News-powered hedge fund raises 100mn to trade on reporters scoops - Financial Times

STXAX Fund  USD 13.15  0.01  0.08%   
Slightly above 56% of Western Asset's investor base is looking to short. The analysis of overall sentiment of trading Western Asset Municipal mutual fund suggests that many investors are alarmed at this time. Western Asset's investing sentiment can be driven by a variety of factors including economic data, Western Asset's earnings reports, geopolitical events, and overall market trends.
  
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Western Asset Fundamental Analysis

We analyze Western Asset's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Western Asset using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Western Asset based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this mutual fund, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

Year To Date Return

Year To Date Return Comparative Analysis

Western Asset is currently under evaluation in year to date return among similar funds. Year to Date Return (YTD) is the total return generated from holding a security from the beginning of the current fiscal year. In other words, YTD Return represents the capital appreciation of your investments from the start of the current fiscal year.

Western Asset Municipal Potential Pair-trading

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Western Asset mutual fund to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Western Asset could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Western Asset by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.

Other Information on Investing in Western Mutual Fund

Western Asset financial ratios help investors to determine whether Western Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Western with respect to the benefits of owning Western Asset security.
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