Franklin Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Small Cap and The E Fixed is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Franklin Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Small Cap and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Small Cap 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 Small Cap. 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 Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.7TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.95SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.92TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.89TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.84SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.84SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.96FRAAX Franklin Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.83FRBRX Franklin BiotechnologyPairCorr
  0.96FRBSX Franklin Balance SheetPairCorr
  0.95FRDPX Franklin Rising DividendsPairCorr
  0.78FREEX Franklin Real EstatePairCorr
  0.84SBLYX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.86SBMAX Clearbridge Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82TFSCX Foreign Smaller PaniesPairCorr
  0.93FRMCX Franklin Microcap ValuePairCorr
  0.78FRSGX Franklin Small MidPairCorr
  1.0FRVLX Franklin Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.61FAUZX Franklin AdjustablePairCorr
  0.61FAURX Franklin AdjustablePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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