Putnam Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Small Cap and Scharf Global Opportunity is -0.05 (i.e., Good 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Putnam Small Cap and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor 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

  0.65PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.96PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.96PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.7PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.7PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.7PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.81PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.81PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.97PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.97PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.74PGOEX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.7PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.73PGORX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.74PGOYX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.69PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.46PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.43PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.36PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.36PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.36PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.35PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.47PGVCX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.47PGVRX Putnam U SPairCorr

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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.