Lazard Emerging Correlations

LZEMX Fund  USD 23.44  0.01  0.04%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard Emerging Markets and Blackrock Diversified Fixed is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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 0.53 (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 industry.

Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.77OCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.76LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.95LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.88LZHYX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.93LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.93LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.89LZHOX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.68LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.95LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.66LZSMX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.9GESIX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.89GESOX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.87LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.91LZUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.84LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.83LISOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.84UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.69UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.86RALIX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.86RALOX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.86RALYX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.78RCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94ECEOX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98ECEIX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95READX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.96IEAIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.77CONOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.96LCAIX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.88LCAOX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.62LUSIX Lazard FundsPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.44LZFOX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.44LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr

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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.