PEQUX
Putnam Focused International Equity Fund
Putnam Focused International Equity Fund
Expense ratio1
1.14%
Net assets2
$954.10M
Holdings2
41
Category
International Equity
2025 return3
36.09%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 24, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The fund seeks capital appreciation.

Strategy. The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size outside the United States that the Investment Manager, as defined below, believes have favorable investment potential. The Investment Manager considers a company to be located outside the United States if the companys securities trade outside the United States, the company is headquartered or organized outside the United States or the company derives a majority of its revenues or profits outside the United States. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity investments. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. The funds equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible … The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size outside the United States that the Investment Manager, as defined below, believes have favorable investment potential. The Investment Manager considers a company to be located outside the United States if the companys securities trade outside the United States, the company is headquartered or organized outside the United States or the company derives a majority of its revenues or profits outside the United States. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity investments. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. The funds equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). The fund invests in both developed countries and in emerging markets. The Investment Manager may consider, among other factors, a companys valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. The Investment Manager may also consider other factors that it believes will cause the stock price to rise. The fund may also use derivatives, such as futures, options, warrants and swap contracts, including credit default swaps and credit default swap indexes, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. The fund expects from time to time to invest in credit default swaps and/or credit default swap indexes to hedge against equity market risk. The fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The fund expects to invest in a limited number of issuers.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
TSMC $66.08M 6.93%
RYANAIR HLDGS $49.19M 5.16%
ASML Holding NV $46.96M 4.92%
ITOCHU CORP $40.38M 4.23%
CAN NATURAL RES $39.40M 4.13%
TOKYO ELECTRON $37.78M 3.96%
AIB GROUP PLC $36.23M 3.80%
BABA-W $32.71M 3.43%
ALPHABET INC CL C $31.10M 3.26%
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft BAYN $30.19M 3.16%
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Allocation by sector

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

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
3
Exited
3
Increased
13
Decreased
8
Unchanged
20

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
The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 24, 2026, 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 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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