Walter D. Scully, CPA

Portfolio Manager, Analyst

Mr. Scully is a Portfolio Manager and an Analyst in the Equity Research group, focusing on the U.S. consumer discretionary sector. He is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Focused Equity Fund and Putnam Research Fund. As an Analyst, Mr. Scully is responsible for conducting fundamental analysis, developing insights on material sustainability issues, assessing valuations, and making buy/sell recommendations for companies in the consumer cyclicals industries. He has been in the investment industry since he joined Putnam in 1996.

Mutual Funds

Fact sheet Annual Semi annual
Focused Equity Fund
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 1130 funds in the Large Growth category.
Research Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 1226 funds in the Large Blend category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 822 funds in the Large Blend category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 1120 funds in the Large Blend category.

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