George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5 (PGELX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Allocation--50% to 70% Equity

Fund Family Putnam

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US37252M7020

CUSIP 37252M702

Inception Date -

Domicile -

Country USA

Fiscal Year End -

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.25 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $-

Expense Ratio 0.69%

Expense Ratio Date -

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 0.84%

1-Year Return 11.95%

3-Year Return 15.94%

5-Year Return 9.01%

NAV $27.67

Previous Close Price $27.68

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

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 George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5

The fund invests mainly in a combination of bonds and common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of large U.S. companies, with a greater focus on common stocks. For example, the managers may purchase stocks of companies with stock prices that reflect a value lower than that which the managers place on the company.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 448083.36%

Giant 29.52%

Large 23.82%

Medium 8.84%

Micro 0.00%

Small 1.15%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 8.62%

Cash-Flow Growth % 5.51%

Dividend Yield % 1.14%

Historical Earnings % 9.55%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.66%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	36.38%	36.82%	0.44%	42.35%	35.37%
Cash	-0.07%	0.27%	0.34%	12.77%	0.00%
Non US Stock	1.77%	1.77%	0.00%	8.75%	8.03%
Not Classified	0.29%	0.29%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	8.25%	4.52%
US Stock	61.62%	61.62%	0.00%	53.77%	52.06%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
COMMON STOCK	1.35%	-	-
SHORT TERM INV FUND	4.27%	-	-
U.S. T. NOTE	1.67%	-	-
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, Class P	5.12%	-	-
Microsoft Corp.	4.71%	-	-
NVIDIA Corp.	4.58%	-	-
Apple, Inc.	3.19%	-	-
Alphabet, Inc., Class A	2.96%	-	-
Amazon.com, Inc.	2.90%	-	-
Broadcom, Inc.	2.46%	-	-
U.S. Treasury Notes	1.68%	-	-
Tesla, Inc.	1.67%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	2.34%	15.88%	0.64%	0.01%
Bond Sector	Corporate	2.34%	19.62%	31.98%	27.47%
Bond Sector	Derivative	2.34%	6.52%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	2.34%	40.60%	42.81%	49.10%
Bond Sector	Municipal	2.34%	0.16%	0.11%	0.03%
Bond Sector	Securitized	2.34%	17.23%	24.46%	23.39%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	2.35%	2.83%	0.00%	2.56%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	9.21%	10.42%	0.00%	10.55%
Cyclical	Financial Services	13.11%	15.67%	0.00%	14.67%
Cyclical	Real Estate	2.04%	1.76%	0.00%	2.24%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	4.93%	4.96%	0.00%	4.70%
Defensive	Healthcare	10.76%	10.74%	0.00%	9.66%
Defensive	Utilities	2.34%	3.08%	0.00%	2.34%
Sensitive	Communication Services	11.46%	9.41%	0.00%	9.67%
Sensitive	Energy	3.48%	3.23%	0.00%	3.05%
Sensitive	Industrials	6.82%	9.83%	0.00%	9.66%
Sensitive	Technology	33.51%	28.07%	0.00%	30.89%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.33%	-	0.29%
Americas	North America	87.25%	98.14%	87.95%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.82%	0.41%	0.94%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	1.03%	-	0.95%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.42%	-	0.70%
