Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Columbia Convertible Securities is 0.76 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Mid and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Small Mid and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.88SAGAX Ridgeworth Innovative Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.81SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.91PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.7SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.74PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.89STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.89STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.89STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.75STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.55SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.5HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.49SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.48SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.45VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.43SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.43SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.41SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.51HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.5STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.49STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.49STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.44PIMSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.39PIPTX Virtus Kar GlobalPairCorr

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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.