Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Mid and Fidelity Money Market is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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 Mid Cap and DJI is 0.83 (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 Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.76VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.74VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.8HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.94SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.8HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.82SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.8SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.68SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.89SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.68PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.85PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.85SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.88PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.96PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.97SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.97PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.83PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.74PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.7HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.88STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.88STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.89STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.85STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.93HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.73PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.94STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.7HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.84PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.81PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.74STTBX 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.