Franklin Strategic Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Strategic Series and Rational Special Situations is 0.14 (i.e., Average 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Strategic Series 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 Strategic Series 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 Series. 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 income.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.84TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.62TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.85TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.63TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.62SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.72SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.74FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.67TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.63TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.86TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.85TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.73SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.82WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.32TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.44WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.44WAPAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.36WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr

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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.