PIGCX Performance — Putnam International Equity Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-09-10

PIGCX returned +11.25% year to date and +22.61% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +17.96% over 3 years and +9.11% over 5 years. The fund beat its International Mid-Cap Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $164, against $156 for the category, and to $123 over one year, against $118. Volatility over the past three years was 13.26% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund took in a net $133.8M, and assets reached $1.04B.

PIGCX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam International Equity Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the International Mid-Cap Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodPIGCXCategory average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$123$118
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$164$156
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$155$143
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$199$188

PIGCX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+11.25%
1 year+22.61%
3 years (annualised)+17.96%
5 years (annualised)+9.11%

PIGCX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+11.25%
2025+36.14%
2024+2.77%
2023+17.78%
2022−15.47%
2021+7.95%
2020+10.89%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.30%

PIGCX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+6.9%+4.4%−9.5%+6.9%+3.6%−0.5%——————
2025+5.4%+2.8%+0.5%+3.9%+5.0%+4.0%−2.0%+4.8%+3.8%+0.9%+1.0%+1.4%
2024+2.5%+2.2%−0.4%−1.9%+5.4%−2.9%−0.9%+3.1%+3.1%−3.4%+0.5%−4.2%
2023+3.5%−2.2%+7.8%+5.0%−4.4%+2.0%−2.3%−4.1%+2.9%+5.2%+7.8%−3.6%
2022+0.8%−5.0%−4.3%−8.3%+1.4%−7.6%−7.7%−4.9%+4.6%−1.8%+14.0%+4.5%
2021+2.4%+2.4%−1.9%−1.8%+3.3%+3.7%−3.3%+2.6%+0.5%+4.9%−5.6%+1.0%
2020−12.7%−7.9%−1.5%+3.6%+4.0%+6.0%−1.8%+3.9%+4.7%+6.1%+13.3%−4.6%
2019——————+1.8%−1.6%−1.8%+4.1%+0.9%+3.8%

PIGCX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 13.26%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.01 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.84% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −9.48% (Mar 2026)

PIGCX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam International Equity Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $133.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $284.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.89×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$13.4M$14.0M−$612K
May 2026$9.8M$15.9M−$6.1M
Apr 2026$15.3M$16.8M−$1.5M
Mar 2026$25.5M$13.6M$12.0M
Feb 2026$29.0M$11.2M$17.7M
Jan 2026$21.3M$11.3M$9.9M
Dec 2025$105.1M$16.2M$88.9M
Nov 2025$14.8M$10.7M$4.0M
Oct 2025$21.7M$11.3M$10.3M
Sep 2025$10.8M$8.0M$2.8M
Aug 2025$9.0M$8.6M$431K
Jul 2025$8.9M$13.2M−$4.2M

PIGCX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam International Equity Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$1.04B
2026-03-31$953.85M
2025-12-31$906.07M
2025-09-30$858.98M
2025-06-30$805.20M
2025-03-31$718.88M
2024-12-31$689.67M
2024-09-30$756.44M
2024-06-30$737.01M
2024-03-31$747.01M
2023-12-31$735.86M
2023-09-30$687.78M

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.