Western Asset Correlations

SBAYX Fund  USD 9.15  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and Western Asset Adjustable is 0.19 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Adjustable and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest 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

  0.74TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.86WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.47TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.38TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.32TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.51SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.47TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.46SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.38TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.38TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.34FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.33TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.32FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.31TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.61SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.49LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.45SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.34FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr

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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.