Western Asset Correlations

WAIIX Fund  USD 9.50  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and Dunham Porategovernment Bond is -0.03 (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

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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.94VIPSX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  1.0VIPIX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.94VAIPX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.98FLIBX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.92FIBLX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.99BFICX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.99BFIAX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.98BFIFX American Funds InflationPairCorr
  0.99PARRX Real Return FundPairCorr
  0.99PRLPX Pimco Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.84KO Coca Cola Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.69JNJ Johnson Johnson Fiscal Year End 28th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.85MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.61VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.75KSOCX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75KSCYX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75KNPCX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75WWNPX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75KNPAX Kinetics Paradigm Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75KSCOX Kinetics Small Cap Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.75LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.74KINAX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.74KINCX Kinetics InternetPairCorr
  0.7LETRX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.69MLMAX Global E PortfolioPairCorr
  0.66AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.37GAPIX Goldman Sachs EquityPairCorr
  0.74CSCO Cisco Systems Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.63SAGAX Ridgeworth InnovativePairCorr
  0.63AA Alcoa Corp Fiscal Year End 15th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.6AMGIX Income GrowthPairCorr
  0.6DIS Walt Disney Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.57AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.49INTC Intel Fiscal Year End 23rd of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.49XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.43T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.4CAT Caterpillar Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
BIGLXDACGX
DIPXXSSAGX
FISAXDACGX
FISAXBIGLX
SSAGXFISAX
ICAXXDACGX
  
High negative correlations   
DIPXXBIGLX
DIPXXDACGX
SSAGXBIGLX
SSAGXDACGX
DIPXXFISAX
DIPXXICAXX

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.