Virtus Multi-sector Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Multi Sector and Vanguard Dividend Growth is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Virtus Multi-sector 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 Multi-sector Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Virtus Multi Sector Short and DJI is -0.3 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Multi Sector Short and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus Multi Sector Short. 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 state.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.95VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.82SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.98SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.82SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.81SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.81SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.81STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.81STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.72HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.63STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr
  0.73PIPTX Virtus Kar GlobalPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.78PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.72SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.7SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.58SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.52PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.72STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.69SCATX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.63STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.63PICMX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.54STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.54STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.54PHSKX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.5SCETX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus Multi-sector 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 Multi-sector'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.