Loomis Sayles Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Loomis Sayles Inflation and American Funds Inflation is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Loomis Sayles Inflation and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Loomis Sayles Inflation 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 Inflation. 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 Loomis Mutual Fund

  1.0LIPNX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.88LSFIX Loomis Sayles FixedPairCorr
  0.97LSGBX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.97LSGNX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.97LSGLX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  1.0LSGSX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.98LSIGX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.96LSSAX Loomis Sayles SecuritizedPairCorr
  1.0VIPSX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  1.0VIPIX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  1.0VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.94FLIBX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.93FIBLX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.99BFICX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.99BFIAX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.98BFIFX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  1.0PARRX Real Return FundPairCorr
  0.99PRLPX Pimco Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.82BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr

Moving against Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.59LSMIX Loomis Sayles SmallmidPairCorr
  0.59LSMNX Loomis Sayles SmallmidPairCorr
  0.56LSCNX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.56LSSCX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.55LSCRX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.55LSVAX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.54LSSNX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.53LSSIX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.44LSIOX Loomis Sayles HighPairCorr
  0.43LSHIX Loomis Sayles InstitPairCorr
  0.77RYBKX Banking Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.74XGEIX Guggenheim Energy IncomePairCorr
  0.64FSKAX Fidelity Total MarketPairCorr
  0.62SPGSX State Street PremierPairCorr
  0.62WWLAX Westwood Largecap ValuePairCorr
  0.53LCGRX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.39AMFFX American MutualPairCorr

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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 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.