Western Asset Correlations

SBLTX Fund  USD 6.11  0.02  0.33%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Interm and The Hartford Inflation is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Western Asset 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.

Western Asset Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Intermediate Ter and DJI is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Intermediate Ter and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.76TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.93FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.87FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.74FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.95FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.94FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.87WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.39TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.39TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.46SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.4SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.4TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.39TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.38TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.37TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.46SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.46LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.42SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.4SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.35WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Western Mutual Fund performing well and Western Asset 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 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.