Western Asset Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and Franklin Mutual Beacon is -0.09 (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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and DJI is -0.23 (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 Adjustable and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Adjustable. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.77TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.8TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.78TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.78TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.77TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.9TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.9TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.91TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.9TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.76TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.94TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.87TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.68FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.88TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.81LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.94TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.94LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.95WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.49TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.32TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.52TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.41SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.31TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.42SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.35SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr

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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.