Spread duration is displayed in years and reflects the contribution by sector to the portfolio's total spread duration with the exception of the Treasury and Interest-rate swap sectors where effective duration is displayed. Spread duration estimates the price sensitivity of a specific sector or asset class to a 100 basis-point movement, 1%, (either widening or narrowing) in its yield spread relative to Treasuries. Effective duration provides a measure of a portfolio's interest-rate sensitivity. The longer a portfolio's duration, the more sensitive the portfolio is to shifts in the interest rates. Allocations may not total 100% of net assets because the table includes the notional value of derivatives (the economic value for purposes of calculating periodic payment obligations), in addition to the market value of securities.
Active ETF
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF (Class A) (PCRB)
Income securities diversified across multiple sectors for all-weather performance
NAV as of 11/29/23
$47.85
Market data all data below as of 11/29/23
| Closing market price | $47.94 |
| 30-day median bid-ask spread | 0.17% |
| Day high | $48.02 |
| Day low | $47.82 |
| Premium/Discount | 0.20% |
| 30-day average trading volume | 13,393 |
| Net assets and outstanding shares | Download CSV |
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ETF facts as of 10/31/23
PCRB
PCRBIV
746729607
01/19/23
$448.30M
0.35%
Taxable Income
--
Monthly
343
April
Objective
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF seeks high current income consistent with what Putnam Management believes to be prudent risk.
Strategy and process
- Diverse opportunitiesInvests across sectors of the U.S. bond market, including mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, and other government obligations
- Bottom-up processPursues benchmark outperformance mainly through security selection, while subsector allocations within the benchmark and macro strategies also serve as potential alpha generators
- Integrated ESG approachIncorporates consideration of material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues that managers view as additive to the fundamental understanding of each issuer
Management team
Michael V. Salm
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
34 years in industry
26 years at Putnam Investments
Andrew C. Benson
Portfolio Manager
15 years in industry
15 years at Putnam Investments
Albert Chan, CFA
Head of Portfolio Construction
21 years in industry
21 years at Putnam Investments
Sriketan Mahanti
Portfolio Manager
23 years in industry
11 years at Putnam Investments
Literature
Fund information |
| Fact Sheet (PDF) |
Legal documents |
| Prospectuses/SAI |
| Annual Report (PDF) |
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Total return (%) as of 09/30/23
Cumulative Total return (%) as of 09/30/23
| Cumulative performance | 1 yr. | 3 yrs. | 5 yrs. | Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net asset value | -- | -- | -- | -4.51% |
| Market price | -- | -- | -- | -4.57% |
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Market performance is determined using the bid/ask midpoint at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Market performance does not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times throughout the day.
Shares of any ETF are bought and sold at market price (not NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV, and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.
The fund has limited public trading history.
Performance snapshot
| Net asset value | Market price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mt. as of 10/31/23 | -1.66% | -1.31% | |
| YTD | - | - | |
Fixed income statistics as of 10/31/23
| Average effective duration | 5.84 yrs. |
|---|
Yield
| Distribution rate as of 11/29/2023 | 4.34% |
| 30-day SEC yield as of 10/31/2023 | 5.11% |
Distributions
| Record date | 11/22/23 |
|---|---|
| Ex-date | 11/21/23 |
| Payable date | 11/27/23 |
| Income | $0.173 |
| Extra income | -- |
| Short-term cap. gain | -- |
| Long-term cap. gain | -- |
Historical premium/discount
| Number of days at premium | -- |
| Number of days at NAV | -- |
| Number of days at discount | -- |
Holdings
Portfolio holdings
| Full portfolio holdings | Download XLSX |
|---|
| Us Treasury N/B 04.0000 11/15/2052 | 6.55% |
|---|---|
| Us Treasury N/B 01.7500 03/15/2025 | 6.42% |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.2500 08/15/2031 | 6.00% |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.5000 02/28/2026 | 5.40% |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.3750 04/30/2026 | 4.36% |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4465 Umbs 02.0000 11/01/2051 | 2.34% |
| Us Treasury N/B 03.3750 08/15/2042 | 2.23% |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4493 Umbs 02.5000 12/01/2051 | 2.18% |
| Fnma Fn30 Tba Umbs 06.5000 11/01/2053 | 1.77% |
| At&T 02.5500 12/01/2033 | 1.33% |
| Top 10 holdings, percent of portfolio | 38.60% |
| Top 10 holdings as of 10/31/23 | |
|---|---|
| Us Treasury N/B 04.0000 11/15/2052 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.7500 03/15/2025 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.2500 08/15/2031 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.5000 02/28/2026 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.3750 04/30/2026 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4465 Umbs 02.0000 11/01/2051 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 03.3750 08/15/2042 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4493 Umbs 02.5000 12/01/2051 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Tba Umbs 06.5000 11/01/2053 | |
| At&T 02.5500 12/01/2033 | |
| Holdings represent 38.60% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 09/30/23 | |
|---|---|
