Qs Defensive Correlations

LMGIX Fund  USD 13.34  0.01  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and Qs Global Equity is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with LMGIX Mutual Fund

  0.84TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.75TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.71TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.7TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.7TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.69TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.83TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.66TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.76TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.69TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.97TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.98TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.98TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.97TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.99TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.99TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.99TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.98SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.99SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.98TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.83TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.99TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.99TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.99TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.91LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.97TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.99TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.99SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.87WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.86WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.73WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.97TFEQX International EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between LMGIX 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.