Lazard International Correlations

LZSMX Fund  USD 8.32  0.03  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Lazard International and Ssga International Stock is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification). 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

Weak diversification

The correlation between Lazard International Small and DJI is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lazard International Small 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 Small. 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 population.

Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.74OCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.92LZFOX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.88LZESX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.92LZFIX Lazard Equity FranchisePairCorr
  0.94LZIEX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94LZIOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  1.0LZISX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.93LZSIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.97LISIX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.94LISOX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.83UMNIX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.85UMNOX Lazard Short DurationPairCorr
  0.64RCMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr
  0.73ICMPX Lazard InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.56LZUSX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.55LZCOX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.55LZSCX Lazard Small MidPairCorr
  0.54LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.33SUSLX Lazard Sustainable EquityPairCorr
  0.31SUSTX Lazard Sustainable EquityPairCorr
  0.73CONOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.73CONIX Columbia Global TechPairCorr
  0.68RUSRX Lazard Systematic SmallPairCorr
  0.68LUSIX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.67LUSOX Lazard FundsPairCorr
  0.57LCAIX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr
  0.56LCAOX Lazard Capital AllocatorPairCorr

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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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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.