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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
5
1
2
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Zacks Investment Research
4
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
A+
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 12 Communications Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 23.70 percent over the past year, and 19.15 percent over the past three years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 13.3% |
| 1 Year | 23.7% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 19.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of large and midsize companies worldwide that the manager believes have favorable investment potential. Potential investments include companies that develop, manufacture or sell communications services or communications equipment, and companies that bundle video with communications services. It may also use derivatives, such as futures, options, certain foreign currency transactions, warrants and swap contracts, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, and may engage in short sales of securities. The fund is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are High compared to funds in the same category.
Putnam Global Telecommunication Fund has an expense ratio of 1.91 percent.
Risk
Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