Greater Asia	Japan	1.84%	-	2.46%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.25%	-	0.29%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.12%	0.47%	4.93%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.06%	-	0.08%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.88%	0.98%	1.42%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-11-26	$0.253	$0.253	USD	-	-	-	-
2024-08-28	$0.100	$0.100	USD	-	2024-08-28	2024-08-30	Quarterly
2024-05-28	$0.099	$0.099	USD	2024-05-28	2024-05-28	2024-05-30	Quarterly
2024-02-27	$0.088	$0.088	USD	2024-02-27	2024-02-27	2024-02-29	Quarterly
2023-11-28	$0.088	$0.088	USD	2023-11-28	2023-11-28	2023-11-30	Quarterly
2023-08-28	$0.074	$0.074	USD	2023-08-28	2023-08-28	2023-08-30	Quarterly
2023-05-25	$0.073	$0.073	USD	2023-05-25	2023-05-25	2023-05-30	Quarterly
2023-02-24	$0.067	$0.067	USD	2023-02-24	2023-02-24	2023-02-28	Quarterly
2022-11-28	$0.067	$0.067	USD	-	2022-11-28	2022-11-30	Quarterly
2022-08-26	$0.047	$0.047	USD	-	2022-08-26	2022-08-30	Quarterly
2022-05-25	$0.053	$0.053	USD	2022-05-26	2022-05-25	2022-05-27	Quarterly
2022-02-24	$0.049	$0.049	USD	2022-02-24	2022-02-24	2022-02-28	Quarterly
2021-11-26	$0.050	$0.050	USD	2021-11-26	2021-11-26	2021-11-30	Quarterly
2021-08-26	$0.050	$0.050	USD	2021-08-26	2021-08-26	2021-08-30	Quarterly
2021-05-26	$0.049	$0.049	USD	2021-05-26	2021-05-26	2021-05-28	Quarterly
2021-02-24	$0.051	$0.051	USD	2021-02-24	2021-02-24	2021-02-26	Quarterly
2020-08-26	$0.060	$0.060	USD	2020-08-26	2020-08-26	2020-08-28	Quarterly
2020-05-27	$0.083	$0.083	USD	2020-05-27	2020-05-27	2020-05-29	Quarterly
2020-02-26	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2020-02-26	2020-02-26	2020-02-28	Quarterly
2019-11-26	$0.340	$0.340	USD	2019-11-26	2019-11-26	2019-11-29	Quarterly
2019-08-28	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2019-08-28	2019-08-28	2019-08-30	Quarterly
2019-05-28	$0.083	$0.083	USD	2019-05-28	2019-05-28	2019-05-30	Quarterly
2019-02-26	$0.083	$0.083	USD	2019-02-26	2019-02-26	2019-02-28	Quarterly
2018-11-28	$0.084	$0.084	USD	2018-11-28	2018-11-28	2018-11-30	Other
2018-08-28	$0.080	$0.080	USD	2018-08-28	2018-08-28	2018-08-30	Quarterly
2018-05-25	$0.072	$0.072	USD	2018-05-25	2018-05-25	2018-05-30	Quarterly
2018-02-26	$0.072	$0.072	USD	2018-02-26	2018-02-26	2018-02-28	Quarterly
2017-11-28	$0.072	$0.072	USD	2017-11-28	2017-11-28	2017-11-30	Quarterly
2017-08-28	$0.067	$0.067	USD	2017-08-28	2017-08-28	2017-08-30	Quarterly
2017-05-25	$0.067	$0.067	USD	-	2017-05-25	2017-05-30	Quarterly
2016-11-28	$0.064	$0.064	USD	2016-11-28	2016-11-28	2016-11-30	Quarterly
2016-08-26	$0.064	$0.064	USD	2016-08-26	2016-08-26	2016-08-30	Quarterly
2016-05-25	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2016-05-25	2016-05-25	2016-05-27	Quarterly
2016-02-25	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2016-02-25	2016-02-25	2016-02-29	Quarterly
2015-11-30	$0.063	$0.063	USD	2015-11-25	2015-11-25	2015-11-30	Quarterly
2015-08-27	$0.056	$0.056	USD	2015-08-26	2015-08-26	2015-08-28	Quarterly
2015-05-28	$0.056	$0.056	USD	2015-05-27	2015-05-27	2015-05-29	Quarterly
2015-02-26	$0.057	$0.057	USD	2015-02-25	2015-02-25	2015-02-27	Quarterly
2014-11-26	$0.055	$0.055	USD	2014-11-25	2014-11-25	2014-11-28	Quarterly
2014-08-28	$0.067	$0.067	USD	2014-08-27	2014-08-27	2014-08-29	Quarterly
2014-05-29	$0.067	$0.067	USD	2014-05-28	2014-05-28	2014-05-30	Quarterly
2014-02-27	$0.062	$0.062	USD	2014-02-26	2014-02-26	2014-02-28	Other

George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5 NMFQS:PGELX