Lazard International Correlations

LZIOX Fund  USD 20.52  0.02  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard International and Lazard International Equity is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of Lazard International 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 International Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Lazard International Equity and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lazard International Equity 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 International Equity. 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

  0.82OCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.77LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.92LZEMX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.88LZHYX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  1.0LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.86LZHOX Lazard Corporate IncomePairCorr
  0.77LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.92LZOEX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.77LZSMX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.97GESIX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.93GESOX Lazard Global EquityPairCorr
  0.93LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.85LZUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.88LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.95LISOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.77UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.77UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.87RALIX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.89RALOX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.9RALYX Lazard Real AssetsPairCorr
  0.86ECEOX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89ECEIX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91READX Lazard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.97IEAIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.77CONOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.77CONIX Columbia Global TechPairCorr
  0.9LCAIX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.93LCAOX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr

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 International 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 International'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.