Putnam BDC Income ETF (PBDC)
| Assets | $277.39M |
| Expense Ratio | 11.77% |
| PE Ratio | 12.53 |
| Forward PE | 8.52 |
| Shares Out | 10.58M |
| Dividend | $2.97 (11.41%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 142.90% |
| Volume | 48,710 |
| Open | 25.99 |
| Previous Close | 26.27 |
| Day's Range | 25.96 - 26.10 |
| 52-Week Low | 24.64 |
| 52-Week High | 32.25 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| Holdings | 26 |
| Inception Date | Sep 29, 2022 |
About PBDC
Fund Home PageThe Putnam BDC Income ETF (PBDC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in financial stocks. The fund is actively managed to hold a portfolio of US business development companies (BDCs) whose principal business is to invest in, lend capital to, or provide services to privately held or thinly traded US companies. PBDC was launched on Sep 29, 2022 and is issued by Putnam.
Top 10 Holdings
71.66% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Ares Capital Corporation | ARCC | 12.13% |
| Blue Owl Capital Corporation | OBDC | 9.80% |
| Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | OTF | 9.53% |
| Main Street Capital Corporation | MAIN | 9.09% |
| Hercules Capital, Inc. | HTGC | 8.85% |
| Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | GBDC | 5.31% |
| Trinity Capital Inc. | TRIN | 4.82% |
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | BXSL | 4.23% |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | TSLX | 4.22% |
| Capital Southwest Corporation | CSWC | 3.67% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $0.7331 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.6955 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $0.71273 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.8251 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | $0.82046 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | $0.7868 | Jul 18, 2025 |
Performance
PBDC had a total return of -6.32% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.44%.
News
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