Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund Class C (PNSCX)

Fund Assets	2.85B
Expense Ratio	1.937%
Min. Investment	$500
Turnover	83.00%
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 22, 2025

Previous Close	67.93
YTD Return	4.86%
1-Year Return	1.25%
5-Year Return	23.25%
52-Week Low	60.05
52-Week High	81.06
Beta (5Y)	1.10
Holdings	109
Inception Date	Mar 18, 2002

About PNSCX

Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund Class C is a mutual fund designed to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of smaller U.S. companies, specifically those poised for growth. The fund typically targets equities within the small-cap segment of the U.S. market, favoring companies with strong potential for above-average revenue and earnings expansion. Its portfolio is diversified across several industries, with notable allocations to sectors such as industrials, healthcare, information technology, and consumer discretionary. The fund’s investment approach is active, seeking opportunities among early-stage and emerging businesses that may benefit from favorable market or economic trends. With a focus on growth stocks, the fund plays a role in offering investors exposure to the dynamic small-cap segment, which can complement broader equity strategies by providing access to companies with high growth potential. Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund Class C is structured as a level-load share class, featuring ongoing distribution fees and a contingent deferred sales charge for shares redeemed within a specified period, reflecting its orientation toward longer-term investment horizons.

• Fund Family: Franklin Templeton, Inc
• Category: Small Growth
• Performance Rating: High
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: PNSCX
• Index: Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

PNSCX had a total return of 1.25% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.44%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FECGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Index Fund	0.05%
FCIGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth I	0.88%
FCPGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund	0.86%
FCTGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth M	1.44%
FCCGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth C	1.86%

Top 10 Holdings

19.86% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.	HALO	2.32%
Enova International, Inc.	ENVA	2.21%
Huron Consulting Group Inc.	HURN	2.20%
RBC Bearings Incorporated	RBC	2.13%
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.	DOCN	2.07%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.	BTSG	1.99%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	AIT	1.85%
Covista Inc.	CVSA	1.78%
Aritzia Inc.	ATZ	1.66%
ACI Worldwide, Inc.	ACIW	1.64%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 22, 2025	$0.3388	Dec 22, 2025
Dec 6, 2021	$10.337	Dec 8, 2021
Dec 4, 2020	$3.340	Dec 8, 2020
Dec 5, 2019	$0.945	Dec 9, 2019
Aug 22, 2018	$0.680	Aug 24, 2018

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

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:

Oct 15, 2026

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