Virtus Kar Correlations

VMCCX Fund  USD 54.35  0.41  0.76%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Mid and Virtus Kar Mid Cap is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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 Mid Cap and DJI is 0.83 (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 Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with VIRTUS Mutual Fund

  0.77SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.83SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.67SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.69PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.84SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.8PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.86PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.9PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.79PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.84STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.84STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.84STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.93PHSKX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.78WCFRX Virtus Westchester CreditPairCorr
  0.93PICMX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.9SVIFX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr
  0.86VQSRX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.92VAAGX Virtus Nfj LargePairCorr
  0.8VAADX Virtus ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.92PKSAX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr

Moving against VIRTUS Mutual Fund

  0.43SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.42STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.4SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.36STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.36STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.32SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr

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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.