Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund Class C (PGVCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
7.61
-0.05 (-0.65%)
May 2, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-7.53%
Fund Assets 441.87M
Expense Ratio 1.70%
Min. Investment $500
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 1.26
Dividend Yield 16.42%
Dividend Growth 70.69%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Apr 21, 2025
Previous Close 7.66
YTD Return 2.12%
1-Year Return 6.84%
5-Year Return -1.76%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) 0.29
Holdings 390
Inception Date Jul 26, 1999

About PGVCX

PGVCX was founded on 1999-07-26 and is currently managed by Salm,Misra,Kozlowski. The Fund's investment strategy focuses on US Mortgage with 1.53% total expense ratio. The minimum amount to invest in Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund; Class C Shares is $500 on a standard taxable account. Putnam Mortgage Securities Fund; Class C Shares seeks high current return consistent with preservation of capital through a portfolio of securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

Fund Family Putnam Funds Class C
Category Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Performance Rating Low
Risk Rating High
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PGVCX
Share Class Class C Shares
Index Bloomberg US MBS TR

Performance

PGVCX had a total return of 6.84% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.45%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FMGAX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund - Class A 0.80%
FMSCX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund - Class I 0.57%
FIKUX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund - Class Z 0.36%
FMSAX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund - Class M 0.80%
FMSFX Fidelity Fidelity Mortgage Securities Fund 0.44%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
PUSYX Class Y Shares 0.70%
PGSIX Class A Shares 0.95%
PGVRX Class R Shares 1.20%

Top 10 Holdings

101.59% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5% FNCL 5.5 4.11 24.96%
Federal National Mortgage Association 6% FNCL 6 4.11 15.75%
Federal National Mortgage Association 2% FNCL 2 4.13 13.98%
Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5% FNCL 2.5 4.11 11.93%
Federal National Mortgage Association 3.5% FNCL 3.5 4.11 6.89%
Federal National Mortgage Association 3% FNCL 3 4.11 6.62%
Government National Mortgage Association 4.5% G2SF 4.5 4.11 6.22%
Government National Mortgage Association 2.5% G2SF 2.5 4.13 5.72%
Federal National Mortgage Association 4% FNCL 4 4.11 5.17%
Government National Mortgage Association 2% G2SF 2 4.13 4.35%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Apr 21, 2025 $0.041 Apr 21, 2025
Mar 20, 2025 $0.041 Mar 20, 2025
Feb 18, 2025 $0.059 Feb 20, 2025
Jan 16, 2025 $0.059 Jan 21, 2025
Dec 18, 2024 $0.647 Dec 20, 2024
Nov 18, 2024 $0.059 Nov 20, 2024
Full Dividend History