Western Asset Correlations

SIGYX Fund  USD 10.69  0.03  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Porate and Columbia Global Technology is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Porate and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Porate 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 Porate. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.92TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.7TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.61TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.7FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.7TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.67FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.72LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.62TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.72LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.73FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.71FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.89WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.59TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.46TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.67SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.65SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.59TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.59TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.47TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.45TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.67LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.66SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.65SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.63SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.51WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.34FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr

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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.