Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Mid and Virtus Kar Small Cap is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Mid Cap and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.73SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.92SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.74SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.63PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.93SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.97PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.71SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.61SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.9PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.75SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.83PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.97PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.88PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.83STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.74HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.88PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.75STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.65STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.76STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.81STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.47SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.42PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.33HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr

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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.