Franklin Equity Correlations

FISEX Fund  USD 36.01  0.09  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Equity Income and Franklin Growth Fund is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Franklin Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Franklin Equity Income and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Equity Income 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 Equity Income. 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 income.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.71TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.68TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.93TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.68TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.94SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.98SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.71TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.94TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.86TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.98SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.91SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.8WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.78FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr
  0.99LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.92SBBAX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.71WAHYX Western Asset HighPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.75TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.57LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.51TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.47LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.46TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.45TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.42TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.41TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.41TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.76WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.76WATFX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.73WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.73WAPAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.64WAFAX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.63WAIIX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.41TFEQX International EquityPairCorr
  0.41TFFAX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.36FRCTX Franklin California TaxPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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