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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-CSR 
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
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 
  800 Boylston Street 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (617) 292-1000 
 
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2010     
 
Date of reporting period: November 1, 2009 — October 31, 2010 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders:
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940:






Putnam
Absolute Return
500 and 700
Funds

Annual report
10 | 31 | 10

Message from the Trustees  1 

About the funds  2 

Performance snapshot  4 

Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager  5 

Your fund’s performance  10 

Your fund’s expenses  13 

Terms and definitions  16 

Trustee approval of management contract  17 

Other information for shareholders  22 

Financial statements  23 

Federal tax information  119 

Shareholder meeting results  120 

About the Trustees  121 

Officers  123 

 



Message from the Trustees

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Stock markets around the world rallied strongly over the past few months, riding a rising tide of strengthening investor confidence and slowly improving economic and corporate data. Indeed, U.S. stocks delivered their best September in 71 years, and continued to add to those gains in October. Bond markets also have generated positive results for much of 2010 and continue to be a source of refuge for risk-averse investors.

It is important to recognize, however, that we may see periods of heightened market volatility as markets and economies seek more solid ground. The slow pace of the U.S. economic recovery and ongoing European sovereign debt concerns have made markets more susceptible to disappointing news. We believe, however, that Putnam’s research-intensive, actively managed investment approach is well suited for this environment.

In developments affecting oversight of your fund, Barbara M. Baumann has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds, effective July 1, 2010. Ms. Baumann is president and owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation of Denver, Colorado, a strategic consultant to domestic energy firms and direct investor in energy assets. We also want to thank Elizabeth T. Kennan, who has retired from the Board of Trustees, for her many years of dedicated and thoughtful leadership.

Lastly, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome new shareholders to the funds and to thank all of our investors for your continued confidence in Putnam.




About the funds

Pursuing positive returns with less volatility

In response to the considerable financial market volatility investors have experienced in recent years, Putnam Absolute Return Funds are designed to provide helpful diversification to portfolios.

Putnam Absolute Return Funds differ from traditional relative return funds in three important ways. First, absolute return funds pursue positive total returns with less volatility over reasonable periods, generally three years or more. Most traditional funds seek outperformance relative to an asset-class benchmark, and their returns may be negative when the benchmark declines. Second, in an effort to reduce volatility, absolute return funds seek to isolate and mitigate specific risks that could cause negative results. Third, absolute return funds are independent from traditional benchmarks, giving them the flexibility to invest in a wide range of securities from sectors and markets around the world.

They can adjust the mix of investments as market opportunities change. In short, absolute return funds are less constrained than funds that focus on outperforming a traditional stock or bond benchmark.

In addition to these features, Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund and 700 Fund are backed by experts in Putnam’s Global Asset Allocation Group. These professionals use advanced risk management techniques, such as active trading strategies designed to exploit market inefficiencies. These tools can help mitigate downside risk and potentially help the funds outperform general markets during flat or negative conditions.

Consider these risks before investing: Asset allocation decisions may not always be correct and may adversely affect fund performance. The use of leverage through derivatives may magnify this risk.

Leverage and derivatives carry other risks that may result in losses, including the effects of unexpected market shifts and/or the potential illiquidity of certain derivatives. International investments carry risks of volatile currencies, economies, and governments, and emerging-market securities can be illiquid. Bonds are affected by changes in interest rates, credit conditions, and inflation. As interest rates rise, prices of bonds fall. Long-term bonds are more sensitive to interest-rate risk than short-term bonds, while lower-rated bonds may offer higher yields in return for more risk. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses. Stocks of small and/or midsize companies increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. REITs involve the risks of real estate investing, including declining property values. Commodities involve the risks of changes in market, political, regulatory, and natural conditions. Additional risks are listed in the funds’ prospectus.

Recurring volatility shows the need for diversification

The historical events described below caused setbacks for stocks and bonds. That is why it is important to diversify a portfolio. Investing in an absolute return fund may help achieve this goal.

Inflation In 1980, the Consumer Price Index rose 13.5% in 1980, and long-term government bonds fell 3.95%. (Source: Ibbotson Long-Term U.S. Government Total Return Index.)

Market panic On Black Monday, October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 23% in one day.

Global conflict After the September 11 attacks in 2001, the S&P 500 dropped 7.1% when the stock market re-opened days later.

Financial crisis After the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008, stocks, bonds, and global markets fell, and even investment-grade bonds lost value, declining 2.4% in October 2008. (Source: Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index.)

 





Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance of class A shares assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart do not reflect a sales charge of 5.75%; had they, returns would have been lower. See pages 5 and 10–13 for additional performance information. For a portion of the periods, these funds may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.

The funds are not expected to outperform stocks or bonds during periods of market rallies.




Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager

Jeffrey Knight

Jeff, in the second half of the funds’ fiscal year, global markets had some sharp drops and robust rallies. How did the Absolute Return Funds perform?

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund delivered largely stable performance. For the year that ended October 31, 2010, class A shares of the 500 Fund advanced 3.19% at net asset value, and class A shares of the 700 Fund rose 4.44%. The one-year record is less relevant to the funds’ goals, which are to earn positive total returns of 5% and 7% above T-bills for the 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively, on an annualized basis over reasonable periods [generally three years or more].

The markets over the past year were characterized by greater volatility compared with the vigorous rally we saw at the end of 2009. As early as February, Greece’s debt situation began to have widespread negative economic impact. In May 2010, the crisis in European sovereign bond markets came to a turning point, as European governments agreed on a rescue package for Greece and other struggling governments worth nearly $1 trillion. Conditions then gradually stabilized, and both stocks and bonds rallied in the final months of the funds’ fiscal years.

How would you characterize your strategy over the past year?

With market returns below the 2009 pace, we gradually invested portfolio cash in pursuit of returns, while still retaining sizable cash positions to reduce risk. To keep volatility low, we avoided making investments that involved exposure to broad market direction. The results were mixed. The funds’ fiscal year ended on October 31 amid strong market rallies, making the funds’ returns look less impressive. Our strategy to pursue returns


This comparison shows the funds’ performance in the context of broad market indexes for the 12 months ended 10/31/10. See pages 4 and 10–13 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on page 16.

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that are independent from market direction distinguishes these funds.

How were the funds positioned?

We pursued a number of strategies so that the funds were not tied to any central, common risk. A majority of assets were invested in fixed-income securities, but we used a variety of derivatives, including options, futures, and interest-rate swaps, to reduce interest-rate sensitivity and other risks, so that these positions performed differently from the general bond market. We also held positions in U.S. stocks, favoring companies with strong balance sheets and low debt costs. We offset many of the U.S. equity positions with options that protected the funds from downside volatility. We also introduced currency strategies to take advantage of fluctuations in exchange rates that resulted from greater disparity in economic policies across different markets and regions. Other holdings included high-yield corporate debt and TIPS [Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities]. We gradually eliminated the TIPS position in the second half of the year. They had performed well as the recovery slowed, but at current levels we believe they offer less attractive return potential and may be subject to volatility.

How did the fixed-income holdings perform?

During the period, the funds benefited from our balanced approach to prepayment risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk, primarily as a result of three major mortgage strategies.

First, we held positions in short-term commercial mortgage-backed securities [CMBS], focusing on bonds in the highly liquid topmost part of the capital structure. Our analysis suggested that these bonds were undervalued relative to their liquidity risk. Our CMBS holdings benefited from an increasing investor perception that, even though commercial mortgage delinquencies have continued to grow, senior CMBSs have enough structural protection to withstand losses.


Allocations are represented as a percentage of portfolio value and include derivative instruments. These may differ from allocations shown later in this report. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

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Second, the funds’ mortgage strategies also included investments in government-agency interest-only collateralized mortgage obligations [CMO IOs]. CMOs are structured mortgage-backed securities that use pools of mortgage pass-through bonds, or mortgage loans themselves, as collateral and carve the cash flows into different classes to meet the needs of various investors. IOs are securities derived from the interest portion of the underlying mortgages. CMO IOs are designed so that the longer homeowners take to pay down their mortgages, the more money a security holder will make from interest payments on those loans. Despite record-low mortgage rates, refinancing activity was constrained by extremely tight bank-underwriting requirements, making it difficult for many borrowers to qualify for a new loan. Depressed home prices also hampered borrowers’ attempts to refinance by putting loan-to-home-value ratios outside ranges considered acceptable by most lenders. As a result, our CMO IOs accumulated steady cash flows throughout the fiscal year, with minimal prepayment risk.

In implementing our CMO IO strategy, we used interest-rate swaps and options to hedge the funds’ duration — or sensitivity to interest-rate changes — thereby isolating the prepayment risk that we believed was attractively priced.

Our third mortgage strategy entailed investments in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [RMBS]. Within the RMBS area, we emphasized hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, which combine features of both fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages. We also invested in Alt-A mortgages at what we believed were attractive prices. Alt-A mortgages are considered riskier


This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of portfolio value. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings will vary over time.

Data in the chart reflect a new calculation methodology placed in effect within the past six months.

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than standard prime mortgages, but higher quality than subprime mortgages because Alt-A borrowers must have reasonable credit histories.

How did corporate bond holdings perform for the funds?

Many companies have cut costs and restructured their balance sheets to reduce credit risk. This has helped high-yield corporate bonds perform well. We also used credit default swaps to hedge credit risk and market risk, and to gain exposure to individual securities or baskets of securities.

How did the equity strategies perform?

Our emerging-market stock holdings have performed well, and we have increased this weighting. Among our U.S. positions, we were early in adopting a more defensive stance. We began to hedge the equity positions to protect them from downside risk in the spring months, amid market fears of a double-dip recession. The strategy has helped to keep the funds stable, but it also reduced the ability to participate in the rebound that began in late summer and early fall. We have been emphasizing companies with strong balance sheets, which we think are in the best position to weather volatility and deliver strong total returns. Another component of our equity approach was to increase the use of active long-short strategies alongside the equity holdings. We used total return swaps to manage exposures to specific sectors and markets, and hedge sector and market risk.

Why did you introduce the currency strategy?

We used forward currency contracts to gain exposures and hedge exchange risk. As absolute return investors, we monitor the markets for opportunities for risk-adjusted returns independent of stock and bond markets, and we have found new potential in currency strategies. Around the world, policymakers are addressing separate problems — the United States is trying to accelerate growth and avoid deflation, China has lifted bank


This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of portfolio value. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings will vary over time.

Data in the chart reflect a new calculation methodology placed in effect within the past six months.

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reserve requirements to prevent inflation, Australia and Canada are raising interest rates as commodity prices increase, and Europe is working to protect the banking sector and the euro. Policymakers are implementing a disparate range of measures, and this is causing fluctuations in exchange rates.

What is your outlook for the funds and the markets in the coming fiscal year?

Markets are at an interesting point in history. On the bright side, the possibilities of a double-dip recession or an outbreak of inflation are less immediate. The lack of global policy coordination creates a variety of investment opportunities. However, it also increases the possibility of an error. In the United States, some banks are facing demands from investors to take back mortgage securities if there were problems in loan origination. In Europe, we believe a sovereign default remains possible.

The funds are now entering their third year, and in 12 months we will begin measuring performance versus our longer-term targets [over reasonable periods, generally at least three years or more]. We see a number of investment opportunities that can help the funds reach their goals, and plan to combine different strategies to help the funds preserve their low-volatility characteristics.

Jeff, thanks for discussing the funds today.

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management. They are not meant as investment advice.

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the funds for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with each fund’s investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.


Portfolio Manager Jeffrey Knight is Head of Global Asset Allocation at Putnam. He holds an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a B.A. from Colgate University. A CFA charterholder, he joined Putnam in 1993 and has been in the investment industry since 1987.

In addition to Jeff, your fund’s portfolio managers are James Fetch, Robert Kea, Robert Schoen, and Jason Vaillancourt.

IN THE NEWS

The Federal Reserve’s “QE2” has set sail. In light of what has been a tepid economic recovery, in October the Fed announced a second round of monetary stimulus via quantitative easing — dubbed QE2 by the media — involving the purchase of an additional $600 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds through the end of June 2011. The Fed has suggested in recent months that it is particularly concerned about the prospect of deflation, which has plagued the Japanese economy for the better part of the past decade. By purchasing Treasuries, the central bank could drive down already low yields by injecting about $75 billion a month into the capital markets. The idea behind QE2 is that the money would then be reinvested, and the expected upward pressure on asset prices could create inflationary expectations sufficient to prevent deflation from becoming a problem.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows each fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended October 31, 2010, the end of its most recent fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance as of the most recent calendar quarter-end and expense information taken from the funds’ current prospectus. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Data represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance information does not reflect any deduction for taxes a shareholder may owe on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. For the most recent month-end performance, please visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com or call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581. Class Y shares are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs. See the Terms and Definitions section in this report for definitions of the share classes offered by your fund.

500 Fund

Fund performance Total return for periods ended 10/31/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08)  (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  11.24%  4.85%  9.63%  5.63%  9.67%  9.67%  10.18%  6.35%  10.73%  11.78% 
Annual average  5.91 2.59 5.08 3.00 5.10 5.10 5.37 3.37 5.65 6.19

1 year  3.19  –2.76  2.37 –2.63 2.30 1.30 2.69 –0.92 2.91 3.40


Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns (public offering price, or POP) for class A and M shares reflect a maximum 5.75% and 3.50% load, respectively. Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5% in the first year, declining to 1% in the sixth year, and 0% thereafter. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC.

For a portion of the periods, this fund may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower.

Fund price and distribution information For the 12–month period ended 10/31/10

Distributions  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Number  1  1  1  1  1  1 

Income  $0.1140  $0.0750  $0.0880  $0.0990  $0.1130  $0.1270 

Capital gains — Long-term  0.0360  0.0360  0.0360  0.0360  0.0360  0.0360 

Capital gains — Short-term  0.0413  0.0413  0.0413  0.0413  0.0413  0.0413 

Total  $0.1913  $0.1523  $0.1653  $0.1763  $0.1903  $0.2043 

Share value  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

10/31/09  $10.78 $11.44  $10.71  $10.72  $10.73  $11.12  $10.76  $10.81 

10/31/10  10.93  11.60 10.81  10.80  10.84  11.23  10.88  10.97 


The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

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Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 9/30/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  10.32%  3.98%  8.92%  4.92%  8.96%  8.96%  9.37%  5.57%  9.91%  10.86% 
Annual average  5.71  2.23  4.95  2.75  4.97  4.97  5.19  3.11  5.49  6.00 

1 year  2.53 –3.39 1.80 –3.20 1.83 0.83 2.02 –1.56 2.34 2.74

 

700 Fund

Fund performance Total return for periods ended 10/31/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  16.55%  9.85%  14.72%  10.72%  14.89%  14.89%  15.04%  11.04%  15.61%  16.88% 
Annual average  8.61  5.20  7.68  5.64  7.77  7.77  7.85  5.81  8.13  8.77 

1 year  4.44 –1.56 3.54 –1.46 3.59 2.59 3.64 0.03 3.97 4.64


Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns (public offering price, or POP) for class A and M shares reflect a maximum 5.75% and 3.50% load, respectively. Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5% in the first year, declining to 1% in the sixth year, and 0% thereafter. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC.

For a portion of the periods, this fund may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower.

Fund price and distribution information For the 12–month period ended 10/31/10

Distributions  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Number  1  1  1  1  1  1 

Income  $0.1500  $0.1090  $0.1250  $0.1300  $0.1370  $0.1620 

Capital gains — Long-term  0.0270  0.0270  0.0270  0.0270  0.0270  0.0270 

Capital gains — Short-term  0.0240  0.0240  0.0240  0.0240  0.0240  0.0240 

Total  $0.2010  $0.1600  $0.1760  $0.1810  $0.1880  $0.2130 

Share value  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

10/31/09  $11.16 $11.84  $11.08  $11.09  $11.10  $11.50  $11.12  $11.17 

10/31/10  11.45  12.15 11.31 11.31 11.32 11.73 11.37 11.47


The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 9/30/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08) (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  15.64%  8.99%  13.91%  9.91%  14.07%  14.07%  14.22%  10.26%  14.70%  15.86% 
Annual average  8.56  4.99  7.64  5.49  7.73  7.73  7.81  5.68  8.06  8.68 

1 year  4.18 –1.84 3.18 –1.82 3.33 2.33 3.37 –0.24 3.61 4.19

 

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500 Fund


500 Fund: Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B shares would have been valued at $10,963 ($10,563 with contingent deferred sales charge). A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class C shares would have been valued at $10,967, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class M shares ($9,650 after sales charge) would have been valued at $10,635 at public offering price. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R and class Y shares would have been valued at $11,073 and $11,178, respectively.

700 Fund


700 Fund: Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B shares would have been valued at $11,472 ($11,072 with contingent deferred sales charge). A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class C shares would have been valued at $11,489, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class M shares ($9,650 after sales charge) would have been valued at $11,104 at public offering price. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R and class Y shares would have been valued at $11,561 and $11,688, respectively.

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Comparative index returns For periods ended 10/31/10

  BofA Merrill Lynch  Barclays Capital   
  U.S. Treasury Bill Index  Aggregate Bond Index  S&P 500 Index 

Life of fund  0.48%  15.06%  42.86% 
Annual average  0.26  7.86  21.20 

1 year  0.20  8.01  16.52 


Index results should be compared with fund performance at net asset value.

Your fund’s expenses

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other expenses. In the most recent six-month period, your fund’s expenses were limited; had expenses not been limited, they would have been higher. Using the following information, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You may also pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial representative.

Expense ratios

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

500 Fund             

Net expenses for the fiscal year ended 10/31/09*†  1.18%  1.93%  1.93%  1.68%  1.43%  0.93% 

Total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year             
ended 10/31/09†  1.46%  2.21%  2.21%  1.96%  1.71%  1.21% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡  1.45%  2.20%  2.20%  1.95%  1.70%  1.20% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡**  1.16%  1.91%  1.91%  1.66%  1.41%  0.91% 

700 Fund             

Net expenses for the fiscal year ended 10/31/09*†  1.39%  2.14%  2.14%  1.89%  1.64%  1.14% 

Total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year             
ended 10/31/09†  1.64%  2.39%  2.39%  2.14%  1.89%  1.39% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡  1.61%  2.36%  2.36%  2.11%  1.86%  1.36% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡**  1.38%  2.13%  2.13%  1.88%  1.63%  1.13% 


Fiscal year expense information in this table is taken from the most recent prospectus, is subject to change, and may differ from that shown for the annualized expense ratio and in the financial highlights of this report. Expenses are shown as a percentage of average net assets.

* Reflects Putnam Management’s contractual obligation, effective 11/1/10 through at least 2/28/12, to limit total annual operating expenses (before any performance adjustment to the fund’s base management fee and excluding brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses, and payments under the fund’s distribution plans) to an annual rate of 0.90% and 1.10% of the 500 Fund and 700 Fund average net assets, respectively.

† Reflects projected expenses under a new management contract effective 2/1/10.

‡ For the fund’s most recent fiscal half year; may differ from expense ratios based on one-year data in the financial highlights, and includes 0.01% (500 Fund) and 0.03% (700 Fund) of performance fees.

** Reflects total annual operating expense limit effective 11/1/10.

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Expenses per $1,000

The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund from May 1, 2010, to October 31, 2010. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

500 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $7.30  $11.06  $11.06  $9.81  $8.56  $6.05 

Ending value (after expenses)  $998.20  $994.50  $994.50  $996.30  $997.20  $1,000.00 

700 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $8.13  $11.89  $11.89  $10.63  $9.38  $6.87 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,002.60  $998.20  $998.20  $998.20  $1,000.00  $1,003.50 


* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 10/31/10. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

500 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $5.84  $9.60  $9.60  $8.35  $7.10  $4.59 

Ending value (after expenses)  $998.20  $994.50  $994.50  $996.30  $997.20  $1,000.00 

700 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $6.97  $10.73  $10.73  $9.47  $8.22  $5.71 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,002.60  $998.20  $998.20  $998.20  $1,000.00  $1,003.50 


* Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

† Expenses for each class are calculated using the fund’s projected annualized expense ratio for each class reflecting the total annual operating expense limit effective 11/1/10.

Estimate the expenses you paid

To estimate the ongoing expenses you paid for the six months ended October 31, 2010, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on May 1, 2010, call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581.


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Compare expenses using the SEC’s method

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the following table shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total costs) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

500 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $7.37  $11.17  $11.17  $9.91  $8.64  $6.11 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,017.90  $1,014.12  $1,014.12  $1,015.38  $1,016.64  $1,019.16 

700 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $8.19  $11.98  $11.98  $10.71  $9.45  $6.92 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,017.09  $1,013.31  $1,013.31  $1,014.57  $1,015.83  $1,018.35 


* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 10/31/10. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

500 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $5.90  $9.70  $9.70  $8.44  $7.17  $4.63 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,019.36  $1,015.58  $1,015.58  $1,016.84  $1,018.10  $1,020.62 

700 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $7.02  $10.82  $10.82  $9.55  $8.29  $5.75 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,018.25  $1,014.47  $1,014.47  $1,015.73  $1,016.99  $1,019.51 


* Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

† Expenses for each class are calculated using the fund’s projected annualized expense ratio for each class reflecting the total annual operating expense limit effective 11/1/10.

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Terms and definitions

Important terms

Total return shows how the value of each fund’s shares changed over time, assuming you held the shares through the entire period and reinvested all distributions in the fund.

Net asset value (NAV) is the price, or value, of one share of a mutual fund, without a sales charge. NAVs fluctuate with market conditions. NAV is calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of shares by the number of outstanding shares in the class.

Public offering price (POP) is the price of a mutual fund share plus the maximum sales charge levied at the time of purchase. POP performance figures shown here assume the 5.75% maximum sales charge for class A shares and 3.50% for class M shares.

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally a charge applied at the time of the redemption of class B or C shares and assumes redemption at the end of the period. Your fund’s class B CDSC declines from a 5% maximum during the first year to 1% during the sixth year. After the sixth year, the CDSC no longer applies. The CDSC for class C shares is 1% for one year after purchase.

Share classes

Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class B shares are not subject to an initial sales charge. They may be subject to a CDSC.

Class C shares are not subject to an initial sales charge and are subject to a CDSC only if the shares are redeemed during the first year.

Class M shares have a lower initial sales charge and a higher 12b-1 fee than class A shares and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class R shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC and are available only to certain defined contribution plans.

Class Y shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC, and carry no 12b-1 fee. They are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

Comparative indexes

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities.

BofA (Bank of America) Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasury bills publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. Qualifying securities must have a remaining term of at least one month to final maturity and a minimum amount outstanding of $1 billion.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not account for fees. Securities and performance of a fund and an index will differ. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Lipper is a third-party industry-ranking entity that ranks mutual funds. Its rankings do not reflect sales charges. Lipper rankings are based on total return at net asset value relative to other funds that have similar current investment styles or objectives as determined by Lipper. Lipper may change a fund’s category assignment at its discretion. Lipper category averages reflect performance trends for funds within a category.

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Trustee approval of management contract

General conclusions

The Board of Trustees of the Putnam funds oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract with Putnam Investment Management (“Putnam Management”), the sub-management contract with respect to your fund between Putnam Management and its affiliate, Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”), and the sub-advisory contract with respect to your fund among Putnam Management, PIL, and another affiliate, Putnam Advisory Company (“PAC”).

In this regard, the Board of Trustees, with the assistance of its Contract Committee consisting solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Putnam funds (the “Independent Trustees”), requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances. Over the course of several months ending in June 2010, the Contract Committee met on a number of occasions with representatives of Putnam Management and in executive session to consider the information provided by Putnam Management and other information developed with the assistance of the Board’s independent counsel and independent staff. The Contract Committee reviewed and discussed key aspects of this information with all of the Independent Trustees. At the Trustees’ June 11, 2010 meeting, the Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund’s management, sub-management and sub-advisory contracts, effective July 1, 2010. (Because PIL and PAC are affiliates of Putnam Management and Putnam Management remains fully responsible for all services provided by PIL and PAC, the Trustees have not evaluated PIL or PAC as separate entities, and all subsequent references to Putnam Management below should be deemed to include reference to PIL and PAC as necessary or appropriate in the context.)

The Independent Trustees’ approval was based on the following conclusions:

That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds, and the costs incurred by Putnam Management in providing such services, and

That the fee schedule represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and Putnam Management of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the fund at current asset levels.

These conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered these factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for your fund and the other Putnam funds are the result of many years of review and discussion between the Independent Trustees and Putnam Management, that certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of fee arrangements in prior years.

Consideration of implementation of strategic pricing initiative

The Trustees were mindful that new management contracts had been implemented for all but a few funds at the beginning of 2010 as part of Putnam Management’s strategic

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pricing initiative. These new management contracts reflected the implementation of more competitive fee levels for many funds, complex-wide breakpoints for the open-end funds and performance fees for some funds. The Trustees had approved these new management contracts on July 10, 2009 and submitted them to shareholder meetings of the affected funds in late 2009, where the contracts were in all cases approved by overwhelming majorities of the shares voted.

Because the management contracts had been implemented only recently, the Contract Committee had limited practical experience with the operation of the new fee structures. The financial data available to the Committee reflected actual operations under the prior contracts; information was also available on a pro forma basis, adjusted to reflect the fees payable under the new management contracts. In light of the limited information available regarding operations under the new management contracts, in recommending the continuation of the new management contracts in June 2010, the Contract Committee relied to a considerable extent on its review of the financial information and analysis that formed the basis of the Board’s approval of the new management contracts on July 10, 2009.

Management fee schedules and categories; total expenses

The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all Putnam funds, including fee levels and breakpoints. In reviewing management fees, the Trustees generally focus their attention on material changes in circumstances — for example, changes in assets under management or investment style, changes in Putnam Management’s operating costs, or changes in competitive practices in the mutual fund industry — that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not warrant changes to the management fee structure of your fund.

As in the past, the Trustees continued to focus on the competitiveness of the total expense ratio of each fund. In order to ensure that expenses of the Putnam funds continue to meet evolving competitive standards, the Trustees and Putnam Management agreed in 2009 to implement certain expense limitations. Most funds had sufficiently low expenses that these expense limitations did not apply. However, in the case of your fund, both of the expense limitations applied. The expense limitations were: (i) a contractual expense limitation applicable to all retail open-end funds of 37.5 basis points on investor servicing fees and expenses and (ii) a contractual expense limitation applicable to all open-end funds of 20 basis points on so-called “other expenses” (i.e., all expenses exclusive of management fees, investor servicing fees, distribution fees, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses). These expense limitations serve in particular to maintain competitive expense levels for funds with large numbers of small shareholder accounts and funds with relatively small net assets.

The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for a custom group of competitive funds selected by Lipper Inc. This comparative information included your fund’s percentile ranking for effective management fees and total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fee), which provides a general indication of your fund’s relative standing. In the custom peer group, each fund ranked in the following quintiles in effective management fees (determined for your fund and the other funds in the custom peer group based on fund asset size and the applicable contractual management fee schedule) and total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees) as of December 31, 2009 (the first quintile representing the least expensive funds and the fifth quintile the most expensive funds).

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  Effective management fee  Total expense 
  (quintile rank)  (quintile rank) 

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund  2nd  4th 
Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund  3rd  4th 

 

The Trustees also considered that each fund ranked in the following quintiles in effective management fees, on a pro forma basis adjusted to reflect the impact of the strategic pricing initiative discussed above, as of December 31, 2009.

  Pro forma effective 
  management fee 
  (quintile rank) 

 
Putnam Absolute   
Return 500 Fund  1st 
Putnam Absolute   
Return 700 Fund  3rd 


Your fund currently has the benefit of breakpoints in its management fee that provide shareholders with significant economies of scale in the form of reduced fee levels as assets under management in the Putnam family of funds increase. The Contract Committee observed that the complex-wide breakpoints of the open-end funds have only been in place for a short while, and the Trustees will examine the operation of this new breakpoint structure in future years in light of actual experience.

In connection with their review of the management fees and total expenses of the Putnam funds, the Trustees also reviewed the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by Putnam Management and its affiliates from their contractual relationships with the funds. This information included trends in revenues, expenses and profitability of Putnam Management and its affiliates relating to the investment management, investor servicing and distribution services provided to the funds. In this regard, the Trustees also reviewed an analysis of Putnam Management’s revenues, expenses and profitability, allocated on a fund-by-fund basis, with respect to the funds’ management, distribution, and investor servicing contracts. For each fund, the analysis presented information about revenues, expenses and profitability for each of the agreements separately and for the agreements taken together on a combined basis. The Trustees concluded that, at current asset levels, the fee schedules currently in place represented an appropriate sharing of economies of scale at that time.

The information examined by the Trustees as part of their annual contract review for the Putnam funds has included for many years information regarding fees charged by Putnam Management and its affiliates to institutional clients such as defined benefit pension plans, college endowments, and the like. This information included comparisons of such fees with fees charged to the funds, as well as an assessment of the differences in the services provided to these two types of clients. The Trustees observed, in this regard, that the differences in fee rates between institutional clients and mutual funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset sectors, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these types of clients may reflect historical competitive forces operating in separate market places. The Trustees considered the fact that fee rates across different asset classes are typically higher on average for mutual funds than for institutional clients, as well as the differences between the services that Putnam Management provides to the Putnam funds and those that it provides to its institutional clients, and did not rely on these comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.

Investment performance

The quality of the investment process provided by Putnam Management represented a major

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factor in the Trustees’ evaluation of the quality of services provided by Putnam Management under your fund’s management contract. The Trustees were assisted in their review of the Putnam funds’ investment process and performance by the work of the Investment Oversight Coordinating Committee of the Trustees and the Investment Oversight Committees of the Trustees, which met on a regular basis with the funds’ portfolio teams throughout the year. The Trustees concluded that Putnam Management generally provides a high-quality investment process — based on the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to them, and in general Putnam Management’s ability to attract and retain high-quality personnel — but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period. The Trustees considered the investment performance of each fund (although not your fund, which had only a limited performance record because it had only recently commenced operations) over multiple time periods and considered information comparing each fund’s performance with various benchmarks and with the performance of competitive funds.

The Committee noted the substantial improvement in the performance of most Putnam funds during 2009. The Committee also noted the disappointing investment performance of a number of the funds for periods ended December 31, 2009 and considered information provided by Putnam Management regarding the factors contributing to the underperformance and actions being taken to improve performance. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor performance trends to assess the effectiveness of these efforts and to evaluate whether additional changes to address areas of underperformance are warranted.

In the case of the Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund, the Trustees considered information about each fund’s performance relative to its benchmark for the one-year period ended December 31, 2009. For each of the Funds, the class A share net return exceeded the benchmark return over the one-year period ended December 31, 2009. (When considering performance information, shareholders should be mindful that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.)

Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations; investor servicing

The Trustees considered various potential benefits that Putnam Management may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that are expected to be useful to Putnam Management in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. The Trustees considered a change made, at Putnam Management’s request, to the Putnam funds’ brokerage allocation policies commencing in 2010, which increased the permitted soft dollar allocation to third-party services over what had been authorized in previous years. The Trustees noted that a portion of available soft dollars continues to be allocated to the payment of fund expenses. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor regulatory developments in this area with the assistance of their Brokerage Committee and also indicated their continued intent to monitor the potential benefits associated with fund brokerage and soft-dollar allocations and trends in industry practices to ensure that the principle of seeking best price and execution remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

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Putnam Management may also receive benefits from payments that the funds make to Putnam Management’s affiliates for investor or distribution services. In conjunction with the annual review of your fund’s management contract, the Trustees reviewed your fund’s investor servicing agreement with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (“PSERV”) and its distributor’s contracts and distribution plans with Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”), both of which are affiliates of Putnam Management. The Trustees concluded that the fees payable by the funds to PSERV and PRM, as applicable, for such services are reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of such services.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding Putnam’s privacy policy

In order to conduct business with our shareholders, we must obtain certain personal information such as account holders’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Using this information, we are able to maintain accurate records of accounts and transactions.

It is our policy to protect the confidentiality of our shareholder information, whether or not a shareholder currently owns shares of our funds. In particular, it is our policy not to sell information about you or your accounts to outside marketing firms. We have safeguards in place designed to prevent unauthorized access to our computer systems and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorized use.

Under certain circumstances, we must share account information with outside vendors who provide services to us, such as mailings and proxy solicitations. In these cases, the service providers enter into confidentiality agreements with us, and we provide only the information necessary to process transactions and perform other services related to your account. Finally, it is our policy to share account information with your financial representative, if you’ve listed one on your Putnam account.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our mutual funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010, are available in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com, and on the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s Web site, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581.

Fund portfolio holdings

Each fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, each fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s Web site or the operation of the Public Reference Room.

Trustee and employee fund ownership

Putnam employees and members of the Board of Trustees place their faith, confidence, and, most importantly, investment dollars in Putnam mutual funds. As of October 31, 2010, Putnam employees had approximately $324,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $68,000,000 invested in Putnam mutual funds. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members as well as investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.

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Financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, preceded by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, constitute the funds’ financial statements.

The funds’ portfolios list all the funds’ investments and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Holdings are organized by asset type and industry sector, country, or state to show areas of concentration and diversification.

Statements of assets and liabilities show how the funds’ net assets and share price are determined. All investment and non-investment assets are added together. Any unpaid expenses and other liabilities are subtracted from this total. The result is divided by the number of shares to determine the net asset value per share, which is calculated separately for each class of shares. (For funds with preferred shares, the amount subtracted from total assets includes the liquidation preference of preferred shares.)

Statements of operations show the funds’ net investment gain or loss. This is done by first adding up all the funds’ earnings — from dividends and interest income — and subtracting their operating expenses to determine net investment income (or loss). Then, any net gain or loss the funds realized on the sales of their holdings — as well as any unrealized gains or losses over the period — is added to or subtracted from the net investment result to determine the funds’ net gain or loss for the fiscal year.

Statements of changes in net assets show how the funds’ net assets were affected by the funds’ net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders and by changes in the number of the funds’ shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned.

Financial highlights provide an overview of the funds’ investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover in one summary table, reflecting the most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlights table also includes the current reporting period.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Putnam Funds Trust and Shareholders of
Putnam Absolute Return 500 and 700 Funds:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Absolute Return 500 and 700 Funds (the “funds”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of investments owned at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 16, 2010

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The funds’ portfolios 10/31/10

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES*  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust FRB         
Ser. 07-1, Class 2A1, 5.668s, 2037  $512,399  $315,566  $1,142,349  $703,527 

Banc of America Commercial         
Mortgage, Inc.         
Ser. 08-1, Class A3, 6.302s, 2014  983,000  1,088,285     
FRB Ser. 07-4, Class A3, 5.808s, 2051  1,695,000  1,863,314     
Ser. 07-2, Class A2, 5.634s, 2049  3,961,000  4,084,644     
Ser. 07-5, Class A3, 5.62s, 2051  392,000  416,152  355,000  376,872 
Ser. 06-4, Class A2, 5.522s, 2046  1,859,000  1,893,124     
FRB Ser. 06-1, Class A2, 5.334s, 2045  1,958,000  1,971,189  1,244,000  1,252,379 
Ser. 06-6, Class A2, 5.309s, 2045  1,429,000  1,460,713  927,000  947,572 
Ser. 07-1, Class XW, IO, 0.285s, 2049  5,267,497  70,673  4,676,347  62,742 

Banc of America Commercial         
Mortgage, Inc. 144A         
Ser. 02-PB2, Class XC, IO, 0.734s, 2035  5,853,642  43,905  4,885,179  36,641 
Ser. 04-4, Class XC, IO, 0.243s, 2042  7,231,841  114,340  6,419,118  101,491 

Banc of America Funding Corp. FRB         
Ser. 07-6, Class A1, 0.29s, 2037  855,850  602,176  1,063,142  748,027 

Barclays Capital, LLC Trust FRB         
Ser. 07-AA1, Class 2A1, 0.436s, 2037  801,811  478,926  1,709,822  1,021,285 

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust         
Ser. 06-4, Class 22A1, 5.65s, 2036  661,819  326,078  1,520,319  749,061 
FRB Ser. 06-2, Class 24A1, 5.637s, 2036  1,263,644  815,050  1,409,048  908,836 
FRB Ser. 05-9, Class 11A1, 0.516s, 2035  939,809  535,691     

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust 144A FRB         
Ser. 06-7, Class 1AE4, 5.72s, 2046  657,623  440,608  934,455  626,085 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-AC4, Class A1, 0.556s, 2037  500,726  252,867  693,424  350,179 
FRB Ser. 06-IM1, Class A1, 0.486s, 2036  411,951  216,274  421,450  221,261 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage         
Securities, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 07-PW16, Class A2, 5.665s, 2040  1,867,000  1,928,555  423,000  436,946 
Ser. 06-PW13, Class A2, 5.426s, 2041  1,614,000  1,647,201  1,897,000  1,936,023 
Ser. 07-PW15, Class A4, 5.331s, 2044  1,097,000  1,142,064     
Ser. 05-PWR9, Class A2, 4.735s, 2042  278,852  280,227  489,501  491,916 

Citigroup FRB Ser. 07-AR5, Class 1A2A,         
5.432s, 2037  287,873  201,343  284,473  198,964 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust         
FRB Ser. 08-C7, Class A2B, 6.091s, 2049  331,000  354,709  166,000  177,891 
FRB Ser. 07-C6, Class A3, 5.698s, 2049  1,477,000  1,577,064     

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 05-10, Class 1A5A, 5.627s, 2035      372,391  248,571 
FRB Ser. 07-6, Class 1A3A, 5.43s, 2046  246,404  130,594  214,099  113,473 
FRB Ser. 06-AR7, Class 2A2A, 5.38s, 2036  577,243  329,028  697,593  397,628 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial         
Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 06-CD3, Class A2, 5.56s, 2048  579,000  620,647     
Ser. 06-CD2, Class A2, 5.408s, 2046  832,781  835,979  1,158,363  1,162,811 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through         
Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-C9, Class A2, 5.811s, 2049  $—  $—  $231,000  $240,741 
Ser. 06-C8, Class A3, 5.308s, 2046  2,578,000  2,699,318     
Ser. 06-C8, Class A2B, 5.248s, 2046  278,000  287,681  380,000  393,234 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust         
Ser. 07-16CB, Class 3A1, 6 3/4s, 2037  493,662  285,485  663,011  383,419 
Ser. 07-16CB, Class 4A7, 6s, 2037  339,581  254,686  785,657  589,243 
Ser. 06-45T1, Class 2A5, 6s, 2037  429,396  326,341  565,529  429,802 
Ser. 06-41CB, Class 1A7, 6s, 2037  485,273  349,396  636,452  458,245 
Ser. 06-2CB, Class A11, 6s, 2036  130,108  88,067  124,167  84,046 
Ser. 05-80CB, Class 2A1, 6s, 2036  204,510  157,473  194,873  150,052 
Ser. 05-50CB, Class 3A1, 6s, 2035  548,495  358,771  809,949  529,788 
FRB Ser. 07-HY4, Class 4A1, 5.634s, 2047  626,811  442,361  857,628  605,256 
FRB Ser. 05-9CB, Class 1A1, 0.756s, 2035  434,138  329,571  601,348  456,507 
FRB Ser. 06-23CBC, Class 2A5, 0.656s, 2036  236,289  114,600  243,171  117,938 
FRB Ser. 06-18CB, Class A7, 0.606s, 2036  590,131  341,007  783,628  452,820 
FRB Ser. 06-24CB, Class A13, 0.606s, 2036  390,155  243,115  489,436  304,980 

Countrywide Home Loans         
FRB Ser. 06-HYB3, Class 2A1A, 5.505s, 2036  804,271  611,948  922,224  701,695 
FRB Ser. 06-HYB2, Class 2A1B, 5.272s, 2036  1,113,804  746,249  1,458,184  976,983 
FRB Ser. 04-HYB6, Class A2, 3.107s, 2034  622,791  529,372  1,403,286  1,192,793 

Countrywide Home Loans 144A         
IFB Ser. 05-R1, Class 1AS, IO, 5.655s, 2035  569,778  83,091  774,252  112,910 
Ser. 05-R3, Class AS, IO, 5.506s, 2035  1,766,853  234,108  3,020,587  400,228 
Ser. 06-R1, Class AS, IO, 5.471s, 2036  4,627,842  514,847  5,590,903  621,988 
Ser. 05-R2, Class 1AS, IO, 5.303s, 2035  2,104,370  284,041  3,413,462  460,738 
FRB Ser. 05-R3, Class AF, 0.656s, 2035      49,732  42,273 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates         
FRB Ser. 08-C1, Class A2, 6.214s, 2041  2,546,000  2,675,752  290,000  304,779 
Ser. 07-1, Class 1A4, 6.131s, 2037  394,560  253,751  792,931  509,954 
Ser. 06-6, Class 1A4, 6s, 2036  1,130,410  676,550  2,485,601  1,487,632 
Ser. 07-1, Class 1A1A, 5.942s, 2037  142,986  88,651  189,651  117,583 
FRB Ser. 06-C3, Class A2, 5.826s, 2038  319,000  322,445  550,000  555,940 
Ser. 07-C5, Class AAB, 5.62s, 2040  1,788,000  1,918,356     
Ser. 07-C5, Class A2, 5.589s, 2040  1,089,000  1,125,830     
Ser. 07-C2, Class A2, 5.448s, 2049  2,220,000  2,278,252  2,278,000  2,337,774 

CS First Boston Mortgage         
Securities Corp. FRB Ser. 05-C4,         
Class A3, 5.12s, 2038  1,083,000  1,121,987  1,292,000  1,338,511 

CS First Boston Mortgage         
Securities Corp. 144A         
Ser. 03-C3, Class AX, IO, 1.735s, 2038  8,412,069  301,457  9,153,542  328,029 
Ser. 04-C4, Class AX, IO, 0.379s, 2039  4,016,571  91,260  3,462,343  78,668 
Ser. 05-C1, Class AX, IO, 0.147s, 2038  27,112,418  267,524  25,995,708  256,505 

CWCapital Cobalt         
Ser. 07-C3, Class A2, 5.933s, 2046  2,174,000  2,267,822     
Ser. 07-C2, Class A2, 5.334s, 2047  60,327  62,813     

Deutsche Alternative Securities, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 06-AR6, Class A6, 0.446s, 2037  428,090  239,730  489,912  274,351 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Federal National Mortgage Association         
IFB Ser. 10-100, Class CS, IO,         
6.394s, 2040  $4,389,434  $655,284  $6,824,993  $1,018,881 
IFB Ser. 10-100, Class QS, IO,         
6.394s, 2040  1,984,933  338,462  2,553,306  435,378 
IFB Ser. 10-100, Class SD, IO,         
6.324s, 2040  12,752,706  1,875,657  18,691,927  2,749,192 
IFB Ser. 10-35, Class SG, IO,         
6.144s, 2040  7,128,301  1,043,156  7,086,426  1,037,028 
IFB Ser. 10-123, Class SL, IO,         
5.813s, 2040  17,246,000  2,387,493  26,751,000  3,703,342 
Ser. 10-98, Class DI, IO, 5s, 2040  461,658  74,784  496,184  80,377 
Ser. 09-31, Class PI, IO, 5s, 2038  2,865,055  402,349  2,846,408  399,730 
Ser. 10-100, Class AI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2025  9,443,771  678,771  12,994,822  934,003 
IFB Ser. 05-74, Class NK, 26.219s, 2035  96,712  153,063  95,871  151,732 
IFB Ser. 05-95, Class OP, 19.564s, 2035  154,395  231,754  154,395  231,754 
IFB Ser. 03-W6, Class 4S, IO,         
7.344s, 2042  1,214,978  241,538  1,907,565  379,224 
IFB Ser. 04-W2, Class 1A3S, IO,         
6.894s, 2044  48,349  4,774  40,979  4,047 
IFB Ser. 05-59, Class KS, IO,         
6.444s, 2035  133,733  20,417  4,669,746  712,938 
IFB Ser. 05-104, Class SI, IO,         
6.444s, 2033  1,138,888  150,243  969,498  127,897 
IFB Ser. 05-51, Class WS, IO,         
6.374s, 2035  232,567  36,946  206,512  32,807 
IFB Ser. 10-27, Class BS, IO,         
6.194s, 2040  4,281,820  588,953  6,090,165  837,687 
IFB Ser. 07-30, Class OI, IO,         
6.184s, 2037  2,285,581  370,013  2,646,462  428,436 
IFB Ser. 08-11, Class SC, IO,         
6.024s, 2038  265,634  39,649  245,031  36,573 
IFB Ser. 09-88, Class SA, IO,         
5.944s, 2039  325,864  41,131  286,125  36,115 
IFB Ser. 09-12, Class DI, IO,         
5.774s, 2037  8,091,637  1,196,268  12,020,997  1,777,184 
Ser. 06-W3, Class 1AS, IO, 5.773s, 2046  116,133  17,606  271,846  41,212 
Ser. 06-W2, Class 1AS, IO, 5.771s, 2036  799,424  92,933  1,599,259  185,914 
Ser. 07-W1, Class 1AS, IO, 5.519s, 2046  1,523,378  216,479  2,030,848  288,593 
Ser. 10-21, Class IP, IO, 5s, 2039  1,454,808  210,947  2,283,507  331,109 
IFB Ser. 05-W2, Class A2, IO,         
4.954s, 2035  599,548  72,797  1,024,973  124,452 
Ser. 98-W2, Class X, IO, 2.338s, 2028  696,874  32,913  591,782  27,949 
Ser. 03-W12, Class 2, IO, 2.23s, 2043  499,287  38,184  678,304  51,875 
Ser. 03-W12, Class 1IO2, IO,         
1.986s, 2043  5,669,050  399,015  7,500,652  527,932 
Ser. 98-W5, Class X, IO, 1.737s, 2028  293,127  13,097  248,920  11,122 
Ser. 03-W10, Class 1, IO, 1.665s, 2043  361,327  21,020  490,928  28,560 
Ser. 03-W8, Class 12, IO, 1.64s, 2042  353,435  16,371  480,015  22,234 
Ser. 03-W17, Class 12, IO, 1.137s, 2033  1,906,478  75,819  2,590,926  103,039 
FRB Ser. 07-80, Class F, 0.956s, 2037  49,015  48,999     
Ser. 03-T2, Class 2, IO, 0.811s, 2042  6,743,327  182,522  8,339,426  225,724 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Federal National Mortgage Association         
FRB Ser. 06-3, Class FY, 0.756s, 2036  $35,092  $35,107  $30,102  $30,114 
Ser. 01-T12, Class IO, 0.565s, 2041  4,641,878  95,376  6,306,371  129,577 
Ser. 03-W1, Class 2A, IO, zero %, 2042  1,051,661    893,194   
Ser. 08-36, Class OV, PO, zero %, 2036      65,864  51,458 
FRB Ser. 06-115, Class SN, zero %, 2036  333,252  308,203  493,769  456,654 
FRB Ser. 06-104, Class EK, zero %, 2036  79,200  75,489  112,991  107,698 
FRB Ser. 05-117, Class GF, zero %, 2036      70,047  68,857 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
IFB Ser. T-56, Class 3ASI, IO, 7.244s, 2043  127,800  26,545  218,496  45,384 
Ser. T-8, Class A9, IO, 0.322s, 2028  405,792  6,015  344,618  5,108 
Ser. T-59, Class 1AX, IO, 0.271s, 2043  886,428  7,479  752,718  6,351 
Ser. T-48, Class A2, IO, 0.212s, 2033  1,211,235  9,214  1,028,553  7,824 
FRB Ser. T-54, Class 2A, IO, zero %, 2043  511,564    434,452   
IFB Ser. 2976, Class KL, 23.444s, 2035  292,399  447,034  409,359  625,848 
IFB Ser. 2990, Class LB, 16.291s, 2034  286,357  376,900  400,900  527,660 
IFB Ser. 3151, Class SI, IO, 6.894s, 2036  525,842  88,982  449,130  76,001 
IFB Ser. 3157, Class SA, IO, 6.894s, 2036  3,020,319  576,217  3,590,191  684,937 
IFB Ser. 3208, Class PS, IO, 6.844s, 2036  3,019,435  471,730  3,031,880  473,674 
IFB Ser. 3050, Class SI, IO, 6.494s, 2034  4,567,741  702,152  4,554,667  700,142 
IFB Ser. 3117, Class SI, IO, 6.444s, 2036  5,155,809  824,930  6,157,002  985,120 
IFB Ser. 3398, Class SI, IO, 6.394s, 2036  2,580,846  337,962  3,318,231  434,522 
IFB Ser. 2990, Class SR, IO, 6.394s, 2035  2,896,296  424,076  3,314,475  485,305 
IFB Ser. 3145, Class GI, IO, 6.344s, 2036  2,551,555  395,345  3,005,165  465,628 
IFB Ser. 3055, Class MS, IO, 6.344s, 2035  3,632,403  587,360  4,156,413  672,092 
IFB Ser. 3677, Class KS, IO, 6.294s, 2040  2,509,323  376,326  3,432,723  514,809 
IFB Ser. 3346, Class SC, IO, 6.294s, 2033  7,054,349  999,672  7,459,892  1,057,141 
IFB Ser. 3346, Class SB, IO, 6.294s, 2033  2,654,011  374,720  2,306,455  325,648 
IFB Ser. 3303, Class SD, IO, 5.834s, 2037  2,536,304  308,248  3,285,666  399,321 
IFB Ser. 3309, Class SG, IO, 5.814s, 2037  2,282,446  305,990  2,941,820  394,388 
Ser. 2815, Class GS, 5.744s, 2034  2,348,754  272,758  3,049,259  354,106 
IFB Ser. 3725, Class CS, IO, 5.744s, 2040  6,681,489  960,598  17,435,579  2,506,713 
Ser. 3672, Class PI, IO, 5 1/2s, 2039  1,749,568  332,908  2,339,726  445,203 
Ser. 3707, Class IK, IO, 5s, 2040  287,574  49,500  309,390  53,255 
Ser. 3645, Class ID, IO, 5s, 2040  629,609  91,344  955,301  138,595 
Ser. 3707, Class EI, IO, 5s, 2038      17,044,715  2,931,350 
Ser. 3687, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2038      3,861,570  636,232 
Ser. 3680, Class KI, IO, 5s, 2038  8,927,220  1,450,048  12,399,458  2,014,044 
Ser. 3632, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2038  808,465  121,076  1,226,430  183,670 
Ser. 3626, Class DI, IO, 5s, 2037  594,986  57,416  902,711  87,112 
Ser. 3653, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2036  8,925,892  932,309  10,661,530  1,113,597 
Ser. 3623, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2036  531,760  50,517  806,835  76,649 
Ser. 3663, Class BI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2024 F  6,858,189  636,688  9,055,876  840,713 
Ser. 3745, Class IM, IO, 4s, 2035  2,733,000  313,441     
Ser. 3738, Class MI, IO, 4s, 2034  26,390,000  2,952,381  35,680,000  3,991,700 
Ser. 3736, Class QI, IO, 4s, 2034  4,737,000  494,401     
Ser. 3707, Class HI, IO, 4s, 2023  763,779  55,137  821,935  59,335 
FRB Ser. 3190, Class FL, 1.056s, 2032  38,647  38,681     
FRB Ser. 3350, Class FK, 0.856s, 2037  35,620  35,636     
Ser. 3206, Class EO, PO, zero %, 2036  184,696  163,537     

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
Ser. 3175, Class MO, PO, zero %, 2036  $130,882  $114,957  $—  $— 
FRB Ser. 3047, Class BD, zero %, 2035  91,036  89,790     

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.         
Ser. 07-C1, Class A3, 5.481s, 2049  914,000  955,055     
FRB Ser. 06-C1, Class A2, 5.335s, 2044  942,000  946,399  1,127,000  1,132,263 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.         
144A Ser. 05-C2, Class XC, IO, 0.119s, 2043  24,762,334  203,546  21,399,955  175,908 

Government National Mortgage Association         
IFB Ser. 09-77, Class CS, IO, 6.744s, 2038  1,943,131  277,293  2,564,933  366,026 
IFB Ser. 09-61, Class SA, IO, 6.444s, 2039  2,405,097  273,508  5,462,722  621,221 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class CS, IO, 6.444s, 2038  574,442  96,615  618,171  103,970 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class SA, IO, 6.444s, 2038  556,153  93,133  597,865  100,118 
IFB Ser. 10-32, Class SP, IO, 6.444s, 2036  765,575  89,733  824,024  96,584 
IFB Ser. 10-113, Class PS, IO, 6.444s, 2035  3,171,864  501,630     
IFB Ser. 10-125, Class CS, IO, 6.394s, 2040  4,161,835  677,274     
IFB Ser. 10-85, Class SA, IO, 6.394s, 2040  240,172  38,178  257,746  40,971 
IFB Ser. 10-85, Class AS, IO, 6.394s, 2039  787,101  120,505  846,505  129,600 
IFB Ser. 10-113, Class SB, IO, 6.394s, 2039  3,663,003  637,472  12,888,823  2,243,042 
IFB Ser. 10-113, Class AS, IO, 6.394s, 2039  556,270  94,599  599,136  101,889 
IFB Ser. 10-85, Class SD, IO, 6.394s, 2038  525,264  79,914  564,758  85,922 
Ser. 10-98, Class HS, IO, 6.344s, 2040  10,997,192  1,560,282  15,467,235  2,194,491 
Ser. 10-98, Class TS, IO, 6.344s, 2040  9,223,179  1,616,639  12,972,803  2,273,873 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class QS, IO, 6.344s, 2040  745,077  114,190  801,703  122,869 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class YS, IO, 6.344s, 2039  770,893  116,906  828,511  125,644 
IFB Ser. 10-47, Class HS, IO, 6.344s, 2039  358,019  56,349  385,483  60,671 
IFB Ser. 10-31, Class HS, IO, 6.344s, 2039  2,491,571  361,375     
IFB Ser. 10-68, Class SD, IO, 6.324s, 2040  3,973,918  606,209  3,159,033  481,900 
IFB Ser. 10-58, Class LS, IO, 6.294s, 2039  8,095,356  1,156,695  6,170,848  881,714 
IFB Ser. 10-42, Class SP, IO, 6.294s, 2039  3,366,183  500,019  4,053,339  602,090 
IFB Ser. 10-31, Class PS, IO, 6.294s, 2038  5,806,655  889,942  8,575,262  1,314,265 
IFB Ser. 10-60, Class S, IO, 6.244s, 2040  2,743,893  375,392  3,745,909  512,478 
IFB Ser. 10-50, Class LS, IO, 6.244s, 2040  2,289,206  309,615  2,665,003  360,442 
IFB Ser. 09-104, Class KS, IO, 6.244s, 2039  581,892  63,490  510,274  55,676 
IFB Ser. 10-53, Class SA, IO, 6.244s, 2039  1,970,986  282,145  2,465,200  352,891 
IFB Ser. 10-31, Class GS, IO, 6.244s, 2039  2,691,639  396,882  2,522,801  371,987 
IFB Ser. 10-2, Class SA, IO, 6.244s, 2037  839,816  105,708  903,234  113,690 
IFB Ser. 10-62, Class SD, IO, 6.234s, 2040  2,667,055  360,052  2,215,945  299,153 
IFB Ser. 10-67, Class SE, IO, 6.194s, 2040  11,646,171  1,566,177  16,358,984  2,199,956 
IFB Ser. 09-101, Class SB, IO,         
6.194s, 2039  5,446,412  599,759  5,404,394  595,132 
Ser. 10-47, Class AS, IO, 6.184s, 2040  5,864,722  781,181  5,900,394  785,933 
IFB Ser. 10-24, Class BS, IO, 6.174s, 2038  15,908,883  2,329,160  22,116,450  3,237,986 
IFB Ser. 09-103, Class SW, IO,         
6.144s, 2037  10,699,680  1,300,546  10,765,392  1,308,533 
Ser. 10-85, Class JS, IO, 6.08s, 2040  4,940,838  682,972  4,971,894  687,265 
IFB Ser. 10-26, Class QS, IO,         
5.994s, 2040 F  5,483,605  808,624  6,386,264  941,732 
IFB Ser. 09-58, Class AS, IO, 5.994s, 2039  3,238,648  352,495  5,798,094  631,065 
IFB Ser. 10-113, Class DS, IO, 5.844s, 2039  8,522,331  1,147,447  5,663,959  762,595 
IFB Ser. 10-116, Class SL, IO, 5.794s, 2039  2,079,572  321,044     

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Government National Mortgage Association         
Ser. 10-151, Class SA, IO, 5.79s, 2040 Δ  $3,315,000  $502,057  $3,397,000  $514,476 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class ST, IO,         
5.744s, 2040  12,005,540  1,476,561     
IFB Ser. 09-55, Class SN, IO,         
5.744s, 2039  12,356,403  1,194,988  12,322,069  1,191,667 
IFB Ser. 10-50, Class YS, IO,         
5.744s, 2038  9,883,215  1,162,167  13,728,684  1,614,356 
IFB Ser. 10-116, Class SA, IO,         
5.644s, 2040  3,101,155  434,274     
IFB Ser. 10-68, Class MS, IO,         
5.594s, 2040  3,680,174  441,401  5,000,482  599,759 
IFB Ser. 10-15, Class AS, IO,         
5.504s, 2040  10,842,353  1,211,199  11,037,396  1,232,987 
IFB Ser. 10-20, Class SD, IO,         
5.424s, 2040  4,194,024  532,893  3,352,575  425,978 
IFB Ser. 10-35, Class DX, IO,         
5.424s, 2035  1,819,119  171,579  1,689,996  159,400 
IFB Ser. 10-20, Class IT, IO, 5s, 2040  5,286,626  655,965  6,155,853  763,818 
Ser. 10-103, Class IN, IO, 4 1/2s, 2039  11,120,990  1,473,531  13,571,648  1,798,243 
Ser. 10-87, Class HI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2038      9,461,883  1,353,184 
Ser. 10-120, Class AI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2038  16,536,268  2,418,429  12,605,140  1,843,502 
Ser. 10-109, Class CI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2037      4,621,805  670,162 
Ser. 10-94, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2037  4,832,004  724,512  4,918,096  737,421 
Ser. 10-42, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2037  19,818,114  2,724,991  27,551,846  3,788,379 
Ser. 10-87, Class ID, IO, 4 1/2s, 2035  2,307,145  223,017  2,024,819  195,726 

Greenwich Capital Commercial         
Funding Corp. Ser. 05-GG3, Class A2,         
4.305s, 2042  531,971  539,085  424,783  430,464 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II         
Ser. 06-GG6, Class A3, 5.766s, 2038  707,000  749,307     
Ser. 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.506s, 2038  1,649,781  1,665,640  2,255,206  2,276,883 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 144A         
Ser. 03-C1, Class X1, IO, 0.847s, 2040  5,552,319  83,104  4,928,580  73,769 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 05-RP2, Class 1AF, 0.606s, 2035  363,450  305,298  423,703  355,911 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 144A         
Ser. 05-RP2, Class 1A2, 7 1/2s, 2035  356,257  331,319  453,418  421,679 
Ser. 05-RP1, Class 1AS, IO, 5.677s, 2035  363,146  52,656  463,011  67,137 
IFB Ser. 04-4, Class 1AS, IO, 5.527s, 2034  694,509  100,270  853,930  123,286 
Ser. 06-RP2, Class 1AS1, IO, 5.382s, 2036  594,614  86,591  594,614  86,591 
Ser. 98-2, IO, 0.809s, 2027  116,989  2,483  99,334  2,108 
FRB Ser. 06-RP2, Class 1AF1,         
0.656s, 2036  594,614  499,476  594,614  499,476 
FRB Ser. 04-4, Class 1AF, 0.656s, 2034  694,509  590,333  853,930  725,840 
FRB Ser. 05-RP1, Class 1AF, 0.606s, 2035  363,146  308,674  463,011  393,560 
Ser. 98-3, IO, 0.538s, 2027  141,621  2,417  120,225  2,052 
Ser. 98-4, IO, 0.127s, 2026  150,233  3,928  127,621  3,336 
Ser. 99-2, IO, 0.01s, 2027  190,821  2,057  162,011  1,747 

IndyMac Inda Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 07-AR7, Class 1A1, 5.956s, 2037  444,813  368,709  914,950  758,408 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
IndyMac Indx Mortgage Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 06-AR19, Class 1A2,         
5.576s, 2036  $1,198,139  $599,158  $2,936,285  $1,468,360 
FRB Ser. 06-AR3, Class 2A1A,         
5.557s, 2036  1,419,232  777,030  2,983,122  1,633,259 
FRB Ser. 06-AR5, Class 1A2,         
5.382s, 2036  382,709  59,320  347,004  53,786 
FRB Ser. 07-AR5, Class 2A1,         
5.165s, 2037  535,643  305,316  1,156,562  659,240 
FRB Ser. 06-AR3, Class 3A1B,         
5.139s, 2036  415,594  269,097  483,804  313,263 
FRB Ser. 05-AR15, Class A1, 5.076s, 2035  1,049,552  842,266  2,079,351  1,668,679 
FRB Ser. 07-AR7, Class 2A1, 4.929s, 2037  838,556  473,784  912,387  515,499 
FRB Ser. 06-AR11, Class 3A1,         
4.702s, 2036  372,341  188,382  686,254  347,203 
FRB Ser. 06-AR41, Class A3, 0.436s, 2037  364,518  176,791  414,199  200,887 
FRB Ser. 06-AR35, Class 2A1A,         
0.426s, 2037  912,783  477,316  912,226  477,025 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage         
Securities Corp.         
Ser. 06-LDP7, Class A2, 6.051s, 2045  1,139,075  1,158,449  1,461,364  1,486,219 
Ser. 07-C1, Class ASB, 5.857s, 2051  1,740,000  1,893,328     
Ser. 07-LD12, Class A2, 5.827s, 2051  1,785,000  1,868,003  409,000  428,019 
Ser. 07-C1, Class A4, 5.716s, 2051  1,558,000  1,642,168     
Ser. 06-CB16, Class A3B, 5.579s, 2045  751,000  797,829     
Ser. 06-CB16, Class A2, 5.45s, 2045  367,000  374,351  613,000  625,278 
Ser. 07-CB18, Class A3, 5.447s, 2047  1,214,000  1,276,909  634,000  666,854 
Ser. 06-LDP8, Class A3B, 5.447s, 2045  368,000  392,702  369,000  393,769 
Ser. 06-LDP9, Class A2S, 5.298s, 2047  1,624,000  1,664,129  1,179,000  1,208,133 
Ser. 06-LDP8, Class A2, 5.289s, 2045  1,871,380  1,963,810     
Ser. 05-CB13, Class A2, 5.247s, 2043  2,094,620  2,098,854  2,890,595  2,896,438 
Ser. 06-LDP9, Class X, IO, 0.45s, 2047  52,059,065  1,052,395  23,710,506  479,317 
Ser. 06-CB16, Class X1, IO, 0.137s, 2045  12,108,915  155,980  10,747,575  138,444 

