Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Bond is -0.07 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Inflation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.87VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.87VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.82VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.86VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.89VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.73VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.78VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.8VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.75VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.88VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.87VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.87VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.78NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.75VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.71VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.82VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.78VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.78VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.86VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.81VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.81VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.78VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.83VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTIP  0.06  0.00 (0.59) 0.53  0.00 
 0.12 
 0.34 
VBR  0.70  0.09  0.11  0.13  0.63 
 2.04 
 4.03 
VLCAX  0.54 (0.04)(0.06)(0.01) 0.81 
 0.93 
 3.68 
VV  0.55 (0.04)(0.06)(0.01) 0.84 
 0.94 
 3.69 
VBIAX  0.35  0.00 (0.07) 0.07  0.50 
 0.74 
 2.34 
VBAIX  0.35 (0.02)(0.08) 0.00  0.49 
 0.74 
 2.34 
VNQ  0.53  0.01 (0.02) 0.06  0.70 
 1.22 
 3.48 
IWD  0.53  0.09  0.12  0.15  0.43 
 1.36 
 2.94 
SCHX  0.55 (0.04)(0.05)(0.01) 0.81 
 1.01 
 3.56 
BSV  0.06  0.00 (0.58)(0.01) 0.00 
 0.14 
 0.31