Virtus Multi-sector Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Multi Sector and Gold Portfolio Fidelity is 0.03 (i.e., Significant 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Virtus Multi Sector Short and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average 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 Your Equity Center 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

  0.64VMSAX Virtus Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.97VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.9HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.71SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.91HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.89SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.9SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.89SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.9PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.91PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.98HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.68STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.67STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.66STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.98HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.38PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.32SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.53HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.53PICEX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.44PHRAX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.44PHRCX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.44PHRIX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.43SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.42STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.42SCIZX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.39PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.38PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.35STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

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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 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.