Virtus International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus International and Virtus Kar Small Cap is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Virtus International 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 International Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Virtus International Small Cap and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus International Small 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
  0.76VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.79HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.97SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.71HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.74SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.72SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.73SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.92SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.74PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.7SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.79PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.74PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.95SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.86PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.72PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.79PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.69HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.79STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.79STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.81STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.69STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.97HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.69STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.67HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.73PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.72PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.63STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus International 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 International'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.