Putnam Global Correlations

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The correlation of Putnam Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Putnam Global Financials and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Global Financials 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 Global Financials. 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 population.

Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.64PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.74PEXTX Putnam Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.73PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.73PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.74PXMNX Putnam Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.73PXOHX Putnam Ohio TaxPairCorr
  0.86PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.71PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.72PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.71PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.8PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.7PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.78PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.82PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.77PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.87PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.77PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.77PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.7PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.71PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.8PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.86PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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