Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund (Class A) (PACAX)
A globally diversified fund for preserving wealth
Highlights
Objective
The Conservative Fund seeks total return consistent with preservation of capital.
Strategy and process
- Global benchmark: The fund starts with a globally diversified benchmark with more efficient exposures relative to a typical 30/70 benchmark.
- Tactical flexibility: The managers have the ability to tilt overall equity and fixed-income allocations +/-15% and shift exposures within each asset class.
- Active implementation: Managers proactively research and determine the most efficient implementation for each asset class.
Fund price |
Yesterday’s close | 52-week high | 52-week low |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net asset value |
$10.76
0.09% | $0.01 |
$11.10
01/26/18 |
$10.53
03/23/18 |
Consistency of positive performance over five years
Performance shown does not reflect the effects of any sales charges. Click on the dots to see specific returns in each five-year period as of the date revealed. Note that returns of 0.00% are counted as positive periods. For complete fund performance, please click on the performance tab.
12.52%
Best 5-year annualized return
(for period ending 03/31/14)
-1.78%
Worst 5-year annualized return
(for period ending 03/31/09)
5.65%
Average 5-year annualized return
Fund facts as of 04/30/18
$1,104.38M
327%
Monthly
1728
September
746444504 / 0042
02/07/94
Asset Allocation
PACAX
Management team
Manager commentary | Q1 2018
Rising rates could crimp profit margins
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Literature
Fund documents |
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| Fact Sheet (A share) (PDF) | |
| Fact Sheet (Y share) (PDF) |
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| Summary Prospectus (PDF) |
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| Statutory Prospectus (PDF) |
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| Statement of Additional Information (SAI) (PDF) | |
| Annual Report (PDF) |
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| Semiannual Report (PDF) |
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| Brochure (PDF) |
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| Proxy voting results (Form N-PX) (PDF) | |
| Quarterly commentary (PDF) | |
| Quarterly comparison of Putnam's Dynamic Asset Allocation funds (PDF) | |
| How to create a diversified portfolio (PDF) | |
| Alpha found: Comparing active multi-asset managers with a passive model (PDF) | |
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Total return (%) as of 03/31/18
Annual performance as of 03/31/18
Annualized Total return (%) as of 03/31/18
| Annualized performance | 1 yr. | 3 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 10 yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before sales charge | 4.83% | 3.19% | 5.22% | 5.42% |
| After sales charge | -1.19% | 1.17% | 3.98% | 4.80% |
| Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.82% | 3.63% |
| Putnam Conservative Blended Benchmark | 5.11% | 3.96% | 5.06% | 5.60% |
Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Returns before sales charge do not reflect the current maximum sales charges as indicated below. Had the sales charge been reflected, returns would be lower. Returns at public offering price (after sales charge) for class A and class M shares reflect the current maximum initial sales charges of 5.75% and 3.50% for equity funds and Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund, and 4.00% and 3.25% for income funds (1.00% and 0.75% for Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, and Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund), respectively. Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5% in the first year, declining to 1% in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter (except for Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, and Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund, which is 1% in the first year, declining to 0.5% in the second year, and is eliminated thereafter). Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Performance for class B, C, M, R, and Y shares prior to their inception is derived from the historical performance of class A shares, adjusted for the applicable sales charge (or CDSC) and, except for class Y shares, the higher operating expenses for such shares (with the exception of Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Fund and Putnam AMT-Free Municipal Fund, which are based on the historical performance of class B shares). Class R5/R6 shares, available to qualified employee-benefit plans only, are sold without an initial sales charge and have no CDSC. Class Y shares are generally only available for corporate and institutional clients and have no initial sales charge. Performance for Class R5/R6 shares before their inception are derived from the historical performance of class Y shares, which have not been adjusted for the lower expenses; had they, returns would have been higher. For a portion of the period, some funds had expenses limitations or had been sold on a limited basis with limited assets and expenses, without which returns would be lower.
