0000928816-16-003784.txt : 20161028 0000928816-16-003784.hdr.sgml : 20161028 20161028154406 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-16-003784 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161028 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161028 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161028 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005942 IRS NUMBER: 043299786 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07513 FILM NUMBER: 161958455 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST STREET 2: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 0001005942 S000039833 Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund C000123516 CLASS A C000123517 CLASS B C000123518 CLASS C C000123519 CLASS M C000123520 CLASS Y N-Q 1 a_shorttermmuniincome.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_shorttermmuniincome.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY




Investment Company Act file number: (811-07513)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Funds Trust
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent for service: Robert T. Burns, Vice President
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:         Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2016
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2016



Item 1. Schedule of Investments:














Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

The fund's portfolio
8/31/16 (Unaudited)
Key to holding's abbreviations
AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — AMBAC Indemnity Corporation
BAM — Build America Mutual
FHA Insd. — Federal Housing Administration Insured
G.O. Bonds — General Obligation Bonds
NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSFG — Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
Q-SBLF — Qualified School Board Loan Fund
U.S. Govt. Coll. — U.S. Government Collateralized
VRDN — Variable Rate Demand Notes, which are floating-rate securities with long-term maturities that carry coupons that reset and are payable upon demand either daily, weekly or monthly. The rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period.
MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (98.0%)(a)
Rating(RAT) Principal amount Value

Alabama (1.1%)
Pub. School &. College Auth. Rev. Bonds , Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/1/18 Aa1 $185,000 $198,207

198,207
Arizona (1.6%)
AZ State Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Banner Hlth.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/17 AA- 50,000 50,699
Gilbert, Pub. Facs. Rev. Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/18 Aa1 100,000 107,911
Phoenix, Indl. Dev. Auth. Ed. Rev. Bonds (Great Hearts Academies), 3.75%, 7/1/24 BBB- 25,000 25,874
Phoenix, Indl. Dev. Auth. Ed. 144A Rev. Bonds (BASIS Schools, Inc.), 3.00%, 7/1/20 BB 25,000 25,738
U. Med. Ctr. Corp. Rev. Bonds, U.S. Govt. Coll., 5.00%, 7/1/17 (Escrowed to maturity) AAA/P 75,000 77,681

287,903
California (10.7%)
CA State G.O. Bonds
     5.00%, 9/1/18 Aa3 150,000 162,878
     5.00%, 10/1/16 Aa3 100,000 100,321
CA State Poll. Control Fin. Auth. Solid Waste Disp. 144A Mandatory Put Bonds (11/1/16) (Republic Svcs., Inc.), Ser. A, 0.75%, 8/1/23 BBB+ 150,000 150,000
CA Statewide Cmnty. Dev. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (4/2/18) (Southern CA Edison Co.), 1.375%, 4/1/28 Aa3 75,000 75,626
CA Statewide Cmnty. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     AGM, 5.00%, 11/15/19 AA 100,000 112,735
     (Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hosp.), 5.00%, 10/1/16 (Escrowed to maturity) AA- 45,000 45,142
Chula Vista, Muni. Fin. Auth. Special Tax Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/16 BBB+ 75,000 75,000
Corona-Norco, School Dist. Pub. Fin. Auth. Special Tax Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 9/1/17 A- 25,000 25,877
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/17 A1 50,000 51,659
Indian Wells, Redev. Agcy. Successor Tax Allocation Bonds (Cons. Whitewater Redev.), Ser. A, AGM, 4.00%, 9/1/18 AA 100,000 106,252
Irvine, Special Tax Bonds (Cmnty. Fac. Dist. No. 2005), Ser. 2, 4.00%, 9/1/18 BBB 75,000 79,322
Irvine, Impt. Board Act of 1915 Special Assmt. Bonds (Dist. No. 1), 4.00%, 9/2/16 BBB+ 50,000 50,000
Los Angeles, Dept. of Arpt. Rev. Bonds (Los Angeles Intl. Arpt.), Ser. A, 5.25%, 5/15/24 AA 20,000 21,478
Modesto, Irrigation Dist. Elec. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/19 A+ 30,000 33,550
North Natomas, Cmnty. Fac. Special Tax Bonds, Ser. E, 5.00%, 9/1/16 BBB+ 75,000 75,000
Northern CA Pwr. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (Geothermal No. 3), Ser. A, 5.25%, 7/1/20 A1 40,000 44,750
Pico Rivera, Pub. Fin. Auth. Lease Rev. Bonds, 2.00%, 9/1/17 AA- 400,000 405,420
Roseville, Special Tax Bonds (Westpark Cmnty. Pub. Fac. Dist. No. 1), 4.00%, 9/1/19 BBB-/P 40,000 43,411
South Orange Cnty., Pub. Fin. Auth. Special Tax Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 8/15/17 BBB+ 50,000 51,508
U. of CA Rev. Bonds, Ser. AO, 5.00%, 5/15/19 Aa2 200,000 223,402

1,933,331
Colorado (0.7%)
Denver City & Cnty., Arpt. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A
     5.00%, 11/15/16 A2 75,000 75,645
     4.00%, 11/15/17 A1 20,000 20,774
E-470 CO Pub. Hwy. Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A1, NATL, 5.25%, 9/1/18 AA- 20,000 21,705

