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As of September 14, 2018, Putnam VT Capital Opportunities Fund was renamed Putnam VT Small Cap Growth Fund.
Putnam Capital Manager
Putnam Small Cap Growth Subaccount
The subaccount seeks long-term growth of capital.
Fund description
The subaccount invests primarily in small and midsize companies, seeking hidden opportunities in stocks with growth potential that has been relatively unnoticed by investors. The portfolio can own growth and value stocks without a bias toward either style.
Sales story
Seeking opportunities in small and midsize companiesSmaller companies: Often overlooked by Wall Street analysts, the stocks of smaller companies can represent attractive opportunities to firms with strong research capabilities.A flexible strategy: The fund can own growth- or value-style stocks, allowing it to seek opportunities regardless of which style is in favor.Differentiated research: The portfolio managers select stocks in a collaborative effort that emphasizes non-consensus critical thinking.
Management team
- Kathryn B. Lakin (Investing since 2008)
- Joshua H. Fillman (Investing since 2007)
- Elizabeth C. McGuire (Investing since 2014)
- William C. Rives, CFA (Investing since 2013)
Lipper ranking ‡ as of 05/31/19
Category: Small-Cap Growth Funds
| Percentile ranking | Rank/Funds in category | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 yrs. | 93% | 69/74 |
| 1 yr. | 61% | 57/93 |
| 3 yrs. | 90% | 81/90 |
| 5 yrs. | 98% | 88/89 |
Quick facts as of 04/30/20
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Asset Class | Putnam Capital Manager |
| Subaccount Status | Open to new investors |
| Number of issues | 86 |
| Turnover (fiscal year end) | 46% |
| Net Assets | $25M |
| Inception Date | 05/01/03 |
Holdings
| Quidel Corp | 3.85% |
| Cable One | 3.67% |
| Mercury Systems | 3.19% |
| Everbridge | 2.75% |
| Hamilton Lane | 2.65% |
| Trex | 2.50% |
| Novanta | 2.38% |
| Amedisys | 2.16% |
| Wingstop | 2.13% |
| Planet Fitness | 2.03% |
| Top 10 holdings, total: | 27.31% |
| Top 10 holdings as of 04/30/20 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Quidel Corp | 3.85% |
| 2: Cable One | 3.67% |
| 3: Mercury Systems | 3.19% |
| 4: Everbridge | 2.75% |
| 5: Hamilton Lane | 2.65% |
| 6: Trex | 2.50% |
| 7: Novanta | 2.38% |
| 8: Amedisys | 2.16% |
| 9: Wingstop | 2.13% |
| 10: Planet Fitness | 2.03% |
| Holdings represent 27.31% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 03/31/20 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Cable One | 3.82% |
| 2: Everbridge | 3.32% |
| 3: Quidel Corp | 3.30% |
| 4: Mercury Systems | 3.02% |
| 5: Hamilton Lane | 2.67% |
| 6: Novanta | 2.64% |
| 7: Amedisys | 2.57% |
| 8: Trex | 2.54% |
| 9: Palomar Holdings | 2.27% |
| 10: Kinsale Capital Group | 2.04% |
| Holdings represent 28.19% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 02/29/20 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Cable One | 3.01% |
| 2: Everbridge | 2.72% |
| 3: Trex | 2.59% |
| 4: Mercury Systems | 2.55% |
| 5: Hamilton Lane | 2.47% |
| 6: Novanta | 2.43% |
| 7: Planet Fitness | 2.21% |
| 8: Quidel Corp | 2.14% |
| 9: Heico Corp | 2.08% |
| 10: Five Below | 2.03% |
| Holdings represent 24.23% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 01/31/20 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Cable One | 3.11% |
| 2: Mercury Systems | 2.55% |
| 3: Trex | 2.53% |
| 4: Hamilton Lane | 2.51% |
