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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5 PGELX
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Good
Risk Grade B-
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Provider Franklin Templeton Investments
Manager/Tenure (Years) Kathryn B. Lakin (7), Andrew Benson (5)
Website http://www.franklintempleton.com
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Fund Name George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5
Category Moderate Allocation
Sub-Category Moderate Allocation
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Inception Date Dec 02, 2013
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment --
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee --
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Dividend Yield 1.51%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.08%
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Cash -3.28%
Stock 61.86%
U.S. Stock 60.24%
Non-U.S. Stock 1.62%
Bond 35.70%
U.S. Bond 33.57%
Non-U.S. Bond 2.13%
Preferred 0.22%
Convertible 0.02%
Other Net 5.49%
Price History PGELX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return -0.03%
30-Day Total Return -1.17%
60-Day Total Return 1.51%
90-Day Total Return 0.55%
Year to Date Total Return 8.58%
1-Year Total Return 11.47%
2-Year Total Return 24.71%
3-Year Total Return 56.04%
5-Year Total Return 51.25%
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NAV PGELX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $29.55
1-Month Low NAV $29.30
1-Month High NAV $29.91
52-Week Low NAV $26.35
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Mar 30, 2026
52-Week High NAV $30.08
52-Week High Price (Date) Aug 13, 2026
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Beta 0.71
Standard Deviation 9.61
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Total Assets 2.43B
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Expense Ratio 0.69%
Turnover Ratio 97.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 19.60%
Last Bear Market Total Return -11.45%