Virtus Kar Correlations

PKSFX Fund  USD 58.73  0.17  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Pimco International Stocksplus is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Virtus Kar 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 Kar Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Cap and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Small Cap 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 Kar Small Cap. 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 census.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.67SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.94SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.67SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.73PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.84PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.69SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.68SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.67SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.99PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.86SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.93PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.83PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.77PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.87STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.77PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.77PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.67STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.67STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.69STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.74STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.75SAINX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.31SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.68STICX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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