Franklin Total Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Total Return and Putnam Convertible Securities is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Franklin Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Franklin Total Return and DJI is 0.11 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Total Return 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 Total Return. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.8TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.79TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.8TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.8TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.8TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.87TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.87TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.93TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.87TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.79TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.89TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.82TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.7FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.83FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.82TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.77LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.89TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.9LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.75FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.68FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.62FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.95WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.41TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.45SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.43TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.48SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.35SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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