Putnam High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam High Yield and Amg River Road is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Putnam High 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 High Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Putnam High Yield and DJI is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.86PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.72PEXTX Putnam Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.63PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.75PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.73PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.73PFRYX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.77PFRZX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.65PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.71PXMNX Putnam Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.72PXOHX Putnam Ohio TaxPairCorr
  0.64PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.92PGFMX Putnam Global FinancialsPairCorr
  0.66PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.83PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.67PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.67PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.65PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.66PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.67PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.66PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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