Virtus Low Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Low Duration and Virtus Multi Strategy Target is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Virtus Low 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 Low Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Virtus Low Duration and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Low Duration and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus Low Duration. 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

  0.75VMSAX Virtus Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.97VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.73HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.75HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.69SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.72SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.78PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.72PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.71PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.71PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.97HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr

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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   
HYPSXHYIZX
SAMHXHYIZX
SAMFXSAINX
SAMHXHYPSX
SSAGXHYIZX
SSAGXHYPSX
  
High negative correlations   
SAMBXSAMFX
SAMFXSAGAX
SAMBXSAINX
SAINXSAGAX
SSAGXSAMFX
SAMHXSAMFX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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