Lazard Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Lazard Emerging Markets and Matthews Japan Fund is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Lazard Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Lazard Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lazard Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  1.0LZEMX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.66LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.66LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.69LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.61GESIX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.66RALIX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.66RALOX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.66RALYX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.89RCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.98ECEOX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98ECEIX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96READX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94IEAIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94IEAOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr

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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 Lazard Mutual Fund performing well and Lazard Emerging 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 Emerging'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.