Virtus Convertible Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Virtus Convertible and Applied Finance Explorer is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Virtus Convertible 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 Convertible Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Virtus Convertible and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Virtus Convertible and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.72HYIZX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.98SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.74HYPSX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.8SAMBX Ridgeworth Seix FloatingPairCorr
  0.72SAMHX Ridgeworth Seix HighPairCorr
  0.98SAMVX Ridgeworth Ceredex MidPairCorr
  0.83PFSRX Virtus Senior FloatingPairCorr
  0.96SASVX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.96PXQSX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.97PXSGX Virtus Kar SmallPairCorr
  0.7PGHCX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.62PGICX Virtus Rampart EnhancedPairCorr
  0.98STCZX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.98STCAX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.98STCIX Ridgeworth Silvant LargePairCorr
  0.96STCEX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr
  0.68STITX Ridgeworth InternationalPairCorr
  0.67PHCHX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.69PHCIX Virtus High YieldPairCorr
  0.98SCATX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.95STVZX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr
  0.95STVTX Ridgeworth Ceredex LargePairCorr
  0.96SCETX Ridgeworth Ceredex SmallPairCorr

Moving against Virtus Mutual Fund

  0.86SSAGX Virtus Seix GovernmentPairCorr
  0.67HIBIX Virtus Low DurationPairCorr
  0.65SAMFX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.54VMSSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr
  0.51SAMZX Ridgeworth Seix TotalPairCorr
  0.43SAVAX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.43SAVYX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.4SAVCX Virtus Bond FundPairCorr
  0.31PGIUX Virtus Global InfrasPairCorr
  0.68STGIX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.68STIGX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.6STGZX Ridgeworth Seix EPairCorr
  0.31PIMSX Virtus Multi SectorPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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