Virtus Emerging Correlations

VCESX Fund  USD 14.38  0.02  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Emerging Markets and Virtus Multi Strategy Target is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Virtus Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Virtus Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.76SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.82SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.62PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.8SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.81SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.67SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.62PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.65PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.91HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.64PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.82STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.77STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.78STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.86STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.69PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.68SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.65STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.64STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.64STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.52SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.43SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.68SCATX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr

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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   
HYPSXHYIZX
SAMHXHYIZX
SAMHXHYPSX
VMSSXVMSAX
SAMBXHYIZX
SAMHXSAMBX
  
High negative correlations   
SAMBXSAINX
SAMBXSAMFX
SAMFXSAGAX
SSAGXSAMFX
SSAGXSAINX
SAINXSAGAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus Emerging 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 Emerging'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMSAX  0.15 (0.03) 0.00 (1.15) 0.00 
 0.28 
 1.11 
VMSSX  0.07 (0.01) 0.00 (0.89) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.66 
HYIZX  0.10 (0.01)(0.15)(1.62) 0.13 
 0.25 
 1.01 
SAGAX  1.01  0.17  0.10  1.13  1.29 
 2.07 
 7.21 
SAINX  0.23 (0.03) 0.00 (0.56) 0.00 
 0.67 
 1.48 
HYPSX  0.09 (0.01) 0.00 (1.08) 0.00 
 0.26 
 1.04 
SAMFX  0.24 (0.06) 0.00 (1.45) 0.00 
 0.43 
 1.51 
SAMBX  0.06  0.00  0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 0.13 
 1.41 
SAMHX  0.10 (0.01)(0.14)(1.11) 0.13 
 0.25 
 1.01 
SSAGX  0.04  0.00 (0.24) 1.66  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.51