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Dividend Vision

PCF CEF — High Income Securities Fund

High Income Securities Fund (PCF)

Updated November 12, 2026.

Verdict as of November 12, 2026 close

PCF's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (57/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 14.20%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.058 with an ex-date of October 20, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment.

Sources: Putnam, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

PCF is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 14.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 14.24%, its expense ratio is 3.7603%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 57/100 (Caution). Total return is 1467.5% over the past 39.3 years.

At the current 14.20% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,420 per year, or $118.33 per month.

PCF dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-11-12.

The distribution rate (14.20%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.058) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Trailing-12-month yield (14.24%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.058. The ex-dividend date is 11/17/2026. The payment date is 11/30/2026. At the current 14.20% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,420 per year, or $118.33 per month.

Recorded distribution timeline (460)
Ex-dateAs paidPer current shareChange from previous payment
2026-10-20$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-09-22$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-08-18$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-07-21$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-06-16$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-05-19$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-04-22$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-03-17$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-02-17$0.058$0.0580.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-01-20$0.058$0.058-1.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-12-16$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-11-18$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-10-21$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-09-16$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-08-19$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-07-22$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-06-17$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-05-20$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-04-22$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-03-18$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-02-18$0.059$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-01-21$0.059$0.059-4.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-12-17$0.062$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-11-19$0.062$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-10-22$0.062$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-09-18$0.062$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-08-21$0.062$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-07-17$0.062$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-06-18$0.06355$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-05-20$0.06355$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-04-18$0.06355$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-03-19$0.06355$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-02-16$0.06355$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-01-19$0.06355$0.0623.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-12-18$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-11-17$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-10-19$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-09-19$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-08-21$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-07-19$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-06-20$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-05-18$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-04-18$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-03-21$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-02-15$0.0615$0.060.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-01-19$0.0615$0.06-17.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-12-19$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-11-17$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-10-19$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-09-20$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-08-19$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-07-19$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-06-17$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-05-18$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-04-19$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-03-21$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-02-16$0.07483$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-01-19$0.07483$0.073-6.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-12-20$0.07995$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-11-17$0.07995$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-10-19$0.07995$0.078-0.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-09-20$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-08-19$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-07-20$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-06-18$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-05-18$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-04-20$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-03-19$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-02-16$0.08619$0.0780.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-01-19$0.08619$0.078-4.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-12-18$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-11-16$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-10-15$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-09-18$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-08-13$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-07-16$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-06-18$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-05-14$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-04-16$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-03-16$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-02-14$0.09061$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-01-16$0.09061$0.082-19.6%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-12-18$0.1127$0.102112.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-11-14$0.05304$0.0480.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-10-15$0.05304$0.0480.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-09-18$0.05304$0.0480.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-08-14$0.05304$0.048N/A
2018-12-18$0.45745$0.414N/A
2018-07-23$0.03094$0.028N/A
2018-06-21$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-05-23$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-04-23$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-03-22$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-02-22$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-01-23$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-12-21$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-11-22$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-10-23$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-09-21$0.03094$0.0280.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-08-22$0.03094$0.028-9.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-07-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-06-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-05-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-04-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-03-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-02-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-01-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-12-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-11-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-10-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-09-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-08-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-07-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-06-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-05-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-04-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-03-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-02-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-01-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-12-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-11-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-10-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-09-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-08-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-07-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-06-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-05-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-04-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-03-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-02-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-01-21$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-12-19$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-11-20$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-10-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-09-22$0.03425$0.0310.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-08-20$0.03425$0.031-6.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-07-22$0.03646$0.0330.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-06-20$0.03646$0.0330.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-05-21$0.03646$0.0330.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-04-22$0.03646$0.0330.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-03-20$0.03646$0.0330.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-02-20$0.03646$0.033-15.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-01-22$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-12-19$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-11-20$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-10-22$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-09-20$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-08-21$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-07-22$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-06-20$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-05-22$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-04-22$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-03-20$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-02-20$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-01-22$0.04309$0.0390.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-12-20$0.04309$0.039-11.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-11-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-10-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-09-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-08-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-07-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-06-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-05-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-04-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-03-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-02-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-01-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-12-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-11-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-10-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-09-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-08-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-07-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-06-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-05-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-04-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-03-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-02-17$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-01-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-12-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-11-19$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-10-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-09-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-08-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-07-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-06-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-05-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-04-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-03-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-02-18$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-01-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-12-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-11-19$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-10-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-09-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-08-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-07-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-06-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-05-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-04-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-03-20$0.04862$0.044-10.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-02-20$0.05414$0.0490.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-01-21$0.05414$0.0490.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-12-19$0.05414$0.0496.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-11-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-10-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-09-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-08-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-07-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-06-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-05-21$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-04-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-03-19$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-02-20$0.05083$0.046-50.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-01-22$0.10166$0.092100.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-12-19$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-11-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-10-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-09-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-08-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-07-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-06-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-05-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-04-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-03-21$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-02-16$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-01-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-12-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-11-21$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-10-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-09-20$0.05083$0.0464.