Templeton Global Correlations

TESGX Fund  USD 8.89  0.07  0.79%   
The current 90-days correlation between Templeton Global Smaller and Stringer Growth Fund is 0.8 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Templeton Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Templeton Global Smaller and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Templeton Global Smaller and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Templeton Mutual Fund

  0.68FSWFX American Funds SmallcapPairCorr
  0.68FSFWX American Funds SmallcapPairCorr
  0.71SCWCX American Fds SmallcapPairCorr
  0.69SCWFX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.69SMCWX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.68CSPFX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.69CSPAX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.7CSPEX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.7RSLCX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.67RLLGX Smallcap WorldPairCorr
  0.74HPQ HP Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.74BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.85HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against Templeton Mutual Fund

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  0.47FPXIX Fidelity Advisor 529PairCorr
  0.78JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.72CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.61DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.61KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.56INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.56IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.54AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.49XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr
  0.47GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.42MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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