Vanguard Ultra-short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Ultra-short-term and Fidelity Managed Retirement is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Ultra-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 Ultra-short-term Correlation With Market

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Good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Ultra Short Term Bond and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Ultra Short Term Bond and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.71VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.81VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.41VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.58VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.53NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.53VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.53VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.42VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.68VASVX Vanguard Selected ValuePairCorr
  0.68VSMSX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.67VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.56VSMGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.53VSIAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.53VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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