Putnam Global Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Global Health and Massmutual Premier Diversified is 0.36 (i.e., Weak diversification). 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Putnam Global Health and DJI is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Global Health and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.64PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.75PEXTX Putnam Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.83PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.67PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.75PXMNX Putnam Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.74PXOHX Putnam Ohio TaxPairCorr
  0.81PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.78PGFMX Putnam Global FinancialsPairCorr
  0.81PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  1.0PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.82PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.82PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.82PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.81PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.79PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.79PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr

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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.