Lazard International Correlations

LZSMX Fund  USD 8.56  0.05  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard International and Ssga International Stock is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no 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 Small and DJI is 0.54 (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 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 Lazard International 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 population.

Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.76OCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.61LZFOX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.93LZEMX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.61LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.84LZHYX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.93LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.83LZHOX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  1.0LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.97LZOEX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.68LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.83UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.84UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.93RALIX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.93RALOX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.93RALYX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.76RCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.9ECEOX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9ECEIX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91READX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93GLFOX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr
  0.93GLIFX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr
  0.71ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94IEAIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94IEAOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.46RUSRX Lazard Systematic SmallPairCorr
  0.45LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.44LZSCX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.49LUSOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.48LUSIX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.44RLSMX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.32RLUEX Lazard Equity ConcenPairCorr
  0.32LEVOX Lazard Equity CentratedPairCorr
  0.32LEVIX Lazard Equity CentratedPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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   
SWANXSWSCX
SWANXSWLSX
SWLSXSWSCX
HLEMXSSAIX
SWANXHLEMX
HLEMXSWSCX
  
High negative correlations   
SWSCXSSAIX
SWLSXSSAIX
SWANXSSAIX

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.