Virtus Emerging Correlations

VAESX Fund  USD 15.48  0.03  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Emerging Markets and Virtus International Small Cap is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Virtus Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Virtus Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.95HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.36SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.35SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.35PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.35PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.31SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.38WCFRX Virtus Westchester CreditPairCorr
  0.35SCATX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr

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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 Emerging 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 Emerging'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.