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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class C: (MF: PGPCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 2, 2026 06:02 PM ET
$26.89 USD
+0.06 (0.22%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 13.14 | 53 |
| 3 months | 2.12 | 47 |
| 6 months | 8.18 | 26 |
| 1 Year | 13.15 | 53 |
| 3 Year | 15.94 | 13 |
| 5 Year | 8.02 | 37 |
| 10 Year | 9.31 | 28 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 65.15 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -47.55 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 419.19 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 12.01 |
| 5 Year | 8.01 |
| 10 Year | 9.31 |
| Since Inception | 8.00 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.88 | 7.68 | 5.93 | 2.12 |
| 2024 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 5.05 | -0.17 |
| 2023 | 5.48 | 5.67 | -2.91 | 9.96 |
| 2022 | -5.93 | -11.62 | -4.87 | 5.50 |
| 2021 | 1.89 | 5.70 | 0.08 | 4.90 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 13.14 | 15.74 | 19.00 | -16.56 | 13.08 | 14.51 | 23.18 | -3.88 | 14.16 | 7.05 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -5.07 | -9.27 | -7.24 | 1.63 | -15.60 | -3.89 | -8.30 | 0.50 | -7.63 | -4.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.03 | 4.11 | 5.04 | -2.81 | -0.10 | 3.23 | 4.41 | 1.68 | 1.00 | 0.70 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| % Yield | 0.65 | 1.10 | 0.58 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 1.81 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.46 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 1.80 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.69 | 1.23 | 0.80 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.75 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%