N-Q 1 a_mmliquid.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
 
Investment Company Act file number: (811-07513)  
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Funds Trust
 
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
 
Name and address of agent for service:   Beth S. Mazor, Vice President
  One Post Office Square
  Boston, Massachusetts 02109
 
Copy to:   John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
  Ropes & Gray LLP
  One International Place
  Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
 
Date of fiscal year end: September 30 2010    
 
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2010    

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments:



Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund         

 
The fund's portfolio         
6/30/10 (Unaudited)         
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (62.2%)(a)         
  Yield (%)  Maturity date  Principal amount  Value 

U.S. Treasury Bills  0.250  4/07/11  $72,000,000  $71,860,280 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.195  2/10/11  50,000,000  49,939,333 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.209  12/16/10  50,000,000  49,951,350 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.185  11/12/10  75,000,000  74,948,354 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.147  10/28/10  25,000,000  24,987,893 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.164  10/21/10  75,000,000  74,961,850 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.126  9/23/10  50,000,000  49,985,358 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.066  9/16/10  150,000,000  149,971,339 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.131  9/09/10  175,000,000  174,962,521 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.155  9/02/10  181,500,000  181,464,339 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.160  8/26/10  392,000,000  391,925,533 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.030  8/19/10  325,000,000  324,966,772 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.065  8/12/10  300,000,000  299,971,592 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.075  8/05/10  275,000,000  274,982,148 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.047  7/29/10  275,000,000  274,987,643 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.040  7/22/10  225,000,000  224,993,722 
U.S. Treasury Bills  0.040  7/15/10  300,000,000  299,994,614 
U.S. Treasury Notes (k)  0.344  3/31/11  50,000,000  51,646,730 
U.S. Treasury Notes (k)  0.160  10/15/10  50,000,000  50,592,885 
U.S. Treasury Notes (k)  0.077  7/31/10  200,000,000  200,439,667 
U.S. Treasury Notes (k)  0.116  9/30/10  50,000,000  50,234,559 
U.S. Treasury Notes (k)  0.303  2/28/11  50,000,000  50,189,813 
U.S. Treasury Notes (k)  0.208  12/31/10  50,000,000  50,166,744 

Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $3,448,125,039)        $3,448,125,039 
 
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (14.2%)(a)         
      Principal amount  Value 

Interest in $100,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with Citigroup Global         
Markets, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $53,500,386 for an effective yield of 0.26%         
(collateralized by various corporate bonds and notes         
with coupon rates ranging from zero % to 8.60% and due         
dates ranging from September 15, 2010 to         
March 1, 2040, valued at $105,000,000)      $53,500,000  $53,500,000 
Interest in $80,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with JPMorgan         
Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $30,000,217 for an effective yield of 0.26%         
(collateralized by various corporate bonds and notes         
with coupon rates ranging from 1.207% to 3.25% and due         
dates ranging from July 8, 2010 to June 22, 2012,         
valued at $81,600,309)      30,000,000  30,000,000 
Interest in $40,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with Bank of America         
Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $40,000,256 for an effective yield of 0.23%         
(collateralized by various corporate bonds and notes         
with coupon rates ranging from 5.125% to 6.00% and due         
dates ranging from June 20, 2013 to April 25, 2014,         
valued at $42,000,001)      40,000,000  40,000,000 
Interest in $55,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with Deutsche Bank         
Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $30,000,175 for an effective yield of 0.21%         
(collateralized by various corporate bonds and notes         
with coupon rates ranging from 1.015% to 8.50% and due         
dates ranging from March 20, 2012 to May 15, 2014,         
valued at $57,750,001)      30,000,000  30,000,000 
Interest in $200,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with JPMorgan         
Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $200,000,333 for an effective yield of 0.06%         
(collateralized by Fannie Mae with coupon rates         
ranging from 4.00% to 8.00% and due dates ranging from         
August 1, 2011 to July 1, 2040, valued at $204,004,429)      200,000,000  200,000,000 
Interest in $325,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with Bank of America         
Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $205,600,286 for an effective yield of 0.05%         
(collateralized by Ginnie Mae with coupon rates         
ranging from 4.50% to 6.00% and due dates ranging from         
March 15, 2038 to June 20, 2040, valued         
at $331,500,001)      205,600,000  205,600,000 
Interest in $125,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with Deutsche Bank         
Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity value         
of $125,000,174 for an effective yield of 0.05%         
(collateralized by Fannie Mae with coupon rates         
ranging from 2.969% to 5.825% and due dates ranging         
from January 1, 2036 to March 1, 2040, valued         
at $127,500,001)      125,000,000  125,000,000 
Interest in $100,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase         
agreement dated June 30, 2010 with Credit Suiss First         
Boston Securities, Inc. due July 1, 2010 -- maturity         
value of $100,000,139 for an effective yield of 0.05%         
(collateralized by Fannie Mae with coupon rates         
ranging from 4.00% to 8.00% and due dates ranging from         
April 1, 2011 to May 1, 2050, valued at $102,001,981)      100,000,000  100,000,000 

