Western Asset Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset High and Old Westbury Fixed is -0.03 (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

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Good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset High and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good 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

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Moving against Western Mutual Fund

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  0.31BBBMX Bbh Limited DurationPairCorr
  0.69SHRIX Stone Ridge HighPairCorr
  0.62BATPX Bats Series PPairCorr
  0.49CRDLX Griffin InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.34QMHRX Aqr Managed FuturesPairCorr
  0.31ICIYX Invesco ConservativePairCorr

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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.

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