Loomis Sayles Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Loomis Sayles Bond and Franklin Natural Resources 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Loomis Sayles Bond and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Loomis Sayles Bond 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 Bond. 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 consumer price index.

Moving together with Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.68LGBCX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.7LGMAX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.68LGMCX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr
  0.65LIGRX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.75NECRX Loomis Sayles EPairCorr
  0.87NECZX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.8NECLX Loomis Sayles LimitedPairCorr
  0.62NEFHX Loomis Sayles HighPairCorr
  0.8NEFLX Loomis Sayles LimitedPairCorr
  0.77NEFRX Loomis Sayles EPairCorr
  0.94NEFZX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.79NELYX Loomis Sayles LimitedPairCorr
  0.64NERYX Loomis Sayles EPairCorr
  0.95NEZYX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.84LABCX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.93LSBNX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.99LSBRX Loomis Sayles BondPairCorr
  0.84LSDIX Loomis Sayles IntermPairCorr
  0.89LASYX Loomis Sayles StrategicPairCorr
  0.67LSIIX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.69LSIOX Loomis Sayles HighPairCorr

Moving against Loomis Mutual Fund

  0.47LSGGX Loomis Sayles GlobalPairCorr

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 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.