George Putnam Balanced Fund Class A (PGEOX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
25.31
-0.09 (-0.35%)
May 27, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
2.26%
Fund Assets 2.03B
Expense Ratio 0.93%
Min. Investment $500
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 1.21
Dividend Yield 4.50%
Dividend Growth 344.12%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 26, 2025
Previous Close 25.40
YTD Return -1.06%
1-Year Return 10.04%
5-Year Return 49.30%
52-Week Low 22.99
52-Week High 27.00
Beta (5Y) 0.66
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 10.04% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.10%.

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%
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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
Full Dividend History