| 5: Planet Fitness | 2.51% |
| 6: Novanta | 2.35% |
| 7: Five Below | 2.26% |
| 8: Everbridge | 2.22% |
| 9: Paylocity Holding Corp | 2.20% |
| 10: Heico Corp | 2.20% |
| Holdings represent 24.44% of portfolio | |
| CABLE ONE INC SEDOL BZ07DS4 | 3.82% | EVERBRIDGE INC SEDOL BYY5ZB4 | 3.32% | QUIDEL CORP SEDOL 2717591 | 3.30% | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC SEDOL 2144047 | 3.02% | HAMILTON LANE INC-CLASS A SEDOL BF0SR29 | 2.67% | NOVANTA INC SEDOL BD8S5H8 | 2.64% | AMEDISYS INC SEDOL 2024332 | 2.57% | TREX COMPANY INC SEDOL 2483074 | 2.54% | PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BJYLZK6 | 2.27% | KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC SEDOL BD1MGQ3 | 2.04% | PLANET FITNESS INC - CL A SEDOL BYSFJV8 | 1.94% | REPLIGEN CORP SEDOL 2731654 | 1.89% | EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC SEDOL B1HJLW5 | 1.87% | MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BDCBC61 | 1.85% | ENTEGRIS INC SEDOL 2599700 | 1.85% | FIVE BELOW SEDOL B85KFY9 | 1.79% | J2 GLOBAL INC SEDOL B75DGJ3 | 1.77% | HEICO CORP-CLASS A SEDOL 2237561 | 1.74% | TERRENO REALTY CORP SEDOL B3N4753 | 1.73% | WINGSTOP INC SEDOL BYYXHN4 | 1.71% | ACCELERON PHARMA INC SEDOL BDGTXQ8 | 1.70% | PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP SEDOL BKM4N88 | 1.61% | CSW INDUSTRIALS INC SEDOL BYQD1J6 | 1.61% | TELADOC HEALTH INC SEDOL BYQRFY1 | 1.58% | CHURCHILL DOWNS INC SEDOL 2194105 | 1.44% | BRINK'S CO/THE SEDOL 2691305 | 1.40% | RBC BEARINGS INC SEDOL B0GLYB5 | 1.37% | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP SEDOL BYL7SB4 | 1.26% | BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUT SEDOL B7MJWP2 | 1.24% | SAIA INC SEDOL 2982399 | 1.24% | ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S - ADR SEDOL BV9G6B8 | 1.21% | FIVE9 INC SEDOL BKY7X18 | 1.20% | CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC-A SEDOL 2120490 | 1.18% | SPS COMMERCE INC SEDOL B57VWJ3 | 1.13% | SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC SEDOL BYQ7X81 | 1.10% | VERRA MOBILITY CORP SEDOL BFXX5X8 | 1.09% | CONMED CORP SEDOL 2216010 | 1.04% | INSULET CORP SEDOL B1XGNW4 | 1.03% | HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PLC SEDOL BQPVQZ6 | 1.01% | TANDEM DIABETES CARE INC SEDOL BF3W461 | 1.01% | NOVOCURE LTD SEDOL BYSS4X4 | 1.00% | HAEMONETICS CORP/MASS SEDOL 2401195 | 0.93% | PTC THERAPEUTICS INC SEDOL B17VCN9 | 0.91% | PING IDENTITY HOLDING CORP SEDOL BKT6B49 | 0.91% | R1 RCM INC SEDOL BD8PMK1 | 0.90% | CHEGG INC SEDOL BG6N6K6 | 0.89% | EVO PAYMENTS INC-CLASS A SEDOL BG5NSM3 | 0.86% | TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY I SEDOL BZB1XF2 | 0.78% | INGEVITY CORP SEDOL BD4LHG4 | 0.77% | NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS SEDOL 2577740 | 0.76% | TOPBUILD CORP SEDOL BZ0P3W2 | 0.75% | BROOKS AUTOMATION INC | 0.74% | PHREESIA INC SEDOL BKF9DQ8 | 0.73% | EVERARC HOLDINGS LTD SEDOL BL4KJD8 | 0.72% | LUCKIN COFFEE INC - ADR SEDOL BK57TY2 | 0.70% | PROS HOLDINGS INC SEDOL B1YWQK0 | 0.69% | QAD INC-A SEDOL B542255 | 0.68% | ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC SEDOL 2713317 | 0.67% | TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE INC SEDOL BYQBFS7 | 0.67% | CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP SEDOL 2572381 | 0.62% | MESA LABORATORIES INC SEDOL 2553814 | 0.61% | MIRATI THERAPEUTICS INC SEDOL BBPK0J0 | 0.60% | BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS SEDOL BFZNZF8 | 