D. William Kohli

Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income

Mr. Kohli is Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, and a member of Putnam’s Operating Committee. He is responsible for the overall strategy and positioning of Putnam’s fixed-income products. Mr. Kohli specializes in global rates and currencies and oversees the Portfolio Construction group, which draws on the expertise of sector specialist teams. In addition, he is a portfolio manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust, Putnam Premier Income Trust, and Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund. Mr. Kohli joined Putnam in 1994 and has been in the investment industry since 1988.

Funds managed

 Fact sheet Annual Semi-annual Compare
Diversified Income Trust
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
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.
Global Income Trust
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.
Short Duration Bond Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 508 funds in the Short-Term Bond category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 442 funds in the Short-Term Bond category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 508 funds in the Short-Term Bond category.
Stable Value Fund

Whitepapers

Revisiting "Thinking outside the index"

February 2019

Leaders of Putnam's fixed-income group outline their independent thinking on the forms of fixed-income risk and discuss the risk-return potential of sectors outside the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Fixed-Income Outlook

Q2 2020

Analysis of global bond market sectors from the Co-Heads of Fixed Income.