Virtus Kar Correlations

VKSDX Fund  USD 11.20  0.04  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Virtus Multi Strategy Target is 0.13 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Mid and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Small Mid and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.85HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.93SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.86HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.86SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.88SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.75SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.96SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.87PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.96SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.78PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.98PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.96SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.97PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.82PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.7PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.94STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.91STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.93STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.96STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.71SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.7SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.68SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.66SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.62SAINX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.35PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.7STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.7STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.7STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.65STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.63STICX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.51STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.51SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.51SCIZX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.35SCFTX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.33STTBX Ridgeworth Seix InvePairCorr

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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   
SAMHXHYPSX
SAMFXSAINX
HYPSXHYIZX
SAMHXHYIZX
SSAGXHYIZX
SSAGXSAMBX
  
High negative correlations   
SAMBXSAMFX
SAMBXSAINX
SAMFXSAGAX
SAINXSAGAX
SSAGXSAMFX
SAMHXSAMFX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VMSAX  0.13  0.00 (0.67) 0.03  0.10 
 0.28 
 0.83 
VMSSX  0.07  0.01 (0.45) 1.88  0.00 
 0.22 
 0.66 
HYIZX  0.11  0.02 (0.62)(5.61) 0.00 
 0.25 
 0.76 
SAGAX  0.98  0.29  0.11  26.81  1.15 
 2.10 
 5.92 
SAINX  0.27 (0.02) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 0.53 
 1.47 
HYPSX  0.11  0.01 (0.50) 0.31  0.00 
 0.26 
 0.91 
SAMFX  0.23 (0.01) 0.00  0.23  0.00 
 0.43 
 1.29 
SAMBX  0.08  0.03  0.00 (0.92) 0.00 
 0.13 
 0.91 
SAMHX  0.11  0.01 (0.51) 0.35  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.76 
SSAGX  0.05  0.01 (0.97)(0.52) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.51