Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Government is -0.01 (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 Government and DJI is -0.04 (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 Government and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.7VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.91VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.53VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.5VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.49VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.49VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.49VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.43VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.4VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.39VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.38VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.34VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.56VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.53VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.51VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.51VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.45VASIX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.44VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.38VBAIX Vanguard Balanced IndexPairCorr
  0.36VBLLX Vanguard Long TermPairCorr
  0.36VBLIX Vanguard Long 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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.