Total repurchase agreements (cost $784,100,000)          $784,100,000 
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (5.6%)(a)           
  Yield (%)  Maturity date  Rating(RAT)  Principal amount  Value 

 
Arizona (0.3%)           
Farmington, Poll. Control VRDN (AZ Pub. Svc. Co.),           
Ser. B (Barclays Bank PLC (LOC)) (M)  0.150  9/01/24  P-1  $14,500,000  $14,500,000 
          14,500,000 

 
Colorado (0.4%)           
CO Edl. & Cultural Fac. Auth. VRDN (National Jewish           
Federation Bond), Ser. A1 (Bank of America, N.A.           
(LOC)) (M)  0.150  9/01/33  VMIG1  14,205,000  14,205,000 
CO Hsg. & Fin. Auth. VRDN (Single Fam.)           
Ser. B1 (Fannie Mae, Freddit Mac (LOC)) (M)  0.310  11/01/32  VMIG1  5,000,000  5,000,000 
Ser. B2 (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (LOC)) (M)  0.310  11/01/30  VMIG1  4,585,000  4,585,000 
          23,790,000 

 
Illinois (0.2%)           
Chicago, Waste Wtr. Transmission VRDN, Ser. C-3           
(Northern Trust Co. (LOC)) (M)  0.140  1/01/39  VMIG1  9,200,000  9,200,000 
          9,200,000 

 
Indiana (0.5%)           
IN State Fin. Auth. VRDN, Ser. A-3 (M)  0.160  2/01/37  VMIG1  20,000,000  20,000,000 
IN State Fin. Auth. Edl. Fac. VRDN, Ser. A-1 (M)  0.140  2/01/37  VMIG1  9,000,000  9,000,000 
          29,000,000 

 
Kentucky (0.2%)           
Breckinridge Cnty., Lease Program VRDN, Ser. A (U.S.           
Bank, N.A. (LOC)) (M)  0.140  2/01/32  VMIG1  7,090,000  7,090,000 
Christian Cnty., Assn. of Cnty. Leasing Trust VRDN,           
Ser. B (U.S. Bank N.A. (LOC)) (M)  0.140  8/01/37  VMIG1  3,315,000  3,315,000 
          10,405,000 

 
Maryland (0.4%)           
Johns Hopkins University Commercial Paper Ser. A  0.290  9/10/10  A-1+  19,500,000  19,500,000 
          19,500,000 

 
Massachusetts (0.2%)           
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facility Authority           
Commercial Paper (Harvard U.) Ser. EE  0.250  8/12/10  A-1+  11,000,000  11,000,000 
          11,000,000 

 
Michigan (0.4%)           
U. of MI VRDN (Hosp.), Ser. A (M)  0.140  12/01/37  VMIG1  3,555,000  3,555,000 
U. of WI Hosp. & Clinic Auth. VRDN, Ser. B (U.S. Bank           
N.A. (LOC)) (M)  0.140  4/01/34  VMIG1  19,600,000  19,600,000 
          23,155,000 

 
Missouri (0.5%)           
MO State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. VRDN           
(Washington U. (The)), Ser. A (M)  0.170  9/01/30  VMIG1  15,100,000  15,100,000 
(Washington U. (The)), Ser. B (M)  0.170  9/01/30  VMIG1  4,800,000  4,800,000 
(Sisters of Mercy Hlth.), Ser. A (M)  0.140  6/01/16  VMIG1  8,925,000  8,925,000 
(Sisters of Mercy Hlth.), Ser. B (M)  0.140  6/01/16  VMIG1  5,120,000  5,120,000 
          33,945,000 

