Lazard International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Lazard International and American Beacon International is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Lazard International 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.

Lazard International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Lazard International Strategic and DJI is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lazard International Strategic and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Lazard International Strategic. 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 persons.

Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.88LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.92LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.97LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.98LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.97LZSMX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  1.0LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.72UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.74ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.77VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.77VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.77VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.77VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.77VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.95VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.9FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.59RUSRX Lazard Systematic SmallPairCorr
  0.42LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.42LZSCX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.41LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.49RLUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.45LCAIX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.81KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.81KINCX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.81KNPAX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.81LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Potential GrowthPairCorr

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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   
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HLMIXSEMNX
SEMNXABEYX
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Lazard Mutual Fund performing well and Lazard International 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 Lazard International'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.