POVBX — Putnam International Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-27
POVBX — Putnam International Equity Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Europe Industrials Equity · $953.85M AUM · 2.01% expense ratio · 25.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
POVBX Fund Overview
POVBX — Putnam International Equity Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam International Equity Fund, categorised as Europe 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 Industrials Equity
- Assets under management: $953.85M
- 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 |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca plc | 3.34% |
| British American Tobacco plc | 3.09% |
| Glencore plc | 3.04% |
| ASML Holding NV | 3.04% |
| Putnam Short Term Investment Fund | 2.92% |
| Roche Holding AG | 2.83% |
| Iberdrola SA | 2.78% |
| Hoya Corp. | 2.78% |
| Safran SA | 2.63% |
| BHP Group Ltd. | 2.29% |
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 | 96.1% |
| Other | 2.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.2% |
| Derivatives | 0.2% |
| Fixed Income | 0.1% |
POVBX Performance
Total returns for POVBX (as of 2026-08-01), 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 2026-03, Putnam International Equity Fund had net inflows of $131.48M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $11.99M |
| 2026-02 | $17.75M |
| 2026-01 | $9.93M |
| 2025-12 | $88.91M |
| 2025-11 | $4.00M |
| 2025-10 | $10.33M |
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 | 0.05% |
| United States of America | 0.02% |
| United States of America | 0.01% |
POVBX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam International Equity Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.