George Putnam Balanced R5 (PGELX)

Fund Assets	2.40B
Expense Ratio	0.69%
Min. Investment	$500
Turnover	97.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.47
Dividend Yield	1.59%
Dividend Growth	49.15%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 20, 2026

Previous Close	29.77
YTD Return	9.83%
1-Year Return	16.03%
5-Year Return	55.86%
52-Week Low	26.35
52-Week High	30.08
Beta (5Y)	0.63
Holdings	771
Inception Date	Dec 2, 2013

About PGELX

George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5 is an actively managed mutual fund designed to pursue a blend of capital growth and current income while emphasizing preservation of capital. It invests across a diversified mix of equities and fixed income, generally maintaining a balanced allocation that situates it within the 50%–70% equity category. The strategy seeks to harness equity market appreciation alongside bond income and diversification benefits, resulting in a measured risk profile supported by broad security selection and multi-sector exposure. The fund’s long-term record reflects competitive risk-adjusted outcomes, assessed by independent research providers that note its durable performance profile over full cycles. Investors access a professionally managed portfolio with ongoing rebalancing, quarterly income distributions, and a moderate expense structure tailored for retirement and institutional platforms. With hundreds of holdings and a history dating back to 2013 for this share class, George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5 plays a role as a core balanced allocation, aiming to provide a steady experience through varying market environments by combining blue-chip and growth-oriented equities with investment-grade bonds and other high-quality fixed income instruments.

• Fund Family: Franklin Templeton Investments
• Category: Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
• Performance Rating: High
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: PGELX
• Index: Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Y TR

Performance

PGELX had a total return of 16.03% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.97%.

Top 10 Holdings

32.03% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Apple Inc.	AAPL	4.65%
Putnam Fds Tr	n/a	4.59%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	4.50%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%	T.4.125 06.30.31	3.74%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	3.59%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	3.31%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	2.89%
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%	T.4.125 05.31.31	1.89%
Lam Research Corporation	LRCX	1.55%
United States Treasury Notes 2.375%	T.2.375 03.31.29	1.32%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 20, 2026	$0.1229	Jul 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026	$0.1152	Apr 20, 2026
Dec 22, 2025	$0.1228	Dec 22, 2025
Oct 20, 2025	$0.1137	Oct 20, 2025
Jul 21, 2025	$0.1062	Jul 21, 2025
Feb 26, 2025	$0.106	Feb 28, 2025

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Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 26, 2026

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