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Putnam Convertible Securities Fund
Putnam Convertible Securities Fund
Expense ratio1
1.80%
Net assets2
$525.45M
Holdings2
112
Category
Taxable Bond
2023 return3
0.49%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 24, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The fund seeks, with equal emphasis, current income and capital appreciation.

Strategy. The fund invests mainly in convertible securities of U.S. companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in convertible securities. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. Convertible securities combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks. Convertible securities include bonds, preferred stocks and other instruments that can be converted into or exchanged for common stock or equivalent value. A significant portion of the convertible securities the fund buys are below-investment-grade (sometimes referred to as junk bonds). The fund invests significantly in convertible bonds that have intermediate-to long-term stated maturities (i.e., three years or longer), but often contain put features, which allow bondholders to sell the bond back … The fund invests mainly in convertible securities of U.S. companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in convertible securities. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. Convertible securities combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks. Convertible securities include bonds, preferred stocks and other instruments that can be converted into or exchanged for common stock or equivalent value. A significant portion of the convertible securities the fund buys are below-investment-grade (sometimes referred to as junk bonds). The fund invests significantly in convertible bonds that have intermediate-to long-term stated maturities (i.e., three years or longer), but often contain put features, which allow bondholders to sell the bond back to the company under specified circumstances, that result in shorter effective maturities. When deciding whether to buy or sell investments, the Investment Manager, as defined below, may consider, among other factors: (i) a securitys structural features, such as its position in a companys capital structure and put and call features (a companys right to repurchase the security under specified circumstances is a call feature); (ii) credit and prepayment risks; and (iii) with respect to a companys common stock underlying a convertible security, the stocks valuation and the companys financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT

Allocation by sector

As of January 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
19
Exited
20
Increased
24
Decreased
11
Unchanged
58

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Franklin Advisers, Inc. Sub-adviser
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited Sub-adviser
Putnam Investment Management, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 26, 2024, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2023, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2023 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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