Putnam VT Research Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-27
C000010869 — Putnam VT Research Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $120.69M AUM · 0.68% expense ratio · 21.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
C000010869 Fund Overview
Putnam VT Research Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Variable Trust, categorised as United States Large Cap Blend / Core 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: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $120.69M
- 1-year return: 21.4%
- SEC CIK: 0000822671
- SEC series ID: S000003887
- Share class ID: C000010869
C000010869 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam VT Research Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.54% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.38% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 4.94% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.63% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.09% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.05% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.70% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.21% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 2.17% |
| Putnam Short Term Investment Fund | 2.14% |
C000010869 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam VT Research Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.8% |
| Other | 2.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
C000010869 Performance
Total returns for C000010869 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -3.2% |
| 1 year | 21.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 20.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 12.8% |
C000010869 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000010869, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 10.7%
C000010869 Costs and Fees
C000010869 costs about $68 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.68%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.68%
- Portfolio turnover: 70%
- Brokerage commissions: 5.74 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000010869 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Putnam VT Research Fund had net inflows of $7.28M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $10.00M |
| 2026-02 | $354.66K |
| 2026-01 | −$713.67K |
| 2025-12 | −$687.91K |
| 2025-11 | −$204.16K |
| 2025-10 | −$588.37K |
C000010869 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Putnam VT Research Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000010869 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam VT Research 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.