Franklin California Correlations

FTFQX Fund  USD 6.92  0.02  0.29%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin California Tax and Scharf Global Opportunity is -0.2 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Franklin California 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 California Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between Franklin California Tax Free and DJI is -0.28 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin California Tax Free 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 California Tax Free. 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 producer price index.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.66TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.98FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.94FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.83FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.99FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.98FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.8WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.31SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.33SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.31SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr
  0.31LGVAX Clearbridge Value TrustPairCorr

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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 California 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 California'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.