Putnam VT International Growth Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-27
C000010853 — Putnam VT International Growth Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Equity · $29.52M AUM · 1.10% expense ratio · 35.8% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
C000010853 Fund Overview
Putnam VT International Growth Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Variable Trust, categorised as Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Equity. 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: Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary Equity
- Assets under management: $29.52M
- 1-year return: 35.8%
- SEC CIK: 0000822671
- SEC series ID: S000003879
- Share class ID: C000010853
C000010853 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam VT International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 15.67% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 7.84% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 5.23% |
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 4.16% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 3.28% |
| Bank of China Ltd. | 2.31% |
| Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 2.08% |
| PetroChina Co. Ltd. | 2.04% |
| KB Financial Group, Inc. | 1.79% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 1.73% |
C000010853 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam VT International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 93.5% |
| Other | 5.6% |
C000010853 Performance
Total returns for C000010853 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 4.7% |
| 1 year | 35.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 19.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.0% |
C000010853 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000010853, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.5%
C000010853 Costs and Fees
C000010853 costs about $110 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.10%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.46%
- Portfolio turnover: 77%
- Brokerage commissions: 47.87 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000010853 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Putnam VT International Growth Fund had net inflows of $130.58K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $1.06M |
| 2026-02 | $699.58K |
| 2026-01 | $343.16K |
| 2025-12 | −$518.73K |
| 2025-11 | $219.61K |
| 2025-10 | −$140.61K |
C000010853 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Putnam VT International Growth Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000010853 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam VT International Growth 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.