George Putnam Balanced Fund Class A (PGEOX)

Fund Assets	2.05B
Expense Ratio	0.93%
Min. Investment	$500
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	1.21
Dividend Yield	4.74%
Dividend Growth	344.12%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Feb 26, 2025

Previous Close	24.00
YTD Return	-4.77%
1-Year Return	9.95%
5-Year Return	49.97%
52-Week Low	22.99
52-Week High	27.00
Beta (5Y)	0.67
Holdings	739
Inception Date	May 3, 1973

About PGEOX

The fund invests mainly in a combination of bonds and common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of large U.S. companies, with a greater focus on common stocks. For example, the managers may purchase stocks of companies with stock prices that reflect a value lower than that which the managers place on the company.

• Fund Family: Putnam Funds Class A
• Category: Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: PGEOX
• Share Class: Class A Shares
• Index: Bloomberg Municipal Short 1-5 Y TR

Performance

PGEOX had a total return of 9.95% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.04%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
PGEYX	Class Y Shares	0.68%
PGPRX	Class R Shares	1.18%
PGEMX	Class M Shares	1.43%
PGPCX	Class C Shares	1.68%

Top 10 Holdings

24.09% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Apple Inc.	AAPL	3.75%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	3.49%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	2.77%
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	2.65%
Net Cash	n/a	2.14%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	2.12%
United States Treasury Notes 2.375%	T 2.375 03.31.29	1.98%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	1.93%
United States Treasury Notes 4.25%	T 4.25 06.30.29	1.88%
Mastercard Incorporated	MA	1.38%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Feb 26, 2025	$0.092	Feb 28, 2025
Nov 26, 2024	$0.944	Nov 29, 2024
Aug 28, 2024	$0.086	Aug 30, 2024
May 28, 2024	$0.086	May 30, 2024
Feb 27, 2024	$0.075	Feb 29, 2024
Nov 28, 2023	$0.075	Nov 30, 2023