Vanguard Inflation-protec Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Inflation-protec and Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Vanguard Inflation-protec 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 Inflation-protec Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Inflation Protected S and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  1.0VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.85VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.74VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.75VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.82VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.81VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.46VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.43VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.4VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.39VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.33VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.58VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.57VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.55NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.55VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.55VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.54VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.52VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.36VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.36VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.34VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.62VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.59VSTCX Vanguard StrategicPairCorr
  0.55VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.55VSMSX Vanguard Sp SmallPairCorr
  0.51VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.51VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Vanguard Mutual Fund performing well and Vanguard Inflation-protec 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 Inflation-protec'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.