Vanguard Intermediate-ter Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate-ter and Vanguard Intermediate Term Investment Grade is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Tre and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Tre and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.96VFIJX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr
  0.98VSIGX Vanguard IntermediatePairCorr
  0.84UGSFX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.98AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.98FSUGX American Funds GovernmentPairCorr
  0.97UGSCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.98FSUUX American Funds GovernmentPairCorr
  0.95VMBSX Vanguard Mortgage-backedPairCorr
  0.96VFIIX Vanguard GnmaPairCorr
  0.97FUTBX Fidelity Sai TreasuryPairCorr
  0.64HLDIX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.65HLDAX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.64HLDCX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.64HLDTX Hartford EmergingPairCorr
  0.65HBLYX Hartford BalancedPairCorr
  0.65FFFCX Fidelity Freedom 2010PairCorr

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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.