Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class C (PCHSX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Health

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US7467783079

CUSIP 746778307

Inception Date 1982-05-28

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.55 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $12.16 Million

Expense Ratio 1.79%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-01-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 0.43%

1-Year Return 9.07%

3-Year Return 8.59%

5-Year Return 6.88%

NAV $34.83

Previous Close Price $34.83

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class C

The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of large and midsize companies worldwide that the manager believes have favorable investment potential. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies in the health care industries. The fund is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 190480.08%

Giant 25.17%

Large 55.00%

Medium 10.13%

Micro 1.92%

Small 1.87%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 6.19%

Cash-Flow Growth % -6.60%

Dividend Yield % 1.61%

Historical Earnings % 3.26%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.56%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.18%	0.00%
Cash	1.08%	1.09%	0.01%	1.44%	0.00%
Non US Stock	16.01%	16.01%	0.00%	8.38%	0.23%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
US Stock	82.91%	82.91%	0.00%	90.06%	99.77%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
COMMON STOCK	4.07%	-	-
ORDINARY SHARES	4.40%	-	-
Eli Lilly Co.	10.79%	-	-
AbbVie, Inc.	6.85%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	6.70%	-	-
Johnson Johnson	6.29%	-	-
AstraZeneca plc	5.42%	-	-
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	4.78%	-	-
Novartis AG	4.38%	-	-
Boston Scientific Corp.	4.17%	-	-
Abbott Laboratories	3.62%	-	-
Becton Dickinson Co.	3.31%	-	-

See the full breakdown of PCHSX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	88.82%	86.44%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	11.18%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	2.91%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	0.00%	10.65%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Financial Services	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Healthcare	100.00%	99.80%	0.00%	100.00%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Communication Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Technology	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	-	-	-
Americas	North America	91.79%	83.81%	99.77%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.09%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.10%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.07%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.40%	1.07%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.26%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.28%	9.55%	0.10%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	2.01%	5.58%	0.13%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2020-12-23	$0.245	$0.245	USD	2020-12-23	2020-12-23	2020-12-28	Annual
2014-12-26	$5.776	$5.776	USD	2014-12-23	2014-12-23	2014-12-26	Other
2013-12-26	$6.134	$6.134	USD	2013-12-23	2013-12-23	2013-12-26	Other
2012-12-26	$2.944	$2.944	USD	2012-12-21	2012-12-21	2012-12-26	Other
2011-12-22	$4.910	$4.910	USD	-	2011-12-21	2011-12-23	Other
2011-12-21	$0.847	$0.847	USD	-	-	-	-
2010-12-22	$2.950	$2.950	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-23	Other
2010-04-30	$0.028	$0.028	USD	-	-	-	-
2009-12-23	$0.154	$0.154	USD	-	2009-12-22	2009-12-24	Annual
2008-12-04	$5.086	$5.086	USD	-	2008-12-03	2008-12-05	Other
2007-12-06	$6.041	$6.041	USD	-	2007-12-05	2007-12-11	Other
2006-12-05	$5.869	$5.869	USD	-	2006-12-04	2006-12-11	Other
2005-12-06	$4.511	$4.511	USD	-	2005-12-05	2005-12-12	Other
2004-12-07	$4.000	$4.000	USD	-	2004-12-06	2004-12-13	Other
2001-12-06	$2.439	$2.439	USD	-	2001-12-05	2001-12-17	Other

Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class C NMFQS:PCHSX