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust         
144A FRB Ser. 07-C3, Class A2FL,         
5.84s, 2044  1,666,000  1,750,621     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 07-C6, Class A2, 5.845s, 2012  2,210,710  2,309,485  2,014,887  2,104,913 
Ser. 07-C7, Class A2, 5.588s, 2045  1,534,000  1,604,742     
Ser. 06-C3, Class A2, 5.532s, 2032  1,234,000  1,244,626  2,137,000  2,155,402 
Ser. 05-C7, Class A2, 5.103s, 2030  217,949  218,114  183,866  184,006 
Ser. 07-C2, Class XW, IO, 0.561s, 2040  3,582,832  86,674  3,181,477  76,965 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A         
Ser. 03-C5, Class XCL, IO, 0.764s, 2037  3,932,427  67,325  3,490,447  59,758 
Ser. 05-C3, Class XCL, IO, 0.295s, 2040  22,880,302  423,000  23,085,053  426,785 

Luminent Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 06-7,         
Class 1A1, 0.436s, 2036  692,567  419,003  1,011,518  611,969 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-C1, Class A2, 5.722s, 2050  1,302,000  1,360,913  1,373,000  1,435,126 
Ser. 05-MCP1, Class XC, IO, 0.182s, 2043  19,142,436  236,857     

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 144A         
Ser. 05-LC1, Class X, IO, 0.1s, 2044  $13,624,161  $64,475  $11,805,378  $55,868 

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial         
Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 07-5, Class A3, 5.364s, 2048  1,356,000  1,403,676  690,000  714,260 
Ser. 06-4, Class A2, 5.112s, 2049  127,000  130,083  124,000  127,010 

Morgan Stanley Capital I         
FRB Ser. 07-IQ15, Class A2, 5.84s, 2049  2,079,000  2,174,814     
Ser. 07-IQ14, Class A2, 5.61s, 2049  1,507,000  1,574,914  749,000  782,754 
FRB Ser. 06-HQ8, Class A3, 5.441s, 2044  2,205,000  2,240,214  771,000  783,313 
Ser. 06-T21, Class A2, 5.09s, 2052  32,430  32,526  30,028  30,117 
Ser. 05-HQ6, Class A2A, 4.882s, 2042  1,462,292  1,499,571     
Ser. 03-IQ4, Class X1, IO, 0.588s, 2040  22,100,815  739,230  23,595,198  789,214 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 06-3AR, Class 3A1, 5.667s, 2036  512,592  353,689  660,749  455,916 
Ser. 06-6AR, Class 2A, 5.411s, 2036  379,801  235,476  390,989  242,413 
FRB Ser. 07-14AR, Class 6A1, 5.373s, 2037  2,073,958  1,348,072  2,931,128  1,905,233 
FRB Ser. 07-15AR, Class 2A1, 5.254s, 2037  961,001  660,637  1,222,200  840,197 
FRB Ser. 07-11AR, Class 2A5, 4.761s, 2037  461,680  227,955  607,700  300,052 
FRB Ser. 06-5AR, Class A, 0.506s, 2036      414,659  228,063 

Morgan Stanley ReREMIC Trust 144A FRB         
Ser. 10-C30A, Class A3B, 10.236s, 2043  439,000  455,463     

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 144A         
Ser. 04-R2, Class PT, 9.087s, 2034  247,239  215,098  314,268  273,413 
IFB Ser. 04-R3, Class AS, IO, 6.794s, 2035  147,395  26,643  579,436  104,738 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.         
Ser. 06-QS17, Class A4, 6s, 2036  700,654  427,618  686,025  418,690 
Ser. 06-QS13, Class 1A5, 6s, 2036  126,571  79,146  114,308  71,478 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust         
IFB Ser. 06-A9CB, Class A3, IO, 6.874s, 2036  580,195  95,152  540,992  88,723 
Ser. 06-A13, Class A1, 6 1/4s, 2036  1,753,622  1,183,695  2,834,500  1,913,288 
Ser. 06-A5CB, Class A6, 6s, 2036  614,216  367,378  724,023  433,056 
FRB Ser. 05-A13, Class 1A1, 0.956s, 2035      627,258  414,382 
FRB Ser. 05-A2, Class A1, 0.756s, 2035  929,065  652,827  1,106,417  777,447 
FRB Ser. 06-A9CB, Class A1, 0.626s, 2036  623,293  345,928  581,178  322,554 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage         
Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-8, Class 1A2, 6 1/4s, 2037      376,683  263,678 
FRB Ser. 07-10, Class 1A1, 6s, 2037  1,651,517  904,786  1,694,505  928,337 
FRB Ser. 05-23, Class 3A1, 5.882s, 2036  1,257,641  930,654  1,544,223  1,142,725 
FRB Ser. 06-4, Class 6A, 5.711s, 2036  711,070  524,414  892,582  658,279 
FRB Ser. 06-9, Class 1A1, 5.369s, 2036  566,754  340,877  468,488  281,775 
FRB Ser. 05-18, Class 6A1, 2.834s, 2035      834,210  650,684 

Structured Asset Securities Corp.         
IFB Ser. 07-4, Class 1A3, IO, 5.985s, 2037  947,060  146,672  1,286,537  199,247 
Ser. 07-4, Class 1A4, IO, 1s, 2037  1,884,190  60,763  2,638,859  85,101 

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 144A         
Ser. 05-RF6, Class A, IO, 5.274s, 2043  1,992,311  278,242  1,748,647  244,212 

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transferee         
144A Ser. 10-NPL1, Class M, 6s, 2039  1,813,376  1,795,242  2,533,744  2,508,407 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 28.1%  700 Fund 30.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-C32, Class A2, 5.739s, 2049  $2,425,000  $2,523,874  $2,478,000  $2,579,035 
Ser. 06-C25, Class A2, 5.684s, 2043  79,977  80,797  705,955  713,198 
Ser. 06-C28, Class A3, 5.679s, 2048  922,000  984,630  1,034,000  1,104,238 
Ser. 07-C34, Class A2, 5.569s, 2046  1,039,000  1,084,008     
Ser. 2006-C28, Class A2, 5 1/2s, 2048  1,625,000  1,661,922  2,076,000  2,123,169 
Ser. 07-C30, Class APB, 5.294s, 2043  787,000  815,022     

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust         
144A Ser. 03-C3, Class IOI, IO,         
1.097s, 2035  15,749,625  307,097  4,014,459  78,277 

Total mortgage-backed securities         
(cost $178,574,994 and $166,852,519)    $182,441,363    $170,743,148 
 
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES*  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Advertising and marketing services    0.3%    0.2% 
Affinion Group, Inc. company         
guaranty 10 1/8s, 2013  $550,000  $565,813  $910,000  $936,163 

Lamar Media Corp. company         
guaranty sr. notes 9 3/4s, 2014  990,000  1,143,450  200,000  231,000 

    1,709,263    1,167,163 
Aerospace and defense    0.4%    0.3% 
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.         
sr. sub. notes 6 3/4s, 2016  265,000  274,938  335,000  347,563 

BE Aerospace, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 8 1/2s, 2018  285,000  319,200     

Boeing Co. (The) sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3 1/2s, 2015  252,000  273,376  148,000  160,554 

TransDigm, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. sub. notes 7 3/4s, 2014      160,000  164,400 

TransDigm, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7 3/4s, 2014  1,240,000  1,274,100  1,115,000  1,145,663 

United Technologies Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 4 7/8s, 2015  252,000  289,423  148,000  169,979 

    2,431,037    1,988,159 
Automotive    0.4%    0.2% 
Affinia Group Holdings, Inc. 144A         
sr. notes 10 3/4s, 2016      145,000  161,131 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC         
company guaranty 6 1/2s, 2013 (Germany)  157,000  180,850  93,000  107,128 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 7 1/2s, 2012  930,000  998,647  620,000  665,765 

Navistar International Corp.         
sr. notes 8 1/4s, 2021  260,000  284,375  330,000  360,938 

TRW Automotive, Inc. 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7s, 2014  1,000,000  1,070,000     

    2,533,872    1,294,962 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Banking    2.0%    1.5% 
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 5 3/4s, 2017  $2,015,000  $2,135,616  $1,185,000  $1,255,933 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)         
sr. unsec. notes 2.95s, 2015  252,000  263,947  148,000  155,016 

Barclays Bank PLC sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5.2s, 2014  346,000  385,542  204,000  227,314 

BB&T Corp. unsec. sub. notes 5.2s, 2015  189,000  208,829  111,000  122,646 

Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2017  1,575,000  1,753,032  925,000  1,029,558 

Credit Suisse USA, Inc. sr. unsec.         
notes 5 1/2s, 2014  787,000  885,640  463,000  521,031 

Deutsche Bank AG/London sr. unsec.         
notes 6s, 2017 (United Kingdom)  346,000  403,549  204,000  237,931 

HSBC Finance Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 5 1/2s, 2016  661,000  734,156  389,000  432,053 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3.7s, 2015  1,701,000  1,798,724  999,000  1,056,394 

PNC Funding Corp. bank         
guaranty sr. unsec. note 3 5/8s, 2015  283,000  299,525  167,000  176,751 

Shinhan Bank 144A sr. unsec. bond 6s,         
2012 (South Korea)  225,000  239,471  150,000  159,647 

UBS AG/Stamford CT sr. unsec.         
notes Ser. DPNT, 3 7/8s, 2015  300,000  314,238  250,000  261,865 

US Bancorp sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 2.45s, 2015  252,000  259,226  148,000  152,244 

VTB Bank via VTB Capital SA sr. notes 6 1/4s,         
2035 (Russia)  500,000  515,625  500,000  515,625 

VTB Bank via VTB Capital SA 144A sr. unsec.         
notes 6 7/8s, 2018 (Russia)  1,100,000  1,163,250  1,000,000  1,057,500 

Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5 5/8s, 2017  1,291,000  1,459,375  759,000  857,990 

Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3s, 2015 (Australia)  220,000  227,373  130,000  134,357 

    13,047,118    8,353,855 
Beverage    0.2%    0.2% 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.         
company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 4 1/8s, 2015  346,000  375,470  204,000  221,375 

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2014  157,000  188,959  93,000  111,931 

Constellation Brands, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 7 1/4s, 2016  260,000  286,000  590,000  649,000 

Diageo Capital PLC company         
guaranty 5 3/4s, 2017 (United Kingdom)  189,000  223,384  111,000  131,194 

PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3.1s, 2015  441,000  471,470  259,000  276,895 

    1,545,283    1,390,395 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Biotechnology    0.1%    0.1% 
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.85s, 2017  $189,000  $225,958  $111,000  $132,705 

Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.         
company guaranty sr. unsec.         
notes 7 3/4s, 2016  195,000  218,400  575,000  644,000 

    444,358    776,705 
Broadcasting    0.4%    0.2% 
Belo Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8s, 2016  195,000  214,988  200,000  220,500 

DIRECTV Holdings, LLC / DIRECTV         
Financing Co., Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2016  189,000  211,680  161,000  180,320 

DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty         
7 1/8s, 2016      255,000  270,300 

DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty 7s, 2013      220,000  235,400 

DISH DBS Corp. sr. notes 6 3/8s, 2011  145,000  150,075     

News America, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.3s, 2014  252,000  287,228  148,000  168,689 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A         
sr. notes 9 3/4s, 2015  685,000  768,056  220,000  246,675 

Umbrella Acquisition, Inc. 144A         
company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 9 3/4s, 2015 ‡‡      16,615  17,633 

Univision Communications, Inc. 144A         
sr. sec. notes 12s, 2014  855,000  945,844     

    2,577,871    1,339,517 
Building materials    —%    0.1% 
Owens Corning, Inc. company         
guaranty unsec. unsub. notes 9s, 2019  210,000  253,050  275,000  331,375 

    253,050    331,375 
Cable television    0.5%    0.6% 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings         
Capital Corp. 144A company         
guaranty sr. notes 7 7/8s, 2018      270,000  286,875 

Charter Communications         
Operating LLC/Charter Communications         
Operating Capital 144A company         
guaranty sr. notes 8s, 2012  200,000  212,750  300,000  319,125 

Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. bonds 6 1/2s, 2017  630,000  747,053  370,000  438,745 

CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 8 1/2s, 2014  45,000  50,175  480,000  535,200 

CSC Holdings, LLC sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2012  215,000  224,944  84,000  87,885 

CSC Holdings, LLC sr. notes Ser. B,         
7 5/8s, 2011  40,000  40,800     

Mediacom Broadband, LLC/Mediacom         
Broadband Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 8 1/2s, 2015  900,000  940,500  1,400,000  1,463,000 

Time Warner Cable, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.85s, 2017  535,000  610,339  315,000  359,358 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.    500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Cable television cont.           
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC           
company guaranty sr. notes 7s, 2018           
(United Kingdom)  GBP  145,000  $249,224  100,000  $171,879 

      3,075,785    3,662,067 
Chemicals      0.7%    0.7% 
Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. FRN           
2.668s, 2011    $155,000  157,103  $110,000  111,493 

Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5.9s, 2015    315,000  354,956  185,000  208,467 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.           
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3 1/4s, 2015    252,000  270,096  148,000  158,628 

Ineos Finance PLC 144A company           
guaranty sr. notes 9s, 2015           
(United Kingdom)    1,020,000  1,086,300  1,170,000  1,246,050 

Kronos International, Inc.           
sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2013 (Germany)  EUR  1,000,000  1,379,206  1,000,000  1,379,206 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.           
company guaranty sr. notes           
12 1/2s, 2014    $647,000  739,198  $495,000  565,538 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.           
company guaranty sr. unsec.           
notes 9 3/4s, 2014    350,000  368,375  500,000  526,250 

Mosaic Co. (The) 144A sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 7 5/8s, 2016    100,000  108,572     

      4,463,806    4,195,632 
Coal      0.1%    0.2% 
Arch Western Finance, LLC company           
guaranty sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2013    379,000  382,790  282,000  284,820 

Peabody Energy Corp. company           
guaranty 7 3/8s, 2016    135,000  152,888  555,000  628,538 

      535,678    913,358 
Combined utilities      —%    0.1% 
El Paso Corp. sr. unsec. notes 12s, 2013    20,000  24,450  85,000  103,913 

El Paso Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7s, 2017    225,000  245,259  465,000  506,868 

El Paso Corp. sr. unsec.           
notes Ser. GMTN, 7 3/8s, 2012        50,000  53,771 

      269,709    664,552 
Commercial and consumer services      0.3%    0.5% 
Aramark Corp. company guaranty           
8 1/2s, 2015    540,000  567,000  645,000  677,250 

Corrections Corporation of America           
company guaranty sr. notes 7 3/4s,           
2017    260,000  286,000  320,000  352,000 

Expedia, Inc. 144A company           
guaranty sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2016    240,000  264,000  210,000  231,000 

Lender Processing Services, Inc.           
company guaranty sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 8 1/8s, 2016    405,000  417,150  559,000  575,770 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Commercial and consumer services cont.         
Sabre Holdings Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 8.35s, 2016  $—  $—  $500,000  $525,000 

Travelport LLC company guaranty         
9 7/8s, 2014  190,000  198,075  195,000  203,288 

    1,732,225    2,564,308 
Communications equipment    0.1%    —% 
Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5 1/2s, 2016  283,000  335,088  167,000  197,737 

    335,088    197,737 
Computers    0.4%    0.4% 
Ceridian Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. notes 12 1/4s, 2015 ‡‡  485,000  471,663  695,000  675,888 

Hewlett-Packard Co. sr. unsec.         
notes 6 1/8s, 2014  252,000  291,811  148,000  171,381 

IBM Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5.7s, 2017  378,000  451,553  222,000  265,198 

Seagate Technology International 144A         
company guaranty sr. sec. notes 10s,         
2014 (Cayman Islands)  230,000  280,600     

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. company         
guaranty 9 1/8s, 2013  946,000  968,468  1,034,000  1,058,558 

Xerox Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 4 1/4s, 2015  220,000  237,353  130,000  140,254 

    2,701,448    2,311,279 
Conglomerates    0.4%    0.3% 
General Electric Co. sr. unsec.         
notes 5 1/4s, 2017  1,984,000  2,233,720  1,166,000  1,312,761 

SPX Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7 5/8s, 2014  260,000  288,600  125,000  138,750 

    2,522,320    1,451,511 
Construction    —%    —% 
Associated Materials, LLC/Associated         
Materials Finance, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. notes 9 7/8s, 2016  125,000  150,000  130,000  156,000 

    150,000    156,000 
Consumer    0.1%    0.1% 
Jarden Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2016      135,000  149,006 

Jarden Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7 1/2s, 2017      435,000  462,731 

Yankee Acquisition Corp. company         
guaranty sr. notes Ser. B, 8 1/2s, 2015  740,000  768,675     

    768,675    611,737 
Consumer finance    0.2%    0.1% 
American Express Credit Corp.         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/8s, 2014  567,000  625,907  333,000  367,596 

Capital One Financial Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2017  252,000  303,174  148,000  178,055 

SLM Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 8.45s, 2018  220,000  230,452  130,000  136,176 

    1,159,533    681,827 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Consumer goods      0.1%    0.1% 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) sr. unsec.           
notes 3 1/2s, 2015    $252,000  $276,049  $148,000  $162,124 

Revlon Consumer Products Corp. company         
guaranty sr. notes 9 3/4s, 2015    300,000  312,750  300,000  312,750 

      588,799    474,874 
Consumer services      0.2%    0.4% 
Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV 144A           
sr. bond 8 1/2s, 2015 (Netherlands)  EUR  500,000  734,827  750,000  1,102,241 

West Corp. company guaranty           
9 1/2s, 2014    $485,000  508,038  $1,080,000  1,131,300 

      1,242,865    2,233,541 
Containers      —%    0.1% 
Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc.         
company guaranty 6 3/4s, 2014        150,000  153,375 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc./Reynolds         
Group Escrow, LLC 144A company           
guaranty sr. notes 7 3/4s, 2016           
(Luxembourg)    195,000  206,700  200,000  212,000 

      206,700    365,375 
Electric utilities      0.7%    0.6% 
AES Corp. (The) sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2011      50,000  50,688 

AES Corp. (The) sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 9 3/4s, 2016    210,000  244,125  150,000  174,375 

AES Corp. (The) sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 8s, 2017    1,035,000  1,138,500  1,000,000  1,100,000 

Appalachian Power Co. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 7s, 2038    189,000  224,430  111,000  131,808 

Carolina Power & Light Co. 1st mtge.           
bonds 5.3s, 2019    155,000  179,347  90,000  104,137 

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York           
sr. unsec. notes 7 1/8s, 2018    157,000  201,017  93,000  119,074 

Dominion Resources, Inc. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes Ser. 07-A, 6s, 2017    315,000  371,224  185,000  218,020 

Duke Energy Corp. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 6.3s, 2014    315,000  361,057  185,000  212,049 

Exelon Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.9s, 2015  252,000  277,608  148,000  163,040 

FirstEnergy Corp. notes Ser. B, 6.45s, 2011  11,000  11,494  7,000  7,314 

FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes Ser. C, 7 3/8s, 2031    220,000  236,692  130,000  139,863 

FPL Group Capital, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 7/8s, 2015  157,000  196,414  93,000  116,347 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative           
Finance Corp. sr. bonds 10 3/8s, 2018  126,000  179,815  74,000  105,606 

NiSource Finance Corp. company           
guaranty sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 7 7/8s, 2010    135,000  135,272  95,000  95,192 

NV Energy, Inc. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 8 5/8s, 2014    150,000  154,500  200,000  206,000 

NV Energy, Inc. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2017    145,000  150,937  170,000  176,961 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Electric utilities cont.         
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. sr. unsec.         
bonds 4.8s, 2014  $220,000  $243,063  $130,000  $143,628 

Southern Power Co. sr. unsec.         
notes Ser. D, 4 7/8s, 2015  189,000  213,236  111,000  125,234 

Texas-New Mexico Power Co. 144A 1st         
mtge. sec. 9 1/2s, 2019  275,000  358,578  125,000  162,990 

    4,877,309    3,552,326 
Electronics    —%    0.1% 
NXP BV/NXP Funding, LLC company         
guaranty Ser. EXCH, 9 1/2s, 2015         
(Netherlands)      545,000  575,656 

STATS ChipPAC, Ltd. 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 1/2s, 2015         
(Singapore)  200,000  219,500  200,000  219,500 

    219,500    795,156 
Energy (oil field)    0.1%    0.2% 
Expro Finance Luxemburg 144A         
sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2016 (Luxembourg)  530,000  522,050  615,000  605,775 

Trico Shipping AS 144A         
sr. notes 13 7/8s, 2014 (Norway)  555,000  460,650  645,000  535,350 

    982,700    1,141,125 
Financial    0.6%    0.7% 
Allstate Corp. (The) sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5s, 2014  189,000  211,464  111,000  124,193 

American International Group, Inc.         
sr. unsec. notes Ser. MTN, 5.45s, 2017  315,000  327,206  185,000  192,169 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3.2s, 2015  693,000  736,651  407,000  432,637 

CIT Group, Inc. sr. bonds 7s, 2014  600,000  603,000  600,000  603,000 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.         
(The) jr. unsec. sub. debs. FRB         
8 1/8s, 2038  530,000  565,836  645,000  688,611 

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises         
Finance Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7 3/4s, 2016  300,000  308,250  700,000  719,250 

Leucadia National Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 8 1/8s, 2015  162,000  176,783  324,000  353,565 

Leucadia National Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 7 1/8s, 2017      266,000  273,648 

Leucadia National Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 7s, 2013  100,000  107,000     

MetLife, Inc. sr. unsec. 6 3/4s, 2016  252,000  302,001  148,000  177,366 

Prudential Financial, Inc. sr. disc.         
unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 4 3/4s, 2015  315,000  343,489  185,000  201,732 

    3,681,680    3,766,171 
Food    0.2%    0.4% 
Dole Food Co. 144A sr. sec. notes 8s, 2016      200,000  212,500 

Kraft Foods, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 4 1/8s, 2016  598,000  650,589  352,000  382,955 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.    500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Food cont.           
Reddy Ice Corp. company           
guaranty sr. notes 11 1/4s, 2015    $—  $—  $300,000  $312,750 

Smithfield Foods, Inc. 144A sr. sec.           
notes 10s, 2014    180,000  207,450  530,000  610,825 

Tyson Foods, Inc. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 10 1/2s, 2014    230,000  276,575  505,000  607,263 

      1,134,614    2,126,293 
Forest products and packaging      0.6%    0.8% 
Domtar Corp. company guaranty 7 7/8s,           
2011 (Canada)    145,000  152,431  215,000  226,019 

PE Paper Escrow GmbH           
sr. notes Ser. REGS, 11 3/4s, 2014           
(Austria)  EUR  100,000  161,234  165,000  266,036 

PE Paper Escrow GmbH 144A           
sr. notes 12s, 2014 (Austria)    $250,000  289,958  $850,000  985,856 

Sappi Papier Holding AG 144A company           
guaranty 6 3/4s, 2012 (Austria)    665,000  673,303  60,000  60,749 

Smurfit Kappa Funding PLC sr. unsec.           
sub. notes 7 3/4s, 2015 (Ireland)    1,000,000  1,027,500  1,410,000  1,448,775 

Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso           
Paper, Inc. sr. notes 11 1/2s, 2014    1,225,000  1,365,875  1,205,000  1,343,575 

      3,670,301    4,331,010 
Gaming and lottery      0.3%    0.3% 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/4s, 2014    1,255,000  1,358,538  325,000  351,813 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.           
sr. notes 11 1/4s, 2017    390,000  430,950  695,000  767,975 

MGM Resorts International           
sr. notes 10 3/8s, 2014    180,000  202,500  190,000  213,750 

Yonkers Racing Corp. 144A           
sr. notes 11 3/8s, 2016        162,000  177,390 

      1,991,988    1,510,928 
Health care      0.3%    0.6% 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.           
company guaranty sr. unsec.           
sub. notes 8 7/8s, 2015    525,000  561,750  810,000  866,700 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc. 144A           
sr. unsec. notes 9s, 2015    235,000  274,363  525,000  612,938 

HCA, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. notes 9 5/8s, 2016 ‡‡        230,000  250,125 

HCA, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2019        50,000  56,250 

HCA, Inc. sr. sec. notes 9 1/8s, 2014    210,000  220,106  220,000  230,588 

IASIS Healthcare/IASIS Capital Corp.           
sr. sub. notes 8 3/4s, 2014    545,000  557,944  815,000  834,356 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. notes 9s, 2015    315,000  346,500  535,000  588,500 

      1,960,663    3,439,457 

 

40



CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Household furniture and appliances    0.1%    0.2% 
Sealy Mattress Co. 144A company         
guaranty sr. sec. notes 10 7/8s, 2016  $752,000  $860,100  $962,000  $1,100,288 

    860,100    1,100,288 
Investment banking/Brokerage    0.5%    0.4% 
E*Trade Financial Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 12 1/2s, 2017 ‡‡  175,000  202,563  210,000  243,075 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)         
sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2017  1,543,000  1,743,630  907,000  1,024,934 

Morgan Stanley sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 6s, 2015  1,323,000  1,470,561  777,000  863,663 

    3,416,754    2,131,672 
Lodging/Tourism    —%    0.2% 
FelCor Lodging LP company         
guaranty sr. notes 10s, 2014 (R)      750,000  843,750 

        843,750 
Machinery    0.2%    0.2% 
Altra Holdings, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. notes 8 1/8s, 2016  395,000  413,269  450,000  470,813 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.         
sr. unsec. notes 6 1/8s, 2014  346,000  399,196  204,000  235,364 

Deere & Co. sr. unsec. notes 6.95s, 2014  252,000  301,354  148,000  176,986 

    1,113,819    883,163 
Manufacturing    —%    —% 
General Cable Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes FRN         
2.665s, 2015  85,000  79,475  125,000  116,875 

    79,475    116,875 
Media    0.4%    0.4% 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.         
(The) sr. unsec. notes 10s, 2017  75,000  88,875     

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.         
(The) sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2014  231,000  250,924  234,000  254,183 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.         
sr. notes 11 5/8s, 2014  175,000  201,250  175,000  201,250 

QVC Inc. 144A sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2017  475,000  505,875  570,000  607,050 

QVC Inc. 144A sr. sec. notes 7 1/2s, 2019  150,000  161,250     

Time Warner, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5 7/8s, 2016  409,000  479,804  241,000  282,721 

WMG Acquisition Corp. company         
guaranty sr. sec. notes 9 1/2s, 2016      200,000  215,500 

WMG Holdings Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. disc. notes 9 1/2s, 2014  850,000  807,500  915,000  869,250 

    2,495,478    2,429,954 
Medical services    0.3%    0.2% 
Omnicare, Inc. sr. sub. notes 6 7/8s, 2015  575,000  589,375  665,000  681,625 

Service Corporation International         
sr. notes 7s, 2017  170,000  181,050  185,000  197,025 

Service Corporation International         
sr. unsec. 7 3/8s, 2014  180,000  196,650  195,000  213,038 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.    500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Medical services cont.           
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.           
sr. notes 6 1/4s, 2013    $200,000  $202,000  $—  $— 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec.           
notes 6s, 2018    189,000  219,485  111,000  128,904 

Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp.           
sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2017 (R)    135,000  139,632     

WellPoint, Inc. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5 1/4s, 2016    157,000  178,327  93,000  105,633 

      1,706,519    1,326,225 
Metals      0.4%    0.6% 
Alcoa, Inc. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5.55s, 2017    189,000  200,513  111,000  117,762 

ArcelorMittal sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 6 1/8s, 2018 (France)    189,000  206,701  111,000  121,396 

ArcelorMittal sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5 3/8s, 2013 (France)        150,000  161,975 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd company           
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes           
5 1/2s, 2014 (Canada)    189,000  214,031  111,000  125,701 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd.           
144A sr. sec. notes 10 5/8s, 2016 (Australia)      385,000  567,875 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd.           
144A sr. notes 7s, 2015 (Australia)    250,000  257,344  250,000  257,344 

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. company           
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.95s,           
2014 (Australia)    283,000  353,396  167,000  208,541 

SGL Carbon SE company           
guaranty sr. sub. notes FRN Ser. EMTN,         
2.149s, 2015 (Germany)  EUR  100,000  127,572  150,000  191,358 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2012    $540,000  577,125  $625,000  667,969 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 6 3/4s, 2015    500,000  518,125  500,000  518,125 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2016    170,000  181,050  220,000  234,300 

Teck Resources Limited           
sr. notes 10 3/4s, 2019 (Canada)        185,000  236,338 

Teck Resources Limited           
sr. notes 10 1/4s, 2016 (Canada)        15,000  18,525 

Vale Overseas, Ltd. company           
guaranty sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 6 1/4s, 2017    220,000  254,296  130,000  150,266 

      2,890,153    3,577,475 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Natural gas utilities    0.1%    0.1% 
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC         
company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. bonds Ser. L, 6.3s, 2017  $220,000  $256,744  $130,000  $151,712 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP         
notes 6s, 2017  252,000  288,088  148,000  169,194 

TransCanada Pipelines, Ltd. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 6 1/2s, 2018 (Canada)  220,000  269,929  130,000  159,503 

    814,761    480,409 
Office equipment and supplies    0.1%    0.1% 
ACCO Brands Corp. company         
guaranty sr. notes 10 5/8s, 2015  500,000  564,375  500,000  564,375 

    564,375    564,375 
Oil and gas    2.1%    2.4% 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.         
sr. notes 5.95s, 2016  220,000  239,766  130,000  141,680 

BP Capital Markets PLC company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3 7/8s, 2015         
(United Kingdom)  252,000  266,663  148,000  156,611 

Chesapeake Energy Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/2s, 2015  490,000  568,400  500,000  580,000 

Comstock Resources, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsub. notes 8 3/8s, 2017  560,000  582,400  685,000  712,400 

Connacher Oil and Gas, Ltd. 144A sec.         
notes 10 1/4s, 2015 (Canada)      250,000  249,375 

Connacher Oil and Gas, Ltd. 144A         
sr. sec. notes 11 3/4s, 2014 (Canada)  580,000  626,400  895,000  966,600 

ConocoPhillips company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.6s, 2015  504,000  566,262  296,000  332,566 

Denbury Resources, Inc.         
sr. sub. notes 7 1/2s, 2015  565,000  586,188  630,000  653,625 

EnCana Holdings Finance Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.8s,         
2014 (Canada)  220,000  250,701  130,000  148,142 

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.         
sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2014  150,000  151,875  180,000  182,250 

Ferrellgas Partners LP sr. unsec.         
notes Ser. UNRE, 6 3/4s, 2014  125,000  126,563  160,000  162,000 

Forest Oil Corp. company         
guaranty 8 1/2s, 2014  965,000  1,068,738  1,035,000  1,146,263 

Forest Oil Corp. sr. notes 8s, 2011  240,000  252,000  230,000  241,500 

Gazprom Via White Nights Finance BV         
notes 10 1/2s, 2014 (Russia)  1,000,000  1,205,450  1,000,000  1,205,450 

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp.         
sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2014  270,000  276,075  380,000  388,550 

Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec.         
sub. notes 7 1/8s, 2018  40,000  42,800  175,000  187,250 

Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec.         
sub. notes 6 5/8s, 2014  435,000  444,788  195,000  199,388 

OPTI Canada, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9s,         
2012 (Canada)  1,160,000  1,183,200  1,245,000  1,269,900 

 

43



CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Oil and gas cont.         
Petrohawk Energy Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10 1/2s, 2014  $35,000  $39,988  $—  $— 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA sr. unsec.         
bonds zero %, 2011 (Venezuela)  2,445,000  2,292,188  2,255,000  2,114,063 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA sr. unsec.         
notes 4.9s, 2014 (Venezuela)  3,295,000  2,128,570  2,805,000  1,812,030 

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.         
sr. notes 11 3/4s, 2016  225,000  259,875  280,000  323,400 

Shell International Finance BV company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.1s, 2015         
(Netherlands)  441,000  467,591  259,000  274,617 

Whiting Petroleum Corp. company         
guaranty 7s, 2014  125,000  132,969     

XTO Energy, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 6 1/4s, 2017  189,000  231,349  111,000  135,872 

    13,990,799    13,583,532 
Pharmaceuticals    0.4%    0.3% 
Abbott Laboratories sr. unsec.         
notes 5 7/8s, 2016  283,000  341,211  167,000  201,351 

AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsub. notes 5.9s,         
2017 (United Kingdom)  189,000  226,224  111,000  132,862 

Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp.         
company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 8 7/8s, 2013 (Ireland)  400,000  414,000  600,000  621,000 

GlaxoSmith Kline Capital, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 4 3/8s, 2014  252,000  278,568  148,000  163,603 

Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4s, 2015  283,000  314,085  167,000  185,343 

Novartis Capital Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.9s, 2015  252,000  266,967  148,000  156,790 

Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.35s, 2015  598,000  693,575  352,000  408,258 

    2,534,630    1,869,207 
Power producers    0.2%    0.3% 
Calpine Corp. 144A sr. sec.         
notes 7 1/4s, 2017  210,000  218,400  350,000  364,000 

Mirant Americas Generation, Inc.         
sr. unsec. notes 8.3s, 2011  260,000  267,150  200,000  205,500 

Mirant North America, LLC company         
guaranty 7 3/8s, 2013  220,000  225,775  450,000  461,813 

NRG Energy, Inc. company         
guaranty 7 1/4s, 2014  350,000  358,313     

NRG Energy, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2016  195,000  203,044  600,000  624,750 

    1,272,682    1,656,063 
Railroads    0.1%    0.1% 
RailAmerica, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2017  507,000  561,503  631,000  698,833 

    561,503    698,833 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Real estate    0.1%    0.2% 
CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes         
11 5/8s, 2017  $355,000  $413,575  $685,000  $798,025 

Simon Property Group LP sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5.65s, 2020 (R)  220,000  247,015  130,000  145,963 

    660,590    943,988 
Regional Bells    0.5%    0.3% 
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 2 1/2s, 2015  1,449,000  1,490,430  851,000  875,332 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.         
company guaranty Ser. B, 7 1/2s, 2014      250,000  255,000 

Qwest Corp. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 8 3/8s, 2016  642,000  773,610  173,000  208,465 

Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec.         
notes 5.55s, 2016  819,000  961,723  481,000  564,821 

    3,225,763    1,903,618 
Restaurants    —%    0.1% 
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10s, 2016  235,000  257,325  300,000  328,500 

    257,325    328,500 
Retail    0.5%    0.5% 
CVS Caremark Corp. sr. unsec. 5 3/4s, 2017  220,000  253,787  130,000  149,965 

Home Depot, Inc. (The) sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5.4s, 2016  157,000  180,091  93,000  106,678 

Kroger Co. (The) company guaranty 6.4s, 2017  157,000  186,162  93,000  110,274 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2011  135,000  137,869  135,000  137,869 

SUPERVALU, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2016  125,000  127,031  575,000  584,344 

Target Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5 3/8s, 2017  252,000  294,249  148,000  172,813 

Toys R Us, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 7 7/8s, 2013  1,200,000  1,263,000  1,000,000  1,052,500 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3.2s, 2014  598,000  643,877  352,000  379,004 

    3,086,066    2,693,447 
Shipping    —%    —% 
United Parcel Service, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3 7/8s, 2014  189,000  207,009  111,000  121,577 

    207,009    121,577 
Software    0.1%    —% 
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. notes 5 1/4s, 2016  346,000  403,107  204,000  237,670 

    403,107    237,670 
Technology services    0.2%    0.3% 
First Data Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 7/8s, 2015  515,000  435,175  675,000  570,375 

Iron Mountain, Inc. company         
guaranty 7 3/4s, 2015  86,000  86,645  46,000  46,345 

Iron Mountain, Inc. company         
guaranty 6 5/8s, 2016  100,000  100,500  245,000  246,225 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.    500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Technology services cont.           
Unisys Corp. 144A company           
guaranty sr. sub. notes 14 1/4s, 2015    $477,000  $577,170  $815,000  $986,150 

      1,199,490    1,849,095 
Telecommunications      0.8%    1.0% 
America Movil SAB de CV company           
guaranty unsec. unsub. notes 5 1/2s,           
2014 (Mexico)    189,000  209,918  111,000  123,285 

Angel Lux Common S.A.R.L.           
notes Ser. REGS, 8 1/4s, 2016           
(Denmark)  EUR  50,000  73,386  50,000  73,386 

Cellco Partnership / Verizon Wireless           
Capital, LLC sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5.55s, 2014    $252,000  284,264  $148,000  166,949 

Clearwire Communications, LLC/Clearwire         
Finance, Inc. 144A company           
guaranty sr. notes 12s, 2015    200,000  222,000  205,000  227,550 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance         
BV company guaranty sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5 3/4s, 2016 (Germany)    252,000  293,431  148,000  172,333 

Inmarsat Finance PLC 144A company           
guaranty sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2017           
(United Kingdom)        130,000  139,100 

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd.           
company guaranty sr. unsec.           
notes 8 1/2s, 2013 (Bermuda)    150,000  151,313  75,000  75,656 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. company           
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/4s, 2014    315,000  329,963  302,000  316,345 

Nextel Communications, Inc.           
sr. notes Ser. E, 6 7/8s, 2013    590,000  594,425  805,000  811,038 

NII Capital Corp. company guaranty           
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10s, 2016    245,000  277,769  540,000  612,225 

PAETEC Holding Corp. company           
guaranty sr. notes 8 7/8s, 2017    290,000  312,475  725,000  781,188 

SBA Telecommunications, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2016    240,000  264,600  195,000  214,988 

Sprint Nextel Corp. sr. unsec.           
notes 6s, 2016    265,000  265,000  120,000  120,000 

Telecom Italia Capital SA company           
guaranty 5 1/4s, 2015 (Italy)    283,000  311,163  167,000  183,619 

Telefonica Emisones SAU company           
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.949s, 2015           
(Spain)    315,000  347,789  185,000  204,257 

Vodafone Group PLC sr. unsec.           
unsub. notes 5 5/8s, 2017           
(United Kingdom)    283,000  326,959  167,000  192,941 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA 144A           
sr. notes 11 3/4s, 2017 (Netherlands)    205,000  233,700  185,000  210,900 

Windstream Corp. company           
guaranty 8 5/8s, 2016    505,000  536,563  865,000  919,063 

      5,034,718    5,544,823 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  500 Fund 17.2%  700 Fund 18.5% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Telephone    0.1%    0.2% 
Cricket Communications, Inc. company         
guaranty 9 3/8s, 2014  $150,000  $157,125  $830,000  $869,425 

Cricket Communications, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7 3/4s, 2016  380,000  409,450     

    566,575    869,425 
Textiles    —%    —% 
Hanesbrands, Inc. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. notes FRN Ser. B, 4.121s, 2014  240,000  239,400  240,000  239,400 

    239,400    239,400 
Tire and rubber    0.2%    0.2% 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)         
sr. unsec. notes 10 1/2s, 2016  975,000  1,116,375  1,050,000  1,202,250 

    1,116,375    1,202,250 
Tobacco    0.1%    0.1% 
Altria Group, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4 1/8s, 2015  378,000  408,216  222,000  239,746 

Philip Morris International, Inc.         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.65s, 2018  189,000  223,241  111,000  131,110 

    631,457    370,856 
Total corporate bonds and notes         
(cost $108,944,853 and $102,010,853)    $111,742,161    $105,354,865 
 
COMMON STOCKS*  500 Fund 13.7%  700 Fund 15.2% 
  Shares  Value  Shares  Value 

 
Aerospace and defense    0.7%    0.7% 
General Dynamics Corp.  13,550  $923,026  13,197  $898,980 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.  6,800  490,892  6,623  478,114 

Lockheed Martin Corp.  12,218  871,021  11,899  848,280 

Northrop Grumman Corp.  12,320  778,747  11,999  758,457 

Raytheon Co.  15,644  720,876  15,236  702,075 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.  9,075  549,128  8,839  534,848 

    4,333,690    4,220,754 
Airlines    0.1%    0.1% 
Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama)  4,397  223,195  4,282  217,226 

Southwest Airlines Co.  43,207  594,528  42,081  579,035 

    817,723    796,261 
Banking    0.5%    0.6% 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  6,121  320,985  5,962  312,647 

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.  38,647  450,238  37,640  438,506 

M&T Bank Corp.  6,771  506,132  6,595  492,976 

Northern Trust Corp.  13,055  647,920  12,714  630,996 

People’s United Financial, Inc.  30,478  375,184  29,684  365,410 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  17,403  938,022  16,949  913,551 

TCF Financial Corp.  17,532  230,721  17,075  224,707 

    3,469,202    3,378,793 
Broadcasting    —%    0.1% 
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A †  6,951  310,084  6,770  302,010 

    310,084    302,010 

 

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COMMON STOCKS* cont.  500 Fund 13.7%  700 Fund 15.2% 
  Shares  Value  Shares  Value 

 
Building materials    0.1%    0.1% 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)  5,902  $430,669  5,748  $419,432 

    430,669    419,432 
Cable television    0.1%    0.1% 
IAC/InterActiveCorp. †  15,840  441,936  15,427  430,413 

Scripps Networks Interactive Class A  6,187  314,856  6,026  306,663 

    756,792    737,076 
Chemicals    0.1%    0.1% 
Compass Minerals International, Inc.  3,218  253,804  3,134  247,179 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.  6,173  309,638  6,012  301,562 

Valspar Corp.  8,462  271,630  8,241  264,536 

    835,072    813,277 
Commercial and consumer services    0.4%    0.4% 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  28,474  1,264,815  27,733  1,231,900 

Ecolab, Inc.  10,268  506,418  10,001  493,249 

Gartner, Inc. †  15,980  506,406  15,564  493,223 

Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A †  11,608  346,034  11,306  337,032 

    2,623,673    2,555,404 
Computers    1.0%    1.1% 
Compuware Corp. †  43,154  431,972  42,029  420,710 

Hewlett-Packard Co.  45,254  1,903,383  43,818  1,842,985 

IBM Corp.  18,843  2,705,855  18,261  2,622,280 

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A †  11,775  447,803  11,468  436,128 

Teradata Corp. †  18,305  720,485  17,829  701,749 

    6,209,498    6,023,852 
Conglomerates    0.1%    0.1% 
AMETEK, Inc.  8,480  458,344  8,259  446,399 

    458,344    446,399 
Consumer    0.1%    0.1% 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A  5,555  296,637  5,410  288,894 

Tupperware Brands Corp.  4,525  202,765  4,407  197,478 

    499,402    486,372 
Consumer services    0.1%    0.1% 
Netflix, Inc. †  2,543  441,211  2,476  429,586 

    441,211    429,586 
Electric utilities    0.5%    0.6% 
DPL, Inc.  12,974  338,621  12,636  329,800 

DTE Energy Co.  11,481  536,852  11,182  522,870 

Great Plains Energy, Inc.  16,268  309,580  15,844  301,511 

ITC Holdings Corp.  5,602  350,741  5,456  341,600 

NSTAR  10,087  420,729  9,824  409,759 

OGE Energy Corp.  9,386  414,486  9,141  403,667 

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  10,131  416,992  9,867  406,126 

Wisconsin Energy Corp.  8,753  521,154  8,525  507,579 

    3,309,155    3,222,912 

 

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COMMON STOCKS* cont.  500 Fund 13.7%  700 Fund 15.2% 
  Shares  Value  Shares  Value 

Electronics    0.5%    0.6% 
Altera Corp.  27,467  $857,245  26,752  $834,930 

Analog Devices, Inc.  20,164  678,922  19,449  654,848 

Garmin, Ltd.  9,475  311,159  9,228  303,048 

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. †  8,507  339,429  8,285  330,572 

Synopsys, Inc. †  20,933  535,466  20,387  521,499 

Xilinx, Inc.  25,854  693,146  25,180  675,076 

    3,415,367    3,319,973 
Energy (oil field)    0.2%    0.2% 
Core Laboratories NV (Netherlands)  8,643  672,166  8,418  654,668 

Exterran Holdings, Inc. †  17,110  430,659  16,664  419,433 

    1,102,825    1,074,101 
Energy (other)    —%    —% 
Covanta Holding Corp.  17,589  277,554  17,130  270,311 

    277,554    270,311 
Financial    0.4%    0.4% 
Assurant, Inc.  10,085  398,761  9,822  388,362 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B †  20,326  1,617,137  19,796  1,574,970 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.  21,095  464,090  20,546  452,012 

    2,479,988    2,415,344 
Food    0.8%    0.9% 
Campbell Soup Co.  34,119  1,236,814  33,230  1,204,588 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.  49,274  1,108,172  47,990  1,079,295 

Hershey Co. (The)  21,116  1,045,031  20,566  1,017,811 

Hormel Foods Corp.  19,643  902,007  19,131  878,496 

JM Smucker Co. (The)  15,806  1,016,010  15,395  989,591 

    5,308,034    5,169,781 
Forest products and packaging    —%    —% 
Sonoco Products Co.  8,317  278,620  8,101  271,384 

    278,620    271,384 
Health-care services    0.7%    0.8% 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.  21,683  711,636  21,118  693,093 

Cardinal Health, Inc.  23,395  811,573  22,786  790,446 

Henry Schein, Inc. †  9,172  515,008  8,933  501,588 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings †  8,261  671,785  8,046  654,301 

McKesson Corp.  14,424  951,696  14,048  926,887 

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.  15,418  397,939  15,017  387,589 

Warner Chilcott PLC Class A (Ireland)  22,125  531,885  21,549  518,038 

    4,591,522    4,471,942 
Insurance    1.0%    1.1% 
AON Corp.  15,680  623,280  15,272  607,062 

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. †  4,632  400,158  4,512  389,792 

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.  11,825  402,168  11,517  391,693 

Brown & Brown, Inc.  15,738  350,800  15,327  341,639 

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)  5,977  270,459  5,821  263,400 

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.  12,310  325,969  11,990  317,495 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.  27,822  694,994  27,097  676,883 

 

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COMMON STOCKS* cont.  500 Fund 13.7%  700 Fund 15.2% 
  Shares  Value  Shares  Value 

 
Insurance cont.         
PartnerRe, Ltd.  6,006  $476,396  5,849  $463,943 

Progressive Corp. (The)  34,296  725,703  33,403  706,807 

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.  5,723  344,868  5,574  335,889 

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.  6,813  358,364  6,635  349,001 

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)  17,921  989,239  17,454  963,461 

W.R. Berkley Corp.  13,976  384,620  13,611  374,575 

    6,347,018    6,181,640 
Medical technology    0.2%    0.2% 
Becton, Dickinson and Co.  12,875  972,320  12,540  947,021 

Gen-Probe, Inc. †  7,165  347,001  6,979  337,993 

    1,319,321    1,285,014 
Metals    0.2%    0.2% 
Newmont Mining Corp.  13,925  847,615  13,562  825,519 

Royal Gold, Inc.  5,111  253,046  4,977  246,411 

    1,100,661    1,071,930 
Natural gas utilities    0.1%    0.1% 
Southern Union Co.  26,401  663,457  25,714  646,193 

    663,457    646,193 
Office equipment and supplies    0.1%    0.1% 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.  17,459  383,050  17,004  373,068 

    383,050    373,068 
Oil and gas    1.1%    1.3% 
Cimarex Energy Co.  12,225  938,269  11,907  913,862 

Frontier Oil Corp.  32,884  435,713  32,027  424,358 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.  18,316  783,558  17,838  763,110 

Holly Corp.  15,860  519,098  15,447  505,580 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.  36,698  2,885,564  35,742  2,810,393 

Oil States International, Inc. †  12,114  619,268  11,798  603,114 

Sunoco, Inc.  20,437  765,774  19,905  745,840 

Unit Corp. †  12,555  492,533  12,228  479,704 

    7,439,777    7,245,961 
Pharmaceuticals    0.7%    0.8% 
Cephalon, Inc. †  8,015  532,517  7,806  518,631 

Eli Lilly & Co.  39,647  1,395,574  38,614  1,359,213 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. †  15,162  557,052  14,767  542,540 

Forest Laboratories, Inc. †  22,584  746,401  21,996  726,968 

Perrigo Co.  9,017  594,040  8,782  578,558 

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †  12,298  573,702  11,978  558,774 

    4,399,286    4,284,684 
Publishing    0.1%    0.1% 
Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)  17,183  657,250  16,735  640,114 

Washington Post Co. (The) Class B  500  201,075  487  195,847 

    858,325    835,961 

 

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COMMON STOCKS* cont.  500 Fund 13.7%  700 Fund 15.2% 
  Shares  Value  Shares  Value 

 
Real estate    0.3%    0.4% 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. R  6,834  $408,195  6,656  $397,563 

Essex Property Trust, Inc. R  3,113  351,644  3,032  342,495 

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. R  10,464  427,245  10,191  416,099 

Realty Income Corp. R  10,444  358,020  10,173  348,730 

Ventas, Inc. R  10,200  546,312  9,935  532,119 

    2,091,416    2,037,006 
Restaurants    0.4%    0.5% 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. †  1,638  344,324  1,596  335,495 

McDonald’s Corp.  14,263  1,109,234  13,891  1,080,303 

Panera Bread Co. Class A †  2,253  201,666  2,194  196,385 

Starbucks Corp.  19,855  565,470  19,338  550,746 

Yum! Brands, Inc.  12,174  603,343  11,857  587,633 

    2,824,037    2,750,562 
Retail    0.9%    1.0% 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.  4,684  304,366  4,562  296,439 

Amazon.com, Inc. †  6,858  1,132,530  6,679  1,102,970 

AutoZone, Inc. †  1,742  413,951  1,697  403,258 

Big Lots, Inc. †  5,564  174,543  5,419  169,994 

Dollar Tree, Inc. †  6,366  326,639  6,200  318,122 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.  6,546  302,229  6,376  294,380 

Herbalife, Ltd.  11,528  736,178  11,227  716,956 

Kohl’s Corp. †  9,378  480,154  9,134  467,661 

PETsMART, Inc.  7,156  267,849  6,969  260,850 

Ross Stores, Inc.  5,513  325,212  5,369  316,717 

Target Corp.  13,915  722,745  13,552  703,891 

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)  11,545  529,800  11,244  515,987 

Toro Co. (The)  4,274  242,592  4,162  236,235 

    5,958,788    5,803,460 
Semiconductor    0.1%    0.1% 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.  17,027  368,805  16,559  358,668 

    368,805    358,668 
Shipping    0.1%    0.1% 
J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.  10,298  370,316  10,030  360,679 

Ryder System, Inc.  6,036  264,075  5,879  257,206 

    634,391    617,885 
Software    0.2%    0.3% 
Amdocs, Ltd. (United Kingdom) †  21,689  665,419  21,124  648,084 

BMC Software, Inc. †  18,306  832,191  17,829  810,506 

    1,497,610    1,458,590 
Technology    0.1%    0.1% 
Tech Data Corp. †  9,233  396,927  8,993  386,609 

    396,927    386,609 
Technology services    0.5%    0.5% 
Accenture PLC Class A  32,637  1,459,200  31,787  1,421,197 

AOL, Inc. †  17,947  478,826  17,480  466,366 

Global Payments, Inc.  11,770  458,559  11,463  446,598 

VeriSign, Inc. †  20,502  712,445  19,968  693,888 

    3,109,030    3,028,049 

 

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COMMON STOCKS* cont.  500 Fund 13.7%  700 Fund 15.2% 
  Shares  Value  Shares  Value 

 
Telephone    0.4%    0.4% 
CenturyTel, Inc.  44,497  $1,841,286  43,337  $1,793,285 

TW Telecom, Inc. †  43,494  800,290  42,361  779,442 

    2,641,576    2,572,727 
Tobacco    0.5%    0.5% 
Lorillard, Inc.  15,930  1,359,466  15,515  1,324,050 

Reynolds American, Inc.  25,062  1,626,524  24,409  1,584,144 

    2,985,990    2,908,194 
Transportation services    —%    —% 
Landstar Systems, Inc.  6,180  232,492  6,019  226,435 

    232,492    226,435 
Waste Management    0.3%    0.3% 
Republic Services, Inc.  19,037  567,493  18,541  552,707 

Stericycle, Inc. †  6,342  454,975  6,176  443,066 

Waste Management, Inc.  20,476  731,403  19,943  712,364 

    1,753,871    1,708,137 
Total common stocks         
(cost $84,220,408 and $82,013,097)    $88,954,253    $86,605,737 
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES*  500 Fund 6.8%  700 Fund 8.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Ace Securities Corp. FRB Ser. 06-HE3,         
Class A2C, 0.406s, 2036  $—  $—  $1,040,666  $513,868 

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.         
Ser. 00-4, Class A6, 8.31s, 2032  2,741,097  2,165,466  357,772  282,640 
Ser. 00-5, Class A6, 7.96s, 2032  1,127,561  958,427     
Ser. 00-6, Class A5, 7.27s, 2031  1,943,745  1,992,339  2,468,955  2,530,679 
Ser. 01-1, Class A5, 6.99s, 2031  1,544,437  1,590,770  1,912,967  1,970,356 
Ser. 01-3, Class A4, 6.91s, 2033  2,035,152  2,106,383  2,888,294  2,989,385 

Countrywide Asset Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-12, Class 2A2, 0.756s, 2047      369,000  284,130 
FRB Ser. 07-7, Class 2A3, 0.486s, 2047      2,008,000  828,300 
FRB Ser. 07-3, Class 2A3, 0.466s, 2047  814,000  282,865  1,188,000  412,830 
FRB Ser. 07-8, Class 2A3, 0.446s, 2037  3,564,000  1,354,320  1,112,000  422,560 
FRB Ser. 07-9, Class 2A3, 0.436s, 2047  2,147,000  953,053     
FRB Ser. 07-3, Class 2A2, 0.426s, 2047  540,000  377,803  575,000  402,291 
FRB Ser. 07-6, Class 2A2, 0.426s, 2037      372,000  277,140 
FRB Ser. 06-23, Class 2A3, 0.426s, 2037  1,826,000  948,494  777,000  403,603 
FRB Ser. 06-8, Class 2A3, 0.416s, 2046  483,000  299,460  480,000  297,600 
FRB Ser. 06-22, Class 2A3, 0.416s, 2034  839,000  429,988  1,214,000  622,175 
FRB Ser. 06-24, Class 2A3, 0.406s, 2047  2,736,000  1,231,200  3,459,000  1,556,550 
FRB Ser. 06-21, Class 2A3, 0.406s, 2037  575,000  290,375     
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class 2A3, 0.396s, 2037  2,640,000  957,000  1,999,000  724,638 
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class 2A2, 0.356s, 2037  944,000  741,040  1,096,000  860,360 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization       
Ser. 07-CB1, Class AF2, 5.805s, 2037      1,098,000  532,530 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset         
Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 06-FF13, Class A2D, 0.496s, 2036  1,002,000  503,756  1,254,000  630,449 
FRB Ser. 07-FF1, Class A2D, 0.476s, 2038  1,009,000  498,237  2,291,000  1,131,280 

 

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 6.8%  700 Fund 8.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset         
Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 06-FF18, Class A2D, 0.466s, 2037  $789,000  $394,500  $805,000  $402,500 
FRB Ser. 06-FF18, Class A2C, 0.416s, 2037  3,432,000  1,750,320  5,141,000  2,621,910 
FRB Ser. 06-FF13, Class A2C, 0.416s, 2036  1,320,000  646,800  1,224,000  599,760 
FRB Ser. 06-FF11, Class 2A3, 0.406s, 2036  955,000  479,467  1,144,000  574,357 
FRB Ser. 07-FF1, Class A2C, 0.396s, 2038  1,347,000  646,623  3,032,000  1,455,503 

Green Tree Financial Corp.         
Ser. 99-5, Class A5, 7.86s, 2029  859,386  786,339     
Ser. 96-8, Class M1, 7.85s, 2027  457,000  458,460     
FRN Ser. 96-9, Class M1, 7.63s, 2027  1,564,000  1,541,605  635,000  625,908 
Ser. 99-4, Class A7, 7.41s, 2031  1,070,137  984,526  1,325,079  1,219,072 
Ser. 1997-5, Class M1, 6.95s, 2029  2,058,000  2,006,550  927,000  903,825 

GSAA Home Equity Trust         
FRB Ser. 06-19, Class A3A, 0.496s, 2036  540,685  291,970  1,033,530  558,106 
FRB Ser. 07-5, Class 2A1A, 0.376s, 2047  195,992  127,532  180,253  117,291 
FRB Ser. 07-4, Class A1, 0.356s, 2037  373,834  178,833  555,400  265,689 
FRB Ser. 06-17, Class A1, 0.316s, 2036  1,682,040  824,200  2,101,280  1,029,627 
FRB Ser. 06-16, Class A1, 0.316s, 2036  1,093,699  607,003  1,464,079  812,564 
FRB Ser. 06-12, Class A1, 0.306s, 2036  2,368,570  1,211,760  1,050,362  537,365 

GSAMP Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-FM1, Class A2D, 0.506s, 2036  747,000  317,475  1,101,000  467,925 
FRB Ser. 07-FM1, Class A2C, 0.426s, 2036  910,000  382,200  1,548,000  650,160 
FRB Ser. 07-HE2, Class A2A, 0.376s, 2047  78,835  74,105  66,031  62,069 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust         
FRB Ser. 06-HE1, Class 2A1, 0.306s, 2036  88,640  64,707  80,131  58,495 

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-WL1, Class 2A3, 0.496s, 2046  863,667  632,636  1,233,296  903,389 

Madison Avenue Manufactured Housing         
Contract FRB Ser. 02-A, Class B1,         
3.506s, 2032  897,000  807,300  315,000  283,500 

MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-WMC1, Class A3, 0.356s, 2037  1,613,172  564,610  2,375,301  831,355 
FRB Ser. 07-WMC1, Class A2, 0.306s, 2037  1,880,435  658,152  2,768,992  969,147 

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage         
Loan Asset Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class A2C, 0.506s, 2037  1,475,000  737,500  5,019,000  2,509,500 
FRB Ser. 07-2, Class A2C, 0.496s, 2037  1,069,000  528,675  2,213,000  1,094,441 
FRB Ser. 07-3, Class A2C, 0.436s, 2037  568,000  265,426  4,257,000  1,989,296 
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class A2B, 0.426s, 2037  1,417,828  786,894  973,136  540,091 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-HE1, Class A2B, 0.426s, 2037  860,000  351,067  1,962,000  800,922 

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 06-HE3, Class A2D, 0.506s, 2036  1,536,000  635,597  2,959,000  1,224,434 
FRB Ser. 06-HE6, Class A2D, 0.496s, 2036  1,115,000  401,400  2,033,000  731,880 
FRB Ser. 06-WMC2, Class A2C, 0.406s,         
2036  868,019  314,657  682,545  247,423 

Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital         
FRB Ser. 06-2, Class A3, 0.406s, 2036  3,216,000  1,165,800     

Novastar Home Equity Loan FRB         
Ser. 06-6, Class A2B, 0.356s, 2037  594,533  378,758  784,123  499,539 

 

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  500 Fund 6.8%  700 Fund 8.0% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.       
Ser. 00-D, Class A4, 7.4s, 2030  $1,106,000  $735,490  $447,000  $297,255 
Ser. 02-B, Class A4, 7.09s, 2032  734,053  704,003     
Ser. 02-A, Class A4, 6.97s, 2032  796,028  800,008  352,838  354,602 
Ser. 02-B, Class A2, 5.19s, 2019  364,358  328,292  280,296  252,551 

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC         
FRB Ser. 06-FR4, Class A2B, 0.426s, 2036  655,000  278,375     
FRB Ser. 06-WM3, Class A2, 0.416s, 2036  701,369  277,041  1,255,691  495,998 
FRB Ser. 07-BR5, Class A2A, 0.386s, 2037  57,556  44,606  58,857  45,614 
FRB Ser. 07-BR4, Class A2A, 0.346s, 2037  501,620  346,770  392,247  271,160 
FRB Ser. 06-WM3, Class A1, 0.306s, 2036  990,856  391,388  659,016  260,311 

WAMU Asset-Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-HE2, Class 2A1, 0.366s, 2037  256,113  171,929  190,330  127,769 
FRB Ser. 07-HE1, Class 2A1, 0.306s, 2037  267,081  182,817  243,945  167,140 

Total asset-backed securities         
(cost $43,013,440 and $44,218,549)    $43,945,142    $45,532,807 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS*  500 Fund 4.0%  700 Fund 4.2% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
U.S. Government Agency         
Mortgage Obligations         
Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates         
4 1/2s, TBA, November 1, 2040  $18,000,000  $18,892,969  $23,000,000  $24,141,016 
4s, TBA, November 1, 2040  7,000,000  7,217,109     

Total U.S. government agency mortgage         
obligations (cost $25,992,500 and $23,991,875)  $26,110,078    $24,141,016 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS*  500 Fund 0.4%  700 Fund 0.4% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
General Electric Capital Corp. 1 5/8s,         
FDIC guaranteed notes, January 7, 2011  $900,000  $902,542  $700,000  $701,977 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (The) 1 5/8s,         
FDIC guaranteed notes, July 15, 2011  900,000  908,455  700,000  706,576 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2 5/8s, FDIC         
guaranteed notes, December 1, 2010  900,000  901,843  700,000  701,434 

