George Putnam Balanced Fund
George Putnam Balanced Fund
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$2.29B
Holdings1
684
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of Nov. 24, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The fund seeks to provide a balanced investment composed of a well-diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds which produce both capital growth and current income.

Strategy. Investments The fund invests mainly in a combination of bonds and common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of large U.S. companies, with a greater focus on common stocks. For example, the fund may purchase stocks of companies with stock prices that reflect a value lower than that which the Investment Manager, as defined below, places on the company. The Investment Manager may also consider other factors that it believes will cause the stock price to rise. The fund buys bonds of governments and private companies that are mostly investment-grade in quality with intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer). The Investment Manager may consider, among other factors, a companys valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in … Investments The fund invests mainly in a combination of bonds and common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of large U.S. companies, with a greater focus on common stocks. For example, the fund may purchase stocks of companies with stock prices that reflect a value lower than that which the Investment Manager, as defined below, places on the company. The Investment Manager may also consider other factors that it believes will cause the stock price to rise. The fund buys bonds of governments and private companies that are mostly investment-grade in quality with intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer). 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 equity investments, and, among other factors, credit, interest rate and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell fixed-income investments. The fund may also use derivatives, such as futures, options, warrants and swap contracts, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, Class P $112.59M 4.91%
NVIDIA CORP $92.65M 4.04%
MICROSOFT CORP $86.88M 3.79%
ALPHABET INC CL A $83.12M 3.62%
APPLE INC $69.07M 3.01%
AMAZON.COM INC $66.28M 2.89%
BROADCOM INC $45.11M 1.97%
META PLATFORMS INC CL A $41.83M 1.82%
US TREASURY N/B $41.37M 1.80%
US TREASURY N/B $38.82M 1.69%
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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
66
Exited
101
Increased
41
Decreased
211
Unchanged
371

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

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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