Franklin Equity Correlations

FREIX Fund  USD 35.97  0.03  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Equity Income and Franklin Growth Fund is 0.7 (i.e., Poor 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Franklin Equity Income and DJI is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Franklin Equity Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with FRANKLIN Mutual Fund

  0.92TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.96SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.98SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.86TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.93TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.93TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.84TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.89SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.89WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.8FQTEX Franklin Strategic SeriesPairCorr
  0.65SBCPX Qs Defensive GrowthPairCorr
  0.95FRAAX Franklin Growth OppoPairCorr

Moving against FRANKLIN Mutual Fund

  0.73TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.51TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.49TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.47LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.4TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.39TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.39TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.39TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.73WABAX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WACPX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.72WATFX Western Asset EPairCorr
  0.6WAFAX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.59WAIIX Western Asset InflationPairCorr
  0.53SBIEX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.53TFSCX Foreign Smaller PaniesPairCorr
  0.43SBLTX Western Asset IntermPairCorr
  0.4TFEQX International EquityPairCorr

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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 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.