Western Asset Correlations

WAYRX Fund  USD 6.95  0.01  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset High and Clearbridge Aggressive Growth is 0.25 (i.e., Modest 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 High and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset High and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.72SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.62LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.67SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.61LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.78SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.99WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.72SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.72SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.74SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.72SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.42LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.36LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.34WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.33WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.33WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.33WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.32WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.31WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.35LIESX Qs International EquityPairCorr

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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   
WACSXWACIX
SAPCXSAGCX
LGSCXLGASX
WACSXLGOCX
WACIXLGOCX
LGASXSAGCX
  
High negative correlations   
LGOCXSAGCX
LGOCXSAPCX
LGOCXLGASX
WACSXSAGCX
WACIXSAGCX
WACSXSAPCX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
SAGCX  0.75  0.04  0.04  0.15  0.86 
 1.56 
 4.84 
LGASX  0.83  0.03  0.06  0.14  0.71 
 1.91 
 5.76 
LGFEX  0.66 (0.15) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.22 
 4.02 
SAPCX  0.51 (0.01)(0.05) 0.10  0.63 
 1.02 
 3.92 
LGOCX  0.36 (0.09) 0.00  1.88  0.00 
 0.68 
 2.04 
SSMMX  0.16  0.01 (0.42) 0.04  0.24 
 0.33 
 1.53 
WAASX  0.13 (0.01)(0.60)(0.12) 0.14 
 0.33 
 0.77 
LGSCX  0.98 (0.03) 0.04  0.10  0.96 
 2.18 
 8.08 
WACIX  0.24 (0.04) 0.00  0.87  0.00 
 0.43 
 1.41 
WACSX  0.23 (0.03) 0.00  0.60  0.00 
 0.47 
 1.33