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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class C: (MF: PGPCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Nov 11, 2025 05:52 PM ET
$28.38 USD
+0.05 (0.18%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 10.79 | 55 |
| 3 months | 5.93 | 10 |
| 6 months | 14.07 | 19 |
| 1 Year | 10.60 | 37 |
| 3 Year | 17.20 | 11 |
| 5 Year | 9.15 | 41 |
| 10 Year | 9.43 | 27 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 65.15 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -47.54 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 408.39 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 9.49 |
| 5 Year | 9.14 |
| 10 Year | 9.44 |
| Since Inception | 8.00 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.88 | 7.68 | 5.93 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 5.05 | -0.17 |
| 2023 | 5.48 | 5.67 | -2.91 | 9.96 |
| 2022 | -5.93 | -11.62 | -4.87 | 5.50 |
| 2021 | 1.89 | 5.70 | 0.08 | 4.90 |
| 2020 | -11.95 | 14.35 | 5.70 | 7.59 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 10.79 | 15.74 | 19.00 | -16.56 | 13.08 | 14.51 | 23.18 | -3.88 | 14.16 | 7.05 | -1.89 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -4.04 | -9.27 | -7.24 | 1.63 | -15.60 | -3.89 | -8.30 | 0.50 | -7.63 | -4.87 | -3.28 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.05 | 4.11 | 5.04 | -2.81 | -0.10 | 3.23 | 4.41 | 1.68 | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.43 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| % Yield | 0.23 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 1.81 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.31 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.69 | 1.23 | 0.80 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.83 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 1.72 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%