Virtus Dividend Correlations

NFJ Fund  USD 12.66  0.11  0.86%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Dividend Interest and Munivest Fund is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Virtus Dividend moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Virtus Dividend Interest moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Virtus Dividend Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Dividend Interest and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Dividend Interest and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus Dividend Interest. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Moving together with Virtus Fund

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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 Fund performing well and Virtus Dividend 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 Dividend'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.