Western Asset Correlations

LMBSX Fund  USD 8.32  0.01  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Mortgage and Clearbridge Aggressive Growth is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification). 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Mortgage and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Mortgage 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 Western Asset Mortgage. 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 state.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.9LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.9LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.78SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.95WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.99WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.95WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.97SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.98WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.98WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.98WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.91WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.99WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.89SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.98SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.97WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.98WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.98WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.98WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.97WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.93WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.72SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.8SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.66LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.56LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.45SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.35SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.66LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.56SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.56LMASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.56LMARX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.55LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.47SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.45SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.44SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.44LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.39SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.39LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

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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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LGOCXLGFEX
WAASXLGFEX
WACSXWAASX
  
High negative correlations   
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LGSCXLGFEX
LGOCXLGASX
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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.