Legg Mason Correlations

QLMLFX Fund  USD 15.52  0.11  0.70%   
The current 90-days correlation between Legg Mason Partners and Vanguard Total Stock is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Legg Mason Partners and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Legg Mason Partners and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Legg Fund

  0.93VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.99VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.99VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.93VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.93VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.97VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.86IDIVX Integrity DividendPairCorr
  0.74SVPIX Small Cap ValuePairCorr
  0.94DDIAX Delaware Dividend IncmePairCorr
  0.88FCFAX Frost CreditPairCorr
  0.97USAAX Growth Fund GrowthPairCorr
  0.76FEGOX First Eagle GoldPairCorr
  0.82SEFCX Sit International EquityPairCorr
  0.86RMBGX Rmb Fund IPairCorr
  0.9SEDAX Siit Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95DMB Bny Mellon MunicipalPairCorr
  0.7FIUIX Fidelity Telecom AndPairCorr
  0.85FUMBX Fidelity Short TermPairCorr
  0.81NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.88JRAAX Janus ResearchPairCorr
  0.94FRPAX Franklin PennsylvaniaPairCorr
  0.87MAMBX Mutual Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.79OBSOX Oberweis Small CapPairCorr
  0.96PRGFX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.82RYPNX Royce OpportunityPairCorr
  0.94CPXIX Cohen Steers PrfrdPairCorr
  0.96JAMRX Janus ResearchPairCorr
  0.96HCACX Hartford CapitalPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Legg Fund performing well and Legg Mason 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTSAX  0.52  0.06  0.01 (1.70) 0.73 
 1.15 
 4.43 
VFIAX  0.52  0.01  0.00  0.05  0.74 
 1.23 
 4.22 
VTSMX  0.53  0.00  0.00  0.05  0.79 
 1.15 
 4.42 
VITSX  0.54  0.00  0.00  0.05  0.79 
 1.14 
 4.42 
VSTSX  0.52  0.06  0.01 (1.71) 0.73 
 1.15 
 4.43 
VSMPX  0.52  0.06  0.01 (1.70) 0.73 
 1.15 
 4.42 
VFINX  0.52  0.01  0.00  0.05  0.74 
 1.23 
 4.22 
VFFSX  0.51  0.06  0.01 (2.12) 0.69 
 1.23 
 4.22 
VGTSX  0.52  0.02  0.01  0.07  0.66 
 0.99 
 3.90 
VTIAX  0.52  0.02  0.01  0.07  0.65 
 0.98 
 3.86