Franklin Mutual Correlations

MUTHX Fund  USD 25.85  0.32  1.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Mutual Shares and Franklin Mutual Quest is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Franklin Mutual 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 Mutual Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Franklin Mutual Shares and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Mutual Shares and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Franklin Mutual Shares. 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 rate.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.69TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.65TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.65TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.65TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.62TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.64TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.7TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.91TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.88TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.9SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.62TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.81TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  1.0TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.63TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  1.0TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.9TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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