Virtus Kar Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Virtus Kar Small Cap is 0.87 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Cap and DJI is 0.75 (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 Your Equity Center 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 nation.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.61VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.82VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.66HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.65HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.61SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.66SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.8SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.95SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.71PXIIX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.62PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.62PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.75PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.62PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.62HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.61STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.64STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.65STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.69STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.62PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.62PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.63HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.62PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.63PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.31SCIIX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

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High negative correlations

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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.