C000011181 Performance — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund, Class R
Data updated: 2025-06-24
C000011181 returned +5.98% over one year to Apr 2025. Annualised returns are +4.43% over 3 years and +3.96% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $114, against $123 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $109. Volatility over the past three years was 7.14% a year. In the 12 months to Apr 2025 the fund took in a net $123.7M, and assets reached $372.80M.
C000011181 Growth of $100
What $100 invested in Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.
| Period | C000011181 | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (May 2024 – Apr 2025) | $106 | $109 |
| 3 years (May 2022 – Apr 2025) | $114 | $123 |
| 5 years (May 2020 – Apr 2025) | $121 | $152 |
| Since data start (Aug 2019 – Apr 2025) | $117 | $148 |
C000011181 Trailing Returns
Total returns to Apr 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +5.98% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +4.43% |
| 5 years (annualised) | +3.96% |
C000011181 Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Apr) | +0.80% |
| 2024 | +11.21% |
| 2023 | +3.88% |
| 2022 | −5.50% |
| 2021 | +5.98% |
| 2020 | −1.24% |
| 2019 (Aug–Dec) | +1.31% |
C000011181 Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2.3% | +0.2% | −2.0% | +0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | +5.6% | −2.7% | +1.7% | +1.2% | +1.6% | +1.1% | +2.6% | −2.2% | +1.2% | +1.7% | +1.5% | −2.4% |
| 2023 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +2.0% | −1.8% | +0.6% | +1.2% | −0.5% | −1.4% | −2.8% | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | −0.2% | −2.4% | +0.2% | −0.9% | +2.5% | −3.2% | +0.4% | +1.5% | −3.2% | −1.2% | +2.0% | −0.8% |
| 2021 | +3.2% | +1.3% | +0.6% | +0.4% | +0.1% | +0.7% | +0.7% | +0.6% | −2.1% | +0.8% | −1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | +0.2% | +2.9% | −5.7% | −2.5% | +2.4% | +1.0% | +1.6% | −1.3% | −0.9% | +0.4% | −0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.2% | +0.4% | +0.1% | +0.3% | +0.7% |
C000011181 Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over May 2022 – Apr 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.14%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.01 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +5.59% (Jan 2024)
- Worst month: −3.19% (Sep 2022)
C000011181 Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: $123.7M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $236.4M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.10×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | $12.7M | $14.2M | −$1.5M |
| Mar 2025 | $20.6M | $11.0M | $9.6M |
| Feb 2025 | $19.6M | $12.0M | $7.6M |
| Jan 2025 | $21.2M | $5.1M | $16.1M |
| Dec 2024 | $31.8M | $6.2M | $25.6M |
| Nov 2024 | $25.1M | $19.0M | $6.2M |
| Oct 2024 | $21.1M | $4.6M | $16.4M |
| Sep 2024 | $21.5M | $7.7M | $13.8M |
| Aug 2024 | $21.1M | $10.3M | $10.8M |
| Jul 2024 | $13.9M | $8.1M | $5.8M |
| Jun 2024 | $11.4M | $7.6M | $3.8M |
| May 2024 | $16.6M | $7.0M | $9.6M |
C000011181 Assets Under Management
Net assets of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | $372.80M |
| 2025-01-31 | $362.08M |
| 2024-10-31 | $318.98M |
| 2024-07-31 | $275.90M |
| 2024-04-30 | $242.91M |
| 2024-01-31 | $222.76M |
| 2023-10-31 | $196.20M |
| 2023-07-31 | $207.23M |
| 2023-04-30 | $207.57M |
| 2023-01-31 | $208.49M |
| 2022-10-31 | $196.04M |
| 2022-07-31 | $202.09M |
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.