Franklin Lifesmart Correlations

FLSHX Fund  USD 15.09  0.04  0.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Lifesmart 2040 and Franklin Mutual Beacon is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Franklin Lifesmart 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 Lifesmart Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Lifesmart 2040 and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Lifesmart 2040 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 Lifesmart 2040. 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

  0.76TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.77TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.96TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.73TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.76TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.69SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.77SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.68FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.78TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.78TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.96TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.68TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.68TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.96TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.82SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.71SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.78WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.31TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.37WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.37WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr

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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 Lifesmart 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 Lifesmart'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
TEBIX  0.49 (0.05)(0.15) 0.04  0.57 
 0.88 
 2.80 
TEDMX  0.88 (0.04)(0.10) 0.04  0.98 
 1.87 
 6.20 
TEDIX  0.51 (0.08)(0.18) 0.00  0.65 
 1.13 
 2.77 
TEDSX  0.51  0.00  0.00  0.13  0.00 
 1.13 
 2.76 
TEDRX  0.51 (0.08)(0.18) 0.00  0.66 
 1.12 
 2.76 
TEFRX  0.82 (0.14) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.92 
 5.42 
TEFTX  0.83 (0.07) 0.00  0.60  0.00 
 1.87 
 5.46 
TEGBX  0.47 (0.13) 0.00 (1.13) 0.00 
 0.83 
 2.75 
TEGRX  0.57 (0.10)(0.17)(0.01) 0.70 
 1.23 
 3.31 
TEMFX  0.81 (0.15) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 1.87 
 5.45