New Putnam Funds Access Full 'Spectrum' of Company Securities
According to a press release, Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund (Class A: PVSAX) pursues total return by investing in the securities of leveraged companies. Management aims to select the most attractive securities anywhere within a company’s capital structure, including stocks, bonds, bank loans, and convertibles.
Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund (Class A: PYSAX) seeks capital appreciation through investments in the equity securities of leveraged companies, the announcement said. Using research and investment experience in this area, management seeks to uncover mispriced stocks of leveraged companies, creating the potential for these stocks to outperform broad market averages.
The funds will be managed by veteran portfolio
manager David Glancy, who joined Putnam earlier this year
after two decades of specializing in industries of
leveraged companies at Andover Capital and Fidelity
Investments.
The leveraged company funds’ investment processes rely on
fundamental research by analyzing corporate balance
sheets and capital structures to identify the securities
with the greatest total return potential. Types of
leveraged companies the funds will seek include
capital-intensive businesses; early-stage growth
companies (rising stars); former investment-grade
companies (fallen angels); and companies in special
situations, such as restructurings, bankruptcies, or
leveraged buyouts.
According to Putnam, for investors willing to assume the volatility and other risks of these investments, investing in leveraged companies can provide a level of diversification when added to a traditional equity or fixed-income portfolio.
In addition, both funds also have a fee structure in which the fee adjusts based on fund performance – aligning the interests of the fund manager with those of shareholders, according to the announcement.
More information is at www.putnam.com/individual/spectrum-funds/ .