Performance snapshot
| Before sales charge | After sales charge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mt. as of 04/30/18 | 0.24 % | -5.52 % | |
| YTD as of 05/25/18 | -0.91 % | -6.61 % | |
Yield
| Distribution rate before sales charge as of 05/25/18 |
1.78% |
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| Distribution rate after sales charge as of 05/25/18 |
1.68% |
| 30-day SEC yield as of 04/30/18 (after sales charge) |
1.79% |
Risk-adjusted performance as of 04/30/18
| Alpha (3 yrs.) | 2.52 |
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| Sharpe ratio (3 yrs.) | 0.67 |
| Treynor ratio (3 yrs.) | 5.84 |
| Information ratio (3 yrs.) | 0.53 |
Volatility as of 04/30/18
| Standard deviation (3 yrs.) | 4.18% |
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| Beta | 0.48 |
| R-squared | 0.09 |
Capture ratio as of 04/30/18
| Up-market (3 yrs.) | 129.51 |
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| Down-market (3 yrs.) | 67.86 |
Lipper rankings as of 04/30/18
| Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Consv Funds | Percentile ranking | Rank/Funds in category |
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| 1 yr. | 44% | 157/357 |
| 3 yrs. | 35% | 107/308 |
| 5 yrs. | 10% | 26/280 |
| 10 yrs. | 22% | 46/211 |
Morningstar ratings as of 04/30/18
| Tactical Allocation | Rating | Funds in category |
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| Overall | (242) | |
| 3 yrs. | (242) | |
| 5 yrs. | (182) | |
| 10 yrs. | (75) |
Distributions
| Record/Ex dividend date | 05/17/18 |
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| Payable date | 05/21/18 |
| Income | $0.016 |
| Extra income | -- |
| Short-term cap. gain | -- |
| Long-term cap. gain | -- |
Lipper rankings are based on total return without sales charge relative to all share classes of funds with similar objectives as determined by Lipper. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.
The up-market capture ratio is used to evaluate how well an investment manager performed relative to an index during periods when that index has risen. The ratio is calculated by dividing the manager’s returns by the returns of the index during the up-market, and multiplying that factor by 100. The down-market capture ratio is used to evaluate how well an investment manager performed relative to an index during periods when that index has dropped. The ratio is calculated by dividing the manager’s returns by the returns of the index during the down-market and multiplying that factor by 100.
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Holdings
Top 10 holdings as of 04/30/18
| Gnma Gii30 Ma4652 03.5000 08/20/2047 | 4.10% |
|---|---|
| Fnma Fn30 Ma3238 03.5000 01/01/2048 | 3.64% |
| Fnma Fn15 Al9468 03.0000 12/01/2031 | 1.79% |
| Fhlmc Fh30g G08814 04.0000 05/01/2048 | 1.62% |
| Microsoft | 1.42% |
| Fnma Fn30 Tba 03.0000 05/01/2048 | 1.31% |
| Alphabet | 1.25% |
| JPMorgan Chase | 1.03% |
| S&P Gsci 3X 144a Note 04/01/2019 | 1.02% |
| Apple | 0.82% |
| Top 10 holdings, percent of portfolio | 18.00% |
Portfolio composition as of 04/30/18
| U.S. Investment-grade bonds | 54.04% |
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| U.S. large-cap equity | 26.32% |
| International equity | 7.49% |
| U.S. small- and mid-cap equity | 6.02% |
| U.S. High-yield bonds | 3.45% |
| Commodities | 2.68% |
Fixed income statistics as of 04/30/18
| Average effective maturity | 10.27 yrs. |
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| Average effective duration | 3.67 yrs. |
Fund characteristics will vary over time.
Due to rounding, percentages may not equal 100%.
