Franklin Balance Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Balance Sheet and Rational Real Strategies is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Franklin Balance 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.

Franklin Balance Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Franklin Balance Sheet and DJI is 0.02 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Balance Sheet and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Franklin Balance Sheet. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.61TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.8TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.82TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.8TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.91SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.82SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.73TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.79TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.79TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.91TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.82TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.83SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.85SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Franklin Mutual Fund performing well and Franklin Balance 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 Franklin Balance'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.