Virtus Low Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Low Duration and Artisan Developing World is -0.05 (i.e., Good 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Virtus Low Duration and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average 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

  0.95VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.89HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.69SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.89HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.9SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.89SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.96SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.97PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.86PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.68STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.67STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.66STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.95HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.64HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.55STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.52SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.51SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.51PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.46PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.34SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.34PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.31PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.68PICEX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.62PHRCX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.61PHRAX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.61PHRIX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.59STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.59SCIZX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.53SVIFX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr
  0.52STVTX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr

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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.
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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.