Vanguard Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Investment Grade is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Short 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 Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Investment and DJI is -0.13 (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 Investment and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

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  0.75VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.73VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.73VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.75VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.76VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.74VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
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  0.63VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.72VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.64VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.91VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Short 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'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.