Consider these risks before investing: Allocation of assets among asset classes may hurt performance. Stock and bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about changes in monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund's portfolio holdings. International investing involves currency, economic, and political risks. Emerging-market securities carry illiquidity and volatility risks. Investments in small and/or midsize companies increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments, and value stocks may fail to rebound. Funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed investments, unlike traditional debt investments, are also subject to prepayment risk, which means that they may increase in value less than other bonds when interest rates decline and decline in value more than other bonds when interest rates rise. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate risk (the risk of bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting on interest or principal payments). Default risk is generally higher for non-qualified mortgages. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for longer-term bonds, and credit risk is generally greater for below-investment-grade bonds. Unlike bonds, funds that invest in bonds have fees and expenses. The use of derivatives may increase these risks by increasing investment exposure (which may be considered leverage) or, in the case of over-the-counter instruments, because of the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the potential failure of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations. You can lose money by investing in the fund.
Expenses
Expense ratio |
Class A | Class B | Class C | Class M | Class R | Class R5 | Class R6 | Class Y |
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| Total expense ratio | 1.02% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.52% | 1.27% | 0.73% | 0.66% | 0.77% |
| What you pay | 1.02% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.52% | 1.27% | 0.73% | 0.66% | 0.77% |
Sales charge/Dealer allowance
| Breakpoint | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class M | Class R | Class R5 | Class R6 | Class Y |
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| $0-$49,999 | 5.75% / 5.00% | 0.00% / 4.00% | 0.00% / 1.00% | 3.50% / 3.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 4.50% / 3.75% | 0.00% / 4.00% | 0.00% / 1.00% | 2.50% / 2.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $100,000-$249,999 | 3.50% / 2.75% | -- | 0.00% / 1.00% | 1.50% / 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $250,000-$499,999 | 2.50% / 2.00% | -- | 0.00% / 1.00% | 1.00% / 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $500,000-$999,999 | 2.00% / 1.75% | -- | 0.00% / 1.00% | 1.00% / 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $1M-$4M | 0.00% / 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $4M-$50M | 0.00% / 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| $50M+ | 0.00% / 0.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
CDSC
| Class A (sales for $1,000,000+) | Class B | Class C | Class M | Class R | Class R5 | Class R6 | Class Y | |
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| 0 to 9 mts. | 1.00% | 5.00% | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 9 to 12 mts. | 1.00% | 5.00% | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2 yrs. | 0.00% | 4.00% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 yrs. | 0.00% | 3.00% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 yrs. | 0.00% | 3.00% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 yrs. | 0.00% | 2.00% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 6 yrs. | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 7+ yrs. | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Trail commissions
| Class A | Class B | Class C | Class M | Class R | Class R5 | Class R6 | Class Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 0.65% | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
For sales and trail commission information on purchases over $1 million and participant-directed qualified retirement plans, see a Putnam fund prospectus and the statement of additional information.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities. The Putnam Conservative Blended Benchmark is a benchmark administered by Putnam Management, comprising 65% the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 25% the Russell 3000 Index, 5% the MSCI EAFE Index (ND), and 5% the JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Consider these risks before investing: Allocation of assets among asset classes may hurt performance. Stock and bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about changes in monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund's portfolio holdings. International investing involves currency, economic, and political risks. Emerging-market securities carry illiquidity and volatility risks. Investments in small and/or midsize companies increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments, and value stocks may fail to rebound. Funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed investments, unlike traditional debt investments, are also subject to prepayment risk, which means that they may increase in value less than other bonds when interest rates decline and decline in value more than other bonds when interest rates rise. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate risk (the risk of bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting on interest or principal payments). Default risk is generally higher for non-qualified mortgages. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for longer-term bonds, and credit risk is generally greater for below-investment-grade bonds. Unlike bonds, funds that invest in bonds have fees and expenses. The use of derivatives may increase these risks by increasing investment exposure (which may be considered leverage) or, in the case of over-the-counter instruments, because of the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the potential failure of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations. You can lose money by investing in the fund.