Western Asset Correlations

SBLTX Fund  USD 6.09  0.01  0.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Interm and Deutsche Real Estate is 0.53 (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

Average diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Intermediate Ter and DJI is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Intermediate Ter 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 Intermediate Term. 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 estimate.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.86TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.79TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.79TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.79TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.65TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.7TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.91TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.79TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.69TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.69TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.85TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.72TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.75TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.69TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.95FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.63SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.76SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.97FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.68TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.8TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.65TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.71TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.73TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.71TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.64LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.86LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.88FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.63TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.77SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.71SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.98FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.95FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.77WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.5WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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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.
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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.