Putnam Small Correlations

PNSAX Fund  USD 74.12  1.06  1.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Small Cap and Putnam Equity Income is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Putnam Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Putnam Small Cap and DJI is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.61PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.67PGFMX Putnam Global FinancialsPairCorr
  0.77PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.78PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.62PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.63PGOEX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.63PGOYX 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 Small 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 Small'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PEYAX  0.56 (0.10) 0.00 (0.43) 0.00 
 0.94 
 8.00 
PEXTX  0.21 (0.04) 0.00 (0.63) 0.00 
 0.38 
 1.66 
PFICX  0.06  0.01 (0.07) 3.02  0.00 
 0.13 
 0.76 
PFJAX  0.16 (0.05) 0.00  0.99  0.00 
 0.19 
 3.16 
PFLRX  0.06  0.01 (0.05) 1.39  0.00 
 0.13 
 0.76 
PFLLX  0.05  0.01  0.00  3.61  0.00 
 0.13 
 0.63 
PFRBX  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
PFRYX  0.06  0.01  0.00 (6.48) 0.00 
 0.13 
 0.89 
PFRZX  0.07  0.02 (0.05)(1.96) 0.00 
 0.13 
 0.76 
PXMAX  0.18 (0.04) 0.00 (0.61) 0.00 
 0.33 
 1.55