Western Asset Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and Morningstar Defensive Bond is 0.28 (i.e., Modest 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Adjustable and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Adjustable. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.91TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.94TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.88TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.88TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.87TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.87TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.88TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.92TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.92TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.88TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.88TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.91TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.93TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.9TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.92TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.84TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.85TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.78SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.91SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.92TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.95FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.85TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.93TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.92TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.85TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.87TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.85TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.89LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.88TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.86LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.92TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.91SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.91SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.85WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.86WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

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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.
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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.