FRANKLIN HIGH Variance

FHAIX Fund  USD 1.75  -0.01  -0.57%   
The Variance reading for Franklin High Income is computed from historical trading observations. Values reflect historical observations within the available dataset. Portfolio design and allocation context appear in Investing Opportunities. Portfolio-level transparency adds depth to allocation analysis. A position in Franklin High Income appears within the mix. The position is captured in the allocation summary. 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.
Franklin High Income has current Variance of 0.059. Variance is another measure of security risk that shows the amount of dispersion of equity returns around their mean value. Variance is calculated as the average squared deviations from the mean. Evaluating a set of investment alternatives one can use variance to help determine the volatility when purchasing a specific security. Similar to Standard Deviation, the variance is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out around its mean.

Variance

 = 

SUM(RET DEV)2

N

 = 
0.059
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Actual returns deviation over selected period
N = Number of points for the period

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Variance Relative To Other Indicators

Franklin High Income is rated below average in variance among similar funds. It is currently under evaluation in maximum drawdown among similar funds reporting about 19.32 of Maximum Drawdown per Variance. At 19.32 , Franklin High Income's Maximum Drawdown-to-Variance multiple reflects the spread between these metrics
Variance is also a measure of stock volatility and can help determine the risk an investor might take on when purchasing a specific security. A relatively big variance indicates that the daily prices or returns are far from the mean and a small variance indicates that they are located around the mean. Compare FRANKLIN HIGH to Peers

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