Western Asset Correlations

WATPX Fund  USD 9.34  0.03  0.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and T Rowe Price is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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 Inflation and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Inflation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.81LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.95LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.72SSMMX Western Asset ManagedPairCorr
  0.87WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.95WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.97WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.68WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.88SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  1.0WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  1.0WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  1.0WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.95WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.96WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.95WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.84SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.98SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.89WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.97WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.97WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.91WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.75SBYLX Western Asset NewPairCorr
  0.81SCACX Western Asset CaliforniaPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.64SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.63LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.62SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.56LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.69ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.68ARMGX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.63LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.62SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.6SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.57SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.55SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.49SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.34LLARX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.32SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr

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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.
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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.