Templeton Foreign Correlations

TEFRX Fund  USD 7.58  0.03  0.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Templeton Foreign and Short Term Bond Fund is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Templeton Foreign 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.

Templeton Foreign Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Templeton Foreign Fund and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Templeton Foreign Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Templeton Foreign Fund. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Templeton Mutual Fund

  0.7TEBIX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.96TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.78TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.79TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.78TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  1.0TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.96TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.81TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  1.0TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.79TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.7TEMEX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.81TEMMX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.97TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.62TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.62TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.61SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.86TEMZX Templeton EmergingPairCorr
  0.91FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.8TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.62TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.63TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.79TESGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr
  0.61TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.77LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.96TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.93LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr

Moving against Templeton Mutual Fund

  0.83SBAYX Western Asset AdjustablePairCorr
  0.81WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Templeton Mutual Fund performing well and Templeton Foreign 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 Templeton Foreign'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.