# Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF (PCRB): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pcrb for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Franklin Templeton · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2023-01-19 The security is being delisted. The last day of trading on an exchange is May 26, 2026. PCRB invests in investment grade US fixed income securities that meet ESG standards on a sector-specific basis. The portfolio may include government and corporate debt securities that have maturities three years or longer. The fundamentals of Issuers such as industry, location, strategic position, and key relationships are considered. Securities are rated for ESG criteria and only the highest-rated considered. To identify relevant sector-specific ESG criteria, the fund uses an internally developed materi... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $45.90 | | Expense Ratio | 0.37% | | Assets Under Management | $6.9M | | NAV | $45.88 | | Holdings Count | 28 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $45.58 – $50.08 | | Beta | 0.99 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1377 /share - Ex-date: 2026-06-01 - Pay date: 2026-06-04 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does PCRB invest in? The security is being delisted. The last day of trading on an exchange is May 26, 2026. PCRB invests in investment grade US fixed income securities that meet ESG standards on a sector-specific basis. The portfolio may include government and corporate debt securities that have maturities three years or longer. The fundamentals of Issuers such as industry, location, strategic position, and key relationships are considered. Securities are rated for ESG criteria and only the highest-rated considered. To identify relevant sector-specific ESG criteria, the fund uses an internally developed materiality map that determines which criteria are deemed important for a given sector. For example, securitized debt securities are broadly evaluated due to various asset types, counterparties, complex market structure, and scarce ESG data. Sovereign debt securities are evaluated using quantitative models and research, as better ESG scores may influence a countrys credit risk and borrowing costs. The actively managed fund may use derivatives for hedging and non-hedging purposes. ### What is the expense ratio of PCRB? Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF (PCRB) charges an expense ratio of 0.37%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is the duration of PCRB? Effective duration measures PCRB's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. PCRB's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of PCRB? PCRB's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of PCRB? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from PCRB if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. PCRB's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### How big is PCRB? Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF (PCRB) manages $6.9M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Does PCRB pay a dividend? Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF (PCRB) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does PCRB pay dividends? Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is PCRB's dividend yield? PCRB's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is PCRB's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for PCRB was 2026-06-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will PCRB's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.37% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does PCRB charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from PCRB's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does PCRB cost more than a fund like VOO? PCRB is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.37%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether PCRB's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to PCRB? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as PCRB (0.37%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pcrb - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pcrb/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pcrb/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pcrb/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pcrb/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.