Western Asset Correlations

WAPSX Fund  USD 9.07  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Prudential High Yield is 0.7 (i.e., Poor 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 0.26 (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

  0.73SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.7LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.86LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.78SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.79LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.84SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.64WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.72LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.93WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.86WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.91WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.78WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.88WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.89WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.94WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.82SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.93WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.94WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.93WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.99SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.73WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.91WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.91WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.94WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.71SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.72WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.73WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.83SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.81SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.7SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.72SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.42ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.41ARMGX 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.