Franklin Lifesmart Correlations

FLMTX Fund  USD 10.81  0.01  0.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Lifesmart and Vanguard Target Retirement is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Franklin Lifesmart 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 Lifesmart Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Lifesmart Retirement and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Lifesmart Retirement and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with FRANKLIN Mutual Fund

  0.64TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.76TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.62TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.81TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.66SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.82TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.65TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.76TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.61TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.62TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.76TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.67SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.63SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.66WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between FRANKLIN Mutual Fund performing well and Franklin Lifesmart 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 Lifesmart'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
VTINX  0.20 (0.01)(0.39) 0.04  0.20 
 0.44 
 1.24 
JSIIX  0.25 (0.02)(0.32) 0.03  0.27 
 0.56 
 1.43 
444859BR2  1.36 (0.08) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 5.93 
 16.62 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BRRAY  1.27 (0.10) 0.00  0.01  0.00 
 0.00 
 34.02 
LBHIX  0.12  0.01 (0.39) 0.51  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.03)(0.12) 0.06  0.52 
 1.21 
 2.80 
ABHYX  0.18  0.03 (0.22)(0.11) 0.25 
 0.34 
 1.91 
SCAXF  0.70 (0.37) 0.00 (33.24) 0.00 
 0.00 
 23.47 
VIASP  0.75  0.08 (0.03)(1.87) 1.12 
 2.28 
 7.18