Western Asset Correlations

ARMGX Fund  USD 9.12  0.01  0.11%   
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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and DJI is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Adjustable and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Adjustable. 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 price.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.92LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.86LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.63SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.94WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.9WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.88WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.86WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.86WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.91WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.93WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.94SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.9WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.91WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.9WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.94WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.88WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.88WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.9WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.89WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.9SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.85SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.94WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.9WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.9WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.9WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.94WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.94WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.91WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.62SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.62LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.49LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.38SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.33SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.61LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.51SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.5LMASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.49LMARX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.48SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.48LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.48LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.46LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.45SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.41SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.37SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

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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   
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GCFSXIAAEX
  
High negative correlations   
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FTIXXVFAIX
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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.