Qs Defensive Correlations

LMLRX Fund  USD 13.34  0.01  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and The Tocqueville Fund is 0.89 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Qs Defensive Growth and DJI is 0.87 (i.e., Very 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

  0.99SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.94LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.95LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.97SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.77LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.61SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.87WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.73WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.75WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.84WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.95WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.86SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.76WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.8WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.76WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  1.0SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.98WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.69WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.77WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.75WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.89SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.87WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.79WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.82WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.77WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.98SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.97SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.85WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.86WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.99SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.98WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.98SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.99SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

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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.