Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Mid and T Rowe Price is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Mid Cap and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.79VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.76VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.86HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.93SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.84HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.89SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.88SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.68SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.92SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.91PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.88SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.94PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.98PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.98SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.98PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.89PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.94PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.84PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.73HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.93STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.93STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.9STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.92STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.95HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.83PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.96STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.73HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.87PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.88PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr

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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.