Putnam ESG High Yield ETF
Data updated: 2026-06-24
C000237595 — Putnam ESG High Yield ETF. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $7.67M AUM · 0.55% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000237595 Fund Overview
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF is a US ETF managed by Putnam ETF Trust, categorised as Intermediate Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Putnam ETF Trust
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $7.67M
- 1-year return: 9.3%
- SEC CIK: 0001845809
- SEC series ID: S000077298
- Share class ID: C000237595
C000237595 Investment Objective and Strategy
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Putnam ETF Trust.
Investment objective
The fund seeks high current income.
Principal investment strategy
The fund invests mainly in bonds that are below investment grade in quality (sometimes referred to as junk bonds) with a focus on companies or issuers that the funds Investment Manager, as defined below, believes meet relevant environmental, social or governance (ESG) criteria on a sector-specific basis (ESG criteria). The fund invests mainly in bonds that also have one or more of the following characteristics: (1) are obligations of U.S. companies or issuers and (2) have intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer). The fund may consider, among other factors, a companys or issuers ESG criteria (as described below), credit, interest rate, liquidity and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade that meet the Investment Managers ESG criteria.
This policy is non-fundamental and may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. The Investment Manager may not apply ESG criteria to investments that are not subject to the funds 80% policy and such investments may not meet the Investment Managers ESG criteria. The fund will not necessarily sell an investment if it no longer meets the Investment Managers ESG criteria after purchase, subject to compliance with the 80% policy. In evaluating investments for the fund, the Investment Manager identifies relevant ESG criteria for specific sectors, subsectors or countries using an internally developed framework, which may take into account independent third party ESG data. The Investment Manager identifies specific ESG criteria (i.e., quality of board, quality of management, product safety and quality, workforce relations, emissions and waste management, or energy management, among others) and assigns a percentage weighting to those criteria based on the Investment Managers assessment of which ESG criteria are more or less important.
As part of this analysis, the Investment Manager may utilize metrics and information such as emissions data, carbon intensity, sources of energy used for operations, water use and re-use, water generation, waste diversion from landfill, employee safety and diversity data, supplier audits, product safety, board composition, and incentive compensation structures. After evaluating these criteria and applying the established weightings, the Investment Manager will assign each company, issuer or country, as applicable, a proprietary ESG rating ranging from a 5.0 to a 1.0 with 5.0 indicating the highest (best) ESG rating and 1.0 indicating the lowest (worst) ESG rating. In order to meet the Investment Managers ESG criteria for purposes of the above-referenced non-fundamental investment policy, a company or issuer must generally be rated 2.5 or above by the Investment Manager.
While the Investment Manager may consider independent third-party data as a part of its analytical process, the portfolio management team performs its own independent analysis of issuers and does not rely solely on third-party screens. For corporate credit (i.e., investment grade-rated and below investment grade-rated securities), the Investment Manager also applies a momentum factor in determining the ESG rating of a company or issuer based on the Investment Managers view of whether the performance of the company or issuer under the relevant ESG criteria is expected to improve or decline. If an issuer is rated 2.0 or above and has a positive momentum factor, a company or issuer will be viewed as meeting the Investment Managers criteria for purposes of the above-referenced non-fundamental policy.
Conversely, if an issuer has a negative momentum factor, it will be viewed as meeting the Investment Managers criteria for purposes of the above-referenced non-fundamental policy only if its rated a 3.0 or above. While the Investment Manager may consider independent third-party data as a part of its analytical process, the portfolio management team performs its own independent analysis of issuers and does not rely solely on third-party screens. The funds approach to ESG investing incorporates fundamental research together with consideration of ESG criteria which may include, but are not limited to, those included in the following descriptions. Environmental criteria include, for example, a companys or issuers carbon intensity and use of resources like water or minerals. ESG measures in this area might include plans to reduce waste, increase recycling, raise the proportion of energy supplied from renewable sources, or improve product design to be less resource intensive.
Social criteria include, for example, labor practices and supply chain management. ESG measures in this area might include programs to improve employee well-being, commitment to workplace equality and diversity, or improved stewardship of supplier relationships and working conditions. Corporate governance criteria include, for example, board composition and executive compensation, as well as bondholders rights. ESG measures in this area might include improvements in board independence or diversity, or alignment of management incentives with the companys or issuers strategic ESG objectives. In the corporate credit sector, the Investment Manager combines fundamental analysis with relevant ESG insights with a forward-looking perspective. The Investment Manager believes that this approach contributes to a more nuanced assessment of an issuers credit profile.
The Investment Manager evaluates ESG considerations using independent third-party data (where available), and uses company or issuer disclosures and public data sources. The Investment Manager believes that ESG considerations are best analyzed in combination with a companys or issuers fundamentals, including a companys or issuers industry, location, strategic position, and key relationships. In addition to bonds, the fund may also invest in other fixed-income instruments, including bank loans. In addition to the main investment strategies described above, the fund may make other types of investments, such as investments in equity securities, asset-backed, hybrid and structured bonds and notes, preferred securities that would be characterized as debt securities under applicable accounting standards and tax laws, and assignments of and participations in fixed and floating rate bank loans.
The fund may also use derivatives, such as futures, options, certain foreign currency transactions and swap contracts, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.
C000237595 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam ESG High Yield ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Putnam Investment Funds | 23.55% |
| Apld Computeco LLC | 7.49% |
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. | 4.76% |
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 2.01% |
| Kinetik Holdings LP | 0.86% |
| Wynn Resorts Finance LLC | 0.80% |
| Firstcash, Inc. | 0.75% |
| R.r. Donnelley & Sons Company | 0.73% |
| Wesco Distribution, Inc. | 0.68% |
| Cco Holdings LLC / Cco Holdings Capital Corp. | 0.67% |
C000237595 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam ESG High Yield ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 65.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 23.6% |
| Derivatives | 2.0% |
C000237595 Performance
Total returns for C000237595 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.8% |
| 1 year | 9.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 8.5% |
C000237595 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000237595, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.5%
C000237595 Costs and Fees
C000237595 costs about $55 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.55%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.57%
- Portfolio turnover: 36%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000237595 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Putnam ESG High Yield ETF had net outflows of $175.67M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $0 |
| 2026-03 | $0 |
| 2026-02 | −$223.61M |
| 2026-01 | $5.22M |
| 2025-12 | $5.22M |
| 2025-11 | $2.61M |
C000237595 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Putnam ESG High Yield ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Apld Computeco LLC | 7.49% |
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. | 4.76% |
| Kinetik Holdings LP | 0.86% |
| Wynn Resorts Finance LLC | 0.80% |
| Firstcash, Inc. | 0.75% |
| R.r. Donnelley & Sons Company | 0.73% |
| Wesco Distribution, Inc. | 0.68% |
| Cco Holdings LLC / Cco Holdings Capital Corp. | 0.67% |
| Beach Acquisition Bidco LLC | 0.66% |
| Venture Global Lng, Inc. | 0.62% |
C000237595 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam ESG High Yield ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-08-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-08-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-08-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-31
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2025-12-29
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-07-14
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-07-12
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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.