C000091530 Performance — Putnam Core Equity Fund, CL Y

Data updated: 2026-09-25

C000091530 returned +8.35% year to date and +18.88% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +19.15% over 3 years and +13.04% over 5 years. The fund beat its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $169, against $153 for the category, and to $119 over one year, against $116. Volatility over the past three years was 12.88% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund lost a net $272.0M, and assets reached $6.25B.

C000091530 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Core Equity Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000091530Category average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$119$116
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$169$153
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$185$159
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$296$226

C000091530 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+8.35%
1 year+18.88%
3 years (annualised)+19.15%
5 years (annualised)+13.04%

C000091530 Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+8.35%
2025+20.94%
2024+31.21%
2023+19.24%
2022−13.79%
2021+41.97%
2020+11.80%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+5.68%

C000091530 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.2%−1.2%−5.2%+9.3%+4.6%−1.2%+1.1%—————
2025+6.1%−1.9%−5.7%−1.5%+6.0%+5.2%+2.2%+2.4%+3.4%+1.9%+1.0%+0.6%
2024+9.1%−4.2%+3.9%+5.3%+1.5%+3.5%+5.4%−0.5%+2.1%+2.2%+2.9%−2.9%
2023+5.8%+2.1%+2.4%−2.1%+3.5%+7.1%+1.0%−1.9%−4.6%−1.2%+2.0%+4.4%
2022−1.9%−7.8%+2.8%−2.3%+9.3%−8.7%−0.5%+9.4%−9.3%−3.7%+6.2%−5.9%
2021+12.3%+5.2%+4.9%+5.2%+1.5%+1.4%+1.3%+6.5%−4.9%+2.8%−3.9%+4.5%
2020+4.1%+13.3%−14.2%−9.0%+5.2%+1.8%+5.3%−2.5%−3.8%+8.2%+1.3%+4.7%
2019———————+3.2%+2.7%−2.5%−1.2%+3.5%

C000091530 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.88%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.14 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +9.32% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −5.71% (Mar 2025)

C000091530 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Core Equity Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$272.0M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $961.3M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.78×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$48.4M$120.0M−$71.6M
Jun 2026$168.0M$180.5M−$12.5M
May 2026$48.5M$110.4M−$61.9M
Apr 2026$62.1M$92.3M−$30.1M
Mar 2026$60.4M$85.0M−$24.6M
Feb 2026$75.1M$101.7M−$26.6M
Jan 2026$62.4M$94.0M−$31.6M
Dec 2025$205.1M$147.5M$57.6M
Nov 2025$43.5M$65.6M−$22.1M
Oct 2025$57.7M$110.2M−$52.6M
Sep 2025$69.8M$66.0M$3.8M
Aug 2025$60.3M$60.0M$283K

C000091530 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Core Equity Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$6.25B
2026-04-30$6.13B
2026-01-31$6.06B
2025-10-31$6.04B
2025-07-31$5.65B
2025-04-30$5.05B
2025-01-31$5.42B
2024-10-31$5.09B
2024-07-31$4.73B
2024-04-30$4.25B
2024-01-31$4.00B
2023-10-31$3.40B

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.