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Name
As of 03/26/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
YTD Return
-0.2%
1 yr return
1.6%
3 Yr Avg Return
-3.8%
5 Yr Avg Return
-0.2%
Net Assets
$1.32 B
Holdings in Top 10
83.8%
Expense Ratio 1.13%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$0
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 03/26/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Investments
We invest mainly in bonds that are securitized debt instruments (such as mortgage-backed investments) and related derivative instruments, and other obligations of companies and governments worldwide denominated in U.S. dollars or (to a lesser extent) foreign currencies, are either investment-grade or below-investment-grade in quality (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”) and have intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer). The fund currently has significant investment exposure to residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities. We may consider, among other factors, credit, interest rate and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. We typically use to a significant extent derivatives, including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, to-be-announced (TBA) commitments, futures, options, and swaptions, including on mortgage-backed securities and indices, and certain foreign currency transactions, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes including to obtain or adjust exposure to mortgage-backed investments.
Period | PIFRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | -0.2% | -5.6% | 4.3% | 11.87% |
1 Yr | 1.6% | -9.7% | 17.7% | 49.16% |
3 Yr | -3.8%* | -10.5% | 26.1% | 90.99% |
5 Yr | -0.2%* | -6.6% | 191.5% | 81.20% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -2.3% | 73.8% | 79.17% |
* Annualized
Period | PIFRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | -2.6% | -16.2% | 8.1% | 99.01% |
2022 | -19.3% | -34.7% | 131.9% | 96.05% |
2021 | -7.3% | -11.6% | 4.4% | 98.31% |
2020 | 1.1% | -10.1% | 946.1% | 93.67% |
2019 | 6.3% | -1.7% | 156.4% | 25.51% |
Period | PIFRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | -0.2% | -5.6% | 4.3% | 11.87% |
1 Yr | 1.6% | -9.7% | 17.7% | 49.16% |
3 Yr | -3.8%* | -10.5% | 26.1% | 90.99% |
5 Yr | -0.2%* | -6.6% | 191.5% | 81.20% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -2.3% | 73.8% | 79.17% |
* Annualized
Period | PIFRX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 4.2% | -11.3% | 11.0% | 93.36% |
2022 | -13.3% | -32.2% | 131.9% | 38.77% |
2021 | -4.0% | -9.4% | 9.2% | 98.73% |
2020 | 6.6% | -1.9% | 1009.0% | 84.06% |
2019 | 11.2% | 1.1% | 21668.0% | 4.78% |
PIFRX | Category Low | Category High | PIFRX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 1.32 B | 2.73 M | 292 B | 49.41% |
Number of Holdings | 1503 | 1 | 17889 | 25.93% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 1.05 B | -106 M | 36.5 B | 24.95% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 83.77% | 4.4% | 134.5% | 3.74% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PIFRX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 145.33% | 0.00% | 215.98% | 2.05% |
Other | 58.65% | -13.23% | 58.65% | 0.29% |
Cash | 15.21% | -54.51% | 88.26% | 8.71% |
Convertible Bonds | 2.04% | 0.00% | 7.93% | 28.87% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.93% | 86.72% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 74.68% | 85.13% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PIFRX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Derivative | 58.65% | -5.38% | 58.65% | 0.29% |
Securitized | 51.61% | 0.00% | 98.40% | 12.91% |
Government | 24.49% | 0.00% | 86.23% | 49.46% |
Corporate | 16.28% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 89.16% |
Cash & Equivalents | 15.21% | 0.00% | 88.06% | 9.69% |
Municipal | 0.06% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 67.19% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PIFRX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 145.31% | 0.00% | 215.98% | 1.76% |
Non US | 0.02% | 0.00% | 39.04% | 38.65% |
PIFRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 1.13% | 0.01% | 39.10% | 20.41% |
Management Fee | 0.39% | 0.00% | 1.76% | 58.50% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.50% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 74.80% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.50% | N/A |
PIFRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 2.00% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
PIFRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
PIFRX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | N/A | 2.00% | 493.39% | 99.93% |
PIFRX | Category Low | Category High | PIFRX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 4.65% | 0.00% | 9.77% | 1.07% |
PIFRX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Annual | Monthly | Annual |
PIFRX | Category Low | Category High | PIFRX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 2.05% | -1.28% | 4.79% | 28.40% |
PIFRX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Mar 25, 2024 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2024 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2024 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2023 | $0.161 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 27, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 26, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 27, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2023 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2022 | $0.259 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2022 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 27, 2022 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2022 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2022 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2022 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2022 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2022 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2021 | $0.115 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 27, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 26, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 26, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2020 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 26, 2020 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2020 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2020 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 27, 2020 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2020 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 26, 2020 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 27, 2020 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2020 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2020 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 27, 2020 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2019 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2019 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 26, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2019 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 28, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2019 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2019 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2018 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 27, 2018 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 26, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2018 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 27, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2017 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 26, 2017 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 27, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2016 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2016 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2016 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2016 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2016 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2016 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 27, 2016 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2016 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2016 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2016 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2016 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2016 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2015 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2015 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 26, 2015 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2015 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2015 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 27, 2015 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2015 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 26, 2015 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 27, 2015 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2015 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2015 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 26, 2015 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2014 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2014 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 27, 2014 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 27, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2014 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 27, 2014 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2013 