Vanguard Inflation-protec Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Inflation-protec and Massmutual Premier Diversified is 0.75 (i.e., Poor 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak 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

  0.66VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.71VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.73VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.7VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.73VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.66VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.7VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.82VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.82VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.83VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.83VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.83VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.78VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.81VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.78VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.89VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  1.0VAIPX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.79VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.77VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.76VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.61VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.