Virtus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus High Yield and Aig Government Money is 0.37 (i.e., Weak 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Virtus High Yield and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus High Yield. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.83VMSAX Virtus Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.95VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.96HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.97HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.9SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.91SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.78PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.97PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.85HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.87HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.92PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.