PAHFX Performance — Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund, Class R4

Data updated: 2026-07-27

PAHFX returned +10.26% year to date and +26.66% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +22.13% over 3 years and +11.72% over 5 years. The fund beat its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $182, against $155 for the category, and to $127 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 11.34% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $4.6M, and assets reached $24.77M.

PAHFX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodPAHFXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$127$121
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$182$155
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$174$144
Since data start (Sep 2020 – May 2026)$212$169

PAHFX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+10.26%
1 year+26.66%
3 years (annualised)+22.13%
5 years (annualised)+11.72%

PAHFX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+10.26%
2025+16.99%
2024+23.83%
2023+19.75%
2022−9.98%
2021+14.33%
2020 (Sep–Dec)+7.73%

PAHFX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.6%+0.8%−4.9%+8.1%+3.7%———————
2025+2.9%−2.5%−4.1%+0.6%+5.2%+4.3%+0.9%+2.7%+3.3%+1.5%+0.4%+0.9%
2024+1.5%+5.1%+4.8%−3.4%+3.7%+2.7%+1.4%+2.4%+4.5%−1.6%+1.5%−0.7%
2023+6.5%−4.6%−0.1%+1.2%+2.3%−1.8%+3.0%+5.6%+8.5%−2.2%−3.8%+4.5%
2022−5.0%+3.4%+0.3%−7.8%+1.9%−3.3%+7.3%−8.2%+6.3%+6.3%−8.2%−1.7%
2021−0.1%+4.5%+1.4%+4.1%+2.6%+2.6%+0.9%+2.1%−1.8%+4.6%−4.4%−2.6%
2020————————+10.7%−2.1%−3.1%+2.6%

PAHFX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 11.34%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.55 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +8.50% (Sep 2023)
  • Worst month: −4.89% (Mar 2026)

PAHFX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $4.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $9.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 2.05×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$337K$357K−$20K
Apr 2026$566K$504K$62K
Mar 2026$1.1M$718K$371K
Feb 2026$613K$120K$493K
Jan 2026$695K$201K$494K
Dec 2025$3.1M$172K$2.9M
Nov 2025$615K$64K$551K
Oct 2025$312K$116K$196K
Sep 2025$737K$182K$554K
Aug 2025$277K$959K−$682K
Jul 2025$353K$913K−$560K
Jun 2025$375K$92K$283K

PAHFX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$24.77M
2026-02-28$22.81M
2025-11-30$19.91M
2025-08-31$17.63M
2025-05-31$17.19M
2025-02-28$14.74M
2024-11-30$10.88M
2024-08-31$9.63M
2024-05-31$6.29M
2024-02-29$5.19M
2023-11-30$4.45M
2023-08-31$3.89M

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.