Legg Mason Correlations

LFLCX Fund  USD 9.37  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Legg Mason Global and Us Government Securities is 0.62 (i.e., Poor 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Legg Mason Global and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Legg Mason Global 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 Global. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Legg Mutual Fund

  0.89TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.87TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.85TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.8TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.85TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.9TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.75TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.95TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.63TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.9TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.88TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.77TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.81TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.69FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.77FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.81TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.64TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.82LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.77TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.78LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.73FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.71FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.61FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.79WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Legg Mutual Fund

  0.31SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

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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.