Lazard Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Lazard Short Duration and Barings High Yield is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Lazard Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Lazard Short Duration and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lazard Short Duration and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.62PTSPX Pimco Short TermPairCorr
  0.61PTSHX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.61PTSRX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.7PSDNX Putnam Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.79LUSNX Lord Abbett UltraPairCorr
  0.69VUBFX Vanguard Ultra-short-termPairCorr
  0.7PSDRX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.7PSDYX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr
  0.65BRUFX Bruce Fund BrucePairCorr
  0.77KF Korea ClosedPairCorr
  0.68PFE Pfizer Inc Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.68IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.61JPM JPMorgan Chase Sell-off TrendPairCorr

Moving against Lazard Mutual Fund

  0.58HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.46TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Lazard Mutual Fund performing well and Lazard Short 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 Short'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.