Western Asset Correlations

SMMCX Fund  USD 15.22  0.03  0.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Managed and Siit High Yield is 0.21 (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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Managed and DJI is -0.3 (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 Managed and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.67LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.99SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.84WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.78WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.78WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.85WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.77SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.75WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.76WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.75WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.78WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.75WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.78WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.84WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.76WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.76WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.76WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.84WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.84WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.99SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.99SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.34SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.31SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.34SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.34ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.34ARMGX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.32SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr

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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.