Western Asset Correlations

SIGAX Fund  USD 10.57  0.03  0.28%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Porate and Gamco Natural Resources is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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 Porate and DJI is 0.17 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Porate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

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  0.8TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.81TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.81TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.8TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.86TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.86TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.93TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.86TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.82TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.87TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.81TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.75FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.86FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.81TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.79LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.87TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.9LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.8FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.74FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.68FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.94WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.31TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.38SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.32TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.41SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

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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.