Virtus Kar Correlations

VRSGX Fund  USD 30.71  0.32  1.03%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Vanguard Multi Sector Income is -0.22 (i.e., Very good 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 Small Cap and DJI is 0.86 (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 Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.71VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.71VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.76HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.87SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.74HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.78SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.75SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.65SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.87SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.66PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.81PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.81SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.87PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.96PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.93SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  1.0PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.77PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.87PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.7PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.66HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.85STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.85STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.83STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.85STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.88HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.7PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.9STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.67HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.8PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.76PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.71STTBX 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  0.14  0.07 (0.37)(1.71) 0.00 
 0.45 
 1.15 
VMSSX  0.11  0.03 (0.43)(14.50) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.67 
HYIZX  0.17  0.05 (0.28) 0.51  0.00 
 0.64 
 1.05 
SAGAX  1.11  0.45  0.25 (5.42) 0.82 
 3.11 
 7.65 
HYPSX  0.16  0.07 (0.37)(10.82) 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