Western Asset Correlations

SCACX Fund  USD 13.85  0.03  0.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset California and Angel Oak Financial is 0.25 (i.e., Modest 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 California and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset California 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 California. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.62LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.91SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.68WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.8WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.81WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.71WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.81WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.68SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.76WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.75WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.76WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.76WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.8WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.8WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.8WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.83SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.69WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.73WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.73WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.75WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.69WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.69WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.78WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.97SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.37LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.36LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr

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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.