Virtus Westchester Correlations

WCFRX Fund  USD 11.96  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Westchester Credit and Blackrock Exchange Portfolio is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Virtus Westchester 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 Westchester Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Virtus Westchester Credit and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Westchester Credit and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.85HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.95SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.83HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.92SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.85SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.81SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.85SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.93PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.85SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.64PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.94PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.94SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.93PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.84PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.61PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.9STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.9STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.9STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.84STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.74SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.74SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.72SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.69SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.68SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.67SAINX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.39PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.74STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.74STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.73STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.7STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.68STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.68SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.68SCIZX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.67STICX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.4SCFTX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.38STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr
  0.36PICEX 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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