Qs Defensive Correlations

LMLRX Fund  USD 13.12  0.06  0.46%   
The current 90-days correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and Vanguard Growth Index is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Qs Defensive 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.

Qs Defensive Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and DJI is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Qs Defensive Growth 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 Qs Defensive Growth. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with LMLRX Mutual Fund

  0.69LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.92LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.67SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.88LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.74SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.77WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.84WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.78WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.8WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.71WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.79WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.69SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.84WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.84WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.84WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.91SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.75WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.83WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.81WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.83WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.8WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.8SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.8SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.78WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.74WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.76WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.79WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.78WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.75WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.88SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.79WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.7SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.66SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.97SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.65SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between LMLRX Mutual Fund performing well and Qs Defensive 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 Qs Defensive'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.