Qs Defensive Correlations

LMLRX Fund  USD 13.37  0.01  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Qs Defensive 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.

Qs Defensive Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Qs Defensive Growth 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 Qs Defensive Growth. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with LMLRX Mutual Fund

  0.68SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.65LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.71SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.71LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.97SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.72WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.73SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.7SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.74WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.91SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.81SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between LMLRX Mutual Fund performing well and Qs Defensive 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 Qs Defensive'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.