Lazard International Correlations

LZSIX Fund  USD 11.14  0.09  0.81%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard International and American Beacon International is 0.83 (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 Equity and DJI is 0.46 (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 Equity 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 Equity. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.96LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.86LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.99LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.92LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.92LZSMX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.95LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.95LISOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.67UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.63ECEIX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.75IEAIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.76IEAOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.91VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.91VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.91VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.91VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.91VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.98VTMGX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.98VDVIX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.98VTMNX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.98VDIPX Vanguard DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95FSPSX Fidelity InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.59RUSRX Lazard Systematic SmallPairCorr
  0.42LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.42LZSCX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.4LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.45RLUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.4LCAIX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.82KINCX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.81KMKCX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.8KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.8KNPAX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr

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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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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.