Virtus Westchester Correlations

WCFRX Fund  USD 11.94  0.02  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Westchester Credit and Franklin Gold Precious is 0.14 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Virtus Westchester 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 Westchester Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Virtus Westchester Credit and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Westchester Credit and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Virtus Westchester Credit. 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

  0.85HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.92SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.83HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.94SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.85SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.84SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.78SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.93PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.74SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.61PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.9PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.92SSTFX Virtus Kar CapitalPairCorr
  0.9PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.85PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.87STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.87STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.87STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.74STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.72SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.72SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.69SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.66SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.66SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65SAINX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.43PXCZX Virtus Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.73STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.72STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.7STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.69STIFX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.67STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.67SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.67SCIZX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.65STICX Ridgeworth Seix PoratePairCorr
  0.46SCFTX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.4STTBX 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Virtus Mutual Fund performing well and Virtus Westchester 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 Westchester'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.