NPORT-EX 2 b_hf8nport073122.htm QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund
The fund's portfolio
7/31/22 (Unaudited)


COMMON STOCKS (95.0%)(a)
        Shares Value
Aerospace and defense (2.0%)
Northrop Grumman Corp. 66,825 $32,002,493
Raytheon Technologies Corp. 335,128 31,237,281
63,239,774
Air freight and logistics (0.3%)
GXO Logistics, Inc.(NON)(S) 205,372 9,857,856
9,857,856
Airlines (0.7%)
Southwest Airlines Co.(NON) 586,880 22,371,866
22,371,866
Auto components (0.9%)
Magna International, Inc. (Canada)(S) 447,369 28,568,984
28,568,984
Automobiles (0.8%)
General Motors Co.(NON) 149,050 5,404,553
Tesla, Inc.(NON) 23,283 20,755,630
26,160,183
Banks (3.3%)
Bank of America Corp. 2,645,922 89,458,622
KeyCorp 895,755 16,392,317
105,850,939
Beverages (2.4%)
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 829,945 53,257,571
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B(S) 400,455 23,927,186
77,184,757
Biotechnology (3.4%)
AbbVie, Inc. 361,763 51,916,608
Amgen, Inc. 150,613 37,272,199
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 33,113 19,261,501
108,450,308
Capital markets (4.4%)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 100,736 27,190,661
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 114,276 38,098,476
KKR & Co., Inc. 346,767 19,231,698
Morgan Stanley 256,836 21,651,275
Raymond James Financial, Inc. 292,024 28,755,603
TPG, Inc.(S) 174,865 4,987,150
139,914,863
Chemicals (0.7%)
Eastman Chemical Co. 221,082 21,208,396
21,208,396
Communications equipment (1.2%)
Cisco Systems, Inc./Delaware 814,916 36,972,739
36,972,739
Containers and packaging (0.2%)
Berry Global Group, Inc.(NON) 136,690 7,880,179
7,880,179
Distributors (0.4%)
LKQ Corp. 258,420 14,171,753
14,171,753
Diversified financial services (2.6%)
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 314,802 17,975,194
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(NON) 211,805 63,668,583
81,643,777
Diversified telecommunication services (0.8%)
AT&T, Inc. 512,598 9,626,590
Liberty Global PLC Class A (United Kingdom)(NON)(S) 661,374 14,391,498
24,018,088
Electric utilities (2.1%)
Constellation Energy Corp. 313,120 20,697,232
NRG Energy, Inc. 641,513 24,217,116
PG&E Corp.(NON)(S) 2,077,844 22,565,386
67,479,734
Entertainment (1.0%)
Universal Music Group NV (Netherlands) 305,769 6,945,373
Walt Disney Co. (The)(NON) 172,622 18,315,194
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(NON)(S) 429,229 6,438,435
31,699,002
Equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) (2.1%)
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.(R) 970,846 13,766,596
Boston Properties, Inc.(R) 123,873 11,292,263
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.(R) 708,093 36,813,755
Vornado Realty Trust(R)(S) 117,521 3,571,463
65,444,077
Food and staples retailing (1.3%)
Walmart, Inc. 314,936 41,587,299
41,587,299
Health-care equipment and supplies (0.6%)
Medtronic PLC 170,972 15,818,329
Nyxoah SA (Belgium)(NON) 183,630 1,856,499
17,674,828
Health-care providers and services (5.9%)
CVS Health Corp. 237,603 22,733,855
Elevance Health, Inc. 45,153 21,542,496
HCA Healthcare, Inc. 68,746 14,603,025
McKesson Corp. 112,353 38,377,538
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(NON)(S) 309,569 20,468,702
