Western Asset Correlations

ITCAX Fund  USD 8.04  0.02  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Interm and Franklin Mutual Beacon is 0.34 (i.e., 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 0.14 (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 Risk vs Return Analysis 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 nation.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.66TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.89FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.9FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.66TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.69LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.81FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.88FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.87FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.84WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.37WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEBIX  0.54 (0.15) 0.00 (0.25) 0.00 
 0.83 
 6.52 
TEDMX  0.78 (0.05) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 1.50 
 6.20 
TEDIX  0.62 (0.22) 0.00 (0.60) 0.00 
 0.85 
 10.42 
TEDSX  0.62 (0.22) 0.00 (0.56) 0.00 
 0.82 
 9.48 
TEDRX  0.62 (0.22) 0.00 (0.60) 0.00 
 0.84 
 10.33 
TEFRX  0.77 (0.17) 0.00 (0.54) 0.00 
 1.27 
 5.69 
TEFTX  0.76 (0.17) 0.00 (0.48) 0.00 
 1.37 
 5.54 
TEGBX  0.43 (0.19) 0.00 (6.08) 0.00 
 0.67 
 3.22 
TEGRX  0.57 (0.10) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 0.99 
 4.35 
TEMFX  0.77 (0.18) 0.00 (0.56) 0.00 
 1.36 
 5.66