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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class M PGEMX
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C+
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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 M
Category Moderate Allocation
Sub-Category Moderate Allocation
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Inception Date Dec 01, 1994
Open/Closed To New Investors Closed
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment --
Front End Fee 0.04
Back End Fee --
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Dividend Yield 0.69%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.13%
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Cash 1.67%
Stock 62.55%
U.S. Stock 60.87%
Non-U.S. Stock 1.68%
Bond 35.48%
U.S. Bond 33.47%
Non-U.S. Bond 2.01%
Preferred 0.28%
Convertible 0.02%
Other Net 0.00%
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7-Day Total Return 1.40%
30-Day Total Return -2.11%
60-Day Total Return -2.62%
90-Day Total Return -1.81%
Year to Date Total Return -1.63%
1-Year Total Return 17.44%
2-Year Total Return 21.54%
3-Year Total Return 45.81%
5-Year Total Return 42.40%
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Closing Price --
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1-Month High Price --
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Nav $25.95
1-Month Low NAV $25.29
1-Month High NAV $26.62
52-Week Low NAV $22.53
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Apr 08, 2025
52-Week High NAV $28.40
52-Week High Price (Date) Dec 11, 2025
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Beta 0.71
Standard Deviation 8.71
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Total Assets 2.29B
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Expense Ratio 1.41%
Turnover Ratio 97.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 14.85%
Last Bear Market Total Return -11.62%