Western Asset Correlations

Western Asset Correlation With Market

Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Investment. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

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 MSEIX + 1.0 MGSEX SISAX + 0.92 TGVNX EVF + 0.8 PAI GLU + 0.75 TGVNX SISAX + 0.7 GLU PAI + 0.59 GDO

High negative correlations GLU - 0.69 EVF GLU - 0.66 PAI SBI - 0.44 MGF EVF - 0.38 MGF TGVNX - 0.38 PAI MGF - 0.37 PAI

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Western Stock performing well and Western Asset Company 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.