Franklin Equity Correlations

FREIX Fund  USD 35.12  0.36  1.04%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Equity Income and Pace International Equity is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Franklin Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Franklin Equity Income and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Equity Income 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 Equity Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.86TEDMX Templeton DevelopingPairCorr
  0.73TEDIX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.66TEDSX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.66TEDRX Franklin Mutual GlobalPairCorr
  0.71TEFRX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.71TEFTX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.71TEGBX Templeton Global BondPairCorr
  0.88TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.73TEMFX Templeton ForeignPairCorr
  0.76TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.79FQCTX Franklin Necticut TaxPairCorr
  0.82SAIFX Clearbridge Large CapPairCorr
  0.63SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.77FQCHX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.82FQEMX Franklin Templeton SmacsPairCorr
  0.84TEPLX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.87TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.71LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.76TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.84LGIEX Qs International EquityPairCorr
  0.78FQLAX Franklin Louisiana TaxPairCorr
  0.76TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.88SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.79FQNCX Franklin North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.79FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.66WAADX Western Asset SmashPairCorr
  0.77WAARX Western Asset TotalPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.33TEMGX Templeton Global SmallerPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Equity 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 Equity'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.