Putnam Small is trading at 16.82 as of the 21st of July 2025; that is 0.65 percent down since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 16.93. Putnam Small has less than a 18 % chance of experiencing some financial distress in the next two years of operation and had a good performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 22nd of April 2025 and ending today, the 21st of July 2025. Click here to learn more.
The fund invests mainly in common stocks of small U.S. companies, with a focus on value stocks. Value stocks are issued by companies that are currently undervalued by the market. The fund invests at least 80 percent of its net assets in companies of a size similar to those in the Russell 2000 Value Index. More on Putnam Small Cap
Putnam Small Cap [PYSVX] is traded in USA and was established 21st of July 2025. Putnam Small is listed under Putnam category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Small Value category and is part of Putnam family. This fund at this time has accumulated 338.67 M in assets with no minimum investment requirementsPutnam Small Cap is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 0.77% with the current yeild of 0.01%, while the total return for the last 3 years was 11.05%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Putnam Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Putnam Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Putnam Small Cap Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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