Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class A (PHSTX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Health

Fund Family Franklin Templeton, Inc

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US7467781099

CUSIP 746778109

Inception Date 1982-05-28

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $1.54 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $1.31 Billion

Expense Ratio 1.04%

Expense Ratio Date 2026-01-01

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 5.33%

1-Year Return 21.19%

3-Year Return 9.33%

5-Year Return 6.05%

NAV $66.45

Previous Close Price $66.16

Last Update 2026-09-30

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 A

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 204519.43%

Giant 22.06%

Large 51.56%

Medium 17.21%

Micro 0.49%

Small 2.62%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 6.80%

Cash-Flow Growth % 14.71%

Dividend Yield % 1.48%

Historical Earnings % 13.92%

Long-Term Earnings % 9.66%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.19%	0.19%	0.00%	0.16%	0.00%
Cash	0.49%	0.49%	0.00%	1.34%	0.00%
Non US Stock	14.36%	14.36%	0.00%	7.22%	0.33%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.44%	0.00%
US Stock	84.97%	84.97%	0.00%	90.79%	99.67%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
COMMON STOCK	4.07%	-	-
ORDINARY SHARES	4.40%	-	-
Eli Lilly Co.	13.15%	-	-
AbbVie, Inc.	6.05%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.	6.93%	-	-
Johnson Johnson	8.46%	-	-
AstraZeneca plc	4.67%	-	-
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	4.50%	-	-
Novartis AG	5.13%	-	-
Boston Scientific Corp.	4.17%	-	-
Abbott Laboratories	3.62%	-	-
Becton Dickinson Co.	3.31%	-	-
Merck Co., Inc.	4.88%	-	-
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	4.04%	-	-
Medtronic plc	3.27%	-	-
Roche Holding AG	2.91%	-	-
Sanofi SA	3.23%	-	-

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

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	78.29%	57.47%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	18.57%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	3.14%	42.53%	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%	0.03%	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%	99.77%	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	92.93%	86.08%	99.67%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.03%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.06%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.05%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.38%	2.05%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.30%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	4.31%	7.90%	0.08%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	1.95%	3.97%	0.25%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-23	$0.209	$0.209	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-21	$0.102	$0.102	USD	2023-12-21	2023-12-21	2023-12-26	Annual
2022-12-22	$0.081	$0.081	USD	2022-12-22	2022-12-22	2022-12-27	Annual
2021-12-22	$0.273	$0.273	USD	2021-12-22	2021-12-22	2021-12-27	Annual
2020-12-23	$0.505	$0.505	USD	2020-12-23	2020-12-23	2020-12-28	Annual
2019-12-23	$0.171	$0.171	USD	2019-12-23	2019-12-23	2019-12-26	Annual
2018-12-21	$0.034	$0.034	USD	-	-	-	-
2017-12-21	$0.319	$0.319	USD	2017-12-21	2017-12-21	2017-12-26	Other
2016-12-22	$0.263	$0.263	USD	2016-12-21	2016-12-22	2016-12-27	Other
2014-12-26	$6.082	$6.082	USD	2014-12-22	2014-12-23	2014-12-26	Other
2014-12-23	$0.306	$0.306	USD	-	-	-	-
2013-12-26	$6.349	$6.349	USD	2013-12-20	2013-12-23	2013-12-26	Other
2013-12-23	$0.215	$0.215	USD	-	-	-	-
2012-12-26	$2.944	$2.944	USD	2012-12-20	2012-12-21	2012-12-26	Other
2011-12-22	$5.213	$5.213	USD	-	2011-12-21	2011-12-23	Other
2011-12-21	$1.150	$1.150	USD	-	-	-	-
2010-12-22	$2.950	$2.950	USD	-	2010-12-21	2010-12-23	Other
2009-12-23	$0.154	$0.154	USD	-	2009-12-22	2009-12-24	Other
2008-12-04	$5.086	$5.086	USD	-	2008-12-03	2008-12-05	Other
2007-12-06	$6.332	$6.332	USD	-	2007-12-05	2007-12-11	Other
2007-12-05	$0.291	$0.291	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-12-05	$6.104	$6.104	USD	-	2006-12-04	2006-12-11	Other
2006-12-04	$0.235	$0.235	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-12-06	$4.493	$4.493	USD	-	2005-12-05	2005-12-12	Other
2004-12-07	$3.984	$3.984	USD	-	2004-12-06	2004-12-13	Other
2003-12-05	$0.369	$0.369	USD	-	2003-12-05	2003-12-12	Annual
2001-12-06	$2.429	$2.429	USD	-	2001-12-05	2001-12-17	Other
2000-12-06	$4.159	$4.159	USD	-	2000-12-05	2000-12-15	Other
1998-12-14	$4.991	$4.991	USD	-	1998-12-11	1998-12-22	Other
1997-12-15	$6.421	$6.421	USD	-	1997-12-12	1997-12-22	Other
1997-12-12	$0.024	$0.024	USD	-	-	-	-
1996-12-23	$1.678	$1.678	USD	-	1996-12-20	1996-12-31	Other
1996-12-20	$0.085	$0.085	USD	-	-	-	-
1995-12-21	$1.187	$1.187	USD	-	1995-12-20	1995-12-29	Other
1995-12-20	$0.270	$0.270	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-12-21	$0.770	$0.770	USD	-	1994-12-20	1994-12-30	Other
1994-12-20	$0.257	$0.257	USD	-	-	-	-
1993-12-21	$0.290	$0.290	USD	-	1993-12-20	1993-12-31	Other
1993-12-20	$0.240	$0.240	USD	-	-	-	-
1992-12-22	$2.343	$2.343	USD	-	1992-12-21	1992-12-30	Other
1992-12-21	$0.132	$0.132	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-12-11	$2.737	$2.737	USD	-	1991-12-10	1991-12-20	Other
1991-12-10	$0.265	$0.265	USD	-	-	-	-
1990-12-11	$0.847	$0.847	USD	-	1990-12-10	1990-12-20	Other
1990-12-10	$0.350	$0.350	USD	-	-	-	-
1989-12-12	$2.103	$2.103	USD	-	1989-12-11	1989-12-20	Other
1989-12-11	$0.300	$0.300	USD	-	-	-	-
1988-12-13	$2.331	$2.331	USD	-	1988-12-12	1988-12-20	Other
1988-12-12	$0.293	$0.293	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-10-13	$1.414	$1.414	USD	-	1987-10-12	1987-10-20	Other
1987-10-12	$0.120	$0.120	USD	-	-	-	-
1986-10-13	$2.729	$2.729	USD	-	1986-10-10	1986-10-20	Annual
1986-10-10	$0.200	$0.200	USD	-	-	-	-

View the full dividend history for PHSTX.

Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class A NMFQS:PHSTX