Western Asset Correlations

WACSX Fund  USD 10.59  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Sprott Gold Equity is -0.23 (i.e., Very 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Western Asset E and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.92LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.92LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.78SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.97WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  1.0WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.94WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.96SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.98WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.88WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.98WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.9WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  1.0WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  1.0WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.9SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  1.0SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.97WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.98WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.99WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.88WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.97WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.91WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.73SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.82SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.68LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.58LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.5SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.38SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  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
  0.49SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.46SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.46LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.4SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.39LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr

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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.