Western Asset Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Interm and Prudential Government Money is 0.16 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Intermediate and DJI is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Intermediate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.76TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.81TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.77TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.77TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.77TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.75TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.75TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.87TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.79TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.75TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.74TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.76TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.75TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.76TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.81TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.8TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.78TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.61FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.76SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.75SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.75TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.85FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.79TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.79TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.81TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.8TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.74TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.8TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.69LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.76TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.74LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.8TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.78SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.74SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.65WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.97WAARX 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.