Western Asset Correlations

WAFCX Fund  USD 9.06  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset Inflation and Wabmsx is -0.21 (i.e., Very 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 Inflation 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 Inflation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset Inflation. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.84WAASX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.93WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.92WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.93WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.79SSTLX Western Asset ShortPairCorr
  0.99WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  1.0WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.9WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.9WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.9WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.85SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.85WARIX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.83WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.83WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  1.0WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.86WAUCX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.86WAURX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.43SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.41LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.36LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.33SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.41SCSMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.41LMBCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.4LMBMX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.38SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36LISGX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.36LMASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.36LMARX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.35LLLRX Qs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.33SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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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.