Lazard Global Correlations

GLFOX Fund  USD 16.32  0.11  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard Global Listed and International Fund International is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Lazard Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Lazard Global Listed and DJI is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lazard Global Listed and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Lazard Global Listed. 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

  0.7LZFOX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.7LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.66UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.69UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  1.0GLIFX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.42RUSRX Lazard Systematic SmallPairCorr
  0.42LUSIX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.42LUSOX Lazard FundsPairCorr

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   
PARWXCFVLX
CFVLXGTLLX
PARWXGTLLX
PARWXFMIJX
CFVLXFMIJX
GLIFXFMIJX
  
High negative correlations   
GTLLXGLIFX
CFVLXGLIFX
PARWXGLIFX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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