Putnam American Government Income A
Putnam Investments Inc One Post Office Square Mail Stop A 14 Boston MA 02109
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Phone: 800-225-1581
| Category: | Intermediate Government | | Fund Family: | Putnam | | Net Assets: | 627.02M | | Year-to-Date Return: | -1.82% | | Yield: | 5.16% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 01-Mar-85 |
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Robert A. Bloemker
Lead Manager since
31-Jul-02 | | | Bloemker is managing director and mortgage specialist in the core fixed income team. Bloemker joined Putnam in 1999. Prior to joining Putnam, Bloemker served as managing director of mortgage sales and trades for Lehman Brothers. Previously, Bloemker was employed by Salomon Brothers as vice president of mortgage sales and trading. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $500 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | $500 | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | $0 |
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| The investment seeks high current income with preservation of capital as its secondary objective. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in U.S. government securities. It may invest up to 20% of net assets in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities of private (non-governmental) issuers and securities issued by money market funds, in each case rated AAA or its equivalent at the time of purchase by a nationally recognized securities rating agency or, if unrated, that determined to be of comparable quality. . |
| Last Dividend
(18-Sep-08):
| 0.03 | | Last Cap Gain
(6-Dec-95):
| 0.00 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| 196.00% | | Average for Category:
| 262.17% |
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| Expense | PAGVX | Category
Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 1.03%
| 1.06% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.25%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | 4.00%
| 4.30% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | 0.00%
| 2.76% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$735 | $509 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$988 | $761 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$1,711 | $1,480 |
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