Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.3 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Por and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Por 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
  0.96VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.96VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.77VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.91VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.86VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.89VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.79VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.62VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.62VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.91VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.91VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.89VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.82VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.68VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.87VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.97VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.85VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.85VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.91VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.92VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter'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
VMIAX  0.74  0.02  0.03  0.12  0.75 
 1.57 
 4.20 
VMLUX  0.06  0.02 (0.79)(1.27) 0.00 
 0.18 
 0.46 
VMLTX  0.06  0.02 (0.79)(1.15) 0.00 
 0.18 
 0.46 
VMNVX  0.31 (0.02)(0.20) 0.05  0.31 
 0.72 
 1.68 
VMMSX  0.55  0.07  0.05  0.21  0.42 
 1.43 
 3.56 
VMNIX  0.37  0.01 (0.16) 0.28  0.41 
 0.88 
 2.00 
VMNFX  0.37  0.01 (0.17) 0.26  0.41 
 0.88 
 1.92 
VMSIX  0.11  0.02 (0.32) 0.35  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.98 
VMVAX  0.54  0.12  0.02 (1.08) 0.46 
 1.27 
 2.81 
VMVIX  0.55  0.01 (0.01) 0.11  0.50 
 1.28 
 2.83