Western Asset Correlations

SMMOX Fund  USD 15.16  0.04  0.26%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Managed and Diversified Municipal Portfolio is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Managed and DJI is -0.31 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Managed and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with WESTERN Mutual Fund

  0.64LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  1.0SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.83WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.76WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.74WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.86WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.82SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.73WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.74WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.73WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.75WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.73WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.79SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.83WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.74WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.74WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.74WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.82WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.83WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.98SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.98SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against WESTERN Mutual Fund

  0.32SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.32SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.33SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.31SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr

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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   
ABHYXSNDPX
ABHYXGMODX
GMODXSNDPX
MSTSXLBHIX
NHMFXSNDPX
VIASP378272AL2
  
High negative correlations   
VIASPSCAXF
378272AL2NHMFX
378272AL2SNDPX
MSTSXNHMFX
SCAXF378272AL2
VIASPSNDPX

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
SNDPX  0.09  0.00 (0.58) 0.11  0.12 
 0.22 
 0.86 
NHMFX  0.26  0.01 (0.26) 0.05  0.41 
 0.61 
 2.28 
GMODX  0.07  0.01 (1.12)(0.08) 0.00 
 0.17 
 0.50 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
LBHIX  0.12  0.01 (0.39) 0.51  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.03)(0.12) 0.06  0.52 
 1.21 
 2.80 
ABHYX  0.18  0.03 (0.22)(0.11) 0.25 
 0.34 
 1.91 
378272AL2  0.12  0.01 (0.42)(0.52) 0.18 
 0.20 
 1.34 
SCAXF  0.70 (0.37) 0.00 (33.24) 0.00 
 0.00 
 23.47 
VIASP  0.75  0.08 (0.03)(1.87) 1.12 
 2.28 
 7.18