Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Short Term Bond is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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 Bon and DJI is 0.24 (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 Bon and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.65VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.66VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.73VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.72VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.71VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.71VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.75VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.83VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.83VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.83VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.76VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.76VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.77VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.71VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.78VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.67VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.74VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.75VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.