Putnam Capital Manager

Putnam Equity Income Subaccount

The subaccount seeks current income. Capital growth is a secondary objective when consistent with seeking current income.

Putnam Equity Income Subaccount

Fund description

The subaccount employs Putnam's value strategy to invest primarily in stocks of large and mid-sized companies that are undervalued and poised for positive change. The subaccount favors dividend-paying companies and is broadly diversified across market sectors. To help manage volatility and increase current income, up to 20% of the portfolio can be invested in high quality, fixed-income securities.

Sales story

A multidimensional approach that defines value on a daily basisA large-value focus: The fund focuses on large companies whose stocks are priced below their long-term potential, and where there may be a catalyst for positive change.Dividend growth: The fund places a distinct emphasis on companies that can grow their dividends and are able and willing to return cash to shareholders.A disciplined process: The portfolio managers invest using fundamental research and quantitative tools supported by strong risk controls in portfolio construction.

Management team

Lipper ranking ‡ as of 12/31/19

Category: Equity Income Funds

  Percentile ranking Rank/Funds in category
10 yrs. 19% 10/54
1 yr. 7% 5/80
3 yrs. 19% 13/71
5 yrs. 28% 19/69

Risk Characteristics as of 12/31/19

Alpha (%) 2.70
Beta 0.99
R squared 0.96
Standard deviation (3 yrs.) 12.02

Mutual funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk. Capital gains, if any, are taxable for federal and, in most cases, state purposes. For some investors, investment income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Income from federally exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes. Variable annuities are long-term investments designed for retirement purposes. Withdrawals prior to age 59 1/2 may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.Although value investing targets stocks believed to be priced too low, there is no guarantee they will appreciate.

‡ Lipper is an industry research firm whose rankings are based on total return performance, vary over time, and do not reflect the effects of sales charges. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Quick facts as of 12/31/19

Fiscal Year End December
Asset Class Putnam Capital Manager
Subaccount Status Open to new investors
Number of issues 102
Turnover (fiscal year end) 14%
Net Assets $1,465M
Inception Date 05/01/03

Holdings

JPMorgan Chase 4.51%
Bank Of America Corp 3.58%
Microsoft Corp 3.18%
Citigroup 3.05%
Walmart 2.48%
Apple 2.12%
Johnson&Johnson 1.95%
Northrop Grumman Corp 1.92%
Cigna Corp 1.65%
Merck 1.57%
Top 10 holdings, total: 26.01%

Represents equity portion of portfolio.

Top 10 holdings as of 12/31/19
1: JPMorgan Chase 4.51%
2: Bank Of America Corp 3.58%
3: Microsoft Corp 3.18%
4: Citigroup 3.05%
5: Walmart 2.48%
6: Apple 2.12%
7: Johnson&Johnson 1.95%
8: Northrop Grumman Corp 1.92%
9: Cigna Corp 1.65%
10: Merck 1.57%
Holdings represent 26.01% of portfolio
Top 10 holdings as of 11/30/19
1: JPMorgan Chase 4.36%
2: Bank Of America Corp 3.46%
3: Microsoft Corp 3.12%
4: Citigroup 2.93%
5: Walmart 2.54%
6: Northrop Grumman Corp 2.00%
7: Apple 1.97%
8: Johnson&Johnson 1.88%
9: Cigna Corp 1.65%
10: Merck 1.54%
Holdings represent 25.45% of portfolio
Top 10 holdings as of 10/31/19
1: JPMorgan Chase 4.22%
2: Bank Of America Corp 3.32%
3: Microsoft Corp 3.02%
4: Citigroup 2.86%
5: Walmart 2.55%
6: Northrop Grumman Corp 2.05%
7: Apple 1.88%
8: Johnson&Johnson 1.84%
9: Merck 1.56%
10: American Electric Power 1.53%
Holdings represent 24.83% of portfolio
Top 10 holdings as of 09/30/19
1: JPMorgan Chase 4.15%
2: Bank Of America Corp 3.23%
3: Microsoft Corp 3.05%
4: Citigroup 2.88%
5: Walmart 2.70%
6: Northrop Grumman Corp 2.27%
7: Johnson & Johnson 1.90%
8: Apple 1.77%
9: American Tower Corp 1.63%
10: American Electric Power 1.60%
Holdings represent 25.18% of portfolio

Portfolio Composition as of 12/31/19

Common stock 98.08%
Cash and net other assets 1.28%
Convertible preferred stock 0.64%

Allocations will vary over time. The unclassified sector (where applicable) includes exchange traded funds and other securities not able to be classified by sector.

Mutual funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk. Capital gains, if any, are taxable for federal and, in most cases, state purposes. For some investors, investment income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. Income from federally exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes. Variable annuities are long-term investments designed for retirement purposes. Withdrawals prior to age 59 1/2 may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.Although value investing targets stocks believed to be priced too low, there is no guarantee they will appreciate.

Lipper is an industry research firm whose rankings are based on total return performance, vary over time, and do not reflect the effects of sales charges. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Top Industry Sectors as of 12/31/19

Financials 23.26%
Health care 14.58%
Industrials 10.71%
Information technology 10.59%
Energy 8.99%
Consumer staples 8.55%
Communication services 5.50%
Utilities 5.11%
Consumer discretionary 4.21%
 
Other		 8.50%
Materials 3.93%
Real estate 3.29%
Cash and net other assets 1.28%