Putnam Global Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Global Incm and Intermediate Government Bond is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Putnam Global 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 Global Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Putnam Global Incm and DJI is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Global Incm and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.9PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.89PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.89PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.89PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.52PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.44PXOHX Putnam Ohio TaxPairCorr
  0.43PEXTX Putnam Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.42PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.41PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.35PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.34PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.34PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.34PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.33PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.33PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.53PHSRX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.52PHSYX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.52PHSTX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.42PIMFX Putnam Int TermPairCorr
  0.38PIMEX Putnam Int TermPairCorr
  0.33PGWTX Putnam Focused EquityPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Putnam Mutual Fund performing well and Putnam Global 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 Global'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.