Franklin Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Government and Vanguard Intermediate Term Government is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Franklin Government Securities and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good 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

  0.95TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.64TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.62TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.64TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.72LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.63TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.73LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.63FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.83WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.64TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.57TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.76SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.71SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.65TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.65TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.57TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.55TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.81SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.77LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.71SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.66SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.64WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.48FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr

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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.