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2013 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2013 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2013 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 26, 2013 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2013 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2013 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 28, 2013 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2013 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2013 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2013 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2013 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2012 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 27, 2012 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2012 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 26, 2012 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 27, 2012 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2012 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2011 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2011 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2011 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2011 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2011 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2011 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 27, 2011 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2011 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2011 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2011 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2011 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2011 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2010 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2010 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2010 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 27, 2010 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2010 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 26, 2010 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2010 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2010 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 26, 2010 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2010 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2010 | $0.037 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2010 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 26, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 27, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 26, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 27, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 26, 2009 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 27, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 27, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2008 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2008 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2008 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2008 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2007 | $0.044 | ExtraDividend |
Nov 26, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2007 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 27, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 27, 2007 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 26, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2007 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2007 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2006 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 27, 2006 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2006 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2006 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2006 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2006 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 26, 2006 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2006 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2006 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2006 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 27, 2006 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2006 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2005 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2005 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2005 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2005 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2005 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2005 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 27, 2005 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2005 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2005 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2005 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2005 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2005 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2004 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 27, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 26, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 25, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 26, 2004 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2004 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2004 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 26, 2004 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2003 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 25, 2003 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 27, 2003 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2003 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2003 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2003 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2003 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 27, 2003 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2003 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2003 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 25, 2003 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 30, 2007
14.93
14.9%
Mr. Salm is a Co-Head of Fixed Income, specializing in liquid markets and securitized strategies. In this role, he oversees investment strategies related to mortgage and securitized products, interest-rate and volatility derivatives, and money markets. In addition, he manages trading operations and Putnam's Fixed Income quantitative teams. He is a portfolio manager of core global, core plus, global government, fixed income global alpha, and dedicated mortgage strategies, as well as fixed income hedge funds. Mr. Salm joined Putnam in 1997 and has been in the investment industry since 1989. Previously at Putnam, he served as a Portfolio Manager responsible for mortgage strategies in fixed income portfolios. Prior to joining Putnam, Mr. Salm was a Mortgage Specialist at BlackRock Financal Management from 1996 to 1997, a Vice President and Trader at Nomura Securities from 1994 to 1996, a Vice President and Structurer at Nikko Securities from 1993 to 1994, and an Analyst at Fitch Investor Services from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Salm earned a B.S. from Cornell University.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 27, 2011
10.85
10.9%
Mr. Kozlowski is a Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income Structured Credit group. He is responsible for developing investment strategies within securitized sectors, including agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS); non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS); commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); and asset-backed securities. In addition, he is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Income Fund and assists in the management of several institutional client portfolios. He joined Putnam in 2008 and has been in the investment industry since 1997. Prior to joining Putnam, Mr. Kozlowski held roles of increasing responsibility at Fidelity Investmentsincluding Portfolio Manager from 2008 to 2006; Research Analyst from 2006 to 2003; Trader from 2001 to 2003; Portfolio Analyst from 2000 to 2001; and Research Associate from 1997 to 2000. He earned a B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 31, 2021
0.75
0.8%
Mr. Benson is a Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income group. He specializes in investment-grade and crossover strategies within the Corporate and Tax-Exempt Credit team. Mr. Benson is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam’s Core Bond, Core Bond Intermediate, Core Plus, Investment-Grade Corporate Credit, Short Duration Bond, Stable Value, and Ultra Short Duration Income strategies as well as crossover credit and preferred mandates. He collaborates with portfolio managers and analysts on ESG integration, assessing the fundamental relevance of ESG issues at a security level and the potential for alpha generation and risk mitigation at the portfolio level. Mr. Benson has been in the investment industry since he joined Putnam in 2008. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Benson was an Investment-Grade Trader and an Analyst in the Global Credit Research group, focusing on high-yield and investment-grade issuers in the food, beverage, restaurant, and supermarket sectors. Earlier, he served as a High-Yield Trader and Investment Associate, covering the gaming, technology, and auto supplier sectors. Mr. Benson earned a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 33.43 | 6.82 | 1.16 |
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