Putnam Multi-cap Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Putnam Multi Cap and Putnam International Equity is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Putnam Multi-cap 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 Multi-cap Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Putnam Multi Cap Growth and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Putnam Multi Cap Growth 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 Multi Cap Growth. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.92PEYAX Putnam Equity IncomePairCorr
  0.73PFICX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.82PFJAX Putnam High YieldPairCorr
  0.73PFLRX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.71PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.71PFRYX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.71PFRZX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.77PGEYX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.77PGFMX Putnam Global FinancialsPairCorr
  0.77PGEJX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.77PGEOX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.78PGELX George Putnam BalancedPairCorr
  0.76PGEMX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.96PGIAX Pnc Fds GrPairCorr
  0.96PGIEX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.91PGIOX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.96PGILX Putnam Global IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.89PGODX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.95PGOEX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.77PGPRX George PutnamPairCorr
  0.95PGOYX Putnam Growth OpportPairCorr
  0.77PGPCX George PutnamPairCorr

Moving against Putnam Mutual Fund

  0.64PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.55PGBRX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.54PGGIX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.53PGGDX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.52PGGLX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.51PGGYX Putnam Global IncmPairCorr
  0.49PGGEX Putnam Global IncomePairCorr
  0.61PHSRX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.61PHSYX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.61PHSTX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.59PGVRX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.57PGSIX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.56PGVCX Putnam U SPairCorr
  0.52PYTRX Putman Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.44PHSBX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.34PGLRX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr
  0.32PGLEX Putnam Global EquityPairCorr

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Putnam Mutual Fund performing well and Putnam Multi-cap 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 Multi-cap'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.