Vanguard Short-term Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Short Term and Vanguard Limited Term Tax Exempt is -0.03 (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 Tax Exempt and DJI is 0.03 (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 Tax Exempt and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.95VMIAX Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.99VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.99VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.9VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.96VMMSX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.93VMVAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMVIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.88VMVFX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.96VMVLX Vanguard Mega CapPairCorr
  0.63VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.94VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.94VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPCCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.96VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.96VPMAX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.93NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.84VRTPX Vanguard Reit IiPairCorr
  0.9VADGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.96VAGVX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.87VAIGX Vanguard Advice SelectPairCorr
  0.66VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.93VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VSCGX Vanguard LifestrategyPairCorr
  0.93VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.92VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.77VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.8VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.95VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.94VSEQX 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.