Putnam Global Income Trust
Data updated: 2026-09-25
C000015446 — Putnam Global Income Trust. Long Total / Aggregate Bond · $219.80M AUM · 1.65% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000015446 Fund Overview
Putnam Global Income Trust is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Global Income Trust, categorised as Long Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Putnam Global Income Trust
- Category: Long Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $219.80M
- 1-year return: 2.0%
- SEC CIK: 0000794614
- SEC series ID: S000005653
- Share class ID: C000015446
C000015446 Investment Objective and Strategy
Putnam Global Income Trust describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Putnam Global Income Trust.
Investment objective
Putnam Global Income Trust seeks high current income.
Principal investment strategy
For this non-diversified fund, we invest mainly in bonds and securitized debt instruments (such as mortgage-backed investments) that are obligations of companies and governments worldwide; that are investment-grade in quality; and that have intermediate - to long-term maturities (three years or longer). Under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the funds net assets in investment-grade securities. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. We may also invest in bonds that are below investment-grade in quality (sometimes referred to as junk bonds). We may consider, among other factors, credit, interest rate and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. We typically use to a significant extent derivatives, such as futures, options, certain foreign currency transactions and swap contracts, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
C000015446 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam Global Income Trust by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Japan | 7.66% |
| Putnam Short Term Investment Fund | 5.79% |
| French Republic | 4.09% |
| Republic of Italy | 2.82% |
| Franklin Ultra Short Bond ETF | 2.48% |
| FNMA or FHLMC | 2.35% |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 1.95% |
| FNMA or FHLMC | 1.85% |
| FNMA or FHLMC | 1.77% |
| FNMA or FHLMC | 1.35% |
C000015446 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam Global Income Trust by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 62.6% |
| Securitized | 38.6% |
| Other | 8.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.1% |
| Derivatives | 0.7% |
C000015446 Performance
Total returns for C000015446 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.1% |
| 1 year | 2.0% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 2.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -2.3% |
C000015446 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000015446, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.5%
C000015446 Costs and Fees
C000015446 costs about $165 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.65%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.91%
- Portfolio turnover: 241%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.26 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000015446 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Putnam Global Income Trust had net inflows of $2.08M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$454.37K |
| 2026-03 | −$420.82K |
| 2026-02 | −$244.56K |
| 2026-01 | −$339.64K |
| 2025-12 | $5.07M |
| 2025-11 | $1.02M |
C000015446 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Putnam Global Income Trust by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Japan | 7.66% |
| French Republic | 4.09% |
| Republic of Italy | 2.82% |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 1.95% |
| Kingdom of Belgium | 1.04% |
| Kingdom of Spain | 0.84% |
| Spain Bonos Y Obligaciones del Estado | 0.79% |
| Commonwealth of Australia | 0.64% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0.61% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.51% |
C000015446 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam Global Income Trust filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-02-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-02-26
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-02-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-09-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-01-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-01-13
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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.