Lazard Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Lazard Emerging Markets and Firsthand Alternative Energy is 0.57 (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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Lazard Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Lazard Emerging Markets. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.85LZEMX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.81LZHYX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.87LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.86LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.85LZHOX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.85LZOEX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.67GESIX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.66GESOX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.83LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.83LZUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.66LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.65LISOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.7UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.69UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.75RALIX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.76RALOX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.77RALYX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.77ECEOX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95ECEIX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  1.0READX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72GLFOX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr
  0.72GLIFX Lazard Global ListedPairCorr
  0.96IEAIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.93CONOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.93CONIX Columbia Global TechPairCorr
  0.96LCAIX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.95LCAOX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.98LDMIX Lazard Developing MarketsPairCorr
  0.97LDMOX Lazard Developing MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.38LZFOX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.38LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 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.