About this ETF
Putnam Focused U.S. Research ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. companies selected through fundamental research. The fund focuses on a concentrated portfolio of companies that Putnam Investment Management believes offer attractive long-term growth potential, using fundamental analysis of business prospects, financial condition, valuation, and other company-specific factors. The ETF is listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker PFRX and is scheduled to commence operations on September 28, 2026 through the reorganization of Putnam Focused Equity Fund.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Sep 30, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
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* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Sep 29, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.35% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $35.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Sep 30, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 68 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORP | NVDA | 8.29% | 200.55K | $45.6M |
| 2 | APPLE INC | AAPL | 7.60% | 126.90K | $41.8M |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 7.57% | 81.78K | $41.6M |
| 4 | ALPHABET INC-CL A | GOOGL | 5.64% | 90.93K | $31.0M |
| 5 | AMAZON.COM INC | AMZN | 5.27% | 117.46K | $29.0M |
| 6 | COCA-COLA CO/THE | KO | 3.28% | 207.79K | $18.0M |
| 7 | META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS | META | 2.99% | 22.22K | $16.4M |
| 8 | ELI LILLY & CO | LLY | 2.83% | 13.13K | $15.6M |
| 9 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | AMD | 2.81% | 25.44K | $15.5M |
| 10 | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | XOM | 2.79% | 95.06K | $15.3M |
| 11 | CASH | — | 2.73% | 15.03M | $15.0M |
| 12 | LAM RESEARCH CORP | LRCX | 2.61% | 44.26K | $14.3M |
| 13 | SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP | SCHW | 2.58% | 143.06K | $14.2M |
| 14 | BROADCOM INC | AVGO | 2.02% | 31.24K | $11.1M |
| 15 | ABBVIE INC | ABBV | 2.00% | 41.80K | $11.0M |
| 16 | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT | APO | 1.88% | 86.70K | $10.3M |
| 17 | CITIGROUP INC | C | 1.81% | 76.01K | $9.9M |
| 18 | AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GR | AIG | 1.79% | 130.98K | $9.9M |
| 19 | CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COR | COF | 1.77% | 49.67K | $9.8M |
| 20 | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | V | 1.76% | 26.48K | $9.7M |
| 21 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | CSCO | 1.73% | 89.19K | $9.5M |
| 22 | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC | TT | 1.70% | 20.56K | $9.4M |
| 23 | CONOCOPHILLIPS | COP | 1.67% | 73.17K | $9.2M |
| 24 | NRG ENERGY INC | NRG | 1.62% | 91.44K | $8.9M |
| 25 | BECTON DICKINSON AND CO | BDXA | 1.47% | 44.55K | $8.1M |
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Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund; it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
Liquidity
| Volume today | 26.89K | Average volume | 7.92K |
| AUM | $549.7M | Premium/Discount | +0.50% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
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Official Fund Resources
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Latest News for PFRX
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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