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George Putnam Balanced Fund Class R5 PGELX

Morningstar Medalist Rating
Medalist Rating as of | See Franklin Templeton Investment Hub
  • NAV / 1-Day Return 29.58  /  +0.44 %
  • Total Assets 2.4B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.690%
  • Expense Ratio 0.660%
  • Distribution Fee Level Above Average
  • Share Class Type Retirement, Large
  • Category Moderate Allocation
  • Investment Style Large Blend
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity Medium/Moderate
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 1.52%
  • Turnover 104%

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis PGELX

Will PGELX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable PGELX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the PGELX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of PGELX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

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Summary

George Putnam Balanced R5 holds a quantitatively derived Gold Morningstar Medalist Rating. The rating reflects that it has scored particularly well on factors Morningstar research associates with future outperformance relative to category peers.

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Portfolio Holdings PGELX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 33.3
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Putnam Fds Tr

5.49 133M
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Technology

Apple Inc

4.63 112M
Technology

NVIDIA Corp

3.83 93M
Technology

United States Treasury Notes 4.125%

3.68 89M
Government

Alphabet Inc Class A

3.06 74M
Communication Services

Amazon.com Inc

2.68 65M
Consumer Cyclical

United States Treasury Notes 4.125%

1.86 45M
Government

United States Treasury Notes 4.375%

1.75 42M
Government

Lam Research Corp

1.55 38M
Technology

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