Vanguard Long-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Long Term and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Long-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 Long-term Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Long Term Porate and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Long Term Porate 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 Long Term Porate. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.78VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.87VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.67VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.73VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.74VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.79VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.79VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.77VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.84VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.84VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.85VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.77VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.78VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.84VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.86VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.87VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.87VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.85VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.88VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.63VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.91VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.88VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.86VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.36VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Long-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 Long-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.