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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R6: (MF: PGEJX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Dec 19, 2025 05:58 PM ET
$29.00 USD
+0.16 (0.55%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 14.74 | 21 |
| 3 months | 5.90 | 13 |
| 6 months | 13.67 | 15 |
| 1 Year | 12.08 | 21 |
| 3 Year | 15.77 | 4 |
| 5 Year | 9.77 | 10 |
| 10 Year | 10.39 | 3 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 11.75 |
| 5 Year | 10.32 |
| 10 Year | 10.63 |
| Since Inception | 9.55 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.61 | 7.97 | 6.20 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.53 | 3.18 | 5.31 | 0.06 |
| 2023 | 5.77 | 5.95 | -2.64 | 10.27 |
| 2022 | -5.68 | -11.39 | -4.57 | 5.74 |
| 2021 | 2.15 | 5.99 | 0.34 | 5.19 |
| 2020 | -11.70 | 14.67 | 5.99 | 7.89 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 14.74 | 16.94 | 20.32 | -15.67 | 14.29 | 15.79 | 24.56 | -2.81 | 15.45 | 8.28 | -0.74 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.75 | -8.08 | -5.92 | 2.53 | -14.38 | -2.60 | -6.92 | 1.58 | -6.34 | -3.65 | -2.12 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 1.94 | 5.31 | 6.36 | -1.91 | 1.10 | 4.51 | 5.80 | 2.75 | 2.30 | 1.93 | 1.59 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| % Yield | 1.14 | 2.07 | 2.46 | 1.19 | 0.84 | 1.25 | 2.71 | 1.65 | 1.40 | 1.46 | 1.45 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.69 | 1.23 | 0.80 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%