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Putnam Capital Manager
Putnam Sustainable Future Subaccount
The subaccount seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Fund description
The subaccount employs a value strategy to identify undervalued, high-quality companies among the market's mid-cap offerings. The subaccount's managers seek stocks they believe have been under-estimated by the market. They target profitable, established companies of two kinds: smaller companies that have grown to midsize, and larger companies that have fallen out of favor temporarily but are expected to recover.
Sales story
Investing in sustainable solutionsImpact companies The subaccount invests in companies we believe have strong fundamentals that offer potential solutions to key sustainability challenges. Active research process A framework grounded in fundamental research and focused on impact-oriented sustainability solutions drives investment decisions. Experienced teamAn experienced, dedicated sustainable investing team is integrated with Putnam's equity research group.
Management team
- Katherine Collins, CFA, MTS (Investing since 1990)
- Stephanie Dobson (Investing since 2011)
Lipper ranking ‡ as of 02/28/22
Category: Multi-Cap Growth Funds
| Percentile ranking | Rank/Funds in category | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 yrs. | 75% | 63/84 |
| 1 yr. | 87% | 80/92 |
| 3 yrs. | 77% | 71/92 |
| 5 yrs. | 95% | 87/91 |
Risk Characteristics as of 02/28/22
| Alpha (%) | 0.75 |
| Beta | 0.97 |
| R squared | 0.94 |
| Standard deviation (3 yrs.) | 21.19 |
Quick facts as of 02/28/22
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Asset Class | Putnam Capital Manager |
| Subaccount Status | Open to new investors |
| Number of issues | 74 |
| Turnover (fiscal year end) | 51% |
| Net Assets | $34M |
| Inception Date | 05/01/03 |
Holdings
| Danaher Corp | 3.36% |
| Adobe | 2.97% |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | 2.87% |
| Msci | 2.58% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 2.56% |
| Cooper Cos The | 2.50% |
| Zoetis | 2.38% |
| Mccormick Md | 2.37% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2.36% |
| Koninklijke Dsm Nv | 2.31% |
| Top 10 holdings, total: | 26.24% |
| Top 10 holdings as of 02/28/22 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Danaher Corp | 3.36% |
| 2: Adobe | 2.97% |
| 3: Chipotle Mexican Grill | 2.87% |
| 4: Msci | 2.58% |
| 5: Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 2.56% |
| 6: Cooper Cos The | 2.50% |
| 7: Zoetis | 2.38% |
| 8: Mccormick Md | 2.37% |
| 9: Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2.36% |
| 10: Koninklijke Dsm Nv | 2.31% |
| Holdings represent 26.24% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 01/31/22 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Danaher Corp | 3.37% |
| 2: Adobe | 3.26% |
| 3: Chipotle Mexican Grill | 2.69% |
| 4: Msci | 2.65% |
| 5: Dynatrace | 2.42% |
| 6: Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2.42% |
| 7: Mccormick Md | 2.41% |
| 8: Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 2.39% |
| 9: Zoetis | 2.36% |
| 10: Cooper Cos The | 2.34% |
| Holdings represent 26.31% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 12/31/21 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Danaher Corp | 3.12% |
| 2: Adobe | 3.07% |
| 3: Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 2.62% |
| 4: Chipotle Mexican Grill | 2.56% |
| 5: Msci | 2.44% |
| 6: Dynatrace | 2.34% |
| 7: First Republic Bank/Ca | 2.32% |
| 8: Zoetis | 2.32% |
| 9: Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2.24% |
| 10: Koninklijke Dsm Nv | 2.17% |
| Holdings represent 25.20% of portfolio | |
| Top 10 holdings as of 11/30/21 | |
|---|---|
| 1: Adobe | 3.73% |
| 2: Danaher Corp | 2.82% |
| 3: Msci | 2.29% |
| 4: Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 2.27% |
| 5: Dynatrace | 2.26% |
| 6: Chipotle Mexican Grill | 2.22% |
| 7: Lululemon Athletica | 2.17% |
| 8: First Republic Bank/Ca | 2.15% |
| 9: Docusign | 2.04% |
| 10: Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1.95% |
| Holdings represent 23.90% of portfolio | |