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-08-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-07-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-06-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-05-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-04-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-03-22$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-02-16$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-01-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-12-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-11-21$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-10-20$0.04862$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-09-21$0.04862$0.044-6.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-08-22$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-07-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-06-22$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-05-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-04-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-03-22$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-02-18$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-01-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-12-21$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-11-22$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-10-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-09-22$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-08-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-07-21$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-06-22$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-05-20$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-04-21$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-03-22$0.05193$0.0472.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-02-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-01-21$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-12-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-11-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-10-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-09-22$0.05083$0.046-2.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-08-20$0.05193$0.0472.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-07-22$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-06-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-05-21$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-04-22$0.05083$0.046-2.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-03-20$0.05193$0.0472.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-02-20$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-01-16$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-12-18$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-11-18$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-10-17$0.05083$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-09-18$0.05083$0.046-2.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-08-16$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-07-18$0.05193$0.0470.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-06-18$0.05193$0.0472.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-05-16$0.05083$0.046-14.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-04-18$0.05967$0.0540.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-03-20$0.05967$0.0540.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-02-15$0.05967$0.054-1.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-01-17$0.06077$0.0551.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-12-18$0.05967$0.0540.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-11-16$0.05967$0.054-1.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-10-18$0.06077$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-09-18$0.06077$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-08-16$0.06077$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-07-18$0.06077$0.055-22.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-06-18$0.07845$0.07129.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-05-17$0.06077$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-04-18$0.06077$0.055-22.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-03-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-02-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-01-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-12-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-11-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-10-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-09-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-08-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-07-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-06-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-05-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-04-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-03-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-02-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-01-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-12-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-11-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-10-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-09-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-08-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-07-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-06-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-05-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-04-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-03-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-02-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-01-15$0.07845$0.071-66.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-12-17$0.23314$0.211197.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-11-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-10-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-09-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-08-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-07-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-06-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-05-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-04-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-03-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-02-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1998-01-15$0.07845$0.071-84.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-12-18$0.50165$0.454539.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-11-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-10-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-09-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-08-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-07-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-06-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-05-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-04-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-03-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-02-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1997-01-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-12-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-11-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-10-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-09-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-08-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-07-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-06-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-05-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-04-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-03-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-02-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1996-01-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-12-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-11-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-10-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-09-18$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-08-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-07-19$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-06-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-05-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-04-13$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-03-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-02-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1995-01-13$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-12-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-11-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-10-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-09-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-08-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-07-14$0.07845$0.0711.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-06-14$0.07735$0.07-1.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-05-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-04-14$0.07845$0.0711.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-03-15$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-02-15$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1994-01-13$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-12-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-11-16$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-10-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-09-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-08-16$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-07-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-06-15$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-05-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-04-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-03-16$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-02-16$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1993-01-13$0.07735$0.07-13.6%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-12-15$0.0895$0.08122.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-11-16$0.07293$0.066-5.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-10-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-09-15$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-08-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-07-14$0.07735$0.07-1.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-06-16$0.07845$0.0711.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-05-14$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-04-13$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-03-16$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-02-13$0.07735$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1992-01-14$0.07735$0.07-56.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-12-16$0.1779$0.161126.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-11-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-10-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-09-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-08-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-07-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-06-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-05-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-04-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-03-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-02-13$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1991-01-14$0.07845$0.071-6.6%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-12-14$0.08398$0.0767.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-11-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-10-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-09-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-08-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-07-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-06-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-05-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-04-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-03-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-02-13$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1990-01-16$0.07845$0.071-54.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-12-14$0.17348$0.157121.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-11-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-10-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-09-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-08-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-07-17$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-06-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-05-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-04-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-03-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-02-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1989-01-13$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-12-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-11-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-10-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-09-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-08-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-07-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-06-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-05-16$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-04-14$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-03-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-02-12$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1988-01-13$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1987-12-15$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1987-11-12$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1987-10-08$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1987-09-09$0.07845$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1987-08-11$0.07845$0.071—
1987 total (partial launch year)—$0.355—
1988 total—$0.852—
1989 total—$0.93810.1%
1990 total—$0.857-8.6%
1991 total—$0.9429.9%
1992 total—$0.848-10.0%
1993 total—$0.84-0.9%
1994 total—$0.8480.9%
1995 total—$0.8520.5%
1996 total—$0.8520.0%
1997 total—$1.23545.0%
1998 total—$0.992-19.7%
1999 total—$0.852-14.1%
2000 total—$0.8520.0%
2001 total—$0.722-15.3%
2002 total—$0.588-18.6%
2003 total—$0.554-5.8%
2004 total—$0.5621.4%
2005 total—$0.552-1.8%
2006 total—$0.536-2.9%
2007 total—$0.5523.0%
2008 total—$0.6018.9%
2009 total—$0.538-10.5%
2010 total—$0.528-1.9%
2011 total—$0.5280.0%
2012 total—$0.523-0.9%
2013 total—$0.468-10.5%
2014 total—$0.392-16.2%
2015 total—$0.372-5.1%
2016 total—$0.3720.0%
2017 total—$0.357-4.0%
2018 total—$0.6170.9%
2019 total—$0.294-51.8%
2020 total—$0.984234.7%
2021 total—$0.936-4.9%
2022 total—$0.8761-6.4%
2023 total—$0.72-17.8%
2024 total—$0.7443.3%
2025 total—$0.708-4.8%
2026 YTD total—$0.58-1.7% vs prior-year YTD

