C000174703 Performance — Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund, CL P

Data updated: 2026-01-12

C000174703 returned +4.33% over one year to Jan 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −0.88%. Against its Moderate Allocation category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $97, against $108 for the category, and to $104 over one year, against $94. Volatility over the past three years was 4.86% a year. In the 12 months to Jan 2023 the fund took in a net $481.2M, and assets reached $535.79M.

C000174703 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Moderate Allocation category average over the same months.

PeriodC000174703Category average
1 year (Feb 2022 – Jan 2023)$104$94
3 years (Feb 2020 – Jan 2023)$97$108
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023)$95$111

C000174703 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jan 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+4.33%
3 years (annualised)−0.88%

C000174703 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Jan)+0.19%
2022+5.13%
2021+2.03%
2020−10.94%
2019 (Aug–Dec)−0.85%

C000174703 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+0.2%———————————
2022+1.0%+0.3%+1.3%+0.1%+0.8%−2.1%+1.1%+1.4%−0.5%+0.3%+0.8%+0.7%
2021−0.2%+0.9%+0.7%−0.5%+0.2%+0.1%+1.5%+0.1%−3.0%+0.9%−0.3%+1.7%
2020−1.7%−1.2%−2.8%−2.9%+2.5%+0.3%−0.3%−2.1%−0.1%−2.5%−1.9%+1.4%
2019———————−2.2%−0.2%+1.0%+0.4%+0.2%

C000174703 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Feb 2020 – Jan 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 4.86%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.11 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +2.45% (May 2020)
  • Worst month: −2.99% (Sep 2021)

C000174703 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $481.2M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $236.3M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.96×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jan 2023$10.7M−$15.3M$26.0M
Dec 2022$93.2M−$22.3M$115.4M
Nov 2022$17.3M−$20.3M$37.6M
Oct 2022$12.1M−$24.6M$36.8M
Sep 2022$7.7M−$13.5M$21.2M
Aug 2022$11.1M−$23.2M$34.3M
Jul 2022$23.4M−$22.5M$45.9M
Jun 2022$16.7M−$16.1M$32.8M
May 2022$9.6M−$33.1M$42.7M
Apr 2022$8.8M−$13.9M$22.7M
Mar 2022$13.5M−$16.7M$30.2M
Feb 2022$12.2M−$23.3M$35.6M

C000174703 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-01-31$535.79M
2022-10-31$546.27M
2022-07-31$570.30M
2022-04-30$594.62M
2022-01-31$604.17M
2021-10-31$622.43M
2021-07-31$661.61M
2021-04-30$687.51M
2021-01-31$727.31M
2020-10-31$796.53M
2020-07-31$930.26M
2020-04-30$925.58M

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.