Franklin Gold Correlations

FRGOX Fund  USD 41.12  1.16  2.90%   
The current 90-days correlation between Franklin Gold Precious and Putnam Equity Income is 0.28 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Franklin Gold 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 Gold Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Franklin Gold Precious and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Franklin Gold Precious 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 Gold Precious. 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

  0.73PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.71TEGRX Templeton GrowthPairCorr
  0.82TEMIX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.68TEMTX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.7TEMQX Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.68PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.7SAGYX Clearbridge AggressivePairCorr
  0.63TEQIX Franklin Mutual QuestPairCorr
  0.67TESIX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.62TESRX Franklin Mutual SharesPairCorr
  0.67PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.61LGGAX Clearbridge InternationalPairCorr
  0.78TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.73SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.7SASMX Clearbridge Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Franklin Mutual Fund

  0.4TEMWX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.39TWDAX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.49FQMDX Franklin Maryland TaxPairCorr
  0.33TEWTX Templeton WorldPairCorr
  0.33TFEQX International EquityPairCorr

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 Gold 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 Gold'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PEYAX  0.55  0.10  0.08  0.60  0.50 
 1.19 
 2.33 
TEDMX  0.82  0.10  0.04  0.48  0.95 
 1.56 
 4.85 
TEDIX  0.66 (0.06) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.03 
 9.49 
TEFRX  0.60 (0.04)(0.05) 0.01  0.90 
 1.38 
 4.52 
TEFTX  0.60  0.02 (0.03) 0.20  0.86 
 1.31 
 3.78 
TEGBX  0.24 (0.02)(0.21)(0.05) 0.28 
 0.56 
 1.25 
TEGRX  0.80  0.27  0.27  0.51  0.40 
 1.33 
 15.81 
TEMFX  0.61  0.02 (0.03) 0.14  0.94 
 1.42 
 4.60 
TEMGX  0.68 (0.06) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.26 
 5.92 
TEMEX  0.56 (0.04)(0.06) 0.01  0.93 
 1.17 
 6.33