Putnam Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Small Cap and Principal Lifetime Hybrid is 0.73 (i.e., Poor 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Putnam Small Cap and DJI is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak 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

  0.92PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.68PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.7PXMNX Putnam Minnesota TaxPairCorr
  0.67PXOHX Putnam Ohio TaxPairCorr
  0.75PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.74PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.75PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.75PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.77PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.82PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.94PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.94PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.76PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.77PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.54PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.54PFRYX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.54PFRZX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.53PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.53PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr

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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.