Western Asset Correlations

WAHSX Fund  USD 7.07  0.01  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Asset High and Ab Bond Inflation is 0.05 (i.e., Significant 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Western Asset High and DJI is 0.05 (i.e., Significant 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.
  
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Asset High. 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 state.

Moving together with Western Mutual Fund

  0.82SAGCX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.77LGASX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.75SAPCX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.81LGSCX Qs Small CapitalizationPairCorr
  0.78SBCLX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.79SBMLX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8SBPLX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.82SBSDX Qs Sp 500PairCorr
  0.99WAYRX Western Asset HighPairCorr
  0.83SCBCX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.84SCGCX Qs Moderate GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Western Mutual Fund

  0.52WABCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.52WABRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.52WAPIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.51LGOCX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.51WACSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.47WABSX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.46WACIX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.42WAPCX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.4WAFCX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.39WAFRX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.36WAFSX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.35LGFEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.48WATRX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.47WAPRX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.46WAPSX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.44WATCX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.36SBICX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.36WATPX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.35LIORX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.33SBILX Western Asset PoratePairCorr
  0.32LIESX Qs International EquityPairCorr

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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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BPRIXABNCX
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BPRIXABNOX
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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.