Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Short Term Treasury is -0.05 (i.e., Good 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Short Term Federal and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Short Term Federal and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Vanguard Short Term Federal. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.

Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

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  0.88VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.7VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.77VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.74VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.74VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.82VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.61VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.65VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.61VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.8VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.8VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.8VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.78VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.72NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.72VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.68VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.77VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.82VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.72VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.72VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.9VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.89VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.97VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.73VSEQX Vanguard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.78VASGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr

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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.