Virtus Alternatives Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Alternatives and Advent Claymore Convertible is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Virtus Alternatives 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 Alternatives Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Virtus Alternatives Diversifie and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Alternatives Diversifie and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.7VMSAX Vanguard Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.71SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.64SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.64SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.61PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.92PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.61HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.92PGUAX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.92PGUCX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.61STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.62HIMZX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.73STVTX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr
  0.62SCFTX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.57PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.45PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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