Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C NMFQS:PEMZX

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Franklin Templeton Investments

$18.97

↓ $-0.08 (-0.42%)

Last Updated: Feb 17, 2026

Fund Information

Fund Category Diversified Emerging Mkts

Fund Family Franklin Templeton Investments

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US7467643075

CUSIP 746764307

Inception Date 2008-09-29

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $611.26 Million

Share Class Net Assets $4.39 Million

Expense Ratio 2.04%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-01-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 10.87%

1-Year Return 45.48%

3-Year Return 18.91%

5-Year Return 4.55%

NAV $18.97

Previous Close Price $19.05

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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C

The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of emerging market companies of any size that the advisor believes have favorable investment potential. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of emerging market companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 138540.36%

Giant 59.76%

Large 18.55%

Medium 0.46%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.07%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 7.84%

Cash-Flow Growth % 10.61%

Dividend Yield % 2.31%

Historical Earnings % 17.17%

Long-Term Earnings % 12.17%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%
Cash	2.04%	2.06%	0.02%	2.08%	0.00%
Non US Stock	97.95%	97.95%	0.00%	96.33%	99.64%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%
US Stock	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	2.00%	0.36%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
ORDINARY SHARES	2.62%	-	-
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND	4.17%	-	-
SHORT TERM INV FUND	5.39%	-	-
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool LLC	19.42%	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.	11.25%	-	-
Tencent Holdings Ltd.	9.13%	-	-
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	4.37%	-	-
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.	3.72%	-	-
ICICI Bank Ltd.	3.22%	-	-
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.	3.04%	-	-
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, Class P	2.91%	-	-
Bank of China Ltd., Class H	2.47%	-	-
Xiaomi Corp., Class B	2.37%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	3.93%	92.23%	99.91%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	3.93%	0.21%	0.03%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	3.93%	0.84%	0.06%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	3.93%	3.94%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	3.93%	0.44%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	3.93%	2.34%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	3.69%	5.60%	0.00%	6.76%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	10.26%	13.27%	0.00%	12.12%
Cyclical	Financial Services	22.88%	21.94%	0.00%	21.56%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.06%	1.45%	0.00%	1.23%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.65%	4.36%	0.00%	3.44%
Defensive	Healthcare	2.22%	3.17%	0.00%	3.25%
Defensive	Utilities	3.93%	1.57%	0.00%	2.60%
Sensitive	Communication Services	16.60%	9.60%	0.00%	8.90%
Sensitive	Energy	2.67%	3.70%	0.00%	4.19%
Sensitive	Industrials	7.59%	7.80%	0.00%	7.85%
Sensitive	Technology	29.43%	27.54%	0.00%	28.10%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	11.20%	5.91%	6.27%
Americas	North America	2.24%	0.02%	0.36%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	31.85%	38.36%	33.12%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	43.61%	47.30%	49.02%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.02%	-	0.01%
Greater Asia	Japan	0.05%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	6.58%	5.44%	9.65%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.76%	1.39%	0.63%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	2.21%	1.59%	0.93%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.48%	0.00%	-

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-23	$0.121	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2023-12-21	$0.004	$0.004	USD	-	2023-12-21	2023-12-26	Annual
2021-12-22	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2020-12-23	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2019-12-23	$0.074	$0.074	USD	2019-12-23	2019-12-23	2019-12-26	Annual
2018-12-21	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2016-12-22	$0.024	$0.024	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-22	2016-12-27	Annual
2015-12-23	$0.038	$0.038	USD	2015-12-23	2015-12-23	2015-12-28	Annual
2014-12-23	$0.011	$0.011	USD	2014-12-23	2014-12-23	2014-12-26	Annual
2011-12-22	$1.010	$1.010	USD	-	2011-12-21	2011-12-23	Other
2011-12-21	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2010-12-22	$0.797	$0.797	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-23	Other
2010-12-21	$0.000	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
2009-12-23	$0.452	$0.452	USD	-	2009-12-22	2009-12-24	Other
2009-12-22	$0.019	$0.019	USD	-	-	-	-

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