0.60% | U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY INC SEDOL 2911166 | 0.59% | ALBANY INTL CORP-CL A SEDOL 2012757 | 0.59% | VERACYTE INC SEDOL BFTWZY0 | 0.56% | CODEXIS INC SEDOL B5LL2C2 | 0.52% | Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS INC SEDOL BG31GH0 | 0.50% | HEALTHEQUITY INC SEDOL BP8XZL1 | 0.49% | BIOHAVEN PHARMACEUTICAL HOLD SEDOL BZ8FXC4 | 0.48% | INSMED INC SEDOL 2614487 | 0.48% | GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS IN SEDOL BZ05388 | 0.47% | Q2 HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BKM4KV0 | 0.46% | NV5 GLOBAL INC SEDOL BF5ZVB2 | 0.44% | INMODE LTD SEDOL BK5Z9R9 | 0.44% | MIMECAST LTD SEDOL BYT5JK6 | 0.44% | LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS SEDOL 2501578 | 0.40% | IMMUNOMEDICS INC SEDOL 2457961 | 0.40% | CASTLE BIOSCIENCES INC SEDOL BKLCWZ3 | 0.37% | BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BRS6600 | 0.34% | 1LIFE HEALTHCARE INC SEDOL BKMG1N5 | 0.33% | ANTARES PHARMA INC SEDOL 2383163 | 0.33% | TECHTARGET SEDOL B1XH822 | 0.30% | VERICEL CORP SEDOL BSBMN89 | 0.28% | UNIQURE NV SEDOL BJFSR88 | 0.22% | EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CO SEDOL BF329G6 | 0.10% | EVERARC HOLDINGS LTD | 0.01% |
| FIVE BELOW SEDOL B85KFY9 | 3.13% | CABLE ONE INC SEDOL BZ07DS4 | 2.81% | PLANET FITNESS INC - CL A SEDOL BYSFJV8 | 2.41% | TREX COMPANY INC SEDOL 2483074 | 2.40% | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC SEDOL 2144047 | 2.38% | NOVANTA INC SEDOL BD8S5H8 | 2.38% | HAMILTON LANE INC-CLASS A SEDOL BF0SR29 | 2.34% | HEICO CORP-CLASS A SEDOL 2237561 | 2.08% | QUIDEL CORP SEDOL 2717591 | 2.06% | BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUT SEDOL B7MJWP2 | 2.04% | EVERBRIDGE INC SEDOL BYY5ZB4 | 1.99% | BRINK'S CO/THE SEDOL 2691305 | 1.98% | PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP SEDOL BKM4N88 | 1.90% | AMEDISYS INC SEDOL 2024332 | 1.90% | J2 GLOBAL INC SEDOL B75DGJ3 | 1.80% | VERRA MOBILITY CORP SEDOL BFXX5X8 | 1.73% | MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BDCBC61 | 1.71% | ENTEGRIS INC SEDOL 2599700 | 1.67% | WINGSTOP INC SEDOL BYYXHN4 | 1.66% | CONMED CORP SEDOL 2216010 | 1.65% | KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC SEDOL BD1MGQ3 | 1.63% | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP SEDOL BYL7SB4 | 1.61% | INGEVITY CORP SEDOL BD4LHG4 | 1.60% | PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BJYLZK6 | 1.59% | CHURCHILL DOWNS INC SEDOL 2194105 | 1.57% | RBC BEARINGS INC SEDOL B0GLYB5 | 1.55% | ALBANY INTL CORP-CL A SEDOL 2012757 | 1.55% | CSW INDUSTRIALS INC SEDOL BYQD1J6 | 1.51% | REPLIGEN CORP SEDOL 2731654 | 1.50% | SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC SEDOL BYQ7X81 | 1.45% | EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC SEDOL B1HJLW5 | 1.45% | TERRENO REALTY CORP SEDOL B3N4753 | 1.39% | EVO PAYMENTS INC-CLASS A SEDOL BG5NSM3 | 1.38% | SAIA INC SEDOL 2982399 | 1.28% | ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S - ADR SEDOL BV9G6B8 | 1.22% | HARSCO CORP SEDOL 2412700 | 1.13% | PROS HOLDINGS INC SEDOL B1YWQK0 | 1.12% | SPS COMMERCE INC SEDOL B57VWJ3 | 1.11% | TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY I SEDOL BZB1XF2 | 1.10% | INSULET CORP SEDOL B1XGNW4 | 1.08% | R1 RCM INC SEDOL BD8PMK1 | 1.03% | BOOT BARN HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BRS6600 | 1.03% | HORIZON THERAPEUTICS PLC SEDOL BQPVQZ6 | 1.02% | NOVOCURE LTD SEDOL BYSS4X4 | 1.00% | LIVEPERSON INC SEDOL 