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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class A PGEOX
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C+
Company Info PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Provider Franklin Templeton Investments
Manager/Tenure (Years) Kathryn B. Lakin (7), Andrew Benson (5)
Website http://www.franklintempleton.com
Fund Information PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Fund Name George Putnam Balanced Fund Class A
Category Moderate Allocation
Sub-Category Moderate Allocation
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Inception Date Nov 05, 1937
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00
Minimum Subsequent Investment --
Front End Fee 0.06
Back End Fee --
Dividends and Shares PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Dividend Yield 1.36%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.08%
Asset Allocation PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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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 PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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7-Day Total Return -0.03%
30-Day Total Return -1.19%
60-Day Total Return 1.46%
90-Day Total Return 0.51%
Year to Date Total Return 8.43%
1-Year Total Return 11.24%
2-Year Total Return 24.14%
3-Year Total Return 55.00%
5-Year Total Return 49.45%
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NAV PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Nav $29.01
1-Month Low NAV $28.76
1-Month High NAV $29.37
52-Week Low NAV $25.87
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Mar 30, 2026
52-Week High NAV $29.54
52-Week High Price (Date) Aug 13, 2026
Beta / Standard Deviation PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Beta 0.71
Standard Deviation 9.60
Balance Sheet PGEOX-NASDAQ Click to
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Total Assets 2.43B
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Expense Ratio 0.91%
Turnover Ratio 97.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 19.38%
Last Bear Market Total Return -11.52%