Portfolio Manager - Jason R. Vaillancourt

Jason R. Vaillancourt,CFA

Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation

Mr. Vaillancourt is Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation. In partnership with the other GAA Co-Heads, he is responsible for the overall strategy and positioning of Putnam’s GAA products, and the research that drives the top-down views of GAA portfolios, including asset class, region, and sector decisions. In addition, his work contributes to Putnam’s Capital Markets Outlook. Mr. Vaillancourt is also a portfolio manager of Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds (Balanced, Conservative, and Growth); Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund; Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund; Putnam RetirementReady® Funds; Putnam Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 1; Putnam’s Total Return institutional portfolio; and Putnam’s 529 college savings plan. He joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1993.

Funds managed	Fact sheet	Annual	Semi annual
Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund
Overall Morningstar Rating^TM among 658 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
10-year Morningstar Rating^TM among 427 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund
10-year Morningstar Rating^TM among 267 funds in the Allocation--30% to 50% Equity category.
Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund
Overall Morningstar Rating^TM among 311 funds in the Allocation--70% to 85% Equity category.
10-year Morningstar Rating^TM among 198 funds in the Allocation--70% to 85% Equity category.
Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund
Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund
Overall Morningstar Rating^TM among 248 funds in the Multialternative category.
10-year Morningstar Rating^TM among 59 funds in the Multialternative category.
5-year Morningstar Rating^TM among 178 funds in the Multialternative category.
3-year Morningstar Rating^TM among 248 funds in the Multialternative category.
Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 1
RetirementReady 2020 Fund
RetirementReady 2025 Fund
RetirementReady 2030 Fund
RetirementReady 2035 Fund
RetirementReady 2040 Fund
RetirementReady 2045 Fund
RetirementReady 2050 Fund
RetirementReady 2055 Fund
RetirementReady 2060 Fund

College Savings Funds

Putnam 529 Age-Based 1998
Putnam 529 Age-Based 1999
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2000
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2001
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2002
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2003
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2004
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2005
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2006
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2007
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2008
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2009
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2010
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2011
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2012
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2012
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2013
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2014
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2015
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2016
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2017
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2018
Putnam 529 Age-Based 2019
Putnam 529 Age-Based Graduate
Putnam 529 Aggressive Growth
Putnam 529 Balanced
Putnam 529 Equity Income
Putnam 529 Fixed Income Absolute Return
Putnam 529 Government Money Market
Putnam 529 Growth
Putnam 529 Growth Opportunities
Putnam 529 High Yield
Putnam 529 Income
Putnam 529 Multi-Asset Absolute Return
Putnam 529 Small Cap Value

Whitepapers

Capital Markets Outlook

17-Oct

Analysis of current market themes and asset class opportunities from investment leaders across Putnam.

Blog posts

Market volatility returns to "old" normal

1/28/2019

Our outlook for stock market volatility sees the levels reached in 2018 continuing, in part because these levels were close to the long-term norm.

Watch the euro as Italy votes

11/29/2016

We are watching the referendum in Italy this weekend for yet another existential crisis for the euro.