Virtus Kar Correlations

PXSGX Fund  USD 17.29  0.01  0.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Kar Small and Virtus Kar Small Cap is -0.01 (i.e., Good 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Virtus Kar Small Cap and DJI is 0.3 (i.e., Weak 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 price.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  1.0VRSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.81VAAGX Virtus Nfj LargePairCorr
  0.86VAADX Virtus ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.96PSGAX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.97VRMGX Virtus Kar MidPairCorr
  0.96SMVTX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.93DGEFX Destinations EquityPairCorr
  0.92SGACX American Beacon SgaPairCorr
  0.82TLARX Transamerica Large CorePairCorr
  0.79JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77POICX Virtus Tactical AlloPairCorr
  0.77JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.77JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.75VQSRX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.72SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.71VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.71SIGVX Ridgeworth Seix GovePairCorr
  0.64VMFRX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.47PKSAX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.46VRREX Virtus Real EstatePairCorr
  0.42VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.42VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.87ASGTX Transamerica Small CapPairCorr
  0.87BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.85CDGRX Copeland Risk ManagedPairCorr
  0.85CDCRX Copeland Risk ManagedPairCorr
  0.83TLAFX Transamerica Large CorePairCorr
  0.83TLOTX Transamerica Large ValuePairCorr
  0.81HNISX Harbor InternationalPairCorr
  0.79VGWIX Vanguard Global WellesleyPairCorr

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

PSGAXPSGCX
TEDMXTDMTX
PSGAXVRSGX
VRSGXPSGCX
GCMAXPKSFX
GCMAXSMBYX
  

High negative correlations

PKSFXVRSGX
PKSFXPSGCX
PKSFXPSGAX
GCMAXVRSGX
GCMAXPSGAX
GCMAXPSGCX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PSGCX  1.66 (0.88) 0.00 (0.81) 0.00 
 1.68 
 48.69 
VRSGX  1.40 (0.68) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 2.22 
 35.65 
PSGAX  1.43 (0.71) 0.00 (0.77) 0.00 
 1.64 
 38.01 
PKSFX  0.91  0.20  0.19  0.41  0.59 
 2.00 
 16.40 
PKSAX  0.66 (0.03) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.70 
 3.80 
CIPNX  0.85 (0.08)(0.06) 0.00  1.08 
 2.17 
 4.24 
TDMTX  0.80  0.09  0.03  0.41  0.94 
 1.55 
 4.83 
TEDMX  0.81  0.08  0.02  0.39  0.99 
 1.56 
 4.85 
SMBYX  0.81  0.00  0.01  0.07  0.86 
 1.34 
 9.35 
GCMAX  0.91  0.26  0.20 (2.51) 0.63 
 1.63 
 17.76