Putnam Multi-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Multi Cap and Deutsche Health And is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Putnam Multi-cap 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 Multi-cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Putnam Multi Cap Value and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Multi Cap Value 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 Multi Cap Value. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.92PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.92PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.93PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.93PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.93PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.94PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.95PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.95PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.95PGOEX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.93PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.95PGORX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.95PGOYX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.93PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.58PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.58PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.58PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.57PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.57PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.55PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.55PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.54PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.58PGSIX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.58PYSTX Putnam Short TermPairCorr
  0.41PGVCX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.41PGVRX Putnam U SPairCorr

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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 Multi-cap 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 Multi-cap'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.