Putnam High Income Securities Fund
Karan Sodhi is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in portfolio management and equity analysis. As Portfolio Manager of the Putnam International Capital Opportunities fund since April 2017, Karan oversees a $400 million non-US small cap fund. Prior to this role, Karan served as an Equity Analyst at Putnam Investments from June 2010 to 2017, focusing on fundamental research within the International Financials and Real Estate sectors. Karan also worked as an Equity Analyst specializing in US Financials at Stark Investments from December 2007 to March 2009, and held the position of Analyst/Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments from November 2000 to August 2007, contributing to the International Capital Opportunities fund. Karan holds an MBA in Finance from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and a BA in Accounting from Hendrix College.
Putnam High Income Securities Fund
High Income Securities Fund, formerly Putnam High Income Securities Fund, is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund provides high current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The Fund pursues its objective by investing in convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund also invests in high-yielding non-convertible securities with the potential for capital appreciation. It is a business trust. The Fund provides investment services across a range of equity, fixed income, absolute return and alternative strategies. The Fund invests in various industries, such as technology, electronics, financials, banking, healthcare, communication services, pharmaceuticals, food, telecommunications and medical technology. Putnam Investment Management, LLC is the investment manager of the Fund. Putnam Investments Limited is the investment sub-advisor of the Fund.