Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund (PEMYX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of emerging market companies of any size that the advisor believes have favorable investment potential. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies.
Fund Info
US7467646045
Sep 28, 2008
$0
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
PEMYX has a high expense ratio of 1.08%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund (PEMYX) returned 10.53% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.37% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PEMYX returned 4.78% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.64%.
PEMYX
10.53%
10.45%
10.86%
13.37%
10.53%
7.10%
4.78%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.63%
13.31%
-1.23%
9.83%
14.42%
14.61%
10.64%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PEMYX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.12% | 0.62% | 1.79% | 1.15% | 5.49% | 10.53% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.36% | 4.63% | 4.11% | 0.30% | 2.38% | 5.15% | -1.03% | 1.26% | 3.17% | -2.87% | -1.31% | 1.07% | 16.20% |
| 2023 | 9.87% | -6.63% | 3.55% | -1.51% | -1.02% | 4.38% | 3.95% | -5.06% | -3.50% | -3.45% | 8.77% | 3.76% | 12.16% |
| 2022 | -6.06% | -2.61% | -3.67% | -7.69% | -0.79% | -8.15% | 0.17% | -0.35% | -10.38% | -0.29% | 15.12% | -4.66% | -27.42% |
| 2021 | 2.59% | 0.52% | -3.14% | 3.71% | -0.45% | 3.37% | -6.79% | 3.61% | -5.26% | 1.87% | -3.55% | -4.79% | -8.77% |
| 2020 | -2.30% | -3.16% | -13.74% | 9.22% | 5.87% | 7.89% | 11.28% | 3.92% | -0.47% | 2.84% | 5.52% | 6.13% | 34.97% |
| 2019 | 9.01% | 0.09% | 1.84% | 1.64% | -5.69% | 6.39% | -1.27% | -4.03% | 1.96% | 4.29% | 0.67% | 6.74% | 22.70% |
| 2018 | 7.98% | -4.88% | 0.68% | -1.50% | -2.59% | -3.83% | 0.97% | -4.42% | -1.26% | -9.89% | 3.78% | -4.75% | -19.00% |
| 2017 | 6.40% | 1.35% | 3.07% | 2.78% | 2.03% | 1.89% | 6.23% | 4.55% | 0.75% | 3.07% | 1.69% | 2.47% | 42.73% |
| 2016 | -6.13% | -1.97% | 9.94% | 0.34% | -0.34% | 3.66% | 4.31% | 2.12% | 1.76% | -1.63% | -4.35% | -0.78% | 6.11% |
| 2015 | 0.71% | 1.81% | -1.09% | 6.41% | -2.63% | -2.32% | -5.64% | -10.59% | -1.05% | 7.46% | -1.43% | -1.92% | -10.98% |
| 2014 | -4.97% | 4.81% | 0.50% | 0.20% | 3.96% | 2.38% | 0.65% | 2.13% | -6.06% | 0.48% | -0.67% | -3.93% | -1.16% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PEMYX is 70, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund (PEMYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund provided a 1.68% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.26 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.18 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.11 | $0.13 | $0.10 |
Dividend yield | 1.68% | 1.85% | 0.99% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.25% | 1.40% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 1.18% | 1.50% | 1.04% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund was 47.97%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund drawdown is 16.77%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47.97% | Feb 18, 2021 | 425 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -37.34% | Apr 25, 2011 | 113 | Oct 3, 2011 | 1455 | Jul 18, 2017 | 1568 |
| -33.15% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 75 | Jul 9, 2020 | 616 |
| -22.96% | Nov 11, 2008 | 8 | Nov 20, 2008 | 17 | Dec 16, 2008 | 25 |
| -21.46% | Jan 7, 2009 | 37 | Mar 2, 2009 | 23 | Apr 2, 2009 | 60 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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