Franklin Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Government and Artisan High Income is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Franklin 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 Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Franklin Government Securities and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Government Securities 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 Government Securities. 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

  0.77TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.67TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.68TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.67TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.81TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.81TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.88TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.65TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.81TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.78TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.78TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.82TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.63TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.73FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.79TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.67FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.71FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.62TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.65TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.79TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.89LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.82TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.82LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.72FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.69FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.79WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.53SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.33WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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