Total U.S. government agency obligations         
(cost $2,698,760 and $2,098,935)    $2,712,840    $2,109,987 
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS*  500 Fund —%  700 Fund —% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes 3s,         
July 15, 2012 i  $291,355  $312,190  $48,559  $52,032 

Total U.S. treasury obligations         
(cost $312,190 and $52,032)    $312,190    $52,032 

 

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COMMODITY LINKED NOTES*  500 Fund 3.4%  700 Fund 3.3% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
UBS AG 144A zero %, 2011 (Indexed         
to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI Essence         
Excess Return) (United Kingdom)  $3,400  $3,459,582  $3,300  $3,357,829 

UBS AG 144A zero %, 2011 (Indexed         
to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI Essence         
Excess Return) (United Kingdom)  3,600  3,699,204  2,400  2,466,136 

UBS AG 144A zero %, 2011 (Indexed         
to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI Essence         
Excess Return) (United Kingdom)  3,361  3,448,117  2,874  2,948,494 

UBS AG 144A zero %, 2012 (Indexed         
to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI Essence         
Excess Return) (United Kingdom)  11,236  11,152,473  10,214  10,138,070 

Total commodity linked notes         
(cost $21,574,317 and $18,770,978)    $21,759,376    $18,910,529 
 
SENIOR LOANS* c  500 Fund 2.5%  700 Fund 3.1% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Ardent Health Systems bank term loan         
FRN Ser. B, 6 1/2s, 2015  $750,000  $743,438  $750,000  $743,438 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. bank term         
loan FRN Ser. B, 7 1/4s, 2016  1,300,000  1,313,543  1,200,000  1,212,502 

Cedar Fair LP bank term loan FRN         
Ser. B, 5 1/2s, 2016  214,463  216,950  244,388  247,222 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.         
bank term loan FRN Ser. B, 2.78s, 2014  960,000  875,891  1,140,000  1,040,120 

Claire’s Stores, Inc. bank term loan         
FRN 3.048s, 2014  960,000  849,715  1,140,000  1,009,037 

DineEquity, Inc. bank term loan FRN         
Ser. B, 6s, 2017  805,000  812,714  730,000  736,996 

Federal Mogul Corp. bank term loan FRN         
Ser. B, 2.198s, 2014  635,676  563,567  754,865  669,235 

Federal Mogul Corp. bank term loan FRN         
Ser. C, 2.198s, 2015  324,324  287,534  385,135  341,447 

General Chemical Holding Co. bank term         
loan FRN Ser. B, 6 3/4s, 2015  750,000  756,563  750,000  756,563 

Goodman Global, Inc. bank term loan FRN         
Ser. 1st, 5 3/4s, 2016  960,000  972,250  960,000  972,250 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. bank term         
loan FRN Ser. B1, 3.288s, 2015  500,000  440,500  500,000  440,500 

MGM Resorts Int’l bank term loan FRN         
Ser. D, 6s, 2011  1,000,000  994,375  1,000,000  994,375 

Multiplan, Inc. bank term loan FRN         
Ser. B, 6 1/2s, 2017  1,000,000  1,003,438  1,000,000  1,003,438 

Nuveen Investments, Inc. bank term loan         
FRN Ser. B, 3.289s, 2014  960,000  897,593  1,090,000  1,019,142 

Realogy Corp. bank term loan FRN         
0.106s, 2013  51,582  47,165  68,376  62,522 

Realogy Corp. bank term loan FRN         
Ser. B, 3.257s, 2013  378,418  346,018  501,624  458,675 

Revlon Consumer Products bank term loan         
FRN 6s, 2015  547,250  547,641  646,750  647,212 

 

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SENIOR LOANS* c cont.  500 Fund 2.5%  700 Fund 3.1% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Reynolds Group Holdings, Ltd. bank term         
loan FRN Ser. D, 6 1/2s, 2016         
(New Zealand)  $870,000  $875,674  $1,030,000  $1,036,718 

Rite-Aid Corp. bank term loan FRN 6s, 2014  1,000,000  989,688  1,000,000  989,688 

Six Flags Theme Parks bank term loan         
FRN Ser. B, 6s, 2016  1,000,000  1,002,740  1,000,000  1,002,740 

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. bank         
term loan FRN 8 1/4s, 2014  960,000  942,267  1,140,000  1,118,942 

Texas Competitive Electric         
Holdings Co., LLC bank term loan FRN         
Ser. B3, 3.756s, 2014 (United Kingdom)  960,000  752,727  1,140,000  893,864 

Total senior loans         
(cost $16,215,102 and $17,379,675)    $16,231,991    $17,396,626 
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES*  500 Fund 1.0%  700 Fund 1.1% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec.         
bonds Ser. VII, 7s, 2013  $1,405,000  $1,393,058  $1,305,000  $1,293,908 

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec.         
unsub. bonds 7s, 2015  2,140,000  2,053,330  1,965,000  1,885,418 

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec.         
unsub. bonds FRB 0.677s, 2012  2,805,000  652,163  2,610,000  606,825 

Ukraine (Government of) Financing         
of Infrastructural Projects State         
Enterprise 144A govt.         
guaranty notes 8 3/8s, 2017 (Ukraine)  700,000  710,136  600,000  608,688 

Ukraine (Government of) 144A sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 7.65s, 2013  1,700,000  1,757,375  1,600,000  1,654,000 

Total foreign government bonds and notes         
(cost $6,561,679 and $6,044,739)    $6,566,062    $6,048,839 
     

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING*  500 Fund 0.8%  700 Fund 1.0% 
    Contract    Contract   
    amount/    amount/   
  Expiration date/  number of    number of   
  strike price  contracts  Value  contracts  Value 

 
SPDR S&P 500           
ETF Trust (Put)  Dec-10/$100.00  660,874  $219,820  645,131  $214,583 

SPDR S&P 500           
ETF Trust (Put)  Mar-11/103.00  130,655  297,081  129,982  295,550 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.04%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.04  $25,407,900  809,750  $33,253,600  1,059,792 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to pay           
a fixed rate of 3.04% versus the           
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA           
maturing February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.04  25,407,900  287,617  33,253,600  376,431 

 

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PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING* cont.  500 Fund 0.8%  700 Fund 1.0% 
    Contract    Contract   
    amount/    amount/   
  Expiration date/  number of    number of   
  strike price  contracts  Value  contracts  Value 

 
Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to pay           
a fixed rate of 3.11% versus the           
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA           
maturing February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.11  25,407,900  $240,613  33,253,600  $314,912 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.11%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.11  25,407,900  922,561  33,253,600  1,207,438 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to pay           
a fixed rate of 3.565% versus           
the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA           
maturing January 25, 2041.  Jan-11/3.565  4,642,800  244,722  8,296,200  437,293 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with Barclays Bank PLC           
for the right to receive a fixed           
rate of 3.7375% versus the           
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA           
maturing March 9, 2021.  Mar-11/3.7375  5,703,300  472,176  3,400,200  281,503 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.665%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
March 8, 2021.  Mar-11/3.665  5,703,300  438,185  3,400,200  261,237 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.565%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
January 25, 2041.  Jan-11/3.565  4,642,800  132,134  8,296,200  236,110 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 1.885%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
December 13, 2015.  Dec-10/1.885  57,118,200  1,112,663  61,842,500  1,204,692 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to pay           
a fixed rate of 1.885% versus           
the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA           
maturing December 13, 2015.  Dec-10/1.885  57,118,200  48,550  61,842,500  52,566 

Total purchased options outstanding         
(cost $7,223,009 and $8,213,602)      $5,225,872    $5,942,107 

 

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CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES*  500 Fund 0.1%  700 Fund 0.1% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. cv.         
sr. unsec. notes 6s, 2015  $105,000  $104,344  $110,000  $109,313 

Penn Virginia Corp. cv. sr. unsec.         
sub. notes 4 1/2s, 2012  550,000  539,000  650,000  637,000 

Total convertible bonds and notes         
(cost $625,888 and $726,758)    $643,344    $746,313 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS*  500 Fund 30.0%  700 Fund 21.0% 
  Principal amount/    Principal amount/   
  shares  Value  shares  Value 

 
Putnam Money Market Liquidity         
Fund 0.16% e  56,247,819  $56,247,819  36,820,801  $36,820,801 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective         
yield of 0.20%, September 22, 2011  $15,000,000  14,972,235  $—   

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective         
yield of 0.20%, August 25, 2011 ##      25,000,000  24,949,875 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective         
yields ranging from 0.23% to 0.24%,         
July 28, 2011 #      402,000  401,235 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective         
yield of 0.27%, June 2, 2011 # ##  16,000,000  15,974,480     

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective         
yield of 0.23%, May 5, 2011 ## #  27,000,000  26,968,653  3,362,000  3,358,097 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective         
yield of 0.20%, April 7, 2011 # ##  25,000,000  24,978,250  5,300,000  5,295,389 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective         
yields ranging from 0.16% to 0.29%,         
December 16, 2010 # ##  9,452,000  9,449,838  671,000  670,780 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective         
yields ranging from 0.25% to 0.33%,         
November 18, 2010 # ##  25,000  24,996  351,000  350,952 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective         
yield of 0.14%, November 04, 2010 # ##      15,000,000  14,999,830 

SSgA Prime Money Market Fund 0.14% i,P      1,893,000  1,893,000 

Freddie Mac Discount Notes for an         
effective yield of 0.34%,         
November 16, 2010 ##  20,000,000  19,997,167  10,000,000  9,998,583 

Federal Farm Credit Bank for an         
effective yield of 0.25375%,         
February 28, 2011  1,400,000  1,400,280  1,000,000  1,000,200 

Fannie Mae Discount Notes for an         
effective yield of 0.27%,         
November 1, 2010  25,000,000  25,000,000  20,000,000  20,000,000 

Total short-term investments         
(cost $195,013,438 and $119,748,092)    $195,013,718    $119,738,742 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS         

Total investments (cost $690,970,578 and $592,121,704)  $701,658,390    $603,322,748 

 

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Key to holding’s currency abbreviations 
AUD  Australian Dollar 
CAD  Canadian Dollar 
CHF  Swiss Franc 
EUR  Euro 
GBP  British Pound 
JPY  Japanese Yen 
Key to holding’s abbreviations 
EMTN  Euro Medium Term Notes 
ETF  Exchange Traded Fund 
FDIC Guaranteed  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Guaranteed 
FRB  Floating Rate Bonds 
FRN  Floating Rate Notes 
GMTN  Global Medium Term Notes 
IFB  Inverse Floating Rate Bonds 
IO  Interest Only 
MTN  Medium Term Notes 
PO  Principal Only 
SPDR  S&P 500 Index Depository Receipts 
TBA  To Be Announced Commitments 


Notes to the fund’s portfolio

Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the funds’ portfolio are for the close of the funds’ reporting period, which ran from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010 (the reporting period).

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets as follows:

500 Fund  $649,253,647 
700 Fund  $569,822,218 


† Non-income-producing security.

‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer.

# These securities, in part or in entirety, were pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period.

## These securities, in part or in entirety, were pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivatives contracts at the close of the reporting period.

Δ Forward commitments, in part or in entirety (Note 1).

c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 1 and 8).

e See Note 7 to the financial statements regarding investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820) based on the securities’ valuation inputs.

i Securities purchased with cash or securities received, that were pledged to the funds for collateral on certain derivatives contracts (Note 1).

P The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the funds at the close of the reporting period.

R Real Estate Investment Trust.

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At the close of the reporting period, the fund maintained liquid assets to cover certain derivatives contracts as follows:

500 Fund  $306,944,915 
700 Fund  $305,317,017 

 

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.

See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding TBA’s.

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

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

IFB are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The interest rates shown are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period.

500 Fund

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $111,297,764)

            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

 
Bank of America, N.A.  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  $1,249,999  $1,234,033  $15,966 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  301,139  303,880  (2,741) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,247,444  1,251,241  3,797 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  251,942  255,057  (3,115) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  370,594  371,522  928 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  128,368  126,594  (1,774) 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  79,009  78,562  (447) 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  494,354  493,703  651 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  23,179  23,325  (146) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  722,940  715,815  (7,125) 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  244,498  246,798  (2,300) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  1,275,773  1,272,911  (2,862) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,142,436  1,157,120  14,684 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  8,576  8,607  (31) 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  483,894  487,494  (3,600) 

Barclays Bank PLC  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  1,179,958  1,163,703  16,255 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  149,080  150,887  (1,807) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  1,237,884  1,214,922  (22,962) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,160,832  1,155,452  (5,380) 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  6,400  6,476  (76) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  748,769  756,010  7,241 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  557,927  557,625  (302) 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  258,961  258,595  366 

  Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  29,561  28,536  1,025 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  247,855  245,290  2,565 

  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  478,024  473,303  (4,721) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $111,297,764) cont.

            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC cont.  

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  $68,635  $68,340  $(295) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  753,096  755,358  (2,262) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  944,843  935,531  (9,312) 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  242,355  244,219  (1,864) 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  1,352,825  1,365,302  (12,477) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,160,096  1,175,769  15,673 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  8,749  8,737  12 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  849,423  854,724  (5,301) 

Citibank, N.A.  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  1,287,804  1,270,314  17,490 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  353,226  359,140  (5,914) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  1,192,879  1,180,322  (12,557) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,171,120  1,167,582  (3,538) 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  2,388  2,418  (30) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  260,510  261,473  963 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  29,174  28,788  (386) 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  256,021  257,890  (1,869) 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  274,412  273,866  546 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  1,231,142  1,238,616  (7,474) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  407,587  408,425  (838) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  487,135  482,548  (4,587) 

  South African Rand  Sell  11/22/10  491,658  499,327  7,669 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  507,055  509,175  (2,120) 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  29,538  29,488  50 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,260,983  1,278,248  17,265 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  11,967  12,008  (41) 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  723,755  729,190  (5,435) 

Credit Suisse AG  

  Australian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  100,324  100,418  94 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  1,157,323  1,135,999  (21,324) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,851,963  1,848,467  (3,496) 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  3,726,412  3,694,467  31,945 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  52,670  50,869  (1,801) 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  1,147,599  1,154,694  (7,095) 

  South African Rand  Buy  11/22/10  3,187  3,190  (3) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  1,209,029  1,206,694  (2,335) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,170,652  1,182,368  11,716 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  724,173  729,432  (5,259) 

Deutsche Bank AG  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  2,520,805  2,485,847  34,958 

  Brazilian Real  Sell  11/22/10  63,766  64,023  257 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  514,883  516,801  1,918 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  891,766  888,133  3,633 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $111,297,764) cont.

          Unrealized 
  Contract Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

 
Deutsche Bank AG cont.  

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  $256,442  $258,291  $(1,849) 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  254,207  253,359  848 

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  248,340  247,320  1,020 

New Zealand Dollar Sell  11/22/10  253,411  250,945  (2,466) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  11,777  11,857  (80) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  638,578  639,854  (1,276) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  654,122  647,026  (7,096) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  253,336  252,960  376 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  1,247,235  1,244,678  (2,557) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,229,113  1,246,218  17,105 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,653  3,635  18 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  1,122,109  1,128,085  (5,976) 

Goldman Sachs International  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  1,231,048  1,214,329  16,719 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,150,055  1,147,040  (3,015) 

Chilean Peso Buy  11/22/10  3,109  3,152  (43) 

Euro Sell  11/22/10  365,792  360,560  (5,232) 

Hungarian Forint Sell  11/22/10  512  512   

Norwegian Krone Sell  11/22/10  19,724  19,891  167 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  756,029  757,053  (1,024) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  254,750  257,511  2,761 

Swedish Krona Buy  11/22/10  32,223  32,156  67 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,195,620  1,211,778  16,158 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  1,226,163  1,209,498  16,665 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  1,306,433  1,277,843  (28,590) 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  2,535,677  2,499,179  36,498 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,279,474  1,287,363  (7,889) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  734,448  727,544  (6,904) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  253,469  255,556  (2,087) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  2,433,056  2,465,076  32,020 

Taiwan Dollar Sell  11/22/10  247,702  247,041  (661) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  2,521,782  2,487,598  34,184 

Brazilian Real Buy  11/22/10  529,577  537,104  (7,527) 

British Pound Buy  11/22/10  33,794  33,441  353 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,258,026  1,264,059  6,033 

Chilean Peso Buy  11/22/10  243,287  246,183  (2,896) 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  400,952  402,914  1,962 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  956,922  944,228  12,694 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  255,884  256,727  (843) 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  10,197  10,089  (108) 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  423,486  426,285  (2,799) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $111,297,764) cont.

          Unrealized 
  Contract Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.  

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  $120,056  $119,638  $418 

New Zealand Dollar Sell  11/22/10  483,798  478,958  (4,840) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,164,583  1,171,984  (7,401) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  751,804  754,009  (2,205) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,083,870  1,073,721  (10,149) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  8,850  8,784  (66) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  496,731  500,550  (3,819) 

Swedish Krona Buy  11/22/10  57,271  58,607  (1,336) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,922,735  1,948,420  25,685 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  8,870  8,934  (64) 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  467,899  471,611  (3,712) 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,304,839  3,255,489  49,350 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  89,850  88,920  (930) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,095,482  1,092,119  (3,363) 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  516,756  518,775  2,019 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  1,944,964  1,944,729  235 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  248,942  248,384  558 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  21,889  21,671  (218) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,178,981  1,186,146  (7,165) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  876,063  877,864  (1,801) 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  1,219,472  1,205,413  (14,059) 

Swiss Franc Buy  11/22/10  149,909  149,184  725 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  470,124  473,920  (3,796) 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  2,492,378  2,458,580  33,798 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  15,215  15,054  (161) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,126,540  1,123,016  (3,524) 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  1,940,102  1,939,623  479 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  259,328  251,293  8,035 

Japanese Yen Buy  11/22/10  12,502  12,066  436 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  548,279  550,954  (2,675) 

Mexican Peso Sell  11/22/10  1,881  1,858  (23) 

Norwegian Krone Sell  11/22/10  48,962  49,265  303 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  770,378  772,070  (1,692) 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  1,250,904  1,248,247  (2,657) 

Swiss Franc Buy  11/22/10  71,656  72,646  (990) 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  6,123  6,146  (23) 

UBS AG  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  1,958,423  1,932,286  26,137 

British Pound Buy  11/22/10  16,016  15,848  168 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,181,603  1,185,689  4,086 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  496,495  498,235  1,740 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $111,297,764) cont.

            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

 
UBS AG cont.  

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  $2,236,848  $2,228,838  $8,010 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  1,323,380  1,321,698  (1,682) 

  Mexican Peso  Sell  11/22/10  6,685  6,602  (83) 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  602,042  605,546  (3,504) 

  South African Rand  Sell  11/22/10  16,106  16,423  317 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  64,715  65,039  (324) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,826,111  1,843,001  16,890 

Westpac Banking Corp.  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  802,594  801,288  1,306 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  80,721  79,225  (1,496) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  2,645  2,638  (7) 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  590,158  598,112  (7,954) 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  55,290  53,375  (1,915) 

  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  376,279  372,358  (3,921) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  26,072  26,646  574 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  7,385  7,375  10 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,200,593  1,217,295  16,702 

Total $235,821 
   

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

        Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
  contracts  Value  date  (depreciation) 

 
Euro-Bund 10 yr (Short)  28  $5,028,184  Dec-10  $2,616 

Euro-Schatz 2 yr (Long)  154  23,288,376  Dec-10  (619) 

Japanese Government Bond         
10 yr (Long)  1  1,779,435  Dec-10  20,374 

Japanese Government Bond         
10 yr Mini (Short)  10  1,779,807  Dec-10  (22,586) 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long)  66  3,893,175  Dec-10  156,618 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short)  439  25,895,513  Dec-10  (929,516) 

U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)  65  12,844,274  Dec-10  (113,894) 

U.S. Treasury Bond 20 yr (Short)  8  1,047,500  Dec-10  2,985 

U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long)  491  66,208,281  Dec-10  (2,760,964) 

U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Long)  131  15,926,734  Dec-10  21,243 

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)  639  80,693,719  Dec-10  294,020 

Total        $(3,329,723) 

 

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WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $14,724,935)

  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.49% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  $6,474,000  Aug-11/4.49  $858,647 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  3,847,000  Aug-11/4.475  14,542 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  3,847,000  Aug-11/4.475  504,803 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  3,237,000  Aug-11/4.55  10,747 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.49% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  6,474,000  Aug-11/4.49  23,565 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  3,237,000  Aug-11/4.55  445,476 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  1,929,000  Aug-11/4.70  4,649 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  1,929,000  Aug-11/4.70  291,298 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.5475% versus       
the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
July 26, 2021.  4,267,500  Jul-11/4.5475  11,352 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  8,535,000  Jul-11/4.52  23,813 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.5475% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  4,267,500  Jul-11/4.5475  596,255 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  8,535,000  Jul-11/4.52  1,172,794 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  6,180,300  Aug-15/4.375  726,494 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.80% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 17, 2022.  19,957,200  Jan-12/4.80  122,737 

 

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WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $14,724,935) cont.

  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.80%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 17, 2022.  $19,957,200  Jan-12/4.80  $2,893,594 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  6,180,300  Aug-15/4.375  730,759 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.46% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 7, 2045.  6,180,300  Aug-15/4.46  686,322 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.46%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 7, 2045.  6,180,300  Aug-15/4.46  772,723 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  11,974,320  Jan-12/4.72  82,024 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.04%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
September 11, 2025.  27,400,500  Sep-15/4.04  1,413,044 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.04% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing September 11, 2025.  27,400,500  Sep-15/4.04  2,120,525 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank PLC       
for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 5.36%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 13, 2025.  1,726,280  Feb-15/5.36  57,727 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank PLC       
for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.36% versus       
the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 13, 2025.  1,726,280  Feb-15/5.36  203,062 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 5.27% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing February 12, 2025.  3,955,380  Feb-15/5.27  116,658 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.27%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 12, 2025.  3,955,380  Feb-15/5.27  444,782 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  2,391,100  Apr-12/4.8675  19,966 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  2,391,100  Apr-12/4.8675  343,003 

 

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WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $14,724,935) cont.

  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  $11,974,320  Jan-12/4.72  $1,658,324 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.7375%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
March 9, 2021.  5,703,300  Mar-11/4.7375  1,084 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.665% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing March 8, 2021.  5,703,300  Mar-11/4.665  1,197 

Total      $16,351,966 
   

 

INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.  
AUD  2,070,000  $—  9/17/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.38%  $(8,253) 

AUD  910,000    9/17/20  5.5725%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  6,278 

AUD  930,000    9/22/20  5.685%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (551) 

AUD  2,090,000    9/22/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.56%  5,788 

CAD  1,460,000    9/21/20  3.1025%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (23,463) 

AUD  2,980,000    9/29/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.5275%  3,466 

AUD  1,510,000    9/29/20  5.63%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  5,632 

EUR  1,450,000 E    10/29/40  2.435%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (9,974) 

  $83,507,100  (16,010)  6/4/12  1.24%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,467,863) 

GBP  5,250,000    6/15/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.5225%  59,776 

GBP  3,080,000    6/15/15  2.59%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (157,797) 

  $52,342,800  (2,228)  7/23/12  0.80%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (424,723) 

  45,088,900  26,976  7/23/15  1.90%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,401,266) 

Barclays Bank PLC  
AUD  930,000 E    2/4/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.8%  27,165 

AUD  1,230,000    10/1/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.43%  (3,258) 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

 
Barclays Bank PLC cont.  
  $3,536,100 E  $—  3/9/21  4.2375%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(441,482) 

  3,134,200  (71,695)  9/21/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.95%  299,416 

  3,543,000  93,004  9/28/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (346,086) 

AUD  1,120,000    5/24/15  5.505%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (5,276) 

AUD  2,730,000    7/27/15  5.435%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  3,816 

  $9,205,900  102,586  10/28/30  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.38%  (17,831) 

  1,915,200  (46,252)  10/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.065%  194,136 

  11,617,900  (16,530)  10/22/15  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.35%  (52,345) 

  12,269,300    10/29/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.76%  79,251 

GBP  2,000,000    8/24/20  2.9525%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  41,632 

GBP  2,000,000    8/25/20  2.898%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  57,379 

AUD  2,000,000    8/26/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.025%  (37,177) 

  $1,000,000    8/27/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.21625%  (76,229) 

Citibank, N.A.  
GBP  19,680,000    7/1/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.43%  158,573 

GBP  15,740,000    7/1/15  2.45%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (612,555) 

GBP  4,680,000    7/1/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3675%  214,808 

  $50,877,100  24,932  7/9/12  0.96%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (556,393) 

  93,381,800  17,889  7/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.01%  3,905,734 

  8,163,800    8/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.89875%  220,970 

  3,636,000    9/1/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.557%  (22,185) 

  4,742,000    9/1/12  0.67375%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (20,248) 

  42,654,200    9/24/12  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.6175%  121,957 

  25,561,200    9/24/20  2.5875%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  145,854 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

 
Credit Suisse International  
CHF  2,870,000  $—  7/28/15  1.27%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(26,484) 

  $7,200,000    9/27/12  0.6125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (19,563) 

  1,900,000    9/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.53875%  (19,938) 

  11,829,200    10/5/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.61125%  (55,385) 

  28,927,600    10/7/40  3.377%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  1,427,289 

CHF  9,010,000    5/19/12  0.61583%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (44,521) 

CHF  9,010,000    5/20/12  0.62833%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (46,646) 

CHF  9,010,000    5/25/12  0.5825%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (38,699) 

GBP  3,940,000    7/9/15  2.425%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (142,820) 

GBP  2,180,000    7/9/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3725%  99,067 

Deutsche Bank AG  
  $76,774,500  (48,306)  7/27/12  0.78%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (632,300) 

  65,238,300  152,827  7/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.94%  2,326,346 

  55,217,900  142,322  5/6/15  2.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (4,024,032) 

Goldman Sachs International  
AUD  445,000 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.6925%  11,369 

AUD  1,450,000 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.7%  37,413 

  $23,835,000    7/20/40  3.7275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (605,680) 

  1,921,700  (473)  10/1/13  0.84%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (8,794) 

GBP  2,020,000    10/5/20  3.0575%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  24,376 

EUR  1,450,000 E    10/28/40  2.39%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (5,642) 

CHF  9,960,000    6/1/12  0.555%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (39,310) 

  $12,802,800    8/12/15  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.665%  225,312 

  3,873,600    8/12/40  3.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (50,746) 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International cont.  
AUD  2,080,000  $—  9/20/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.39%  $(7,618) 

AUD  920,000    9/20/20  5.5775%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  6,086 

AUD  850,000 E    2/5/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.71%  22,273 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  
AUD  1,120,000    3/1/15  5.6%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (8,731) 

AUD  840,000    3/2/15  5.6515%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (7,934) 

  $3,536,100 E    3/8/21  4.165%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (418,922) 

  1,997,800  (46,749)  9/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.995%  198,082 

  1,331,800  (31,031)  9/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.965%  128,553 

  14,998,900  685,450  10/14/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,146,123) 

  23,835,000    7/20/40  3.7225%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (582,940) 

AUD  380,000    6/26/19  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.05%  11,082 

  $78,897,900  3,850  5/20/12  1.12%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,178,700) 

JPY  447,200,000    5/25/15  0.674375%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (62,143) 

AUD  840,000    6/11/15  5.545%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (4,115) 

  $23,884,200    8/12/15  1.7325%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (499,342) 

AUD  2,240,000    9/3/15  5.075%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  36,173 

  $2,843,700    9/7/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.3375%  40,065 

  3,987,600    10/25/40  3.5275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  89,833 

  18,900,000    10/28/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.72175%  55,845 

JPY  445,960,000    9/16/15  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.59125%  33,970 

CAD  1,460,000    9/21/20  3.105%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (23,782) 

  $29,505,400    10/5/12  0.62125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (74,214) 

JPY  24,900,000 E    7/28/29  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.67%  3,007 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.  
JPY  33,500,000 E  $—  7/28/39  2.40%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(640) 

  $1,436,900  5,400  7/16/40  3.88%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (73,521) 

  16,094,800  (569,756)  10/20/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.7575%  (225,138) 

Total $(5,431,606) 


E
See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding extended effective dates.

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

  Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC  
$5,299,155  $—  1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  $73,253 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

10,948,888    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (138,266) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

2,649,578    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  36,626 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

11,676,011    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (147,448) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

11,323,216    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  156,526 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

11,323,216    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  156,526 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

11,676,011    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (147,448) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

3,290,039    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  45,480 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

 
Citibank, N.A.  
baskets  255,763  $—  10/14/11  3 month  A basket  $(584,345) 
        USD-LIBOR-  (CGPUTSB1)   
        BBA minus 0.5%  of common stocks   

shares  275,071    10/17/11  (3 month USD-  iShares MSCI  (163,704) 
        LIBOR-BBA minus  Emerging Markets   
        0.075%)  Index   

baskets  259,801    10/31/11  (3 month USD-  A basket   
        LIBOR-BBA)  (CGPUTLB2)   
          of common stocks   

GBP  2,420,000 F    5/18/13  (3.38%)  GBP Non-revised  (14,796) 
          UK Retail Price   
          Index   

Credit Suisse International  
units  1,000    7/12/11  (3 month USD-  The Middle East  22,750 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Custom Basket   
          Index currently   
          sponsored by   
          Credit Suisse   
          ticker CSGCCPUT   

units  450    7/12/11  (3 month USD-  The Middle East  8,308 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Custom Basket   
          Index currently   
          sponsored by   
          Credit Suisse   
          ticker CSGCCPUT3   

units  588    7/12/11  (3 month USD-  The Middle East  11,764 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Custom Basket   
          Index currently   
          sponsored by   
          Credit Suisse   
          ticker CSGCCPUT2   

shares  289,710    8/22/11  (3 month USD-  iShares MSCI  1,516,755 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Emerging Markets   
          Index   

Goldman Sachs International  
  $1,210,000    7/28/11  (0.685%)  USA Non Revised  5,699 
          Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  1,210,000    7/29/11  (0.76%)  USA Non Revised  4,840 
          Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  1,210,000    7/30/11  (0.73%)  USA Non Revised  5,239 
          Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

baskets  448,615    10/14/11  (1 month USD-  A basket  508,296 
        LIBOR-BBA)  (GSCBPCSL)   
          of common stocks   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International cont.  
baskets  485,030  $—  10/14/11  (1 month USD-  A basket  $(458,415) 
        LIBOR-BBA)  (GSCBPINS)   
          of common stocks   

  $2,666,576    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  36,861 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50% 30   
          year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

baskets  4,308    11/24/10  (3 month USD-  A basket  481,267 
        LIBOR-BBA plus  (GSPMTGCC)   
        85 bp)  of common stocks   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  
EUR  675,000 F    8/10/12  (1.435%)  Eurostat Eurozone  2,235 
          HICP excluding   
          tobacco   

UBS, AG  
shares  135,484    3/4/11  3 month USD-  iShares MSCI  637,519 
        LIBOR-BBA  Emerging Markets   
        minus .05%  Index   

Total $2,055,522 


F
Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) based on the securities’ valuation inputs.


CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

 
Credit Suisse International  
Bonos Y Oblig Del             
Estado, 5 1/2%,             
7/30/17    $(3,383)  $380,000  12/20/19 (100 bp)  $30,385 

Deutsche Bank AG  
DJ CDX NA IG Series             
15 Version 1 Index  BBB+  198,754  62,200,000  12/20/15 100 bp  443,891 

Total $474,276 


*
Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at October 31, 2010.

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $144,341,068)

            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  $1,658,525  $1,637,341  $21,184 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  213,139  217,068  (3,929) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,647,778  1,652,793  5,015 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  338,769  342,959  (4,190) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  649,792  651,419  1,627 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  175,741  173,313  (2,428) 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  123,683  122,982  (701) 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  651,737  650,879  858 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  49,932  50,247  (315) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  958,359  948,914  (9,445) 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  330,493  333,602  (3,109) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  1,694,377  1,690,576  (3,801) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,482,447  1,501,501  19,054 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  1,487  1,492  (5) 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  965,702  972,886  (7,184) 

Barclays Bank PLC  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  1,428,766  1,409,083  19,683 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  406,715  411,643  (4,928) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  1,561,089  1,532,131  (28,958) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,504,046  1,497,074  (6,972) 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  19,051  19,277  (226) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  974,279  983,798  9,519 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  726,722  730,044  3,322 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  331,768  331,299  469 

  Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  2,607  2,517  90 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  331,149  327,721  3,428 

  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  621,636  615,498  (6,138) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  109,564  109,093  (471) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  1,004,652  1,007,669  (3,017) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,247,072  1,234,781  (12,291) 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  324,453  326,948  (2,495) 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  1,766,671  1,783,242  (16,571) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,489,552  1,509,675  20,123 

  Taiwan Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  2,568  2,569  1 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  946,369  952,274  (5,905) 

Citibank, N.A.  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  1,671,029  1,648,334  22,695 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  651,737  662,649  (10,912) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  1,547,796  1,531,502  (16,294) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,560,481  1,555,766  (4,715) 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  11,901  12,047  (146) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  523,316  525,251  1,935 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $144,341,068) cont.

          Unrealized 
  Contract   Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

 
Citibank, N.A. cont.           

Euro Sell  11/22/10  $18,755  $18,507  $(248) 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  339,811  342,291  (2,480) 

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  366,054  365,276  778 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,597,496  1,607,195  (9,699) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  546,405  547,528  (1,123) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  810,604  802,972  (7,632) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  642,203  652,193  9,990 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  677,276  680,107  (2,831) 

Swedish Krona Buy  11/22/10  59,568  59,468  100 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,687,570  1,710,676  23,106 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  8,233  8,261  (28) 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  942,961  950,042  (7,081) 

Credit Suisse AG  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  846,065  834,635  11,430 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  1,456,024  1,429,196  (26,828) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,615,054  1,612,537  (2,517) 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  4,852,824  4,811,504  41,320 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  110,419  107,007  (3,412) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,507,605  1,516,927  (9,322) 

South African Rand Buy  11/22/10  4,638  4,643  (5) 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  1,605,435  1,602,335  (3,100) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,538,066  1,553,460  15,394 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  946,299  953,172  (6,873) 

Deutsche Bank AG  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,314,412  3,268,448  45,964 

Brazilian Real Sell  11/22/10  90,161  90,523  362 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  677,471  679,994  2,523 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  1,141,277  1,136,627  4,650 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  332,161  334,560  (2,399) 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  336,825  335,701  1,124 

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  327,056  325,713  1,343 

New Zealand Dollar Sell  11/22/10  339,426  336,124  (3,302) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  39,125  39,393  (268) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  675,063  676,285  (1,222) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  641,223  635,215  (6,008) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  337,404  336,904  500 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  1,656,560  1,653,164  (3,396) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,635,198  1,657,954  22,756 

Taiwan Dollar Sell  11/22/10  523  522  (1) 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  1,309,811  1,316,787  (6,976) 

Goldman Sachs International  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  1,620,134  1,598,131  22,003 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,502,576  1,498,637  (3,939) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $144,341,068) cont.

          Unrealized 
  Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International cont.  

Chilean Peso Buy  11/22/10  $16,705  $16,937  $(232) 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  403,024  403,831  (807) 

Hungarian Forint Sell  11/22/10  8,349  8,357  8 

Norwegian Krone Sell  11/22/10  22,039  22,225  186 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  1,004,163  1,005,524  (1,361) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  338,196  341,862  3,666 

Swedish Krona Buy  11/22/10  26,912  26,856  56 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,572,372  1,593,622  21,250 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  1,635,178  1,612,953  22,225 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  1,719,328  1,681,702  (37,626) 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  3,334,502  3,286,460  48,042 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,714,413  1,724,983  (10,570) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,137,086  1,126,396  (10,690) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  338,917  341,707  (2,790) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  3,218,430  3,260,782  42,352 

Taiwan Dollar Sell  11/22/10  333,094  332,206  (888) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,328,186  3,283,070  45,116 

Brazilian Real Buy  11/22/10  537,985  545,632  (7,647) 

British Pound Buy  11/22/10  87,288  86,377  911 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,666,198  1,674,190  7,992 

Chilean Peso Buy  11/22/10  323,411  327,262  (3,851) 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  329,913  331,527  1,614 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  1,235,191  1,218,805  16,386 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  327,911  328,991  (1,080) 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  13,536  13,392  (144) 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  563,461  567,184  (3,723) 

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  160,484  159,925  559 

New Zealand Dollar Sell  11/22/10  635,085  628,731  (6,354) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  1,533,286  1,543,030  (9,744) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  793,247  795,574  (2,327) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,264,914  1,253,070  (11,844) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  11,539  11,453  (86) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  662,378  667,471  (5,093) 

Swedish Krona Buy  11/22/10  86,690  88,712  (2,022) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  1,387,447  1,405,981  18,534 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  725  731  (6) 

Turkish Lira Buy  11/22/10  598,505  603,252  (4,747) 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)  

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,292,628  3,243,461  49,167 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  100,581  99,540  (1,041) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,416,552  1,412,204  (4,348) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $144,341,068) cont.

            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) cont.  

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  $668,000  $670,610  $2,610 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  2,554,849  2,554,538  311 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  319,747  319,030  717 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  2,240  2,217  (23) 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  1,494,212  1,503,293  (9,081) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  1,343,527  1,346,290  (2,763) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  1,566,096  1,548,041  (18,055) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  681,341  690,901  9,560 

  Turkish Lira  Buy  11/22/10  780,574  786,876  (6,302) 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  3,240,366  3,196,424  43,942 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  32,353  32,009  (344) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,447,121  1,442,594  (4,527) 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  2,589,997  2,589,488  509 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  344,398  333,727  10,671 

  Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  51,468  49,675  1,793 

  Malaysian Ringgit  Buy  11/22/10  729,691  733,249  (3,558) 

  Mexican Peso  Sell  11/22/10  6,193  6,115  (78) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  60,483  60,858  375 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  1,025,391  1,027,643  (2,252) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  1,644,819  1,641,325  (3,494) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  941,069  941,970  901 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  1,013  1,017  (4) 

UBS AG  

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  3,345,574  3,300,925  44,649 

  British Pound  Buy  11/22/10  73,194  72,424  770 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  2,514,385  2,517,662  3,277 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  641,337  643,579  2,242 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  2,898,830  2,889,289  9,541 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  1,716,344  1,714,571  (1,773) 

  Mexican Peso  Sell  11/22/10  2,858  2,822  (36) 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  950,390  955,923  (5,533) 

  South African Rand  Sell  11/22/10  23,761  24,228  467 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  102,771  103,286  (515) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,485,898  1,505,786  19,888 

Westpac Banking Corp.  

  Australian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  26,962  26,582  (380) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  83,444  81,897  (1,547) 

  Canadian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  12,345  12,309  36 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  47,513  47,501  (12) 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  119,569  115,428  (4,141) 

  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  323,545  320,270  (3,275) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  29,186  29,829  643 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  42,204  42,147  (57) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  1,598,050  1,620,281  22,231 

Total $322,936 

 

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FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

        Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
  contracts  Value  date  (depreciation) 

Euro-Bund 10 yr (Short)  36  $6,464,808  Dec-10  $3,339 

Euro-Schatz 2 yr (Long)  190  28,732,412  Dec-10  (768) 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long)  72  4,247,100  Dec-10  170,856 

S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short)  486  28,667,925  Dec-10  (869,579) 

U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)  80  15,808,337  Dec-10  (138,696) 

U.S. Treasury Bond 20 yr (Long)  13  1,702,188  Dec-10  11,351 

U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long)  630  84,951,563  Dec-10  (3,433,604) 

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)  759  95,847,469  Dec-10  340,558 

Total $(3,916,543) 
   

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $16,019,986)

  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

 
Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.49% versus the three       
month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing August 17, 2021.  $6,924,000  Aug-11/4.49  $918,330 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  4,943,000  Aug-11/4.475  18,685 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  4,943,000  Aug-11/4.475  648,620 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  3,462,000  Aug-11/4.55  11,494 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for the       
obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.49% versus the three       
month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing August 17, 2021.  6,924,000  Aug-11/4.49  25,203 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  3,462,000  Aug-11/4.55  476,440 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  1,711,000  Aug-11/4.70  4,124 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  1,711,000  Aug-11/4.70  258,378 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for the       
obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.5475% versus the three       
month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  3,407,000  Jul-11/4.5475  9,063 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  6,814,000  Jul-11/4.52  19,011 

 

78



WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $16,019,986) cont.

  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

 
Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.5475% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  $3,407,000  Jul-11/4.5475  $476,026 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  6,814,000  Jul-11/4.52  936,312 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  6,636,700  Aug-15/4.375  780,144 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.80% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 17, 2022.  24,852,200  Jan-12/4.80  152,841 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.80%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 17, 2022.  24,852,200  Jan-12/4.80  3,603,320 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  6,636,700  Aug-15/4.375  784,723 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.46% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 7, 2045.  6,636,700  Aug-15/4.46  737,006 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.46%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 7, 2045.  6,636,700  Aug-15/4.46  829,787 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  14,911,320  Jan-12/4.72  102,143 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.04%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
September 11, 2025.  26,918,400  Sep-15/4.04  1,388,182 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.04% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing September 11, 2025.  26,918,400  Sep-15/4.04  2,083,215 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 5.36%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 13, 2025.  2,461,160  Feb-15/5.36  82,301 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank PLC for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.36% versus the three       
month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing February 13, 2025.  2,461,160  Feb-15/5.36  289,506 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 5.27% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing February 12, 2025.  5,007,860  Feb-15/5.27  147,699 

 

79



WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $16,019,986) cont.

  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

 
Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.27%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 12, 2025.  $5,007,860  Feb-15/5.27  $563,134 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  4,527,700  Apr-12/4.8675  37,806 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  4,527,700  Apr-12/4.8675  649,499 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  14,911,320  Jan-12/4.72  2,065,069 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.7375%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
March 9, 2021.  3,400,200  Mar-11/4.7375  646 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.665% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing March 8, 2021.  3,400,200  Mar-11/4.665  714 

Total      $18,099,421 
   

 

INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.  
AUD  2,440,000  $—  9/17/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.38%  $(9,728) 

AUD  1,100,000    9/17/20  5.5725%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  7,589 

AUD  1,120,000    9/22/20  5.685%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (663) 

AUD  2,450,000    9/22/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.56%  6,785 

CAD  1,830,000    9/21/20  3.1025%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (29,409) 

AUD  3,490,000    9/29/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.5275%  4,060 

AUD  1,800,000    9/29/20  5.63%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  6,714 

EUR  1,780,000 E    10/29/40  2.435%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (12,244) 

  $76,934,100  (14,750)  6/4/12  1.24%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,352,325) 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A. cont.  
GBP  6,420,000  $—  6/15/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.5225%  $73,097 

GBP  3,760,000    6/15/15  2.59%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (192,636) 

  $42,761,800  (1,820)  7/23/12  0.80%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (346,980) 

  70,307,900  42,065  7/23/15  1.90%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (2,185,018) 

Barclays Bank PLC  
AUD  1,140,000 E    2/4/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.8%  33,299 

AUD  1,450,000    10/1/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.43%  (3,841) 

  $2,108,100 E    3/9/21  4.2375%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (263,196) 

  1,292,900  (29,575)  9/21/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.95%  123,513 

  784,400  20,591  9/28/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (76,622) 

  13,053,500  (18,574)  10/22/15  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.35%  (58,813) 

  14,527,200    10/29/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.76%  93,836 

AUD  1,230,000    5/24/15  5.505%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (5,794) 

AUD  3,600,000    7/27/15  5.435%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  5,032 

  $9,003,500  100,331  10/28/30  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.38%  (17,439) 

GBP  2,490,000    8/24/20  2.9525%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  51,832 

GBP  2,490,000    8/25/20  2.898%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  71,437 

AUD  3,000,000    8/26/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.025%  (55,766) 

  $2,000,000    8/27/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.21625%  (152,458) 

Citibank, N.A.  
GBP  24,060,000    7/1/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.43%  193,865 

GBP  19,260,000    7/1/15  2.45%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (749,543) 

GBP  5,700,000    7/1/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3675%  261,626 

  $46,603,400  22,838  7/9/12  0.96%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (509,656) 

  60,664,200  11,622  7/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.01%  2,537,306 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

 
Citibank, N.A. cont.  
  $11,018,700  $—  8/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.89875%  $298,244 

  4,738,000    9/1/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.557%  (28,908) 

  6,125,000    9/1/12  0.67375%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (26,153) 

  42,082,300    9/24/12  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.6175%  120,322 

  32,322,200    9/24/20  2.5875%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  184,433 

Credit Suisse International  
CHF  3,550,000    7/28/15  1.27%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (32,758) 

  $4,700,000    9/27/12  0.6125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (12,771) 

  4,500,000    9/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.53875%  (47,221) 

  15,628,900    10/5/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.61125%  (73,176) 

  35,753,400    10/7/40  3.377%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  1,764,075 

  1,939,400  (1,910)  10/27/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.06%  (1,410) 

CHF  11,240,000    5/19/12  0.61583%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (55,540) 

CHF  11,240,000    5/20/12  0.62833%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (58,191) 

CHF  11,240,000    5/25/12  0.5825%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (48,278) 

GBP  4,840,000    7/9/15  2.425%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (175,444) 

GBP  2,670,000    7/9/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3725%  121,335 

Deutsche Bank AG  
  $78,788,600  (49,573)  7/27/12  0.78%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (648,887) 

  56,941,800  133,392  7/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.94%  2,030,499 

Goldman Sachs International  
AUD  547,500 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.6925%  13,987 

AUD  1,790,000 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.7%  46,185 

  $40,937,500    7/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.96375%  1,482,699 

  32,475,100    7/20/40  3.7275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (825,236) 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

 
Goldman Sachs International cont.  
  $45,526,100  $(5,068)  10/1/12  0.59%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(106,225) 

  1,695,900  (418)  10/1/13  0.84%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (7,761) 

GBP  2,500,000    10/5/20  3.0575%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  30,168 

EUR  1,780,000 E    10/28/40  2.39%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (6,926) 

CHF  12,180,000    6/1/12  0.555%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (48,072) 

  $14,792,400    8/12/15  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.665%  260,327 

  4,489,400    8/12/40  3.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (58,813) 

AUD  2,440,000    9/20/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.39%  (8,936) 

AUD  1,100,000    9/20/20  5.5775%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  7,276 

AUD  1,050,000 E    2/5/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.71%  27,514 

  $51,668,500  (121,057)  6/16/15  2.33%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (2,988,377) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  
AUD  1,230,000    3/1/15  5.6%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (9,588) 

AUD  922,500    3/2/15  5.6515%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (8,713) 

  $2,108,100 E    3/8/21  4.165%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (249,747) 

  16,394,100  749,210  10/14/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,252,736) 

  32,475,100    7/20/40  3.7225%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (794,254) 

AUD  320,000    6/26/19  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.05%  9,332 

  $70,588,800  3,444  5/20/12  1.12%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,054,566) 

JPY  550,920,000    5/25/15  0.674375%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (76,556) 

AUD  922,500    6/11/15  5.545%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (4,519) 

  $23,489,900    8/12/15  1.7325%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (491,099) 

AUD  2,950,000    9/3/15  5.075%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  47,638 

  $9,877,300    9/7/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.3375%  139,160 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.  
  $6,295,300  $—  10/25/40  3.5275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $141,822 

  24,100,000    10/28/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.72175%  71,210 

JPY  549,390,000    9/16/15  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.59125%  41,849 

CAD  1,830,000    9/21/20  3.105%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (29,809) 

  $36,880,000    10/5/12  0.62125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (92,763) 

JPY  22,600,000 E    7/28/29  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.67%  2,730 

JPY  30,400,000 E    7/28/39  2.40%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (581) 

  $5,543,400  (20,428)  7/16/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.88%  284,039 

  20,611,100  (729,634)  10/20/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.7575%  (288,313) 

  40,937,500    7/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.966%  1,491,145 

Total            $(3,548,478) 


E
See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding extended effective dates.


TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

  Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC  
$14,286,446  $—  1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  $(180,414) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

13,854,352    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  191,515 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

13,854,352    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  191,515 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

14,286,446    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (180,414) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC cont.  
  $4,386,718  $—  1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  $60,640 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

Citibank, N.A.  
baskets  339,032    10/14/11  3 month USD-  A basket  (774,590) 
        LIBOR-BBA  (CGPUTSB1)   
        minus 0.5%  of common stocks   

shares  364,429    10/17/11  (3 month USD-  iShares MSCI  (216,884) 
        LIBOR-BBA  Emerging Markets   
        minus 0.075%)  Index   

baskets  341,591    10/31/11  (3 month USD-  A basket   
        LIBOR-BBA)  (CGPUTLB2)   
          of common stocks   

GBP  3,000,000 F    5/18/13  (3.38%)  GBP Non-revised  (18,342) 
          UK Retail Price   
          Index   

Credit Suisse International  
units  626    7/12/11  (3 month USD-  The Middle East  14,241 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Custom Basket   
          Index currently   
          sponsored by   
          Credit Suisse   
          (ticker CSGCCPUT)   

units  387    7/12/11  (3 month USD-  The Middle East  7,145 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Custom Basket   
          Index currently   
          sponsored by   
          Credit Suisse   
          (ticker CSGCCPUT3) 

units  596    7/12/11  (3 month USD-  The Middle East  11,924 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Custom Basket   
          Index currently   
          sponsored by   
          Credit Suisse   
          (ticker CSGCCPUT2) 

shares  256,937    8/22/11  (3 month USD-  iShares MSCI  1,345,175 
        LIBOR-BBA)  Emerging Markets   
          Index   

Goldman Sachs International  
  $1,500,000    7/28/11  (0.685%)  USA Non Revised  7,065 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  1,500,000    7/29/11  (0.76%)  USA Non Revised  6,000 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.

    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International cont.  
  $1,500,000  $—  7/30/11  (0.73%)  USA Non Revised  $6,495 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

baskets  509,443    10/14/11  (1 month USD-  A basket  577,216 
        LIBOR-BBA)  (GSCBPCSL)   
          of common stocks   

baskets  550,795    10/14/11  (1 month USD-  A basket  (520,571) 
        LIBOR-BBA)  (GSCBPINS)   
          of common stocks   

baskets  3,363    11/24/10  (3 month USD-  A basket  375,696 
        LIBOR-BBA  (GSPMTGCC)   
        plus 85 bp)  of common stocks   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  
EUR  735,000 F    8/10/12  (1.435%)  Eurostat Eurozone  2,433 
          HICP excluding   
          tobacco   

UBS, AG  
shares  130,053    3/4/11  3 month USD-  iShares MSCI  611,964 
        LIBOR-BBA  Emerging Markets   
        minus .05%  Index   

Total $1,517,809 


F
Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) based on the securities’ valuation inputs.


CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10

    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty /    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Credit Suisse International  
Bonos Y Oblig Del             
Estado, 5 1/2%,             
7/30/17    $(4,006)  $450,000  12/20/19 (100 bp)  $35,983 

Deutsche Bank AG  
DJ CDX NA IG Series             
15 Version 1 Index  BBB+  123,981  38,800,000  12/20/15 100 bp  276,897 

Total $312,880 


*
Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at October 31, 2010. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by “/F.”

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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 funds’ 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.

500 Fund

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:       

Basic materials  $2,214,353  $—  $— 

Capital goods  6,470,611     

Communication services  3,398,368     

Conglomerates  458,344     

Consumer cyclicals  9,944,763     

Consumer staples  12,295,450     

Energy  8,820,156     

Financials  14,387,624     

Health care  10,310,129     

Technology  14,997,237     

Transportation  1,684,606     

Utilities and power  3,972,612     

Total common stocks  88,954,253     
 
Asset-backed securities    43,945,142   

Commodity linked notes    21,759,376   

Convertible bonds and notes    643,344   

Corporate bonds and notes    111,742,161   

Foreign government bonds and notes    6,566,062   

Mortgage-backed securities    180,996,051  1,445,312 

Purchased options outstanding    5,225,872   

Senior loans    16,231,991   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations    2,712,840   

U.S. Government and Agency Mortgage Obligations    26,110,078   

U.S. Treasury Obligations    312,190   

Short-term investments  56,247,819  138,765,899   

Totals by level  $145,202,072  $555,011,006  $1,445,312 
 
    Valuation inputs  

Other financial instruments:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 

Forward currency contracts  $—  $235,821  $— 

Futures contracts  (3,329,723)     

Written options    (16,351,966)   

Interest rate swap contracts    (5,837,812)   

Total return swap contracts    2,055,522   

Credit default contracts    278,905   

Totals by level  $(3,329,723)  $(19,619,530)  $— 


At the start and/or close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.

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700 Fund

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:       

Basic materials  $2,156,591  $—  $— 

Capital goods  6,301,959     

Communication services  3,309,803     

Conglomerates  446,399     

Consumer cyclicals  9,685,683     

Consumer staples  11,975,079     

Energy  8,590,373     

Financials  14,012,783     

Health care  10,041,640     

Technology  14,575,741     

Transportation  1,640,581     

Utilities and power  3,869,105     

Total common stocks  86,605,737     
 
Asset-backed securities    45,532,807   

Commodity linked notes    18,910,529   

Convertible bonds and notes    746,313   

Corporate bonds and notes    105,354,865   

Foreign government bonds and notes    6,048,839   

Mortgage-backed securities    168,960,703  1,782,445 

Purchased options outstanding    5,942,107   

Senior loans    17,396,626   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations    2,109,987   

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations    24,141,016   

U.S. Treasury Obligations    52,032   

Short-term investments  38,713,801  81,024,941   

Totals by level  $125,319,538  $476,220,765  $1,782,445 
 
    Valuation inputs  

Other financial instruments:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 

Forward currency contracts  $—  $322,936  $— 

Futures contracts  (3,916,543)     

Written options    (18,099,421)   

Interest rate swap contracts    (3,639,164)   

Total return swap contracts    1,517,809   

Credit default contracts    192,905   

Totals by level  $(3,916,543)  $(19,704,935)  $— 


At the start and/or close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund

ASSETS   

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $634,722,759)  $645,410,571 
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $56,247,819) (Notes 1 and 7)  56,247,819 

Cash  12,061,460 

Dividends, interest and other receivables  4,154,775 

Receivable for shares of the fund sold  3,668,791 

Receivable for investments sold  8,609,630 

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  14,511,992 

Receivable for variation margin (Note 1)  571,728 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  601,296 

Premium paid on swap contracts (Note 1)  852,413 

Total assets  746,690,475 
 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased  32,986,486 

Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  26,019,750 

Payable for shares of the fund repurchased  1,584,286 

Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)  429,474 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  184,336 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  32,779 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  822 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  2,420 

Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  210,860 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  365,475 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received $14,724,935) (Notes 1 and 3)  16,351,966 

Premium received on swap contracts (Note 1)  1,453,990 

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  17,413,800 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1)  312,190 

Other accrued expenses  88,194 

Total liabilities  97,436,828 
 
Net assets  $649,253,647 

 
REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1, 4 and 6)  $634,080,582 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  9,333,510 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  2,780,795 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  3,058,760 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $649,253,647 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (Continued)

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   

Net asset value and redemption price per class A share ($325,723,076 divided by 29,810,835 shares)  $10.93 

Offering price per class A share (100/94.25 of $10.93)*  $11.60 

Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($27,263,340 divided by 2,521,370 shares)**  $10.81 

Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($136,725,163 divided by 12,654,557 shares)**  $10.80 

Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($6,270,395 divided by 578,556 shares)  $10.84 

Offering price per class M share (100/96.50 of $10.84)*  $11.23 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($979,494 divided by 90,066 shares)  $10.88 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($152,292,179 divided by 13,883,998 shares)  $10.97 


* On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Year ended 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Interest (including interest income of $102,259 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 7)  $18,216,043 

Dividends (net of foreign tax of $825)  1,158,752 

Total investment income  19,374,795 
 
EXPENSES   

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  3,532,405 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  1,697,431 

Custodian fees (Note 2)  57,214 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  29,123 

Administrative services (Note 2)  21,175 

Distribution fees — Class A (Note 2)  572,599 

Distribution fees — Class B (Note 2)  201,646 

Distribution fees — Class C (Note 2)  959,602 

Distribution fees — Class M (Note 2)  35,022 

Distribution fees — Class R (Note 2)  3,409 

Amortization of offering costs (Note 1)  17,942 

Other  330,461 

Fees waived and reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)  (69,222) 

Total expenses  7,388,807 
 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (2,953) 

Net expenses  7,385,854 
 
Net investment income  11,988,941 

 
Net realized gain on investments (Notes 1 and 3)  9,908,036 

Net realized loss on swap contracts (Note 1)  (10,357,684) 

Net realized loss on futures contracts (Note 1)  (2,998,267) 

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  1,648,884 

Net realized gain on written options (Notes 1 and 3)  2,315,177 

Net unrealized appreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the year  228,579 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments, futures contracts, swap contracts,   
and written options during the year  (1,602,674) 

Net loss on investments  (857,949) 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $11,130,992 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS    For the 
    period 12/23/08 
    (commencement of 
  Year ended  operations) 
  10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Operations:     
Net investment income  $11,988,941  $1,908,274 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions  516,146  2,837,403 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     
and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  (1,374,095)  4,432,855 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  11,130,992  9,178,532 

Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     

Class A  (1,493,271)   

Class B  (99,701)   

Class C  (450,322)   

Class M  (27,344)   

Class R  (4,668)   

Class Y  (952,423)   

Net realized short-term gain on investments     

Class A  (540,984)   

Class B  (54,902)   

Class C  (211,344)   

Class M  (11,407)   

Class R  (1,706)   

Class Y  (309,725)   

From net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (471,559)   

Class B  (47,856)   

Class C  (184,223)   

Class M  (9,944)   

Class R  (1,487)   

Class Y  (269,978)   

Redemption fees (Note 1)  3,809  1,476 

Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  402,883,119  221,198,563 

Total increase in net assets  408,875,076  230,378,571 
 
NET ASSETS     

Beginning of year (Note 6)  240,378,571  10,000,000 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income     
of $9,333,510 and $2,876,711, respectively)  $649,253,647  $240,378,571 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:   LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:   RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   

                        Ratio  Ratio   
      Net realized      From            of expenses  of net investment   
  Net asset value,    and unrealized  Total from  From  net realized        Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment   net investment  gain  Total  Redemption   Net asset value,  at net asset  end of period  net assets  to average  turnover 
Period ended  of period  income (loss) a  on investments  operations  income  on investments  distributions  fees b  end of period  value (%) c   (in thousands)  (%) d,e  net assets (%) d  (%) 

Class A                             
October 31, 2010  $10.78  .30  .04  .34  (.11)  (.08)  (.19)    $10.93  3.19  $325,723  1.47  2.73  240.11 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .21  .57  .78          10.78  7.80*  115,989  1.28*  1.96*  63.10* 

Class B                             
October 31, 2010  $10.71  .21  .05  .26  (.08)  (.08)  (.16)    $10.81  2.37  $27,263  2.22  1.97  240.11 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .16  .55  .71          10.71  7.10*  12,283  1.92*  1.48*  63.10* 

Class C                             
October 31, 2010  $10.72  .21  .04  .25  (.09)  (.08)  (.17)    $10.80  2.30  $136,725  2.22  1.98  240.11 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .17  .55  .72          10.72  7.20*  42,453  1.92*  1.59*  63.10* 

Class M                             
October 31, 2010  $10.73  .24  .05  .29  (.10)  (.08)  (.18)    $10.84  2.69  $6,270  1.97  2.22  240.11 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .20  .53  .73          10.73  7.30*  2,164  1.71*  1.83*  63.10* 

Class R                             
October 31, 2010  $10.76  .27  .04  .31  (.11)  (.08)  (.19)    $10.88  2.91  $979  1.72  2.47  240.11 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .22  .54  .76          10.76  7.60*  239  1.49*  2.01*  63.10* 

Class Y                             
October 31, 2010  $10.81  .32  .05  .37  (.13)  (.08)  (.21)    $10.97  3.40  $152,292  1.22  2.97  240.11 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .27  .54  .81          10.81  8.10*  67,250  1.06*  2.45*  63.10* 


* Not annualized.

