PEECX - Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class C

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Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class C (PEECX)
Expense Ratio: 2.18%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $57,516.60

The Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class C fund (PEECX) is a Europe Stock fund started on 7/26/1999 and has $138.20 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class C since 6/6/2006. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 1.00%

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Vanguard European Stock ETF (VGK)
Expense Ratio: 0.14%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $4,561.33

The Vanguard European Stock ETF (VGK) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Europe Stock investment strategy and is an alternative to a Europe Stock mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class C because computers automatically manage the stocks.

The Following Europe Stock Funds Have Lower Fees Than Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class C (PEECX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
BlackRock EuroFund Instl MAEFX 148.0% 227 1.05%
BlackRock EuroFund Inv A MDEFX 148.0% 227 1.25%
BlackRock EuroFund Inv C MCEFX 148.0% 227 2.11%
Columbia European Equity A AXEAX 121.0% 266 1.51%
Columbia European Equity Fund Class R4 CEQRX 121.0% 266 1.28%
DFA Continental Small Company I DFCSX 10.0% 103 0.58%
Fidelity Europe FIEUX 117.0% 523 1.10%
Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation FECAX 116.0% 275 1.02%
Fidelity Nordic FNORX 265.0% 281 1.05%
Henderson European Focus A HFEAX 67.0% 451 1.54%
Henderson European Focus Fund Class I HFEIX 67.0% 451 1.29%
ING Russia A LETRX 31.0% 232 2.04%
Invesco European Growth A AEDAX 21.0% 736 1.45%
Invesco European Growth A AEDSZ 21.0% 736 1.45%
Invesco European Growth Investor EGINX 21.0% 736 1.39%
Invesco European Growth R AEDRX 21.0% 736 1.70%
Invesco European Growth Y AEDYX 21.0% 736 1.20%
Ivy European Opportunities A IEOAX 49.0% 212 1.82%
Ivy European Opportunities I IEOIX 49.0% 212 1.18%
Ivy European Opportunities Y IEOYX 49.0% 212 1.45%
Morgan Stanley European Equity A EUGAX 11.0% 152 1.49%
Morgan Stanley European Equity B EUGBX 11.0% 152 1.48%
Morgan Stanley European Equity W EUGWX 11.0% 152 1.59%
Mutual European A TEM1Z 32.6% 1,600 1.41%
Mutual European B TEUBX 32.6% 1,600 2.11%
Mutual European C TEURX 32.6% 1,600 2.11%
Mutual European Z TEE1Z 32.6% 1,600 1.11%
Putnam Europe Equity A PEUGX 70.0% 138 1.43%
Putnam Europe Equity Fund Class Y PEUYX 70.0% 138 1.18%
Putnam Europe Equity M PEUMX 70.0% 138 1.93%
T. Rowe Price European Stock PRESX 57.6% 615 1.01%
U.S. Global Investors Eastern European EUROX 85.0% 165 1.98%
Vanguard European Stock Index Instl VESIX 6.0% 5,600 0.10%
Vanguard European Stock Index Inv VEURX 6.0% 5,600 0.26%
Vanguard European Stock Index Signal VESSX 6.0% 5,600 0.14%

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