Virtus Multi-sector Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Multi Sector and Virtus Multi Strategy Target is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Virtus Multi-sector 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 Multi-sector Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Virtus Multi Sector Short and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Multi Sector Short and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus Multi Sector Short. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.8VMSAX Virtus Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.71HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.73HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.68SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.67SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.75PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.74PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.97HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.73PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.73PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.96HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr

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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   
HYPSXHYIZX
SAMHXHYIZX
SAMFXSAINX
SAMHXHYPSX
SSAGXHYIZX
SSAGXHYPSX
  
High negative correlations   
SAMBXSAMFX
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SAINXSAGAX
SSAGXSAMFX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus Multi-sector 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 Multi-sector'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.