† For the period December 23, 2008 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2009.

a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

c Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

d Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation in effect during the period. As a result of such limitation, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of 0.02% and 0.33% based on average net assets for the periods ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, respectively (Note 2).

e Includes amounts paid through expense offset arrangements (Note 2).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund

ASSETS   

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $555,300,903)  $566,501,947 
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $36,820,801) (Notes 1 and 7)  36,820,801 

Cash  16,132,947 

Dividends, interest and other receivables  4,490,026 

Receivable for shares of the fund sold  3,794,133 

Receivable for investments sold  20,644,677 

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  15,807,884 

Receivable for variation margin (Note 1)  509,090 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  785,543 

Premium paid on swap contracts (Note 1)  996,813 

Total assets  666,483,861 
 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased  31,508,433 

Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  24,017,750 

Payable for shares of the fund repurchased  1,011,275 

Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)  445,152 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  162,417 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  35,171 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  704 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  2,159 

Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  159,104 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  462,607 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received $16,019,986) (Notes 1 and 3)  18,099,421 

Premium received on swap contracts (Note 1)  1,207,474 

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  17,525,673 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1)  1,945,032 

Other accrued expenses  79,271 

Total liabilities  96,661,643 
 
Net assets  $569,822,218 

 
REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1, 4 and 6)  $551,292,103 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  12,543,670 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  2,188,350 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  3,798,095 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $569,822,218 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (Continued)

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   

Net asset value and redemption price per class A share ($279,592,354 divided by 24,429,167 shares)  $11.45 

Offering price per class A share (100/94.25 of $11.45)*  $12.15 

Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($18,375,448 divided by 1,624,096 shares)**  $11.31 

Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($98,655,401 divided by 8,722,042 shares)**  $11.31 

Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($3,134,244 divided by 276,803 shares)  $11.32 

Offering price per class M share (100/96.50 of $11.32)*  $11.73 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($430,746 divided by 37,894 shares)  $11.37 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($169,634,025 divided by 14,793,686 shares)  $11.47 


* On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Year ended 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Interest (including interest income of $64,213 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 7)  $20,803,430 

Dividends (net of foreign tax of $76)  1,124,555 

Total investment income  21,927,985 
 
EXPENSES   

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  3,745,105 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  1,479,825 

Custodian fees (Note 2)  59,998 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  24,984 

Administrative services (Note 2)  18,508 

Distribution fees — Class A (Note 2)  491,429 

Distribution fees — Class B (Note 2)  125,361 

Distribution fees — Class C (Note 2)  689,613 

Distribution fees — Class M (Note 2)  21,288 

Distribution fees — Class R (Note 2)  1,352 

Amortization of offering costs (Note 1)  17,942 

Other  321,376 

Fees waived and reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)  (101,907) 

Total expenses  6,894,874 
 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (2,951) 

Net expenses  6,891,923 
 
Net investment income  15,036,062 

 
Net realized gain on investments (Notes 1 and 3)  11,355,401 

Net realized loss on swap contracts (Note 1)  (12,918,261) 

Net realized loss on futures contracts (Note 1)  (2,640,462) 

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  2,174,597 

Net realized gain on written options (Notes 1 and 3)  2,194,355 

Net unrealized appreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the year  309,892 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments, futures contracts, swap contracts,   
and written options during the year  (1,486,383) 

Net loss on investments  (1,010,861) 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $14,025,201 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS    For the 
    period 12/23/08 
    (commencement of 
  Year ended  operations) 
  10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Operations:     
Net investment income  $15,036,062  $2,167,062 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions  165,630  1,714,040 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     
and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  (1,176,491)  4,974,586 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  14,025,201  8,855,688 

Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     

Class A  (1,471,077)   

Class B  (75,012)   

Class C  (453,940)   

Class M  (25,425)   

Class R  (1,562)   

Class Y  (1,218,841)   

Net realized short-term gain on investments     

Class A  (235,372)   

Class B  (16,516)   

Class C  (87,156)   

Class M  (4,694)   

Class R  (273)   

Class Y  (180,569)   

From net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (264,794)   

Class B  (18,581)   

Class C  (98,051)   

Class M  (5,280)   

Class R  (308)   

Class Y  (203,140)   

Redemption fees (Note 1)  2,587  445 

Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  375,059,866  166,239,022 

Total increase in net assets  384,727,063  175,095,155 

 
NET ASSETS     

 
Beginning of year (Note 6)  185,095,155  10,000,000 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income     
of $12,543,670 and $2,877,387, respectively)  $569,822,218  $185,095,155 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:   LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:   RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   

                        Ratio  Ratio   
      Net realized      From            of expenses  of net investment   
   Net asset value,    and unrealized  Total from  From  net realized        Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)   investment  net investment  gain  Total  Redemption   Net asset value,   at net asset  end of period  net assets  to average  turnover 
Period ended  of period  income (loss) a  on investments  operations  income   on investments   distributions  fees b  end of period  value (%) c   (in thousands)  (%) d,e  net assets (%) d  (%) 

Class A                             
October 31, 2010  $11.16  .43  .06  .49  (.15)  (.05)  (.20)    $11.45  4.44  $279,592  1.63  3.81  244.38 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .33  .83  1.16          11.16  11.60*  86,344  1.41*  3.06*  48.15* 

Class B                             
October 31, 2010  $11.08  .34  .05  .39  (.11)  (.05)  (.16)    $11.31  3.54  $18,375  2.38  3.05  244.38 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .29  .79  1.08          11.08  10.80*  6,613  2.05*  2.71*  48.15* 

Class C                             
October 31, 2010  $11.09  .34  .06  .40  (.13)  (.05)  (.18)    $11.31  3.59  $98,655  2.38  3.05  244.38 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .32  .77  1.09          11.09  10.90*  29,797  2.05*  2.89*  48.15* 

Class M                             
October 31, 2010  $11.10  .37  .03  .40  (.13)  (.05)  (.18)    $11.32  3.64  $3,134  2.13  3.30  244.38 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .33  .77  1.10          11.10  11.00*  1,473  1.84*  3.04*  48.15* 

Class R                             
October 31, 2010  $11.12  .40  .04  .44  (.14)  (.05)  (.19)    $11.37  3.97  $431  1.88  3.56  244.38 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .32  .80  1.12          11.12  11.20*  109  1.62*  2.99*  48.15* 

Class Y                             
October 31, 2010  $11.17  .46  .05  .51  (.16)  (.05)  (.21)    $11.47  4.64  $169,634  1.38  4.04  244.38 
October 31, 2009†  10.00  .40  .77  1.17          11.17  11.70*  60,759  1.19*  3.56*  48.15* 


* Not annualized.

† For the period December 23, 2008 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2009.

a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

c Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

d Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation in effect during the period. As a result of such limitation, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of 0.03% and 0.46% based on average net assets for the period ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, respectively (Note 2).

e Includes amounts paid through expense offset arrangements (Note 2).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements 10/31/10

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

Putnam Absolute Return 500 and 700 Funds (the funds) are each a diversified series of Putnam Funds Trust (the trust), a Massachusetts business trust, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The funds seek to earn a positive total return that exceeds, by a particular amount, the rate of inflation, as reflected by the return of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index over a reasonable period of time regardless of market conditions or general market direction. The funds pursue their goals through portfolios that are structured to offer varying degrees of risk, expected volatility and expected returns. The funds will invest primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio reflecting uncorrelated fixed income strategies designed to exploit market inefficiencies across global markets and fixed income sectors. The funds may invest a significant portion of their assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.

Each fund offers class A, class B, class C, class M, class R and class Y shares. Class A and class M shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% and 3.50%, respectively, and generally do not pay a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares, which convert to class A shares after approximately eight years, do not pay a front-end sales charge and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares have a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge and do not convert to class A shares. Class R shares, which are offered to qualified employee-benefit plans, are sold at net asset value. The expenses for class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares may differ based on the distribution fee of each class, which is identified in Note 2. Class Y shares, which are sold at net asset value, are generally subject to the same expenses as class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, but do not bear a distribution fee. Class Y shares are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

Prior to August 2, 2010, a 1.00% redemption fee applied to certain shares that were redeemed (either by selling or exchanging into another fund) within 7 days of purchase. The redemption fee was accounted for as an addition to paid-in-capital. Effective August 2, 2010, this redemption fee no longer applies to shares redeemed.

The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in-capital.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses of the funds are borne pro-rata based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each fund, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the distribution fees applicable to such classes). Each class votes as a class only with respect to its own distribution plan or other matters on which a class vote is required by law or determined by the Trustees. If a fund were liquidated, shares of each class would receive their pro-rata share of the net assets of the fund. In addition, the Trustees declare separate dividends on each class of shares.

In the normal course of business, the funds enter into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circumstances. The funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the funds. However, the funds’ management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010.

A) Security valuation 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. If no sales are reported — as in the case of some securities traded over-the-counter — a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.

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Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Putnam Management), the funds’ manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC. 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 considers 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 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 close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the funds will fair value 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. These securities, which will generally represent a transfer from a Level 1 to a Level 2 security, will be classified as Level 2. 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 funds to a significant extent. 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. 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 and recovery rates. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.

Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that each 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.

B) Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.

Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Each fund earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amortized into income in the Statement of operations.

C) Stripped securities Each fund may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The market value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

D) Foreign currency translation The accounting records of each fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of each fund after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. Each fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the

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market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on closed forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of open forward currency contracts and assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations, not present with domestic investments.

E) Futures contracts Each fund uses futures contracts to gain exposure to interest rates and manage exposure to market risk. The potential risk to the funds 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. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. 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.” Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio. The funds had an average approximately 1,000 (for both 500 Fund and 700 Fund) futures contracts outstanding for the reporting period.

F) Options contracts Each fund uses options contracts to hedge duration, convexity, and prepayment risk , to gain exposure to interest rates and volatility and to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own. The potential risk to the funds is that the change in value of options 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.

Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. Options traded over-the-counter are valued using prices supplied by dealers. Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

The funds had an average contract amount of approximately $88,500,000 and $96,100,000 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) on purchased options contracts for the reporting period.

See Note 3 for the volume of written options contracts activity for the reporting period.

G) Forward currency contracts Each fund buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and gain exposure on currency. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. 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. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

The funds had an average contract amount of approximately $25,900,000 and $33,600,000 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) on forward currency contracts for the reporting period.

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H) Total return swap contracts Each fund enters into total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount to hedge sector exposure and to manage exposure to specific sectors or industries and to gain exposure to specific markets/countries and to specific sectors/industries. To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

The funds had an average notional amount of approximately $96,000,000 and $104,700,000 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) on total return swap contracts for the reporting period.

I) Interest rate swap contracts Each fund enters into interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rates and gain exposure on interest rates. An interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. An upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Interest rate swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

The funds had an average notional amount of approximately $790,800,000 and $910,800,000 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) on interest rate swap contracts for the reporting period.

J) Credit default contracts Each fund enters into credit default contracts to hedge credit and market risk and to gain exposure on individual names and/or baskets of securities. In a credit default contract, the protection buyer typically makes an up front payment and a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. An upfront payment received by the fund, as the protection seller, is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund, as the protection buyer, is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Periodic payments received or paid by the fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. The credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the fund may enter into offsetting credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Where the fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount of the relevant credit default contract.

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Credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

The funds had an average notional amount of approximately $21,900,000 and $18,900,000 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) on credit default swap contracts for the reporting period.

K) Master agreements Each fund is a party to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the fund is held in a segregated account by the fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral posted to the fund which cannot be sold or repledged totaled $3,406,687 and $3,500,181 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) at the close of the reporting period. Collateral pledged by the fund is segregated by the fund’s custodian and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the fund may occur upon a decline in the fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the fund’s future derivative activity.

At the close of the reporting period, the 500 Fund had a net liability position of $18,189,705 on derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund totaled $18,278,779.

At the close of the reporting period, the 700 Fund had a net liability position of $18,899,459 on derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund totaled $19,263,279.

L) TBA purchase commitments Each fund may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price has been established, the principal value has not been finalized. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The fund holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the fund may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date. TBA purchase commitments may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, which risk is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA purchase commitments are valued at fair value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss.

Although the fund will generally enter into TBA purchase commitments with the intention of acquiring securities for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, the fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if Putnam Management deems it appropriate to do so.

M) TBA sale commitments Each fund may enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction.

Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the fair value of the underlying securities, generally according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the fund realizes a gain or loss. If the fund delivers securities under the commitment, the fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into. TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

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N) Dollar rolls To enhance returns, the fund may enter into dollar rolls (principally using TBAs) in which the fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the period between the sale and subsequent purchase, the fund will not be entitled to receive income and principal payments on the securities sold. The fund will, however, retain the difference between the initial sales price and the forward price for the future purchase. The fund will also be able to earn interest on the cash proceeds that are received from the initial sale on settlement date. The fund may be exposed to market or credit risk if the price of the security changes unfavorably or the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the agreement.

O) Interfund lending Effective July 2010, each fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). This program allows the fund to borrow from or lend to other Putnam funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. Interest earned or paid on the interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates.

During the reporting period, the funds did not utilize the program.

P) Line of credit Effective July 2010, the funds participate, along with other Putnam funds, in a $285 million unsecured committed line of credit and a $165 million unsecured uncommitted line of credit, both provided by State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street). Borrowings may be made for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests and trade settlements. Interest is charged to the fund based on the fund’s borrowing at a rate equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 1.25% for the committed line of credit and the Federal Funds rate plus 1.30% for the uncommitted line of credit. A closing fee equal to 0.03% of the committed line of credit and $100,000 for the uncommitted line of credit has been paid by the participating funds. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on any unutilized portion of the committed line of credit is allocated to the participating funds based on their relative net assets and paid quarterly.

During the reporting period, the funds had no borrowings against these arrangements.

Q) Federal taxes It is the policy of each fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time period and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of each fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code. Each fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The funds did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Each of the funds’ federal tax returns for the prior periods remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

At October 31, 2010, the 500 Fund had a capital loss carryover of $127,361 available to the extent allowed by the Code to offset future net capital gain, if any. This capital loss carryover will expire on October 31, 2018.

At October 31, 2010, the 700 Fund had a capital loss carryover of $1,113,078 available to the extent allowed by the Code to offset future net capital gain, if any. This capital loss carryover will expire on October 31, 2018.

R) Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are recorded by the funds on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

In the 500 Fund these differences include temporary and/or permanent differences of foreign currency gains and losses, unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts, income on swap contracts and interest only securities. Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. For the reporting period ended, the fund reclassified $2,504,413 to decrease undistributed net investment income and $6,385 to decrease paid-in-capital, with an increase to accumulated net realized gains of $2,510,798.

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The tax basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of the close of the reporting period were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation  $19,843,875 
Unrealized depreciation  (9,577,415) 

Net unrealized appreciation  10,266,460 
Undistributed ordinary income  10,774,749 
Capital loss carryforward  (127,361) 
Cost for federal income tax purposes  $691,391,930 

 

In the 700 Fund these differences include temporary and/or permanent differences of foreign currency gains and losses, income on swap contracts, unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts, realized gains and losses on certain futures contracts and interest only securities. Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. For the reporting period ended, the fund reclassified $2,123,922 to decrease undistributed net investment income and $9,817 to decrease paid-in-capital, with an increase to accumulated net realized gains of $2,133,739.

The tax basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of the close of the reporting period were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation  $20,792,608 
Unrealized depreciation  (10,210,391) 

Net unrealized appreciation  10,582,217 
Undistributed ordinary income  13,759,714 
Capital loss carryforward  (1,113,078) 
Cost for federal income tax purposes  $592,740,531 


S) Expenses of the trust
Expenses directly charged or attributable to any fund will be paid from the assets of that fund. Generally, expenses of the Trust will be allocated among and charged to the assets of each fund on a basis that the Trustees deem fair and equitable, which may be based on the relative assets of each fund or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability to each fund.

T) Offering costs The offering costs of $125,939 (for the 500 Fund and the 700 Fund) have been fully amortized on a straight-line basis as of December 23, 2009. As of the close of the reporting period, the fund has reimbursed Putnam Management for the payment of these expenses.

Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

Prior to February 1, 2010, the funds paid Putnam Management for management and investment advisory services monthly based on the average net assets of the fund. Such fee was based on the following annual rates:

500 Fund: 0.80% of the first $500 million, 0.70% of the next $500 million, 0.65% of the next $500 million, 0.60% of the next $5 billion, 0.575% of the next $5 billion, 0.555% of the next $5 billion, 0.54% of the next $5 billion and 0.53% of any excess thereafter.

700 Fund: 0.95% of the first $500 million, 0.85% of the next $500 million, 0.80% of the next $500 million, 0.75% of the next $5 billion, 0.725% of the next $5 billion, 0.705% of the next $5 billion, 0.69% of the next $5 billion and 0.68% of any excess thereafter.

Effective February 1, 2010, the funds pay Putnam Management a management fee (base fee) (based on the fund’s average net assets and computed and paid monthly) at annual rates that may vary based on the average of the aggregate net assets of most open-end funds, as defined in the fund’s management contract, sponsored by Putnam Management. Such annual rates may vary as follows:

500 Fund: 0.880% of the first $5 billion, 0.830% of the next $5 billion, 0.780% of the next $10 billion, 0.730% of the next $10 billion, 0.680% of the next $50 billion, 0.660% of the next $50 billion, 0.650% of the next $100 billion and 0.645% of any excess thereafter.

700 Fund: 1.030% of the first $5 billion, 0.980% of the next $5 billion, 0.930% of the next $10 billion, 0.880% of the next $10 billion, 0.830% of the next $50 billion, 0.810% of the next $50 billion, 0.800% of the next $100 billion and 0.795% of any excess thereafter.

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Commencing with each fund’s thirteenth whole calendar month of operation (January 2010), the applicable base fee will be increased or decreased for each month by an amount based on the performance of the fund. The amount of the increase or decrease will be calculated monthly based on a performance adjustment rate that is equal to 0.04 multiplied by the difference between the fund’s annualized performance (measured by the fund’s class A shares) and the annualized performance of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index plus 5.00% and 7.00% (for 500 Portfolio and 700 Portfolio, respectively), over the performance period. The maximum annualized performance adjustment rate is +/– 0.20% and +/– 0.28% (for 500 Portfolio and 700 Portfolio, respectively). The performance period will be the thirty-six month period then ended or, if the fund has not then operated for thirty-six whole calendar months, the period from the date the fund commenced operations to the end of the month for which the fee adjustment is being computed. Each month, the performance adjustment rate will be multiplied by the fund’s average net assets over the performance period and the result will be divided by twelve. The resulting dollar amount will be added to, or subtracted from, the base fee for that month. The monthly base fee is determined based on the fund’s average net assets for the month, while the performance adjustment will be determined based on the fund’s average net assets over the performance period of up to thirty-six months. This means it is possible that, if the fund underperforms significantly over the performance period, and the fund’s assets have declined significantly over that period, the negative performance adjustment may exceed the base fee. In this event, Putnam Management would make a payment to the fund.

For the reporting period ended, the base fee represented an effective rate of 0.74% and 0.89% (for the 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) of each fund’s average net assets before an increase of $103,247 and $148,005 (for the 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) (0.02% and 0.04% of each fund’s average net assets) based on performance.

Effective November 1, 2010, Putnam Management has agreed to limit the funds’ total expenses through February 28, 2012, to the extent that the total expenses of the funds (before performance adjustments to the fund’s management fee and excluding brokerage, interest, taxes, investment related expenses, extraordinary expenses, and payments under each fund’s distribution plans) will not exceed an annual rate of 0.90% (for Putnam Absolute 500 Fund) and 1.10% (for Putnam Absolute 700 Fund) of the fund’s average net assets.

Putnam Management had previously agreed to limit its compensation (and, to the extent necessary, bear other expenses) through October 31, 2010, to the extent that expenses of the fund (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, expense off set and brokerage/service arrangements and payments under each fund’s investment management and distribution plans) would exceed an annual rate of 0.45% of each fund’s average net assets. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $69,222 and $101,907 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) as a result of this limit.

Putnam Management has also contractually agreed, through June 30, 2011, to waive fees or reimburse the funds’ expenses to the extent necessary to limit the cumulative expenses of the fund, exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses and payments under the fund’s investor servicing contract, investment management contract and distribution plans, on a fiscal year-to-date basis to an annual rate of 0.20% of the fund’s average net assets over such fiscal year-to-date period. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were not reduced as a result of this limit.

Putnam Investments Limited (PIL), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of each fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. Putnam Management pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average net assets of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.

The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (PAC), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of each fund, as designated from time to time by Putnam Management or PIL. Putnam Management or PIL, as applicable, pays a quarterly sub-advisory fee to PAC for its services at the annual rate of 0.35% of the average net assets of the portion of the fund’s assets for which PAC is engaged as sub-adviser.

The funds reimburse Putnam Management an allocated amount for the compensation and related expenses of certain officers of the fund and their staff who provide administrative services to the fund. The aggregate amount of all such reimbursements is determined annually by the Trustees.

Custodial functions for the funds’ assets are provided by State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street). Custody fees are based on the fund’s asset level, the number of its security holdings and transaction volumes.

Putnam Investor Services, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management, provides investor servicing agent functions to the funds. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. received fees for investor servicing based on each fund’s retail asset level, the number of shareholder accounts in the funds and the level of defined contribution plan assets in the fund. Investor servicing fees will not exceed an annual rate of 0.375% of each fund’s average net assets. The amounts

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incurred for investor servicing agent functions during the reporting period are included in Investor servicing fees in the Statement of operations.

The fund has entered into expense offset arrangements with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. and State Street whereby Putnam Investor Services, Inc.’s and State Street’s fees are reduced by credits allowed on cash balances. For the reporting period, the funds’ expenses were reduced by $2,953 and $2,951 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) under the expense offset arrangements.

Each independent Trustee of the funds receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $435 and $387 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively), as a quarterly retainer, has been allocated to the fund, and an additional fee for each Trustees meeting attended. Trustees also are reimbursed for expenses they incur relating to their services as Trustees.

Each fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the Deferral Plan) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees payable on or after July 1, 1995. The deferred fees remain invested in certain Putnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.

Each fund has adopted an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Pension Plan) covering all Trustees of the fund who have served as a Trustee for at least five years and were first elected prior to 2004. Benefits under the Pension Plan are equal to 50% of the Trustee’s average annual attendance and retainer fees for the three years ended December 31, 2005. The retirement benefit is payable during a Trustee’s lifetime, beginning the year following retirement, for the number of years of service through December 31, 2006. Pension expense for the fund is included in Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of operations. Accrued pension liability is included in Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Trustees have terminated the Pension Plan with respect to any Trustee first elected after 2003.

Each fund has adopted distribution plans (the Plans) with respect to its class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The purpose of the Plans is to compensate Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and Putnam Retail Management GP, Inc., for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the fund. The Plans provide for payments by each fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to 0.35%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively. The Trustees have approved payment by the fund at an annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.75% and 0.50% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively.

For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received the following:

  Class A  Class M 
  net commissions  net commissions 

500 Fund  $616,701  $15,861 

700 Fund  405,042  7,556 

 
  Class B contingent  Class C contingent 
  deferred sales charges  deferred sales charges 

500 Fund  $35,283  $46,642 

700 Fund  23,081  29,551 


A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and 0.65% is assessed on certain redemptions of class A and class M shares, respectively. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received $5 and $16,024 on class A redemptions and no monies on class M redemptions, for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively.

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities other than short-term investments were as follows:

U.S. Government Securities     
  Purchases  Sales 

500 Fund  $6,704,955  $34,067,526 

700 Fund  2,987,813  2,985,938 

 

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Other Securities     
  Purchases  Sales 

500 Fund  $970,661,037  $589,550,318 

700 Fund  1,039,131,959  708,537,935 

 

Written option transactions during the reporting period are summarized as follows:

    Contract amounts/   
500 Fund    number of contracts  Premiums received 

Written options  Contracts  45  $137,081 
outstanding at  EUR     
beginning of period  JPY     
  USD  86,576,800  4,979,374 

Options opened  Contracts  2,855,805  2,592,713 
  EUR  18,260,000  63,344 
  JPY  20,000,000  12,355 
  USD  187,671,760  11,638,836 

Options exercised  USD  (18,541,900)  (778,454) 

Options expired  Contracts  (1,189,996)  (1,155,875) 
  USD  (18,541,900)  (778,454) 

Options closed  Contracts  (1,665,854)  (1,573,919) 
  EUR  (18,260,000)  (63,344) 
  JPY  (20,000,000)  (12,355) 
  USD  (9,648,400)  (336,367) 

Written options  Contracts     
outstanding at  EUR     
end of period  JPY     
  USD  227,516,360  $14,724,935 

 
    Contract amounts/   
700 Fund    number of contracts  Premiums received 

Written options  Contracts  35  $106,618 
outstanding at  EUR     
beginning of period  JPY     
  USD  87,310,200  4,982,347 

Options opened  Contracts  2,602,806  2,378,402 
  EUR  22,360,000  77,568 
  JPY  25,000,000  15,444 
  USD  207,395,280  13,104,431 

Options exercised  USD  (17,178,500)  (769,801) 

Options expired  Contracts  (1,101,843)  (1,017,360) 
  USD  (17,178,500)  (769,801) 

Options closed  Contracts  (1,500,998)  (1,467,660) 
  EUR  (22,360,000)  (77,568) 
  JPY  (25,000,000)  (15,444) 
  USD  (15,122,000)  (527,190) 

Written options  Contracts     
outstanding at  EUR     
end of period  JPY     
  USD  245,226,480  $16,019,986 

 

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Note 4: Capital shares

At the close of the reporting period, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

500 Fund         
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  23,782,655  $257,645,023  11,764,909  $121,190,142 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  203,279  2,191,347     

  23,985,934  259,836,370  11,764,909  121,190,142 

Shares repurchased  (4,932,352)  (53,502,498)  (2,002,656)  (20,649,248) 

Net increase  19,053,582  $206,333,872  9,762,253  $100,540,894 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  1,711,509  $18,426,767  1,228,125  $12,576,087 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  16,074  172,468     

  1,727,583  18,599,235  1,228,125  12,576,087 

Shares repurchased  (352,785)  (3,792,124)  (82,553)  (856,108) 

Net increase  1,374,798  $14,807,111  1,145,572  $11,719,979 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  10,244,761  $110,203,936  4,142,326  $42,959,329 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  59,111  633,664     

  10,303,872  110,837,600  4,142,326  42,959,329 

Shares repurchased  (1,610,361)  (17,307,019)  (182,280)  (1,896,992) 

Net increase  8,693,511  $93,530,581  3,960,046  $41,062,337 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class M  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  446,776  $4,817,868  211,540  $2,197,684 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  4,293  46,062     

  451,069  4,863,930  211,540  2,197,684 

Shares repurchased  (74,124)  (799,777)  (10,929)  (114,530) 

Net increase  376,945  $4,064,153  200,611  $2,083,154 

 

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      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  81,330  $878,652  21,693  $228,113 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  691  7,428     

  82,021  886,080  21,693  228,113 

Shares repurchased  (14,147)  (152,424)  (501)  (5,258) 

Net increase  67,874  $733,656  21,192  $222,855 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  11,689,066  $127,134,411  6,702,561  $70,702,503 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  115,412  1,245,298     

  11,804,478  128,379,709  6,702,561  70,702,503 

Shares repurchased  (4,141,700)  (44,965,963)  (482,341)  (5,133,159) 

Net increase  7,662,778  $83,413,746  6,220,220  $65,569,344 

 
700 Fund         
 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  21,763,862  $245,768,014  8,587,494  $90,704,176 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  159,219  1,784,850     

  21,923,081  247,552,864  8,587,494  90,704,176 

Shares repurchased  (5,229,493)  (59,184,483)  (1,846,915)  (19,372,171) 

Net increase  16,693,588  $188,368,381  6,740,579  $71,332,005 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  1,203,350  $13,486,923  636,403  $6,613,934 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  9,235  102,949     

  1,212,585  13,589,872  636,403  6,613,934 

Shares repurchased  (185,091)  (2,075,351)  (40,801)  (431,216) 

Net increase  1,027,494  $11,514,521  595,602  $6,182,718 

 

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      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  7,151,162  $80,125,626  2,843,742  $30,273,422 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  42,914  478,496     

  7,194,076  80,604,122  2,843,742  30,273,422 

Shares repurchased  (1,158,904)  (12,975,399)  (157,872)  (1,722,236) 

Net increase  6,035,172  $67,628,723  2,685,870  $28,551,186 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class M  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  212,407  $2,382,773  138,717  $1,449,956 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  2,931  32,683     

  215,338  2,415,456  138,717  1,449,956 

Shares repurchased  (71,312)  (799,494)  (6,940)  (72,723) 

Net increase  144,026  $1,615,962  131,777  $1,377,233 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  31,578  $353,680  8,789  $93,856 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  192  2,143     

  31,770  355,823  8,789  93,856 

Shares repurchased  (3,661)  (41,322)  (4)  (40) 

Net increase  28,109  $314,501  8,785  $93,816 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  13,566,682  $153,272,406  5,985,031  $64,726,974 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  95,393  1,069,350     

  13,662,075  154,341,756  5,985,031  64,726,974 

Shares repurchased  (4,305,514)  (48,723,978)  (548,906)  (6,024,910) 

Net increase  9,356,561  $105,617,778  5,436,125  $58,702,064 

 

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Note 5: Summary of derivative activity

500 Fund

The following is a summary of the market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

Market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period

  Asset derivatives  Liability derivatives 

Derivatives not         
accounted for as  Statement of    Statement of   
hedging instruments  assets and    assets and   
under ASC 815  liabilities location  Market value  liabilities location  Market value 

Credit contracts  Receivables  $278,905  Payables  $— 

Foreign exchange         
contracts  Receivables  601,296  Payables  365,475 

  Investments, Receivables,       
  Net assets —    Net assets —   
  Unrealized appreciation/    Unrealized appreciation/   
Equity contracts  (depreciation)  3,860,178*  (depreciation)  2,135,980* 

Interest rate  Investments, Receivables,  16,270,895*  Payables, Net assets —  36,233,200* 
contracts  Net assets —    Unrealized appreciation/   
  Unrealized appreciation/    (depreciation)   
  (depreciation)       

Total    $21,011,274    $38,734,655 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $(1,735,100)  $(1,735,100) 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      1,670,925    1,670,925 

Equity contracts  945,292  (3,300,983)    (3,558,012)  (5,913,704) 

Interest rate contracts  (609,773)  302,716    (5,064,572)  (5,371,629) 

Total  $335,519  $(2,998,267)  $1,670,925  $(10,357,684)  $(11,349,507) 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $486,198  $486,198 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      235,821    235,821 

Equity contracts  (2,444,013)  (741,497)    2,440,948  (744,562) 

Interest rate contracts  (1,255,166)  (2,625,211)    (4,401,508)  (8,281,885) 

Total  $(3,699,179)  $(3,366,708)  $235,821  $(1,474,362)  $(8,304,428) 

 

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700 Fund

The following is a summary of the market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

Market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period

  Asset derivatives  Liability derivatives 

Derivatives not         
accounted for as  Statement of    Statement of   
hedging instruments  assets and    assets and   
under ASC 815  liabilities location  Market value  liabilities location  Market value 

Credit contracts  Receivables  $192,905  Payables  $— 

Foreign exchange         
contracts  Receivables  785,543  Payables  462,607 

  Investments, Receivables,       
  Net assets —    Net assets —   
  Unrealized appreciation/    Unrealized appreciation/   
Equity contracts  (depreciation)  3,624,350*  (depreciation)  2,381,624* 

Interest rate  Investments, Receivables,  18,685,675*  Payables, Net assets —  38,123,613* 
contracts  Net assets —    Unrealized appreciation/   
  Unrealized appreciation/    (depreciation)   
  (depreciation)       

Total    $23,288,473    $40,967,844 


* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $(2,420,009)  $(2,420,009) 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      2,192,854    2,192,854 

Equity contracts  997,788  (2,211,143)    (4,161,975)  (5,375,330) 

Interest rate contracts  (820,609)  (429,319)    (6,336,277)  (7,586,205) 

Total  $177,179  $(2,640,462)  $2,192,854  $(12,918,261)  $(13,188,690) 


Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

 

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $324,783  $324,783 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      322,936    322,936 

Equity contracts  (2,398,967)  (664,119)    1,776,804  (1,286,282) 

Interest rate contracts  (2,047,761)  (3,245,699)    (2,617,541)  (7,911,001) 

Total  $(4,446,728)  $(3,909,818)  $322,936  $(515,954)  $(8,549,564) 

 

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Note 6: Initial capitalization and offering of shares

Each fund was established as a series of the Trust on September 12, 2008 and commenced operations on December 23, 2008. Prior to December 23, 2008, each fund had no operations other than those related to organizational matters, including as noted below, the initial capital contributions by Putnam Investments, LLC and issuance of shares:

500 Fund     
  Capital contribution  Shares issued 

Class A  $9,950,000  995,000 

Class B  10,000  1,000 

Class C  10,000  1,000 

Class M  10,000  1,000 

Class R  10,000  1,000 

Class Y  10,000  1,000 

 
700 Fund     
  Capital contribution  Shares issued 

Class A  $9,950,000  995,000 

Class B  10,000  1,000 

Class C  10,000  1,000 

Class M  10,000  1,000 

Class R  10,000  1,000 

Class Y  10,000  1,000 


Note 7: Investment in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund

Each fund invested in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Income distributions earned by the funds are recorded as interest income in the Statement of operations and totaled $102,259 and $64,213 (for 500 Fund and 700 Fund, respectively) for the reporting period. During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund aggregated as follows:

  Cost of purchases  Proceeds of sales 

500 Fund  $554,330,013  $537,779,664 

700 Fund  492,391,530  479,503,264 


Management fees charged to Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.

Note 8: Senior loan commitments

Senior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan. When the fund invests in a loan or participation, the fund is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the fund and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the fund, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.

Note 9: Regulatory matters and litigation

In late 2003 and 2004, Putnam Management settled charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and the Massachusetts Securities Division in connection with excessive short-term trading in Putnam funds. Distribution of payments from Putnam Management to certain open-end Putnam funds and their shareholders is expected to be completed in the next several months. These allegations and related matters have served

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as the general basis for certain lawsuits, including purported class action lawsuits against Putnam Management and, in a limited number of cases, some Putnam funds. Putnam Management believes that these lawsuits will have no material adverse effect on the funds or on Putnam Management’s ability to provide investment management services. In addition, Putnam Management has agreed to bear any costs incurred by the Putnam funds as a result of these matters.

Note 10: Market and credit risk

In the normal course of business, each fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The funds may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the fund has unsettled or open transactions will default.

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Federal tax information (Unaudited)

The 500 fund designated 7.25% of ordinary income distributions as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporations.

For its tax year ended October 31, 2010, the 500 fund hereby designates 8.39%, or the maximum amount allowable, of its taxable ordinary income distributions as qualified dividends taxed at the individual net capital gain rates.

For the tax year ended October 31, 2010, pursuant to §871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the 500 fund hereby designates $1,731,559 of distributions paid as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends, and $1,130,068 to be taxed as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

The 700 fund designated 5.59% of ordinary income distributions as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporations.

For its tax year ended October 31, 2010, the 700 fund hereby designates 7.00%, or the maximum amount allowable, of its taxable ordinary income distributions as qualified dividends taxed at the individual net capital gain rates.

For the tax year ended October 31, 2010, pursuant to §871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the 700 fund hereby designates $2,037,424 of distributions paid as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends, and $524,582 to be taxed as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

The Form 1099 you receive in January 2011 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2010.

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Shareholder meeting results (Unaudited)

January 15, 2010 meeting

At the meeting, each of the nominees for Trustees was elected with all funds of the Trust voting together as a single class, as follows:

  Votes for  Votes withheld 

Ravi Akhoury  2,566,689,700  3,929,918 

Jameson A. Baxter  2,566,704,258  3,915,360 

Charles B. Curtis  2,566,702,967  3,916,651 

Robert J. Darretta  2,566,745,632  3,873,986 

Myra R. Drucker  2,566,694,748  3,924,870 

John A. Hill  2,566,712,158  3,907,460 

Paul L. Joskow  2,566,754,802  3,864,816 

Elizabeth T. Kennan*  2,566,690,713  3,928,905 

Kenneth R. Leibler  2,566,733,552  3,886,066 

Robert E. Patterson  2,566,763,419  3,856,199 

George Putnam, III  2,566,693,850  3,925,768 

Robert L. Reynolds  2,566,757,540  3,862,078 

W. Thomas Stephens  2,566,760,127  3,859,491 

Richard B. Worley  2,566,734,621  3,884,997 


* Dr. Kennan retired from the Board of Trustees of the Putnam funds effective June 30, 2010.

For the 700 Fund at the January 15, 2010 meeting

2. A proposal to approve a new management contract between the fund and Putnam Management was approved as follows:

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

4,657,567  145,444  309,053  2,763,913 


3A. A proposal to amend the fundamental investment restrictions with respect to investments in commodities was approved as follows:

 

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

4,634,218  144,627  333,219  2,763,913 


For the 500 Fund at the December 18, 2009 meeting

2. A proposal to approve a new management contract between the fund and Putnam Management was approved as follows:

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

6,814,249  228,384  338,464  4,351,922 


3A. A proposal to amend the fundamental investment restrictions with respect to investments in commodities was approved as follows:

 

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

6,801,636  228,749  350,713  4,351,921 


All tabulations are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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About the Trustees

Independent Trustees

Name     
Year of birth     
Position held  Principal occupations during past five years  Other directorships 

Ravi Akhoury  Advisor to New York Life Insurance Company. Trustee of  Jacob Ballas Capital 
Born 1947  American India Foundation and of the Rubin Museum.  India, a non-banking 
Trustee since 2009  From 1992 to 2007, was Chairman and CEO of MacKay  finance company 
  Shields, a multi-product investment management firm  focused on private 
  with over $40 billion in assets under management.  equity advisory services 

Barbara M. Baumann  President and Owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation,  SM Energy Company, 
Born 1955  a strategic consultant to domestic energy firms and direct  a publicly held energy 
Trustee since 2010  investor in energy assets. Trustee, and Co-Chair of the  company focused on 
  Finance Committee, of Mount Holyoke College. Former  natural gas and crude 
  Chair and current board member of Girls Incorporated of  oil in the United States; 
  Metro Denver. Member of the Finance Committee, The  UniSource Energy 
  Children’s Hospital of Denver.  Corporation, a publicly 
    held provider of natural 
    gas and electric service 
    across Arizona; Cody 
    Resources Management, 
    LLP, a privately held 
    energy, ranching, and 
    commercial real estate 
    company 

Jameson A. Baxter  President of Baxter Associates, Inc., a private investment  ASHTA Chemicals, Inc. 
Born 1943  firm. Chairman of Mutual Fund Directors Forum.   
Trustee since 1994 and  Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Mount   
Vice Chairman since 2005  Holyoke College.   

Charles B. Curtis  President Emeritus of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a  Edison International; 
Born 1940  private foundation dealing with national security issues.  Southern California 
Trustee since 2001  Senior Advisor to the United Nations Foundation. Senior  Edison 
  Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International   
Studies. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and   
  the National Petroleum Council.   

Robert J. Darretta  Health Care Industry Advisor to Permira, a global private  United-Health 
Born 1946  equity firm. Until April 2007, was Vice Chairman of the  Group, a diversified 
Trustee since 2007  Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson. Served as  health-care company 
Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Financial Officer for a decade.   

Myra R. Drucker  Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence  Grantham, Mayo, 
Born 1948  College, and a member of the Investment Committee of  Van Otterloo & Co., 
Trustee since 2004  the Kresge Foundation, a charitable trust. Advisor to the  LLC, an investment 
  Employee Benefits Investment Committee of The Boeing  management company 
Company. Retired in 2009 as Chair of the Board of Trustees   
of Commonfund, a not-for-profit firm that manages assets   
for educational endowments and foundations. Until July   
2010, Advisor to RCM Capital Management and member of   
  the Board of Interactive Data Corporation.   

John A. Hill  Founder and Vice-Chairman of First Reserve  Devon Energy 
Born 1942  Corporation, the leading private equity buyout firm  Corporation, a leading 
Trustee since 1985 and  focused on the worldwide energy industry. Serves as a  independent natural gas 
Chairman since 2000  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sarah  and oil exploration and 
  Lawrence College. Also a member of the Advisory Board  production company 
  of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and   
  Performance at the Yale School of Management.   

 

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Name     
Year of birth     
Position held  Principal occupations during past five years  Other directorships 

Paul L. Joskow  Economist and President of the Alfred P. Sloan  TransCanada 
Born 1947  Foundation, a philanthropic institution focused primarily  Corporation, an energy 
Trustee since 1997  on research and education on issues related to science,  company focused on 
  technology, and economic performance. Elizabeth and  natural gas transmission 
  James Killian Professor of Economics and Management,  and power services; 
  Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Exelon Corporation, an 
  (MIT). Prior to 2007, served as the Director of the Center  energy company focused 
  for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at MIT.  on power services 

Kenneth R. Leibler  Founder and former Chairman of Boston Options  Northeast Utilities, 
Born 1949  Exchange, an electronic marketplace for the trading  which operates New 
Trustee since 2006  of derivative securities. Vice Chairman of the Board of  England’s largest energy 
  Trustees of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston,  delivery system 
Massachusetts. Until November 2010, director of Ruder   
Finn Group, a global communications and advertising firm.   

Robert E. Patterson  Senior Partner of Cabot Properties, LP and Co-Chairman  None 
Born 1945  of Cabot Properties, Inc., a private equity firm investing in   
Trustee since 1984  commercial real estate. Past Chairman and Trustee of the   
  Joslin Diabetes Center.   

George Putnam, III  Chairman of New Generation Research, Inc., a publisher  None 
Born 1951  of financial advisory and other research services, and   
Trustee since 1984  founder and President of New Generation Advisors, LLC,   
  a registered investment advisor to private funds.   
Director of The Boston Family Office, LLC, a registered   
  investment advisor.   

W. Thomas Stephens  Retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boise  TransCanada 
Born 1942  Cascade, LLC, a paper, forest products, and timberland  Corporation, an energy 
Trustee from 1997 to 2008  assets company, in December 2008.  company focused on 
and since 2009    natural gas transmission 
    and power services 

Richard B. Worley  Managing Partner of Permit Capital LLC, an investment  Neuberger Berman, 
Born 1945  management firm. Serves as a Trustee of the University of  an investment 
Trustee since 2004  Pennsylvania Medical Center, the Robert Wood Johnson  management firm 
  Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to   
health-care issues, and the National Constitution Center.   
  Also serves as a Director of the Colonial Williamsburg   
Foundation, a historical preservation organization, and as   
  Chairman of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.   

Interested Trustee     

Robert L. Reynolds*  President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam  None 
Born 1952  Investments since 2008. Prior to joining Putnam   
Trustee since 2008 and  Investments, served as Vice Chairman and Chief   
President of the Putnam  Operating Officer of Fidelity Investments from   
Funds since July 2009  2000 to 2007.   


The address of each Trustee is One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109.

As of October 31, 2010, there were 104 Putnam funds. All Trustees serve as Trustees of all Putnam funds.

Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until his or her resignation, retirement at age 72, removal, or death.

* Mr. Reynolds is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the fund, Putnam Management, and/or Putnam Retail Management. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam Investments, as well as the President of your fund and each of the other Putnam funds.

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Officers

In addition to Robert L. Reynolds, the other officers of the fund are shown below:

Jonathan S. Horwitz (Born 1955)  Francis J. McNamara, III (Born 1955) 
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive  Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 
Officer, Treasurer and Compliance Liaison  Since 2004 
Since 2004  Senior Managing Director, Putnam Investments 
Senior Vice President and Treasurer,  and Putnam Management 
The Putnam Funds   
  James P. Pappas (Born 1953)
Steven D. Krichmar (Born 1958)  Vice President 
Vice President and Principal Financial Officer  Since 2004 
Since 2002  Managing Director, Putnam Investments and 
Senior Managing Director, Putnam Investments  Putnam Management 
and Putnam Management   
  Judith Cohen (Born 1945)
Janet C. Smith (Born 1965)  Vice President, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer 
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Principal  Since 1993 
Accounting Officer  Vice President, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer, 
Since 2007  The Putnam Funds 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and   
Putnam Management  Michael Higgins (Born 1976)
  Vice President, Senior Associate Treasurer and
Beth S. Mazor (Born 1958)  Assistant Clerk 
Vice President  Since 2010 
Since 2002  Manager of Finance, Dunkin’ Brands (2008– 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and  2010); Senior Financial Analyst, Old Mutual Asset 
Putnam Management  Management (2007–2008); Senior Financial 
  Analyst, Putnam Investments (1999–2007)
Robert R. Leveille (Born 1969)   
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer  Nancy E. Florek (Born 1957) 
Since 2007  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments,  Assistant Treasurer and Proxy Manager 
Putnam Management and Putnam  Since 2000 
Retail Management  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
  Assistant Treasurer and Proxy Manager,
Mark C. Trenchard (Born 1962)  The Putnam Funds
Vice President and BSA Compliance Officer 
Since 2002  Susan G. Malloy (Born 1957) 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer 
Putnam Retail Management  Since 2007 
  Managing Director, Putnam Management 


The principal occupations of the officers for the past five years have been with the employers as shown above although in some cases, they have held different positions with such employers. The address of each Officer is One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109.

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Services for shareholders

Investor services

Systematic investment plan Tell us how much you wish to invest regularly — weekly, semimonthly, or monthly — and the amount you choose will be transferred automatically from your checking or savings account. There’s no additional fee for this service, and you can suspend it at any time. This plan may be a great way to save for college expenses or to plan for your retirement.

Please note that regular investing does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Before arranging a systematic investment plan, consider your financial ability to continue making purchases in periods when prices are low.

Systematic exchange You can make regular transfers from one Putnam fund to another Putnam fund. There are no additional fees for this service, and you can cancel or change your options at any time.

Dividends PLUS You can choose to have the dividend distributions from one of your Putnam funds automatically reinvested in another Putnam fund at no additional charge.

Free exchange privilege You can exchange money between Putnam funds free of charge, as long as they are the same class of shares. A signature guarantee is required if you are exchanging more than $500,000. The fund reserves the right to revise or terminate the exchange privilege.

Reinstatement privilege If you’ve sold Putnam shares or received a check for a dividend or capital gain, you may reinvest the proceeds with Putnam within 90 days of the transaction and they will be reinvested at the fund’s current net asset value — with no sales charge. However, reinstatement of class B shares may have special tax consequences. Ask your financial or tax representative for details.

Check-writing service You have ready access to many Putnam accounts. It’s as simple as writing a check, and there are no special fees or service charges. For more information about the check-writing service, call Putnam or visit our Web site.

Dollar cost averaging When you’re investing for long-term goals, it’s time, not timing, that counts. Investing on a systematic basis is a better strategy than trying to figure out when the markets will go up or down. This means investing the same amount of money regularly over a long period. This method of investing is called dollar cost averaging. When a fund’s share price declines, your investment dollars buy more shares at lower prices. When it increases, they buy fewer shares. Over time, you will pay a lower average price per share.

For more information

Visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com A secure section of our Web site contains complete information on your account, including balances and transactions, updated daily. You may also conduct transactions, such as exchanges, additional investments, and address changes. Log on today to get your password.

Call us toll free at 1-800-225-1581 Ask a helpful Putnam representative or your financial advisor for details about any of these or other services, or see your prospectus.

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Fund information

Founded over 70 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage over 100 funds across income, value, blend, growth, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.

Investment Manager  Trustees  Beth S. Mazor 
Putnam Investment  John A. Hill, Chairman  Vice President 
Management, LLC  Jameson A. Baxter,   
One Post Office Square  Vice Chairman  Robert R. Leveille 
Boston, MA 02109  Ravi Akhoury  Vice President and 
  Barbara M. Baumann  Chief Compliance Officer 
Investment Sub-Manager  Charles B. Curtis   
Putnam Investments Limited  Robert J. Darretta Mark C. Trenchard 
57–59 St James’s Street  Myra R. Drucker  Vice President and 
London, England SW1A 1LD  Paul L. Joskow  BSA Compliance Officer 
  Kenneth R. Leibler  
Investment Sub-Advisor  Robert E. Patterson Francis J. McNamara, III 
The Putnam Advisory  George Putnam, III Vice President and 
Company, LLC  Robert L. Reynolds Chief Legal Officer 
One Post Office Square  W. Thomas Stephens  
Boston, MA 02109  Richard B. Worley James P. Pappas 
  Vice President 
Marketing Services  Officers   
Putnam Retail Management  Robert L. Reynolds Judith Cohen 
One Post Office Square  President Vice President, Clerk and 
Boston, MA 02109  Assistant Treasurer 
  Jonathan S. Horwitz   
Custodian  Executive Vice President, Michael Higgins 
State Street Bank  Principal Executive Vice President, Senior Associate 
and Trust Company  Officer, Treasurer and Treasurer and Assistant Clerk 
  Compliance Liaison  
Legal Counsel    Nancy E. Florek 
Ropes & Gray LLP  Steven D. Krichmar  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer and 
Independent Registered  Principal Financial Officer Proxy Manager 
Public Accounting Firm     
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP  Janet C. Smith  Susan G. Malloy 
  Vice President, Assistant Vice President and 
  Treasurer and Principal Assistant Treasurer 
  Accounting Officer  
   


This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund. It may also be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus, the most recent copy of Putnam’s Quarterly Performance Summary, and Putnam’s Quarterly Ranking Summary. For more recent performance, please visit putnam.com. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund, which are described in its prospectus. For this and other information or to request a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, call 1-800-225-1581 toll free. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. The funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the funds’ Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-225-1581.






Item 2. Code of Ethics:

(a) The fund’s principal executive, financial and accounting officers are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the Fund's investment manager. As such they are subject to a comprehensive Code of Ethics adopted and administered by Putnam Investments which is designed to protect the interests of the firm and its clients. The Fund has adopted a Code of Ethics which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments with respect to all of its officers and Trustees who are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC. For this reason, the Fund has not adopted a separate code of ethics governing its principal executive, financial and accounting officers.

(c) In May 2008, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investment Management, LLC was updated in its entirety to include the amendments adopted in August 2007 as well as a several additional technical, administrative and non-substantive changes. In May of 2009, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investment Management, LLC was amended to reflect that all employees will now be subject to a 90-day blackout restriction on holding Putnam open-end funds, except for portfolio managers and their supervisors (and each of their immediate family members), who will be subject to a one-year blackout restriction on the funds that they manage or supervise. In June 2010, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments was updated in its entirety to include the amendments adopted in May of 2009 and to change certain rules and limits contained in the Code of Ethics. In addition, the updated Code of Ethics included numerous technical, administrative and non-substantive changes, which were intended primarily to make the document easier to navigate and understand.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:

The Funds' Audit and Compliance Committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The Trustees believe that each of the members of the Audit and Compliance Committee also possess a combination of knowledge and experience with respect to financial accounting matters, as well as other attributes, that qualify them for service on the Committee. In addition, the Trustees have determined that each of Mr. Patterson, Mr. Leibler, Mr. Hill, Mr. Darretta and Ms. Baumann qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on their review of his or her pertinent experience and education. The SEC has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:

Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund:

The following table presents fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the fund by the fund’s independent auditor:



Fiscal    Audit-     
year  Audit  Related  Tax  All Other 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $118,268  $--  $8,489  $- 
October 31, 2009*  $101,866  $--  $8,824  $- 

 

*The fund commenced operations on December 23, 2008.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, the fund’s independent auditor billed aggregate non-audit fees in the amounts of $ 408,142 and $ 684,012 respectively, to the fund, Putnam Management and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Putnam Management that provides ongoing services to the fund.

Audit Fees represent fees billed for the fund's last two fiscal years relating to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for services traditionally performed by the fund’s auditor, including accounting consultation for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation.

Tax Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services. Tax planning and tax advice services include assistance with tax audits, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds’ independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.

The Audit and Compliance Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by Putnam Management and certain of its affiliates of the funds’ independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by Putnam Management or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.

The following table presents fees billed by the fund’s independent auditor for services required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Fiscal  Audit-    All  Total 
year  Related  Tax  Other  Non-Audit 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $ -  $ 243,601  $ -  $ - 
October 31 2009  $ -  $ 533,948  $ -  $ - 

 



Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund:

The following table presents fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the fund by the fund’s independent auditor:

Fiscal    Audit-     
year  Audit  Related  Tax  All Other 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $129,429  $--  $8,484  $- 
October 31, 2009*  $114,938  $--  $8,776  $- 

 

*The fund commenced operations on December 23, 2008.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, the fund’s independent auditor billed aggregate non-audit fees in the amounts of $ 408,137 and $ 683,964 respectively, to the fund, Putnam Management and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Putnam Management that provides ongoing services to the fund.

Audit Fees represent fees billed for the fund's last two fiscal years relating to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for services traditionally performed by the fund’s auditor, including accounting consultation for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation.

Tax Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services. Tax planning and tax advice services include assistance with tax audits, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds’ independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.

The Audit and Compliance Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by Putnam Management and certain of its affiliates of the funds’ independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by Putnam Management or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.

The following table presents fees billed by the fund’s independent auditor for services required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.



Fiscal  Audit-    All  Total 
year  Related  Tax  Other  Non-Audit 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $ -  $ 243,601  $ -  $ - 
October 31, 2009  $ -  $ 533,948  $ -  $ - 

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments:

The registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:

Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies

Not Applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:

Not applicable

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

Not applicable

Item 11. 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 12. Exhibits:

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics of The Putnam Funds, which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments, is filed herewith.

(a)(2) 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.



(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) 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: December 29, 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: December 29, 2010

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: December 29, 2010



UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-CSR 
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
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 
  800 Boylston Street 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (617) 292-1000 
 
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2010     
 
Date of reporting period: November 1, 2009 — October 31, 2010 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders:
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940:






Putnam
Absolute Return
100 and 300
Funds

Annual report
10 | 31 | 10

Message from the Trustees  1 

About the funds  2 

Performance snapshot  4 

Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager  5 

Your fund’s performance  10 

Your fund’s expenses  14 

Terms and definitions  17 

Trustee approval of management contract  18 

Other information for shareholders  23 

Financial statements  24 

Federal tax information  100 

Shareholder meeting results  101 

About the Trustees  102 

Officers  104 

 



Message from the Trustees

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Stock markets around the world rallied strongly over the past few months, riding a rising tide of strengthening investor confidence and slowly improving economic and corporate data. Indeed, U.S. stocks delivered their best September in 71 years, and continued to add to those gains in October. Bond markets also have generated positive results for much of 2010 and continue to be a source of refuge for risk-averse investors.

It is important to recognize, however, that we may see periods of heightened market volatility as markets and economies seek more solid ground. The slow pace of the U.S. economic recovery and ongoing European sovereign debt concerns have made markets more susceptible to disappointing news. We believe, however, that Putnam’s research-intensive, actively managed investment approach is well suited for this environment.

In developments affecting oversight of your fund, Barbara M. Baumann has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds, effective July 1, 2010. Ms. Baumann is president and owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation of Denver, Colorado, a strategic consultant to domestic energy firms and direct investor in energy assets. We also want to thank Elizabeth T. Kennan, who has retired from the Board of Trustees, for her many years of dedicated and thoughtful leadership.

Lastly, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome new shareholders to the funds and to thank all of our investors for your continued confidence in Putnam.




About the funds

Pursuing positive returns with less volatility

In response to the considerable financial market volatility investors have experienced in recent years, Putnam Absolute Return Funds are designed to provide helpful diversification to portfolios.

Putnam Absolute Return Funds differ from traditional relative return funds in three important ways. First, absolute return funds pursue positive total returns with less volatility over reasonable periods, generally three years or more. Most traditional funds seek outperformance relative to an asset-class benchmark, and their returns may be negative when the benchmark declines. Second, in an effort to reduce volatility, absolute return funds seek to isolate and mitigate specific risks that could cause negative results. Third, absolute return funds are independent from traditional benchmarks, giving them the flexibility to invest in a wide range of securities from sectors and markets around the world. They can adjust the mix of investments as market opportunities change. In short, absolute return funds are less constrained than funds that focus on outperforming a traditional stock or bond benchmark.

In addition to these features, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and 300 Fund are backed by Putnam’s comprehensive fixed-income investment resources. Nearly 80 bond experts cover every fixed-income sector in global markets. They use advanced risk management techniques such as active trading strategies designed to exploit market inefficiencies. These tools can help mitigate downside risk and potentially help the funds outperform general markets during flat or negative conditions.

Consider these risks before investing:

Asset allocation decisions may not always be correct and may adversely affect fund performance. The use of leverage through derivatives may magnify this risk. Leverage and derivatives carry other risks that may result in losses, including the effects of unexpected market shifts and/or the potential illiquidity of certain derivatives. International investments carry risks of volatile currencies, economies, and governments, and emerging-market securities can be illiquid. Bonds are affected by changes in interest rates, credit conditions, and inflation. As interest rates rise, prices of bonds fall. Long-term bonds are more sensitive to interest-rate risk than short-term bonds, while lower-rated bonds may offer higher yields in return for more risk. Unlike bonds, bond funds have ongoing fees and expenses.

Recurring volatility shows the need for absolute returns

The historical events described below caused setbacks for stocks and bonds. That is why it is important to diversify a portfolio. Investing in an absolute return fund may help achieve this goal.

Inflation In 1980, the Consumer Price Index rose 13.5%, and long-term government bonds fell 3.95%. (Source: Ibbotson Long-Term U.S. Government Total Return Index.)

Market panic On Black Monday, October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 23% in one day.

Global conflict After the September 11 attacks in 2001, the S&P 500 dropped 7.1% when the stock market reopened days later.

Financial crisis After the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008, stocks, bonds, and global markets fell, and even investment-grade bonds lost value, declining 2.4% in October 2008. (Source: Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index.)

Data is historical. Performance is shown at net asset value. Had sales charge been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance. The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasury bills publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (Barclays Aggregate) is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities. Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not have a sales charge. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The securities in the Putnam funds will differ from those in the indexes, and the funds’ performance will differ in accordance with the funds’ objective. For the first nine weeks of 2009 (12/31/08–3/9/09), the S&P 500 returned –24.63%. U.S. government bond performance is measured by the Barclays Capital Government Bond Index.


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Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance of class A shares assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart do not reflect a sales charge of 1.00%; had they, returns would have been lower. See pages 5 and 10–13 for additional performance information. For a portion of the periods, these funds may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.

The funds are not expected to outperform stocks and bonds during periods of market rallies.

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Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager

Rob Bloemker

Rob, in the second half of the funds’ fiscal year, global markets had some sharp drops and robust rallies. How did Absolute Return Funds perform?

We saw quite stable performance in Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund. For the year that ended October 31, 2010, class A shares of the 100 Fund advanced 1.50% at net asset value, and class A shares of the 300 Fund rose 3.53%. As a reminder, the funds’ performance goals are generally considered over a three-year, not a one-year, period — the 100 Fund and 300 Fund seek to outpace T-bills by 1% and 3%, respectively, on an annualized basis over reasonable periods [generally at least three years or more].

Market volatility was significant since our last update six months ago. In May 2010, as the second half of the fiscal year began, the crisis in European sovereign bond markets came to a turning point, as European governments agreed on a rescue package for Greece worth nearly $1 trillion. This crisis had spillover effects in numerous bond sectors and in the U.S. market. It caused tightening in the credit markets amid worry about a double-dip recession. However, conditions gradually stabilized, and the economic worries caused interest rates to rally. The funds were much more stable than the markets.

How did you steer the funds away from volatility?

We pursued a number of strategies reflected in different holdings, so that the funds were not tied to any central, common risk. Both funds continued to carefully deploy cash in securities that offered greater return potential but relatively low volatility as well, in our view. Above all, we avoided taking significant interest-rate risk. We also avoided sovereign bond risk, given the problems in Europe. We continued to invest in distressed

 

This comparison shows the funds’ performance in the context of broad market indexes for the 12 months ended 10/31/10. See pages 4 and 10–13 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on page 17.

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mortgage-backed securities and to benefit from the low level of mortgage prepayments. We also pursued a term-structure strategy, favoring securities with mid-range maturity dates, rather than short-term or long-term maturities. We bought positions in corporate bonds for both funds, and we also undertook currency strategies. This diversification through strategies is something that makes these funds different from many of their competitors.

How did you seek to eliminate duration risk from the funds?

We kept the funds’ duration — the sensitivity to interest-rate movements — near zero by using hedging strategies with derivatives such as interest-rate swaps and options contracts. We also used futures contracts in managing exposure to interest rates. In hindsight, the funds could have earned higher returns if we had taken more interest-rate risk, but our strategy helped to limit performance volatility.

What are the components of the mortgage strategies?

During the period, the funds benefited from our balanced approach to prepayment risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk, primarily as a result of three major mortgage strategies.

First, we held a position in short-term commercial mortgage-backed securities [CMBS], focusing on bonds in the highly liquid topmost part of the capital structure. Our analysis suggested that these bonds were undervalued relative to their liquidity risk. Our CMBS holdings benefited from an increasing investor perception that even though commercial mortgage delinquencies have continued to grow, senior CMBSs have enough structural protection to withstand losses.

Second, the funds’ mortgage strategies also included investments in government-agency interest-only collateralized mortgage obligations [CMO IOs]. CMOs are structured mortgage-backed securities that use pools of


Allocations are represented as a percentage of portfolio value and include derivative instruments. These may differ from allocations shown later in this report. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

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mortgage pass-through bonds, or mortgage loans themselves, as collateral and carve the cash flows into different classes to meet the needs of various investors. IOs are securities derived from the interest portion of the underlying mortgages. CMO IOs are designed so that the longer homeowners take to pay down their mortgages, the more money a security holder will make from interest payments on those loans. Despite record-low mortgage rates, refinancing activity was constrained by extremely tight bank-underwriting requirements, making it difficult for many borrowers to qualify for a new loan. Depressed home prices also hampered borrowers’ attempts to refinance by putting loan-to-home-value ratios outside ranges considered acceptable by most lenders. As a result, our CMO IOs accumulated steady cash flows throughout the fiscal year, with minimal prepayment risk.


In implementing our CMO IO strategy, we used interest-rate swaps and options to hedge the funds’ duration, thereby isolating the prepayment risk that we believed was attractively priced.

Our third mortgage strategy entailed investments in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [RMBS]. Within the RMBS area, we emphasized hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, which combine features of both fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages. We also invested in Alt-A mortgages at what we believed were attractive prices. Alt-A mortgages are considered riskier than standard prime mortgages, but of higher quality than subprime mortgages because Alt-A borrowers must have reasonable credit histories.


This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of portfolio value. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings will vary over time.

Data in the chart reflect a new calculation methodology placed in effect within the past six months.

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Can you give more details about the term structure strategy?

We favored bonds with intermediate maturities — greater than two or three years, but less than 10 years. We chose this because the Fed has anchored rates on short-term securities at less than 1% to help keep lending costs low and stimulate the economy. At the same time, we expected long-term securities to be volatile, vulnerable to the market’s shifting views on inflation and deflation. This positioning helped performance because intermediate securities benefited from the Fed’s new quantitative easing policy.

Why did you introduce the currency strategy?

