Western Asset Correlations

WAFSX Fund  USD 9.40  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and John Hancock Government is -0.05 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Inflation and DJI is 0.2 (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 state.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.79SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.62LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.92LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.78SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.87LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.62SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.64LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.84WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.9WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.81WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.77WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  1.0WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.94WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.65SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.96WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.89WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.84SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.88SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.79WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.8WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.94WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.75SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.62WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.7SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.61SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.62SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.63ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.62ARMGX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.4LMAMX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.4LMAQX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.37LMAOX Legg Mason BwPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.