Virtus International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus International and Virtus Kar Small Cap is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Virtus International 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 International Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Virtus International Small Cap and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus International Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.79VMSAX Virtus Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.76SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.77SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.65PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.79SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.78SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.71SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.67HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.72STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.76STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.37SAINX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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