Vanguard Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate and Vanguard Short Term Corporate is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Intermediate 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 Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Cor and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Cor and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Etf

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  1.0IGIB iShares 5 10PairCorr
  1.0USIG iShares Broad USDPairCorr
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  1.0SUSC iShares ESG USDPairCorr
  1.0QLTA iShares AaaPairCorr
  1.0CORP PIMCO Investment GradePairCorr
  1.0FLCO Franklin Liberty InvPairCorr
  1.0GIGB Goldman Sachs AccessPairCorr
  1.0VTC Vanguard Total CorporatePairCorr
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  0.62PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.86KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.85MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Etf

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  0.75DSJA DSJAPairCorr
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  0.65HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.47ITWO Proshares Russell 2000 Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.79BAC Bank of America Fiscal Year End 10th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.75CVX Chevron Corp Fiscal Year End 7th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.63AA Alcoa Corp Fiscal Year End 15th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.61DIS Walt Disney Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.59WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.56TRV The Travelers Companies Fiscal Year End 17th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.47XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Sell-off TrendPairCorr

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Vanguard Intermediate Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Etf performing well and Vanguard Intermediate ETF 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'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.