Western Asset Correlations

WACIX Fund  USD 9.37  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset E and Fidelity American High is -0.23 (i.e., Very 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Western Asset E and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset E and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.81SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.68LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.93WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.8SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.87ARMLX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.78LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.8LLMRX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.83LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.74LMGEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.78LMISX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.9LMLCX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.88LMLRX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.76LMSMX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.78LMTIX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.78LMUSX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.67MCEMX Martin Currie EmergingPairCorr
  0.67MEFIX Martin Currie EmergingPairCorr
  0.77SMALX Western Asset MassacPairCorr
  0.64SMDLX Clearbridge TacticalPairCorr
  0.73LBORX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.88DOXIX Dodge Cox IncomePairCorr
  0.99MWTNX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.85MWTSX Metropolitan West TotalPairCorr
  0.82PTTPX Pimco Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.87PTRRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.78PTRAX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.87PTTRX Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.91FIWGX Strategic AdvisersPairCorr

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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.