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Putnam International Value Fund (PNGAX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US7467632003

CUSIP

746763200

Issuer

Putnam

Inception Date

Jul 31, 1996

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

PNGAX has a high expense ratio of 1.27%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Putnam International Value Fund (PNGAX) returned 17.50% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.95% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PNGAX returned 4.90% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.89%.


PNGAX

YTD

17.50%

1M

7.56%

6M

13.75%

1Y

12.95%

5Y*

14.45%

10Y*

4.90%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.30%

1M

12.79%

6M

1.49%

1Y

12.35%

5Y*

15.12%

10Y*

10.89%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.47%3.99%2.51%2.45%2.99%17.50%
2024-1.08%0.94%4.95%-1.55%5.76%-3.82%5.52%2.16%0.27%-3.81%0.42%-4.62%4.50%
20238.48%-1.23%0.25%3.08%-4.11%5.72%3.66%-3.30%-1.98%-4.61%8.06%4.26%18.50%
20220.90%-3.08%-0.75%-5.99%4.21%-10.15%2.49%-4.21%-8.68%6.73%13.61%0.29%-6.85%
2021-0.97%5.53%3.72%3.02%4.75%-4.00%-0.00%1.89%-1.47%1.88%-5.69%0.81%9.18%
2020-3.34%-7.85%-16.43%5.10%4.97%3.30%1.28%5.05%-4.40%-4.19%19.56%5.16%3.92%
20195.73%2.56%-0.48%3.48%-5.70%5.15%-1.98%-2.50%4.14%3.97%1.18%1.72%17.95%
20185.16%-5.30%-0.99%1.50%-1.96%-2.25%2.39%-3.42%0.34%-7.92%-0.56%-7.81%-19.66%
20172.91%0.78%3.20%2.82%3.20%0.44%3.35%-0.43%3.17%0.00%0.75%1.70%24.09%
2016-4.96%-4.18%7.30%1.62%-0.80%-3.42%3.86%1.10%1.39%-1.76%-1.30%2.75%0.91%
2015-0.58%7.07%-1.72%4.79%-0.79%-2.04%0.90%-6.63%-4.70%6.55%-1.32%-2.39%-1.83%
2014-4.17%5.07%-1.35%1.37%1.10%0.42%-3.08%1.03%-3.91%-1.95%0.18%-4.51%-9.80%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of PNGAX is 73, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PNGAX is 7373
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PNGAX is 7373
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PNGAX is 6969
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PNGAX is 7070
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PNGAX is 8383
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PNGAX is 7272
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 Putnam International Value Fund (PNGAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Putnam International Value Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 18, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.81
  • 5-Year: 0.91
  • 10-Year: 0.28
  • All Time: 0.30

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Putnam International Value Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Putnam International Value Fund provided a 2.22% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.35 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.15$0.20$0.25$0.30$0.3520142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.35$0.35$0.31$0.18$0.14$0.18$0.25$0.22$0.14$0.22$0.11$0.21

Dividend yield

2.22%2.61%2.35%1.63%1.16%1.59%2.21%2.31%1.11%2.23%1.09%2.01%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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$0.35$0.35
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.31
2022$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
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.14
2020$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
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.25
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.22
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.14
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.22
2015$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
2014$0.21$0.21

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 International Value 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 International Value Fund was 62.85%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2170 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-62.85%Nov 1, 2007338Mar 9, 20092170Oct 19, 20172508
-43.71%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020244Mar 11, 2021785
-42.93%Jul 6, 2000670Mar 12, 2003415Nov 3, 20041085
-29.24%Jun 8, 2021330Sep 27, 2022206Jul 25, 2023536
-28.08%Jul 21, 199855Oct 5, 1998136Apr 13, 1999191

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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