Franklin Strategic Correlations

FRSTX Fund  USD 8.37  0.03  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Strategic Income and Pimco Income Fund is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Franklin Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Franklin Strategic Income and DJI is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Strategic Income 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 Strategic Income. 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 estimate.

Moving together with FRANKLIN Mutual Fund

  0.71TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.71TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.94TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.7TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.79TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.71TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.68FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.79TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.69FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.81LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.72TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.8LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.7FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.66FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.88WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against FRANKLIN Mutual Fund

  0.61SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.61SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.56TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.56TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.56TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.35TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.34TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.68SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.6LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.58SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.56SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.53FRAAX Franklin Growth OppoPairCorr
  0.5FRBSX Franklin Balance SheetPairCorr
  0.42WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.35FRDPX Franklin Rising DividendsPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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