Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is -0.01 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good 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

  0.69VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.72VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.73VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.62VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.68VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.67VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.62VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.71VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.71VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.71VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.71VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.69VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.69VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.67VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.62VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.68VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.74VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.65VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.91VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.66VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.66VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.