118,124
Connecticut (2.3%)
CT State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. VRDN (Yale U.), Ser. V-2, 0.50%, 7/1/36 VMIG1 300,000 300,000
CT State Special Tax Oblig. Rev. Bonds (Trans. Infrastructure), Ser. B, 5.00%, 8/1/19 AA 100,000 111,935

411,935
Delaware (1.3%)
DE State Hlth. Fac. Auth. VRDN (Christiana Care), Ser. A, 0.60%, 10/1/38 VMIG1 240,000 240,000

240,000
District of Columbia (1.1%)
DC, G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, 3.00%, 6/1/18 Aa1 200,000 208,064

208,064
Florida (2.6%)
Escambia Cnty., Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Baptist Hlth. Care Corp. Oblig. Grp.), Ser. A, 5.125%, 8/15/20 A3 30,000 33,950
     (Baptist Hosp., Inc.), 5.00%, 8/15/18 A3 60,000 64,712
FL State Muni. Pwr. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (All Requirements Pwr.), Ser. A, 4.00%, 10/1/16 A2 50,000 50,119
FL State U. Board of Governors Rev. Bonds, 5.25%, 7/1/17 Aa2 105,000 109,029
Jea, Elec. Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. D, 4.00%, 10/1/17 Aa3 100,000 103,608
Palm Beach Cnty., Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Acts Retirement-Life Cmnty.), 4.00%, 11/15/19 A-/F 100,000 109,201

470,619
Georgia (3.5%)
Atlanta, Wtr. & Waste Wtr. Rev. Bonds, 4.00%, 11/1/17 Aa3 240,000 249,331
Bartow Cnty., Dev. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (8/10/17) (GA Power Co. - Plant Bowen), 2.375%, 9/1/29 A3 100,000 101,220
GA State G.O. Bonds, Ser. E-2, 4.00%, 9/1/17 Aaa 125,000 129,260
Muni. Election Auth. of GA Rev. Bonds (Vogtle Units 3&4), Ser. JB, 5.00%, 4/1/18 A+ 145,000 154,880

634,691
Hawaii (0.6%)
HI State G.O. Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/19 Aa2 100,000 112,180

112,180
Illinois (4.4%)
Chicago, G.O. Bonds, Ser. A
     5.00%, 1/1/21 BBB+ 50,000 53,187
     5.00%, 1/1/19 BBB+ 50,000 51,824
Chicago, O'Hare Intl. Arpt. Rev. Bonds
     Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/1/17 A2 100,000 101,385
     Ser. D, AGM, 4.00%, 1/1/18 AA 75,000 78,233
Chicago, Transit Auth. Rev. Bonds (Federal Transit Administration Section 5307), 5.00%, 6/1/18 A 100,000 106,383
Chicago, Waste Wtr. Transmission Rev. Bonds
     NATL, 5.50%, 1/1/17 AA- 50,000 50,702
     Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/1/19 A 100,000 107,804
IL State G.O. Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/17 BBB+ 50,000 51,657
IL State Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Presbyterian Homes Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/1/23 A-/F 75,000 91,884
IL State Toll Hwy. Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 1/1/19 Aa3 100,000 109,486

802,545
Indiana (1.1%)
IN State Fin. Auth. VRDN, Ser. A-2, 0.65%, 2/1/37 VMIG1 200,000 200,000

200,000
Maryland (1.9%)
Baltimore Cnty., G.O. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 8/1/18 Aaa 100,000 108,292
MD State G.O. Bonds, Ser. C, 4.00%, 8/15/18 Aaa 125,000 133,166
Prince George's Cnty., G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 9/15/18 Aaa 100,000 106,770

348,228
Massachusetts (5.4%)
MA State VRDN (Construction Loan), Ser. A, 0.58%, 3/1/26 VMIG1 200,000 200,000
MA State Clean Energy Cooperative Corp. Rev. Bonds (Muni. Ltg. Plant Coop.), 4.00%, 7/1/17 A1 50,000 51,358
MA State Clean Wtr. Trust Rev. Bonds (Revolving Fund-Green Bond), 5.00%, 2/1/17 Aaa 100,000 101,816
MA State Dev. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds
     (Caregroup, Inc.), Ser. I, 3.00%, 7/1/18 A3 100,000 103,947
     (Loomis Cmntys.), Ser. A, 3.00%, 1/1/17 BBB- 75,000 75,433
MA State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (12/1/17) (Amherst College), Ser. H, 0.80%, 11/1/33 Aaa 100,000 99,902
MA State Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. SF-169, 4.00%, 12/1/44 Aa2 165,000 178,205
MA State Port Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/19 Aa2 150,000 163,706

