Franklin Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Small Cap and Franklin Rising Dividends is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Franklin Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Franklin Small Cap and DJI is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Small Cap 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 Small Cap. 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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.93TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.84TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.84TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.85TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.79TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.85TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.92TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.88TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.93TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.85TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.66FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.94SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.88SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.84TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.79TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.88TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.95TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.84TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.95TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.64LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.69FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.88TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.87SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.93SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.69FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.67FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.69WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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