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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class M: (MF: PGEMX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 16, 2025 05:47 PM ET
$27.73 USD
-0.01 (-0.04%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 11.01 | 50 |
| 3 months | 6.01 | 9 |
| 6 months | 14.21 | 17 |
| 1 Year | 10.84 | 34 |
| 3 Year | 17.48 | 9 |
| 5 Year | 9.41 | 33 |
| 10 Year | 9.71 | 20 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 61.64 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -47.18 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 429.06 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.09 |
| 5 Year | 8.66 |
| 10 Year | 9.33 |
| Since Inception | 6.22 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.80 | 7.73 | 6.01 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.32 | 2.94 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 2023 | 5.53 | 5.73 | -2.87 | 10.05 |
| 2022 | -5.85 | -11.62 | -4.73 | 5.55 |
| 2021 | 1.94 | 5.77 | 0.15 | 4.96 |
| 2020 | -11.88 | 14.46 | 5.75 | 7.65 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 11.01 | 15.99 | 19.28 | -16.34 | 13.34 | 14.82 | 23.52 | -3.65 | 14.44 | 7.31 | -1.67 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -3.82 | -9.02 | -6.95 | 1.86 | -15.33 | -3.58 | -7.96 | 0.73 | -7.35 | -4.62 | -3.06 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.27 | 4.36 | 5.32 | -2.58 | 0.16 | 3.54 | 4.75 | 1.91 | 1.29 | 0.96 | 0.65 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| % Yield | 0.35 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.55 | 1.94 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.48 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.69 | 1.23 | 0.80 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.71 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.50 | 1.47 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%