Franklin Small Correlations

FSSAX Fund  USD 24.09  0.04  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Small Cap and Davis Financial Fund is 0.72 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Small Cap and DJI is 0.67 (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 nation.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.88TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.92SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.88TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.89SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.96SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.63TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.62TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.62TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.62TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.6TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.47TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.37TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.37TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.37TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.33TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.62TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.58LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.36FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.34TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.66WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.64WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr
  0.63TFFAX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.62WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.61SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.56WAFAX Western Asset InflationPairCorr

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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.
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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.