Considering 30-days investment horizon, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is expected to generate 1.62 times more return on investment than Virtus. However, Internationa is 1.62 times more volatile than Virtus Intl Real Estate Securities A. It trades about -0.21 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Virtus Intl Real Estate Securities A is currently generating about -0.36 per unit of risk. If you would invest 6,054 in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (351.00) from holding International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. or give up 5.8% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Poor diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding International Flavors & Fragra and Virtus Intl Real Estate Securi in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)
Over the last 30 days International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
Over the last 30 days Virtus Intl Real Estate Securities A has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.