Vanguard Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate and Vanguard Materials Index is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Intermediate 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 Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Por and DJI is 0.16 (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 Por 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
  0.81VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.89VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85VMNIX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.85VMNFX Vanguard Market NeutralPairCorr
  0.99VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.83VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.81VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.83VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.92VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.92VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.93VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.93VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.92VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.93VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.93VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.93VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.92VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.93VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.83VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.83VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.86NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.71VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.87VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.71VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.98VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.86VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.86VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.93VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.92VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Intermediate 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'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
VMIAX  0.75 (0.06) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.57 
 3.76 
VMLUX  0.07  0.02 (0.04)(0.78) 0.00 
 0.18 
 0.55 
VMLTX  0.06  0.01 (0.06)(0.83) 0.00 
 0.18 
 0.55 
VMNVX  0.30  0.01 (0.01) 0.04  0.31 
 0.72 
 1.61 
VMMSX  0.57  0.09  0.09  0.14  0.73 
 1.35 
 2.68 
VMNIX  0.39  0.01 (0.02) 0.13  0.50 
 0.88 
 2.41 
VMNFX  0.39  0.01 (0.02) 0.11  0.50 
 0.88 
 2.26 
VMSIX  0.10  0.02  0.02  0.26  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.66 
VMVAX  0.53 (0.01)(0.01) 0.01  0.60 
 1.39 
 2.80 
VMVIX  0.53 (0.01)(0.01) 0.01  0.60 
 1.37 
 2.81