Loomis Sayles Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Loomis Sayles Fixed and Tax Exempt High Yield is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Loomis Sayles Fixed and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Loomis Sayles Fixed 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 Fixed. 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 Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.69LGMAX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.68LGMCX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.69NECZX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.69NEFZX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.61NEHYX Loomis Sayles HighPairCorr
  0.7NEZYX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.69LSBDX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.69LSBNX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.9LSBRX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.64LSDIX Loomis Sayles IntermPairCorr
  0.63LSCNX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr

Moving against Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.49LIPNX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.31LSAGX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.31LSGGX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr

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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.