| Us Treasury N/B 04.0000 11/15/2052 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.7500 03/15/2025 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.2500 08/15/2031 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.5000 02/28/2026 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.3750 04/30/2026 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4465 Umbs 02.0000 11/01/2051 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 03.3750 08/15/2042 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4493 Umbs 02.5000 12/01/2051 | |
| At&T 02.5500 12/01/2033 | |
| Gnma Gii30 Ma7312 02.5000 04/20/2051 | |
| Holdings represent 38.12% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 08/31/23 | |
|---|---|
| Us Treasury N/B 04.0000 11/15/2052 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.2500 08/15/2031 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.7500 03/15/2025 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.5000 02/28/2026 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.3750 04/30/2026 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4465 Umbs 02.0000 11/01/2051 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 03.3750 08/15/2042 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4493 Umbs 02.5000 12/01/2051 | |
| At&T 02.5500 12/01/2033 | |
| Gnma Gii30 Ma7312 02.5000 04/20/2051 | |
| Holdings represent 39.80% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 07/31/23 | |
|---|---|
| Us Treasury N/B 04.0000 11/15/2052 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.2500 08/15/2031 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 01.7500 03/15/2025 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.5000 02/28/2026 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 02.3750 04/30/2026 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4465 Umbs 02.0000 11/01/2051 | |
| Us Treasury N/B 03.3750 08/15/2042 | |
| Fnma Fn30 Ma4493 Umbs 02.5000 12/01/2051 | |
| At&T 02.5500 12/01/2033 | |
| Gnma Gii30 Ma7312 02.5000 04/20/2051 | |
| Holdings represent 40.10% of portfolio | |
Fixed Income Statistics as of 10/31/23
| Average Effective Maturity | 8.68 yrs. |
| Average Effective Duration | 5.84 yrs. |
| Average Yield to Maturity | 5.94% |
| Average Coupon | 3.53 |
| AMT Exposure | -- |
Country allocation as of 10/31/23
| United States | 95.85% |
|---|---|
| Germany | 0.79% |
| France | 0.79% |
| Canada | 0.55% |
| Spain | 0.44% |
| Singapore | 0.38% |
| Australia | 0.29% |
| Ireland | 0.22% |
| Switzerland | 0.21% |
| Other | 0.50% |
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Portfolio composition as of 10/31/23
| Cash investments | Non-cash investments | Total portfolio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Spread duration | Weight | Spread duration | Weight | Spread duration | |
| Agency pass-through | 27.02% | 1.66 | 4.85% | 0.23 | 31.88% | 1.89 |
| U.S. Treasury/agency | 31.83% | 2.02 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 31.83% | 2.02 |
| Investment-grade corporate bonds | 27.07% | 1.58 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 27.07% | 1.58 |
| Commercial MBS | 8.58% | 0.26 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 8.58% | 0.26 |
| High-yield corporate bonds | 0.67% | 0.04 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.67% | 0.04 |
| Asset-backed securities (ABS) | 0.44% | 0.01 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.44% | 0.01 |
| Net cash | 4.38% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 4.38% | 0.00 |
Maturity detail as of 10/31/23
| 0 - 1 yr. | 0.64% |
|---|---|
| 1 - 5 yrs. | 34.12% |
| 5 - 10 yrs. | 39.05% |
| 10 - 15 yrs. | 14.39% |
| Over 15 yrs. | 11.79% |
Quality rating as of 10/31/23
| AAA | 63.50% |
|---|---|
| AA | 4.71% |
| A | 9.63% |
| BBB | 16.52% |
| BB | 0.77% |
| Not Rated | 0.49% |
| Net cash | 4.38% |
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed income securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Consider these risks before investing: Investing with a focus on companies or issuers that exhibit a commitment to ESG factors may result in the fund investing in certain types of companies or issuers that underperform the market as a whole. In evaluating an investment opportunity, we may make investment decisions based on information and data that is incomplete or inaccurate. Due to changes in the products or services of the companies and issuers in which the fund invests, the fund may temporarily hold securities that are inconsistent with its ESG investment criteria.
Fixed-income 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). Interest-rate risk is generally greater for longer-term bonds, and credit risk is generally greater for below-investment-grade bonds. Risks associated with derivatives include increased investment exposure (which may be considered leverage) and, in the case of over-the-counter instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the potential failure of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations. Unlike bonds, funds that invest in bonds have fees and expenses. 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. The fund may have to invest the proceeds from prepaid investments in other investments with less attractive terms and yields.
The value of investments in the fund's portfolio may fall or fail to rise over time for a variety of reasons, including general economic, political, or financial market conditions; investor sentiment and market perceptions; government actions; geopolitical events or changes; and factors related to a specific issuer, geography, industry, or sector. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund's portfolio holdings. Our investment techniques, analyses, and judgments may not produce the outcome we intend. You can lose money by investing in the fund.
Credit qualities are shown as a percentage of the fund's net assets. A bond rated BBB or higher is considered investment grade. This chart reflects the highest security rating provided by one or more of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch. Ratings and portfolio credit quality will vary over time. Net cash represent the market value weights of cash, derivatives, and short-term securities in the portfolio. The fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency.
