Legg Mason Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Legg Mason Partners and Lord Abbett Convertible is 0.77 (i.e., Poor 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 0.83 (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

  0.85VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.97VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.98VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.98VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.85VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.85VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.94VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.97VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.84VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.75VBTLX Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.63GBMIX Gmo Benchmark FreePairCorr
  0.77AIEAX American Beacon IntePairCorr
  0.7UAPIX Ultrasmall Cap ProfundPairCorr
  0.66JYEBX Jhancock Real EstatePairCorr
  0.83NEAMX Neiman Large CapPairCorr
  0.7BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.78AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr

Moving against Legg Fund

  0.64T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.59VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.52PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.38HD Home DepotPairCorr

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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.