Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Vanguard Multi Sector Income is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak 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

Good diversification

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

  0.84VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.87HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.94SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.87HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.89SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.87SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.96SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.74PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.91PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.95SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.94PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.64SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.62SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  1.0PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.97SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.96PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.89PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.94PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.78PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.79HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.93STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.93STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.94STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.95STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.92HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.77PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.92STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.79HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.9PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.8STTBX 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMSAX  0.13  0.06 (0.45)(1.73) 0.00 
 0.34 
 0.85 
VMSSX  0.11  0.03 (0.47)(2.72) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.67 
HYIZX  0.17  0.07 (0.31)(2.43) 0.00 
 0.64 
 1.05 
SAGAX  1.11  0.45  0.25 (5.32) 0.82 
 3.11 
 7.65 
HYPSX  0.15  0.06 (0.45)(33.19) 0.00 
 0.65 
 0.95 
SAMFX  0.26  0.01 (0.36)(3.05) 0.27 
 0.55 
 1.20 
SAMBX  0.11  0.06  0.00  26.87  0.00 
 0.41 
 0.80 
SAMHX  0.17  0.07 (0.32)(1.60) 0.00 
 0.65 
 1.05 
SSAGX  0.07  0.01 (1.20)(1.30) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.61 
SAMVX  0.69  0.27  0.12 (1.83) 0.57 
 2.17 
 5.41