| DANAHER CORP SEDOL 2250870 | 3.56% | CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC SEDOL B0X7DZ3 | 3.02% | DEXCOM INC SEDOL B0796X4 | 2.64% | MSCI INC SEDOL B2972D2 | 2.64% | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP SEDOL 2567116 | 2.62% | LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC SEDOL B23FN39 | 2.56% | MCCORMICK & CO-NON VTG SHRS SEDOL 2550161 | 2.53% | ADOBE INC SEDOL 2008154 | 2.51% | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC SEDOL 2886907 | 2.48% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A SEDOL BJJP138 | 2.47% | COOPER COS INC/THE SEDOL 2222631 | 2.40% | HEALTHEQUITY INC SEDOL BP8XZL1 | 2.36% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC SEDOL B87ZMX0 | 2.22% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC SEDOL 2046552 | 2.14% | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS SEDOL 2730190 | 2.04% | HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE SEDOL B9HHD96 | 2.02% | EURAZEO SE SEDOL 7042395 | 1.91% | ZOETIS INC SEDOL B95WG16 | 1.90% | TRIMBLE INC SEDOL 2903958 | 1.87% | KONINKLIJKE DSM NV SEDOL B0HZL93 | 1.81% | NEXTERA ENERGY INC SEDOL 2328915 | 1.81% | DYNATRACE INC SEDOL BJV2RD9 | 1.77% | KORN FERRY SEDOL 2386849 | 1.72% | ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC SEDOL 2749602 | 1.58% | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP-CL A SEDOL 2989356 | 1.55% | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN SEDOL BP7RS59 | 1.50% | BILL.COM HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BKDS4H5 | 1.49% | INGEVITY CORP SEDOL BD4LHG4 | 1.49% | EXACT SCIENCES CORP SEDOL 2719951 | 1.47% | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC- C SEDOL B8W67B1 | 1.44% | BALL CORP SEDOL 2073022 | 1.41% | CHEGG INC SEDOL BG6N6K6 | 1.41% | SUNRUN INC SEDOL BYXB1Y8 | 1.35% | MESA LABORATORIES INC SEDOL 2553814 | 1.35% | ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS SEDOL B908F01 | 1.33% | LYFT INC-A SEDOL BJT1RW7 | 1.29% | NOVOZYMES A/S-B SHARES SEDOL B798FW0 | 1.27% | BIO-RAD LABORATORIES-A SEDOL 2098508 | 1.21% | RESMED INC SEDOL 2732903 | 1.19% | WOLFSPEED INC SEDOL BMBVND9 | 1.19% | CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC-A SEDOL 2120490 | 1.18% | ON SEMICONDUCTOR SEDOL 2583576 | 1.14% | VAIL RESORTS INC SEDOL 2954194 | 1.13% | BUREAU VERITAS SA SEDOL B28DTJ6 | 1.07% | CINTAS CORP SEDOL 2197137 | 1.02% | VERRA MOBILITY CORP SEDOL BFXX5X8 | 1.02% | CORE & MAIN INC-CLASS A SEDOL BNXKS92 | 1.01% | ECOLAB INC SEDOL 2304227 | 1.00% | FIRST REPUBLIC BANK/CA SEDOL B4WHY15 | 0.95% | SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC SEDOL BCGCR79 | 0.94% | MASTERCARD INC - A SEDOL B121557 | 0.92% | AZEK CO INC/THE SEDOL BKPVG43 | 0.91% | UNITY SOFTWARE INC SEDOL BLFDXH8 | 0.90% | CERIDIAN HCM HOLDING INC SEDOL BFX1V56 | 0.79% | ETSY INC SEDOL BWTN5N1 | 0.77% | SIGNATURE BANK SEDOL B00JQL9 | 0.75% | GREENLIGHT/ENVI PIPE P/P | 0.75% | TELADOC HEALTH INC SEDOL BYQRFY1 | 0.73% | PLANET LABS PBC SEDOL BM8JV32 | 0.72% | SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A SEDOL BXDZ9Z0 | 0.62% | LEVI STRAUSS & CO- CLASS A SEDOL BHRWS81 | 0.52% | SOARING EAGLE PIPE P/P | 0.47% | FLUENCE ENERGY INC SEDOL BMXC0N9 | 0.46% | THREDUP INC - CLASS A SEDOL BMFPHK2 | 0.42% | TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP SEDOL BGKG6G7 | 0.38% | COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC SEDOL BMC3HS7 | 0.21% | GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BN6KXF0 | 0.13% | GBP/USD 06/15/2022 BCAP-FX | 0.01% | GBP/USD 06/15/2022 HSBCB | 0.00% | EUR/USD 06/15/2022 BANKAM | 0.00% | EUR/USD 06/15/2022 JPMCB | 0.00% | EUR/USD 06/15/2022 SSBT | 0.00% | EUR/USD 06/15/2022 UBS | 0.00% |
| DANAHER CORP SEDOL 2250870 | 3.12% | ADOBE INC SEDOL 2008154 | 3.07% | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP SEDOL 2567116 | 2.62% | CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC SEDOL B0X7DZ3 | 2.56% | MSCI INC SEDOL B2972D2 | 2.44% | DYNATRACE INC SEDOL BJV2RD9 | 2.34% | FIRST REPUBLIC BANK/CA SEDOL B4WHY15 | 2.32% | ZOETIS INC SEDOL B95WG16 | 2.32% | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC SEDOL 2886907 | 2.24% | KONINKLIJKE DSM NV SEDOL B0HZL93 | 2.17% | TRIMBLE INC SEDOL 2903958 | 2.11% | BIO-RAD LABORATORIES-A SEDOL 2098508 | 2.09% | LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC SEDOL B23FN39 | 2.08% | AZEK CO INC/THE SEDOL BKPVG43 | 2.01% | COOPER COS INC/THE SEDOL 2222631 | 1.98% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC SEDOL 2046552 | 1.94% | DEXCOM INC SEDOL B0796X4 | 1.93% | MCCORMICK & CO-NON VTG SHRS SEDOL 2550161 | 1.86% | NEXTERA ENERGY INC SEDOL 2328915 | 1.85% | NOVOZYMES A/S-B SHARES SEDOL B798FW0 | 1.78% | EURAZEO