Virtus High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus High Yield and Virtus Convertible is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Virtus High Yield and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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 rate.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.89VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.79SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.92WCFRX Virtus Westchester CreditPairCorr
  0.97VRHYX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.84VAADX Virtus ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.81SIGVX Ridgeworth Seix GovePairCorr
  0.78VLPIX Virtus Select MlpPairCorr
  0.92VWEAX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.92VWEHX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.89BHYCX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.92BHYIX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.91BHYSX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.91BHYAX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.97FAHHX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.98FTAHX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.97AHTFX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.96AHTCX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.72FTCAX Templeton Strained BondPairCorr
  0.62LTMIX Thornburg Limited TermPairCorr
  0.85DGFZX Destinations Global FixedPairCorr
  0.65ALCEX Avantis Large CapPairCorr
  0.77VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.77VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.68DFEOX Us E EquityPairCorr
  0.82LFRIX Floating RatePairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.75USPSX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.41TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.41TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr
  0.37VIESX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74USPIX Profunds UltrashortPairCorr
  0.56UIPIX Ultrashort Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41TCTJX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.41TCSUX Cleartrack 2020 ClassPairCorr

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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   
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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.