Vanguard Intermediate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Vanguard Intermediate and Vanguard Limited Term Tax Exempt is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Vanguard Intermediate Term Tax and DJI is -0.28 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Vanguard Intermediate Term Tax and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.93VMLUX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.93VMLTX Vanguard Limited TermPairCorr
  0.69VMSIX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.98VNJUX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.98VNJTX Vanguard New JerseyPairCorr
  0.98VNYTX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.98VNYUX Vanguard New YorkPairCorr
  0.98VOHIX Vanguard Ohio LongPairCorr
  0.62VPADX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.62VPACX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.97VPALX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.97VPAIX Vanguard PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.62VPKIX Vanguard Pacific StockPairCorr
  0.76VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.8VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.73VSBIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.74VSBSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

Moving against Vanguard Mutual Fund

  0.33VQNPX Vanguard Growth AndPairCorr
  0.34VSPGX Vanguard Sp 500PairCorr

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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.