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Putnam U.s. Research Fund - Class C: (MF: PRACX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 2, 2026 06:02 PM ET
$48.55 USD
+0.22 (0.46%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 17.13 | 25 |
| 3 months | 3.00 | 25 |
| 6 months | 11.79 | 13 |
| 1 Year | 17.13 | 25 |
| 3 Year | 23.34 | 25 |
| 5 Year | 13.67 | 16 |
| 10 Year | 14.18 | 27 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 80.00 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -52.34 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 1,049.57 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 15.96 |
| 5 Year | 13.67 |
| 10 Year | 14.18 |
| Since Inception | 9.40 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.97 | 11.43 | 8.53 | 3.00 |
| 2024 | 12.13 | 4.60 | 5.11 | 1.61 |
| 2023 | 7.05 | 9.58 | -2.64 | 11.93 |
| 2022 | -5.72 | -15.12 | -4.97 | 7.91 |
| 2021 | 5.22 | 8.01 | 0.26 | 8.17 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 17.13 | 25.29 | 27.84 | -17.94 | 23.28 | 19.10 | 31.83 | -5.51 | 22.27 | 9.39 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.08 | 0.27 | 1.59 | 0.25 | -5.40 | 0.70 | 0.34 | -1.12 | 0.47 | -2.54 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 4.42 | 5.89 | 4.84 | 1.75 | 1.22 | -0.81 | 3.40 | 1.34 | 1.59 | 1.57 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 6.14 | 3.74 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 3.54 | 0.57 | 2.13 | 4.05 | 0.52 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.87 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%