C000011185 Performance — Putnam Retirement Ready 2020 Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2021-10-06

C000011185 returned −2.90% over one year to Oct 2020. Over one year the fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 grew to $97, against $105 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 6.10% a year. In the 12 months to Oct 2020 the fund took in a net $579.1M, and assets reached $227.42M.

C000011185 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Retirement Ready 2020 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodC000011185Category average
1 year (Nov 2019 – Oct 2020)$97$105
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Oct 2020)$97$107

C000011185 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Oct 2020, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−2.90%

C000011185 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Retirement Ready 2020 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2020 (Jan–Oct)−3.67%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+0.91%

C000011185 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020−0.2%+1.6%−4.8%−1.7%+1.9%+0.7%+0.9%−1.0%−0.5%−0.6%——
2019———————−0.5%+0.1%+0.5%+0.4%+0.4%

C000011185 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Nov 2019 – Oct 2020.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 6.10%
  • Best month: +1.88% (May 2020)
  • Worst month: −4.75% (Mar 2020)

C000011185 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Retirement Ready 2020 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $579.1M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $300.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -1.08×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Oct 2020$9.0M−$4.4M$13.4M
Sep 2020$9.3M−$9.2M$18.5M
Aug 2020$205.6M−$205.6M$411.2M
Jul 2020$7.2M−$3.7M$10.8M
Jun 2020$7.8M−$7.8M$15.7M
May 2020$13.0M−$6.1M$19.1M
Apr 2020$6.4M−$9.1M$15.6M
Mar 2020$9.9M−$9.9M$19.8M
Feb 2020$6.4M−$4.3M$10.7M
Jan 2020$5.6M−$4.9M$10.5M
Dec 2019$14.0M−$3.0M$17.0M
Nov 2019$6.7M−$10.2M$16.9M

C000011185 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Retirement Ready 2020 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2020-10-31$227.42M
2020-07-31$227.10M
2020-04-30$208.58M
2020-01-31$219.62M
2019-10-31$215.79M

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.