Vanguard Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate and Vanguard Ftse All World is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Por and DJI is 0.26 (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 Por and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.62VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.76VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.74VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.76VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.73VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.73VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.75VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.85VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.84VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.82VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.82VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.75VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.75VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.82VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.77VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.65NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.75VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.75VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.77VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.7VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.9VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.65VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.65VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.74VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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