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PFLRX - Putnam Floating Rate Income A

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Putnam Floating Rate Income A (PFLRX)
Expense Ratio: 1.04%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $30,840.98


The Putnam Floating Rate Income A fund (PFLRX) is a Bank Loan fund started on 08/3/2004 and has $452.20 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Putnam Floating Rate Income A since 04/16/2005. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 0.25%

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iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond (LQD)
Expense Ratio: 0.15%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $4,881.99


The iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond (LQD) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Bank Loan investment strategy and is an alternative to a Bank Loan mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Putnam Floating Rate Income A because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Bank Loan Funds Have Lower Fees Than Putnam Floating Rate Income A (PFLRX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Fund Institutional shares BFRIX 46.0% 921 0.71%
Columbia Floating Rate Fund Class R4 CFERX 69.0% 493 1.03%
Columbia Floating Rate R5 RFRFX 69.0% 493 0.78%
Columbia Floating Rate Z CFRZX 69.0% 493 0.82%
Credit Suisse Floating Rate Hi Inc A CHIAX 144.0% 329 0.95%
Credit Suisse Floating Rate Hi Inc Instl CSHIX 144.0% 329 0.70%
DWS Floating Rate Inst DFRTX 60.0% 2,000 0.84%
DWS Floating Rate S DFRPX 60.0% 2,000 0.97%
Eaton Vance Floating Rate A EVBLX 56.0% 7,500 1.01%
Eaton Vance Floating Rate Adv EABLX 56.0% 7,500 1.01%
Eaton Vance Floating Rate I EIBLX 56.0% 7,500 0.76%
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate & Hi Inc Inst EIFHX 20.0% 1,000 0.84%
Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate Hi Inc A FFHCZ 54.0% 10,100 1.00%
Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate Hi Inc I FFRIX 54.0% 10,100 0.75%
Fidelity Floating Rate High Income FFRHX 54.0% 10,100 0.71%
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access A FAFRX 127.0% 2,200 0.91%
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access A FAX1Z 127.0% 2,200 0.91%
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Adv FDAAX 127.0% 2,200 0.66%
Hartford Floating Rate A HFLAX 96.0% 5,500 0.97%
Hartford Floating Rate I HFLIX 96.0% 5,500 0.72%
Hartford Floating Rate R4 HFLSX 96.0% 5,500 1.00%
Hartford Floating Rate R5 HFLTX 96.0% 5,500 0.70%
Hartford Floating Rate Y HFLYX 96.0% 5,500 0.65%
ING Floating Rate Fund Class A IFRAX 79.0% 252 1.02%
ING Floating Rate Fund Class I IFRIX 79.0% 252 0.77%
Invesco Floating Rate A AFRAX 152.0% 851 0.99%
Invesco Floating Rate I AFRIX 152.0% 851 0.68%
Invesco Floating Rate Y AFRYX 152.0% 851 0.74%
JHancock2 Floating Rate Income I JFIIX 80.0% 2,400 0.83%
Lord Abbett Floating Rate A LFRSZ 93.6% 2,900 0.82%
Lord Abbett Floating Rate I LFRIX 93.6% 2,900 0.62%
MainStay Floating Rate A MXFAX 38.0% 1,100 0.98%
MainStay Floating Rate I MXFIX 38.0% 1,100 0.73%
Neuberger Berman Floating Rate Inc Inst NFIIX 147.0% 204 0.71%
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate A OOSAX 52.0% 5,800 1.01%
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate A XOS1Z 52.0% 5,800 1.01%
Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Y OOSYX 52.0% 5,800 0.72%
PIMCO Senior Floating Rate Fund Institutional Class PSRIX 160.0% 813 0.80%
Pioneer Floating Rate Y FLYRX 57.0% 288 0.70%
Putnam Floating Rate Income Y PFRYX 100.0% 452 0.79%
RidgeWorth Seix Floating RT High Inc A SFRAX 72.0% 3,600 0.85%
RidgeWorth Seix Floating RT High Inc I SAMBX 72.0% 3,600 0.52%
RS Floating Rate A RSFLX 87.0% 1,400 0.85%
RS Floating Rate Y RSFYX 87.0% 1,400 0.60%
T. Rowe Price Instl Floating Rate RPIFX 67.6% 1,900 0.55%
T. Rowe Price Instl Floating Rate Fund Class F PFFRX 67.6% 1,900 0.70%
Virtus Senior Floating Rate I PSFIX 69.0% 410 0.97%



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