Virtus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus High Yield and Extended Market Index is -0.22 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Virtus High 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 High Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Virtus High Yield and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus High Yield. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.83VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.97HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.71SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.98HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.85SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.97SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.93SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.62SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.86PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.77PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.73PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.74SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.76PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.71PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.64PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.79HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.65STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.63STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.63STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.68PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.65PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.78HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.31STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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