Franklin Small-mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Small Mid and Schwab Government Money is 0.06 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Franklin Small-mid 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-mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Small Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.65TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.75TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.75TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.65TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.75LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.67SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.66WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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