX  0.50  0.12  0.10  0.50  0.28 
 1.05 
 8.23 
JRASX  0.94  0.15  0.12  0.25  0.84 
 2.07 
 16.55 
JRACX  0.75  0.01 (0.05) 0.19  1.19 
 1.66 
 4.37 
JRANX  0.72 (0.06)(0.06) 0.01  1.14 
 1.65 
 4.39 
JNRFX  0.72 (0.06)(0.06) 0.01  1.16 
 1.65 
 4.39 
JRAIX  0.72 (0.06)(0.06) 0.01  1.16 
 1.65 
 4.38