Putnam VT Global Equity Fund

Data updated: 2026-05-27

C000010889 — Putnam VT Global Equity Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Developed ex-US Energy Equity · $175.01M AUM · 0.78% expense ratio · 27.9% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.

C000010889 Fund Overview

Putnam VT Global Equity Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Variable Trust, categorised as Developed ex-US Energy 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: Developed ex-US Energy Equity
  • Assets under management: $175.01M
  • 1-year return: 27.9%
  • SEC CIK: 0000822671
  • SEC series ID: S000003897
  • Share class ID: C000010889

C000010889 Holdings

Top 10 holdings of Putnam VT Global Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

Holding% of net assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.7.04%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.5.62%
Ryanair Holdings plc4.44%
ITOCHU Corp.4.36%
ASML Holding NV4.26%
Constellation Software, Inc.3.79%
AIB Group plc3.76%
London Stock Exchange Group plc3.41%
Tokyo Electron Ltd.3.38%
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund2.95%

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C000010889 Portfolio Allocation

Asset-class allocation of Putnam VT Global Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.

Asset classAllocation
Equity96.3%
Other2.9%
Cash & Equivalents0.8%

C000010889 Performance

Total returns for C000010889 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.

PeriodTotal return
YTD-1.2%
1 year27.9%
3 years (annualised)15.0%
5 years (annualised)7.9%

C000010889 Risk Information

Risk metrics for C000010889, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.0%

C000010889 Costs and Fees

C000010889 costs about $78 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

  • Net expense ratio: 0.78%
  • Gross expense ratio: 0.83%
  • Portfolio turnover: 35%
  • Brokerage commissions: 15.20 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

C000010889 Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Putnam VT Global Equity Fund had net outflows of $6.96M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

MonthNet flow
2026-03$11.74M
2026-02−$2.61M
2026-01−$2.10M
2025-12−$2.30M
2025-11−$1.68M
2025-10−$1.64M

C000010889 Debt Constituents

No individual debt constituents are reported in Putnam VT Global Equity Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

C000010889 Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official Putnam VT Global Equity 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.