Virtus Multi-sector Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Multi Sector and Touchstone Funds Group is 0.48 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Virtus Multi Sector Short and DJI is -0.17 (i.e., Good 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.93VBIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.94VFSUX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VFSIX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VFSTX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99VBITX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.98VBISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.96LALDX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.97VSCSX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.99LDLAX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.99LDLRX Lord Abbett ShortPairCorr
  0.71SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.71SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.81FELIX Fidelity Advisor SemPairCorr
  0.84ONERX One Rock FundPairCorr
  0.77RYVYX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.77RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.8FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.61WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.71INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.61CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.65HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.73AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.61DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.67BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.61JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.63KO Coca Cola Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.56BA BoeingPairCorr

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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.