Putnam Short Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Short Duration and Virtus Global Real is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Putnam Short 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 Short Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Putnam Short Duration and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Short Duration and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.73PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.93PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.75PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.93PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.94PFRYX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.93PFRZX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.69PGEOX George Putnam Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.7PGELX George Putnam Balanced Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.68PGEMX George Putnam Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.79PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.76PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.76PGOEX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.69PGPRX George Putnam Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.68PGPCX George Putnam Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.63PGTRX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.69PHPDX Putnam RetirementPairCorr
  0.61AABCX Putnam Dynamic AssetPairCorr
  0.69PMPCX Putnam Multi CapPairCorr
  0.65PMOTX Putnam Mortgage OpportPairCorr
  0.7PMVAX Putnam Multi CapPairCorr
  0.78PMYYX Putnam Multicap CorePairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.84PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.61PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.56PGEBX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.85PHSTX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.7PIERX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.68PGVCX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.67PGSIX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.67PINCX Putnam IncomePairCorr
  0.58PHSBX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.4PGNBX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.64PNGAX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.63PNVAX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.6PMVBX Putnam Multi CapPairCorr
  0.59PNSBX Putnam Small CapPairCorr

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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 Short 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 Short'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
VGSAX  0.59 (0.01)(0.14) 0.04  0.74 
 1.07 
 3.36 
RMDAX  0.77  0.10  0.09  0.20  0.81 
 1.98 
 4.47 
VLPAX  0.66  0.21  0.20  0.62  0.33 
 1.39 
 4.20 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
LBHIX  0.12  0.01 (0.39) 0.51  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
MSTSX  0.49 (0.03)(0.12) 0.06  0.52 
 1.21 
 2.80 
ABHYX  0.18  0.03 (0.22)(0.11) 0.25 
 0.34 
 1.91 
SCAXF  0.70 (0.37) 0.00 (33.24) 0.00 
 0.00 
 23.47 
VIASP  0.75  0.08 (0.03)(1.87) 1.12 
 2.28 
 7.18 
RRTLX  0.23 (0.03)(0.31) 0.03  0.26 
 0.48 
 1.36