Franklin Balance Correlations

FRBSX Fund  USD 40.08  0.10  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Balance Sheet and Vanguard Mid Cap Value is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Franklin Balance 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 Balance Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Balance Sheet and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Balance Sheet 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 Balance Sheet. 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 state.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.82TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.79TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.99TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.74TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.78TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.93TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.99TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.93SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.66WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.91LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr
  0.89SBBAX Qs Servative GrowthPairCorr
  0.71SBCPX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.85FRDPX Franklin Rising DividendsPairCorr
  0.84FRDTX Franklin Rising DividendsPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.63TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.63WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.54LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.51TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.46TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.46TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.44TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.44TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.62WATFX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.57TFSCX Foreign Smaller PaniesPairCorr
  0.55WAFAX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.55WAIIX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.33SBTYX Western Asset IntermPairCorr

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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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AAEVXMSTSX
LBHIXVMVAX
MSTSXVMVAX
AAEVXLBHIX
LBHIXMSTSX
  
High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Franklin Mutual Fund performing well and Franklin Balance 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 Balance'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
VMVAX  0.54  0.02 (0.01) 0.15  0.34 
 1.08 
 3.06 
444859BR2  1.35 (0.09) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 5.93 
 16.62 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
BRRAY  1.27 (0.13) 0.00  0.01  0.00 
 0.00 
 34.02 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.04)(0.13) 0.06  0.52 
 1.21 
 2.80 
LBHIX  0.11  0.01 (0.42) 0.38  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
ABHYX  0.17  0.00 (0.24) 0.19  0.25 
 0.34 
 1.91 
SCAXF  0.70 (0.41) 0.00 (0.98) 0.00 
 0.00 
 23.47 
VIASP  0.74  0.07 (0.04)(2.04) 1.13 
 2.28 
 7.18 
AAEVX  0.48  0.05 (0.10)(2.13) 0.54 
 0.93 
 2.76