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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 0.87%
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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 0.89%
30-Day Total Return 2.31%
60-Day Total Return 3.34%
90-Day Total Return 10.76%
Year to Date Total Return 7.61%
1-Year Total Return 19.57%
2-Year Total Return 27.54%
3-Year Total Return 52.48%
5-Year Total Return 51.34%
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Closing Price --
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1-Month High Price --
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Nav $28.32
1-Month Low NAV $27.68
1-Month High NAV $28.59
52-Week Low NAV $25.29
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Mar 30, 2026
52-Week High NAV $28.59
52-Week High Price (Date) Jun 02, 2026
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Beta 0.70
Standard Deviation 9.72
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Total Assets 2.43B
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Expense Ratio 1.41%
Turnover Ratio 97.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 18.87%
Last Bear Market Total Return -11.62%