Virtus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus High Yield and Aqr Risk Parity is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Virtus High 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 High Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Virtus High Yield and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.83VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.8VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.98HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.98HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.68SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.85SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.98SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.73SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.87PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.8PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.8PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.74SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.75SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.79PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.79HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.67STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.68STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.69STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.76HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.98PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.98PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.89STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.37PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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