Western Asset Correlations

WATCX Fund  USD 9.69  0.02  0.21%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Interm and T Rowe Price is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak 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 Intermediate and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Intermediate 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 Intermediate. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.64LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.9LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.63SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.72WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.98WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.98WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.78WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.77SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.73WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.67WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.71WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.88WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.98WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.77WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.67SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.96SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.71WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.81WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.7WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.75WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.73WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.89WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.66SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.72LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.63LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.55SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.47SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.73LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.54LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.53SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.49SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.43LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.35SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.34SCHCX 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.