Virtus Select Correlations

VLPCX Fund  USD 16.40  0.27  1.67%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Select Mlp and Vanguard Multi Sector Income is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Virtus Select 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 Select Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Virtus Select Mlp and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Select Mlp and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.66VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.66HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.69SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.64HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.66SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.62SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.61PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.61PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.69SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.65PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.61PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.67PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.65STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.65STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.65STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.7HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.67PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.67PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.7STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.64PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.64PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus Select 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 Select'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  0.04 (0.42) 0.52  0.00 
 0.34 
 0.85 
VMSSX  0.11  0.03 (0.44) 3.86  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.67 
HYIZX  0.17  0.05 (0.28) 0.51  0.00 
 0.64 
 1.05 
SAGAX  1.11  0.28  0.25  0.37  0.82 
 3.11 
 7.65 
HYPSX  0.15  0.05 (0.42) 0.53  0.00 
 0.65 
 0.95 
SAMFX  0.26  0.00 (0.34) 0.13  0.27 
 0.55 
 1.20 
SAMBX  0.11  0.05  0.00  0.93  0.00 
 0.41 
 0.80 
SAMHX  0.17  0.05 (0.29) 0.50  0.00 
 0.65 
 1.05 
SSAGX  0.06  0.01 (1.17) 0.49  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.61 
SAMVX  0.69  0.13  0.12  0.27  0.57 
 2.17 
 5.41