Putnam California Correlations

PCTBX Fund  USD 7.47  0.00  0.00%   
The correlation of Putnam California 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 California Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Putnam California Tax and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam California Tax and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.69PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.95PFRBX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.86PGLBX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.86PGEBX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.48PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.33PGNBX Putnam InternationalPairCorr

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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 California 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 California'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
PEYAX  0.50  0.00 (0.06) 0.11  0.39 
 1.08 
 3.16 
PEXTX  0.17  0.01 (0.27) 0.02  0.27 
 0.38 
 1.78 
PFICX  0.08  0.02 (0.74) 0.63  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.76 
PFJAX  0.10  0.01 (0.41) 0.21  0.00 
 0.19 
 0.75 
PFLRX  0.07  0.02  0.00  1.93  0.00 
 0.13 
 0.76 
PFLLX  0.07  0.02  0.00  1.46  0.00 
 0.13 
 0.76 
PFRBX  0.03  0.00  0.00  0.18  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.76 
PFRYX  0.08  0.02  0.00  1.13  0.00 
 0.13 
 0.89 
PFRZX  0.08  0.02 (0.72) 0.90  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.76 
PXMAX  0.14  0.01 (0.32) 0.06  0.23 
 0.33 
 1.44