PDLTX Performance — Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2026-07-27

PDLTX returned +4.27% year to date and +13.37% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +12.47% over 3 years and +5.92% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Target-Date category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $142, against $155 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 6.99% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund took in a net $5.5M, and assets reached $47.90M.

PDLTX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Target-Date category average over the same months.

PeriodPDLTXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$113$121
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$142$155
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$133$144
Since data start (Sep 2020 – May 2026)$151$169

PDLTX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+4.27%
1 year+13.37%
3 years (annualised)+12.47%
5 years (annualised)+5.92%

PDLTX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+4.27%
2025+8.63%
2024+17.69%
2023+10.85%
2022−10.56%
2021+9.20%
2020 (Sep–Dec)+4.34%

PDLTX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.0%+1.1%−2.6%+3.2%+1.6%———————
2025+1.7%−2.0%−2.2%+0.4%+2.0%+2.6%+0.3%+1.8%+1.9%+0.8%+0.6%+0.4%
2024+1.0%+4.3%+3.1%−2.7%+2.5%+2.0%+1.8%+1.6%+2.8%−1.7%+1.3%+0.7%
2023+4.5%−2.5%−0.5%+0.9%+1.7%−0.9%+1.4%+2.7%+6.1%−1.7%−2.5%+1.8%
2022−3.5%+1.9%+0.4%−5.8%+0.3%−2.7%+5.0%−5.7%+4.2%+3.0%−5.9%−1.8%
2021−0.4%+2.9%+1.1%+2.7%+1.7%+1.6%+0.9%+1.8%−1.0%+2.4%−2.9%−1.9%
2020————————+7.2%−1.8%−2.1%+1.3%

PDLTX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.99%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.14 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +6.09% (Sep 2023)
  • Worst month: −2.74% (Apr 2024)

PDLTX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $5.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $17.3M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.46×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$786K$662K$123K
Apr 2026$439K$595K−$156K
Mar 2026$603K$650K−$47K
Feb 2026$5.1M$573K$4.5M
Jan 2026$2.5M$1.5M$1.0M
Dec 2025$4.0M$535K$3.5M
Nov 2025$607K$444K$162K
Oct 2025$312K$707K−$395K
Sep 2025$738K$960K−$222K
Aug 2025$449K$3.6M−$3.2M
Jul 2025$951K$1.5M−$561K
Jun 2025$797K$116K$681K

PDLTX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$47.90M
2026-02-28$46.97M
2025-11-30$39.69M
2025-08-31$38.84M
2025-05-31$39.98M
2025-02-28$37.83M
2024-11-30$31.04M
2024-08-31$30.28M
2024-05-31$19.74M
2024-02-29$16.77M
2023-11-30$16.79M
2023-08-31$14.63M

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.