Western Asset Correlations

LWSIX Fund  USD 5.01  0.02  0.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Global and Scharf Global Opportunity is 0.14 (i.e., Average 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 Global 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 Global and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Global. 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

  0.9SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.9WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.77WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.68WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.64WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.89WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.87SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.63WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.7WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.68WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.74SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.66WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.79WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.61WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.89WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.76WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.72WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.65WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.89WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.87WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.71WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.85SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.9SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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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.