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 126,831 68,785,525
186,511,141
Hotels, restaurants, and leisure (0.9%)
Chuy's Holdings, Inc.(NON) 286,855 6,376,787
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. Class A(NON)(S) 46,984 3,967,329
McDonald's Corp. 73,407 19,333,202
29,677,318
Household durables (1.1%)
PulteGroup, Inc. 786,603 34,311,623
34,311,623
Household products (1.1%)
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 241,658 33,568,713
33,568,713
Industrial conglomerates (1.2%)
Honeywell International, Inc. 201,199 38,722,760
38,722,760
Insurance (1.5%)
Arch Capital Group, Ltd.(NON) 474,421 21,064,292
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. 425,737 24,858,783
45,923,075
Interactive media and services (4.9%)
Alphabet, Inc. Class C(NON) 1,019,440 118,907,482
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A(NON) 230,525 36,676,528
155,584,010
Internet and direct marketing retail (3.2%)
Amazon.com, Inc.(NON) 758,960 102,421,652
102,421,652
IT Services (2.3%)
Gartner, Inc.(NON) 58,725 15,590,313
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 160,257 56,697,324
72,287,637
Machinery (1.8%)
Deere & Co. 44,263 15,190,176
Otis Worldwide Corp. 553,613 43,275,928
58,466,104
Media (0.5%)
Comcast Corp. Class A 439,822 16,502,121
16,502,121
Metals and mining (1.4%)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (Indonesia) 600,128 18,934,038
Nucor Corp. 181,412 24,635,750
43,569,788
Mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) (0.3%)
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(R) 432,670 10,219,665
10,219,665
Multi-utilities (0.6%)
CMS Energy Corp. 286,213 19,671,419
19,671,419
Multiline retail (1.2%)
Target Corp. 238,915 39,033,933
39,033,933
Oil, gas, and consumable fuels (2.6%)
ConocoPhillips 328,357 31,991,823
Enterprise Products Partners LP 1,182,365 31,604,616
Phillips 66 215,890 19,214,210
82,810,649
Pharmaceuticals (4.5%)
Eli Lilly and Co. 114,292 37,680,929
Johnson & Johnson 296,357 51,720,224
Merck & Co., Inc. 282,625 25,249,718
Pfizer, Inc. 543,768 27,465,722
142,116,593
Real estate management and development (1.0%)
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(NON) 352,539 30,184,389
30,184,389
Road and rail (1.5%)
Union Pacific Corp. 213,324 48,488,545
48,488,545
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (3.8%)
Intel Corp. 393,173 14,276,112
Lam Research Corp. 60,964 30,513,092
NVIDIA Corp. 181,895 33,037,589
Qualcomm, Inc. 150,664 21,855,320
Texas Instruments, Inc. 110,128 19,700,798
119,382,911
Software (10.5%)
Adobe, Inc.(NON) 51,617 21,169,164
Microsoft Corp. 842,506 236,525,134
NCR Corp.(NON) 386,662 12,547,182
Oracle Corp. 539,784 42,016,787
salesforce.com, Inc.(NON) 86,013 15,828,112
328,086,379
Specialty retail (2.0%)
Best Buy Co., Inc.(S) 261,299 20,117,410
Lowe's Cos., Inc. 225,870 43,260,881
63,378,291
Technology hardware, storage, and peripherals (7.7%)
Apple, Inc. 1,496,452 243,188,415
243,188,415
Textiles, apparel, and luxury goods (0.4%)
Nike, Inc. Class B 116,339 13,369,678
13,369,678
Tobacco (0.7%)
Altria Group, Inc. 503,327 22,075,922
22,075,922
Trading companies and distributors (1.2%)
Karat Packaging, Inc.(NON)(S) 372,106 7,081,177
United Rentals, Inc.(NON) 92,642 29,892,794
36,973,971
Total common stocks (cost $1,867,120,317) $3,007,906,104








INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.8%)(a)
        Shares Value
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF(S) 80,617 $23,807,006
Total investment companies (cost $23,514,626) $23,807,006








SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (6.3%)(a)
        Principal amount/shares Value
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 2.01%(AFF) Shares 78,947,324 $78,947,324
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund Class P 1.93%(AFF) Shares 112,941,018 112,941,018
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.084%, 9/6/22(SEG) $800,000 798,329
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.084%, 9/1/22(SEG) 3,200,000 3,194,131
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.981%, 8/25/22(SEG) 600,000 599,180
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.960%, 8/23/22(SEG) 1,500,000 1,498,106
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.787%, 8/18/22(SEG) 300,000 299,708
Total short-term investments (cost $198,278,251) $198,277,796
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $2,088,913,194) $3,229,990,906








FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 7/31/22 (Unaudited)
    Number of contracts Notional
amount		 Value Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long) 846 $79,745,229 $79,748,190 Sep-22 $3,271,924
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long) 190 39,237,755 39,268,250 Sep-22 1,883,973
Unrealized appreciation 5,155,897
Unrealized (depreciation) —
Total $5,155,897












Key to holding's abbreviations
ETF Exchange Traded Fund
Notes to the fund's portfolio
Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund's portfolio are for the close of the fund's reporting period, which ran from May 1, 2022 through July 31, 2022 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to "Putnam Management" represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC, references to "ASC 820" represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and references to "OTC", if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $3,164,685,321.
(NON) This security is non-income-producing.
(AFF) Affiliated company. For investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC and Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, the rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period. Transactions during the period with any company which is under common ownership or control were as follows:
Name of affiliate Fair value
as of
4/30/22		 Purchase
cost		 Sale
proceeds		 Investment
income		 Shares outstanding
and fair
value as of
7/31/22
Short-term investments
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC*# $48,913,014 $217,456,694 $187,422,384 $139,608 $78,947,324
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund** 79,382,906 102,430,812 68,872,700 244,251 112,941,018
Total Short-term investments $128,295,920 $319,887,506 $256,295,084 $383,859 $191,888,342
* The fund may lend securities, through its agent, to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The loans are collateralized by cash in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned. The fair value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to the fund on the next business day. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. The risk of borrower default will be borne by the fund’s agent; the fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The fund receives cash collateral, which is invested in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC, a limited liability company managed by an affiliate of Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. There are no management fees charged to Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC and there were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
# At the close of the reporting period, the fund received cash collateral of $78,947,324 for securities loaned. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield at the close of the reporting period. At the close of the reporting period, the value of securities loaned amounted to $78,013,240.
** Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
(SEG) This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $6,340,280.
(R) Real Estate Investment Trust.
(S) This security is on loan, in part or in entirety, at the close of the reporting period.
Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
Security valuation: Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund’s assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under ASC 820. If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Management. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a significant extent. At the close of the reporting period, fair value pricing was used for certain foreign securities in the portfolio. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that Putnam Management does not believe accurately reflects the security's fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by Putnam Management in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustees. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Futures contracts: The fund used futures contracts to equitize cash.
The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. When the contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The fund and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin”.
For the fund's average number of futures contracts, see the appropriate table at the end of these footnotes.








ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the fund's investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.
Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund's net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
  Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Communication services $220,857,848 $6,945,373 $—
Consumer discretionary 351,093,415 — —
Consumer staples 174,416,691 — —
Energy 82,810,649 — —
Financials 383,552,319 — —
Health care 454,752,870 — —
Industrials 278,120,876 — —
Information technology 799,918,081 — —
Materials 72,658,363 — —
Real estate 95,628,466 — —
Utilities 87,151,153 — —
Total common stocks 3,000,960,731 6,945,373 —
Investment companies 23,807,006 — —
Short-term investments — 198,277,796 —
Totals by level $3,024,767,737 $205,223,169 $—
  Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Futures contracts $5,155,897 $— $—
Totals by level $5,155,897 $— $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund's portfolio presentation.
At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the fund's net assets and were not considered a significant portion of the fund's portfolio.
The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held at the close of the period is listed below and was based on an average of the holdings of that derivative at the end of each fiscal quarter in the reporting period:
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 900
For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com