Western Asset Correlations

STXAX Fund  USD 12.91  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Municipal and Franklin Mutual Beacon is 0.34 (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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Municipal and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Municipal 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 Municipal. 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
  0.64TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.62TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.72TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.61TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.94FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.61SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.91FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.73TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.61TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.64TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.61TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.93FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.72TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.62SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.64SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.93FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.93FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.64WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.45WAADX 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEBIX  0.56 (0.06) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 1.04 
 4.90 
TEDMX  0.67 (0.08) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.46 
 3.87 
TEDIX  0.59 (0.12) 0.00 (0.35) 0.00 
 0.86 
 8.71 
TEDSX  0.59 (0.12) 0.00 (0.35) 0.00 
 0.84 
 8.55 
TEDRX  0.60 (0.12) 0.00 (0.36) 0.00 
 0.87 
 8.80 
TEFRX  0.68 (0.08) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.32 
 4.40 
TEFTX  0.69 (0.09) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.41 
 4.27 
TEGBX  0.43 (0.09) 0.00 (0.40) 0.00 
 0.88 
 3.24 
TEGRX  0.56 (0.05) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.06 
 3.98 
TEMFX  0.68 (0.08) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.42 
 4.29