Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Federal is -0.03 (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 Treasury 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 Treasury and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.66VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.66VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.61VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.74VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.74VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.76VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.76VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.73VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.74VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.63VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.9VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.93VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.88VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.49VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.48VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.46NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.39VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.39VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.52VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.5VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr
  0.48VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.48VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.48VSTCX Vanguard Strategic Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.47VSPMX Vanguard Sp MidPairCorr
  0.46VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.46VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.46VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.46VSMVX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr

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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.