POVBX — Putnam International Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
POVBX — Putnam International Equity Fund. Europe Mid Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity · $1.04B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
POVBX Fund Overview
POVBX — Putnam International Equity Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam International Equity Fund, categorised as Europe Mid Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Putnam International Equity Fund
- Category: Europe Mid Cap Blend / Core Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $1.04B
- 1-year return: 25.4%
- Ticker: POVBX
- SEC CIK: 0000868648
- SEC series ID: S000006181
- Share class ID: C000017025
POVBX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam International Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | 3.92% |
| AstraZeneca plc | 3.41% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 3.03% |
| Roche Holding AG | 2.96% |
| Safran SA | 2.89% |
| British American Tobacco plc | 2.79% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 2.79% |
| Iberdrola SA | 2.76% |
| Banco Santander SA | 2.76% |
| BHP Group Ltd. | 2.50% |
POVBX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam International Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.1% |
| Other | 0.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
| Fixed Income | 0.1% |
POVBX Performance
Total returns for POVBX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 25.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 7.3% |
POVBX Risk Information
Risk metrics for POVBX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 12.2%
POVBX Costs and Fees
POVBX costs about $201 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 2.01%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.01%
- Portfolio turnover: 77%
- Brokerage commissions: 14.95 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
POVBX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Putnam International Equity Fund had net inflows of $133.77M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$611.68K |
| 2026-05 | −$6.10M |
| 2026-04 | −$1.45M |
| 2026-03 | $11.99M |
| 2026-02 | $17.75M |
| 2026-01 | $9.93M |
POVBX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Putnam International Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States of America | 0.06% |
POVBX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam International Equity Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-10-27
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-10-25
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-05-01
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-25
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-09-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-08-21
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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.