Western Asset Correlations

WABCX Fund  USD 10.43  0.07  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Lord Abbett Vertible is 0.36 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Asset E and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset E and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.68LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.81LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.74LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.91SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.72WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.95WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.84WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.65WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.89WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.89WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.9WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.87SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.95WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.63SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.96SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.74WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.9WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.89WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.88WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.76WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.73WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.7SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.87SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.89SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.83SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.7SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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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.