Western Asset Correlations

HIO Fund  USD 3.81  0.03  0.79%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset High and Western Asset High is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Western Asset moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Western Asset High moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Western Asset Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Western Asset High and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset High and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset High. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Western Fund

  0.75ETV Eaton Vance TaxPairCorr
  0.75DNP Dnp Select IncomePairCorr
  0.65ADX Adams Diversified EquityPairCorr
  0.71RIV Rivernorth OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.62CGTCX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.72FHREX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.75GEMYX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.8APHWX Artisan Value IncomePairCorr
  0.75FMFEX Materials PortfolioPairCorr
  0.72ILABX Voya Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.75TIHIX Transamerica InternationalPairCorr
  0.74QCBMIX Cref Bond MarketPairCorr
  0.68AVDVX Avantis InternationalPairCorr
  0.66TRRLX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.65FTCCX Franklin ConservativePairCorr
  0.81HGXSX Hartford Global ImpactPairCorr
  0.7BRIUX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.72IISTX Voya Index SolutionPairCorr
  0.63IRSNX Voya Target RetirementPairCorr
  0.62PACYX Putnam Dynamic AssetPairCorr
  0.72DRILX Dimensional 2060 TargetPairCorr
  0.66QCSCPX Cref Social ChoicePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Western Fund performing well and Western Asset 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 Western Asset'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
HIX  0.47  0.03 (0.03) 0.44  0.50 
 1.00 
 2.49 
HPF  0.29 (0.03) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 0.57 
 1.25 
PPT  0.47  0.02 (0.06) 0.15  0.48 
 1.13 
 2.54 
BGT  0.36  0.01 (0.06) 0.16  0.59 
 0.65 
 2.41 
NCZ  0.71  0.07  0.06  0.17  0.72 
 1.38 
 4.02 
CIHDX  0.55  0.18  0.19  0.49  0.41 
 1.46 
 3.58 
XFLT  0.83 (0.23) 0.00 (0.84) 0.00 
 1.59 
 5.27 
HYI  0.25  0.00 (0.13) 0.06  0.27 
 0.63 
 1.47 
HNMVX  0.81  0.23  0.29  0.30  0.32 
 2.26 
 9.78 
HRMVX  0.68  0.11  0.13  0.18  0.53 
 2.15 
 3.78