Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund
Data updated: 2026-09-25
C000118093 — Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund. United States Large Cap Growth Equity · $13.49B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000118093 Fund Overview
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Investment Funds, categorised as United States Large Cap Growth Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Putnam Investment Funds
- Category: United States Large Cap Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $13.49B
- 1-year return: 28.1%
- SEC CIK: 0000932101
- SEC series ID: S000003848
- Share class ID: C000118093
C000118093 Investment Objective and Strategy
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Putnam Investment Funds.
Investment objective
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
Investments We invest mainly in common stocks of large U.S. companies, with a focus on growth stocks. Growth stocks are issued by companies whose earnings are expected to grow faster than those of similar firms, and whose business growth and other characteristics may lead to an increase in stock price. We may consider, among other factors, a companys valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends when deciding whether to buy or sell investments.
C000118093 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 13.64% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 11.54% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.80% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 5.20% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 3.95% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 3.86% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.72% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 3.05% |
| Mastercard, Inc. | 2.88% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.84% |
C000118093 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.6% |
| Other | 0.4% |
C000118093 Performance
Total returns for C000118093 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.9% |
| 1 year | 28.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 24.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 12.6% |
C000118093 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000118093, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 18.1%
C000118093 Costs and Fees
C000118093 costs about $70 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.70%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.70%
- Portfolio turnover: 34%
- Brokerage commissions: 2.37 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000118093 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund had net inflows of $300.57M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $10.98M |
| 2026-03 | −$22.03M |
| 2026-02 | $52.76M |
| 2026-01 | −$75.30M |
| 2025-12 | $575.92M |
| 2025-11 | −$54.02M |
C000118093 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000118093 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-11-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-11-26
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-11-27
- 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 2025-10-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-10-11
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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.