Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Virtus Kar Small Cap is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Virtus Kar 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.

Virtus Kar Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Cap and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus Kar Small Cap. 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 census.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.9HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.93SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.81HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.61SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.7SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.83SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.85SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.68PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.87PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.74SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.86PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.88PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.69STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.69STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.85STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.84SCATX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.81STVZX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.52SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.51SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.5SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.48SAINX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.47SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.45SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.55STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.51STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.51STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.48STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.47STICX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.42SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.37STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.37SCIZX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.36HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus Kar 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 Virtus Kar'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.