George Putnam Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between George Putnam and Wealthbuilder Moderate Balanced is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of George Putnam 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.

George Putnam Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between George Putnam Fund and DJI is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding George Putnam Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with George Mutual Fund

  0.82PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  1.0PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.73PGFMX Putnam Global FinancialsPairCorr
  1.0PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  1.0PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  1.0PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.8PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.8PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.78PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.79PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.8PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  1.0PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.68PGORX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  1.0PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

Moving against George Mutual Fund

  0.47PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.47PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.47PFRZX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.46PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.46PFRYX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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