Lazard Funds Correlations

LUSIX Fund  USD 12.19  0.17  1.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard Funds and Old Westbury Short Term is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Lazard Funds 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 Funds Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between The Lazard Funds and DJI is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding The Lazard Funds 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 The Lazard Funds. 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 Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.93LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.93LZSCX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.89LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.9LZUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.72SUSTX Lazard Sustainable EquityPairCorr
  0.72SUSLX Lazard Sustainable EquityPairCorr
  1.0RUSRX Lazard Systematic SmallPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.61LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.61LZSMX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.59LZFOX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.59LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.51LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.51LISOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.47LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.46LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.46LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.46LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.43UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.39UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.51RLITX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.46RLIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.42GLFOX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr
  0.41GLIFX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr

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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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JSNIXOWSBX
ASCLXSUSAX
QLENXSUSAX
JSNIXSUSAX
LCSAXOWSBX
  
High negative correlations   
QLENXLCSAX
ASCLXLCSAX
LCSAXSUSAX
QLENXOWSBX
ASCLXOWSBX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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