Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Virtus Kar Small 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Cap and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Kar Small Cap 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 Kar Small Cap. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.76SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.97SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.76SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.69PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.97SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.91PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.71SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.74SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.63SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.99PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.98PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.92PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.95PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.98STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.83HIEMX Virtus Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.95PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.78STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.68STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.79STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.96STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.69SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.58PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.54HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.41SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.52STICX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.5STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.47HIMZX 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.