Putnam Income Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Income and George Putnam Fund is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Putnam Income 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 Income Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Putnam Income Fund and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Income Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.79PEXTX Putnam Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.67PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.64PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.77PXMNX Putnam Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.77PXOHX Putnam Ohio TaxPairCorr
  0.98PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.8PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.98PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.98PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.97PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.98PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.91PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.91PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.35PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.34PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.63PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.44PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.43PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.42PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.42PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.37PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.36PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.35PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.65PGTYX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.65PGTAX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.64PGORX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.64PGTRX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.64PGTDX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.63PGOEX 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   
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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 Income 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 Income'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.