Western Asset Correlations

SSTLX Fund  USD 3.68  0.01  0.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Short and Harbor Diversified International is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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 Short Term and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Short Term 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 Short 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.82LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.81SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.87WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.88WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.88WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.87WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.87WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.91WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.82WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.87WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.88WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.88WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.87WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.87WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.88WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.88WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.64SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.92SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.87WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.89WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.9WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.88WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.88WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.88WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.81SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.85SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.51SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.5LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.5SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.45LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.5LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.49SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.47SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.46ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.45SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.45LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.45LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.44SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.44ARMGX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.39SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.39LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

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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.