Western Asset Correlations

WAFAX Fund  USD 9.43  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and Advent Claymore Convertible is 0.23 (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 Inflation and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Inflation 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 Inflation. 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 nation.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.82TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.85TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.85TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.89TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.89TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.95TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.89TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.86TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.92TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.78FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.89TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.93TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.7FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr
  0.99WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.91SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  1.0WAIIX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.9SBIYX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.71FRCOX Franklin Orado TaxPairCorr
  0.63FRFTX Franklin Federal TaxPairCorr
  0.84FRGOX Franklin Gold PreciousPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.52FRAAX Franklin Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.5FRGSX Franklin GrowthPairCorr
  0.48SBLGX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.48SBLYX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.48FRSGX Franklin Small MidPairCorr
  0.46SBMAX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.42FRVLX Franklin Small CapPairCorr
  0.36SBPYX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.36SBSPX Qs Sp 500PairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

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.
High positive correlations   
VAADXNCIDX
NCIDXXAVKX
VAADXXAVKX
CCDVAADX
LCFYXNCIDX
LCFYXXAVKX
  
High negative correlations   
CCDARBOX
VAADXARBOX
ARBOXNCIDX
ARBOXXAVKX
ARBOXLCFYX

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.