Putnam U Correlations

PGSBX Fund  USD 8.68  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between Putnam U S and George Putnam Fund is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Putnam U 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 U Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Putnam U S and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam U S 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 U S. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with PUTNAM Mutual Fund

  0.64PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.73PFRBX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.97PGLBX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr

Moving against PUTNAM Mutual Fund

  0.8PGEBX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.45PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.88PHSBX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.45PHSRX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.45PHSYX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.45PHSTX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.38PGNBX Putnam InternationalPairCorr
  0.37PIERX 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   
PEYAXPGEOX
RRTLXMSTSX
RRTLXPGEOX
MSTSXPGEOX
OSHDFVIASP
LBHIXPGEOX
  
High negative correlations   
OSHDFPOVSX
VIASPPOVSX
70082LAB3POVSX
POVSXPEYAX
POVSXPGEOX
LBHIXPOVSX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between PUTNAM Mutual Fund performing well and Putnam U 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 U'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
PGEOX  0.38  0.00 (0.12) 0.11  0.39 
 0.84 
 2.29 
PEYAX  0.50  0.00 (0.06) 0.11  0.39 
 1.08 
 3.16 
POVSX  0.64 (0.15) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 1.23 
 3.84 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
MSTSX  0.48 (0.04)(0.13) 0.06  0.50 
 1.21 
 2.80 
LBHIX  0.11  0.01 (0.41) 0.46  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.96 
VIASP  0.72  0.00 (0.02) 0.00  1.05 
 2.28 
 7.18 
RRTLX  0.24 (0.02)(0.31) 0.05  0.24 
 0.56 
 1.37 
OSHDF  39.65  20.22  0.00 (24.88) 0.00 
 0.00 
 1,329 
70082LAB3  1.00  0.07 (0.04)(0.12) 2.25 
 1.75 
 24.27