2577052 | 0.96% | LUCKIN COFFEE INC - ADR SEDOL BK57TY2 | 0.93% | ACCELERON PHARMA INC SEDOL BDGTXQ8 | 0.91% | GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS IN SEDOL BZ05388 | 0.90% | PING IDENTITY HOLDING CORP SEDOL BKT6B49 | 0.88% | U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY INC SEDOL 2911166 | 0.88% | HAEMONETICS CORP/MASS SEDOL 2401195 | 0.86% | FIVE9 INC SEDOL BKY7X18 | 0.82% | BROOKS AUTOMATION INC | 0.82% | CHEGG INC SEDOL BG6N6K6 | 0.81% | MIRATI THERAPEUTICS INC SEDOL BBPK0J0 | 0.80% | QAD INC-A SEDOL B542255 | 0.78% | PTC THERAPEUTICS INC SEDOL B17VCN9 | 0.75% | PHREESIA INC SEDOL BKF9DQ8 | 0.74% | LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS SEDOL 2501578 | 0.71% | NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS SEDOL 2577740 | 0.71% | TELADOC HEALTH INC SEDOL BYQRFY1 | 0.70% | CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP SEDOL 2572381 | 0.67% | BIOHAVEN PHARMACEUTICAL HOLD SEDOL BZ8FXC4 | 0.66% | CODEXIS INC SEDOL B5LL2C2 | 0.63% | HEALTHEQUITY INC SEDOL BP8XZL1 | 0.63% | EVERARC HOLDINGS LTD SEDOL BL4KJD8 | 0.61% | INSMED INC SEDOL 2614487 | 0.60% | INMODE LTD SEDOL BK5Z9R9 | 0.57% | TOPBUILD CORP SEDOL BZ0P3W2 | 0.57% | TANDEM DIABETES CARE INC SEDOL BF3W461 | 0.57% | IMMUNOMEDICS INC SEDOL 2457961 | 0.54% | Q2 HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BKM4KV0 | 0.54% | ANTARES PHARMA INC SEDOL 2383163 | 0.53% | VERACYTE INC SEDOL BFTWZY0 | 0.52% | MESA LABORATORIES INC SEDOL 2553814 | 0.52% | ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC SEDOL 2713317 | 0.50% | TABULA RASA HEALTHCARE INC SEDOL BYQBFS7 | 0.50% | Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS INC SEDOL BG31GH0 | 0.49% | MIMECAST LTD SEDOL BYT5JK6 | 0.47% | VERICEL CORP SEDOL BSBMN89 | 0.46% | EVERCORE INC - A SEDOL B1BHXZ2 | 0.46% | NV5 GLOBAL INC SEDOL BF5ZVB2 | 0.38% | EVERARC HOLDINGS LTD | 0.00% |
Portfolio Composition as of 04/30/20
| Common stock | 98.05% |
| Cash and net other assets | 1.95% |
Consider these risks before investing: Investments in small and/or midsize companies increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments, and the market may not favor growth-style investing. The value of investments in the fund’s portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general economic, political, or financial market conditions; investor sentiment and market perceptions; government actions; geopolitical events or changes; and factors related to a specific issuer, geography, industry, or sector. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund’s portfolio holdings. These risks are generally greater for small and midsize companies. From time to time, the fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related industries or sectors, which would make the fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting those industries or sectors. You can lose money by investing in the fund. Variable annuities are long-term investments designed for retirement purposes. Withdrawals prior to age 59 1/2 may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.
Top Industry Sectors as of 04/30/20
| Health care | 36.97% |
|---|---|
| Information technology | 19.78% |
| Industrials | 14.24% |
| Consumer discretionary | 11.13% |
| Financials | 6.38% |
| Communication services | 4.14% |
| Real estate | 2.78% |
| Cash and net other assets | 1.95% |
| Materials | 1.02% |
| Other | 1.61% |
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