Franklin Total Correlations

FRERX Fund  USD 8.43  0.03  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Total Return and T Rowe Price is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Franklin Total Return and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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

  0.95TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.68TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.63TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.65FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.68TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.66FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.72LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.64TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.73LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.68FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.65FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.86WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.61TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.52TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.71SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.67SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.62TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.61TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.52TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.5TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.74SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.72LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.68SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.63SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.57WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.41FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr

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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.
High positive correlations   
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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 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.