Part of our absolute return discipline is to monitor the markets for attractive opportunities for risk-adjusted returns, and we found potential in currency exchange rates. Our strategy was focused on the Australian dollar, which we overweighted relative to the Swiss franc and the British pound, and we implemented the strategy with forward currency contracts. Australia has been benefiting from strong economic growth as it exports natural resources to China and India. We pursued the strategy primarily in the 300 Fund because of its higher return target.

How did corporate bond holdings perform for the funds?

These positions performed well. Many companies have cut costs and restructured their balance sheets to reduce credit risk. This has made a variety of bonds, both investment-grade and high-yield, more attractive on a risk-adjusted basis.

What is your outlook for the funds in the coming fiscal year?

Markets are at an interesting point in history. On the bright side, we believe the possibilities of a double-dip recession or an outbreak of inflation are no longer concerns. However, policymakers around the world are implementing a range of different measures with the goal of restoring stable economic

This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of portfolio value. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings will vary over time.

Data in the chart reflect a new calculation methodology placed in effect within the past six months.

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growth, but there is less agreement than usual among policymakers. For example, the Fed is embarking on a new type of stimulus, while China is raising bank reserve requirements and the United Kingdom and Ireland are embracing austerity budgets.

The lack of global policy coordination creates investment opportunities. However, it also increases the possibility of an error. One of the most immediate areas of uncertainty involves the U.S. mortgage market. There have been rumblings that foreclosures may be prolonged as courts demand better documentation practices. Also, some banks are facing demands from investors to take back mortgage securities if there were problems in loan origination. We are monitoring developments in these areas as we manage the mortgage strategies in the funds. We are also closely watching the sovereign debt situation in Europe. It does not appear to us that the risk of a sovereign default has been fully resolved. However, when these markets reach a turning point that we find convincing, we expect to look for opportunities in these sectors.

The funds are now entering their third year, and in 12 months we will be able to measure performance versus targets. We see a number of investment opportunities that can help the funds reach their goals, and plan to combine different strategies to help the funds preserve their low-volatility characteristics.

Rob, thanks for discussing the funds today.

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management. They are not meant as investment advice.

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the funds for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with each fund’s investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.


Portfolio Manager Rob Bloemker is Head of Fixed Income at Putnam. He has a B.S. and a B.A. from Washington University. Rob joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1988.

In addition to Rob, your fund’s portfolio managers are Carl Bell, D. William Kohli, Kevin Murphy, Michael Salm, Paul Scanlon, and Raman Srivastava.

IN THE NEWS

The Federal Reserve’s “QE2” has set sail.

In light of what has been a tepid economic recovery, in October the Fed announced a second round of monetary stimulus via quantitative easing — dubbed QE2 by the media — involving the purchase of an additional $600 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds through the end of June 2011. The Fed has suggested in recent months that it is particularly concerned about the prospect of deflation, which has plagued the Japanese economy for the better part of the past decade. By purchasing Treasuries, the central bank could drive down already low yields by injecting about $75 billion a month into the capital markets. The idea behind QE2 is that the money would then be reinvested, and the expected upward pressure on asset prices could create inflationary expectations sufficient to prevent deflation from becoming a problem.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows each fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended October 31, 2010, the end of its most recent fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance as of the most recent calendar quarter-end and expense information taken from the funds’ current prospectus. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Data represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance information does not reflect any deduction for taxes a shareholder may owe on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. For the most recent month-end performance, please visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com or call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581. Class Y shares are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs. See the Terms and Definitions section in this report for definitions of the share classes offered by your fund.

100 Fund

Fund performance Total return for periods ended 10/31/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)   (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  4.76%  3.73%  3.92%  3.42%  3.41%  3.41%  4.54%  3.71%  4.25%  5.27% 
Annual average  2.54  1.99  2.09  1.83  1.82  1.82  2.42  1.98  2.27  2.81 

1 year  1.50  0.52  1.18  0.18  0.78  –0.22  1.38  0.60  1.20  1.78 

 

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns (public offering price, or POP) for class A and M shares reflect a maximum 1.00% and 0.75% load, respectively. Effective April 5, 2010, the sales charges for class A and M shares were lowered from 3.25% and 2.00%, respectively. Investors who purchased prior to this date received a lower return. Also on April 5, 2010, the deferred sales charge for class B shares was lowered to 1% (which would be the maximum deferred sales charge) if redeemed within the first year after purchase and 0.50% for shares redeemed in the second year after purchase, and is eliminated thereafter. Investors who sold class B shares prior to this date were subject to the higher deferred sales charge of 3% in the first year, which declines to 1% in the fourth year, and 0% thereafter. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC.

For a portion of the periods, the fund may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower.

Class B share performance does not reflect conversion to class A shares.

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Fund price and distribution information For the 12–month period ended 10/31/10

Distributions  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Number  1  1  1  1  1  1 

Income  $0.033  $—  $0.009  $0.031  $0.032  $0.043 

Capital gains — Long term  0.001  0.001  0.001  0.001  0.001  0.001 

Capital gains — Short term             

Total  $0.034  $0.001  $0.010  $0.032  $0.033  $0.044 

Share value  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

10/31/09  $10.32  10.42*  $10.27  $10.26  $10.31  10.39*  $10.30  $10.34 

10/31/10  10.44  10.55  10.39  10.33  10.42  10.50  10.39  10.48 

 

The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

* Price reflects maximum sales charge effective 4/5/10.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 9/30/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)   (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  4.26%  3.23%  3.42%  2.92%  2.91%  2.91%  4.04%  3.22%  3.75%  4.76% 
Annual average  2.39  1.81  1.92  1.64  1.63  1.63  2.26  1.81  2.10  2.66 

1 year  1.50  0.52  1.18  0.18  0.78  –0.22  1.39  0.60  1.20  1.79 

 

300 Fund

Fund performance Total return for periods ended 10/31/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)   (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  10.28%  9.18%  9.37%  8.87%  8.84%  8.84%  10.06%  9.18%  9.71%  10.79% 
Annual average  5.42  4.85  4.95  4.69  4.67  4.67  5.30  4.85  5.12  5.68 

1 year  3.53  2.47  3.17  2.17  2.76  1.76  3.51  2.74  3.28  3.81 

 

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns (public offering price, or POP) for class A and M shares reflect a maximum 1.00% and 0.75% load, respectively. Effective April 5, 2010, the sales charges for class A and M shares were lowered from 3.25% and 2.00%, respectively. Investors who purchased prior to this date received a lower return. Also on April 5, 2010, the deferred sales charge for class B shares was lowered to 1% (which would be the maximum deferred sales charge) if redeemed within the first year after purchase and 0.50% for shares redeemed in the second year after purchase, and is eliminated thereafter. Investors who sold class B shares prior to this date were subject to the higher deferred sales charge of 3% in the first year, which declines to 1% in the fourth year, and 0% thereafter. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC.

For a portion of the periods, the fund may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower.

Class B share performance does not reflect conversion to class A shares.

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Fund price and distribution information For the 12–month period ended 10/31/10

Distributions  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Number  1  1  1  1  1  1 

Income  $0.103  $0.074  $0.081  $0.101  $0.077  $0.114 

Capital gains             

Total  $0.103  $0.074  $0.081  $0.101  $0.077  $0.114 

Share value  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

10/31/09  $10.65  10.76*  $10.60  $10.59  $10.63  10.71*  $10.62  $10.67 

10/31/10  10.92  11.03  10.86  10.80  10.90  10.98  10.89  10.96 

 

The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year–end tax forms.

* Price reflects maximum sales charge effective 4/5/10.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 9/30/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)  (12/23/08)   (12/23/08)

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  9.37%  8.28%  8.46%  7.96%  7.93%  7.93%  9.05%  8.18%  8.80%  9.78% 
Annual average  5.19  4.60  4.70  4.43  4.41  4.41  5.02  4.55  4.88  5.42 

1 year  3.64  2.58  3.28  2.28  2.88  1.88  3.54  2.76  3.40  3.84 

 


100 Fund: Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B shares would have been valued at $10,392 ($10,342 after contingent deferred sales charge). A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class C shares would have been valued at $10,341, and no contingent deferred sales charge would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class M shares ($9,925 after sales charge) would have been valued at $10,371 at public offering price. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R and class Y shares would have been valued at $10,425 and $10,527, respectively.

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300 Fund: Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B shares would have been valued at $10,937 ($10,887 after contingent deferred sales charge). A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class C shares would have been valued at $10,884, and no contingent deferred sales charge would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class M shares ($9,925 after sales charge) would have been valued at $10,918 at public offering price. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R and class Y shares would have been valued at $10,971 and $11,079, respectively.

Comparative index returns For periods ended 10/31/10

  BofA Merrill Lynch  Barclays Capital   
  U.S. Treasury Bill Index  Aggregate Bond Index  S&P 500 Index 

Life of fund  0.48%  15.06%  42.86% 
Annual average  0.26  7.86  21.20 

1 year  0.20  8.01  16.52 

 

Index results should be compared to fund performance at net asset value.

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Your fund’s expenses

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other expenses. Using the following information, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You may also pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial representative.

Expense ratios

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

100 Fund             

Net expenses for the fiscal year ended 10/31/09*†  0.68%  0.88%  1.43%  0.73%  0.93%  0.43% 

Total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year             
ended 10/31/09†  1.00%  1.20%  1.75%  1.05%  1.25%  0.75% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡**  0.97%  1.31%  1.72%  1.04%  1.22%  0.72% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡**††  0.67%  1.01%  1.42%  0.74%  0.92%  0.42% 

300 Fund             

Net expenses for the fiscal year ended 10/31/09*†  0.88%  1.08%  1.63%  0.93%  1.13%  0.63% 

Total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year             
ended 10/31/09†  1.08%  1.28%  1.83%  1.13%  1.33%  0.83% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡**  1.07%  1.39%  1.82%  1.14%  1.32%  0.82% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10‡**††  0.88%  1.20%  1.63%  0.95%  1.13%  0.63% 

 

Fiscal-year expense information in this table is taken from the most recent prospectus, is subject to change, and may differ from that shown for the annualized expense ratio and in the financial highlights of this report. Expenses are shown as a percentage of average net assets.

* Reflects Putnam Management’s contractual obligation, effective 11/1/10 through at least 2/28/12, to limit total annual operating expenses (before any performance adjustment to the fund’s base management fee and excluding brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses, and payments under the fund’s distribution plans) to an annual rate of 0.40% and 0.60% of the 100 Fund and 300 Fund average net assets, respectively.

† Reflects projected expenses under a new management contract effective 2/1/10 and a new expense arrangement.

‡ For the fund’s most recent fiscal half year; may differ from expense ratios based on one-year data in the financial highlights, and includes 0.02% (for 100 Fund) and 0.03% (for 300 Fund) of performance fees.

** Reflects a blended 12b-1 fee for class B and class M shares resulting from changes effective 4/5/10 (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

† † Reflects total annual operating expense limit effective 11/1/10.

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Expenses per $1,000

The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund from May 1, 2010, to October 31, 2010. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

100 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $4.90  $6.61  $8.67  $5.25  $6.16  $3.64 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,002.90  $1,002.90  $1,000.00  $1,002.90  $1,001.90  $1,003.80 

300 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $5.42  $7.04  $9.20  $5.77  $6.68  $4.16 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,009.20  $1,008.30  $1,005.60  $1,009.30  $1,008.30  $1,011.10 

 

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 10/31/10. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

100 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $3.38  $5.10  $7.16  $3.74  $4.64  $2.12 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,002.90  $1,002.90  $1,000.00  $1,002.90  $1,001.90  $1,003.80 

300 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $4.46  $6.07  $8.24  $4.81  $5.72  $3.19 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,009.20  $1,008.30  $1,005.60  $1,009.30  $1,008.30  $1,011.10 

 

* Expenses for each class are calculated using the fund’s projected annualized expense ratio for each class reflecting the total annual operating expense limit effective 11/1/10.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

Estimate the expenses you paid

To estimate the ongoing expenses you paid for the six months ended October 31, 2010, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on May 1, 2010, call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581.


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Compare expenses using the SEC’s method

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the following table shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total costs) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

100 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $4.94  $6.67  $8.74  $5.30  $6.21  $3.67 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,020.32  $1,018.60  $1,016.53  $1,019.96  $1,019.06  $1,021.58 

300 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $5.45  $7.07  $9.25  $5.80  $6.72  $4.18 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,019.81  $1,018.20  $1,016.03  $1,019.46  $1,018.55  $1,021.07 

 

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 10/31/10. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

100 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $3.41  $5.14  $7.22  $3.77  $4.69  $2.14 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,021.83  $1,020.11  $1,018.05  $1,021.48  $1,020.57  $1,023.09 

300 Fund             

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $4.48  $6.11  $8.29  $4.84  $5.75  $3.21 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,020.77  $1,019.16  $1,016.99  $1,020.42  $1,019.51  $1,022.03 

 

* Expenses for each class are calculated using the fund’s projected annualized expense ratio for each class reflecting the total annual operating expense limit effective 11/1/10.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

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Terms and definitions

Important terms

Total return shows how the value of each fund’s shares changed over time, assuming you held the shares through the entire period and reinvested all distributions in the fund.

Net asset value (NAV) is the price, or value, of one share of a mutual fund, without a sales charge. NAVs fluctuate with market conditions. NAV is calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of shares by the number of outstanding shares in the class.

Public offering price (POP) is the price of a mutual fund share plus the maximum sales charge levied at the time of purchase. POP performance figures shown here assume the 1.00% maximum sales charge for class A shares and 0.75% for class M shares.

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally a charge applied at the time of the redemption of class B or C shares and assumes redemption at the end of the period. Your fund’s class B CDSC declines from a 1.00% maximum during the first year to 0.50% during the second year. After the second year, the CDSC no longer applies. The CDSC for class C shares is 1.00% for one year after purchase.

Share classes

Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class B shares are not subject to an initial sales charge. They may be subject to a CDSC.

Class C shares are not subject to an initial sales charge and are subject to a CDSC only if the shares are redeemed during the first year.

Class M shares have a lower initial sales charge and a higher 12b-1 fee than class A shares and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class R shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC and are available only to certain defined contribution plans.

Class Y shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC, and carry no 12b-1 fee. They are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

Comparative indexes

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities.

BofA (Bank of America) Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated U.S. Treasury bills publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. Qualifying securities must have a remaining term of at least one month to final maturity and a minimum amount outstanding of $1 billion.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not account for fees. Securities and performance of a fund and an index will differ. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Lipper is a third-party industry-ranking entity that ranks mutual funds. Its rankings do not reflect sales charges. Lipper rankings are based on total return at net asset value relative to other funds that have similar current investment styles or objectives as determined by Lipper. Lipper may change a fund’s category assignment at its discretion. Lipper category averages reflect performance trends for funds within a category.

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Trustee approval of management contract

General conclusions

The Board of Trustees of the Putnam funds oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract with Putnam Investment Management (“Putnam Management”), the sub-management contract with respect to your fund between Putnam Management and its affiliate, Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”), and the sub-advisory contract, with respect to your fund among Putnam Management, PIL, and another affiliate, Putnam Advisory Company (“PAC”).

In this regard, the Board of Trustees, with the assistance of its Contract Committee consisting solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Putnam funds (the “Independent Trustees”), requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances. Over the course of several months ending in June 2010, the Contract Committee met on a number of occasions with representatives of Putnam Management and in executive session to consider the information provided by Putnam Management and other information developed with the assistance of the Board’s independent counsel and independent staff. The Contract Committee reviewed and discussed key aspects of this information with all of the Independent Trustees. At the Trustees’ June 11, 2010 meeting, the Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund’s management, sub-management and sub-advisory contracts, effective July 1, 2010. (Because PIL and PAC are affiliates of Putnam Management and Putnam Management remains fully responsible for all services provided by PIL and PAC, the Trustees have not evaluated PIL or PAC as separate entities, and all subsequent references to Putnam Management below should be deemed to include reference to PIL and PAC as necessary or appropriate in the context.)

The Independent Trustees’ approval was based on the following conclusions:

That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds, and the costs incurred by Putnam Management in providing such services, and

That the fee schedule represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and Putnam Management of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the fund at current asset levels.

These conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered these factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for your fund and the other Putnam funds are the result of many years of review and discussion between the Independent Trustees and Putnam Management, that certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of fee arrangements in prior years.

Consideration of implementation of strategic pricing initiative

The Trustees were mindful that new management contracts had been implemented for all but a few funds at the beginning of 2010 as part

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of Putnam Management’s strategic pricing initiative. These new management contracts reflected the implementation of more competitive fee levels for many funds, complex-wide breakpoints for the open-end funds and performance fees for some funds. The Trustees had approved these new management contracts on July 10, 2009 and submitted them to shareholder meetings of the affected funds in late 2009, where the contracts were in all cases approved by overwhelming majorities of the shares voted.

Because the management contracts had been implemented only recently, the Contract Committee had limited practical experience with the operation of the new fee structures. The financial data available to the Committee reflected actual operations under the prior contracts; information was also available on a pro forma basis, adjusted to reflect the fees payable under the new management contracts. In light of the limited information available regarding operations under the new management contracts, in recommending the continuation of the new management contracts in June 2010, the Contract Committee relied to a considerable extent on its review of the financial information and analysis that formed the basis of the Board’s approval of the new management contracts on July 10, 2009.

Management fee schedules and categories; total expenses

The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all Putnam funds, including fee levels and breakpoints. In reviewing management fees, the Trustees generally focus their attention on material changes in circumstances — for example, changes in assets under management or investment style, changes in Putnam Management’s operating costs, or changes in competitive practices in the mutual fund industry — that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not warrant changes to the management fee structure of your fund.

As in the past, the Trustees continued to focus on the competitiveness of the total expense ratio of each fund. In order to ensure that expenses of the Putnam funds continue to meet evolving competitive standards, the Trustees and Putnam Management agreed in 2009 to implement certain expense limitations. Most funds had sufficiently low expenses that these expense limitations did not apply. However, in the case of your fund, the second of the expense limitations applied. The expense limitations were: (i) a contractual expense limitation applicable to all retail open-end funds of 37.5 basis points on investor servicing fees and expenses and (ii) a contractual expense limitation applicable to all open-end funds of 20 basis points on so-called “other expenses” (i.e., all expenses exclusive of management fees, investor servicing fees, distribution fees, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses). These expense limitations serve in particular to maintain competitive expense levels for funds with large numbers of small shareholder accounts and funds with relatively small net assets.

The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for a custom group of competitive funds selected by Lipper Inc. This comparative information included your fund’s percentile ranking for effective management fees and total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fee), which provides a general indication of your fund’s relative standing. In the custom peer group, each fund ranked in the following quintiles in effective management fees (determined for your fund and the other funds in the custom peer group based on fund asset size and the applicable contractual management fee schedule) and total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees) as of December 31, 2009 (the first quintile representing the least expensive funds and the fifth quintile the most expensive funds).

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  Effective management fee  Total expense 
  (quintile rank)  (quintile rank) 

Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund  2nd  4th 
Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund  3rd  5th 

 

The Trustees also considered that each fund ranked in the following quintiles in effective management fees, on a pro forma basis adjusted to reflect the impact of the strategic pricing initiative discussed above, as of December 31, 2009.

  Pro forma effective 
  management fee 
  (quintile rank) 

Putnam Absolute   
Return 100 Fund  1st 
Putnam Absolute   
Return 300 Fund  2nd 

 

Your fund currently has the benefit of breakpoints in its management fee that provide shareholders with significant economies of scale in the form of reduced fee levels as assets under management in the Putnam family of funds increase. The Contract Committee observed that the complex-wide breakpoints of the open-end funds have only been in place for a short while, and the Trustees will examine the operation of this new breakpoint structure in future years in light of actual experience.

In connection with their review of the management fees and total expenses of the Putnam funds, the Trustees also reviewed the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by Putnam Management and its affiliates from their contractual relationships with the funds. This information included trends in revenues, expenses and profitability of Putnam Management and its affiliates relating to the investment management, investor servicing and distribution services provided to the funds. In this regard, the Trustees also reviewed an analysis of Putnam Management’s revenues, expenses and profitability, allocated on a fund-by-fund basis, with respect to the funds’ management, distribution, and investor servicing contracts. For each fund, the analysis presented information about revenues, expenses and profitability for each of the agreements separately and for the agreements taken together on a combined basis. The Trustees concluded that, at current asset levels, the fee schedules currently in place represented an appropriate sharing of economies of scale at that time.

The information examined by the Trustees as part of their annual contract review for the Putnam funds has included for many years information regarding fees charged by Putnam Management and its affiliates to institutional clients such as defined benefit pension plans, college endowments, and the like. This information included comparisons of such fees with fees charged to the funds, as well as an assessment of the differences in the services provided to these two types of clients. The Trustees observed, in this regard, that the differences in fee rates between institutional clients and mutual funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset sectors, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these types of clients may reflect historical competitive forces operating in separate market places. The Trustees considered the fact that fee rates across different asset classes are typically higher on average for mutual funds than for institutional clients, as well as the differences between the services that Putnam Management provides to the Putnam funds and those that it provides to its institutional clients, and did not rely on these comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.

Investment performance

The quality of the investment process provided by Putnam Management represented a major factor in the Trustees’ evaluation of the quality

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of services provided by Putnam Management under your fund’s management contract. The Trustees were assisted in their review of the Putnam funds’ investment process and performance by the work of the Investment Oversight Coordinating Committee of the Trustees and the Investment Oversight Committees of the Trustees, which met on a regular basis with the funds’ portfolio teams throughout the year. The Trustees concluded that Putnam Management generally provides a high-quality investment process — based on the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to them, and in general Putnam Management’s ability to attract and retain high-quality personnel — but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period. The Trustees considered the investment performance of each fund (although not your fund, which had only a limited performance record because it had only recently commenced operations) over multiple time periods and considered information comparing each fund’s performance with various benchmarks and with the performance of competitive funds.

The Committee noted the substantial improvement in the performance of most Putnam funds during 2009. The Committee also noted the disappointing investment performance of a number of the funds for periods ended December 31, 2009 and considered information provided by Putnam Management regarding the factors contributing to the underperformance and actions being taken to improve performance. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor performance trends to assess the effectiveness of these efforts and to evaluate whether additional changes to address areas of underperformance are warranted.

In the case of the Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund, the Trustees considered information about each fund’s performance relative to its benchmark for the one-year period ended December 31, 2009. For each of the Funds, the class A share net return exceeded the benchmark return over the one-year period ended December 31, 2009. (When considering performance information, shareholders should be mindful that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.)

Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations; investor servicing

The Trustees considered various potential benefits that Putnam Management may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that are expected to be useful to Putnam Management in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. The Trustees considered a change made, at Putnam Management’s request, to the Putnam funds’ brokerage allocation policies commencing in 2010, which increased the permitted soft dollar allocation to third-party services over what had been authorized in previous years. The Trustees noted that a portion of available soft dollars continues to be allocated to the payment of fund expenses. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor regulatory developments in this area with the assistance of their Brokerage Committee and also indicated their continued intent to monitor the potential benefits associated with fund brokerage and soft-dollar allocations and trends in industry practices to ensure that the principle of seeking best price and execution remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

Putnam Management may also receive benefits from payments that the funds make to Putnam Management’s affiliates for investor or distribution services. In conjunction with

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the annual review of your fund’s management contract, the Trustees reviewed your fund’s investor servicing agreement with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (“PSERV”) and its distributor’s contracts and distribution plans with Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”), both of which are affiliates of Putnam Management. The Trustees concluded that the fees payable by the funds to PSERV and PRM, as applicable, for such services are reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of such services.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding Putnam’s privacy policy

In order to conduct business with our shareholders, we must obtain certain personal information such as account holders’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Using this information, we are able to maintain accurate records of accounts and transactions.

It is our policy to protect the confidentiality of our shareholder information, whether or not a shareholder currently owns shares of our funds. In particular, it is our policy not to sell information about you or your accounts to outside marketing firms. We have safeguards in place designed to prevent unauthorized access to our computer systems and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorized use.

Under certain circumstances, we must share account information with outside vendors who provide services to us, such as mailings and proxy solicitations. In these cases, the service providers enter into confidentiality agreements with us, and we provide only the information necessary to process transactions and perform other services related to your account. Finally, it is our policy to share account information with your financial representative, if you’ve listed one on your Putnam account.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our mutual funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010, are available in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com, and on the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s Web site, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581.

Fund portfolio holdings

Each fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, each fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s Web site or the operation of the Public Reference Room.

Trustee and employee fund ownership

Putnam employees and members of the Board of Trustees place their faith, confidence, and, most importantly, investment dollars in Putnam mutual funds. As of October 31, 2010, Putnam employees had approximately $324,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $68,000,000 invested in Putnam mutual funds. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members as well as investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.

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Financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, preceded by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, constitute the funds’ financial statements.

The funds’ portfolios list all the funds’ investments and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Holdings are organized by asset type and industry sector, country, or state to show areas of concentration and diversification.

Statements of assets and liabilities shows how the fund’s net assets and share price are determined. All investment and non-investment assets are added together. Any unpaid expenses and other liabilities are subtracted from this total. The result is divided by the number of shares to determine the net asset value per share, which is calculated separately for each class of shares. (For funds with preferred shares, the amount subtracted from total assets includes the liquidation preference of preferred shares.)

Statement of operations shows the funds’ net investment gain or loss. This is done by first adding up all the funds’ earnings — from dividends and interest income — and subtracting their operating expenses to determine net investment income (or loss). Then, any net gain or loss the funds realized on the sales of their holdings — as well as any unrealized gains or losses over the period — is added to or subtracted from the net investment result to determine the funds’ net gain or loss for the fiscal year.

Statement of changes in net assets shows how the funds’ net assets were affected by the funds’ net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders, and by changes in the number of the funds’ shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned.

Financial highlights provide an overview of the funds’ investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover in one summary table, reflecting the most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlights table also includes the current reporting period.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Putnam Funds Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund (the funds), each a series of Putnam Funds Trust, including the funds’ portfolios, as of October 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2010 and the period from December 23, 2008 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2009. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform our audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund as of October 31, 2010, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods specified in the first paragraph above, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


Boston, Massachusetts
December 16, 2010

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The funds’ portfolios 10/31/10

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES*  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.         
Ser. 08-1, Class A3, 6.302s, 2014  $289,000  $319,954  $2,923,000  $3,236,071 
FRB Ser. 07-4, Class A3, 5.808s, 2051  965,000  1,060,825  4,015,000  4,413,690 
Ser. 07-2, Class A2, 5.634s, 2049  2,773,000  2,859,560  9,211,000  9,498,524 
Ser. 07-5, Class A3, 5.62s, 2051  184,000  195,337  596,000  632,721 
Ser. 06-4, Class A2, 5.522s, 2046  1,436,000  1,462,359  5,773,000  5,878,970 
FRB Ser. 06-1, Class A2, 5.334s, 2045  1,358,000  1,367,147  4,889,000  4,921,932 
Ser. 06-5, Class A2, 5.317s, 2047  729,000  753,589  2,923,000  3,021,592 
Ser. 06-6, Class A2, 5.309s, 2045  1,299,000  1,327,828  4,682,600  4,786,518 
Ser. 07-1, Class XW, IO, 0.285s, 2049  1,609,024  21,588  7,638,947  102,490 

Banc of America Commercial         
Mortgage, Inc. 144A         
Ser. 02-PB2, Class XC, IO, 0.734s, 2035  3,737,892  28,036  15,575,777  116,826 
Ser. 04-4, Class XC, IO, 0.243s, 2042  2,209,068  34,927  10,487,641  165,817 

Banc of America Funding Corp. FRB         
Ser. 07-6, Class A1, 0.29s, 2037  420,742  296,034  1,717,173  1,208,203 

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-2, Class 24A1, 5.637s, 2036  165,157  106,526  3,131,949  2,020,107 
Ser. 05-9, Class 11A1, 0.516s, 2035      3,208,065  1,828,597 

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust 144A FRB         
Ser. 06-7, Class 1AE4, 5.72s, 2046  565,544  378,915  1,678,216  1,124,405 

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust II FRB         
Ser. 07-1, Class 1A1, 5.488s, 2047  510,079  316,249  3,217,913  1,995,106 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities         
Trust FRB Ser. 07-AC4, Class A1,         
0.556s, 2037  187,683  94,780  931,251  470,282 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage         
Securities, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 07-PW16, Class A2, 5.665s, 2040  2,072,000  2,140,314  6,171,000  6,374,458 
Ser. 06-PW13, Class A2, 5.426s, 2041  372,000  379,652  3,407,000  3,477,084 
Ser. 06-PW11, Class A2, 5.408s, 2039  313,000  313,695  747,000  748,659 
Ser. 07-PW15, Class A4, 5.331s, 2044  662,000  689,194  2,938,000  3,058,690 
Ser. 05-PWR9, Class A2, 4.735s, 2042  125,181  125,799  593,963  596,893 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust         
FRB Ser. 08-C7, Class A2B, 6.091s, 2049  1,165,000  1,248,449  3,189,000  3,417,427 
FRB Ser. 07-C6, Class A3, 5.698s, 2049  875,000  934,280  4,328,000  4,621,214 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 07-AR5, Class 1A2A, 5.432s, 2037  80,468  56,281  409,143  286,160 
FRB Ser. 07-6, Class 1A3A, 5.43s, 2046  100,715  53,379  356,621  189,009 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial         
Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 06-CD3, Class A2, 5.56s, 2048  537,000  575,626  1,766,000  1,893,028 
Ser. 06-CD2, Class A2, 5.408s, 2046  365,449  366,853  1,950,170  1,957,659 
Ser. 07-CD4, Class A2B, 5.205s, 2049      3,745,000  3,903,350 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through         
Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-C9, Class A2, 5.811s, 2049      989,000  1,030,707 
Ser. 06-C8, Class A3, 5.308s, 2046  1,423,000  1,489,965  6,639,000  6,951,423 
Ser. 06-C8, Class A2B, 5.248s, 2046  152,000  157,293  502,000  519,482 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust         
Ser. 06-45T1, Class 2A5, 6s, 2037  $—  $—  $960,384  $729,892 
Ser. 06-41CB, Class 1A7, 6s, 2037  245,233  176,568  1,098,643  791,023 
Ser. 06-2CB, Class A11, 6s, 2036  44,558  30,160  176,448  119,433 
Ser. 05-80CB, Class 2A1, 6s, 2036  39,617  30,505  261,794  201,581 
Ser. 05-50CB, Class 3A1, 6s, 2035  170,736  111,678  815,532  533,440 
FRB Ser. 07-HY4, Class 4A1, 5.634s, 2047      879,988  621,036 
FRB Ser. 05-9CB, Class 1A1, 0.756s, 2035  151,534  115,036  799,910  607,244 
FRB Ser. 06-23CBC, Class 2A5, 0.656s, 2036  105,527  51,181  321,743  156,046 
FRB Ser. 06-18CB, Class A7, 0.606s, 2036  271,997  157,174  1,102,450  637,051 
FRB Ser. 06-24CB, Class A13, 0.606s, 2036      866,818  540,136 

Countrywide Home Loans FRB         
Ser. 06-HYB2, Class 2A1B, 5.272s, 2036  550,180  368,621  2,489,254  1,667,800 

Countrywide Home Loans 144A         
Ser. 04-R2, Class 1AS, IO, 5.656s, 2034  1,066,685  154,851     
IFB Ser. 05-R1, Class 1AS, IO, 5.655s, 2035  209,629  30,570  1,062,234  154,907 
Ser. 05-R3, Class AS, IO, 5.506s, 2035  1,564,835  207,341  5,867,862  777,492 
Ser. 06-R1, Class AS, IO, 5.471s, 2036  1,812,992  201,695  7,838,288  872,010 
Ser. 05-R2, Class 1AS, IO, 5.303s, 2035  1,591,654  214,836  6,224,053  840,102 
FRB Ser. 04-R2, Class 1AF1, 0.676s, 2034  1,065,927  895,379     
FRB Ser. 05-R3, Class AF, 0.656s, 2035      140,380  119,323 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates         
FRB Ser. 08-C1, Class A2, 6.214s, 2041  1,499,000  1,575,394  6,138,800  6,451,652 
Ser. 07-1, Class 1A1A, 5.942s, 2037  95,124  58,977  254,264  157,643 
FRB Ser. 06-C3, Class A2, 5.826s, 2038      671,000  678,247 
FRB Ser. 07-C4, Class A2, 5.805s, 2039  43,000  44,672  247,000  256,602 
FRB Ser. 07-C3, Class A2, 5.721s, 2039  1,472,267  1,519,736  6,953,814  7,178,019 
Ser. 07-C5, Class A3, 5.694s, 2040  1,000,000  1,063,009     
Ser. 07-C5, Class AAB, 5.62s, 2040  1,392,000  1,493,485  4,896,000  5,252,948 
Ser. 07-C5, Class A2, 5.589s, 2040  344,000  355,634  2,089,000  2,159,650 
Ser. 07-C2, Class A2, 5.448s, 2049  1,372,000  1,408,001  5,741,000  5,891,643 
Ser. 07-C1, Class AAB, 5.336s, 2040  992,000  1,049,139  4,258,000  4,503,261 

CS First Boston Mortgage         
Securities Corp. FRB Ser. 05-C4,         
Class A3, 5.12s, 2038  321,000  332,556  1,840,000  1,906,238 

CS First Boston Mortgage         
Securities Corp. 144A         
Ser. 03-C3, Class AX, IO, 1.735s, 2038  19,755,870  707,977  70,415,588  2,523,434 
Ser. 04-C4, Class AX, IO, 0.379s, 2039  1,872,500  42,545  8,170,908  185,650 
Ser. 05-C1, Class AX, IO, 0.147s, 2038  31,657,510  312,371  116,902,434  1,153,500 

CWCapital Cobalt         
Ser. 07-C3, Class A2, 5.933s, 2046  1,169,000  1,219,450  4,163,000  4,342,661 
Ser. 07-C2, Class A2, 5.334s, 2047      91,927  95,716 

Deutsche Alternative Securities, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 06-AR6, Class A6, 0.446s, 2037  226,293  126,724  659,631  369,393 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
IFB Ser. 2771, Class SV, 27.375s, 2034  589,530  952,713  2,961,213  4,785,481 
IFB Ser. 2976, Class LC, 23.48s, 2035  61,429  95,019  281,987  436,183 
IFB Ser. 2976, Class KL, 23.444s, 2035  116,960  178,814  629,827  962,912 
IFB Ser. 2990, Class LB, 16.291s, 2034      640,867  843,503 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
IFB Ser. T-56, Class 3ASI, IO, 7.244s, 2043  $1,534,733  $318,779  $424,340  $88,140 
IFB Ser. 3149, Class SE, IO, 6.894s, 2036  908,447  176,475  4,002,843  777,592 
IFB Ser. 3151, Class SI, IO, 6.894s, 2036  157,359  26,628  765,160  129,479 
IFB Ser. 3157, Class SA, IO, 6.894s, 2036  1,139,743  217,440  5,042,794  962,064 
IFB Ser. 3208, Class PS, IO, 6.844s, 2036  2,281,278  356,407  11,543,935  1,803,524 
IFB Ser. 3050, Class SI, IO, 6.494s, 2034  1,288,429  198,057  5,142,366  790,483 
IFB Ser. 3117, Class SI, IO, 6.444s, 2036  1,196,757  191,481  8,249,295  1,319,887 
IFB Ser. 3031, Class BI, IO, 6.434s, 2035  2,150,272  392,301     
IFB Ser. 3398, Class SI, IO, 6.394s, 2036      5,113,762  669,647 
IFB Ser. 2990, Class SR, IO, 6.394s, 2035  1,451,038  212,461  5,885,519  861,758 
IFB Ser. 3145, Class GI, IO, 6.344s, 2036  963,921  149,352  4,266,767  661,104 
IFB Ser. 3055, Class MS, IO, 6.344s, 2035  1,819,718  294,248  7,384,815  1,194,125 
IFB Ser. 3677, Class KS, IO, 6.294s, 2040      8,217,074  1,232,324 
IFB Ser. 3346, Class SC, IO, 6.294s, 2033  2,310,854  327,471  11,693,367  1,657,067 
IFB Ser. 3346, Class SB, IO, 6.294s, 2033  835,333  117,941  3,803,943  537,079 
IFB Ser. 3303, Class SD, IO, 5.834s, 2037      5,096,818  619,438 
IFB Ser. 3309, Class SG, IO, 5.814s, 2037      4,509,099  604,501 
Ser. 2815, Class GS, 5.744s, 2034      4,635,286  538,290 
Ser. 3707, Class IK, IO, 5s, 2040      468,052  80,566 
Ser. 3645, Class ID, IO, 5s, 2040  138,804  20,138  913,569  132,541 
Ser. 3680, Class KI, IO, 5s, 2038  3,330,892  541,037  19,208,437  3,120,026 
Ser. 3632, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2038  178,515  26,734  1,172,360  175,573 
Ser. 3626, Class DI, IO, 5s, 2037  131,124  12,653  862,540  83,235 
Ser. 3653, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2036  3,587,791  374,745  15,663,033  1,636,004 
Ser. 3623, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2036  117,232  11,137  771,588  73,301 
Ser. 3663, Class BI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2024 F  2,667,251  247,618  14,692,772  1,364,021 
Ser. 3736, Class QI, IO, 4s, 2034      9,991,000  1,042,761 
Ser. 3707, Class HI, IO, 4s, 2023  235,531  17,003  1,244,533  89,843 
FRB Ser. 3190, Class FL, 1.056s, 2032      23,311  23,332 
FRB Ser. 3350, Class FK, 0.856s, 2037  14,598  14,605  21,460  21,470 
Ser. T-8, Class A9, IO, 0.322s, 2028  256,595  3,803  733,985  10,880 
Ser. T-59, Class 1AX, IO, 0.271s, 2043  560,525  4,729  1,603,138  13,526 
Ser. T-48, Class A2, IO, 0.212s, 2033  765,809  5,825  2,190,678  16,664 
FRB Ser. T-54, Class 2A, IO, zero %, 2043  323,403    925,184   
FRB Ser. 3238, Class LK, zero %, 2036  330,389  316,467     

Federal National Mortgage Association         
IFB Ser. 04-10, Class QC, 27.575s, 2031  557,793  819,737  2,726,432  4,006,789 
IFB Ser. 05-74, Class NK, 26.219s, 2035      141,284  223,605 
IFB Ser. 05-74, Class DM, 23.444s, 2035  114,780  170,167  526,946  781,221 
IFB Ser. 06-86, Class SY, 23.077s, 2036  514,425  658,064  2,624,657  3,357,521 
IFB Ser. 05-95, Class OP, 19.564s, 2035      280,999  421,792 
IFB Ser. 03-W6, Class 4S, IO, 7.344s, 2042      1,280,761  254,615 
IFB Ser. 04-W2, Class 1A3S, IO, 6.894s, 2044  30,483  3,010  87,318  8,623 
IFB Ser. 05-59, Class KS, IO, 6.444s, 2035  3,977,824  607,301  11,811,611  1,803,299 
IFB Ser. 05-104, Class SI, IO, 6.444s, 2033  344,771  45,483  1,668,299  220,084 
IFB Ser. 10-100, Class CS, IO, 6.394s, 2040      6,589,482  983,722 
IFB Ser. 10-100, Class QS, IO, 6.394s, 2040      278,907  47,558 
IFB Ser. 05-51, Class WS, IO, 6.374s, 2035  83,956  13,337  344,991  54,805 
IFB Ser. 10-100, Class SD, IO, 6.324s, 2040  4,421,271  650,277  24,034,536  3,534,978 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
IFB Ser. 10-27, Class BS, IO, 6.194s, 2040  $1,100,390  $151,356  $10,554,030  $1,451,680 
IFB Ser. 07-30, Class OI, IO, 6.184s, 2037      3,744,743  606,236 
IFB Ser. 10-35, Class SG, IO, 6.144s, 2040      21,234,533  3,107,462 
IFB Ser. 08-11, Class SC, IO, 6.024s, 2038  73,583  10,983  367,178  54,805 
IFB Ser. 09-88, Class SA, IO, 5.944s, 2039  107,297  13,543  418,855  52,868 
IFB Ser. 10-123, Class SL, IO, 5.813s, 2040  5,757,000  796,985  43,008,000  5,953,920 
IFB Ser. 09-12, Class DI, IO, 5.774s, 2037      9,905,072  1,464,366 
Ser. 06-W3, Class 1AS, IO, 5.773s, 2046  154,150  23,369  390,063  59,133 
Ser. 06-W2, Class 1AS, IO, 5.771s, 2036  266,475  30,978  532,949  61,955 
Ser. 07-W1, Class 1AS, IO, 5.519s, 2046  507,954  72,183  1,015,424  144,296 
Ser. 10-98, Class DI, IO, 5s, 2040  142,049  23,010  751,675  121,764 
Ser. 10-21, Class IP, IO, 5s, 2039      1,533,399  222,343 
Ser. 09-31, Class PI, IO, 5s, 2038      9,163,154  1,286,810 
IFB Ser. 05-W2, Class A2, IO, 4.954s, 2035  530,943  64,467  1,991,409  241,796 
Ser. 10-100, Class AI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2025  3,698,078  265,799  20,002,792  1,437,701 
Ser. 98-W2, Class X, IO, 2.338s, 2028  440,605  20,809  1,260,404  59,528 
Ser. 03-W12, Class 2, IO, 2.23s, 2043  183,556  14,038  930,671  71,175 
Ser. 03-W12, Class 1IO2, IO, 1.986s, 2043  2,916,490  205,277  11,587,912  815,614 
Ser. 98-W5, Class X, IO, 1.737s, 2028  185,343  8,281  530,187  23,689 
Ser. 03-W10, Class 1, IO, 1.665s, 2043  132,821  7,727  673,770  39,197 
Ser. 03-W8, Class 12, IO, 1.64s, 2042  129,826  6,013  658,697  30,510 
Ser. 03-W17, Class 12, IO, 1.137s, 2033  702,690  27,945  3,564,255  141,747 
FRB Ser. 07-80, Class F, 0.956s, 2037      29,601  29,592 
Ser. 03-T2, Class 2, IO, 0.811s, 2042  2,621,555  70,958  11,613,431  314,342 
FRB Ser. 06-3, Class FY, 0.756s, 2036  12,051  12,056  51,709  51,731 
Ser. 01-T12, Class IO, 0.565s, 2041  1,706,460  35,063  8,652,761  177,788 
Ser. 03-W1, Class 2A, IO, zero %, 2042  665,019    1,902,214   
Ser. 07-44, Class CO, PO, zero %, 2037      254,089  232,448 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.         
Ser. 07-C1, Class A3, 5.481s, 2049  973,000  1,016,706  3,126,000  3,266,415 
FRB Ser. 06-C1, Class A2, 5.335s, 2044  317,000  318,480  1,496,000  1,502,986 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.         
144A Ser. 05-C2, Class XC, IO, 0.119s, 2043  11,200,285  92,066  49,124,724  403,805 

Government National Mortgage Association         
IFB Ser. 09-77, Class CS, IO, 6.744s, 2038      3,925,902  560,242 
IFB Ser. 09-61, Class SA, IO, 6.444s, 2039  3,128,003  355,717  7,863,995  894,293 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class CS, IO, 6.444s, 2038  176,904  29,754  936,202  157,460 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class SA, IO, 6.444s, 2038  170,818  28,605  905,735  151,674 
IFB Ser. 10-32, Class SP, IO, 6.444s, 2036  236,667  27,740  1,248,491  146,336 
IFB Ser. 10-125, Class CS, IO, 6.394s, 2040      8,777,236  1,428,358 
IFB Ser. 10-85, Class SA, IO, 6.394s, 2040      390,524  62,078 
IFB Ser. 10-85, Class AS, IO, 6.394s, 2039  242,566  37,137  1,282,134  196,295 
IFB Ser. 10-113, Class SB, IO, 6.394s, 2039  11,196,442  1,948,517  21,519,625  3,745,060 
IFB Ser. 10-113, Class AS, IO, 6.394s, 2039  171,467  29,160  907,178  154,275 
IFB Ser. 10-125, Class ES, IO, 6.394s, 2039  3,101,781  512,884  23,563,159  3,896,205 
IFB Ser. 10-85, Class SD, IO, 6.394s, 2038  161,924  24,635  856,023  130,235 
Ser. 10-98, Class HS, IO, 6.344s, 2040      27,164,258  3,854,065 
Ser. 10-98, Class TS, IO, 6.344s, 2040      22,278,893  3,905,044 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class QS, IO, 6.344s, 2040  229,484  35,171  1,213,979  186,054 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Government National Mortgage Association         
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class YS, IO, 6.344s, 2039  $237,427  $36,006  $1,255,682  $190,424 
IFB Ser. 10-47, Class HS, IO, 6.344s, 2039  109,858  17,291  583,620  91,856 
IFB Ser. 10-68, Class SD, 6.324s, 2040      12,326,734  1,880,404 
IFB Ser. 10-42, Class SP, IO, 6.294s, 2039      9,956,501  1,478,956 
IFB Ser. 10-3, Class MS, IO, 6.294s, 2038  3,288,702  463,245     
IFB Ser. 10-31, Class PS, IO, 6.294s, 2038  2,295,132  351,757  11,854,116  1,816,790 
IFB Ser. 10-60, Class S, IO, 6.244s, 2040      5,832,471  797,940 
IFB Ser. 10-50, Class LS, IO, 6.244s, 2040      7,963,454  1,077,057 
IFB Ser. 09-104, Class KS, IO, 6.244s, 2039      748,004  81,615 
IFB Ser. 10-53, Class SA, IO, 6.244s, 2039  680,156  97,364  3,495,102  500,320 
IFB Ser. 10-31, Class GS, IO, 6.244s, 2039      9,461,725  1,395,131 
IFB Ser. 10-2, Class SA, IO, 6.244s, 2037  258,479  32,535  1,368,304  172,228 
IFB Ser. 10-67, Class SE, IO, 6.194s, 2040  3,492,488  469,670  19,146,351  2,574,801 
IFB Ser. 09-101, Class SB, IO, 6.194s, 2039      11,665,947  1,284,654 
Ser. 10-47, Class AS, IO, 6.184s, 2040      12,262,600  1,633,378 
IFB Ser. 10-24, Class BS, IO, 6.174s, 2038  5,719,505  837,371  34,136,783  4,997,838 
IFB Ser. 09-103, Class SW, IO, 6.144s, 2037      22,496,470  2,734,446 
Ser. 10-85, Class JS, IO, 6.08s, 2040      10,235,538  1,414,858 
IFB Ser. 10-26, Class QS, IO, 5.994s, 2040 F      19,081,102  2,813,741 
IFB Ser. 09-58, Class AS, IO, 5.994s, 2039  4,323,090  470,525  27,408,653  2,983,158 
IFB Ser. 10-98, Class ST, IO, 5.744s, 2040      26,296,863  3,234,251 
IFB Ser. 09-55, Class SN, IO, 5.744s, 2039  3,483,943  336,932  13,910,995  1,345,332 
IFB Ser. 10-50, Class YS, IO, 5.744s, 2038  3,688,115  433,685  21,266,154  2,500,687 
IFB Ser. 10-116, Class SA, IO, 5.644s, 2040      6,778,852  949,286 
IFB Ser. 10-68, Class MS, IO, 5.594s, 2040      6,813,574  817,222 
IFB Ser. 10-15, Class AS, IO, 5.504s, 2040      41,588,267  4,645,825 
IFB Ser. 10-20, Class SD, IO, 5.424s, 2040      13,160,983  1,672,234 
IFB Ser. 10-35, Class DX, IO, 5.424s, 2035      6,365,968  600,438 
Ser. 10-29, Class CI, IO, 5s, 2038      6,112,000  877,091 
Ser. 10-85, Class PI, IO, 5s, 2036      9,629,088  1,118,804 
IFB Ser. 10-20, Class IT, IO, 5s, 2040      18,394,420  2,282,380 
Ser. 10-103, Class IN, IO, 4 1/2s, 2039      28,362,157  3,757,986 
Ser. 10-120, Class AI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2038  11,405,457  1,668,048  33,796,424  4,942,727 
Ser. 10-94, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2037      18,531,635  2,778,639 
Ser. 10-42, Class PI, IO, 4 1/2s, 2037  7,078,595  973,307  42,432,316  5,834,443 
Ser. 10-87, Class ID, IO, 4 1/2s, 2035  755,840  73,062  2,964,914  286,600 

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding         
Corp. Ser. 05-GG3, Class A2, 4.305s, 2042  369,771  374,716  843,328  854,605 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II         
Ser. 06-GG6, Class A3, 5.766s, 2038  803,000  851,052  1,756,000  1,861,079 
Ser. 06-GG6, Class A2, 5.506s, 2038  1,029,221  1,039,115  3,989,568  4,027,917 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 144A         
Ser. 03-C1, Class X1, IO, 0.847s, 2040  1,696,423  25,391  8,052,182  120,521 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 05-RP2, Class 1AF, 0.606s, 2035  156,426  131,398  873,671  733,883 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 144A         
Ser. 05-RP2, Class 1A2, 7 1/2s, 2035      647,417  602,098 
Ser. 05-RP1, Class 1AS, IO, 5.677s, 2035  782,217  113,421  476,085  69,032 
IFB Ser. 04-4, Class 1AS, IO, 5.527s, 2034  393,176  56,765  1,189,358  171,714 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 144A         
Ser. 06-RP2, Class 1AS1, IO, 5.382s, 2036  $—  $—  $1,047,115  $152,486 
Ser. 98-2, IO, 0.809s, 2027  73,951  1,569  211,611  4,491 
FRB Ser. 06-RP2, Class 1AF1, 0.656s, 2036      1,047,115  879,577 
FRB Ser. 04-4, Class 1AF, 0.656s, 2034  393,176  334,200  1,189,358  1,010,955 
FRB Ser. 05-RP1, Class 1AF, 0.606s, 2035  782,217  664,884  476,085  404,672 
Ser. 98-3, IO, 0.538s, 2027  89,551  1,528  256,085  4,371 
Ser. 98-4, IO, 0.127s, 2026  94,969  2,483  271,723  7,104 
Ser. 99-2, IO, 0.01s, 2027  120,667  1,301  345,037  3,720 

IndyMac Inda Mortgage Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-AR7, Class 1A1, 5.956s, 2037      31,930  26,467 

IndyMac Indx Mortgage Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 06-AR3, Class 2A1A, 5.557s, 2036      1,763,235  965,371 
FRB Ser. 06-AR5, Class 1A2, 5.382s, 2036  243,238  37,702  581,316  90,104 
FRB Ser. 05-AR15, Class A1, 5.076s, 2035      725,174  581,952 
FRB Ser. 07-AR7, Class 2A1, 4.929s, 2037  808,076  456,563  1,803,099  1,018,751 
FRB Ser. 06-AR11, Class 3A1, 4.702s, 2036  130,133  65,840  686,254  347,203 
FRB Ser. 06-AR41, Class A3, 0.436s, 2037  468,905  227,419  1,166,679  565,839 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage         
Securities Corp.         
Ser. 06-LDP7, Class A2, 6.051s, 2045  948,588  964,722  3,713,539  3,776,700 
Ser. 07-C1, Class ASB, 5.857s, 2051  768,000  835,676  4,023,000  4,377,506 
Ser. 07-LD12, Class A2, 5.827s, 2051  1,470,000  1,538,356  3,343,000  3,498,451 
FRB Ser. 07-LD11, Class A3, 5.817s, 2049  820,000  875,282  3,172,000  3,385,846 
FRB Ser. 07-LD11, Class A2, 5.802s, 2049  999,000  1,042,791  4,090,000  4,269,285 
FRB Ser. 07-CB19, Class ASB, 5.725s, 2049      1,725,000  1,859,224 
Ser. 07-C1, Class A4, 5.716s, 2051  987,000  1,040,321  4,175,000  4,400,546 
Ser. 06-CB16, Class A3B, 5.579s, 2045  366,000  388,822  1,218,000  1,293,949 
Ser. 06-CB16, Class A2, 5.45s, 2045      720,000  734,421 
Ser. 06-CB17, Class A3, 5.45s, 2043  332,000  346,077     
Ser. 07-CB18, Class A3, 5.447s, 2047  958,000  1,007,643  3,325,000  3,497,301 
Ser. 06-LDP8, Class A3B, 5.447s, 2045  70,000  74,699  543,000  579,449 
Ser. 06-LDP9, Class A2S, 5.298s, 2047  1,448,000  1,483,780  6,560,000  6,722,098 
Ser. 06-LDP8, Class A2, 5.289s, 2045  1,498,273  1,572,275  4,581,519  4,807,807 
Ser. 05-CB13, Class A2, 5.247s, 2043  1,409,599  1,412,449  5,226,420  5,236,984 
Ser. 05-LDP5, Class A2, 5.198s, 2044  1,493,000  1,565,191  5,934,000  6,220,926 
Ser. 06-LDP9, Class X, IO, 0.45s, 2047  49,784,126  1,006,406  197,723,631  3,997,062 
Ser. 06-CB16, Class X1, IO, 0.137s, 2045  3,699,378  47,653  17,560,118  226,199 

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 07-C3, Class A2, 5.84s, 2044  261,000  272,208  381,000  397,361 

LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust         
144A FRB Ser. 07-C3, Class A2FL, 5.84s, 2044  1,051,000  1,104,383  3,764,000  3,955,185 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 07-C6, Class A2, 5.845s, 2012  1,462,209  1,527,542  6,381,635  6,666,770 
Ser. 07-C7, Class A2, 5.588s, 2045  937,000  980,211  4,272,000  4,469,007 
Ser. 06-C3, Class A2, 5.532s, 2032  411,000  414,539  2,518,000  2,539,683 
Ser. 07-C1, Class A2, 5.318s, 2040  1,254,000  1,290,751  3,378,000  3,477,000 
Ser. 05-C7, Class A2, 5.103s, 2030  63,680  63,729  324,681  324,927 
Ser. 06-C1, Class A2, 5.084s, 2031  410,660  414,319  2,396,276  2,417,623 
Ser. 07-C2, Class XW, IO, 0.561s, 2040  1,094,428  26,476  5,196,085  125,701 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A         
Ser. 03-C5, Class XCL, IO, 0.764s, 2037  $1,201,313  $20,567  $5,702,919  $97,636 
Ser. 05-C3, Class XCL, IO, 0.295s, 2040      69,027,638  1,276,148 

Merit Securities Corp. 144A FRB Ser. 11PA,         
Class 3A1, 0 7/8s, 2027      1,095,104  888,247 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-C1, Class A3, 5.826s, 2050  796,000  852,834  1,657,000  1,775,300 
FRB Ser. 07-C1, Class A2, 5.722s, 2050  841,000  879,054  3,234,000  3,380,333 
Ser. 05-MCP1, Class XC, IO, 0.182s, 2043  59,379,813  734,730  175,721,337  2,174,270 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 144A         
Ser. 05-LC1, Class X, IO, 0.1s, 2044  5,964,128  28,225  26,309,566  124,507 

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial         
Mortgage Trust         
Ser. 07-7, Class ASB, 5.745s, 2050  868,000  934,279  3,398,000  3,657,467 
Ser. 06-1, Class A2, 5.439s, 2039  1,274,030  1,280,823  2,834,915  2,850,030 
Ser. 07-5, Class A3, 5.364s, 2048  782,000  809,494  2,556,000  2,645,867 
Ser. 07-6, Class A2, 5.331s, 2051  1,446,000  1,502,881  6,684,000  6,946,927 
Ser. 2006-3, Class A2, 5.291s, 2046  1,057,907  1,078,592  3,889,562  3,965,612 
Ser. 06-4, Class A2, 5.112s, 2049  35,000  35,850  185,000  189,491 
FRB Ser. 06-4, Class A2FL, 0.376s, 2049  1,582,000  1,502,900  6,019,500  5,718,525 

Morgan Stanley Capital I         
FRB Ser. 07-IQ15, Class A2, 5.84s, 2049  1,373,000  1,436,277  5,012,000  5,242,986 
FRB Ser. 06-T23, Class A2, 5.739s, 2041  1,026,000  1,092,813  4,672,000  4,976,241 
Ser. 2006-HQ9, Class A2, 5.618s, 2044  552,000  567,140  2,822,000  2,899,400 
Ser. 07-IQ14, Class A2, 5.61s, 2049  1,173,000  1,225,862  4,149,000  4,335,978 
FRB Ser. 06-HQ8, Class A3, 5.441s, 2044  1,420,000  1,442,677  5,346,863  5,432,252 
Ser. 07-IQ13, Class A3, 5.331s, 2044  676,000  719,199  1,889,000  2,009,714 
Ser. 06-T21, Class A2, 5.09s, 2052  18,017  18,070  43,240  43,368 
Ser. 05-HQ6, Class A2A, 4.882s, 2042  630,398  646,469  2,606,027  2,672,464 
Ser. 03-IQ4, Class X1, IO, 0.588s, 2040  15,280,707  511,110  62,342,407  2,085,233 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 06-3AR, Class 3A1, 5.667s, 2036  259,154  178,817  1,259,090  868,772 
Ser. 06-6AR, Class 2A, 5.411s, 2036  169,585  105,143  517,000  320,540 

Morgan Stanley ReREMIC Trust 144A         
FRB Ser. 10-C30A, Class A3B, 10.236s, 2043  574,000  595,525  843,571  875,205 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. 144A         
IFB Ser. 04-R3, Class AS, IO, 6.794s, 2035  120,350  21,754  857,212  154,948 
FRB Ser. 04-R2, Class A1, 6 1/2s, 2034  105,798  104,740  414,095  409,954 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.         
Ser. 06-QS17, Class A4, 6s, 2036  216,309  132,016  1,072,142  654,342 
Ser. 06-QS13, Class 1A5, 6s, 2036  52,117  32,590  221,608  138,574 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust         
IFB Ser. 06-A9CB, Class A3, IO, 6.874s, 2036      1,152,549  189,018 
Ser. 06-A13, Class A1, 6 1/4s, 2036      1,454,756  981,960 
FRB Ser. 05-A2, Class A1, 0.756s, 2035  384,588  270,239  1,890,728  1,328,560 
FRB Ser. 06-A9CB, Class A1, 0.626s, 2036      1,238,163  687,180 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-10, Class 1A1, 6s, 2037  635,841  348,346  2,595,975  1,422,209 
FRB Ser. 05-23, Class 3A1, 5.882s, 2036  584,750  432,715  2,675,949  1,980,202 
FRB Ser. 06-4, Class 6A, 5.711s, 2036  336,066  247,849  1,580,889  1,165,905 
FRB Ser. 06-9, Class 1A1, 5.369s, 2036  143,946  86,577  790,375  475,375 

 

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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 35.9%  300 Fund 51.3% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage         
Loan Trust 144A Ser. 04-NP2, Class A,         
0.606s, 2034  $—  $—  $490,234  $392,187 

Structured Asset Securities Corp.         
IFB Ser. 07-4, Class 1A3, IO, 5.985s, 2037  348,166  53,921  1,765,032  273,351 
Ser. 07-4, Class 1A4, IO, 1s, 2037  769,564  24,818  3,632,465  117,143 

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 144A         
Ser. 05-RF6, Class A, IO, 5.274s, 2043  651,942  91,049  2,559,991  357,523 
FRB Ser. 05-RF2, Class A, 0.606s, 2035  1,670,381  1,386,416  3,888,130  3,227,148 

Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transferee         
144A Ser. 10-NPL1, Class M, 6s, 2039  441,388  436,974  2,986,092  2,956,231 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-C33, Class A3, 5.903s, 2051  1,516,000  1,635,358  3,559,000  3,839,208 
FRB Ser. 07-C32, Class APB, 5.744s, 2049  842,000  907,615  3,297,000  3,553,928 
FRB Ser. 07-C32, Class A2, 5.739s, 2049  1,588,000  1,652,747  6,002,000  6,246,717 
Ser. 06-C25, Class A2, 5.684s, 2043  369,621  373,414  1,009,866  1,020,228 
Ser. 06-C28, Class A3, 5.679s, 2048  455,000  485,907  1,571,000  1,677,715 
Ser. 06-C27, Class A2, 5.624s, 2045  1,880,959  1,921,606  3,332,119  3,404,125 
Ser. 07-C34, Class A2, 5.569s, 2046  345,000  359,945  1,716,000  1,790,334 
Ser. 2006-C28, Class A2, 5 1/2s, 2048  1,129,000  1,154,652  3,651,000  3,733,955 
Ser. 07-C30, Class APB, 5.294s, 2043  688,000  712,497  3,965,000  4,106,176 
Ser. 06-C29, Class A2, 5.275s, 2048  1,473,000  1,508,746  6,922,000  7,089,980 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust         
144A Ser. 03-C3, Class IOI, IO, 1.097s, 2035  38,649,883  753,622  6,558,159  127,876 

Total mortgage-backed securities         
(cost $110,799,998 and $500,808,509)    $113,574,458    $511,153,207 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY         

MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS*  100 Fund 8.5%  300 Fund 12.9% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates         
4 1/2s, TBA, November 1, 2040  $8,000,000  $8,396,875  $40,000,000  $41,984,376 
4s, TBA, November 1, 2040  18,000,000  18,558,281  58,000,000  59,798,905 
4s, TBA, October 1, 2040      26,000,000  26,830,781 

Total U.S. government and         
agency mortgage obligations         
(cost $26,907,500 and $128,065,950)    $26,955,156    $128,614,062 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS*  100 Fund 1.1%  300 Fund 0.7% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

General Electric Capital Corp. 1 5/8s,         
FDIC guaranteed notes, January 7, 2011  $625,000  $626,765  $1,025,000  $1,027,895 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (The) 1 5/8s,         
FDIC guaranteed notes, July 15, 2011  925,000  933,689  2,025,000  2,044,023 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2 5/8s, FDIC         
guaranteed notes, December 1, 2010  625,000  626,280  1,025,000  1,027,099 

