Franklin Mutual Correlations

FMDRX Fund  USD 33.35  0.55  1.68%   
The correlation of Franklin Mutual 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 Mutual Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Mutual Global and DJI is 0.64 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Mutual Global 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 Mutual Global. 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 Franklin Mutual Fund

  1.0TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.99DOXWX Dodge Cox GlobalPairCorr
  0.93TRZRX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  1.0MDISX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  1.0TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.99BEGRX Franklin Mutual BeaconPairCorr
  0.85FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.96BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.97BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.97MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.95FFFCX Fidelity Freedom 2010PairCorr
  0.98CSRYX Columbia Select LargePairCorr
  0.93FISVX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.95FDEGX Fidelity Growth StraPairCorr
  0.92PSHAX Short Term FundPairCorr
  0.96DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95SPSDX Sterling Capital BehPairCorr
  0.96RIVKX American Funds InterPairCorr
  0.62IBM International BusinessPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.54MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.36TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr

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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 Mutual 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 Mutual'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.