Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Inv and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.98VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.98VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.87VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.85VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.98VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.81VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.81VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.92VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.91VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.92VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.92VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.92VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.92VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.92VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.92VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.92VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.92VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.84NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.91VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.7VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.85VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.67VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.84VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.84VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.91VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.91VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Intermediate-ter 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 Intermediate-ter'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.