Putnam VT High Yield Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-27
C000010845 — Putnam VT High Yield Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $133.63M AUM · 0.71% expense ratio · 8.0% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
C000010845 Fund Overview
Putnam VT High Yield Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Variable Trust, categorised as Intermediate Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Putnam Variable Trust
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $133.63M
- 1-year return: 8.0%
- SEC CIK: 0000822671
- SEC series ID: S000003875
- Share class ID: C000010845
C000010845 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam VT High Yield Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Putnam Short Term Investment Fund | 3.05% |
| RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 0.83% |
| Grifols SA | 0.82% |
| Opal Bidco SAS | 0.81% |
| FirstCash, Inc. | 0.76% |
| MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp. | 0.73% |
| Kedrion SpA | 0.73% |
| APLD ComputeCo LLC | 0.72% |
| CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 0.72% |
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. | 0.70% |
C000010845 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam VT High Yield Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 91.1% |
| Loans | 3.8% |
| Other | 3.0% |
| Equity | 1.4% |
C000010845 Performance
Total returns for C000010845 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.1% |
| 1 year | 8.0% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 8.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 4.1% |
C000010845 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000010845, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.9%
C000010845 Costs and Fees
C000010845 costs about $71 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.71%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.71%
- Portfolio turnover: 45%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.07 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000010845 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Putnam VT High Yield Fund had net outflows of $9.27M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $3.16M |
| 2026-02 | $1.17M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.07M |
| 2025-12 | $1.70M |
| 2025-11 | −$630.54K |
| 2025-10 | −$1.05M |
C000010845 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Putnam VT High Yield Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 0.83% |
| Grifols SA | 0.82% |
| Opal Bidco SAS | 0.81% |
| FirstCash, Inc. | 0.76% |
| MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp. | 0.73% |
| Kedrion SpA | 0.73% |
| APLD ComputeCo LLC | 0.72% |
| CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | 0.72% |
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. | 0.70% |
| PHH Escrow Issuer LLC | 0.69% |
C000010845 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam VT High Yield Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.