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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (VBMFX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jul 14, 2026

The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. This index measures the performance of a wide spectrum of public, investment-grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States-including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities-all with maturities of more than 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.

Looking to diversify beyond VBMFX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with VBMFX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from VBMFX.

Best Diversifiers for VBMFX

14 mutual funds have low correlation with VBMFX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio (DFIHX) (Ultrashort Bond) with a 1Y correlation of 0.15, down from 0.29 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
DFIHX
DFA One Year Fixed Income Portfolio0.150.030.29
100
Ultrashort BondVBMFX vs DFIHX
VITAX
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral...0.150.120.11
55
Technology EquitiesVBMFX vs VITAX
DFLVX
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio0.250.200.09
91
Large Cap Value EquitiesVBMFX vs DFLVX
DFSVX
DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I0.250.210.09
55
Small Cap Value EquitiesVBMFX vs DFSVX
VIIIX
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Pl...0.280.210.14
65
S&P 500, Large Cap Blend EquitiesVBMFX vs VIIIX
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