Putnam Equity Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Equity Income and Firsthand Alternative Energy is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Putnam Equity 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 Equity Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Putnam Equity Income and DJI is 0.92 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Equity Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  1.0PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.82PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.78PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.83PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.82PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.82PFRYX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.81PFRZX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.94PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.94PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.94PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.94PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.93PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.94PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.94PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.94PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.93PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.93PGOEX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.94PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.93PGORX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.93PGOYX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.93PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.83PGTRX Putnam Global TechnologyPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.72PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.66PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.66PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.65PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.65PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.63PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.44PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.43PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.34PXMAX Putnam Massachusetts TaxPairCorr
  0.72PHSRX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.72PHSYX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.72PHSTX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.7PGVCX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.7PGVRX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.69PGSIX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.69PIFRX Putnam IncomePairCorr
  0.49PIERX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.44PIGRX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.34PHSBX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr

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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.
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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 Equity 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 Equity'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.