Vanguard Multi-sector Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Multi Sector and Shenkman Short Duration is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Multi-sector 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 Multi-sector Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Multi Sector Income and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Multi Sector Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7PONAX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.73PONCX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.69PIPNX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.69PONRX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.69PONPX Pimco Incme FundPairCorr
  0.69PIINX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.69PIMIX Pimco IncomePairCorr
  0.77LBNDX Lord Abbett BondPairCorr
  0.79FSTAX Fidelity Advisor StrPairCorr
  0.83FSRIX Fidelity Advisor StrPairCorr
  0.74DXQLX Direxion Monthly NasdaqPairCorr
  0.71RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.76UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.79RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.67WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr
  0.83BA BoeingPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Multi-sector 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 Multi-sector'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.