Franklin Equity Correlations

FREIX Fund  USD 33.64  0.40  1.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Equity Income and Touchstone Small Cap is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Franklin Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Franklin Equity Income and DJI is 0.41 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.71TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.68TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.88TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.8TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.92TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.61TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.8TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.43TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.65SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.47LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.37SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.48LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.45SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.44SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.35LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Franklin Mutual Fund performing well and Franklin Equity 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 Equity'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.