Legg Mason Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Legg Mason Bw and Fidelity Series Government is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Legg Mason Bw and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very 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 nation.

Moving together with Legg Mutual Fund

  0.82TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.91SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.82TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.98TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.71SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.85FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr
  0.73FQTIX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr
  0.65FREEX Franklin Real EstatePairCorr
  0.7FRIAX Franklin IncomePairCorr
  0.63WAYCX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.63SBSPX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.62SCHAX Qs Growth FundPairCorr

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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.