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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Moderate Allocation
Fund Family:Putnam
Net Assets:83.35M
Year-to-Date Return:20.44%
Yield:4.12%
Morningstar Rating:1 stars
Fund Inception Date:01-Dec-94
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Raman Srivastava
Lead Manager since 29-Oct-04
Mr. Srivastava is a managing director and team leader of the Portfolio Construction & Quantitative Research groups on the Core Fixed Income team. Mr. Srivastava has specialized in developing relative value tools, forecasting models, and a portfolio construction platform used to support the investment process within Putnam. Mr. Srivastava, who joined Putnam in 1999, is a CFA charterholder and has nine years of investment industry experience.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$500
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$500
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$0
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$0
PGEMX can be purchased from 14 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks to provide a balance investment composed of a well diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds which produce both capital growth and current income. The fund invests mainly in a combination of bonds and U.S. value stocks, with a greater focus on value stocks. It usually buys bonds of governments and private companies that are mostly investment-grade in quality with maturities of three years or longer. It invests mainly in equities of large and midsize companies.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (26-Aug-09): 0.09
Last Cap Gain (25-Nov-08): 0.09
Annual Holdings Turnover 233.21%
Average for Category: 81.32%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpensePGEMXCategory
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Total Expense Ratio:1.70% 1.02%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.75% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:3.50% 5.28%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.73%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 867$631
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,241$951
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 2,288$1,858
* Per $10,000 invested


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