Western Asset Correlations

WAHSX Fund  USD 7.08  0.01  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset High and Sentinel Small Pany is 0.22 (i.e., Modest 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 High and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Asset High and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.82SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.8LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.77SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.84LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.75SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.81SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.8SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.99WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.83SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.83SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr
  0.83SCHCX Qs Growth FundPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.54LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.48WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.48WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.42WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.42WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.4WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.39WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.37WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.36WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.33WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.44WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.42WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.41WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.36SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.35WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.34WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.33SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr

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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   
USCAXSIGWX
DISSXSIGWX
DISSXUSCAX
TSVPXSIGWX
TSVPXLBISX
LBISXSIGWX
  
High negative correlations   
LBISXFZABX
DISSXFZABX
FZABXSIGWX
USCAXFZABX
LBISXJDJRX
TSVPXFZABX

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.