Western Asset Correlations

LWCPX Fund  USD 9.28  0.02  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Scharf Fund Retail is -0.02 (i.e., Good 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset E and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset E 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 E. 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 american community survey.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.73LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.98LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.74SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.86WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  1.0WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.63WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.87SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.96WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.95WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.96WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  1.0WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.75SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.99SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.88WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.99WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.99WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.95WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.91WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.8SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.84SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.74SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.7SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.67LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.62LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.39WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.78ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.77ARMGX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.73SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.67LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.66SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.65SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.65SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.61SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.47LLARX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.45SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.35WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr

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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.