Western Asset Correlations

WABRX Fund  USD 10.56  0.02  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Energy Basic Materials is -0.04 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Asset E and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset E and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset E. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.91LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.92LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.97WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  1.0WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.93WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.96SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.98WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.89WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.98WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.89WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  1.0WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.99WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.89SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  1.0SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.96WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.98WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.99WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.97WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.9WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.73SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.82SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.91LIESX Qs International EquityPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.68LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.58LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.5SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.38SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.68LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.68LMBCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.63LMASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.59SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.58LMARX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.57LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.5SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.46SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.39SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.38LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr

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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.