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George Putnam Balanced Class A: (MF: PGEOX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Aug 12, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$27.44 USD
+0.20 (0.73%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Fund Description
The fund was incepted in November 1973 and is managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund seeks to provide a balanced investment composed of a well-diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, which produce both capital growth and current income. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 25% of its total assets in fixed-income securities, including debt securities, preferred stocks and that portion of the value of convertible securities attributable to the fixed-income characteristics of those securities. The fund distributes its dividends quarterly and capital gains annually.
Load Information
| Ticker | Max Load % |
Deferred Load % |
Red. Fee % |
12B-1 Fee % |
Mgmt Fee % |
Expense Ratio % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Putnam Balanced A | PGEOX | 5.75 | NA | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 0.45 |
Return Data
| Ticker | Nav | Inception Date | % yield | 1 year return | 2 year return | 3 year return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Putnam Fund of Boston A | PGEOX | 27.44 | 11/5/1937 | 1.51 | 10.47 | 13.93 | 9.91 |
| Putnam George Fund R | PGPRX | 26.75 | 11/5/1937 | 1.36 | 10.20 | 13.63 | 9.64 |
| George Putnam Fund of Boston C | PGPCX | 26.43 | 11/5/1937 | 1.01 | 9.68 | 13.07 | 9.10 |
| George Putnam Fund of Boston Y | PGEYX | 27.06 | 10/26/1998 | 1.69 | 10.74 | 14.21 | 10.18 |
| George Putnam Fund of Boston M | PGEMX | 26.33 | 6/13/1995 | 1.19 | 9.94 | 13.36 | 9.36 |
Investment Information
| Ticker | Minimum Initial Investment ($) | Minimum Subsequent Investment ($) | Minimum Initial IRA ($) | Dividend Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Putnam Balanced A | PGEOX | 500 | 0 | 0 | Q |
Contact Information
| Family | Putnam Funds |
| Address | One Post Office Square Canton, MA 02109 |
| Phone | 800 225-1581 |