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George Putnam Balanced Fund (PGEOX)
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Fund Info

ISIN

US37252M1080

CUSIP

37252M108

Issuer

Putnam

Inception Date

Nov 5, 1937

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

PGEOX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for PGEOX: current value at 0.94% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.94%

Share Price Chart


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Compare to other instruments

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in George Putnam Balanced Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


1,200.00%1,400.00%1,600.00%1,800.00%2,000.00%2,200.00%2,400.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1,327.54%
2,429.90%
PGEOX (George Putnam Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

George Putnam Balanced Fund had a return of 13.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.70% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, George Putnam Balanced Fund had an annualized return of 8.24%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.06%, indicating that George Putnam Balanced Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PGEOX

YTD

13.15%

1M

-3.67%

6M

2.00%

1Y

13.70%

5Y*

8.47%

10Y*

8.24%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

24.34%

1M

0.23%

6M

8.53%

1Y

24.95%

5Y*

13.01%

10Y*

11.06%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of PGEOX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20241.48%3.12%2.67%-3.46%3.99%2.69%1.27%1.63%2.28%-1.40%0.31%13.15%
20235.11%-2.24%2.82%1.42%0.40%3.96%1.95%-1.04%-3.55%-1.68%7.48%4.27%19.92%
2022-3.93%-2.56%0.72%-6.59%0.54%-5.79%6.75%-3.52%-7.41%4.75%4.99%-3.92%-15.94%
2021-0.76%1.06%1.78%3.59%0.24%1.98%1.86%1.97%-3.43%4.59%-1.09%1.46%13.80%
20200.48%-4.13%-8.43%8.38%3.70%1.96%4.03%4.28%-2.39%-1.82%7.28%2.37%15.42%
20195.72%1.97%1.93%3.53%-3.51%4.78%1.28%-0.33%0.78%1.60%2.30%2.07%24.13%
20183.20%-2.67%-1.40%0.00%1.77%0.40%2.43%1.58%0.38%-4.91%1.14%-4.60%-3.03%
20172.05%2.42%0.27%1.14%1.53%-0.16%1.54%0.60%1.15%1.65%1.37%0.55%15.02%
2016-3.63%-0.17%4.42%0.79%1.39%0.36%2.84%0.18%0.29%-1.21%1.35%1.27%7.93%
2015-1.18%3.69%-0.58%0.17%1.02%-1.73%1.23%-4.50%-2.38%5.31%-0.34%-1.43%-1.10%
2014-1.49%2.78%1.02%0.51%1.43%1.81%-1.29%3.09%-1.15%1.65%2.01%-0.24%10.48%
20133.45%0.58%2.31%1.63%1.04%-0.97%3.35%-2.43%1.94%2.59%1.75%1.37%17.77%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 82, PGEOX is among the top 18% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PGEOX is 8282
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PGEOX is 8181
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PGEOX is 7979
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PGEOX is 8080
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PGEOX is 8989
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PGEOX is 8080
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for George Putnam Balanced Fund (PGEOX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for PGEOX, currently valued at 1.57, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.572.10
The chart of Sortino ratio for PGEOX, currently valued at 2.09, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.002.092.80
The chart of Omega ratio for PGEOX, currently valued at 1.29, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.003.501.291.39
The chart of Calmar ratio for PGEOX, currently valued at 2.65, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.0014.002.653.09
The chart of Martin ratio for PGEOX, currently valued at 8.96, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.008.9613.49
PGEOX
^GSPC

The current George Putnam Balanced Fund Sharpe ratio is 1.57. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of George Putnam Balanced Fund with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio1.502.002.503.003.50JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1.57
2.10
PGEOX (George Putnam Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

George Putnam Balanced Fund provided a 0.96% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.25 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.25$0.25$0.17$0.14$0.24$0.54$0.26$0.22$0.21$0.19$0.21$0.20

Dividend yield

0.96%1.10%0.89%0.61%1.05%2.58%1.43%1.10%1.18%1.13%1.26%1.31%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for George Putnam Balanced Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.25
2023$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.25
2022$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.17
2021$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.14
2020$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.24
2019$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.54
2018$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.26
2017$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.22
2016$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.21
2015$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.19
2014$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.21
2013$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.20

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.


-8.00%-6.00%-4.00%-2.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-4.81%
-2.62%
PGEOX (George Putnam Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the George Putnam Balanced 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 George Putnam Balanced Fund was 49.24%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1063 trading sessions.

The current George Putnam Balanced Fund drawdown is 4.81%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-49.24%Jun 5, 2007370Nov 20, 20081063Feb 14, 20131433
-28.79%Feb 23, 1987205Dec 4, 1987449Aug 24, 1989654
-23%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202079Jul 15, 2020102
-21.36%Nov 9, 2021235Oct 14, 2022316Jan 19, 2024551
-20.62%Jun 6, 2001334Oct 9, 2002285Nov 26, 2003619

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current George Putnam Balanced Fund volatility is 4.22%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
4.22%
3.79%
PGEOX (George Putnam Balanced Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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