Western Asset Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Diversified and Cref Inflation Linked Bond is -0.1 (i.e., Good 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

Very good diversification

The correlation between Western Asset Diversified and DJI is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset Diversified and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

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  0.9VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.91VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.9VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.92VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.9VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.9VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.73NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.87PFE Pfizer IncPairCorr
  0.78XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr
  0.84AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.82DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.91CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.91IBM International Business Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.86DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.91CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.92CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.81BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.87MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.52VZ Verizon Communications Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.5KO Coca Cola Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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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.