Loomis Sayles Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Loomis Sayles Small and Mainstay Large Cap is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Loomis Sayles 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.

Loomis Sayles Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Loomis Sayles Small and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Loomis Sayles Small 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 Loomis Sayles Small. 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.89LSCNX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.89LSCRX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.92LSMIX Loomis Sayles SmallmidPairCorr
  0.92LSMNX Loomis Sayles SmallmidPairCorr
  0.89LSSCX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  1.0LSSIX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.86LSVAX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  1.0LCGRX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.99VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.93JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.93JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.78LSSAX Loomis Sayles SecuritizedPairCorr
  0.7LIPNX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.7LSGSX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.69LIPRX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.69LSBDX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.69LSBNX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.69LSBRX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.69LSFIX Loomis Sayles FixedPairCorr
  0.69LSIGX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.68LSGBX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.68LSGNX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.68LSGLX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.42LSIOX Loomis Sayles HighPairCorr
  0.37LSHIX Loomis Sayles InstitPairCorr
  0.92GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.71GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.68LBFAX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.42GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Loomis Mutual Fund performing well and Loomis Sayles 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 Loomis Sayles' 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.