 
Colorado (0.4%)           
Reno, Sales Tax VRDN (Bank of New York (LOC)) (M)  0.140  6/01/42  VMIG1  23,510,000  23,510,000 
          23,510,000 

 
New Hampshire (0.6%)           
NH Hlth. & Ed. Fac. Auth. VRDN (U. of NH), Ser. B (M)  0.130  7/01/33  VMIG1  31,130,000  31,130,000 
          31,130,000 

 
Oklahoma (0.2%)           
OK State Tpk. Auth. VRDN, Ser. E (M)  0.140  1/01/28  VMIG1  13,760,000  13,760,000 
          13,760,000 

 
Texas (1.1%)           
Harris Cnty., Hlth. Fac. Dev. Corp. VRDN (Texas           
Childrens Hosp.), Ser. B-1 (M)  0.230  10/01/29  VMIG1  27,250,000  27,250,000 
Murray City, Hosp. Rev. VRDN (IHC Hlth. Svcs., Inc.),           
Ser. A (M)  0.140  5/15/37  VMIG1  11,750,000  11,750,000 
San Antonio, Edl. Fac. Corp. VRDN (Trinity U.) (M)  0.150  6/01/33  A-1  8,000,000  8,000,000 
Tarrant Cnty., Cultural Ed. Fac. Fin. Corp. VRDN (TX           
Hlth. Resources), Ser. G (M)  0.130  11/15/33  VMIG1  7,400,000  7,400,000 
Denton, Indpt. School Dist. VRDN, Ser. 05-A (M)  0.330  8/01/35  A-1  5,250,000  5,250,000 
          59,650,000 

 
Wisconsin (0.2%)           
WI State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. VRDN (WI Med.           
College), Ser. B (U.S. Bank N.A. (LOC)) (M)  0.240  12/01/33  VMIG1  9,600,000  9,600,000 
          9,600,000 
Total municipal bonds and notes (cost $312,145,000)          $312,145,000 
 
 
ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (5.1%)(a)           
  Yield (%)  Maturity date   Principal amount  Value 

Bryant Park Funding, LLC  0.420  8/16/10   $19,313,000  $19,302,635 
FCAR Owner Trust I  0.350  7/06/10   28,000,000  27,998,639 
Liberty Street Funding, LLC  0.300  7/21/10   25,000,000  24,995,833 
Manhattan Asset Funding Co., LLC  0.501  8/20/10   30,000,000  29,979,167 
Old Line Funding Corp.  0.420   8/04/10  38,360,000  38,344,784 
Royal Park Investments Funding Corp. (Belgium)  0.290  7/07/10   25,000,000  24,998,792 
Sheffield Receivables Corp.  0.380   7/29/10  8,200,000  8,197,576 
Sheffield Receivables Corp.  0.300   7/14/10  25,000,000  24,997,292 
Straight-A Funding, LLC  0.410   8/11/10  13,908,000  13,901,506 
Straight-A Funding, LLC  0.350   7/13/10  16,000,000  15,998,133 
Windmill Funding Corp.  0.300   7/16/10  16,500,000  16,497,938 
Windmill Funding Corp.  0.250   7/08/10  40,000,000  39,998,056 

Total asset-backed commercial paper (cost $285,210,351)          $285,210,351 
 
 
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (4.8%)(a)           
  Interest rate (%)   Maturity date  Principal amount  Value 

Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada)  0.370  8/10/10   $24,000,000  $23,997,868 
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank/New York           
FRN (France)  0.390  7/02/10   30,000,000  30,000,077 
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC/New York, NY FRN (United Kingdom)           
(M)  0.851  5/06/11   20,500,000  20,500,000 
National (Australia)  0.490  8/26/10   29,000,000  29,000,000 
National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia)  0.340  7/30/10   28,000,000  28,000,113 
Rabobank Nederland NV NY (Netherlands)  0.310  7/02/10   40,000,000  40,000,022 
Societe Generale NY (France)  0.320  8/12/10   30,000,000  29,998,599 
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York    0.450 8/20/10   30,000,000  30,000,000 
Westpac Banking Corp. NY FRN (Australia)    0.391 11/03/10   35,400,000  35,400,000 

Total certificates of deposit (cost $266,896,679)          $266,896,679 
 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (3.8%)(a)           
  Yield (%)  Maturity date   Principal amount  Value 

