Loomis Sayles Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Loomis Sayles Instit and Jhancock Short Duration is 0.24 (i.e., Modest 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 Institutional and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Loomis Sayles Institutional 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 Institutional. 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

  0.68LSCNX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.67LSCRX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.98LSIOX Loomis Sayles HighPairCorr
  0.72LSMIX Loomis Sayles SmallmidPairCorr
  0.72LSMNX Loomis Sayles SmallmidPairCorr
  0.68LSSCX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.75LSSIX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.75LSSNX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.67LSVAX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.74LCGRX Loomis Sayles SmallPairCorr
  0.75VWEAX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.74VWEHX Vanguard High YieldPairCorr
  0.87BHYCX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.91BHYIX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.89BHYSX Blackrock Hi YldPairCorr
  0.91BHYAX Blackrock High YieldPairCorr
  0.94FAHHX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.95FTAHX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.94AHTFX American High IncomePairCorr
  0.91AHTCX American High IncomePairCorr

Moving against Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.61LSGBX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.61LSGLX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.6LSGNX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.49LSSAX Loomis Sayles SecuritizedPairCorr
  0.48LSIGX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.43LIPRX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.4LSGSX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.39LIPNX Loomis Sayles InflationPairCorr
  0.56GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.56GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.55GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.46GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.39PQTAX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.38PQTIX Aa Pimco TrPairCorr
  0.36PQTNX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr

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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.
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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.