C000162758 Performance — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund, Class Y

Data updated: 2026-10-13

C000162758 returned +6.64% year to date and +13.40% over one year to Jul 2026. Annualised returns are +14.51% over 3 years and +8.73% over 5 years. Against its Target-Date category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $150, against $146 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $116. Volatility over the past three years was 12.76% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $9.3M, and assets reached $86.54M.

C000162758 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodC000162758Category average
1 year (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)$113$116
3 years (Aug 2023 – Jul 2026)$150$146
5 years (Aug 2021 – Jul 2026)$152$142
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jul 2026)$209$186

C000162758 Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+6.64%
1 year+13.40%
3 years (annualised)+14.51%
5 years (annualised)+8.73%

C000162758 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jul)+6.64%
2025+14.35%
2024+24.41%
2023+14.34%
2022−12.93%
2021+25.96%
2020+6.91%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+2.79%

C000162758 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.1%+0.1%−5.1%+8.5%+3.9%+0.4%−0.8%—————
2025+4.5%−2.9%−5.4%+1.0%+5.6%+3.8%+1.1%+1.1%+2.8%+1.9%+0.8%−0.3%
2024+9.8%−4.2%+3.0%+5.4%+0.8%+1.8%+5.3%−2.6%+2.0%+2.1%+4.0%−4.4%
2023+6.0%+0.6%+3.0%−2.6%+2.3%+5.0%+0.7%−1.8%−4.7%−1.6%+2.0%+5.3%
2022−1.5%−7.3%+2.1%−2.3%+6.9%−7.6%+0.3%+6.3%−7.8%−3.0%+6.3%−4.5%
2021+10.0%+3.8%+2.5%+2.5%+0.8%+2.1%+1.4%+4.4%−4.4%+2.5%−4.8%+3.3%
2020+2.0%+10.1%−12.5%−7.3%+5.3%+2.7%+4.7%−2.1%−3.0%+4.9%−0.2%+4.3%
2019———————+1.5%+1.7%−2.2%−0.7%+2.6%

C000162758 Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.76%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.78 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +9.82% (Jan 2024)
  • Worst month: −5.38% (Mar 2025)

C000162758 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $9.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $29.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.45×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$1.6M$2.1M−$528K
Jun 2026$2.3M$2.9M−$541K
May 2026$2.3M$987K$1.3M
Apr 2026$1.5M$1.3M$259K
Mar 2026$2.5M$2.1M$469K
Feb 2026$2.7M$1.6M$1.1M
Jan 2026$1.5M$1.8M−$314K
Dec 2025$5.6M$1.5M$4.1M
Nov 2025$2.6M$1.2M$1.4M
Oct 2025$2.1M$2.4M−$323K
Sep 2025$3.0M$1.1M$1.8M
Aug 2025$2.2M$1.6M$618K

C000162758 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$86.54M
2026-04-30$83.39M
2026-01-31$79.20M
2025-10-31$76.31M
2025-07-31$70.04M
2025-04-30$56.83M
2025-01-31$57.14M
2024-10-31$47.94M
2024-07-31$39.67M
2024-04-30$29.73M
2024-01-31$24.21M
2023-10-31$16.84M

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.