Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class R6 Shares (PGHAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Health

Fund Family Putnam

Fund Style Large Value

ISIN US7467788029

CUSIP -

Inception Date -

Domicile -

Country USA

Fiscal Year End -

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.60 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $-

Expense Ratio 0.70%

Expense Ratio Date -

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 19.65%

3-Year Return 7.68%

5-Year Return 6.49%

NAV $70.58

Previous Close Price $69.98

Last Update 2026-03-31

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 R6 Shares

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 199127.85%

Giant 21.91%

Large 54.58%

Medium 11.77%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.68%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 5.55%

Cash-Flow Growth % 15.50%

Dividend Yield % 1.71%

Historical Earnings % 14.87%

Long-Term Earnings % 6.68%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%
Cash	1.85%	2.13%	0.28%	1.46%	0.00%
Non US Stock	13.68%	13.68%	0.00%	8.75%	0.29%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%
US Stock	84.47%	84.47%	0.00%	89.45%	99.71%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
COMMON STOCK	4.07%	-	-
ORDINARY SHARES	4.40%	-	-
Eli Lilly Co.	11.34%	-	-
AbbVie, Inc.	5.94%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	4.92%	-	-
Johnson Johnson	8.91%	-	-
AstraZeneca plc	5.04%	-	-
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	3.70%	-	-
Novartis AG	5.53%	-	-
Boston Scientific Corp.	4.17%	-	-
Abbott Laboratories	3.62%	-	-
Becton Dickinson Co.	3.31%	-	-
Merck Co., Inc.	5.33%	-	-
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	3.90%	-	-
Medtronic plc	3.27%	-	-
Roche Holding AG	2.91%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	83.07%	77.49%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	16.93%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	14.47%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	0.00%	8.04%	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%	0.04%	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%	99.78%	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%	0.03%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.02%	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	91.49%	86.65%	99.71%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.05%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.07%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.04%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.36%	1.02%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.36%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.30%	6.90%	0.10%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	2.33%	5.43%	0.19%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-23	$0.420	$0.420	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-21	$0.301	$0.301	USD	2023-12-21	2023-12-21	2023-12-26	Annual
2022-12-22	$0.282	$0.282	USD	2022-12-22	2022-12-22	2022-12-27	Annual
2021-12-22	$0.495	$0.495	USD	2021-12-22	2021-12-22	2021-12-27	Annual
2020-12-23	$0.602	$0.602	USD	2020-12-23	2020-12-23	2020-12-28	Monthly

View the full dividend history for PGHAX.

Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class R6 Shares NMFQS:PGHAX