Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Mid and Virtus Kar Small Cap is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Mid Cap and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.68VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.73HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.73SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.72HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.68SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.72SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.84SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.63PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.63SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.75PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.82PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.95SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.81PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.76PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.69PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.61HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.69STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.74STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.85STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.69STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.8HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.63PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.65STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.61HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.75PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.67STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr

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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.