Templeton Foreign Correlations

TFFAX Fund  USD 7.99  0.04  0.50%   
The current 90-days correlation between Templeton Foreign and Mesirow Financial Small is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Templeton Foreign 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.

Templeton Foreign Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Templeton Foreign Fund and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Templeton Foreign Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Templeton Mutual Fund

  0.68TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.71TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.69TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  1.0TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  1.0TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.75TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  1.0TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.73TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.96TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.96TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.94LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.7WAFAX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.75FGBRX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.88DOXFX Dodge Cox InternationalPairCorr
  0.97OANIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr

Moving against Templeton Mutual Fund

  0.51TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.5LBWAX Legg Mason BwPairCorr
  0.42SOPYX Clearbridge DividendPairCorr
  0.31LANIX Qs Growth FundPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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