Legg Mason Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Legg Mason Bw and Guggenheim Managed Futures is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Legg Mason 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.

Legg Mason Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Legg Mason Bw and DJI is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Legg Mason Bw and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Legg Mason Bw. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Legg Mutual Fund

  0.89SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.97LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.82LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.94SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.63LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.77WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.69WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.88WAGIX Western Asset GlobalPairCorr
  0.72SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.94SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.91WAHSX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.87SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.76SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.77WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.67WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.94SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.75WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.76WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.94SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.92WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.84SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.93SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.93SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.82LIESX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.87LIORX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Legg Mutual Fund performing well and Legg Mason 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 Legg Mason'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.