Western Asset Correlations

WAFAX Fund  USD 9.30  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and Transamerica Emerging Markets 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 Inflation and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Inflation 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 Inflation. 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

  0.87TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.75TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.83TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.82TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.82TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.84TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.84TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.86TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.89TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.84TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.86TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.87TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.66TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.83TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.78TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.8TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.75FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.75SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.78SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.79TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.89TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.76TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.78TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.9TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.78TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.75LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.7TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.9LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.68FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.75TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.8SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.84SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.78FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.74FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.65WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.61WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.36SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr

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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.