Western Asset Correlations

WAADX Fund  USD 6.13  0.02  0.33%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Smash and Franklin Mutual Beacon is 0.03 (i.e., Significant 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Smash and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Smash and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.79TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.68TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.75SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.84SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.79TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.68TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.68TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.78TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.8SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.69SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.61TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.39TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.45LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.41TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.38LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.65WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.61WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.53WAFAX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.32TFESX International EquityPairCorr
  0.32TFEQX International EquityPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEBIX  0.49 (0.06)(0.17) 0.02  0.58 
 0.84 
 2.80 
TEDMX  0.84 (0.06)(0.12)(0.01) 0.98 
 1.84 
 6.20 
TEDIX  0.51 (0.08)(0.18)(0.02) 0.66 
 0.88 
 2.77 
TEDSX  0.51 (0.09) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 0.88 
 2.76 
TEDRX  0.51 (0.08) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 0.87 
 2.76 
TEFRX  0.81 (0.15) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 1.86 
 5.42 
TEFTX  0.83 (0.16) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 1.82 
 5.46 
TEGBX  0.44 (0.14) 0.00 (1.00) 0.00 
 0.81 
 2.75 
TEGRX  0.56 (0.10) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.23 
 3.25 
TEMFX  0.81 (0.15) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 1.81 
 5.45