Putnam International Stock ETF
$26.04−0.06 (−0.23%)
- 0.55%
- $7M
- 0M sh
- $26.12
- low $23.54high $27.86
The ETF.net PGRI Grade
C
Score 40 out of 100
- 41 of 57
Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B57 out of 100Rank 24 of 57Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F10 out of 100Rank 7 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F23 out of 100Rank 52 of 57Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D28 out of 100Rank 47 of 57Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D38 out of 100Rank 40 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C41 out of 100Rank 38 of 57
Our read on PGRI
CA Putnam stock-picking team turned loose on the world outside the US: large and midsize companies across developed and emerging markets, wrapped in an ETF that opened for business in late 2025 at 0.55% a year.
The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of large and midsize companies outside the United States, including issuers in developed and emerging markets.
Why people hold it
- A wide passport rather than a narrow sleeve: large and midsize companies outside the US, with both developed and emerging markets in bounds, so the managers can move toward where they see the ideas.
- At 0.55% a year, it comes in under the typical actively managed international fund in its peer group. Active stock picking without the top-shelf active price tag.
- Putnam's international equity mandate inside Franklin Templeton's ETF lineup, run as a plain 1940 Act fund rather than a derivative-driven or commodity-trust structure.
Worth knowing
- It launched in October 2025, so there is no long record to lean on, and because the mandate is active there is no declared index to measure it against day to day.
- Index-driven neighbors in the same aisle, such as AVDE and DFIC, charge closer to 0.2%. The gap is the toll for having a human make the calls.
- Still a small, thinly traded fund, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than the category giants, and payouts land once or twice a year rather than monthly.
PGRI Holdings
- Stocks
- 29
- 48%
- ASML.AS
Geography
- Japan22.66%
- United Kingdom19.12%
- Netherlands10.68%
- France9.05%
- United States7.06%
- Spain4.86%
- Switzerland4.19%
- Hong Kong3.62%
- 18.77%
Developed 95% · Emerging 5%
PGRI Performance
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PGRI$10,554
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | PGRI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.5% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −2.6% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | PGRI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.5% | |
| 2025 | −1.1% |
PGRI in the news
PGRI Dividends
- $0.03 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
PGRI Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PGRI Cost
0.55%
PGRI0.55%
- The middle half of International Active Equity funds
- Median 0.59%
23 of the 55 International Active Equity funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Equity
- CNISMNYLI International Small-Mid Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return —
- CQLTIGMO International Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +5.1%
- CSFTXHorizon International Managed Risk ETFExpense ratio 0.82%1 year return —
- DEXUSNomura Focused International Core ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +9.2%
- DEDGI3EDGE Dynamic International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.97%1 year return +16.1%