PCF dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -2.2%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -20.53%.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y-2.2%
3Y-6.4%
5Y-26.1%
10Y87.7%

PCF holdings and sector exposure

The top 10 holdings are 52.1% of the fund.

TickerNameWeight
—BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Inc Opp Fund9.99%
—Barings BDC Inc5.69%
—FS KKR Capital Corp5.39%
—Pioneer Floating Rate Trust4.91%
—Eaton Vance Floating Rate Income Plus4.90%
—Pioneer Diversified High Inc4.77%
—EV Limited Duration Income4.27%
—RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corp4.10%
—First Trust High Inc Long/Short4.06%
—Steel Partners Holdings LP A series4.04%

To see how this fund's sectors add up across your own holdings, use True Exposure.

PCF performance

Total return is 1467.5% over the past 39.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -12.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.7%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M-2.2%—
3M-7.1%—
6M-7.2%—
YTD-11.6%—
1Y-12.0%—
2Y CAGR—-4.40%
3Y CAGR—3.60%
5Y CAGR—0.00%
10Y CAGR—4.80%
Since inception 1987-07-09 · 39.3 years1467.5%7.30%

PCF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
57 · Caution
Safety-Adjusted Yield
8.09%
Issuer
Putnam
Asset type
CEF
Asset class
Equity
Inception date
07/09/1987
Expense ratio
3.7603%
Distribution rate
14.20%
Distribution frequency
Monthly
Trailing yield
14.24%
5-year average yield
11.83
Last close
$4.90 (as of 2026-11-12)
NAV
$5.80; NAV date unknown
Premium / discount
Premium not shown · NAV date unknown
Market cap
$91,710,608
Average volume
64,068
Dividend
$0.058
Ex-dividend date
11/17/2026
Payment date
11/30/2026

AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage.

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (14.20%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.058) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (14.24%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Putnam; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PCF risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.7%.

More on PCF

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Frequently asked questions

Does PCF pay monthly?

Yes. PCF currently pays monthly.

What is PCF's expense ratio?

PCF's expense ratio is 3.7603%.

What is PCF's dividend yield?

PCF's distribution rate is 14.20%, paid monthly, with a 3.7603% expense ratio — latest regular dividend ($0.058) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included.

How has PCF's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -2.2%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does PCF pay a dividend?

PCF pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.058. The ex-dividend date is 11/17/2026. The payment date is 11/30/2026.

How has PCF performed?

Total return is 1467.5% over the past 39.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -12.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.7%.

Is PCF a good investment?

PCF's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 57 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 14.20% (latest regular dividend ($0.058) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

DividendVision analysis is generated from public SEC filing data and may not capture every change. Review the original filing for complete information.