Western Asset Correlations

WAFSX Fund  USD 9.50  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and Virtus Convertible is -0.1 (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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Inflation 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 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

  0.73LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.78SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.88WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.93WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.95WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.73LMIRX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.83SINLX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.82LSIUX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.94LWACX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95VIPSX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  0.95VIPIX Vanguard InflationPairCorr
  1.0VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.91FLIBX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.91FIBLX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.98BFICX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.92BFIAX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.98BFIFX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.94PARRX Real Return FundPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.61LMISX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.57LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.55LMESX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.54SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.51LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.49SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.49LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.48LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.45LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.4SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.64LMTIX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.64LMUSX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.61LBISX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.59LMLSX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.55LMOIX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.48SMCPX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82BITW Bitwise 10 CryptoPairCorr
  0.39XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr

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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.