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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 (4)
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 1.46%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.02%
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Cash -0.41%
Stock 63.19%
U.S. Stock 61.80%
Non-U.S. Stock 1.39%
Bond 36.97%
U.S. Bond 34.91%
Non-U.S. Bond 2.06%
Preferred 0.23%
Convertible 0.02%
Other Net 0.00%
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7-Day Total Return 0.92%
30-Day Total Return 2.39%
60-Day Total Return 3.49%
90-Day Total Return 10.97%
Year to Date Total Return 7.97%
1-Year Total Return 20.43%
2-Year Total Return 29.36%
3-Year Total Return 55.92%
5-Year Total Return 57.11%
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Nav $29.51
1-Month Low NAV $28.82
1-Month High NAV $29.78
52-Week Low NAV $26.35
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Mar 30, 2026
52-Week High NAV $29.78
52-Week High Price (Date) Jun 02, 2026
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Beta 0.70
Standard Deviation 9.73
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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%