SE SEDOL 7042395 | 1.73% | ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS SEDOL B908F01 | 1.72% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A SEDOL BJJP138 | 1.69% | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP-CL A SEDOL 2989356 | 1.66% | HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE SEDOL B9HHD96 | 1.51% | INGEVITY CORP SEDOL BD4LHG4 | 1.51% | SEAGEN INC SEDOL BLPK4D2 | 1.50% | MESA LABORATORIES INC SEDOL 2553814 | 1.47% | SUNRUN INC SEDOL BYXB1Y8 | 1.47% | DOCUSIGN INC SEDOL BFYT7B7 | 1.44% | ECOLAB INC SEDOL 2304227 | 1.41% | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS SEDOL 2730190 | 1.40% | EXACT SCIENCES CORP SEDOL 2719951 | 1.37% | RESMED INC SEDOL 2732903 | 1.37% | KORN FERRY SEDOL 2386849 | 1.34% | ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC SEDOL 2749602 | 1.25% | BILL.COM HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BKDS4H5 | 1.25% | BALL CORP SEDOL 2073022 | 1.23% | FLUENCE ENERGY INC SEDOL BMXC0N9 | 1.22% | MILLERKNOLL INC SEDOL 2594222 | 1.20% | LYFT INC-A SEDOL BJT1RW7 | 1.18% | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC- C SEDOL B8W67B1 | 1.17% | CERIDIAN HCM HOLDING INC SEDOL BFX1V56 | 1.16% | ON SEMICONDUCTOR SEDOL 2583576 | 1.16% | VERRA MOBILITY CORP SEDOL BFXX5X8 | 1.15% | VAIL RESORTS INC SEDOL 2954194 | 1.07% | BUMBLE INC-A SEDOL BMZ2WT7 | 1.06% | ETSY INC SEDOL BWTN5N1 | 1.06% | ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN SEDOL BP7RS59 | 1.05% | SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A SEDOL BXDZ9Z0 | 1.00% | DIVERSEY HOLDINGS LTD SEDOL BNTJ2L3 | 0.98% | HEALTHEQUITY INC SEDOL BP8XZL1 | 0.98% | GOODRX HOLDINGS INC-CLASS A SEDOL BMTVQT8 | 0.92% | MASTERCARD INC - A SEDOL B121557 | 0.91% | WOLFSPEED INC SEDOL BMBVND9 | 0.90% | LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INC SEDOL BMYZ2B9 | 0.85% | SOARING EAGLE PIPE P/P | 0.82% | BUREAU VERITAS SA SEDOL B28DTJ6 | 0.76% | PINTEREST INC- CLASS A SEDOL BJ2Z0H2 | 0.74% | TELADOC HEALTH INC SEDOL BYQRFY1 | 0.74% | CHEGG INC SEDOL BG6N6K6 | 0.70% | LAIRD SUPERFOOD INC SEDOL BN2BDY6 | 0.66% | PLANET LABS PBC SEDOL BM8JV32 | 0.59% | GREENLIGHT/ENVI PIPE P/P | 0.58% | THREDUP INC - CLASS A SEDOL BMFPHK2 | 0.55% | SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC SEDOL BCGCR79 | 0.51% | WARBY PARKER INC-CLASS A SEDOL BLGZN51 | 0.51% | ZEVIA PBC-A SEDOL BNLYJG0 | 0.29% | ABSCI CORP SEDOL BN94K69 | 0.27% | GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC SEDOL BN6KXF0 | 0.22% | EUR/USD 03/16/2022 UBS | 0.00% | EUR/USD 03/16/2022 JPMCB | -0.00% | EUR/USD 03/16/2022 SSBT | -0.00% | EUR/USD 03/16/2022 BANKAM | -0.00% | GBP/USD 03/16/2022 HSBCB | -0.00% | GBP/USD 03/16/2022 BCAP-FX | -0.01% |
Portfolio Composition as of 02/28/22
| Common stock | 100.02% |
| Cash and net other assets | -0.02% |
Consider these risks before 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. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments, technological obsolescence, falling prices and profits, and the market may not favor growth-style investing. Investments in small and midsize companies increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. International investing involves currency, economic, and political risks. Emerging-market securities have illiquidity and volatility risks. The fund's sustainable and environmental, social, and/or corporate governance (ESG) investment strategy may cause the fund to forego otherwise attractive investment opportunities or may increase or decrease the fund’s exposure to certain types of companies and, therefore, to underperform funds that do not invest with a similar focus. 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. In evaluating an investment opportunity, we may make investment decisions based on information and data that is incomplete or inaccurate. Due to changes in the products or services of the companies in which the fund invests, the fund may temporarily hold securities that are inconsistent with its sustainable investment criteria. Our investment techniques, analyses, and judgments may not produce the outcome we intend. The investments we select for the fund may not perform as well as other securities that we do not select for the fund. We, or the fund’s other service providers, may experience disruptions or operating errors that could have a negative effect on the fund. 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.