Franklin Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Small Cap and Franklin Rising Dividends is 0.79 (i.e., Poor 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Franklin Small Cap and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.69TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.89TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.89TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.89TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.7TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.7TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.94TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.81TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.66TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.82TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.86TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.72FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.98SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.67TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.73FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.94TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.97TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.87TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.97TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.82FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.95TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.73SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.84SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.66FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.74FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.86WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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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.