Morgan Stanley 2s, FDIC guaranteed notes,         
September 22, 2011  700,000  710,780  1,500,000  1,523,100 

 

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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS* cont.  100 Fund 1.1%  300 Fund 0.7% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Wells Fargo & Co.         
3s, FDIC guaranteed notes,         
December 9, 2011  $308,000  $317,123  $660,000  $679,549 
2 1/8s, FDIC guaranteed notes,         
June 15, 2012  392,000  402,898  840,000  863,352 

Total U.S. government agency obligations         
(cost $3,583,651 and $7,094,295)    $3,617,535    $7,165,018 
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS*  100 Fund 0.6%  300 Fund 0.4% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

U.S. Treasury Bonds 6 5/8s,         
February 15, 2027 i  $433,000  $614,994  $150,000  $213,047 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities         
3s, July 15, 2012 i  318,063  340,807  1,478,628  1,584,364 
2s, July 15, 2014 i  883,531  971,071  2,137,613  2,349,407 

Total U.S. treasury obligations         
(cost $1,926,872 and $4,146,818)    $1,926,872    $4,146,818 
 
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES*  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Advertising and marketing services    0.1%    0.2% 
Omnicom Group, Inc. sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 4.45s, 2020  $315,000  $322,925  $1,675,000  $1,717,143 

    322,925    1,717,143 
Automotive    0.2%    0.3% 
BMW US Capital, LLC company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
Ser. EMTN, 4 1/4s, 2011  120,000  123,907  510,000  526,606 

Daimler Finance North America LLC         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5 7/8s,         
2011 (Germany)      315,000  321,015 

Daimler Finance North America LLC         
guaranty unsec. unsub. notes 7.3s,         
2012 (Germany)  310,000  333,106  1,085,000  1,165,872 

Daimler Finance North America LLC         
guaranty unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN,         
5 3/4s, 2011 (Germany)  115,000  119,720  200,000  208,208 

Lear Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec.         
bond 7 7/8s, 2018      1,015,000  1,103,813 

    576,733    3,325,514 
Banking    1.2%    2.3% 
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 5 5/8s, 2012  650,000  687,517  3,650,000  3,860,674 

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC 144A company         
guaranty unsec. sub. notes Ser. MTN,         
6 1/2s, 2020 (United Kingdom)      3,600,000  3,755,632 

National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A         
sr. unsec. notes 2 1/2s, 2013 (Australia)  690,000  707,693  2,830,000  2,902,567 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) 144A         
company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
4 7/8s, 2014 (United Kingdom)  430,000  458,737  1,620,000  1,728,265 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Banking cont.         
Shinhan Bank 144A sr. unsec. bond 6s,         
2012 (South Korea)  $200,000  $212,863  $425,000  $452,333 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 144A         
sr. unsec. notes 2.15s, 2013 (Japan)  685,000  694,008  3,610,000  3,657,472 

VTB Bank Via VTB Capital SA sr. notes         
6 1/4s, 2035 (Russia)      500,000  515,625 

VTB Bank Via VTB Capital SA 144A         
sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2018 (Russia)      1,000,000  1,057,500 

VTB Bank Via VTB Capital SA 144A         
sr. unsec. notes 6 1/4s, 2035 (Russia)  200,000  206,250  1,850,000  1,907,813 

Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
bonds 2 1/4s, 2012 (Australia)  720,000  736,869  2,665,000  2,727,438 

    3,703,937    22,565,319 
Beverage    0.3%    0.5% 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.         
144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes 5 3/8s, 2014  565,000  638,299  2,775,000  3,135,009 

Constellation Brands, Inc. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 1/4s, 2016  400,000  440,000  2,105,000  2,315,500 

    1,078,299    5,450,509 
Biotechnology    —%    0.1% 
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.         
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes         
7 3/4s, 2016      980,000  1,097,600 

        1,097,600 
Broadcasting    —%    0.1% 
DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty         
7 1/8s, 2016      977,000  1,035,620 

        1,035,620 
Building materials    —%    0.1% 
Building Materials Corp. 144A sr. notes         
7s, 2020      1,010,000  1,052,925 

        1,052,925 
Cable television    0.2%    0.5% 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings         
Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty         
sr. notes 7 7/8s, 2018      1,020,000  1,083,750 

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC debs. 9.8s, 2012  58,000  64,067  290,000  320,336 

Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. notes 6 1/2s, 2015  447,000  526,996  2,205,000  2,599,611 

CSC Holdings LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
8 1/2s, 2014      965,000  1,075,975 

    591,063    5,079,672 
Chemicals    0.2%    0.4% 
Airgas, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
2.85s, 2013  255,000  260,516  1,145,000  1,169,767 

Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. FRN         
2.668s, 2011  80,000  81,086  340,000  344,614 

Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. notes         
7.6s, 2014  355,000  417,677  1,270,000  1,494,225 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Chemicals cont.           
Ineos Finance PLC 144A company           
guaranty sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2015           
(United Kingdom)  EUR    $—  195,000  $289,176 

Lyondell Chemical Co. 144A           
company guaranty sr. notes 8s, 2017    $—    $1,005,000  1,100,475 

      759,279    4,398,257 
Coal      —%    0.3% 
Arch Western Finance, LLC company         
guaranty sr. notes 6 3/4s, 2013        481,000  485,810 

CONSOL Energy, Inc. 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8s, 2017        985,000  1,078,575 

Peabody Energy Corp. company           
guaranty 7 3/8s, 2016        945,000  1,070,213 

          2,634,598 
Combined utilities      —%    0.1% 
El Paso Corp. sr. unsec. notes 7s, 2017      1,140,000  1,242,643 

          1,242,643 
Commercial and consumer services      —%    0.3% 
Lender Processing Services, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8 1/8s, 2016      3,000,000  3,090,000 

          3,090,000 
Computers      0.3%    0.4% 
Seagate Technology International 144A         
company guaranty sr. sec. notes 10s,           
2014 (Cayman Islands)    482,000  588,040  2,168,000  2,644,960 

Xerox Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6 7/8s, 2011  435,000  454,924  1,615,000  1,688,972 

Xerox Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes           
4 1/4s, 2015        120,000  129,465 

      1,042,964    4,463,397 
Consumer      —%    0.1% 
Jarden Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec.         
sub. notes 7 1/2s, 2017        980,000  1,042,475 

          1,042,475 
Consumer goods      0.1%    0.2% 
Fortune Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
3s, 2012    435,000  443,270  1,635,000  1,666,085 

      443,270    1,666,085 
Electric utilities      1.2%    2.0% 
AES Corp. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
8s, 2017        1,005,000  1,105,500 

Allegheny Energy Supply 144A sr. unsec.         
bond 8 1/4s, 2012    820,000  886,005  4,180,000  4,516,465 

CMS Energy Corp. sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2011  439,000  451,342  1,924,000  1,978,089 

CMS Energy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
FRN 1.239s, 2013    130,000  126,100  760,000  737,200 

FirstEnergy Corp. notes Ser. B, 6.45s, 2011  291,000  304,060  1,081,000  1,129,513 

KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co.         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 11 7/8s, 2012  631,000  725,629  3,439,000  3,954,737 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Electric utilities cont.         
NiSource Finance Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 7/8s, 2010  $350,000  $350,706  $1,135,000  $1,137,288 

Power Receivable Finance, LLC 144A         
sr. notes 6.29s, 2012  301,727  301,791  1,775,874  1,776,247 

Texas-New Mexico Power Co. 144A         
1st mtge. sec. 9 1/2s, 2019  490,000  638,921  2,370,000  3,090,293 

    3,784,554    19,425,332 
Energy (oil field)    —%    0.1% 
Expro Finance Luxemburg 144A         
sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2016 (Luxembourg)      884,000  870,740 

        870,740 
Financial    1.2%    2.0% 
American Express Travel Related         
Services Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes FRN Ser. EMTN, 0.456s, 2011  300,000  289,221  1,400,000  1,349,698 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.         
company guaranty sr. notes 4s, 2012  85,000  89,160  415,000  435,312 

Erac USA Finance Co. LLC 144A         
company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes 2 3/4s, 2013  445,000  457,688  2,315,000  2,381,005 

GATX Corp. notes 4 3/4s, 2012  180,000  190,131  750,000  792,211 

Hartford Financial Services         
Group, Inc. (The) jr. unsec. sub. debs.         
FRB 8 1/8s, 2038  235,000  250,889  1,075,000  1,147,685 

Leucadia National Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 7 1/8s, 2017      1,027,000  1,056,526 

MetLife Global Funding I 144A sr. sec.         
unsub. notes 5 1/8s, 2013  100,000  108,922  350,000  381,226 

MetLife Global Funding I 144A sr. unsec.         
notes 2 7/8s, 2012  270,000  278,429  1,030,000  1,062,155 

MetLife Global Funding I 144A sr. unsub.         
notes 5 1/8s, 2014  100,000  110,975  200,000  221,950 

MetLife, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
2 3/8s, 2014  500,000  509,612  4,000,000  4,076,896 

New York Life Global Funding 144A         
notes 3s, 2015  930,000  984,431  4,560,000  4,826,888 

Prudential Financial, Inc. sr. notes 6.2s, 2015  425,000  482,713  1,595,000  1,811,593 

    3,752,171    19,543,145 
Food    0.4%    0.7% 
Kraft Foods, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2 5/8s, 2013  730,000  756,604  3,270,000  3,389,172 

Smithfield Foods, Inc. 144A sr. sec. notes         
10s, 2014      905,000  1,043,013 

Tyson Foods, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
10 1/2s, 2014  400,000  481,000  1,960,000  2,356,900 

    1,237,604    6,789,085 
Forest products and packaging    0.6%    1.3% 
Georgia-Pacific, LLC 144A company         
guaranty 7 1/8s, 2017      965,000  1,037,375 

Georgia-Pacific, LLC sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes 8 1/8s, 2011  575,000  593,688  2,600,000  2,684,500 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Forest products and packaging cont.         
PE Paper Escrow GmbH 144A         
sr. notes 12s, 2014 (Austria)  $—  $—  $890,000  $1,032,249 

Sealed Air Corp. sr. notes 7 7/8s, 2017  265,000  291,025  1,385,000  1,521,017 

Sealed Air Corp. 144A notes 5 5/8s, 2013      1,442,000  1,542,417 

Verso Paper Holdings, LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.         
sr. notes 11 1/2s, 2014      915,000  1,020,225 

Weyerhaeuser Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
7 1/4s, 2013  825,000  881,792  4,175,000  4,462,403 

    1,766,505    13,300,186 
Health care    —%    0.3% 
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc. 144A         
sr. unsec. notes 9s, 2015      900,000  1,050,750 

HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes         
9 5/8s, 2016 ‡‡      920,000  1,000,500 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. notes 9s, 2015      915,000  1,006,500 

        3,057,750 
Investment banking/Brokerage    0.3%    0.5% 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. notes         
3 5/8s, 2012  194,000  201,950  791,000  823,415 

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.95s, 2012  770,000  791,572  4,250,000  4,369,064 

    993,522    5,192,479 
Lodging/Tourism    —%    0.1% 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. Q,         
6 3/4s, 2016 R      1,000,000  1,038,750 

        1,038,750 
Media    0.2%    0.5% 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)         
sr. unsec. notes 10s, 2017      895,000  1,060,575 

QVC Inc. 144A sr. notes 7 1/8s, 2017  215,000  228,975  965,000  1,027,725 

Viacom, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4 3/8s, 2014  310,000  337,234  1,571,000  1,709,014 

WMG Acquisition Corp. company guaranty         
sr. sec. notes 9 1/2s, 2016      935,000  1,007,463 

    566,209    4,804,777 
Metals    0.7%    1.1% 
FMG Finance Pty Ltd. 144A sr. sec. notes         
10 5/8s, 2016 (Australia)      415,000  612,125 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.         
sr. unsec. notes 8 3/8s, 2017  400,000  452,000  1,836,000  2,074,680 

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes sr. unsec. notes         
8.95s, 2014 (Australia)  505,000  630,618  2,495,000  3,115,626 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7 3/8s, 2012  400,000  427,500  2,060,000  2,201,625 

Teck Resources Limited sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes 7s, 2012 (Canada)  630,000  670,792  3,190,000  3,396,549 

    2,180,910    11,400,605 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Natural gas utilities    0.4%    0.7% 
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 5.65s, 2012  $740,000  $786,368  $3,780,000  $4,016,851 

Kinder Morgan, Inc. sr. notes 6 1/2s, 2012  490,000  519,400  2,510,000  2,660,600 

    1,305,768    6,677,451 
Oil and gas    0.2%    0.9% 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9 1/2s, 2015      935,000  1,084,600 

Denbury Resources, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8 1/4s, 2020      955,000  1,062,438 

Gazprom Via White Nights Finance BV notes         
10 1/2s, 2014 (Russia)      1,000,000  1,205,450 

Plains Exploration & Production Co.         
company guaranty 7 3/4s, 2015      985,000  1,039,175 

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd.         
144A company guaranty sr. notes 4 1/2s,         
2012 (Qatar)  250,000  261,963  1,000,000  1,047,851 

Total Capital SA company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes 3s, 2015 (France)  500,000  525,347  2,900,000  3,047,012 

    787,310    8,486,526 
Power producers    —%    0.1% 
NRG Energy, Inc. sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2016      1,025,000  1,067,281 

        1,067,281 
Railroads    —%    —% 
RailAmerica, Inc. company guaranty         
sr. notes 9 1/4s, 2017      305,000  337,788 

        337,788 
Real estate    0.3%    0.5% 
Simon Property Group LP sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes 5.1s, 2015 R  700,000  789,292  3,900,000  4,397,484 

Simon Property Group LP sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes 4.2s, 2015 R  70,000  75,451  300,000  323,360 

    864,743    4,720,844 
Regional Bells    0.4%    0.9% 
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 8 1/4s, 2017      1,005,000  1,145,700 

Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec.         
notes 7 7/8s, 2015  605,000  677,600  2,835,000  3,175,200 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.         
company guaranty Ser. B, 7 1/2s, 2014      1,000,000  1,020,000 

Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub.         
bonds 5.65s, 2011  645,000  675,493  3,150,000  3,298,919 

    1,353,093    8,639,819 
Retail    0.4%    0.8% 
Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.         
notes 6 3/4s, 2018  465,000  481,275  2,560,000  2,649,600 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. notes 6 5/8s, 2011  60,000  61,275  170,000  173,613 

Staples, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 9 3/4s, 2014  505,000  625,526  2,495,000  3,090,469 

 

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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES* cont.  100 Fund 9.6%  300 Fund 19.9% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Retail cont.         
SUPERVALU, Inc. sr. unsec. notes         
8s, 2016  $—  $—  $985,000  $1,001,006 

Toys R Us Property Co., LLC 144A         
sr. notes 8 1/2s, 2017      950,000  1,028,375 

    1,168,076    7,943,063 
Telecommunications    0.5%    1.2% 
British Telecommunications PLC         
notes 8 3/8s, 2010 (United Kingdom)  782,000  790,083  4,006,000  4,047,406 

Inmarsat Finance PLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. notes 7 3/8s, 2017         
(United Kingdom)      210,000  224,700 

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd.         
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes         
8 7/8s, 2015 (Bermuda)      973,000  1,007,055 

NII Capital Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10s, 2016      920,000  1,043,050 

SBA Tower Trust 144A company         
guaranty mtge. notes 4.254s, 2015  625,000  667,579  2,900,000  3,097,567 

Sprint Capital Corp. notes 8 3/8s, 2012      1,036,000  1,107,225 

Windstream Corp. company guaranty         
8 5/8s, 2016      995,000  1,057,188 

    1,457,662    11,584,191 
Telephone    0.2%    0.3% 
CenturyLink, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes         
Ser. L, 7 7/8s, 2012  610,000  666,377  3,010,000  3,288,187 

    666,377    3,288,187 
Total corporate bonds and notes         
(cost $29,525,109 and $192,290,089)    $30,402,974    $198,029,756 
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES*  100 Fund 6.9%  300 Fund 11.7% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.         
Ser. 00-4, Class A6, 8.31s, 2032  $1,206,895  $953,447  $6,289,133  $4,968,415 
Ser. 00-5, Class A6, 7.96s, 2032  401,061  340,902  3,995,077  3,395,815 
Ser. 01-4, Class A4, 7.36s, 2033  1,180,990  1,251,850  2,154,963  2,284,261 
Ser. 00-6, Class A5, 7.27s, 2031  1,280,785  1,312,805  5,082,694  5,209,762 
Ser. 01-1, Class A5, 6.99s, 2031  428,801  441,665  3,594,269  3,702,097 
Ser. 01-3, Class A4, 6.91s, 2033  482,766  499,663  2,191,604  2,268,310 

Countrywide Asset Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-8, Class 2A3, 0.446s, 2037  1,226,000  465,880  10,157,000  3,859,660 
FRB Ser. 07-9, Class 2A3, 0.436s, 2047      7,440,000  3,302,616 
FRB Ser. 06-23, Class 2A3, 0.426s, 2037  701,000  364,126  6,329,000  3,287,523 
FRB Ser. 06-24, Class 2A3, 0.406s, 2047  2,041,000  918,450  9,274,000  4,173,300 
FRB Ser. 07-2, Class 2A3, 0.396s, 2037  3,136,000  1,254,400  12,081,000  4,832,400 
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class 2A3, 0.396s, 2037      7,697,000  2,790,163 

 

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 6.9%  300 Fund 11.7% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset         
Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 06-FF13, Class A2D,         
0.496s, 2036  $—  $—  $1,594,000  $801,384 
FRB Ser. 06-FF18, Class A2C,         
0.416s, 2037  2,424,000  1,236,240  10,496,000  5,352,960 
FRB Ser. 06-FF13, Class A2C,         
0.416s, 2036      1,879,000  920,710 
FRB Ser. 06-FF11, Class 2A3,         
0.406s, 2036      1,556,000  781,205 

Green Tree Financial Corp.         
Ser. 99-5, Class A5, 7.86s, 2029  353,311  323,280  3,609,133  3,302,357 
Ser. 96-8, Class M1, 7.85s, 2027  366,000  367,169  1,337,000  1,341,272 
FRN Ser. 96-9, Class M1, 7.63s, 2027  1,252,000  1,234,073  4,575,000  4,509,491 
Ser. 99-4, Class A7, 7.41s, 2031      2,490,528  2,291,286 
Ser. 1997-5, Class M1, 6.95s, 2029  1,306,000  1,273,350  5,010,000  4,884,750 

GSAA Home Equity Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-4, Class A1, 0.356s, 2037  113,526  54,308  554,253  265,140 
FRB Ser. 06-17, Class A1, 0.316s, 2036  1,023,399  501,465  4,299,521  2,106,765 
FRB Ser. 06-16, Class A1, 0.316s, 2036  541,068  300,293  2,461,361  1,366,055 
FRB Ser. 06-12, Class A1, 0.306s, 2036  729,148  373,032  8,185,989  4,187,952 

GSAMP Trust FRB Ser. 07-HE2, Class A2A,         
0.376s, 2047  31,095  29,229  95,480  89,751 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-HE1, Class 2A1, 0.306s, 2036  36,591  26,711  155,581  113,574 

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-WL1, Class 2A3, 0.496s, 2046      3,002,339  2,199,213 

Madison Avenue Manufactured Housing         
Contract FRB Ser. 02-A, Class B1,         
3.506s, 2032  1,459,000  1,313,100  5,001,000  4,500,900 

MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust         
FRB Ser. 07-WMC1, Class A3,         
0.356s, 2037  1,471,634  515,072  6,045,313  2,115,859 
FRB Ser. 07-WMC1, Class A2,         
0.306s, 2037  2,098,463  734,462  7,047,865  2,466,753 

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage         
Loan Asset Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class A2C, 0.506s, 2037      551,000  275,500 
FRB Ser. 07-1, Class A2B, 0.426s, 2037  1,768,795  981,681  5,650,373  3,135,957 

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc.         
FRB Ser. 06-HE3, Class A2D,         
0.506s, 2036  2,278,000  942,636  6,667,000  2,758,805 
FRB Ser. 06-HE6, Class A2D,         
0.496s, 2036  1,626,000  585,360  4,792,000  1,725,120 
FRB Ser. 06-WMC2, Class A2C,         
0.406s, 2036      2,887,834  1,046,840 

Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital         
FRB Ser. 06-2, Class A3, 0.406s, 2036      11,310,000  4,099,875 

 

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES* cont.  100 Fund 6.9%  300 Fund 11.7% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.         
Ser. 00-D, Class A4, 7.4s, 2030    $521,000  $346,465  $3,569,000  $2,373,385 
Ser. 02-B, Class A4, 7.09s, 2032        3,067,539  2,941,965 
Ser. 02-A, Class A4, 6.97s, 2032      2,752,133  2,765,893 
Ser. 98-A, Class M, 6.825s, 2028  1,324,000  1,271,841  2,176,000  2,090,277 
Ser. 02-B, Class A2, 5.19s, 2019    1,380,599  1,243,938  2,392,823  2,155,967 

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC         
FRB Ser. 06-FR4, Class A2B, 0.426s, 2036      2,280,000  969,000 
FRB Ser. 07-BR5, Class A2A, 0.386s, 2037  24,713  19,153  83,895  65,019 
FRB Ser. 07-BR4, Class A2A, 0.346s, 2037  173,500  119,941  683,909  472,786 
FRB Ser. 06-WM3, Class A1, 0.306s, 2036      3,294,690  1,301,402 

WAMU Asset-Backed Certificates         
FRB Ser. 07-HE2, Class 2A1, 0.366s, 2037  79,821  53,584  377,396  253,346 
FRB Ser. 07-HE1, Class 2A1, 0.306s, 2037  118,748  81,283  466,803  319,526 

Total asset-backed securities           
(cost $21,320,563 and $114,600,414)    $21,730,854    $116,422,362 
 
PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING*  100 Fund 0.9%  300 Fund 1.2% 
Expiration date/  Contract    Contract   
strike price  amount  Value  amount  Value 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
pay a fixed rate of 3.04%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.04  $9,583,800  $108,489  $55,416,300  $627,313 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.04%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.04  9,583,800  305,436  55,416,300  1,766,117 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
pay a fixed rate of 3.11%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.11  9,583,800  90,759  55,416,300  524,792 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.11%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
February 9, 2021.  Feb-11/3.11  9,583,800  347,988  55,416,300  2,012,166 

 

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PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING* cont.  100 Fund 0.9%  300 Fund 1.2% 
Expiration date/  Contract    Contract   
strike price  amount  Value  amount  Value 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with Barclays Bank           
PLC for the right to receive           
a fixed rate of 3.7375%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
March 9, 2021.  Mar-11/3.7375  $5,836,600  $483,212  $22,181,100  $1,836,373 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 3.665%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
March 8, 2021.  Mar-11/3.665  5,836,600  448,426  22,181,100  1,704,174 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
pay a fixed rate of 1.885%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
December 13, 2015.  Dec-10/1.885  52,983,100  45,036  160,285,200  136,242 

Option on an interest rate           
swap with JPMorgan Chase           
Bank, N.A. for the right to           
receive a fixed rate of 1.885%           
versus the three month           
USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing           
December 13, 2015.  Dec-10/1.885  52,983,100  1,032,111  160,285,200  3,122,356 

Total purchased options outstanding         
(cost $2,188,386 and $9,322,517)    $2,861,457    $11,729,533 
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES*  100 Fund 0.5%  300 Fund 1.1% 
  Principal amount  Value  Principal amount  Value 

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec.         
bonds Ser. VII, 7s, 2013    $—  $—  $1,175,000  $1,165,013 

Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec.         
unsub. bonds FRB 0.677s, 2012  2,130,000  495,225  14,010,000  3,257,325 

Ontario (Province of) sr. unsec.         
unsub. bonds 1 7/8s, 2012    600,000  614,927  2,100,000  2,152,246 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC sr.         
unsec. unsub. notes company           
guaranty Ser. 2, 3.4s, 2013    325,000  337,230  2,560,000  2,656,335 

Ukraine (Government of) 144A sr.         
unsec. unsub. notes 7.65s, 2013      1,700,000  1,757,375 

Total foreign government bonds and notes         
(cost $1,385,693 and $10,669,901)    $1,447,382    $10,988,294 

 

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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS*    100 Fund 49.1%  300 Fund 16.6% 
  Principal amount/    Principal amount/   

    shares  Value  shares  Value 
 
Egypt Treasury Bills for an           
effective yield of 9.79%, April 5, 2011  EGP    $—  4,625,000  $768,080 

Egypt Treasury Bills for an           
effective yield of 10.10%, March 8, 2011  EGP      17,900,000  2,994,931 

Federal Farm Credit Bank for an           
effective yield of 0.27%, February 28, 2011  $500,000  500,100  $1,300,000  1,300,260 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.           
Discount Notes for an effective yield           
of 0.34%, November 16, 2010 ##    20,000,000  19,997,167  25,000,000  24,996,458 

Federal National Mortgage Association           
Discount Notes for an effective yield of           
0.27%, November 1, 2010    15,000,000  15,000,000  25,000,000  25,000,000 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective yields           
from 0.25% to 0.27%, June 2, 2011 # ##    9,000,000  8,985,645  760,000  758,788 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective           
yield of 0.25%, November 18, 2010 #    102,000  101,988     

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective           
yield of 0.23%, May 5, 2011    9,000,000  8,989,551     

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective           
yields from 0.22% to 0.24%,           
July 28, 2011 # ##        919,000  917,252 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective           
yield of 0.22%, October 20, 2011 ##    20,000,000  19,957,640  30,000,000  29,936,460 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective           
yields from 0.22% to 0.31%, March 10, 2011 #  70,000  69,964  332,000  331,831 

U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective           
yield of 0.20%, September 22, 2011    15,000,000  14,972,235  20,000,000  19,962,980 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective           
yields from 0.19% to 0.24%,           
August 25, 2011 # ##    15,000,000  14,969,925  5,602,000  5,590,768 

U.S. Treasury Bills for effective           
yields from 0.16% to 0.26%,           
December 16, 2010 # ##    25,116,000  25,110,900  224,000  223,926 

Putnam Money Market Liquidity           
Fund 0.16% e    26,746,108  26,746,108  52,782,436  52,782,436 

Total short-term investments           
(cost $155,406,782 and $165,615,619)      $155,401,223    $165,564,170 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS           

Total investments (cost $353,044,554 and $1,132,614,112) $357,917,911    $1,153,813,220 

 

Key to holding’s currency abbreviations

AUD  Australian Dollar 
CAD  Canadian Dollar 
CHF  Swiss Franc 
EGP  Egyptian Pound 
EUR  Euro 
GBP  British Pound 
JPY  Japanese Yen 
MXN  Mexican Peso 

 

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Key to holding’s abbreviations

EMTN  Euro Medium Term Notes 
FDIC Guaranteed  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Guaranteed 
FRB  Floating Rate Bonds 
FRN  Floating Rate Notes 
IFB  Inverse Floating Rate Bonds 
IO  Interest Only 
MTN  Medium Term Notes 
PO  Principal Only 
TBA  To Be Announced Commitments 

 

Notes to the funds’ portfolios

Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the funds’ portfolios are for the close of the funds’ reporting period, which ran from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010 (the reporting period).

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets as follows:

100 Fund  $316,490,512 
300 Fund  995,955,292 

 

‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer.

# These securities, in part or in entirety, were pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts, for one or both of the funds, at the close of the reporting period.

## These securities, in part or in entirety, were pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivatives contracts, for one or both of the funds, at the close of the reporting period.

e See Note 7 to the financial statements regarding investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820) based on the securities’ valuation inputs (Note 1).

i Securities purchased with cash or securities received, that were pledged, to one or both of the funds, for collateral on certain derivatives contracts (Note 1).

R Real Estate Investment Trust.

At the close of the reporting period, the funds maintained liquid assets totaling $78,646,259 and $439,718,034 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) to cover certain derivatives contracts.

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.

See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding TBAs.

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

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

IFB are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The interest rates shown are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period.

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100 Fund

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $621,411)
          Unrealized 
  Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.          

Australian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  $4,787  $4,726  $(61) 

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  26,266  25,972  (294) 

Canadian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  7,446  7,423  23 

Euro  Buy  11/22/10  68,907  67,955  952 

Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  2,672  2,579  (93) 

Barclays Bank PLC          

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  60,221  59,591  (630) 

Canadian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  12,737  12,698  39 

Citibank, N.A.          

Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  5,861  5,782  79 

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  46,447  45,958  (489) 

Canadian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  12,247  12,210  37 

Euro  Buy  11/22/10  6,946  6,854  92 

Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  2,272  2,193  79 

Swiss Franc  Buy  11/22/10  304  309  (5) 

Credit Suisse AG          

Euro  Buy  11/22/10  2,223  2,192  31 

Deutsche Bank AG          

Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  977  963  14 

Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,666  1,661  (5) 

Euro  Sell  11/22/10  28,341  27,968  (373) 

Goldman Sachs International          

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  801  792  (9) 

Euro  Sell  11/22/10  37,232  36,700  (532) 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association        

Euro  Buy  11/22/10  6,807  6,717  90 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.          

Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  8,010  7,902  108 

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  160  158  (2) 

Euro  Buy  11/22/10  31,953  31,529  424 

Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  921  889  (32) 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)          

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  5,445  5,388  (57) 

Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  31,565  32,008  443 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.          

Euro  Buy  11/22/10  4,723  4,657  66 

UBS AG          

British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  106,025  104,912  (1,113) 

Euro  Sell  11/22/10  5,279  5,209  (70) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $621,411) cont.
          Unrealized 
  Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Westpac Banking Corp.           

  British Pound Buy  11/22/10  $13,934  $13,788  $146 

Euro Buy  11/22/10  84,884  83,728  1,156 

Total          $14 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10       
        Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
  contracts  Value  date  (depreciation) 

Euro-Bund 10 yr (Short)  10  $1,795,780  Dec-10  $925 

Euro-Schatz 2 yr (Long)  60  9,073,393  Dec-10  (241) 

U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)  28  5,532,918  Dec-10  (49,574) 

U.S. Treasury Bond 20 yr (Short)  24  3,142,500  Dec-10  10,517 

U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long)  102  13,754,063  Dec-10  (583,680) 

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)  66  8,334,563  Dec-10  65,484 

Total        $(556,569) 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $8,269,000)
  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A.       
for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.49% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 17, 2021.  $3,714,000  Aug-11/4.49  $492,588 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A.       
for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.49%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  3,714,000  Aug-11/4.49  13,519 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  2,926,000  Aug-11/4.475  383,950 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  2,926,000  Aug-11/4.475  11,060 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  1,857,000  Aug-11/4.55  255,560 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  1,857,000  Aug-11/4.55  6,165 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  1,266,000  Aug-11/4.7  191,179 

 

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WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $8,269,000) cont.
  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  $1,266,000  Aug-11/4.7  $3,051 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.5475% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  3,605,500  Jul-11/4.5475  503,760 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A.       
for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.5475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
July 26, 2021.  3,605,500  Jul-11/4.5475  9,591 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  7,211,000  Jul-11/4.52  990,864 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  7,211,000  Jul-11/4.52  20,119 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  4,204,800  Aug-15/4.375  497,176 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  4,204,800  Aug-15/4.375  494,274 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.80%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 17, 2022.  9,007,500  Jan-12/4.8  1,305,997 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.80% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 17, 2022.  9,007,500  Jan-12/4.8  55,396 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.46%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 7, 2045.  4,204,800  Aug-15/4.46  525,726 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.46% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 7, 2045.  4,204,800  Aug-15/4.46  466,943 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  5,404,500  Jan-12/4.72  748,469 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  5,404,500  Jan-12/4.72  37,021 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
3.565% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 25, 2041.  15,211,200  Jan-11/3.565  432,911 

 

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WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $8,269,000) cont.
  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 3.565% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 25, 2041.  $15,211,200  Jan-11/3.565  $801,782 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.04%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
September 11, 2025.  4,829,800  Sep-15/4.04  249,073 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.04% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing September 11, 2025.  4,829,800  Sep-15/4.04  373,778 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.27%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 12, 2025.  91,380  Feb-15/5.27  10,276 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 5.27% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing February 12, 2025.  91,380  Feb-15/5.27  2,695 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  189,400  Apr-12/4.8675  27,169 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  189,400  Apr-12/4.8675  1,581 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.7375%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
March 9, 2021.  5,836,600  Mar-11/4.7375  1,109 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.665% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing March 8, 2021.  5,836,600  Mar-11/4.665  1,226 

Total      $8,914,008 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.        
AUD  910,000  $—  9/17/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.38%  $(3,628) 

AUD  400,000    9/17/20  5.5725%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  2,760 

AUD  410,000    9/22/20  5.685%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (243) 

AUD  920,000    9/22/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.56%  2,548 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A. cont.         
CAD  590,000    9/21/20  3.1025%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  $(9,482) 

AUD  1,310,000    9/29/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.5275%  1,524 

AUD  660,000    9/29/20  5.63%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  2,462 

EUR  550,000 E    10/29/40  2.435%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (3,783) 

GBP  2,240,000    6/15/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.5225%  25,504 

GBP  1,320,000    6/15/15  2.59%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (67,627) 

Barclays Bank PLC           
AUD  410,000 E    2/4/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.8%  11,976 

AUD  530,000    10/1/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.43%  (1,404) 

  $3,618,700 E  $ —  3/9/21  4.2375%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (451,795) 

  3,700,700  (84,654)  9/21/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.95%  353,535 

  8,992,900  236,064  9/28/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (878,442) 

AUD  470,000    5/24/15  5.505%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (2,214) 

AUD  1,200,000    7/27/15  5.435%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  1,677 

  $8,454,100  11,908  10/22/15  1.35%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  37,969 

  6,879,100  76,657  10/28/30  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.38%  (13,324) 

GBP  800,000    8/24/20  2.9525%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  16,653 

GBP  800,000    8/25/20  2.898%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  22,952 

AUD  700,000    8/26/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.025%  (13,012) 

  $230,000    8/27/40  3.21625%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  17,533 

  17,529,700  (423,343)  10/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.065%  1,776,911 

  2,102,900    10/29/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.76%  13,583 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Citibank, N.A.           
GBP  8,420,000  $—  7/1/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.43%  $67,845 

GBP  6,740,000    7/1/15  2.45%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (262,301) 

GBP  2,000,000    7/1/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3675%  91,799 

  $62,572,200  30,664  7/9/12  0.96%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (684,291) 

  3,433,300    8/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.89875%  92,929 

  11,888,400    9/24/12  0.6175%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (33,991) 

  6,961,800    9/24/20  2.5875%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  39,725 

Credit Suisse International         
  2,049,600  49  3/19/11  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.5%  1,995 

CHF  1,200,000    7/28/15  1.27%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (11,073) 

  $21,900,000    9/27/12  0.6125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (59,505) 

  1,100,000    9/27/20  2.53875%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  11,543 

  4,934,700    10/5/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.61125%  (23,105) 

  11,379,600    10/7/40  3.377%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  561,470 

  4,512,500  (4,444)  10/27/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.06%  (3,281) 

CHF  3,930,000    5/19/12  0.61583%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (19,419) 

CHF  3,930,000    5/20/12  0.62833%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (20,346) 

CHF  3,930,000    5/25/12  0.5825%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (16,880) 

GBP  1,730,000    7/9/15  2.425%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (62,710) 

GBP  960,000    7/9/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3725%  43,626 

Deutsche Bank AG           
  $57,626,300  (36,258)  7/27/12  0.78%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (474,599) 

  44,576,500  104,425  7/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.94%  1,589,562 

  78,469,100  202,252  5/6/15  2.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (5,718,478) 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International         
AUD  197,500 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.6925%  $5,046 

AUD  680,000 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.7%  17,545 

  $2,328,500    7/20/40  3.7275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (59,170) 

  19,206,500    7/23/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.5475%  494,117 

  5,090,900    7/23/40  3.7125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (113,426) 

  64,059,200  (7,131)  10/1/12  0.59%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (149,467) 

  2,536,700  (625)  10/1/13  0.84%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (11,608) 

GBP  800,000    10/5/20  3.0575%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  9,654 

EUR  550,000 E    10/28/40  2.39%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (2,140) 

CHF  4,330,000    6/1/12  0.555%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (17,090) 

  $8,707,700    8/12/15  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.665%  153,244 

  2,796,400    8/12/40  3.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (36,634) 

AUD  920,000    9/20/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.39%  (3,369) 

AUD  410,000    9/20/20  5.5775%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  2,712 

AUD  380,000 E    2/5/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.71%  9,957 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.         
AUD  470,000    3/1/15  5.6%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (3,664) 

AUD  352,500    3/2/15  5.6515%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (3,329) 

  $3,618,700 E    3/8/21  4.165%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (428,707) 

  5,531,200  (129,430)  9/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.995%  548,418 

  3,687,400  (85,916)  9/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.965%  355,929 

  1,898,700  86,771  10/14/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (145,087) 

  2,328,500    7/20/40  3.7225%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (56,949) 

AUD  130,000    6/26/19  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.05%  3,791 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.         
JPY  193,710,000  $—  5/25/15  0.674375%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(26,918) 

AUD  352,500    6/11/15  5.545%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (1,727) 

AUD  900,000    9/3/15  5.075%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  14,534 

  $6,486,700    9/7/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.3375%  91,390 

  1,676,800    10/25/40  3.5275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  37,775 

  4,800,000    10/28/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.72175%  14,183 

JPY  193,170,000    9/16/15  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.59125%  14,714 

AUD  60,000    9/16/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.375%  (254) 

AUD  10,000    9/16/20  5.549%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  87 

CAD  590,000    9/21/20  3.105%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (9,611) 

  $11,614,000    10/5/12  0.62125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (29,212) 

JPY  8,800,000 E    7/28/29  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.67%  1,063 

JPY  11,800,000 E    7/28/39  2.40%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (225) 

  $15,124,900  56,836  7/16/40  3.88%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (773,888) 

  9,793,100  (346,676)  10/20/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.7575%  (136,988) 

  23,591,500    7/20/12  0.84%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (209,500) 

Total            $(4,491,656) 

 

E See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding extended effective dates.

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10     
  Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC          
$6,946,896 $—  1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  $(87,728) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

1,560,575   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  21,573 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

5,928,649   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  81,954 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

6,088,013   1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (76,881) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

2,075,885   1/12/38  6.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  26,215 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

1,798,006   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  24,855 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

1,837,140   1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (23,200) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

2,334,831   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  32,275 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

2,388,207   1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (30,159) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

4,900,291   1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (61,882) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

4,751,912   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  65,688 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

4,751,912   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  65,688 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/    premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount    received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC cont.         
  $4,900,291  $—  1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  $(61,882) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

Citibank, N.A.           
GBP  1,050,000 F    5/18/13  (3.38%)  GBP Non-revised  (6,420) 
          UK Retail Price   
          Index   

Goldman Sachs International         
  $525,000    7/28/11  (0.685%)  USA Non Revised  2,473 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  525,000    7/29/11  (0.76%)  USA Non Revised  2,100 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  525,000    7/30/11  (0.73%)  USA Non Revised  2,273 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  3,702,938    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  51,187 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  6,743,482    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  93,217 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  6,924,748    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (87,448) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.         
EUR  295,000 F    8/10/12  (1.435%)  Eurostat Eurozone  977 
          HICP excluding   
          tobacco   

Total            $34,875 

 

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) based on the securities’ valuation inputs.

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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10       
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Credit Suisse International           
Bonos Y Oblig Del             
Estado, 5.5%,             
7/30/17    $(1,513)  $170,000  12/20/19 (100 bp)  $13,593 

Deutsche Bank AG             
France, Gov’t of,             
4.25%, 04/25/2019    1,870  2,000,000  6/20/15  (100 bp)  (30,064) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.           
Spain Gov’t, 5.5%,             
7/30/2017    (105,116)  1,400,000  6/20/15  (100 bp)  (39,633) 

Spain Gov’t, 5.5%,             
7/30/2017    (109,345)  1,200,000  6/20/16  (100 bp)  (39,932) 

Total            $(96,036) 

 

* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at October 31, 2010. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by “/F.”

300 Fund

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $311,458,329)
            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.           

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  $3,363,060  $3,320,105  $42,955 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  305,693  311,329  (5,636) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  112,753  111,489  (1,264) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  3,499,055  3,509,705  10,650 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  717,594  726,468  (8,874) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  1,323,376  1,326,691  3,315 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  103,500  102,069  1,431 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  455,965  453,382  (2,583) 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  1,414,932  1,413,070  1,862 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  91,984  92,564  (580) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,949,312  1,930,101  (19,211) 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  667,777  674,060  (6,283) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  3,547,648  3,539,690  (7,958) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  2,899,124  2,936,387  37,263 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  18,681  18,748  (67) 

  Turkish Lira (New)  Buy  11/22/10  2,000,602  2,015,484  (14,882) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $311,458,329) cont.   
            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC           

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  $7,140,214  $7,041,853  $98,361 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  948,555  960,047  (11,492) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  3,551,570  3,485,688  (65,882) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  2,974,878  2,961,088  (13,790) 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  26,061  26,371  (310) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  2,006,855  2,026,911  20,056 

  Euro  Sell  11/22/10  1,231,718  1,231,255  (463) 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  752,848  751,769  1,079 

  Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  29,142  28,132  1,010 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  660,619  653,780  6,839 

  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  1,297,449  1,284,638  (12,811) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  513,546  511,336  (2,210) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  2,816,830  2,825,291  (8,461) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  2,500,322  2,475,681  (24,641) 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  661,598  666,685  (5,087) 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  3,694,980  3,730,970  (35,990) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  3,231,726  3,275,385  43,659 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  52,398  52,326  72 

  Turkish Lira (New)  Buy  11/22/10  1,922,712  1,934,710  (11,998) 

Citibank, N.A.          

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  3,415,225  3,368,842  46,383 

  Brazilian Real  Buy  11/22/10  1,420,438  1,444,220  (23,782) 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  3,336,154  3,301,034  (35,120) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  3,090,981  3,081,642  (9,339) 

  Chilean Peso  Buy  11/22/10  27,327  27,660  (333) 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  1,469,437  1,474,868  5,431 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  18,338  18,095  243 

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  730,638  735,970  (5,332) 

  Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  11,685  11,280  405 

  Mexican Peso  Buy  11/22/10  786,279  784,657  1,622 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  3,242,866  3,262,552  (19,686) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  664,903  666,270  (1,367) 

  Singapore Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  2,047,095  2,027,819  (19,276) 

  South African Rand  Sell  11/22/10  1,375,805  1,397,178  21,373 

  South Korean Won  Buy  11/22/10  1,447,925  1,453,978  (6,053) 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  289,875  289,389  486 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  3,601,475  3,650,786  49,311 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  51,519  51,693  (174) 

  Turkish Lira (New)  Buy  11/22/10  1,918,470  1,932,876  (14,406) 

Credit Suisse AG           

  Australian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  174,957  175,120  163 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  2,834,850  2,782,617  (52,233) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  7,132,339  7,117,448  (14,891) 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $311,458,329) cont.   
          Unrealized 
  Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty   Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

Credit Suisse AG cont.          

  Euro Buy  11/22/10  $10,363,880  $10,276,319  $87,561 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  13,071  12,667  (404) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  3,001,766  3,020,326  (18,560) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  36,025  36,384  359 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  3,327,262  3,320,836  (6,426) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  3,305,107  3,338,186  33,079 

Turkish Lira (New) Buy  11/22/10  1,921,390  1,935,344  (13,954) 

Deutsche Bank AG          

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  6,722,994  6,629,761  93,233 

Brazilian Real Sell  11/22/10  288,584  289,743  1,159 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  6,662  6,642  (20) 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  1,411,772  1,417,030  5,258 

  Euro Buy  11/22/10  2,344,098  2,334,548  9,550 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  710,645  715,776  (5,131) 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  717,333  714,939  2,394 

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  700,409  697,534  2,875 

New Zealand Dollar Sell  11/22/10  720,341  713,332  (7,009) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  50,340  50,685  (345) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  1,380,571  1,383,071  (2,500) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  2,060,920  2,037,227  (23,693) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  723,732  722,660  1,072 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  3,435,045  3,428,004  (7,041) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  3,414,926  3,462,449  47,523 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  6,766  6,734  32 

Turkish Lira (New) Buy  11/22/10  2,720,602  2,735,091  (14,489) 

Goldman Sachs International          

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,091,882  3,049,890  41,992 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  3,844  3,804  (40) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  3,100,484  3,092,355  (8,129) 

Chilean Peso Buy  11/22/10  44,133  44,746  (613) 

  Euro Sell  11/22/10  850,783  838,614  (12,169) 

Hungarian Forint Sell  11/22/10  15,943  15,958  15 

Norwegian Krone Sell  11/22/10  147,192  148,432  1,240 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  2,045,439  2,048,212  (2,773) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  723,045  730,883  7,838 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  101,921  102,959  1,038 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  3,289,883  3,334,345  44,462 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association         

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  3,433,590  3,386,922  46,668 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  3,715,895  3,634,576  (81,319) 

  Euro Buy  11/22/10  7,040,353  6,938,798  101,555 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  3,636,875  3,659,298  (22,423) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,990,557  1,971,844  (18,713) 

 

58



FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $311,458,329) cont.   
          Unrealized 
  Contract Delivery   Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty Currency type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association cont.         

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  $706,085  $711,897  $(5,812) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  6,746,524  6,835,270  88,746 

Taiwan Dollar Sell  11/22/10  686,058  684,229  (1,829) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.          

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  6,912,604  6,818,900  93,704 

Brazilian Real Buy  11/22/10  998,891  1,013,089  (14,198) 

British Pound Buy  11/22/10  254,336  251,682  2,654 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  3,575,869  3,593,020  17,151 

Chilean Peso Buy  11/22/10  621,749  629,152  (7,403) 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  637,535  640,653  3,118 

  Euro Buy  11/22/10  2,431,761  2,399,501  32,260 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  665,912  668,106  (2,194) 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  31,646  31,310  (336) 

Malaysian Ringgit Buy  11/22/10  1,161,747  1,169,365  (7,618) 

Mexican Peso Buy  11/22/10  339,328  338,152  1,176 

New Zealand Dollar Sell  11/22/10  1,291,218  1,278,298  (12,920) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  2,985,650  3,004,624  (18,974) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  2,032,870  2,038,833  (5,963) 

Singapore Dollar Sell  11/22/10  2,573,543  2,549,447  (24,096) 

South African Rand Sell  11/22/10  31,415  31,181  (234) 

South Korean Won Buy  11/22/10  1,378,405  1,389,003  (10,598) 

Swedish Krona Buy  11/22/10  310,447  317,689  (7,242) 

Swiss Franc Sell  11/22/10  2,840,257  2,878,198  37,941 

Taiwan Dollar Buy  11/22/10  27,630  27,828  (198) 

Turkish Lira (New) Buy  11/22/10  1,194,019  1,203,491  (9,472) 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)          

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  6,815,788  6,714,020  101,768 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  420,262  415,912  (4,350) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  2,885,327  2,876,469  (8,858) 

Czech Koruna Sell  11/22/10  1,319,417  1,324,571  5,154 

  Euro Buy  11/22/10  5,843,922  5,843,377  545 

Hungarian Forint Buy  11/22/10  728,223  726,590  1,633 

Japanese Yen Sell  11/22/10  36,123  35,764  (359) 

Norwegian Krone Buy  11/22/10  2,878,996  2,896,494  (17,498) 

Polish Zloty Buy  11/22/10  2,735,480  2,741,105  (5,625) 

Swedish Krona Sell  11/22/10  3,350,325  3,311,701  (38,624) 

Swiss Franc Buy  11/22/10  157,420  156,659  761 

Turkish Lira (New) Buy  11/22/10  1,941,211  1,956,884  (15,673) 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.          

Australian Dollar Buy  11/22/10  6,681,380  6,590,775  90,605 

British Pound Sell  11/22/10  24,985  24,720  (265) 

Canadian Dollar Sell  11/22/10  2,941,565  2,932,363  (9,202) 

  Euro Buy  11/22/10  5,834,892  5,834,637  255 

 

59



FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 10/31/10 (aggregate face value $311,458,329) cont.   
            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 

State Street Bank and Trust Co. cont.           

  Hungarian Forint  Buy  11/22/10  $765,784  $742,896  $22,888 

  Japanese Yen  Buy  11/22/10  115,717  111,686  4,031 

  Malaysian Ringgit  Buy  11/22/10  1,517,091  1,524,332  (7,241) 

  Mexican Peso  Sell  11/22/10  22,390  22,109  (281) 

  Norwegian Krone  Buy  11/22/10  3,579,370  3,601,562  (22,192) 

  Polish Zloty  Buy  11/22/10  2,095,611  2,100,213  (4,602) 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  3,394,796  3,387,585  (7,211) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  4,220,193  4,191,406  (28,787) 

  Taiwan Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  28,505  28,616  (111) 

UBS AG             

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  6,875,776  6,784,014  91,762 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  153,594  151,980  (1,614) 

  Canadian Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  3,139,675  3,150,531  10,856 

  Czech Koruna  Sell  11/22/10  1,264,318  1,268,704  4,386 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  6,141,363  6,127,111  14,252 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  3,683,518  3,679,695  (3,823) 

  Mexican Peso  Sell  11/22/10  31,700  31,302  (398) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  388,972  392,222  3,250 

  South African Rand  Sell  11/22/10  74,895  76,369  1,474 

  Swedish Krona  Buy  11/22/10  196,950  197,935  (985) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  3,187,981  3,230,651  42,670 

Westpac Banking Corp.           

  Australian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  101,399  99,972  1,427 

  British Pound  Sell  11/22/10  242,324  237,832  (4,492) 

  Canadian Dollar  Buy  11/22/10  30,275  30,187  88 

  Euro  Buy  11/22/10  698,242  707,653  (9,411) 

  Japanese Yen  Sell  11/22/10  428,979  414,124  (14,855) 

  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  11/22/10  659,704  653,025  (6,679) 

  Norwegian Krone  Sell  11/22/10  263,308  269,109  5,801 

  Swedish Krona  Sell  11/22/10  268,855  268,492  (363) 

  Swiss Franc  Sell  11/22/10  3,298,003  3,343,881  45,878 

Total            $598,304 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10       
        Unrealized 
  Number of    Expiration  appreciation/ 
  contracts  Value  date  (depreciation) 

Euro-Bund 10 yr (Short)  68  $12,211,305  Dec-10  $6,302 

Euro-Schatz 2 yr (Long)  356  53,835,466  Dec-10  (1,492) 

U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)  148  29,245,424  Dec-10  (261,204) 

U.S. Treasury Bond 20 yr (Short)  7  916,563  Dec-10  2,737 

U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long)  540  72,815,625  Dec-10  (3,067,469) 

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)  988  124,765,875  Dec-10  640,607 

Total        $(2,680,519) 

 

60



WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $34,880,164)     
  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A.       
for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.49%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  $12,332,000  Aug-11/4.49  $1,635,593 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A.       
for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.49%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  12,332,000  Aug-11/4.49  44,888 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  9,548,000  Aug-11/4.475  1,252,889 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 19, 2021.  9,548,000  Aug-11/4.475  36,091 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  6,166,000  Aug-11/4.55  848,565 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.55%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 17, 2021.  6,166,000  Aug-11/4.55  20,471 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  3,412,000  Aug-11/4.7  515,246 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.70%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 8, 2021.  3,412,000  Aug-11/4.7  8,223 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.5475% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  8,483,500  Jul-11/4.5475  1,185,315 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A.       
for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.5475%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
July 26, 2021.  8,483,500  Jul-11/4.5475  22,566 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  16,967,000  Jul-11/4.52  2,331,435 

Option on an interest rate swap with Citibank, N.A. for       
the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.52% versus the       
three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing July 26, 2021.  16,967,000  Jul-11/4.52  47,338 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  15,321,700  Aug-15/4.375  1,811,638 

 

61



WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $34,880,164) cont.   
  Contract  Expiration date/   
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.375% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 10, 2045.  $15,321,700  Aug-15/4.375  $1,801,066 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.80%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 17, 2022.  38,426,000  Jan-12/4.8  5,571,386 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.80% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 17, 2022.  38,426,000  Jan-12/4.8  236,320 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.46%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
August 7, 2045.  15,321,700  Aug-15/4.46  1,915,672 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.46% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing August 7, 2045.  15,321,700  Aug-15/4.46  1,701,475 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  23,055,600  Jan-12/4.72  3,192,970 

Option on an interest rate swap with Bank of America,       
N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.72%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
January 19, 2022.  23,055,600  Jan-12/4.72  157,931 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
3.565% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 25, 2041.  8,594,500  Jan-11/3.565  244,599 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 3.565% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing January 25, 2041.  8,594,500  Jan-11/3.565  453,016 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 4.04%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
September 11, 2025.  86,207,400  Sep-15/4.04  4,445,716 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.04% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing September 11, 2025.  86,207,400  Sep-15/4.04  6,671,591 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.36%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 13, 2025.  795,340  Feb-15/5.36  93,556 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 5.36%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 13, 2025.  795,340  Feb-15/5.36  26,596 

 

62



WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (premiums received $34,880,164) cont.   
  Contract  Expiration date/ 
  amount  strike price  Value 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of 5.27%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
February 12, 2025.  $5,042,460  Feb-15/5.27  $567,025 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 5.27% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing February 12, 2025.  5,042,460  Feb-15/5.27  148,720 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to pay a fixed rate of       
4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  5,758,100  Apr-12/4.8675  825,999 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.8675% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing April 12, 2022.  5,758,100  Apr-12/4.8675  48,080 

Option on an interest rate swap with Barclays Bank       
PLC for the obligation to receive a fixed rate of 4.7375%       
versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA maturing       
March 9, 2021.  22,181,100  Mar-11/4.7375  4,214 

Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase       
Bank, N.A. for the obligation to receive a fixed rate       
of 4.665% versus the three month USD-LIBOR-BBA       
maturing March 8, 2021.  22,181,100  Mar-11/4.665  4,658 

Total      $37,870,848 

 
TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 (proceeds receivable $26,918,125)   
  Principal  Settlement   
Agency  amount  date  Value 

FNMA, 4s, October 1, 2040  $26,000,000  10/13/10  $26,830,781 

Total      $26,830,781 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A.           
AUD  4,110,000  $—  9/17/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.38%  $(16,387) 

AUD  1,760,000    9/17/20  5.5725%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  12,143 

AUD  1,800,000    9/22/20  5.685%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (1,066) 

AUD  4,160,000    9/22/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.56%  11,520 

CAD  3,390,000    9/21/20  3.1025%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (54,480) 

AUD  5,930,000    9/29/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.5275%  6,898 

AUD  2,930,000    9/29/20  5.63%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  10,929 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Bank of America, N.A. cont.         
EUR  3,380,000 E    10/29/40  2.435%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  $(23,249) 

  $166,596,000  $(31,940)  6/4/12  1.24%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (2,928,375) 

GBP  11,400,000    6/15/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.5225%  129,799 

GBP  6,680,000    6/15/15  2.59%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (342,235) 

Barclays Bank PLC           
AUD  1,820,000 E    2/4/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.8%  53,161 

AUD  2,450,000    10/1/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.43%  (6,490) 

  $13,752,300 E    3/9/21  4.2375%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,716,975) 

  10,888,000  (249,063)  9/21/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.95%  1,040,151 

  18,404,300  483,113  9/28/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,797,763) 

AUD  1,830,000    5/24/15  5.505%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (8,621) 

AUD  6,760,000    7/27/15  5.435%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  9,449 

  $44,520,500  62,708  10/22/15  1.35%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  199,948 

  31,664,100  352,849  10/28/30  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.38%  (61,329) 

  11,815,500  (8,773)  10/28/12  0.52%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (13,987) 

GBP  4,380,000    8/24/20  2.9525%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  91,175 

GBP  4,380,000    8/25/20  2.898%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  125,660 

AUD  4,500,000    8/26/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.025%  (83,649) 

  $940,000    8/27/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.21625%  (71,655) 

  30,135,100  (727,763)  10/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  4.065%  3,054,666 

  21,409,800    10/29/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.76%  138,293 

Citibank, N.A.           
GBP  42,520,000    7/1/12  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.43%  342,608 

GBP  34,020,000    7/1/15  2.45%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,323,960) 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Citibank, N.A. cont.           
GBP  10,100,000  $—  7/1/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3675%  $463,582 

  $172,882,900  84,721  7/9/12  0.96%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,890,652) 

  16,308,800    8/9/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.89875%  441,431 

  95,502,300    9/24/12  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.6175%  273,060 

  58,350,300    9/24/20  2.5875%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  332,952 

Credit Suisse International         
CHF  6,270,000    7/28/15  1.27%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (57,858) 

  $33,200,000    9/27/12  0.6125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (90,209) 

  2,500,000    9/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.53875%  (26,234) 

  27,920,000    10/5/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.61125%  (130,723) 

  67,439,400    10/7/40  3.377%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  3,327,464 

CHF  19,760,000    5/19/12  0.61583%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (97,640) 

CHF  19,760,000    5/20/12  0.62833%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (102,301) 

CHF  19,760,000    5/25/12  0.5825%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (84,872) 

GBP  8,110,000    7/9/15  2.425%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (293,978) 

GBP  4,490,000    7/9/20  6 month GBP-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.3725%  204,043 

Deutsche Bank AG           
  $160,196,200  (100,795)  7/27/12  0.78%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,319,344) 

  278,565,000  652,565  7/27/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.94%  9,933,406 

  173,188,100    5/5/12  1.194%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (2,844,573) 

  217,289,800  24,806  5/6/12  1.25%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (3,786,800) 

  132,317,000  341,043  5/6/15  2.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (9,642,667) 

Goldman Sachs International         
AUD  877,500 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.6925%  22,418 

AUD  2,950,000 E    2/23/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.7%  76,116 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International cont.         
  $36,018,600  $—  7/20/40  3.7275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  $(915,281) 

  118,916,800  (13,238)  10/1/12  0.59%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (277,465) 

GBP  $4,720,000    10/5/20  3.0575%  6 month GBP-   
          LIBOR-BBA  56,957 

EUR  3,380,000 E    10/28/40  2.39%  6 month EUR-   
          EURIBOR-   
          REUTERS  (13,151) 

  $123,796,300  132,282  5/12/15  2.52%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (8,188,678) 

CHF  21,470,000    6/1/12  0.555%  6 month CHF-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (84,738) 

  $19,620,900    8/12/15  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.665%  345,302 

  6,250,500    8/12/40  3.68%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (81,885) 

AUD  4,130,000    9/20/15  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  5.39%  (15,126) 

AUD  1,770,000    9/20/20  5.5775%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  11,708 

AUD  1,690,000 E    2/5/20  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.71%  44,284 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.         
AUD  1,830,000    3/1/15  5.6%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (14,265) 

AUD  1,372,500    3/2/15  5.6515%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (12,963) 

  $13,752,300 E    3/8/21  4.165%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,629,235) 

  14,565,500  (340,833)  9/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.995%  1,444,168 

  9,710,300  (226,250)  9/20/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.965%  937,294 

  15,604,700  713,135  10/14/20  4.02%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (1,192,414) 

  36,018,600    7/20/40  3.7225%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (880,919) 

AUD  520,000    6/26/19  6 month AUD-     
        BBR-BBSW  6.05%  15,165 

JPY  979,460,000    5/25/15  0.674375%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (136,106) 

AUD  1,372,500    6/11/15  5.545%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  (6,724) 

MXN  63,220,000    8/19/20  1 month MXN-     
        TIIE-BANXICO  6.615%  82,102 

AUD  5,020,000    9/3/15  5.075%  6 month AUD-   
          BBR-BBSW  81,066 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Payments  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  made by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  fund per annum  (depreciation) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. cont.         
  $8,067,900  $—  9/7/14  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  1.3375%  $113,668 

  21,193,700    10/25/40  3.5275%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  477,455 

  40,400,000    10/28/20  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.72175%  119,372 

JPY  976,750,000    9/16/15  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  0.59125%  74,402 

CAD  3,390,000    9/21/20  3.105%  3 month CAD-   
          BA-CDOR  (55,220) 

  $69,154,600    10/5/12  0.62125%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (173,942) 

JPY  36,800,000 E    7/28/29  6 month JPY-     
        LIBOR-BBA  2.67%  4,445 

JPY  49,400,000 E    7/28/39  2.40%  6 month JPY-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (944) 

  $17,218,800  64,704  7/16/40  3.88%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (881,025) 

  55,778,100  (1,974,544)  10/20/40  3 month USD-     
        LIBOR-BBA  3.7575%  (780,237) 

  35,792,000    7/20/12  0.84%  3 month USD-   
          LIBOR-BBA  (317,844) 

Total            $(20,367,974) 

 

E See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding extended effective dates.

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10     
  Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC           
$3,981,495 $—  1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  $55,038 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

27,194,099   1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (343,415) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

6,580,625   1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  90,967 
      USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

4,938,956   1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (62,371) 
      USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
        30 year Fannie Mae   
        pools   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Barclays Bank PLC cont.         
  $12,980,299  $—  1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  $179,433 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  13,277,033    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (167,666) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  8,542,663    1/12/38  6.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  107,879 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  7,442,615    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  102,883 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  7,604,948    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (96,038) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  9,664,488    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  133,597 
        SD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  9,886,170    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (124,846) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  25,100,571    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (316,978) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  24,342,447    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  336,497 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  24,342,447    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  336,497 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  25,100,571    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (316,978) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

Citibank, N.A.           
GBP  5,330,000 F    5/18/13  (3.38%)  GBP Non-revised  (32,588) 
          UK Retail Price   
          Index   

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10 cont.     
    Upfront    Fixed payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  premium  Termination  received (paid) by  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  received (paid)  date  fund per annum  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 

Goldman Sachs International         
  $2,665,000  $—  7/28/11  (0.685%)  USA Non Revised  $12,552 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  2,665,000    7/29/11  (0.76%)  USA Non Revised  10,660 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  2,665,000    7/30/11  (0.73%)  USA Non Revised  11,539 
          Consumer Price   
          Index- Urban   
          (CPI-U)   

  14,496,458    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  200,391 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  27,748,185    1/12/39  5.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  383,573 
        USD-LIBOR)  Index 5.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

  28,494,062    1/12/38  (6.50%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (359,832) 
        USD-LIBOR  Index 6.50%   
          30 year Fannie Mae   
          pools   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.         
EUR  1,090,000 F    8/10/12  (1.435%)  Eurostat Eurozone  3,609 
          HICP excluding   
          tobacco   

Total            $144,403 

 

F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) based on the securities’ valuation inputs.

