Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Intermediate Term Investment Grade is 0.39 (i.e., Weak 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Investment and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Investment and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.76VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.85VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.84VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.71VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.77VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.75VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.82VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.81VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.81VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.81VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.74NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.78VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.77VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.72VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.78VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.65VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.78VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.74VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.74VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.89VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.85VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.86VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.75VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr

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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.