Putnam Diversified Correlations

PDVYX Fund  USD 4.85  0.01  0.21%   
The correlation of Putnam Diversified 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.

Putnam Diversified Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Putnam Diversified Income and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Diversified Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Putnam Diversified 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.66PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.63PEXTX Putnam Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.87PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.62PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.78PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.84PGFMX Putnam Global FinancialsPairCorr
  0.76PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.77PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.81PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.78PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.72PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.71PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.67PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.61PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.43PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.43PGORX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr

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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   
LIGFXUSCAX
TRHBXUSCAX
FARIXLIGFX
TRHBXLIGFX
FARIXUSCAX
FARIXTRHBX
  
High negative correlations   
FARIXGUDAX
TRHBXGUDAX
LIGFXGUDAX
DLTZXGUDAX
USCAXGUDAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Putnam Mutual Fund performing well and Putnam Diversified 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 Putnam Diversified'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.