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CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 10/31/10       
    Upfront      Fixed payments   
    premium    Termi-  received  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/    received  Notional  nation  (paid) by fund  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  date  per annum  (depreciation) 

Credit Suisse International           
Bonos Y Oblig Del             
Estado, 5.5%,             
7/30/17    $(5,786)  $650,000  12/20/19 (100 bp)  $51,975 

Deutsche Bank AG             
France, Gov’t of,             
4.25%, 04/25/2019    9,480  10,140,000  6/20/15  (100 bp)  (152,422) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.           
Spain Gov’t, 5.5%,             
7/30/2017    (533,086)  7,100,000  6/20/15  (100 bp)  (200,995) 

Spain Gov’t, 5.5%,             
7/30/2017    (546,723)  6,000,000  6/20/16  (100 bp)  (199,663) 

Total            $(501,105) 

 

* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at October 31, 2010. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by “/F.”

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.

100 Fund

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 securities  $—  $21,730,854  $— 

Corporate bonds and notes    30,402,974   

Foreign government bonds and notes    1,447,382   

Mortgage-backed securities    113,326,840  247,618 

Purchased options outstanding    2,861,457   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations    3,617,535   

U.S. Government and Agency Mortgage Obligations    26,955,156   

U.S. Treasury Obligations    1,926,872   

Short-term investments  26,746,108  128,655,115   

Totals by level  $26,746,108  $330,924,185  $247,618 

 

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    Valuation inputs  

Other financial instruments:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 

Forward currency contracts  $—  $14  $— 

Futures contracts  (556,569)     

Written options    (8,914,008)   

Interest rate swap contracts    (4,178,805)   

Total return swap contracts    34,875   

Credit default contracts    118,068   

Totals by level  $(556,569)  $(12,939,856)  $— 

 

At the close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.

300 Fund

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 securities  $—  $116,422,362  $— 

Corporate bonds and notes    198,029,756   

Foreign government bonds and notes    10,988,294   

Mortgage-backed securities    506,975,445  4,177,762 

Purchased options outstanding    11,729,533   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations    7,165,018   

U.S. Government and Agency Mortgage Obligations    128,614,062   

U.S. Treasury Obligations    4,146,818   

Short-term investments  52,782,436  112,781,734   

Totals by level  $52,782,436  $1,096,853,022  $4,177,762 
 
    Valuation inputs  

Other financial instruments:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 

Forward currency contracts  $—  $598,304  $— 

Futures contracts  (2,680,519)     

Written options    (37,870,848)   

TBA sale commitments    (26,830,781)   

Interest rate swap contracts    (19,606,701)   

Total return swap contracts    144,403   

Credit default contracts    575,010   

Totals by level  $(2,680,519)  $(82,990,613)  $— 

 

At the close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund

ASSETS   

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $326,298,446)  $331,171,803 
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $26,746,108) (Note 7)  26,746,108 

Cash  96,643 

Interest and other receivables  1,412,308 

Receivable for shares of the fund sold  1,349,279 

Receivable for investments sold  437,286 

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  7,046,308 

Receivable for variation margin (Note 1)  115,545 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  3,779 

Premium paid on swap contracts (Note 1)  1,334,451 

Total assets  369,713,510 
 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased  1,466,663 

Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  26,934,500 

Payable for shares of the fund repurchased  1,162,305 

Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)  135,936 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  36,032 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  22,171 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  4,923 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  1,282 

Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  96,123 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  3,765 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received $8,269,000) (Notes 1 and 3)  8,914,008 

Premium received on swap contracts (Note 1)  807,496 

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  11,599,125 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1)  1,926,872 

Other accrued expenses  111,797 

Total liabilities  53,222,998 
 
Net assets  $316,490,512 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (Continued)

REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4)  $312,212,347 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  2,110,111 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  3,051,744 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  (883,690) 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $316,490,512 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   

Net asset value and redemption price per class A share ($169,379,669 divided by 16,222,170 shares)  $10.44

Offering price per class A share (100/99.00 of $10.44)*  $10.55 

Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($3,070,146 divided by 295,597 shares)**  $10.39 

Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($68,077,526 divided by 6,591,711 shares)**  $10.33 

Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($2,691,489 divided by 258,239 shares)  $10.42 

Offering price per class M share (100/99.25 of $10.42)*  $10.50 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($301,568 divided by 29,022 shares)  $10.39 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($72,970,114 divided by 6,961,329 shares)  $10.48 

 

* On single retail sales of less than $500,000. On sales of $500,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Year ended 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Interest (including interest income of $63,389 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 7)  $7,394,376 

Total investment income  7,394,376 
 
EXPENSES   

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  1,283,467 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  366,609 

Custodian fees (Note 2)  39,277 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  19,632 

Administrative services (Note 2)  11,927 

Distribution fees — Class A (Note 2)  301,288 

Distribution fees — Class B (Note 2)  15,181 

Distribution fees — Class C (Note 2)  517,263 

Distribution fees — Class M (Note 2)  5,850 

Distribution fees — Class R (Note 2)  824 

Amortization of offering costs (Note 1)  17,942 

Other  170,398 

Total expenses  2,749,658 
 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (1,380) 

Net expenses  2,748,278 
 
Net investment income  4,646,098 

 
 
Net realized gain on investments (Notes 1 and 3)  1,737,785 

Net realized loss on swap contracts (Note 1)  (5,363,541) 

Net realized gain on futures contracts (Note 1)  3,489,006 

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  (7,913) 

Net realized gain on written options (Notes 1 and 3)  511,062 

Net unrealized depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the year  (2,277) 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments, futures contracts,   
swap contracts, and written options during the year  (1,892,159) 

Net loss on investments  (1,528,037) 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $3,118,061 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS    For the period 
    12/23/08 
    (commencement of 
  Year ended  operations) to 
  10/31/10  10/31/09 

Operations:     
Net investment income  $4,646,098  $653,303 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions  366,399  24,232 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and assets     
and liabilities in foreign currencies  (1,894,436)  1,010,746 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  3,118,061  1,688,281 

Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     

Class A  (218,894)  (990) 

Class B    (1) 

Class C  (25,277)  (1) 

Class M  (3,043)  (2) 

Class R  (245)  (2) 

Class Y  (263,834)  (2) 

From net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (6,638)   

Class B  (198)   

Class C  (2,808)   

Class M  (98)   

Class R  (8)   

Class Y  (6,136)   

Redemption fees (Note 1)  3,600  1,162 

Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  179,115,781  128,091,804 

Total increase in net assets  181,710,263  129,780,249 
 
NET ASSETS     

Beginning of year (Note 6)  134,780,249  5,000,000 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income     
of $2,110,111 and $675,389, respectively)  $316,490,512  $134,780,249 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:   LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:   RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   

                        Ratio  Ratio   
      Net realized      From            of expenses  of net investment   
  Net asset value,    and unrealized  Total from  From  net realized        Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  net investment  gain  Total  Redemption  Net asset value,  at net asset  end of period  net assets  to average  turnover 
Period ended  of period  income (loss) a  on investments  operations  income  on investments  distributions  fees e  end of period  value (%) b  (in thousands)  (%) c  net assets (%)  (%) 

Class A                             
October 31, 2010  $10.32  .20  (.05)  .15  (.03)  e  (.03)    $10.44  1.50  $169,380  1.01  1.92  198.63 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .16  .16  .32  e    e    10.32  3.22*  57,719  1.03*d  1.51*d  43.53* 

Class B                             
October 31, 2010  $10.27  .16  (.04)  .12    e  e    $10.39  1.18  $3,070  1.35  1.58  198.63 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .11  .16  .27  e    e    10.27  2.71*  1,931  1.54*d  1.03*d  43.53* 

Class C                             
October 31, 2010  $10.26  .12  (.04)  .08  (.01)  e  (.01)    $10.33  .78  $68,078  1.76  1.17  198.63 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .11  .15  .26  e    e    10.26  2.61*  20,426  1.67*d  1.04*d  43.53* 

Class M                             
October 31, 2010  $10.31  .19  (.05)  .14  (.03)  e  (.03)    $10.42  1.38  $2,691  1.08  1.87  198.63 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .15  .16  .31  e    e    10.31  3.12*  850  1.16*d  1.47*d  43.53* 

Class R                             
October 31, 2010  $10.30  .18  (.06)  .12  (.03)  e  (.03)    $10.39  1.20  $302  1.26  1.71  198.63 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .11  .19  .30  e    e    10.30  3.02*  14  1.24*d  1.10*d  43.53* 

Class Y                             
October 31, 2010  $10.34  .23  (.05)  .18  (.04)  e  (.04)    $10.48  1.78  $72,970  .76  2.17  198.63 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .20  .14  .34  e    e    10.34  3.42*  53,840  .81*d  1.87*d  43.53* 

 

* Not annualized.

† For the period December 23, 2008 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2009.

a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

c Includes amounts paid through expense offset arrangements (Note 2).

d Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation. As a result of such limitation, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of 0.44% based on average net assets for the period ended October 31, 2009 (Note 2).

e Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund

ASSETS   

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $1,079,831,676)  $1,101,030,784 
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $52,782,436) (Note 7)  52,782,436 

Cash  3,081,191 

Interest and other receivables  8,128,828 

Receivable for shares of the fund sold  29,776,568 

Receivable for investments sold  2,886,127 

Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  26,952,792 

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  26,125,350 

Receivable for variation margin (Note 1)  372,412 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  1,649,106 

Premium paid on swap contracts (Note 1)  4,758,794 

Total assets  1,257,544,388 
 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased  9,339,267 

Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  128,322,042 

Payable for shares of the fund repurchased  3,122,031 

Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)  506,591 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  107,750 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  33,737 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  35 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  3,558 

Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  293,733 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  1,050,802 

Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received $34,880,164) (Notes 1 and 3)  37,870,848 

Premium received on swap contracts (Note 1)  2,921,406 

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)  46,850,026 

TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $26,918,125) (Note 1)  26,830,781 

Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1)  4,146,818 

Other accrued expenses  189,671 

Total liabilities  261,589,096 
 
Net assets  $995,955,292 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (Continued)

REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4)  $972,648,487 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  21,780,077 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  6,048,188 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  (4,521,460) 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $995,955,292 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   

Net asset value and redemption price per class A share ($498,715,249 divided by 45,649,203 shares)  $10.92 

Offering price per class A share (100/99.00 of $10.92)*  $11.03 

Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($14,956,664 divided by 1,377,598 shares)**  $10.86 

Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($220,223,147 divided by 20,396,346 shares)**  $10.80 

Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($13,405,355 divided by 1,230,301 shares)  $10.90 

Offering price per class M share (100/99.25 of $10.90)*  $10.98 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($553,355 divided by 50,799 shares)  $10.89 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($248,101,522 divided by 22,635,742 shares)  $10.96 

 

* On single retail sales of less than $500,000. On sales of $500,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Year ended 10/31/10

Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Interest (including interest income of $107,047 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 7)  $33,500,954 

Total investment income  33,500,954 
 
EXPENSES   

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  3,974,613 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  909,431 

Custodian fees (Note 2)  54,956 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  38,693 

Administrative services (Note 2)  28,901 

Distribution fees — Class A (Note 2)  728,126 

Distribution fees — Class B (Note 2)  67,352 

Distribution fees — Class C (Note 2)  1,538,612 

Distribution fees — Class M (Note 2)  21,959 

Distribution fees — Class R (Note 2)  1,661 

Amortization of offering costs (Note 1)  17,942 

Other  324,393 

Total expenses  7,706,639 
 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (4,508) 

Net expenses  7,702,131 
 
Net investment income  25,798,823 

 
 
Net realized gain on investments (Notes 1 and 3)  8,639,281 

Net realized loss on swap contracts (Note 1)  (12,664,992) 

Net realized gain on futures contracts (Note 1)  594,540 

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  4,491,742 

Net realized gain on written options (Notes 1 and 3)  1,569,679 

Net unrealized appreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the year  589,690 

Net unrealized depreciation of investments, futures contracts,   
swap contracts, written options, and TBA sale commitments during the year  (9,991,376) 

Net loss on investments  (6,771,436) 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $19,027,387 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS    For the period 
    12/23/08 
    (commencement of 
  Year ended  operations) to 
  10/31/10  10/31/09 

Operations:     
Net investment income  $25,798,823  $2,760,851 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions  2,630,250  (285,462) 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and assets     
and liabilities in foreign currencies  (9,401,686)  4,880,226 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  19,027,387  7,355,615 

Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     

Class A  (1,325,251)  (990) 

Class B  (55,453)  (1) 

Class C  (623,791)  (1) 

Class M  (29,907)  (2) 

Class R  (695)  (2) 

Class Y  (1,041,683)  (2) 

Redemption fees (Note 1)  6,114  3,546 

Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  731,345,121  236,295,287 

Total increase in net assets  747,301,842  243,653,450 
 
NET ASSETS     

Beginning of year (Note 6)  248,653,450  5,000,000 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income     
of $21,780,077 and $2,839,796, respectively)  $995,955,292  $248,653,450 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:   LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:   RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   

                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From      Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  net investment  Total  Redemption value, end  at net asset  end of period net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended  of period  income (loss) a  on investments operations  income  distributions  fees e  of period  value (%) b   (in thousands) (%) c  (%)  (%) 

Class A                           
October 31, 2010  $10.65  .45  (.08)  .37  (.10)  (.10)    $10.92  3.53  $498,715  1.09  4.18  219.05 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .32  .33  .65  e  e    10.65  6.52*  107,098  1.11*d  3.02*d  39.12* 

Class B                           
October 31, 2010  $10.60  .41  (.08)  .33  (.07)  (.07)    $10.86  3.17  $14,957  1.41  3.81  219.05 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .26  .34  .60  e  e    10.60  6.01*  6,056  1.63*d  2.49*d  39.12* 

Class C                           
October 31, 2010  $10.59  .37  (.08)  .29  (.08)  (.08)    $10.80  2.76  $220,223  1.84  3.40  219.05 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .28  .31  .59  e  e    10.59  5.91*  58,151  1.76*d  2.66*d  39.12* 

Class M                           
October 31, 2010  $10.63  .45  (.08)  .37  (.10)  (.10)    $10.90  3.51  $13,405  1.16  4.12  219.05 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .29  .34  .63  e  e    10.63  6.32*  1,926  1.24*d  2.74*d  39.12* 

Class R                           
October 31, 2010  $10.62  .43  (.08)  .35  (.08)  (.08)    $10.89  3.28  $553  1.34  3.95  219.05 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .30  .32  .62  e  e    10.62  6.22*  88  1.33*d  2.87*d  39.12* 

Class Y                           
October 31, 2010  $10.67  .48  (.08)  .40  (.11)  (.11)    $10.96  3.81  $248,102  .84  4.41  219.05 
October 31, 2009 †  10.00  .39  .28  .67  e  e    10.67  6.72*  75,335  .90*d  3.67*d  39.12* 

 

* Not annualized.

† For the period December 23, 2008 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2009.

a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

c Includes amounts paid through expense offset arrangements (Note 2).

d Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation. As a result of such limitation, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of 0.15% based on average net assets for the period ended October 31, 2009 (Note 2).

e Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements 10/31/10

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

Putnam Absolute Return 100 and 300 Funds (the funds) are each a diversified series of Putnam Funds Trust (the Trust), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The funds seek to earn a positive total return that exceeds, by a targeted amount, the rate of inflation, as reflected by the return of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index, over a reasonable period of time regardless of market conditions or general market direction. The funds pursue their goals through portfolios that are structured to offer varying degrees of risk, expected volatility and expected returns. The funds will invest primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio reflecting uncorrelated fixed income strategies designed to exploit market inefficiencies across global markets and fixed income sectors. The funds may invest a significant portion of their assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to sell or buy.

Each fund offers class A, class B, class C, class M, class R and class Y shares. Class A and class M shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00% and 0.75%, respectively, and generally do not pay a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares, which convert to class A shares after approximately eight years, do not pay a front-end sales charge and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if those shares are redeemed within two years of purchase. Class C shares have a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge and do not convert to class A shares. Class R shares, which are offered to qualified employee-benefit plans, are sold at net asset value. The expenses for class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares may differ based on the distribution fee of each class, which is identified in Note 2. Class Y shares, which are sold at net asset value, are generally subject to the same expenses as class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, but do not bear a distribution fee. Class Y shares are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

Prior to April 5, 2010, the maximum front-end sales charge for class A and class M shares was 3.25% and 2.00%, respectively. Prior to April 5, 2010, class B shares were subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if those shares were redeemed within four years of purchase.

Prior to August 2, 2010, a 1.00% redemption fee applied to certain shares that were redeemed (either by selling or exchanging into another fund) within 7 days of purchase. The redemption fee was accounted for as an addition to paid-in-capital. Effective August 2, 2010, this redemption fee no longer applies to shares redeemed.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses of each fund are borne pro-rata based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the fund, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the distribution fees applicable to such classes). Each class votes as a class only with respect to its own distribution plan or other matters on which a class vote is required by law or determined by the Trustees. If the fund were liquidated, shares of each class would receive their pro-rata share of the net assets of the fund. In addition, the Trustees declare separate dividends on each class of shares.

In the normal course of business, the funds enter into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circumstances. The funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the funds. However, the funds’ management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the funds in the preparation of the financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010.

A) Security valuation Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Putnam Management), the funds’ manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC. Such services or dealers determine

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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 considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. 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. 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 and recovery rates. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.

Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. 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.

B) Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.

Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

C) Stripped securities Each fund may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The market value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

D) Foreign currency translation The accounting records of each fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the funds after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on closed forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of open forward currency contracts and assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations, not present with domestic investments.

E) Futures contracts Each fund uses futures contracts to gain exposure to interest rates. The potential risk to each 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 each fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures,

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guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. 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.” Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios. The funds had average contract amounts of approximately 300 and 1,000 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on futures contracts for the reporting period.

F) Options contracts Each fund uses options contracts to hedge duration, convexity and prepayment risk and hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own. The potential risk to each fund is that the change in values of options 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.

Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. Options traded over-the-counter are valued using prices supplied by dealers. Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios. The funds had average contract amounts of approximately $74,200,000 and $255,300,000 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on purchased options contracts for the reporting period. See Note 3 for the volume of written options contracts activity for the reporting period.

G) Forward currency contracts Each fund buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. 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. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios. The funds had average contract amounts of approximately $400,000 and $138,000,000 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on forward currency contracts for the reporting period.

H) Total return swap contracts Each fund enters into total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount to hedge sector exposure and manage exposure to specific sectors or industries. To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios. The funds had average notional amounts of approximately $27,000,000 and $116,900,000 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on total return swap contracts for the reporting period.

I) Interest rate swap contracts Each fund enters into interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rate risk and hedge

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prepayment risk. An interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. An upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Interest rate swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios. The funds had average notional amounts of approximately $442,300,000 and $1,852,900,000 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on interest rate swap contracts for the reporting period.

J) Credit default contracts Each fund enters into credit default contracts to hedge credit risk and gain exposure on individual names and baskets of securities. In a credit default contract, the protection buyer typically makes an up front payment and a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. An upfront payment received by the fund, as the protection seller, is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund, as the protection buyer, is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Periodic payments received or paid by the fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. The credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, each fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the fund may enter into offsetting credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty. Where the fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount of the relevant credit default contract. Credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios. The funds had average notional amounts of approximately $2,400,000 and $11,700,000 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on credit default swap contracts for the reporting period.

K) Master agreements Each fund is a party to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the fund is held in a segregated account by the fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral posted to the funds which cannot be sold or repledged totaled $636,381 and $3,192,909 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) at the close of the reporting period. Collateral pledged by the fund is segregated by the fund’s custodian and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the fund may occur upon a decline in the fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the fund’s future derivative activity.

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At the close of the reporting period, the funds had net liability positions of $10,872,478 and $47,493,304 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) on derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the funds totaled $12,259,687 and $49,614,574 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively).

L) TBA purchase commitments Each fund may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price has been established, the principal value has not been finalized. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The fund holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the fund may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date. TBA purchase commitments may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date, which risk is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA purchase commitments are valued at fair value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss.

Although each fund will generally enter into TBA purchase commitments with the intention of acquiring securities for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, the fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if Putnam Management deems it appropriate to do so.

M) TBA sale commitments Each fund may enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction.

Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the fair value of the underlying securities, generally according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the fund as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the fund realizes a gain or loss. If the fund delivers securities under the commitment, the fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into. TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the funds’ portfolios.

N) Dollar rolls To enhance returns, each fund may enter into dollar rolls (principally using TBAs) in which the fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase similar securities on a specified future date. During the period between the sale and subsequent purchase, the fund will not be entitled to receive income and principal payments on the securities sold. The fund will, however, retain the difference between the initial sales price and the forward price for the future purchase. The fund will also be able to earn interest on the cash proceeds that are received from the initial sale on settlement date. The fund may be exposed to market or credit risk if the price of the security changes unfavorably or the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the agreement.

O) Interfund lending Effective July 2010, each fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an inter-fund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). This program allows the fund to borrow from or lend to other Putnam funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. Interest earned or paid on the interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. During the reporting period, the funds did not utilize the program.

P) Line of credit Effective July 2010, each fund participates, along with other Putnam funds, in a $285 million unsecured committed line of credit and a $165 million unsecured uncommitted line of credit, both provided by State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street). Borrowings may be made for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests and trade settlements. Interest is charged to the fund based on the fund’s borrowing at a rate equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 1.25% for the committed line of credit and the Federal Funds rate plus 1.30% for the uncommitted line of credit. A closing fee equal to 0.03% of the committed line of credit and $100,000 for the uncommitted line of credit has been paid by the participating funds. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on any unutilized portion of the committed line of credit is allocated to the participating funds based on their relative net assets and paid quarterly. During the reporting period, the funds had no borrowings against these arrangements.

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Q) Federal taxes It is the policy of each fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time period and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of each fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code. Each fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The funds did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Each of the funds’ federal tax returns for the prior period remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

R) Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are recorded by each fund on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include temporary and/or permanent differences of unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts, income on swap contracts, interest only securities, and for 300 Fund only, foreign currency gains and losses. Reclassifications are made to the funds’ capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. For the reporting period ended, reclassifications were as follows:

Undistributed net investment income   

100 Fund  $(2,700,083) 

300 Fund  (3,781,762) 

Accumulated net realized gain   

100 Fund  $2,700,083 

300 Fund  3,783,341 

Paid-in capital   

100 Fund  $— 

300 Fund  (1,579) 

 

The tax basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of the close of the reporting period were as follows:

100 Fund:   
 
Unrealized appreciation  $6,302,956 
Unrealized depreciation  (1,593,293) 

Net unrealized appreciation  4,709,663 
Undistributed ordinary income  875,080 
Undistributed long-term gain  2,497,858 
Undistributed short-term gain  157,983 
Cost for federal income tax purposes  $353,208,248 
 
300 Fund:   
 
Unrealized appreciation  $29,664,058 
Unrealized depreciation  (9,356,109) 

Net unrealized appreciation  20,307,949 
Undistributed ordinary income  16,587,760 
Undistributed long-term gain  2,227,276 
Undistributed short-term gain  2,052,680 
Cost for federal income tax purposes  $1,133,505,271 

 

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S) Expenses of the Trust Expenses directly charged or attributable to any fund will be paid from the assets of that fund. Generally, expenses of the Trust will be allocated among and charged to the assets of each fund on a basis that the Trustees deem fair and equitable, which may be based on the relative assets of each fund or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability to each fund.

T) Offering costs The offering costs of $125,939 and $125,939 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) have been fully amortized on a straight-line basis over a twelve-month period as of December 23, 2009. As of the close of the reporting period, the funds have reimbursed Putnam Management for the payment of these expenses.

Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

Effective February 1, 2010, each fund pays Putnam Management a management fee (base fee) (based on each fund’s average net assets and computed and paid monthly) at annual rates that may vary based on the average of the aggregate net assets of most open-end funds, as defined in the fund’s management contract, sponsored by Putnam Management. Such annual rates may vary as follows:

100 Fund: 0.630% of the first $5 billion, 0.580% of the next $5 billion, 0.530% of the next $10 billion, 0.480% of the next $10 billion, 0.430% of the next $50 billion, 0.410% of the next $50 billion, 0.400% of the next $100 billion and 0.395% of any excess thereafter.

300 Fund: 0.730% of the first $5 billion, 0.680% of the next $5 billion, 0.630% of the next $10 billion, 0.580% of the next $10 billion, 0.530% of the next $50 billion, 0.510% of the next $50 billion, 0.500% of the next $100 billion and 0.495% of any excess thereafter.

Prior to February 1, 2010, each fund paid Putnam Management for management and investment advisory services monthly based on the average net assets of each fund. Such fee was based on the following annual rates:

100 Fund: 0.55% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.45% of the next $500 million, 0.40% of the next $500 million, 0.35% of the next $5 billion, 0.325% of the next $5 billion, 0.305% of the next $5 billion, 0.29% of the next $5 billion and 0.28% of any excess thereafter.

300 Fund: 0.65% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.55% of the next $500 million, 0.50% of the next $500 million, 0.45% of the next $5 billion, 0.425% of the next $5 billion, 0.405% of the next $5 billion, 0.39% of the next $5 billion and 0.38% of any excess thereafter.

Commencing with each fund’s thirteenth whole calendar month of operation (January 2010), the applicable base fee will be increased or decreased for each month by an amount based on the performance of the fund. The amount of the increase or decrease will be calculated monthly based on a performance adjustment rate that is equal to 0.04 multiplied by the difference between the fund’s annualized performance (measured by the fund’s class A shares) and the annualized performance of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Treasury Bill Index plus 1.00% and 3.00% (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively), over the performance period. The maximum annualized performance adjustment rate is +/– 0.04% and +/– 0.12% (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively). The performance period will be the thirty-six month period then ended or, if the fund has not then operated for thirty-six whole calendar months, the period from the date the fund commenced operations to the end of the month for which the fee adjustment is being computed. Each month, the performance adjustment rate will be multiplied by the fund’s average net assets over the performance period and the result will be divided by twelve. The resulting dollar amount will be added to, or subtracted from, the base fee for that month. The monthly base fee is determined based on the fund’s average net assets for the month, while the performance adjustment will be determined based on the fund’s average net assets over the performance period of up to thirty-six months. This means it is possible that, if the fund underperforms significantly over the performance period, and the fund’s assets have declined significantly over that period, the negative performance adjustment may exceed the base fee. In this event, Putnam Management would make a payment to the fund.

For the reporting period ended, the base fee represented an effective rate of 0.49% and 0.59% (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) of each fund’s average net assets before an increase of $37,913 and $215,695 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) (0.02% and 0.03%, of each fund’s average net assets) based on performance.

Putnam Management has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2011, to waive fees or reimburse each fund’s expenses to the extent necessary to limit the cumulative expenses of each fund, exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses and payments under each fund’s investor servicing contract, investment management contract and distribution plans, on a fiscal year-to-date basis to an annual rate of 0.20% of each fund’s average net assets over such fiscal year-to-date period. During the reporting period, funds’ expenses were not reduced as a result of this limit.

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Effective November 1, 2010, Putnam Management has also agreed to limit the funds’ total expenses through February 28, 2012, to the extent that the total expenses of each fund (before performance adjustments to the fund’s management fee and excluding brokerage, interest, taxes, investment related expenses, extraordinary expenses, and payments under each fund’s distribution plans) will not exceed an annual rate of 0.40% (for 100 Fund) and 0.60% (for 300 Fund) of each fund’s average net assets. During the reporting period, the funds’ expenses were not reduced as a result of this limit.

Putnam Investments Limited (PIL), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the funds as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. Putnam Management pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average assets of the portion of each fund managed by PIL.

The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (PAC), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the funds, as designated from time to time by Putnam Management or PIL. Putnam Management or PIL, as applicable, pays a quarterly sub-advisory fee to PAC for its services at the annual rate of 0.35% of the average net assets of the portion of each fund’s assets for which PAC is engaged as sub-adviser.

The funds reimburse Putnam Management an allocated amount for the compensation and related expenses of certain officers of the funds and their staff who provide administrative services to the funds. The aggregate amount of all such reimbursements is determined annually by the Trustees.

Custodial functions for the funds’ assets are provided by State Street. Custody fees are based on the funds’ asset level, the number of its security holdings and transaction volumes.

Putnam Investor Services, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management, provides investor servicing agent functions to each fund. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. received fees for investor servicing based on each fund’s retail asset level, the number of shareholder accounts in each fund and the level of defined contribution plan assets in each fund. Investor servicing fees will not exceed an annual rate of 0.375% of each fund’s average net assets. The amounts incurred for investor servicing agent functions during the reporting period are included in Investor servicing fees in the Statement of operations.

Each fund has entered into expense offset arrangements with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. and State Street whereby Putnam Investor Services, Inc.’s and State Street’s fees are reduced by credits allowed on cash balances. For the reporting period, the funds’ expenses were reduced by $1,380 and $4,508 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) under the expense offset arrangements.

Each independent Trustee of the funds receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $222 and $662 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively), as a quarterly retainer, has been allocated to the funds, and an additional fee for each Trustees meeting attended. Trustees also are reimbursed for expenses they incur relating to their services as Trustees.

Each fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the Deferral Plan) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees payable on or after July 1, 1995. The deferred fees remain invested in certain Putnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.

Each fund has adopted an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Pension Plan) covering all Trustees of the funds who have served as a Trustee for at least five years and were first elected prior to 2004. Benefits under the Pension Plan are equal to 50% of the Trustee’s average annual attendance and retainer fees for the three years ended December 31, 2005. The retirement benefit is payable during a Trustee’s lifetime, beginning the year following retirement, for the number of years of service through December 31, 2006. Pension expense for the funds is included in Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of operations. Accrued pension liability is included in Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Trustees have terminated the Pension Plan with respect to any Trustee first elected after 2003.

Each fund has adopted distribution plans (the Plans) with respect to its class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The purpose of the Plans is to compensate Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and Putnam Retail Management GP, Inc., for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the funds. The Plans provide for payments by each fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to 0.35%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively. The Trustees have approved payment by each fund at an annual rate of 0.25%, 0.45%, 1.00%, 0.30% and 0.50% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively. Prior to April 5, 2010, the annual rates were 0.85% and 0.40% of the average net assets attributable to class B and class M shares, respectively.

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For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received the following:

  Class A  Class M 
  net commissions  net commissions 

100 Fund  $23,163  $1,332 

300 Fund  99,161  6,459 

 
  Class B contingent  Class C contingent 
  deferred sales charges  deferred sales charges 

100 Fund  $2,607  $19,792 

300 Fund  7,766  63,244 

 

A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and 0.30% (0.40% for purchases before April 1, 2010) is assessed on certain redemptions of class A and class M shares, respectively. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received the following:

  Class A deferred  Class M deferred 
  sales charges  sales charges 

100 Fund  $30,984  $— 

300 Fund  14,519   

 

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities other than short-term investments aggregated as follows:

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES  Purchases  Sales 

100 Fund  $995,938  $995,313 

300 Fund  3,983,750  3,981,250 

 
OTHER SECURITIES  Purchases  Sales 

100 Fund  $328,770,825  $184,235,055 

300 Fund  1,699,375,533  946,269,394 

 

Written option transactions during the reporting period are summarized as follows:

100 Fund    Contract amounts  Premiums received 

Written options outstanding at the       
beginning of the reporting period  USD  44,956,400  $2,793,974 

Options opened  USD  130,056,560  6,658,536 
  JPY  9,000,000  5,560 
  EUR  8,080,000  28,030 

Options exercised  USD  (10,891,600)  (322,834) 

Options expired  USD  (10,891,600)  (322,834) 

Options closed  USD  (14,110,800)  (537,842) 
  JPY  (9,000,000)  (5,560) 
  EUR  (8,080,000)  (28,030) 

Written options outstanding at the       
end of the reporting period  USD  139,118,960  $8,269,000 

 

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300 Fund    Contract amounts  Premiums received 

Written options outstanding at the       
beginning of the reporting period  USD  145,026,400  $8,686,385 

Options opened  USD  534,419,600  30,545,658 
  JPY  38,000,000  23,475 
  EUR  36,680,000  127,244 

Options exercised  USD  (34,009,000)  (1,196,248) 

Options expired  USD  (34,009,000)  (1,196,248) 

Options closed  USD  (56,203,200)  (1,959,383) 
  JPY  (38,000,000)  (23,475) 
  EUR  (36,680,000)  (127,244) 

Written options outstanding at the       
end of the reporting period  USD  555,224,800  $34,880,164 

 

Note 4: Capital shares

At the close of the reporting period, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

100 Fund

      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  16,845,560  $174,956,868  6,825,199  $69,527,987 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  18,399  190,429  99  990 

  16,863,959  175,147,297  6,825,298  69,528,977 

Shares repurchased  (6,235,194)  (64,805,243)  (1,726,893)  (17,595,242) 

Net increase  10,628,765  $110,342,054  5,098,405  $51,933,735 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  191,913  $1,983,573  219,981  $2,221,727 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  14  144  —*  1 

  191,927  1,983,717  219,981  2,221,728 

Shares repurchased  (84,401)  (872,454)  (32,910)  (333,648) 

Net increase  107,526  $1,111,263  187,071  $1,888,080 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  6,075,906  $62,627,714  2,146,434  $21,760,095 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,917  19,749  —*  1 

  6,077,823  62,647,463  2,146,434  21,760,096 

Shares repurchased  (1,477,160)  (15,235,252)  (156,386)  (1,590,173) 

Net increase  4,600,663  $47,412,211  1,990,048  $20,169,923 

 

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      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class M  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  228,995  $2,375,357  82,444  $842,754 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  233  2,409  —*  2 

  229,228  2,377,766  82,444  842,756 

Shares repurchased  (53,489)  (556,046)  (944)  (9,462) 

Net increase  175,739  $1,821,720  81,500  $833,294 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  33,639  $347,692  354  $3,608 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  25  253  —*  2 

  33,664  347,945  354  3,610 

Shares repurchased  (5,996)  (61,873)     

Net increase  27,668  $286,072  354  $3,610 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  12,052,836  $125,462,299  5,824,316  $59,636,413 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  17,535  181,838  —*  2 

  12,070,371  125,644,137  5,824,316  59,636,415 

Shares repurchased  (10,314,327)  (107,501,676)  (620,031)  (6,373,253) 

Net increase  1,756,044  $18,142,461  5,204,285  $53,263,162 

 

* Amount represents less than one rounded share.

300 Fund

      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  44,718,792  $482,378,886  12,305,812  $126,670,896 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  108,748  1,161,431  99  990 

  44,827,540  483,540,317  12,305,911  126,671,886 

Shares repurchased  (9,230,154)  (99,726,104)  (2,749,094)  (28,353,523) 

Net increase  35,597,386  $383,814,213  9,556,817  $98,318,363 

 

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      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  1,084,281  $11,609,026  689,644  $7,041,217 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  4,196  44,644  —*  1 

  1,088,477  11,653,670  689,644  7,041,218 

Shares repurchased  (282,275)  (3,031,493)  (119,248)  (1,215,693) 

Net increase  806,202  $8,622,177  570,396  $5,825,525 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  17,632,273  $188,304,186  5,719,336  $59,089,277 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  39,530  419,810  —*  1 

  17,671,803  188,723,996  5,719,336  59,089,278 

Shares repurchased  (2,767,440)  (29,612,204)  (228,353)  (2,347,806) 

Net increase  14,904,363  $159,111,792  5,490,983  $56,741,472 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class M  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  1,129,937  $12,156,459  229,753  $2,366,802 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  2,697  28,746  —*  2 

  1,132,634  12,185,205  229,753  2,366,804 

Shares repurchased  (83,422)  (897,155)  (49,664)  (502,983) 

Net increase  1,049,212  $11,288,050  180,089  $1,863,821 

 
      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  57,359  $617,901  10,213  $103,903 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  29  311  —*  2 

  57,388  618,212  10,213  103,905 

Shares repurchased  (14,860)  (160,716)  (2,942)  (31,130) 

Net increase  42,528  $457,496  7,271  $72,775 

 

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      For the period 12/23/08 
      (commencement of operations) 
  Year ended 10/31/10  to 10/31/09 

Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  26,678,250  $288,313,586  8,194,507  $85,510,467 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  55,269  590,827  —*  2 

  26,733,519  288,904,413  8,194,507  85,510,469 

Shares repurchased  (11,155,729)  (120,853,020)  (1,137,555)  (12,037,138) 

Net increase  15,577,790  $168,051,393  7,056,952  $73,473,331 

 

* Amount represents less than one rounded share.

Note 5: Summary of derivative activity

100 Fund

The following is a summary of the market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

  Asset derivatives  Liability derivatives 

Derivatives not         
accounted for as  Statement of    Statement of   
hedging instruments  assets and    assets and   
under ASC 815  liabilities location  Market value  liabilities location  Market value 

Credit contracts  Receivables  $150,002  Payables  $31,934 

Foreign exchange         
contracts  Receivables  3,779  Payables  3,765 

  Investments,       
  Receivables,    Payables, Net   
  Net assets —    assets —   
  Unrealized    Unrealized   
Interest rate  appreciation/    appreciation/   
contracts  (depreciation)  10,788,910*  (depreciation)  21,541,960* 

Total    $10,942,691    $21,577,659 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $(34,565)  $(34,565) 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      (7,870)    $(7,870) 

Interest rate contracts  (665,665)  3,489,006    (5,328,976)  $(2,505,635) 

Total  $(665,665)  $3,489,006  $(7,870)  $(5,363,541)  $(2,548,070) 

 

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Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $(90,754)  $(90,754) 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      297    $297 

Interest rate contracts  (96,832)  (557,725)    (3,703,856)  $(4,358,413) 

Total  $(96,832)  $(557,725)  $297  $(3,794,610)  $(4,448,870) 

 

300 Fund

The following is a summary of the market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

  Asset derivatives  Liability derivatives 

Derivatives not         
accounted for as  Statement of    Statement of   
hedging instruments  assets and    assets and   
under ASC 815  liabilities location  Market value  liabilities location  Market value 

Credit contracts  Receivables  $736,912  Payables  $161,902 

Foreign exchange         
contracts  Receivables  1,649,106  Payables  1,050,802 

  Investments,       
  Receivables,    Payables, Net   
  Net assets —    assets —   
  Unrealized    Unrealized   
Interest rate  appreciation/    appreciation/   
contracts  (depreciation)  40,475,497*  (depreciation)  88,759,629* 

Total    $42,861,515    $89,972,333 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $(144,728)  $(144,728) 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      4,494,302    $4,494,302 

Interest rate contracts  (2,719,005)  594,540    (12,520,264)  $(14,644,729) 

Total  $(2,719,005)  $594,540  $4,494,302  $(12,664,992)  $(10,295,155) 

 

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Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not           
accounted for as      Forward     
hedging instruments      currency     
under ASC 815  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 

Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $(486,052)  $(486,052) 

Foreign exchange           
contracts      599,615    $599,615 

Interest rate contracts  (937,225)  (2,424,703)    (18,197,511)  $(21,559,439) 

Total  $(937,225)  $(2,424,703)  $599,615  $(18,683,563)  $(21,445,876) 

 

Note 6: Initial capitalization and offering of shares

Each fund was established as a series of the Trust on September 12, 2008 and commenced operations on December 23, 2008. Prior to December 23, 2008, the funds had no operations other than those related to organizational matters, including as noted below, the initial capital contributions by Putnam Investments, LLC and issuance of shares:

100 Fund     
  Capital contribution  Shares issued 

Class A  $4,950,000  495,000 

Class B  10,000  1,000 

Class C  10,000  1,000 

Class M  10,000  1,000 

Class R  10,000  1,000 

Class Y  10,000  1,000 

 
300 Fund     
  Capital contribution  Shares issued 

Class A  $4,950,000  495,000 

Class B  10,000  1,000 

Class C  10,000  1,000 

Class M  10,000  1,000 

Class R  10,000  1,000 

Class Y  10,000  1,000 

 

Note 7: Investment in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund

The funds invested in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Income distributions earned by each fund are recorded as interest income in the Statement of operations and totaled $63,389 and $107,047 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) for the reporting period. During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund aggregated as follows:

  Cost of  Proceeds of 
  purchases  sales 

100 Fund  $357,114,643  $352,843,367 

300 Fund  $681,821,863  $676,302,158 

 

Management fees charged to Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.

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Note 8: Regulatory matters and litigation

In late 2003 and 2004, Putnam Management settled charges brought by the SEC and the Massachusetts Securities Division in connection with excessive short-term trading in Putnam funds. Distribution of payments from Putnam Management to certain open-end Putnam funds and their shareholders is expected to be completed in the next several months. These allegations and related matters have served as the general basis for certain lawsuits, including purported class action lawsuits against Putnam Management and, in a limited number of cases, some Putnam funds. Putnam Management believes that these lawsuits will have no material adverse effect on the funds or on Putnam Management’s ability to provide investment management services. In addition, Putnam Management has agreed to bear any costs incurred by the Putnam funds as a result of these matters.

Note 9: Market and credit risk

In the normal course of business, the funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The funds may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the funds have unsettled or open transactions will default.

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Federal tax information (Unaudited)

Pursuant to §852 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, the funds hereby designate $2,507,103 and $2,227,276 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2010, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

For the tax year ended October 31, 2010, pursuant to §871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the funds hereby designate $511,294 and $2,836,483 (for 100 Fund and 300 Fund, respectively) of distributions paid as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends, and no amount to be taxed as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

The Form 1099 that will be mailed to you in January 2011 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2010.

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Shareholder meeting results (Unaudited)

December 18, 2009 meeting

At the meeting, each of the nominees for Trustee was elected, with all funds of the Trust voting together as a single class*, as follows:

  Votes for  Votes withheld 

Ravi Akhoury  2,566,689,700  3,929,918 

Jameson A. Baxter  2,566,704,258  3,915,360 

Charles B. Curtis  2,566,702,967  3,916,651 

Robert J. Darretta  2,566,745,632  3,873,986 

Myra R. Drucker  2,566,694,748  3,924,870 

John A. Hill  2,566,712,158  3,907,460 

Paul L. Joskow  2,566,754,802  3,864,816 

Elizabeth T. Kennan**  2,566,690,713  3,928,905 

Kenneth R. Leibler  2,566,733,552  3,886,066 

Robert E. Patterson  2,566,763,419  3,856,199 

George Putnam, III  2,566,693,850  3,925,768 

Robert L. Reynolds  2,566,757,540  3,862,078 

W. Thomas Stephens  2,566,760,127  3,859,491 

Richard B. Worley  2,566,734,621  3,884,997 


* Reflects votes with respect to the election of Trustees by funds of the Trust through January 15, 2010.

**Dr. Kennan retired from the Board of Trustees of the Putnam funds effective June 30, 2010.

100 Fund

A proposal to approve a new management contract between the fund and Putnam Management was approved as follows:

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

2,832,017  38,847  141,471  1,141,853 

 

A proposal to amend the fundamental investment restriction with respect to investments in commodities was approved as follows:

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

2,704,663  76,917  230,756  1,141,852 

 

300 Fund

A proposal to approve a new management contract between the fund and Putnam Management was approved as follows:

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

6,420,360  156,999  442,338  3,171,171 

 

A proposal to amend the fundamental investment restriction with respect to investments in commodities was approved as follows:

Votes  Votes    Broker 
for  against  Abstentions  non-votes 

6,500,888  164,497  354,312  3,171,171 

 

All tabulations are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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About the Trustees

Independent Trustees

Name     
Year of birth     
Position held  Principal occupations during past five years  Other directorships 

Ravi Akhoury  Advisor to New York Life Insurance Company. Trustee of  Jacob Ballas Capital 
Born 1947  American India Foundation and of the Rubin Museum.  India, a non-banking 
Trustee since 2009  From 1992 to 2007, was Chairman and CEO of MacKay  finance company 
  Shields, a multi-product investment management firm  focused on private 
  with over $40 billion in assets under management.  equity advisory services 

Barbara M. Baumann  President and Owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation,  SM Energy Company, 
Born 1955  a strategic consultant to domestic energy firms and direct  a publicly held energy 
Trustee since 2010  investor in energy assets. Trustee, and Co-Chair of the  company focused on 
  Finance Committee, of Mount Holyoke College. Former  natural gas and crude 
  Chair and current board member of Girls Incorporated of  oil in the United States; 
  Metro Denver. Member of the Finance Committee, The  UniSource Energy 
  Children’s Hospital of Denver.  Corporation, a publicly 
    held provider of natural 
    gas and electric service 
    across Arizona; Cody 
    Resources Management, 
    LLP, a privately held 
    energy, ranching, and 
    commercial real estate 
    company 

Jameson A. Baxter  President of Baxter Associates, Inc., a private investment  ASHTA Chemicals, Inc. 
Born 1943  firm. Chairman of Mutual Fund Directors Forum.   
Trustee since 1994 and  Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Mount   
Vice Chairman since 2005  Holyoke College.   

Charles B. Curtis  President Emeritus of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a  Edison International; 
Born 1940  private foundation dealing with national security issues.  Southern California 
Trustee since 2001  Senior Advisor to the United Nations Foundation. Senior  Edison 
  Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International   
Studies. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and
  the National Petroleum Council.   

Robert J. Darretta  Health Care Industry Advisor to Permira, a global private  United-Health 
Born 1946  equity firm. Until April 2007, was Vice Chairman of the  Group, a diversified 
Trustee since 2007  Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson. Served as  health-care company 
Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Financial Officer for a decade.

Myra R. Drucker  Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence  Grantham, Mayo, 
Born 1948  College, and a member of the Investment Committee of  Van Otterloo & Co., 
Trustee since 2004  the Kresge Foundation, a charitable trust. Advisor to the  LLC, an investment 
  Employee Benefits Investment Committee of The Boeing  management company 
Company. Retired in 2009 as Chair of the Board of Trustees
of Commonfund, a not-for-profit firm that manages assets
for educational endowments and foundations. Until July
2010, Advisor to RCM Capital Management and member of
  the Board of Interactive Data Corporation.   

John A. Hill  Founder and Vice-Chairman of First Reserve  Devon Energy 
Born 1942  Corporation, the leading private equity buyout firm  Corporation, a leading 
Trustee since 1985 and  focused on the worldwide energy industry. Serves as a  independent natural gas 
Chairman since 2000  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sarah  and oil exploration and 
  Lawrence College. Also a member of the Advisory Board  production company 
  of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and   
  Performance at the Yale School of Management.   

 

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Name     
Year of birth     
Position held  Principal occupations during past five years  Other directorships 

Paul L. Joskow  Economist and President of the Alfred P. Sloan  TransCanada 
Born 1947  Foundation, a philanthropic institution focused primarily  Corporation, an energy 
Trustee since 1997  on research and education on issues related to science,  company focused on 
  technology, and economic performance. Elizabeth and  natural gas transmission 
  James Killian Professor of Economics and Management,  and power services; 
  Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Exelon Corporation, an 
  (MIT). Prior to 2007, served as the Director of the Center  energy company focused 
  for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at MIT.  on power services 

Kenneth R. Leibler  Founder and former Chairman of Boston Options  Northeast Utilities, 
Born 1949  Exchange, an electronic marketplace for the trading  which operates New 
Trustee since 2006  of derivative securities. Vice Chairman of the Board of  England’s largest energy 
  Trustees of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston,  delivery system 
Massachusetts. Until November 2010, director of Ruder
Finn Group, a global communications and advertising firm.

Robert E. Patterson  Senior Partner of Cabot Properties, LP and Co-Chairman  None 
Born 1945  of Cabot Properties, Inc., a private equity firm investing in   
Trustee since 1984  commercial real estate. Past Chairman and Trustee of the   
  Joslin Diabetes Center.   

George Putnam, III  Chairman of New Generation Research, Inc., a publisher  None 
Born 1951  of financial advisory and other research services, and   
Trustee since 1984  founder and President of New Generation Advisors, LLC,   
  a registered investment advisor to private funds.   
Director of The Boston Family Office, LLC, a registered
  investment advisor.   

W. Thomas Stephens  Retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boise  TransCanada 
Born 1942  Cascade, LLC, a paper, forest products, and timberland  Corporation, an energy 
Trustee from 1997 to 2008  assets company, in December 2008.  company focused on 
and since 2009    natural gas transmission 
    and power services 

Richard B. Worley  Managing Partner of Permit Capital LLC, an investment  Neuberger Berman, 
Born 1945  management firm. Serves as a Trustee of the University of  an investment 
Trustee since 2004  Pennsylvania Medical Center, the Robert Wood Johnson  management firm 
  Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to   
health-care issues, and the National Constitution Center.
  Also serves as a Director of the Colonial Williamsburg   
Foundation, a historical preservation organization, and as
  Chairman of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.   

Interested Trustee     

Robert L. Reynolds*  President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam  None 
Born 1952  Investments since 2008. Prior to joining Putnam   
Trustee since 2008 and  Investments, served as Vice Chairman and Chief   
President of the Putnam  Operating Officer of Fidelity Investments from   
Funds since July 2009  2000 to 2007.   

 

The address of each Trustee is One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109.

As of October 31, 2010, there were 104 Putnam funds. All Trustees serve as Trustees of all Putnam funds.

Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until his or her resignation, retirement at age 72, removal, or death.

* Mr. Reynolds is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the fund, Putnam Management, and/or Putnam Retail Management. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam Investments, as well as the President of your fund and each of the other Putnam funds.

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Officers

In addition to Robert L. Reynolds, the other officers of the fund are shown below:

Jonathan S. Horwitz (Born 1955)  Francis J. McNamara, III (Born 1955) 
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive  Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 
Officer, Treasurer and Compliance Liaison  Since 2004 
Since 2004  Senior Managing Director, Putnam Investments 
Senior Vice President and Treasurer,  and Putnam Management 
The Putnam Funds 
  James P. Pappas (Born 1953)
Steven D. Krichmar (Born 1958)  Vice President 
Vice President and Principal Financial Officer  Since 2004 
Since 2002  Managing Director, Putnam Investments and 
Senior Managing Director, Putnam Investments  Putnam Management 
and Putnam Management 
  Judith Cohen (Born 1945)
Janet C. Smith (Born 1965)  Vice President, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer 
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Principal  Since 1993 
Accounting Officer  Vice President, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer, 
Since 2007  The Putnam Funds 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and 
Putnam Management  Michael Higgins (Born 1976)
  Vice President, Senior Associate Treasurer and
Beth S. Mazor (Born 1958)  Assistant Clerk 
Vice President  Since 2010 
Since 2002  Manager of Finance, Dunkin’ Brands (2008– 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and  2010); Senior Financial Analyst, Old Mutual Asset 
Putnam Management  Management (2007–2008); Senior Financial 
  Analyst, Putnam Investments (1999–2007)
Robert R. Leveille (Born 1969) 
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer  Nancy E. Florek (Born 1957) 
Since 2007  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments,  Assistant Treasurer and Proxy Manager 
Putnam Management and Putnam  Since 2000 
Retail Management  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
  Assistant Treasurer and Proxy Manager,
Mark C. Trenchard (Born 1962)  The Putnam Funds
Vice President and BSA Compliance Officer 
Since 2002  Susan G. Malloy (Born 1957) 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer 
Putnam Retail Management  Since 2007 
  Managing Director, Putnam Management 

 

The principal occupations of the officers for the past five years have been with the employers as shown above although in some cases, they have held different positions with such employers. The address of each Officer is One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109.

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Services for shareholders

Investor services

Systematic investment plan Tell us how much you wish to invest regularly — weekly, semimonthly, or monthly — and the amount you choose will be transferred automatically from your checking or savings account. There’s no additional fee for this service, and you can suspend it at any time. This plan may be a great way to save for college expenses or to plan for your retirement.

Please note that regular investing does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Before arranging a systematic investment plan, consider your financial ability to continue making purchases in periods when prices are low.

Systematic exchange You can make regular transfers from one Putnam fund to another Putnam fund. There are no additional fees for this service, and you can cancel or change your options at any time.

Dividends PLUS You can choose to have the dividend distributions from one of your Putnam funds automatically reinvested in another Putnam fund at no additional charge.

Free exchange privilege You can exchange money between Putnam funds free of charge, as long as they are the same class of shares. A signature guarantee is required if you are exchanging more than $500,000. The fund reserves the right to revise or terminate the exchange privilege.

Reinstatement privilege If you’ve sold Putnam shares or received a check for a dividend or capital gain, you may reinvest the proceeds with Putnam within 90 days of the transaction and they will be reinvested at the fund’s current net asset value — with no sales charge. However, reinstatement of class B shares may have special tax consequences. Ask your financial or tax representative for details.

Check-writing service You have ready access to many Putnam accounts. It’s as simple as writing a check, and there are no special fees or service charges. For more information about the check-writing service, call Putnam or visit our Web site.

Dollar cost averaging When you’re investing for long-term goals, it’s time, not timing, that counts. Investing on a systematic basis is a better strategy than trying to figure out when the markets will go up or down. This means investing the same amount of money regularly over a long period. This method of investing is called dollar cost averaging. When a fund’s share price declines, your investment dollars buy more shares at lower prices. When it increases, they buy fewer shares. Over time, you will pay a lower average price per share.

For more information

Visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com A secure section of our Web site contains complete information on your account, including balances and transactions, updated daily. You may also conduct transactions, such as exchanges, additional investments, and address changes. Log on today to get your password.

Call us toll free at 1-800-225-1581 Ask a helpful Putnam representative or your financial advisor for details about any of these or other services, or see your prospectus.

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The Putnam family of funds

The following is a list of Putnam’s open-end mutual funds offered to the public. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. For a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, containing this and other information for any Putnam fund or product, call your financial advisor at 1-800-225-1581 and ask for a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Growth  Value 
Growth Opportunities Fund  Convertible Securities Fund 
International Growth Fund  Prior to September 30, 2010, the fund was known as 
Prior to January 1, 2010, the fund was known as  Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust 
Putnam International New Opportunities Fund  Equity Income Fund 
Multi-Cap Growth Fund  George Putnam Balanced Fund 
Prior to September 1, 2010, the fund was known as  Prior to September 30, 2010, the fund was known as 
Putnam New Opportunities Fund  The George Putnam Fund of Boston 
Small Cap Growth Fund  The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income 
Voyager Fund  International Value Fund 
  Prior to January 1, 2010, the fund was known as 
Blend  Putnam International Growth and Income Fund 
Asia Pacific Equity Fund  Multi-Cap Value Fund 
Capital Opportunities Fund  Prior to September 1, 2010, the fund was known as 
Capital Spectrum Fund  Putnam Mid Cap Value Fund 
Emerging Markets Equity Fund  Small Cap Value Fund 
Equity Spectrum Fund  
Europe Equity Fund Income 
Global Equity Fund American Government Income Fund 
International Capital Opportunities Fund Diversified Income Trust 
International Equity Fund Floating Rate Income Fund 
Investors Fund Global Income Trust 
Multi-Cap Core Fund High Yield Advantage Fund 
Research Fund High Yield Trust 
Income Fund 
  Money Market Fund* 
  U.S. Government Income Trust 

 

* An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Tax-free income  Asset allocation 
AMT-Free Municipal Fund  Income Strategies Fund 
Tax Exempt Income Fund  Putnam Asset Allocation Funds — three 
Tax Exempt Money Market Fund*  investment portfolios that spread your 
Tax-Free High Yield Fund  money across a variety of stocks, bonds, 
  and money market investments.
State tax-free income funds: 
Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan,  The three portfolios: 
Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,  Asset Allocation: Balanced Portfolio 
and Pennsylvania  Asset Allocation: Conservative Portfolio 
  Asset Allocation: Growth Portfolio
Absolute Return 
Absolute Return 100 Fund  Putnam RetirementReady® 
Absolute Return 300 Fund  Putnam RetirementReady Funds — 10 
Absolute Return 500 Fund  investment portfolios that offer diversifi- 
Absolute Return 700 Fund  cation among stocks, bonds, and money 
  market instruments and adjust to become
Global Sector  more conservative over time based on a
Global Consumer Fund  target date for withdrawing assets.
Global Energy Fund 
Global Financials Fund  The 10 funds: 
Global Health Care Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2055 Fund 
Global Industrials Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2050 Fund 
Global Natural Resources Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2045 Fund 
Global Sector Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2040 Fund 
Global Technology Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2035 Fund 
Global Telecommunications Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2030 Fund 
Global Utilities Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2025 Fund 
  Putnam RetirementReady 2020 Fund 
  Putnam RetirementReady 2015 Fund 
  Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund 

 

A short-term trading fee of 1% may apply to redemptions or exchanges from certain funds within the time period specified in the fund's prospectus.

Check your account balances and the most recent month-end performance in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com.

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Fund information

Founded over 70 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage over 100 funds across income, value, blend, growth, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.

Investment Manager  Ravi Akhoury  Robert R. Leveille 
Putnam Investment  Barbara M. Baumann  Vice President and 
Management, LLC  Charles B. Curtis  Chief Compliance Officer 
One Post Office Square  Robert J. Darretta   
Boston, MA 02109  Myra R. Drucker  Mark C. Trenchard 
  Paul L. Joskow  Vice President and 
Investment Sub-Manager  Kenneth R. Leibler  BSA Compliance Officer 
Putnam Investments Limited  Robert E. Patterson   
57–59 St James’s Street  George Putnam, III Francis J. McNamara, III 
London, England SW1A 1LD Robert L. Reynolds Vice President and
W. Thomas Stephens Chief Legal Officer
Investment Sub-Advisor Richard B. Worley  
The Putnam Advisory   James P. Pappas
Company, LLC Officers Vice President
One Post Office Square Robert L. Reynolds
Boston, MA 02109 President Judith Cohen
  Vice President, Clerk and
Marketing Services Jonathan S. Horwitz Assistant Treasurer
Putnam Retail Management Executive Vice President,  
One Post Office Square Principal Executive Michael Higgins
Boston, MA 02109 Officer, Treasurer and Vice President, Senior Associate
Compliance Liaison Treasurer and Assistant Clerk
Custodian
State Street Bank Steven D. Krichmar Nancy E. Florek
and Trust Company Vice President and Vice President, Assistant Clerk,
Principal Financial Officer Assistant Treasurer and
Legal Counsel   Proxy Manager
Ropes & Gray LLP Janet C. Smith
  Vice President, Assistant Susan G. Malloy
Independent Registered Treasurer and Principal Vice President and
Public Accounting Firm Accounting Officer Assistant Treasurer
KPMG LLP
Beth S. Mazor
Trustees Vice President
John A. Hill, Chairman  
Jameson A. Baxter,
Vice Chairman  
 
   
   

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund and Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund. It may also be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus, the most recent copy of Putnam’s Quarterly Performance Summary, and Putnam’s Quarterly Ranking Summary. For more recent performance, please visit putnam.com. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund, which are described in its prospectus. For this and other information or to request a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, call 1-800-225-1581 toll free. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. The funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the funds’ Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-225-1581.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics:

(a) The fund’s principal executive, financial and accounting officers are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the Fund's investment manager. As such they are subject to a comprehensive Code of Ethics adopted and administered by Putnam Investments which is designed to protect the interests of the firm and its clients. The Fund has adopted a Code of Ethics which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments with respect to all of its officers and Trustees who are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC. For this reason, the Fund has not adopted a separate code of ethics governing its principal executive, financial and accounting officers.

(c) In May 2008, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investment Management, LLC was updated in its entirety to include the amendments adopted in August 2007 as well as a several additional technical, administrative and non-substantive changes. In May of 2009, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investment Management, LLC was amended to reflect that all employees will now be subject to a 90-day blackout restriction on holding Putnam open-end funds, except for portfolio managers and their supervisors (and each of their immediate family members), who will be subject to a one-year blackout restriction on the funds that they manage or supervise. In June 2010, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments was updated in its entirety to include the amendments adopted in May of 2009 and to change certain rules and limits contained in the Code of Ethics. In addition, the updated Code of Ethics included numerous technical, administrative and non-substantive changes, which were intended primarily to make the document easier to navigate and understand.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:

The Funds' Audit and Compliance Committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The Trustees believe that each of the members of the Audit and Compliance Committee also possess a combination of knowledge and experience with respect to financial accounting matters, as well as other attributes, that qualify them for service on the Committee. In addition, the Trustees have determined that each of Mr. Patterson, Mr. Leibler, Mr. Hill, Mr. Darretta and Ms. Baumann qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on their review of his or her pertinent experience and education. The SEC has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:

Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund:

The following table presents fees billed in each of the last fiscal year for services rendered to the fund by the fund’s independent auditor:



Fiscal    Audit-     
year  Audit  Related  Tax  All Other 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $70,853  $--  $4,750  $- 
October 31, 2009*  $74,777  $--  $4,750  $- 

 

*The fund commenced operations on December 23, 2008.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, the fund’s independent auditor billed aggregate non-audit fees in the amounts of $ 4,750 and $ 4,750 respectively, to the fund, Putnam Management and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Putnam Management that provides ongoing services to the fund.

Audit Fees represent fees billed for the fund's last two fiscal years relating to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for services traditionally performed by the fund’s auditor, including accounting consultation for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation.

Tax Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services. Tax planning and tax advice services include assistance with tax audits, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds’ independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.

