Western Asset Correlations

LMSMX Fund

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Smash and Ab Municipal Income is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Smash 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 Smash 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 Smash. 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 population.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

0.77	LGFEX	Qs International Equity	Pair Corr
0.99	LGOCX	Legg Mason Bw	Pair Corr
0.64	SSMMX	Western Asset Managed	Pair Corr
0.79	WAASX	Western Asset Total	Pair Corr
0.98	WACIX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.98	WACSX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.99	WABCX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.99	WABRX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.97	WABSX	Western Asset Interm	Pair Corr
0.95	WAFCX	Western Asset Inflation	Pair Corr
0.94	WAFSX	Western Asset Inflation	Pair Corr
0.94	WAFRX	Western Asset Inflation	Pair Corr
0.98	WAPCX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.99	WAPIX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.98	WAPSX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.98	WAPRX	Western Asset E	Pair Corr
0.78	SBICX	Clearbridge International	Pair Corr
0.81	WARIX	Western Asset Total	Pair Corr
0.98	WATCX	Western Asset Interm	Pair Corr
0.98	WATRX	Western Asset Interm	Pair Corr
0.94	WATPX	Western Asset Inflation	Pair Corr
0.85	WAUCX	Western Asset Total	Pair Corr
0.72	SBYLX	Western Asset New	Pair Corr
0.76	SCACX	Western Asset California	Pair Corr
0.78	LIORX	Clearbridge International	Pair Corr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

0.82	SAGCX	Clearbridge Aggressive	Pair Corr
0.77	LGASX	Clearbridge Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.77	SAPCX	Clearbridge Appreciation	Pair Corr
0.72	LGSCX	Qs Small Capitalization	Pair Corr
0.5	WAHSX	Western Asset High	Pair Corr
0.8	SBPLX	Clearbridge Dividend	Pair Corr
0.77	LISGX	Clearbridge Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.75	SCSMX	Clearbridge Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.74	SBMLX	Clearbridge Mid Cap	Pair Corr
0.74	SCHCX	Qs Growth Fund	Pair Corr
0.69	SCGCX	Qs Moderate Growth	Pair Corr
0.55	SCBCX	Qs Servative Growth	Pair Corr
0.46	WAYRX	Western Asset High	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	MISHX	LMSMX	LMECX	FXICX	SHRMX	BATAX	BRAMX
MISHX		0.63	0.72	0.8	-0.15	0.18	0.73	MISHX
LMSMX	0.63		0.85	0.94	-0.44	-0.51	0.98	LMSMX
LMECX	0.72	0.85		0.91	-0.24	-0.22	0.89	LMECX
FXICX	0.8	0.94	0.91		-0.34	-0.25	0.98	FXICX
SHRMX	-0.15	-0.44	-0.24	-0.34		0.59	-0.4	SHRMX
BATAX	0.18	-0.51	-0.22	-0.25	0.59		-0.36	BATAX
BRAMX	0.73	0.98	0.89	0.98	-0.4	-0.36		BRAMX
	MISHX	LMSMX	LMECX	FXICX	SHRMX	BATAX	BRAMX

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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

BRAMX	+ 0.98	LMSMX
BRAMX	+ 0.98	FXICX
FXICX	+ 0.94	LMSMX
FXICX	+ 0.91	LMECX
BRAMX	+ 0.89	LMECX
LMECX	+ 0.85	LMSMX

High negative correlations

BATAX	- 0.51	LMSMX
SHRMX	- 0.44	LMSMX
BRAMX	- 0.4	SHRMX
BRAMX	- 0.36	BATAX
SHRMX	- 0.34	FXICX
BATAX	- 0.25	FXICX

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.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
MISHX	0.16	0.02	(0.28)	(0.09)	0.23	(0.21)	0.36	(0.44)	1.51
LMSMX	0.42	(0.06)	0.00	0.52	0.00	0.00	0.77	(0.92)	2.63
LMECX	0.20	(0.04)	0.00	(0.20)	0.00	0.00	0.35	(0.34)	1.18
FXICX	0.24	(0.01)	0.00	0.53	0.00	0.00	0.33	(0.56)	1.57
SHRMX	0.29	0.05	(0.03)	0.68	0.77	(0.33)	0.54	(0.11)	3.57
BATAX	0.08	0.02	(0.83)	(0.47)	0.00	(0.20)	0.21	(0.11)	0.75
BRAMX	0.23	(0.02)	0.00	0.54	0.00	0.00	0.36	(0.60)	1.44

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