Western Asset Correlations

WACIX Fund  USD 9.19  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Tortoise Energy Independence is -0.19 (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

Average diversification

The correlation between Western Asset E and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average 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.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset E. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.69LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.96LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.76SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.85WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.73SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.94WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.93WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.94WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.97WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.98SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.87WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.98WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.93WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.91WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.89WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.85SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.87SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.69SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.67SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.66LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.56LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.31WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.71SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.69ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.66SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.66LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.66ARMGX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.64LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.63SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.62SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.58LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.56LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.54SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.39LLARX Qs Servative 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.