The Audit and Compliance Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by Putnam Management and certain of its affiliates of the funds’ independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by Putnam Management or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.

The following table presents fees billed by the fund’s independent auditor for services required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Fiscal  Audit-    All  Total 
year  Related  Tax  Other  Non-Audit 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
  
October 31, 2010  $ -  $ -  $ -  $ - 
October 31, 2009  $ -  $ -  $ -  $ - 

 



Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund:

The following table presents fees billed in each of the last fiscal year for services rendered to the fund by the fund’s independent auditor:

Fiscal    Audit-     
year  Audit  Related  Tax  All Other 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
  
October 31, 2010  $70,996  $--  $4,750  $- 
October 31, 2009*  $74,808  $--  $4,750  $- 

 

*The fund commenced operations on December 23, 2008.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and October 31, 2009, the fund’s independent auditor billed aggregate non-audit fees in the amounts of $ 4,750 and $ 4,750 respectively, to the fund, Putnam Management and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Putnam Management that provides ongoing services to the fund.

Audit Fees represent fees billed for the fund's last two fiscal years relating to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for services traditionally performed by the fund’s auditor, including accounting consultation for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation.

Tax Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services. Tax planning and tax advice services include assistance with tax audits, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds’ independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.

The Audit and Compliance Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by Putnam Management and certain of its affiliates of the funds’ independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by Putnam Management or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.



The following table presents fees billed by the fund’s independent auditor for services required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Fiscal  Audit-    All  Total 
year  Related  Tax  Other  Non-Audit 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $ -  $ -  $ -  $ - 
October 31, 2009  $ -  $ -  $ -  $ - 

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments:

The registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:

Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies

Not Applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:

Not applicable

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

Not applicable

Item 11. 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 12. Exhibits:

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics of The Putnam Funds, which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments, is filed herewith.



(a)(2) 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.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) 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: December 29, 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: December 29, 2010

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: December 29, 2010



UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-CSR 
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
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 
  800 Boylston Street 
  Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (617) 292-1000 
 
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2010     
 
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) — October 31, 2010 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders:
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940:






Putnam
Global Sector
Fund

Annual report
10 | 31 | 10

Message from the Trustees  1 

About the fund  2 

Performance snapshot  4 

Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager  5 

Your fund’s performance  11 

Your fund’s expenses  13 

Terms and definitions  15 

Trustee approval of management contract  16 

Other information for shareholders  20 

Financial statements  21 

Federal tax information  35 

About the Trustees  36 

Officers  38 

 



Message from the Trustees

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Stock markets around the world rallied strongly over the past few months, riding a rising tide of strengthening investor confidence and slowly improving economic and corporate data. Indeed, U.S. stocks delivered their best September in 71 years, and continued to add to those gains in October. Bond markets also have generated positive results for much of 2010 and continue to be a source of refuge for risk-averse investors.

It is important to recognize, however, that we may see periods of heightened market volatility as markets and economies seek more solid ground. The slow pace of the U.S. economic recovery and ongoing European sovereign debt concerns have made markets more susceptible to disappointing news. We believe, however, that Putnam’s research-intensive, actively managed investment approach is well suited for this environment.

In developments affecting oversight of your fund, Barbara M. Baumann has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds, effective July 1, 2010. Ms. Baumann is president and owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation of Denver, Colorado, a strategic consultant to domestic energy firms and direct investor in energy assets. We also want to thank Elizabeth T. Kennan, who has retired from the Board of Trustees, for her many years of dedicated and thoughtful leadership.

Lastly, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome shareholders to the fund and to thank all of our investors for your continued confidence in Putnam.




About the fund

A world of sectors in one portfolio

In recent decades, innovation and business growth have propelled stocks in different industry sectors to market-leading performance. Putnam Global Sector Fund offers investors the opportunity to gain exposure to industry sectors across the globe.

The fund is composed of eight Putnam global sector funds, each of which is managed by experienced global stock analysts. These managers use risk controls and a stock selection process that is grounded in fundamental research. The fund offers a convenient way to invest in all sectors in the MSCI World Index.

Each underlying sector fund invests at least 80% of its assets in stocks of a particular industry group, in markets around the world. The funds can invest in businesses of all sizes, but focus primarily on midsize and large companies. The managers are not limited to value-style or growth-style investing, and can target businesses at different stages of growth, from newer, rapidly growing companies to established global corporations.

The managers of Putnam’s sector funds focus on a number of factors when making investment decisions, including company valuation, financial strength, and competitive position within each sector. And because these are actively managed funds, the stocks in the portfolios are constantly monitored and adjusted as business fundamentals, market conditions, or investment opportunities change.

Consider these risks before investing: International investing involves certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, economic instability, and political developments. Additional risks may be associated with emerging-market securities, including illiquidity and volatility. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments, and value stocks may fail to rebound. An underlying fund that engages in short sales of securities may incur losses if the securities appreciate in value and may experience higher volatility due to leverage resulting from investing the proceeds of securities sold short. An underlying fund’s non-diversified status, which means the fund may invest in fewer issues, can increase the fund’s vulnerability to common economic forces and may result in greater losses and volatility. The fund may invest in Putnam Money Market Fund for cash management. Money market funds are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other governmental agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in these funds.

Talented analysts pursue opportunities around the globe

Since U.S. companies represent only 42% of the total worldwide market capitalization, targeting stocks around the globe is an important investment strategy. However, finding the right stocks in the broad universe of domestic and international markets requires rigorous research and in-depth knowledge of global markets.

Putnam Global Sector Fund represents the best ideas and stock recommendations from approximately 40 analysts covering over 1,000 companies.

Finding opportunities in this broad universe of stocks requires in-depth knowledge of global markets.

The fund’s global approach can give it a competitive edge in targeting opportunities in diverse markets around the world. Putnam analysts, who are located in Boston, London, and Singapore, talk to private companies and consultants, attend trade shows, and work to find information that the markets haven’t already factored into stock prices.




Share price, principal value, and return will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance of class A shares assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart do not reflect a sales charge of 5.75%; had they, returns would have been lower. See pages 5 and 11–12 for additional performance information. For a portion of the period, the fund may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower. A short-term trading fee of 1% may apply to certain redemptions or exchanges from certain funds within the time period specified in the fund’s prospectus. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.

The short-term results of a relatively new fund are not necessarily indicative of its long-term prospects.

* Returns for the life-of-fund period are not annualized, but cumulative.

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Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager

Walter Scully

How did Putnam Global Sector Fund perform from its inception on March 31, 2010, through October 31, 2010?

I am pleased to report that the fund’s class A shares had a return of 3.70% for the period, outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, which posted a 3.07% return. The fund’s Lipper peer category, Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds, however, had a return of 7.39% for the period. In the case of the Lipper category, the data for sector funds is not comparable. In general, some sector funds may be very concentrated, holding a relatively small number of stocks, and/or they may focus on a particular subsector. For example, Putnam Global Consumer Fund, in which the fund invests, may be compared with a gaming and leisure fund in the Lipper category, which is representative of only 5% of the fund’s benchmark.

The fund launched just prior to an extraordinarily volatile market period. How did you position the fund to navigate this turbulence?

The portfolio is diversified globally across sectors and industries. The managers of the underlying funds focus on looking at equity fundamentals that take advantage of value and growth opportunities. In the spring, investor confidence was increasing based on the view that an economic recovery was taking hold. Then, the European sovereign debt crisis began to weigh on the markets. In particular, there was uncertainty about whether Greece would receive aid from the European Union and if the package would be enough to stave off a deeper financial crisis for the country. The volatility that followed led to some incredible buying opportunities in the equity market. The managers of the underlying funds found many stocks at attractive valuations in many areas and took


This comparison shows your fund’s performance in the context of broad market indexes for the period from 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10. See pages 4 and 11–12 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on page 15. The short-term results of a new fund are not necessarily indicative of its long-term prospects.

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advantage of these opportunities. Within the underlying portfolios, some of the holdings were existing ones that we simply added to, and some were new holdings. Also, the portfolio as a whole was diversified enough to minimize the downside impact of the volatility.

How do you determine the sector allocations?

The fund is composed of eight [nine underlying funds with Putnam Money Market Fund] underlying sector funds, which are allocated in about the same proportions as its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. We also rebalance the fund each quarter to keep it aligned with the benchmark. Within an underlying fund, the manager of that fund has the ability to overweight or underweight subsectors. For example, within Putnam Global Consumer Fund, we were overweight consumer cyclicals relative to consumer staples because cyclicals tend to benefit from a recovering economy.

What contributed to the fund’s relative performance over the period?

The major themes in the U.S. equity markets this year were corporate profits exceeding expectations and the attractive valuation of stocks. Despite slow economic growth, particularly in the United States, there has been significant recovery in many industry sectors. Year-to-date, the strongest sectors of the underlying portfolios have been telecommunications, industrials, and consumer. We believe we are in an economic recovery and, as a result, cyclical sectors have performed better.

U.S. gross domestic product [GDP] has improved this year, albeit at a slow pace, and unemployment remains high. But as I mentioned, corporate profits have been extraordinary. Many firms cut costs due to the recession, and the slow recovery has kept salaries low. Companies hold a record amount of cash and have repaired their balance sheets. Many firms have started to buy back their own stocks, which creates value for


Country allocations are shown as a percentage of the underlying funds’ net assets. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Weightings will vary over time.

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the remaining shareholders by reducing the share count and helping to drive up earnings per share. In general, companies’ sales are improving, margins are expanding, profits are growing, and cash flows are strong.


The current recovery is also global, and the fund has been positioned for global growth, although the pace of growth has been uneven worldwide. Growth has been strong in many emerging-market economies, such as China, Brazil, and India. But in developed regions such as Europe and in developed countries such as Canada and the United States, growth remains modest at best, and weaker still in Japan. Growth in the United States and Europe, for example, began to lose momentum in the second half of the year, and the recovery is now marked with slow growth and little or no job creation.

What trends are you finding in emerging markets, and how are these trends creating opportunities?

In emerging markets, particularly Asia and Latin America, the trend has been strong, rapid economic growth. China is leading the growth trend, but it is not the only story. India and Brazil are also experiencing strong growth and offering opportunities. Wealth is expanding, and consumers have an increasing willingness to spend — buying more goods and upgrading to newer homes and condominiums. At the same time, emerging-market countries are building infrastructure such as manufacturing plants, bridges, roadways, and housing. With that comes a demand for resources, and we are finding opportunities within the industrials, natural resources, and energy sectors, in particular. Managers of the underlying


Allocations are represented as a percentage of the fund’s net assets and may not equal 100%. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

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funds have added stocks across the fund from emerging and developing markets, and from developed countries that have exposure to emerging markets.

Which holdings within the underlying funds contributed to the fund’s performance?

A holding in Putnam Global Consumer Fund, priceline.com, is an online travel company based in the United States that has been a positive contributor because the managers took advantage of market volatility in the second quarter and purchased priceline.com stock near its 52-week low. At that time, investors were concerned about a slowdown in travel as a result of the volcano eruption in Iceland, which disrupted travel to Europe for several weeks, as well as the introduction of European debt austerity programs. Since that time, the company’s business fundamentals have accelerated. Priceline.com is the market leader in online hotel bookings in Europe. The secular growth driver for priceline.com is the continued growth in online penetration, as consumers are increasingly booking their travel plans online and not with traditional travel agents.

Kabel Deutschland, also held in Putnam Global Consumer Fund, is a leading cable network provider in Germany. The stock continued to deliver superior revenue growth by successfully cross-selling high-speed broadband services to its existing cable television customers. This capacity resulted from Kabel’s infrastructure, which helps deliver


This chart shows how the fund’s top fund allocations have changed over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of net assets. Holdings and allocations will vary over time.

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faster broadband speeds than incumbent provider Deutsche Telekom. We believe this is a long-term competitive advantage. Dongfeng Motor Group, a Chinese auto manufacturer and holding in Putnam Global Industrials Fund, also contributed to performance. Our analysis indicated that the company’s earnings would be higher than market expectations this year. In addition, Dongfeng provided a relatively inexpensive way to gain exposure to China’s rising middle class.

Within Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund, other contributors included U.K. mining company Rio Tinto, and Canada’s Teck Resources. Rio Tinto produces ore and copper, and Teck Resources produces met coal and copper. The demand for these commodities has increased substantially year over year. The Chinese steel industry is growing at a high single-digit rate, which should continue to make the iron ore and met coal markets very tight. In addition, demand for copper continues to increase as China becomes a greater net importer.

Which holdings in the underlying funds detracted from performance?

Apollo Group and Career Education, which are holdings in Putnam Global Consumer Fund, are both U.S. firms in the for-profit education sector, which has been under scrutiny by the Obama Administration. We held the stocks with the belief that a significant amount of negative news was already discounted in the stocks. However, proposed federal rules to restrict the sector’s access to federal student aid had a negative impact and hurt the stocks. In Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund, Anadarko Petroleum is a 25% partner with British Petroleum in the Macondo Well, which was the source of this year’s tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Shares of Anadarko underperformed as investors worried about the potential costs to the company from the accident. There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the ultimate outcome, and we no longer hold the stock.

Among the holdings in Putnam Global Health Care Fund, another detractor was InterMune Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. drugmaker. InterMune shares declined this year after the Food and Drug Administration issued a response involving the company’s key drug for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. The agency requested additional clinical studies prior to drug approval, which raised significant concerns regarding the drug’s future. U.S.-based Somaxon Pharmaceuticals also faced some challenges in the launch of its insomnia drug Silenor this year. The initial product launch was slow due to reimbursement hurdles. Concerns were also raised in the market about the strength of the drug’s key patents. However, we continue to hold the stock because we believe that the long-term commercial potential for Silenor is substantial and that the patents are solid.

What is your outlook for the fund given the weak economic recovery in the United States and uneven global recovery?

We remain optimistic about the global recovery, despite the head winds, such as sovereign debt, unemployment, and an uneven recovery that have created tensions in the currency market. In our view, the global economic recovery will continue, but will be marked by slow growth and volatility. And although the European sovereign debt issue has become prominent again in recent weeks with Ireland’s debt woes, it appears that the equity markets have already discounted the debt issue.

In the United States, the results of the recent mid-term Congressional elections appear to be very pro-business, which has had a positive impact on business and the stock markets and could help decrease uncertainty in the markets. The perception that future government policy may be more favorable

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to business may encourage the business community to invest and add jobs.

In addition, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to launch a second round of economic stimulus with its proposed purchase of $600 billion in U.S. Treasuries may also remove uncertainty from the markets. While there is disagreement about the proposal, the fact that the central bank is taking significant action to jumpstart the economy is encouraging for investors.

The trends of attractive valuations and growing corporate profits are likely to continue in 2011, given the magnitude of improvement in profitability experienced by companies so far this year. Strong growth from China and other emerging markets is projected for 2011. The underlying funds are positioned to benefit from growth in these and other markets worldwide.

Thanks, Walter, for bringing us up to date.

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management. They are not meant as investment advice.

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the underlying fund for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with the fund’s investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

Putnam Global Sector Fund is managed by a team of senior equity analysts at Putnam: Kelsey Chen, Tim Codrington, Steve Curbow, Vivek Gandhi, George Gianarikas, David Morgan, John Morgan, Ferat Ongoren, Nathaniel Salter, Walter Scully, Christopher Stevo, and Michael Yogg. They are overseen by Putnam’s Chief Investment Officer, Walter Donovan, who has 25 years of financial industry and equity research experience.

IN THE NEWS

The G20, composed of the world’s 20 largest economies, ended its summit in Seoul, South Korea, in November, without an agreement on currency issues and trade imbalances. This raised concerns about global currency “wars” in which countries manipulate the value of their currencies to boost their exports. Going into the summit, tensions had already been building as several member countries criticized the United States for the Federal Reserve’s decision to purchase $600 billion of U.S. Treasuries, an action that could devalue the dollar and boost U.S. exports. The United States had sought a firm limit on trade surpluses and an agreement from China to allow its currency to appreciate more. The G20, made up of 19 countries plus the European Union, did agree to develop guidelines to help identify any trade imbalances that “require preventative and corrective actions.”

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for the period ended October 31, 2010, the end of its most recent fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance as of the most recent calendar quarter-end and expense information taken from the fund’s current prospectus. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Data represents performance since the fund’s inception date of March 31, 2010. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and the short-term results of a relatively new fund are not necessarily indicative of its long-term prospects. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance information does not reflect any deduction for taxes a shareholder may owe on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. For the most recent month-end performance, please visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com or call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581. Class Y shares are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs. See the Terms and Definitions section in this report for definitions of the share classes offered by your fund.

Fund performance Total return for the period ended 10/31/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10) 

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV   CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  3.70%  –2.26%  3.20%  –1.80%  3.20%  2.20%  3.40%  –0.19%  3.50%  3.80% 

 

After-sales-charge returns (public offering price, or POP) for class A and M shares reflect a maximum 5.75% and 3.50% load, respectively. Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5% in the first year, declining to 1% in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC.

For a portion of the period, the fund may have had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower.

Class B share performance does not reflect conversion to class A shares.

A short-term trading fee of 1% may apply to redemptions or exchanges from certain funds within the time period specified in the fund’s prospectus.

The short-term results of a relatively new fund are not necessarily indicative of its long-term prospects.

Comparative index returns For the period ended 10/31/10

    Lipper Global Multi-Cap Growth Funds 
  MSCI World Index  category average* 

Life of fund  3.07%  7.39% 

 

Index and Lipper results should be compared to fund performance at net asset value.

* Over the life-of-fund period ended 10/31/10, there were 135 funds in this Lipper category.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B shares would have been valued at $10,320 ($9,820 with contingent deferred sales charge). Class C shares would have been valued at $10,320 ($10,220 with contingent deferred sales charge). A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class M shares ($9,650 after sales charge) would have been valued at $9,981 at public offering price. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R and class Y shares would have been valued at $10,350 and $10,380, respectively.

Fund price and distribution information For the period ended 10/31/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Share value  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

3/31/10*  $10.00  $10.61  $10.00  $10.00  $10.00  $10.36  $10.00  $10.00 

10/31/10  10.37  11.00  10.32  10.32  10.34  10.72  10.35  10.38 

 

The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

* Inception date of the fund.

The fund made no distributions during the period.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter
Total return for the period ended 9/30/10

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 
(inception dates)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10)  (3/31/10) 

  NAV  POP  NAV  CDSC  NAV  CDSC  NAV  POP  NAV  NAV 

Life of fund  –0.30%  –6.03%  –0.70%  –5.67%  –0.70%  –1.69%  –0.60%  –4.05%  –0.40%  –0.20% 

 

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Your fund’s expenses

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other expenses. In the most recent six-month period, your fund’s expenses were limited; had expenses not been limited, they would have been higher. Using the following information, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You may also pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial representative.

Expense ratios

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Estimated net expenses for the fiscal year             
ended 10/31/10*  1.43%  2.18%  2.18%  1.93%  1.68%  1.18% 

Estimated total annual operating expenses for the             
fiscal year ended 10/31/10  2.07%  2.82%  2.82%  2.57%  2.32%  1.82% 

Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period             
ended 10/31/10†  0.25%  1.00%  1.00%  0.75%  0.50%  0.00% 

 

Fiscal-year expense information in this table is taken from the most recent prospectus, is subject to change, and may differ from that shown for the annualized expense ratio and in the financial highlights of this report because it includes fees and expenses of the underlying Putnam funds in which the fund invests. Expenses are shown as a percentage of average net assets.

* Reflects Putnam Management’s decision to contractually limit expenses through 3/31/11.

† For the fund’s most recent fiscal half year; may differ from expense ratios based on one-year data in the financial highlights.

Expenses per $1,000

The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in Putnam Global Sector Fund from May 1, 2010, to October 31, 2010. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.29  $5.13  $5.13  $3.85  $2.57  $0.00 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,041.20  $1,037.20  $1,037.20  $1,039.20  $1,039.20  $1,042.20 

 

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 10/31/10. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

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Estimate the expenses you paid

To estimate the ongoing expenses you paid for the six months ended October 31, 2010, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on May 1, 2010, call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581.


Compare expenses using the SEC’s method

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the following table shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total costs) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  Class Y 

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.28  $5.09  $5.09  $3.82  $2.55  $0.00 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.95  $1,020.16  $1,020.16  $1,021.42  $1,022.68  $1,025.21 

 

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 10/31/10. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.

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Terms and definitions

Important terms

Total return shows how the value of the fund’s shares changed over time, assuming you held the shares through the entire period and reinvested all distributions in the fund.

Net asset value (NAV) is the price, or value, of one share of a mutual fund, without a sales charge. NAVs fluctuate with market conditions. NAV is calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of shares by the number of outstanding shares in the class.

Public offering price (POP) is the price of a mutual fund share plus the maximum sales charge levied at the time of purchase. POP performance figures shown here assume the 5.75% maximum sales charge for class A shares and 3.50% for class M shares.

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally a charge applied at the time of the redemption of class B or C shares and assumes redemption at the end of the period. Your fund’s class B CDSC declines from a 5% maximum during the first year to 1% during the sixth year. After the sixth year, the CDSC no longer applies. The CDSC for class C shares is 1% for one year after purchase.

Share classes

Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class B shares are not subject to an initial sales charge. They may be subject to a CDSC.

Class C shares are not subject to an initial sales charge and are subject to a CDSC only if the shares are redeemed during the first year.

Class M shares have a lower initial sales charge and a higher 12b-1 fee than class A shares and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class R shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC and are available only to certain defined contribution plans.

Class Y shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC, and carry no 12b-1 fee. They are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

Comparative indexes

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities.

BofA (Bank of America) Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that seeks to measure the performance of U.S. Treasury bills available in the marketplace.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index is an unmanaged index of equity securities from developed countries.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not account for fees. Securities and performance of a fund and an index will differ. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Lipper is a third-party industry-ranking entity that ranks mutual funds. Its rankings do not reflect sales charges. Lipper rankings are based on total return at net asset value relative to other funds that have similar current investment styles or objectives as determined by Lipper. Lipper may change a fund’s category assignment at its discretion. Lipper category averages reflect performance trends for funds within a category.

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Trustee approval of management contract

General conclusions

The Board of Trustees of the Putnam funds oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract with Putnam Investment Management (“Putnam Management”), the sub-management contract with respect to your fund between Putnam Management and its affiliate, Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”), and the sub-advisory contract among Putnam Management, PIL, and another affiliate, Putnam Advisory Company (“PAC”).

In this regard, the Board of Trustees, with the assistance of its Contract Committee consisting solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Putnam funds (the “Independent Trustees”), requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances. Over the course of several months ending in June 2010, the Contract Committee met on a number of occasions with representatives of Putnam Management and in executive session to consider the information provided by Putnam Management and other information developed with the assistance of the Board’s independent counsel and independent staff. The Contract Committee reviewed and discussed key aspects of this information with all of the Independent Trustees. At the Trustees’ June 11, 2010 meeting, the Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund’s management, sub-management and sub-advisory contracts, effective July 1, 2010. (Because PIL and PAC are affiliates of Putnam Management and Putnam Management remains fully responsible for all services provided by PIL and PAC, the Trustees have not evaluated PIL or PAC as separate entities, and all subsequent references to Putnam Management below should be deemed to include reference to PIL and PAC as necessary or appropriate in the context.)

The Independent Trustees’ approval was based on the following conclusions:

That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds, and the costs incurred by Putnam Management in providing such services, and

That the fee schedule represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and Putnam Management of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the fund at current asset levels.

These conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered these factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for your fund and the other Putnam funds are the result of many years of review and discussion between the Independent Trustees and Putnam Management, that certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of fee arrangements in prior years.

Management fee schedules and categories; total expenses

The Trustees considered your fund’s management fee schedule and considered

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that, although the fund pays no management fee to Putnam Management, Putnam Management receives management fees from the underlying Putnam funds in which your fund invests. The Trustees noted that the fee schedule was consistent with the current fee schedules of other Putnam funds that pursued their objectives by investing substantially all of their assets in other Putnam funds, which have been carefully developed over the years and re-examined on many occasions and adjusted where appropriate. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not warrant changes to the management fee structure of your fund.

The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all Putnam funds (including the underlying Putnam funds in which your fund invests), including fee levels and breakpoints. In reviewing management fees, the Trustees generally focus their attention on material changes in circumstances — for example, changes in assets under management or investment style, changes in Putnam Management’s operating costs, or changes in competitive practices in the mutual fund industry — that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not warrant changes to the management fee structure of your fund.

As in the past, the Trustees continued to focus on the competitiveness of the total expense ratio of each fund. The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for funds in your fund’s Lipper category.

The Trustees considered that most Putnam funds (including the underlying funds, although not your fund) currently have breakpoints in their management fees that provide shareholders with significant economies of scale in the form of reduced fee levels as assets under management in the Putnam family of funds increase. The Trustees concluded that the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented an appropriate sharing of economies of scale at that time.

In connection with their review of the management fees and total expenses of the Putnam funds, the Trustees also reviewed the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by Putnam Management and its affiliates from their contractual relationships with the funds. This information included trends in revenues, expenses and profitability of Putnam Management and its affiliates relating to the investment management, investor servicing and distribution services provided to the funds. In this regard, the Trustees also reviewed an analysis of Putnam Management’s revenues, expenses and profitability, allocated on a fund-by-fund basis, with respect to the funds’ management, distribution, and investor servicing contracts. For each fund, the analysis presented information about revenues, expenses and profitability for each of the agreements separately and for the agreements taken together on a combined basis. The Trustees concluded that, at current asset levels, the fee schedules currently in place represented an appropriate sharing of economies of scale at that time.

The information examined by the Trustees as part of their annual contract review for the Putnam funds has included for many years information regarding fees charged by Putnam Management and its affiliates to institutional clients such as defined benefit pension plans, college endowments, and the like. This information included comparisons of such fees with fees charged to the funds, as well as an assessment of the differences in the services provided to these two types of clients. The Trustees observed, in this regard, that the differences in fee rates between institutional clients and mutual funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset sectors, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services

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to these types of clients may reflect historical competitive forces operating in separate market places. The Trustees considered the fact that fee rates across different asset classes are typically higher on average for mutual funds than for institutional clients, as well as the differences between the services that Putnam Management provides to the Putnam funds and those that it provides to its institutional clients, and did not rely on these comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.

Investment performance

The quality of the investment process provided by Putnam Management represented a major factor in the Trustees’ evaluation of the quality of services provided by Putnam Management under your fund’s management contract. The Trustees were assisted in their review of the Putnam funds’ investment process and performance by the work of the Investment Oversight Coordinating Committee of the Trustees and the Investment Oversight Committees of the Trustees, which met on a regular monthly basis with the funds’ portfolio teams throughout the year. The Trustees concluded that Putnam Management generally provides a high-quality investment process — based on the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to them, and in general Putnam Management’s ability to attract and retain high-quality personnel — but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period. The Trustees considered the investment performance of each fund (although not your fund, which had only a limited performance record because it had only recently commenced operations) over multiple time periods and considered information comparing each fund’s performance with various benchmarks and with the performance of competitive funds.

The Committee noted the substantial improvement in the performance of most Putnam funds during 2009. The Committee also noted the disappointing investment performance of a number of the funds for periods ended December 31, 2009 and considered information provided by Putnam Management regarding the factors contributing to the underperformance and actions being taken to improve performance. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor performance trends to assess the effectiveness of these efforts and to evaluate whether additional changes to address areas of underperformance are warranted.

Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations; investor servicing

The Trustees considered various potential benefits that Putnam Management may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage and soft-dollar allocations, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that are expected to be useful to Putnam Management in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. The Trustees considered a change made, at Putnam Management’s request, to the Putnam funds’ brokerage allocation policies commencing in 2010, which increased the permitted soft dollar allocation to third-party services over what had been authorized in previous years. The Trustees noted that a portion of available soft dollars continues to be allocated to the payment of fund expenses. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor regulatory developments in this area with the assistance of their Brokerage Committee and also indicated their continued intent to monitor the potential benefits associated with fund brokerage and soft-dollar allocations and trends in industry practices to ensure that the principle of seeking

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best price and execution remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

Putnam Management may also receive benefits from payments that the funds make to Putnam Management’s affiliates for investor or distribution services. In conjunction with the annual review of your fund’s management contract, the Trustees reviewed your fund’s investor servicing agreement with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (“PSERV”) and its distributor’s contracts and distribution plans with Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”), both of which are affiliates of Putnam Management. The Trustees concluded that the fees payable by the funds to PSERV and PRM, as applicable, for such services are reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of such services.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding Putnam’s privacy policy

In order to conduct business with our shareholders, we must obtain certain personal information such as account holders’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Using this information, we are able to maintain accurate records of accounts and transactions.

It is our policy to protect the confidentiality of our shareholder information, whether or not a shareholder currently owns shares of our funds. In particular, it is our policy not to sell information about you or your accounts to outside marketing firms. We have safeguards in place designed to prevent unauthorized access to our computer systems and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorized use.

Under certain circumstances, we must share account information with outside vendors who provide services to us, such as mailings and proxy solicitations. In these cases, the service providers enter into confidentiality agreements with us, and we provide only the information necessary to process transactions and perform other services related to your account. Finally, it is our policy to share account information with your financial representative, if you’ve listed one on your Putnam account.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our mutual funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010, are available in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com, and on the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s Web site, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581.

Fund portfolio holdings

The fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s Web site or the operation of the Public Reference Room.

Trustee and employee fund ownership

Putnam employees and members of the Board of Trustees place their faith, confidence, and, most importantly, investment dollars in Putnam mutual funds. As of October 31, 2010, Putnam employees had approximately $324,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $68,000,000 invested in Putnam mutual funds. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members as well as investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.

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Financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, preceded by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, constitute the fund’s financial statements.

The fund’s portfolio lists all the fund’s investments and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Holdings are organized by asset type and industry sector, country, or state to show areas of concentration and diversification.

Statement of assets and liabilities shows how the fund’s net assets and share price are determined. All investment and non-investment assets are added together. Any unpaid expenses and other liabilities are subtracted from this total. The result is divided by the number of shares to determine the net asset value per share, which is calculated separately for each class of shares. (For funds with preferred shares, the amount subtracted from total assets includes the liquidation preference of preferred shares.)

Statement of operations shows the fund’s net investment gain or loss. This is done by first adding up all the fund’s earnings — from dividends and interest income — and subtracting its operating expenses to determine net investment income (or loss). Then, any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings — as well as any unrealized gains or losses over the period — is added to or subtracted from the net investment result to determine the fund’s net gain or loss for the fiscal year.

Statement of changes in net assets shows how the fund’s net assets were affected by the fund’s net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders, and by changes in the number of the fund’s shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned.

Financial highlights provide an overview of the fund’s investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover in one summary table, reflecting the five most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlights table also includes the current reporting period.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Putnam Funds Trust and Shareholders of
Putnam Global Sector Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio, and the related statement of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Global Sector Fund (the “fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period March 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of investments owned at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the transfer agent, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2010

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The fund’s portfolio 10/31/10

  Shares  Value 

 
Global Sector Funds* 99.6%     
Putnam Global Consumer Fund (Class Y)  18,518  $283,692 

Putnam Global Financials Fund (Class Y)  21,354  275,683 

Putnam Global Health Care Fund (Class Y)  2,731  132,020 

Putnam Global Industrials Fund (Class Y)  10,389  156,146 

Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund (Class Y)  12,365  248,535 

Putnam Global Technology Fund (Class Y)  10,592  165,656 

Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund (Class Y)  4,739  63,888 

Putnam Global Utilities Fund (Class Y)  5,273  59,689 

Total Global Sector Funds (cost $1,282,521)    $1,385,309 
 
Fixed Income Funds* 0.4%     
Putnam Money Market Fund (Class A)  5,579  $5,579 

Total Fixed Income Funds (cost $5,579)    $5,579 
 
Total Investments (cost $1,288,100)    $1,390,888 

 

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 March 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2010 (the reporting period).

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $1,390,601.

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 

Global sector funds  $1,385,309  $—  $— 

Fixed income funds  5,579     

Totals by level  $1,390,888  $—  $— 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 10/31/10

ASSETS   

Investment in affiliated underlying Putnam Funds, at value (Note 1):   
Affiliated underlying Putnam Funds (identified cost $1,288,100) (Note 6)  $1,390,888 

Receivable for shares of the fund sold  3,396 

Receivable from Manager (Note 2)  70,841 

Unamortized offering costs (Note 1)  42,509 

Total assets  1,507,634 
 
LIABILITIES   

Payable for investments purchased  3,396 

Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  288 

Payable for offering costs (Note 1)  86,546 

Payable for reports to shareholders  9,500 

Payable for audit expense  17,000 

Other accrued expenses  303 

Total liabilities  117,033 
 
Net assets  $1,390,601 

 
REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1, 4 and 5)  $1,297,544 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments (Note 1)  (9,731) 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments  102,788 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $1,390,601 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   

Net asset value and redemption price per class A share ($875,872 divided by 84,477 shares)  $10.37 

Offering price per class A share (100/94.25 of $10.37)*  $11.00 

Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($46,046 divided by 4,461 shares)**  $10.32 

Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($70,556 divided by 6,836 shares)**  $10.32 

Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($16,303 divided by 1,577 shares)  $10.34 

Offering price per class M share (100/96.50 of $10.34)*  $10.72 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($10,352 divided by 1,000 shares)  $10.35 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($371,472 divided by 35,778 shares)  $10.38 

 

* On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations For the period 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Income distributions from underlying Putnam Fund shares  $720 

Total investment income  720 
 
EXPENSES   

Distribution fees — Class A (Note 2)  773 

Distribution fees — Class B (Note 2)  191 

Distribution fees — Class C (Note 2)  290 

Distribution fees — Class M (Note 2)  45 

Distribution fees — Class R (Note 2)  28 

Amortization of offering costs (Note 1)  60,929 

Reports to shareholders  13,491 

Auditing  17,000 

Other  408 

Fees waived and reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)  (91,828) 

Total expenses  1,327 
 
Net investment loss  (607) 

 
Net realized loss on sales of underlying Putnam Fund shares (Notes 1 and 3)  (9,124) 

Net unrealized appreciation of underlying Putnam Fund shares during the period  102,788 

Net gain on investments  93,664 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $93,057 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  For the period 3/31/10 (commencement 
  of operations) to 10/31/10 

 
Operations:   
Net investment loss  $(607) 

Net realized loss on underlying Putnam Fund shares  (9,124) 

Net unrealized appreciation on underlying Putnam Fund shares  102,788 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  93,057 

Redemption fees (Note 1)  486 

Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  1,237,058 

Total increase in net assets  1,330,601 
 
NET ASSETS   

Beginning of period (Note 5)  60,000 

End of period  $1,390,601 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights (For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:              RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:   

      Net realized              Ratio of net   
  Net asset value,    and unrealized  Total from    Net asset    Net assets,  Ratio of expenses  investment income  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  Redemption  value, end  Total return at net  end of period  to average  (loss) to average  turnover 
Period ended  of period  income (loss) a  on investments  operations  fees  of period  asset value (%) b  (in thousands)  net assets (%) c,d  net assets (%) d  (%) 

Class A                       
October 31, 2010†  $10.00  (.01)  .38  .37  e  $10.37  3.70*  $876  .15*  (.06)*  13.78* 

Class B                       
October 31, 2010†  $10.00  (.05)  .36  .31  .01  $10.32  3.20*  $46  .59*  (.51)*  13.78* 

Class C                       
October 31, 2010†  $10.00  (.05)  .36  .31  .01  $10.32  3.20*  $71  .59*  (.52)*  13.78* 

Class M                       
October 31, 2010†  $10.00  (.04)  .37  .33  .01  $10.34  3.40*  $16  .44*  (.38)*  13.78* 

Class R                       
October 31, 2010†  $10.00  (.02)  .36  .34  .01  $10.35  3.50*  $10  .30*  (.22)*  13.78* 

Class Y                       
October 31, 2010†  $10.00  .01  .36  .37  .01  $10.38  3.80*  $371  —*  .08*  13.78* 

 

* Not annualized.

† For the period March 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2010.

a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

c Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.

d Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation in effect during the period. As a result of such limitation the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of the following amount (Note 2):

  Percentage of 
  average net assets 

October 31, 2010  10.58% 

 

e Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements 10/31/10

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

Putnam Global Sector Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of Putnam Funds Trust (the Trust), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The fund seeks capital appreciation.

The financial statements report on the fund, which may invest in the following Putnam Funds: Putnam Global Consumer Fund, Putnam Global Financials Fund, Putnam Global Health Care Fund, Putnam Global Industrials Fund, Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund, Putnam Global Technology Fund, Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund, Putnam Global Utilities Fund, which are all non-diversified and Putnam Money Market Fund, which is diversified (the underlying Putnam Funds), which are managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Putnam Management), the fund’s manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC. The financial statements of the underlying Putnam Funds contain additional information about the expenses and investments of the underlying Putnam Funds and are available upon request.

The fund offers class A, class B, class C, class M, class R and class Y shares. The fund began offering each class of shares on March 31, 2010. Class A and class M shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% and 3.50%, respectively, and generally do not pay a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares, which convert to class A shares after approximately eight years, do not pay a front-end sales charge and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares have a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge and do not convert to class A shares. Class R shares, which are offered to qualified employee benefit plans, are sold at net asset value. The expenses for class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares may differ based on the distribution fee of each class, which is identified in Note 2. Class Y shares, which are sold at net asset value, are generally subject to the same expenses as class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, but do not bear a distribution fee. Class Y shares are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

A 1.00% redemption fee may apply on any shares that are redeemed (either by selling or exchanging into another fund) within 90 days of purchase. The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in-capital.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses of the fund are borne pro-rata based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the fund, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the distribution fees applicable to such classes). Each class votes as a class only with respect to its own distribution plan or other matters on which a class vote is required by law or determined by the Trustees. If the fund were liquidated, shares of each class would receive their pro-rata share of the net assets of the fund. In addition, the Trustees declare separate dividends on each class of shares.

In the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circumstances. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the fund. However, the fund’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from March 31, 2010 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2010.

A) Security valuation The price of the fund’s shares are based on its net asset value (NAV), which is in turn based on the NAVs of the underlying Putnam Funds in which it invests, which are classified as Level 1 securities. The NAVs of the underlying Putnam Funds are determined based on the policies contained in each of the underlying Putnam Fund’s financial statements. The NAV per share of each class equals the total value of its assets, less its liabilities, divided by the number of its outstanding shares. Shares are only valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open.

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B) Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions, which consist of shares of the underlying Putnam Funds, are recorded on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses from the sale of the underlying Putnam Funds are determined on the identified cost basis. Income and capital gain distributions from the underlying Putnam Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

C) Interfund lending Effective July 2010, the fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). This program allows the fund to borrow from or lend to other Putnam funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. Interest earned or paid on the interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. During the reporting period, the fund did not utilize the program.

D) Federal taxes It is the policy of the fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of the fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code. The fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Because this is the fund’s first year of operations, the fund does not have any federal tax returns for the prior periods that remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

E) Distributions to shareholders The fund normally distributes any net investment income and any realized capital gains annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include temporary and/or permanent differences of losses on wash sale transactions. Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. For the reporting period ended, the fund reclassified $607 to decrease accumulated net investment loss, with an increase to accumulated net realized losses of $607.

The tax basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of the close of the reporting period were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation  $98,457 
Unrealized depreciation  (6,154) 

Net unrealized appreciation  92,303 
Undistributed short-term gain  754 
Cost for federal income tax purposes  $1,298,585 

 

F) Expenses of the Trust Expenses directly charged or attributable to any fund will be paid from the assets of that fund. Generally, expenses of the Trust will be allocated among and charged to the assets of each fund on a basis that the Trustees deem fair and equitable, which may be based on the relative assets of each fund or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability to each fund.

G) Offering costs The offering costs of $103,438 are being fully amortized on a straight-line basis over a twelve-month period. The fund will reimburse Putnam Management for the payment of these expenses.

Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

The fund does not pay a management fee to Putnam Management.

Putnam Management has contractually agreed to reimburse the fund for other expenses (not including brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses and payments under the fund’s distribution plan) through March 31, 2011. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $91,828 as a result of this limit.

Putnam Investments Limited (PIL), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. Putnam Management pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average net assets of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.

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The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (PAC), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the fund, as designated from time to time by Putnam Management or PIL. Putnam Management or PIL, as applicable, pays a quarterly sub-advisory fee to PAC for its services at the annual rate of 0.35% of the average net assets of the portion of the fund’s assets for which PAC is engaged as sub-adviser.

The fund has adopted distribution plans (the Plans) with respect to its class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The purpose of the Plans is to compensate Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and Putnam Retail Management GP, Inc., for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the fund. The Plans provide for payments by the fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to 0.35%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively. The Trustees have approved payment by the fund at an annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.75% and 0.50% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively.

For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received net commissions of $637 and no monies from the sale of class A and class M shares, respectively, and received contingent deferred sales charges of $10 and $470 from redemptions of class B and class C shares, respectively.

A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and 0.65% is assessed on certain redemptions of class A and class M shares, respectively. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received no monies on class A and class M redemptions.

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of underlying Putnam Funds aggregated $1,429,293 and $132,069, respectively.

Note 4: Capital shares

At the close of the reporting period, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

  For the period 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10 

Class A  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  84,407  $794,833 

Shares issued in connection with     
reinvestment of distributions     

  84,407  794,833 

Shares repurchased  (930)  (8,860) 

Net increase  83,477  $785,973 

 
  For the period 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10 

Class B  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  3,481  $32,719 

Shares issued in connection with     
reinvestment of distributions     

  3,481  32,719 

Shares repurchased  (20)  (193) 

Net increase  3,461  $32,526 

 

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  For the period 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10 

Class C  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  11,199  $110,886 

Shares issued in connection with     
reinvestment of distributions     

  11,199  110,886 

Shares repurchased  (5,363)  (47,038) 

Net increase  5,836  $63,848 

 
  For the period 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10 

Class M  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  577  $5,871 

Shares issued in connection with     
reinvestment of distributions     

  577  5,871 

Shares repurchased     

Net increase  577  $5,871 

 
  For the period 3/31/10 (commencement of operations) to 10/31/10 

Class Y  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  42,103  $423,292 

Shares issued in connection with     
reinvestment of distributions     

  42,103  423,292 

Shares repurchased  (7,325)  (74,452) 

Net increase  34,778  $348,840 

 

Class R had no capital share transactions other than the initial capitalization (Note 5).

At the close of the reporting period, a Trustee of the Fund owned 20.5% of the outstanding shares of the fund.

At the close of the reporting period, a shareholder of record owned 7.3% of the outstanding shares of the fund.

At the close of the reporting period, Putnam Investments, LLC owned the following classes of shares of the fund:

  Shares  Percentage of ownership  Value 

Class A  1,000  1.18%  $10,370 

Class B  1,000  22.42  10,320 

Class C  1,000  14.63  10,320 

Class M  1,000  63.41  10,340 

Class R  1,000  100.00  10,352 

Class Y  1,000  2.80  10,380 

 

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Note 5: Initial capitalization and offering of shares

The fund was established as a series of the Trust on March 31, 2010. Prior to March 31, 2010, the fund had no operations other than those related to organizational matters, including as noted below, the initial capital contributions by Putnam Investments, LLC and issuance of shares:

  Capital contribution  Shares issued 

Class A  $10,000  1,000 

Class B  $10,000  1,000 

Class C  $10,000  1,000 

Class M  $10,000  1,000 

Class R  $10,000  1,000 

Class Y  $10,000  1,000 

 

Note 6: Transactions with affiliated issuers

Transactions during the reporting period with companies in which the fund owned at least 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control were as follows:

  Purchase  Sale  Investment   
Affiliates  cost  proceeds  income  Value 

 
Putnam Global Consumer Fund  $282,143  $25,878  $—  $283,692 

Putnam Global Financials Fund  299,429  27,464    275,683 

Putnam Global Health Care Fund  142,286  13,050    132,020 

Putnam Global Industrials Fund  153,572  14,086    156,146 

Putnam Global Natural Resources Fund  253,286  23,232    248,535 

Putnam Global Technology Fund  171,857  15,763    165,656 

Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund  58,143  5,333    63,888 

Putnam Global Utilities Fund  61,290  5,556  718  59,689 

Putnam Money Market Fund  7,287  1,707  2  5,579 

Totals  $1,429,293  $132,069  $720  $1,390,888 

 

Market values are shown for those securities affiliated at period end.

Note 7: Regulatory matters and litigation

In late 2003 and 2004, Putnam Management settled charges brought by the SEC and the Massachusetts Securities Division in connection with excessive short-term trading in Putnam funds. Distribution of payments from Putnam Management to certain open-end Putnam funds and their shareholders is expected to be completed in the next several months. These allegations and related matters have served as the general basis for certain lawsuits, including purported class action lawsuits against Putnam Management and, in a limited number of cases, some Putnam funds. Putnam Management believes that these lawsuits will have no material adverse effect on the funds or on Putnam Management’s ability to provide investment management services. In addition, Putnam Management has agreed to bear any costs incurred by the Putnam funds as a result of these matters.

Note 8: Market and credit risk

In the normal course of business, the underlying Putnam Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The underlying Putnam Funds may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the funds have unsettled or open transactions will default.

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Federal tax information (Unaudited)

The fund will designate 70.27% of its ordinary income as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporations.

For its tax year ended October 31, 2010, the fund hereby will designate 95.23%, or the maximum amount allowable, of its taxable ordinary income as qualified dividends taxed at the individual net capital gain rates.

The Form 1099 that will be mailed to you in January 2011 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2010.

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About the Trustees

Independent Trustees   
Name     
Year of birth     
Position held  Principal occupations during past five years  Other directorships 

Ravi Akhoury  Advisor to New York Life Insurance Company. Trustee of  Jacob Ballas Capital 
Born 1947  American India Foundation and of the Rubin Museum.  India, a non-banking 
Trustee since 2009  From 1992 to 2007, was Chairman and CEO of MacKay  finance company 
  Shields, a multi-product investment management firm  focused on private 
  with over $40 billion in assets under management.  equity advisory services 

Barbara M. Baumann  President and Owner of Cross Creek Energy Corporation,  SM Energy Company, 
Born 1955  a strategic consultant to domestic energy firms and direct  a publicly held energy 
Trustee since 2010  investor in energy assets. Trustee, and Co-Chair of the  company focused on 
  Finance Committee, of Mount Holyoke College. Former  natural gas and crude 
  Chair and current board member of Girls Incorporated of  oil in the United States; 
  Metro Denver. Member of the Finance Committee, The  UniSource Energy 
  Children’s Hospital of Denver.  Corporation, a publicly 
    held provider of natural 
    gas and electric service 
    across Arizona; Cody 
    Resources Management, 
    LLP, a privately held 
    energy, ranching, and 
    commercial real estate 
    company 

Jameson A. Baxter  President of Baxter Associates, Inc., a private investment  ASHTA Chemicals, Inc. 
Born 1943  firm. Chairman of Mutual Fund Directors Forum.   
Trustee since 1994 and  Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Mount   
Vice Chairman since 2005  Holyoke College.   

Charles B. Curtis  President Emeritus of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a  Edison International; 
Born 1940  private foundation dealing with national security issues.  Southern California 
Trustee since 2001  Senior Advisor to the United Nations Foundation. Senior  Edison 
  Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International   
Studies. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and
  the National Petroleum Council.   

Robert J. Darretta  Health Care Industry Advisor to Permira, a global private  United-Health 
Born 1946  equity firm. Until April 2007, was Vice Chairman of the  Group, a diversified 
Trustee since 2007  Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson. Served as  health-care company 
Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Financial Officer for a decade.

Myra R. Drucker  Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence  Grantham, Mayo, 
Born 1948  College, and a member of the Investment Committee of  Van Otterloo & Co., 
Trustee since 2004  the Kresge Foundation, a charitable trust. Advisor to the  LLC, an investment 
  Employee Benefits Investment Committee of The Boeing  management company 
Company. Retired in 2009 as Chair of the Board of Trustees
of Commonfund, a not-for-profit firm that manages assets
for educational endowments and foundations. Until July
2010, Advisor to RCM Capital Management and member of
  the Board of Interactive Data Corporation.   

John A. Hill  Founder and Vice-Chairman of First Reserve  Devon Energy 
Born 1942  Corporation, the leading private equity buyout firm  Corporation, a leading 
Trustee since 1985 and  focused on the worldwide energy industry. Serves as a  independent natural gas 
Chairman since 2000  Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sarah  and oil exploration and 
  Lawrence College. Also a member of the Advisory Board  production company 
  of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and   
  Performance at the Yale School of Management.   

 

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Name     
Year of birth     
Position held  Principal occupations during past five years  Other directorships 

Paul L. Joskow  Economist and President of the Alfred P. Sloan  TransCanada 
Born 1947  Foundation, a philanthropic institution focused primarily  Corporation, an energy 
Trustee since 1997  on research and education on issues related to science,  company focused on 
  technology, and economic performance. Elizabeth and  natural gas transmission 
  James Killian Professor of Economics and Management,  and power services; 
  Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Exelon Corporation, an 
  (MIT). Prior to 2007, served as the Director of the Center  energy company focused 
  for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at MIT.  on power services 

Kenneth R. Leibler  Founder and former Chairman of Boston Options  Northeast Utilities, 
Born 1949  Exchange, an electronic marketplace for the trading  which operates New 
Trustee since 2006  of derivative securities. Vice Chairman of the Board of  England’s largest energy 
  Trustees of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston,  delivery system 
Massachusetts. Until November 2010, director of Ruder
Finn Group, a global communications and advertising firm.

Robert E. Patterson  Senior Partner of Cabot Properties, LP and Co-Chairman  None 
Born 1945  of Cabot Properties, Inc., a private equity firm investing in   
Trustee since 1984  commercial real estate. Past Chairman and Trustee of the   
  Joslin Diabetes Center.   

George Putnam, III  Chairman of New Generation Research, Inc., a publisher  None 
Born 1951  of financial advisory and other research services, and   
Trustee since 1984  founder and President of New Generation Advisors, LLC,   
  a registered investment advisor to private funds.   
Director of The Boston Family Office, LLC, a registered
  investment advisor.   

W. Thomas Stephens  Retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boise  TransCanada 
Born 1942  Cascade, LLC, a paper, forest products, and timberland  Corporation, an energy 
Trustee from 1997 to 2008  assets company, in December 2008.  company focused on 
and since 2009    natural gas transmission 
    and power services 

Richard B. Worley  Managing Partner of Permit Capital LLC, an investment  Neuberger Berman, 
Born 1945  management firm. Serves as a Trustee of the University of  an investment 
Trustee since 2004  Pennsylvania Medical Center, the Robert Wood Johnson  management firm 
  Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to   
health-care issues, and the National Constitution Center.
  Also serves as a Director of the Colonial Williamsburg   
Foundation, a historical preservation organization, and as
  Chairman of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.   

Interested Trustee     

Robert L. Reynolds*  President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam  None 
Born 1952  Investments since 2008. Prior to joining Putnam   
Trustee since 2008 and  Investments, served as Vice Chairman and Chief   
President of the Putnam  Operating Officer of Fidelity Investments from   
Funds since July 2009  2000 to 2007.   

 

The address of each Trustee is One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109.

As of October 31, 2010, there were 104 Putnam funds. All Trustees serve as Trustees of all Putnam funds.

Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until his or her resignation, retirement at age 72, removal, or death.

* Mr. Reynolds is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the fund, Putnam Management, and/or Putnam Retail Management. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam Investments, as well as the President of your fund and each of the other Putnam funds.

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Officers

In addition to Robert L. Reynolds, the other officers of the fund are shown below:

Jonathan S. Horwitz (Born 1955)  Francis J. McNamara, III (Born 1955) 
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive  Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 
Officer, Treasurer and Compliance Liaison  Since 2004 
Since 2004  Senior Managing Director, Putnam Investments 
Senior Vice President and Treasurer,  and Putnam Management 
The Putnam Funds 
James P. Pappas (Born 1953)
Steven D. Krichmar (Born 1958)  Vice President 
Vice President and Principal Financial Officer  Since 2004 
Since 2002  Managing Director, Putnam Investments and 
Senior Managing Director, Putnam Investments  Putnam Management 
and Putnam Management 
Judith Cohen (Born 1945)
Janet C. Smith (Born 1965)  Vice President, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer 
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Principal  Since 1993 
Accounting Officer  Vice President, Clerk and Assistant Treasurer, 
Since 2007  The Putnam Funds 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and 
Putnam Management  Michael Higgins (Born 1976)
Vice President, Senior Associate Treasurer and
Beth S. Mazor (Born 1958)  Assistant Clerk 
Vice President  Since 2010 
Since 2002  Manager of Finance, Dunkin’ Brands (2008– 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and  2010); Senior Financial Analyst, Old Mutual Asset 
Putnam Management  Management (2007–2008); Senior Financial 
Analyst, Putnam Investments (1999–2007)
Robert R. Leveille (Born 1969) 
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer  Nancy E. Florek (Born 1957) 
Since 2007  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments,  Assistant Treasurer and Proxy Manager 
Putnam Management and Putnam  Since 2000 
Retail Management  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
Assistant Treasurer and Proxy Manager,
Mark C. Trenchard (Born 1962)  The Putnam Funds
Vice President and BSA Compliance Officer 
Since 2002  Susan G. Malloy (Born 1957) 
Managing Director, Putnam Investments and  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer 
Putnam Retail Management  Since 2007 
  Managing Director, Putnam Management 

 

The principal occupations of the officers for the past five years have been with the employers as shown above although in some cases, they have held different positions with such employers. The address of each Officer is One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109.

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The Putnam family of funds

The following is a list of Putnam’s open-end mutual funds offered to the public. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. For a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, containing this and other information for any Putnam fund or product, call your financial advisor at 1-800-225-1581 and ask for a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Growth  Value 
Growth Opportunities Fund  Convertible Securities Fund 
International Growth Fund  Prior to September 30, 2010, the fund was known as 
Prior to January 1, 2010, the fund was known as  Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust 
Putnam International New Opportunities Fund  Equity Income Fund 
Multi-Cap Growth Fund  George Putnam Balanced Fund 
Prior to September 1, 2010, the fund was known as  Prior to September 30, 2010, the fund was known as 
Putnam New Opportunities Fund  The George Putnam Fund of Boston 
Small Cap Growth Fund  The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income 
Voyager Fund  International Value Fund 
  Prior to January 1, 2010, the fund was known as 
Blend  Putnam International Growth and Income Fund 
Asia Pacific Equity Fund  Multi-Cap Value Fund 
Capital Opportunities Fund  Prior to September 1, 2010, the fund was known as 
Capital Spectrum Fund  Putnam Mid Cap Value Fund 
Emerging Markets Equity Fund  Small Cap Value Fund 
Equity Spectrum Fund
Europe Equity Fund Income 
Global Equity Fund American Government Income Fund 
International Capital Opportunities Fund Diversified Income Trust 
International Equity Fund Floating Rate Income Fund 
Investors Fund Global Income Trust 
Multi-Cap Core Fund High Yield Advantage Fund 
Research Fund High Yield Trust 
Income Fund 
  Money Market Fund* 
  U.S. Government Income Trust 

 

* An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Tax-free income  Asset allocation 
AMT-Free Municipal Fund  Income Strategies Fund 
Tax Exempt Income Fund  Putnam Asset Allocation Funds — three 
Tax Exempt Money Market Fund*  investment portfolios that spread your 
Tax-Free High Yield Fund  money across a variety of stocks, bonds, 
  and money market investments.
State tax-free income funds: 
Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan,  The three portfolios: 
Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,  Asset Allocation: Balanced Portfolio 
and Pennsylvania  Asset Allocation: Conservative Portfolio 
  Asset Allocation: Growth Portfolio
Absolute Return 
Absolute Return 100 Fund  Putnam RetirementReady® 
Absolute Return 300 Fund  Putnam RetirementReady Funds — 10 
Absolute Return 500 Fund  investment portfolios that offer diversifi- 
Absolute Return 700 Fund  cation among stocks, bonds, and money 
  market instruments and adjust to become
Global Sector  more conservative over time based on a
Global Consumer Fund  target date for withdrawing assets.
Global Energy Fund 
Global Financials Fund  The 10 funds: 
Global Health Care Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2055 Fund 
Global Industrials Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2050 Fund 
Global Natural Resources Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2045 Fund 
Global Sector Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2040 Fund 
Global Technology Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2035 Fund 
Global Telecommunications Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2030 Fund 
Global Utilities Fund  Putnam RetirementReady 2025 Fund 
  Putnam RetirementReady 2020 Fund 
  Putnam RetirementReady 2015 Fund 
  Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund 

 

A short-term trading fee of 1% may apply to redemptions or exchanges from certain funds within the time period specified in the fund's prospectus.

Check your account balances and the most recent month-end performance in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com.

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Fund information

Founded over 70 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage over 100 funds across income, value, blend, growth, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.

Investment Manager  Trustees  Beth S. Mazor 
Putnam Investment  John A. Hill, Chairman  Vice President 
Management, LLC  Jameson A. Baxter,   
One Post Office Square  Vice Chairman  Robert R. Leveille 
Boston, MA 02109  Ravi Akhoury  Vice President and 
  Barbara M. Baumann  Chief Compliance Officer 
Investment Sub-Manager  Charles B. Curtis   
Putnam Investments Limited  Robert J. Darretta Mark C. Trenchard 
57–59 St James’s Street  Myra R. Drucker Vice President and 
London, England SW1A 1LD  Paul L. Joskow BSA Compliance Officer 
  Kenneth R. Leibler  
Investment Sub-Advisor  Robert E. Patterson Francis J. McNamara, III 
The Putnam Advisory  George Putnam, III Vice President and 
Company, LLC  Robert L. Reynolds Chief Legal Officer 
One Post Office Square  W. Thomas Stephens  
Boston, MA 02109  Richard B. Worley James P. Pappas 
  Vice President 
Marketing Services  Officers   
Putnam Retail Management  Robert L. Reynolds Judith Cohen 
One Post Office Square  President Vice President, Clerk and 
Boston, MA 02109  Assistant Treasurer 
  Jonathan S. Horwitz   
Custodian  Executive Vice President, Michael Higgins 
State Street Bank  Principal Executive Vice President, Senior Associate 
and Trust Company  Officer, Treasurer and Treasurer and Assistant Clerk 
  Compliance Liaison  
Legal Counsel  Nancy E. Florek 
Ropes & Gray LLP  Steven D. Krichmar  Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer and 
Independent Registered  Principal Financial Officer Proxy Manager 
Public Accounting Firm   
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  Janet C. Smith  Susan G. Malloy 
  Vice President, Assistant Vice President and 
  Treasurer and Principal Assistant Treasurer 
  Accounting Officer  

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Global Sector Fund. It may also be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus, the most recent copy of Putnam’s Quarterly Performance Summary, and Putnam’s Quarterly Ranking Summary. For more recent performance, please visit putnam.com. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund, which are described in its prospectus. For this and other information or to request a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, call 1-800-225-1581 toll free. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. The fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the fund’s Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-225-1581.






Item 2. Code of Ethics:

(a) The fund’s principal executive, financial and accounting officers are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the Fund's investment manager. As such they are subject to a comprehensive Code of Ethics adopted and administered by Putnam Investments which is designed to protect the interests of the firm and its clients. The Fund has adopted a Code of Ethics which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments with respect to all of its officers and Trustees who are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC. For this reason, the Fund has not adopted a separate code of ethics governing its principal executive, financial and accounting officers.

(c) In May 2008, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investment Management, LLC was updated in its entirety to include the amendments adopted in August 2007 as well as a several additional technical, administrative and non-substantive changes. In May of 2009, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investment Management, LLC was amended to reflect that all employees will now be subject to a 90-day blackout restriction on holding Putnam open-end funds, except for portfolio managers and their supervisors (and each of their immediate family members), who will be subject to a one-year blackout restriction on the funds that they manage or supervise. In June 2010, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments was updated in its entirety to include the amendments adopted in May of 2009 and to change certain rules and limits contained in the Code of Ethics. In addition, the updated Code of Ethics included numerous technical, administrative and non-substantive changes, which were intended primarily to make the document easier to navigate and understand.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:

The Funds' Audit and Compliance Committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The Trustees believe that each of the members of the Audit and Compliance Committee also possess a combination of knowledge and experience with respect to financial accounting matters, as well as other attributes, that qualify them for service on the Committee. In addition, the Trustees have determined that each of Mr. Patterson, Mr. Leibler, Mr. Hill, Mr. Darretta and Ms. Baumann qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on their review of his or her pertinent experience and education. The SEC has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:

The following table presents fees billed in each of the last fiscal year for services rendered to the fund by the fund’s independent auditor:

Fiscal    Audit-     
year  Audit  Related  Tax  All Other 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010*  $13,955  $--  $3,045  $- 


*Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2010.



For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 , the fund’s independent auditor billed aggregate non-audit fees in the amount of $402,698 to the fund, Putnam Management and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Putnam Management that provides ongoing services to the fund.

Audit Fees represent fees billed for the fund's last two fiscal years relating to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for services traditionally performed by the fund’s auditor, including accounting consultation for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation.

Tax Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services. Tax planning and tax advice services include assistance with tax audits, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit and Compliance Committee. The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds’ independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.

The Audit and Compliance Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by Putnam Management and certain of its affiliates of the funds’ independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by Putnam Management or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.

The following table presents fees billed by the fund’s independent auditor for services required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Fiscal  Audit-    All  Total 
year  Related  Tax  Other  Non-Audit 
ended  Fees  Fees  Fees  Fees 
 
October 31, 2010  $ -  $ 243,601  $ -  $ - 

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments:

The registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 above.



Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:

Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies

Not Applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:

Not applicable

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

Not applicable

Item 11. 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 12. Exhibits:

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics of The Putnam Funds, which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments, is filed herewith.

(a)(2) 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.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) 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: December 29, 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: December 29, 2010

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: December 29, 2010