Fannie Mae discount notes    0.321  11/15/10  $8,000,000  $7,990,258 
Fannie Mae discount notes    0.235  9/01/10  27,100,000  27,089,032 
Federal Farm Credit Bank FRB Ser. 1    0.269  2/28/11  21,300,000  21,300,000 
Federal Home Loan Bank    0.290  7/09/10 40,000,000  40,000,000 
Federal Home Loan Bank unsec. bonds FRN Ser. 1    0.748  11/08/10  25,000,000  25,000,000 
Federal Home Loan Bank unsec. bonds FRN Ser. 2    0.627  11/19/10  20,000,000  19,998,453 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.    0.220  8/13/10  10,225,000  10,222,313 
Freddie Mac discount notes    0.280  10/05/10  13,496,000  13,485,923 
Freddie Mac discount notes    0.240  9/15/10  25,000,000  24,987,333 
Freddie Mac discount notes    0.250  9/07/10  21,200,000  21,189,989 

Total U.S. government agency obligations (cost $211,263,301)          $211,263,301 
 
 
COMMERCIAL PAPER (2.7%)(a)           
  Yield (%)  Maturity date   Principal amount  Value 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 144A           
(Australia)    0.287  11/23/10  $32,000,000  $32,000,000 
ING (US) Funding, LLC    0.310  7/09/10  21,150,000  21,148,543 
MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC    0.370  7/06/10  20,000,000  19,998,972 
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom)    0.330  7/15/10  30,000,000  29,996,150 
Nordea North America, Inc.    0.280  7/16/10  46,900,000  46,894,379 

Total commercial paper (cost $150,038,044)          $150,038,044 
 
 
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (1.4%)(a)           
  Interest rate (%)   Maturity date Principal amount  Value 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. notes FRN, MTN Ser. C    0.569  9/24/10  $22,800,000  $22,815,321 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA sr. notes FRN    0.348  6/21/11  30,000,000  30,000,000 
Westpac Banking Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes FRN           
(Australia)    0.401  7/01/11  25,000,000  25,000,000 

Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $77,815,321)          $77,815,321 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS           

Total investments (cost $5,535,593,735)(b)          $5,535,593,735 

 



Key to holding's abbreviations
 
 
FRB  Floating Rate Bonds 
FRN  Floating Rate Notes 
MTN  Medium Term Notes 
VRDN  Variable Rate Demand Notes 

 

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 October 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010 (the reporting period).

(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $5,539,324,002.

(RAT) The Moody's, Standard & Poor's or Fitch ratings indicated are believed to be the most recent ratings available at the close of the reporting period for the securities listed. Ratings are generally ascribed to securities at the time of issuance. While the agencies may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation to do so, and the ratings do not necessarily represent what the agencies would ascribe to these securities at the close of the reporting period. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by "/P." Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by "/F." The rating of an insured security represents what is believed to be the most recent rating of the insurer's claims-paying ability available at the close of the reporting period and does not reflect any subsequent changes. Security ratings are defined in the Statement of Additional Information.

(b) The aggregate identified cost on a financial reporting and tax basis is the same.

(k) The rates shown are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period.

(M) The security's effective maturity date is less than one year.

Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.

144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

The rates shown on FRB, FRN, and VRDN are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period.

The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.

Security valuation: The valuation of the fund’s portfolio instruments is determined by means of the amortized cost method (which approximates market value) as set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.

Repurchase agreements: The fund, or any joint trading account, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the market value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements is held at the counterparty’s custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund and the counterparty. Putnam Management is responsible for determining that the value of these underlying securities is at all times at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.



Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (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 

Asset-backed commercial paper  $--  $285,210,351  $-- 

Certificates of deposit  --  266,896,679  -- 

Commercial paper  --  150,038,044  -- 

Corporate bonds and notes  --  77,815,321  -- 

Municipal bonds and notes  --  312,145,000  -- 

U.S. Governments Agency Obligations  --  211,263,301  -- 

U.S. Treasury Obligations  --  3,448,125,039  -- 

Repurchase agreements  --  784,100,000  -- 

Totals by level  $--  $5,535,593,735  $-- 

 

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



Item 2. Controls and Procedures:

(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable

Item 3. Exhibits:

Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Putnam Funds Trust

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: August 27, 2010

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 27, 2010

By (Signature and Title):

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 27, 2010