Franklin Low Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Low Duration and Pfg American Funds is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Franklin Low 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 Low Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Franklin Low Duration and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Low Duration 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 Low Duration. 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 Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.65TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.83TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.81TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.69TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.83TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.91TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.81TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.81TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.72LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.91TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.8LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.94WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.54TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.45TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.53TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.47TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.38SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.34SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.41SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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