Western Asset Correlations

HIX Fund  USD 4.27  0.07  1.61%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset High and Western Asset Global is 0.1 (i.e., Average 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 weak diversification

The correlation between Western Asset High and DJI is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset High and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset High. Also, note that the market value of any fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Western Fund

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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