C000011145 Performance — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2026-10-13

C000011145 returned +5.75% year to date and +11.78% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +12.79% over 3 years and +7.30% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $143, against $146 for the category, and to $112 over one year, against $116. Volatility over the past three years was 11.74% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $26.9M, and assets reached $287.74M.

C000011145 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodC000011145Category average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$112$116
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$143$146
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$142$142
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$189$186

C000011145 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jul 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+5.75%
1 year+11.78%
3 years (annualised)+12.79%
5 years (annualised)+7.30%

C000011145 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+5.75%
2025+12.81%
2024+21.74%
2023+12.16%
2022−12.99%
2021+23.05%
2020+5.61%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+2.39%

C000011145 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20260.0%+0.1%−4.7%+7.6%+3.6%+0.4%−0.9%—————
2025+4.2%−2.5%−4.9%+0.8%+4.9%+3.5%+0.9%+1.0%+2.5%+1.7%+0.7%−0.3%
2024+9.0%−4.0%+2.8%+4.8%+0.9%+1.7%+4.8%−2.6%+1.8%+2.0%+3.6%−4.2%
2023+5.5%+0.6%+2.8%−2.4%+2.0%+4.3%+0.3%−1.8%−4.4%−1.5%+1.8%+5.0%
2022−1.5%−6.7%+1.6%−2.2%+6.3%−7.4%+0.3%+5.5%−7.2%−2.9%+5.7%−4.0%
2021+9.2%+3.6%+2.3%+2.2%+0.6%+1.8%+1.2%+3.8%−4.1%+2.3%−4.4%+3.0%
2020+1.8%+9.2%−11.9%−6.8%+5.0%+2.5%+4.4%−2.1%−2.7%+4.2%−0.3%+4.0%
2019———————+1.2%+1.5%−2.1%−0.6%+2.4%

C000011145 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2023 – Jul 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 11.74%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.71 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +9.04% (Jan 2024)
  • Worst month: −4.92% (Mar 2025)

C000011145 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $26.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $79.3M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.51×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$4.5M$3.2M$1.3M
Jun 2026$3.0M$6.2M−$3.2M
May 2026$5.2M$5.8M−$546K
Apr 2026$4.5M$4.2M$230K
Mar 2026$7.5M$4.6M$2.9M
Feb 2026$5.2M$3.5M$1.6M
Jan 2026$6.2M$4.9M$1.2M
Dec 2025$13.6M$3.5M$10.1M
Nov 2025$7.2M$3.2M$4.0M
Oct 2025$9.2M$4.7M$4.5M
Sep 2025$6.5M$4.4M$2.1M
Aug 2025$6.7M$4.0M$2.7M

C000011145 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$287.74M
2026-04-30$281.39M
2026-01-31$268.85M
2025-10-31$256.28M
2025-07-31$234.06M
2025-04-30$203.35M
2025-01-31$208.73M
2024-10-31$186.62M
2024-07-31$167.75M
2024-04-30$142.49M
2024-01-31$127.27M
2023-10-31$102.73M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.