Putnam International Equity C (PIGCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
30.85
+0.21 (0.69%)
Aug 15, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.69%
Fund Assets785.25M
Expense Ratio1.95%
Min. Investment$500
Turnover76.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.08
Dividend Yield3.55%
Dividend Growth336.84%
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close30.64
YTD Return29.68%
1-Year Return21.12%
5-Year Return62.64%
52-Week Low23.27
52-Week High30.88
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings154
Inception DateJul 26, 1999

About PIGCX

Putnam International Equity Fund Class C is a mutual fund focused on seeking capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of large and midsize companies outside the United States. The fund emphasizes opportunities in developed markets, strategically allocating assets across a broad range of sectors and industries to achieve a balanced exposure to global economic growth drivers. It belongs to the foreign large-blend category, which typically includes diversified holdings from major economies such as Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. This fund adopts a blend style, investing in both growth and value stocks rather than favoring one approach, and generally maintains less than 20% of its holdings in U.S. equities. Managed by experienced professionals, Putnam International Equity Fund Class C plays a significant role in providing investors access to international equity markets, aiming to diversify portfolios beyond domestic markets and tap into the long-term growth potential of established non-U.S. companies.

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments
Category Foreign Large Blend
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol PIGCX
Share Class Class C Shares
Index MSCI EAFE NR USD

Performance

PIGCX had a total return of 21.12% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.68%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FIENXFidelityFidelity International Enhanced Index Fund0.55%
FHLFXFidelityFidelity Series International Index Fund0.01%
SWISXSchwabSchwab International Index0.06%
SICNXSchwabSchwab® International Core Equity Fund0.86%
FSPSXFidelityFidelity International Index Fund0.03%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
POVYXClass Y Shares0.95%
POVSXClass A Shares1.20%
PIERXClass R Shares1.45%

Top 10 Holdings

24.18% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Iberdrola, S.A.n/a2.92%
HOYA Corporation77412.76%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.83062.48%
Roche Holding AGROG2.40%
Airbus SEAIR2.35%
Nintendo Co., Ltd.79742.33%
Suncor Energy Inc.SU2.31%
SBI Holdings Inc84732.25%
Euronext N.V.ENX2.20%
Sony Group Corporation67582.17%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 23, 2024$1.079Dec 26, 2024
Dec 21, 2023$0.247Dec 26, 2023
Dec 22, 2021$3.324Dec 27, 2021
Dec 23, 2020$0.482Dec 28, 2020
Dec 23, 2019$0.255Dec 26, 2019
Dec 21, 2018$0.865Dec 26, 2018
Full Dividend History