Mr. Scanlon is a Co-Head of Fixed Income. He is responsible for managing all facets of the corporate credit investment process and overseeing Putnam’s tax-exempt team. In addition, he is a portfolio manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, George Putnam Balanced Fund, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam High Yield Fund, Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust, and Putnam Premier Income Trust. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Scanlon served as a Portfolio Manager of non-cyclical credit sector strategies and as an Analyst covering the health-care, consumer, and retail sectors. He joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1986.

Funds managed	Fact sheet	Annual	Semi annual	Compare
Diversified Income Trust				PDVYX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 289 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 79 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund				PYTRX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 289 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 245 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 289 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
Floating Rate Income Fund				PFRYX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 225 funds in the Bank Loan category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 88 funds in the Bank Loan category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 199 funds in the Bank Loan category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 225 funds in the Bank Loan category.
George Putnam Balanced Fund				PGEYX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 637 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 408 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 557 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 637 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
Global Income Trust				PGGYX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 188 funds in the World Bond category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 106 funds in the World Bond category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 188 funds in the World Bond category.
High Yield Fund				PHAYX
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 641 funds in the High Yield Bond category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 346 funds in the High Yield Bond category.

Closed End Funds

Master Intermediate Income Trust

Premier Income Trust