Western Asset Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Mortgage and Rational Defensive Growth is 0.25 (i.e., Modest 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Mortgage and DJI is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Mortgage and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Mortgage. 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 nation.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.63TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.61TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.61TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.61TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.65TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.72TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.74TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.63TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.66TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.68TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.72TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.82FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.61TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.77FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.72TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.72TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.68TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.73TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.82LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.66TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.71LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.79FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.67TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.63SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.84FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.8FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.77WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.52WAADX 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.