Looking to diversify beyond VTPSX? The mutual funds below have historically moved differently from VTPSX, which may reduce portfolio volatility when combined in a suitable allocation. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies with the same low-correlation characteristics. Correlation can change and does not guarantee that one asset will rise when another falls.
Best Diversifiers for VTPSX
1 mutual funds have low correlation with VTPSX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Institutional Shares (VTSPX) (Inflation-Protected Bonds) with a 1Y correlation of 0.12, roughly unchanged from 0.19 over 5 years.
How candidates are selected| Symbol | Name | Correlation 1Y | Correlation 3Y | Correlation 5Y | Risk / Return Rank | Category | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities... | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 91 | Inflation-Protected Bonds | VTPSX vs VTSPX | |
| Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 65 | Government Bonds | VTPSX vs VFISX | |
| Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund Admiral Shares | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 74 | Total Bond Market | VTPSX vs VSGDX | |
| Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund Admiral Shares | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 100 | Total Bond Market | VTPSX vs VUSFX | |
| Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 57 | Short-Term Bond, Investment Grade Bonds | VTPSX vs VBIRX |
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