Putnam Asia Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Asia Pacific and Materials Portfolio Fidelity is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Putnam Asia 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 Asia Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Putnam Asia Pacific and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Asia Pacific and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Putnam Asia Pacific. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  1.0PPFAX Princeton PremiumPairCorr
  1.0PPFIX Princeton PremiumPairCorr
  0.97PAPIX Princeton AdaptivePairCorr
  0.77JHQCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.78JHEQX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.78JHQAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.71GTENX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.69GTECX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71GTEYX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.71GATEX Gateway Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.7JHDCX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.73JHDRX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.72JHDAX Jpmorgan Hedged EquityPairCorr
  0.75FTYPX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.76FFBTX Fidelity Freedom BlendPairCorr
  0.78GAAVX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.86GCAVX Gmo Small CapPairCorr
  0.89GQLOX Gmo Quality FundPairCorr
  0.83GHVIX Gmo High YieldPairCorr
  0.95GMCQX Gmo Equity AllocationPairCorr
  0.68SWBRX Schwab Target 2010PairCorr
  0.8HFMDX Hennessy Nerstone MidPairCorr
  0.75RHFTX American Funds 2035PairCorr
  0.91GSMGX Goldman Sachs SmallmidPairCorr
  0.74LEZAX Blackrock Lifepath EsgPairCorr
  0.84DQICX Dreyfus Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.69VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.8NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.73POAAX Pacific Funds PortfolioPairCorr
  0.83RAFAX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.92WVALX Value Fund ValuePairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.56GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Asia 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 Asia'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.