Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Virtus Kar Mid Cap is 0.74 (i.e., Poor 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 0.83 (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

  0.7SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.98PXSGX Virtus Kar Small Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.76PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.91PHSKX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.93PICMX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  1.0VQSRX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.93VRMGX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.98VRSGX Virtus Kar Small Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92VAAGX Virtus Nfj LargePairCorr
  0.98VAADX Virtus ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.74SGACX American Beacon SgaPairCorr
  0.76SGAPX American Beacon SgaPairCorr
  0.98PSGAX Virtus Kar Small Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.98PSGCX Virtus Kar Small Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92PSKCX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.89VKSAX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.98VKSDX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.67PDIAX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.95VLPAX Virtus Select MlpPairCorr
  0.99VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.97VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.97JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.97JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.73SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.5VGSAX Virtus Global RealPairCorr
  0.71GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.67GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.66GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.46GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

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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.