Legg Mason Correlations

LBDRX Fund  USD 20.56  0.03  0.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Legg Mason Bw and Touchstone Large Cap is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Legg Mason 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.

Legg Mason Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Legg Mason Bw and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Legg Mason Bw and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Legg Mason Bw. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Legg Mutual Fund

  0.9SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.81SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.62SDSIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.9LBISX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.8LWLAX L Mason QsPairCorr
  0.91VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.91DOXGX Dodge Cox StockPairCorr
  0.87AFMFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.86FFMMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.86FFFMX American Funds AmericanPairCorr
  0.86AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.74AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.76DODGX Dodge Stock FundPairCorr
  0.99VIVAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.7CII Blackrock EnhancedPairCorr

Moving against Legg Mutual Fund

  0.35IIF Morgan Stanley IndiaPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Legg Mutual Fund performing well and Legg Mason 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 Legg Mason'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.