974,367
Michigan (2.4%)
MI State Rev. Bonds (GANs Program), 5.00%, 3/15/26 AA 75,000 95,620
MI State Bldg. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Facs. Program), Ser. I, 5.00%, 4/15/19 Aa2 100,000 110,792
MI State Hosp. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Henry Ford Hlth. Syst.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/16 A3 20,000 20,166
     (Sparrow Hosp.), 5.00%, 11/15/16 A1 25,000 25,213
MI State Strategic Fund Ltd. Rev. Bonds (United Methodist Retirement Cmntys., Inc.), 2.75%, 11/15/17 BBB+/F 75,000 76,496
Ypsilanti, School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, Q-SBLF, 4.00%, 5/1/18(FWC) AA- 100,000 104,781

433,068
Minnesota (3.1%)
Minneapolis & St. Paul, Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Hlth. Care VRDN (Allina Hlth. Syst.), Ser. B-1, 0.57%, 11/15/35 VMIG1 200,000 200,000
Minneapolis Hlth. Care Syst. Rev. Bonds (Fairview Hlth. Svcs. Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 4.00%, 11/15/18 A+ 100,000 106,306
MN State Muni. Pwr. Agcy. Elec. Rev. Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/16 A2 100,000 100,305
MN State Res. Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/38 Aa1 85,000 92,097
Southern MN Muni. Pwr. Agcy. Supply Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, AMBAC, 5.25%, 1/1/17 A1 35,000 35,519
St. Paul, Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Hlth. Care Fac. Rev. Bonds (Regions Hosp.), 5.25%, 5/15/17 (Prerefunded 11/15/16) Aaa 25,000 25,231

559,458
Mississippi (1.9%)
MS State Bus. Fin. Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone VRDN (Chevron USA, Inc.), Ser. A, 0.60%, 12/1/30 VMIG1 200,000 200,000
MS State Bus. Fin. Corp. Solid Waste Disp. Mandatory Put Bonds (3/1/17) (Waste Mgt., Inc.), 1.375%, 3/1/27 A- 150,000 150,381

350,381
Missouri (2.2%)
MO State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. VRDN (WA U. (The)), Ser. C, 0.60%, 9/1/30 VMIG1 300,000 300,000
MO State Hwys. & Transit Comm. Rev. Bonds (Federal Reimbursement), Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/1/17 Aa1 100,000 102,888

402,888
Montana (0.5%)
MT State Board of Hsg. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A-2, FHA Insd., 3.00%, 12/1/43 Aa1 80,000 83,334

83,334
Nebraska (0.6%)
NE State Pub. Pwr. Dist. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/18 A1 100,000 105,637

105,637
Nevada (1.7%)
Reno, Sales Tax VRDN (Reno Trans. Rail Access Corridor (ReTRAC)), 0.64%, 6/1/42 VMIG1 305,000 305,000

305,000
New Hampshire (1.7%)
NH State Hlth. & Ed. Fac. Auth. VRDN (U. Syst. of NH), Ser. B, 0.58%, 7/1/33 VMIG1 300,000 300,000

300,000
New Jersey (1.4%)
NJ Inst. of Tech. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/21 A1 100,000 117,741
NJ State Econ. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (School Fac.), Ser. GG, U.S. Govt. Coll., 5.00%, 9/1/17 (Escrowed to maturity) A3 125,000 130,298

248,039
New Mexico (0.8%)
Farmington, Poll. Control Mandatory Put Bonds (4/1/20) (Southern CA Edison Co.), Ser. A, 1.875%, 4/1/29 Aa3 150,000 153,114

153,114
New York (9.6%)
Build NY City Resource Corp. Rev. Bonds, 3.00%, 7/1/17 A+ 100,000 101,768
Monroe Cnty., G.O. Bonds, BAM, 4.00%, 6/1/19 AA 100,000 108,415
New York, G.O. Bonds, Ser. I-1, 5.00%, 3/1/18 Aa2 200,000 212,876
Niagara, Frontier Trans. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Buffalo Niagara Intl. Arpt.), Ser. B, 5.00%, 4/1/19 Baa1 150,000 165,666
NY State Dorm. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (NYU Hosp. Ctr.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/17 A3 85,000 87,938
     (State U. Edl. Fac.), Ser. A, 4.00%, 5/15/17 AA 200,000 204,742
NY State Dorm. Auth. Non-Supported Debt Rev. Bonds
     (School Dists. Funding Program), Ser. F, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/17 AA 75,000 78,488
     (St. John's U.), Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/20 A3 100,000 111,015
     (School Dist. Fin. Program), Ser. G, 4.00%, 10/1/17 AA+ 200,000 207,282
NY State Dorm. Auth. Personal Income Tax Rev. Bonds, Ser. E, 5.00%, 2/15/19 AAA 100,000 110,469
Port Auth. of NY & NJ Rev. Bonds
     Ser. 178, 5.00%, 12/1/16 Aa3 100,000 101,060
     Ser. 193rd, 4.00%, 10/15/18 Aa3 100,000 106,502
Rockland Cnty., G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, AGM, 5.00%, 3/1/17 AA 100,000 101,989
Westchester Cnty., Indl Dev. Agcy. Civic Fac. Rev. Bonds (Kendal on Hudson), 3.00%, 1/1/17 BBB/F 50,000 50,289

1,748,499
North Carolina (1.3%)
Guilford Cnty., G.O. Bonds, Ser. C, 5.00%, 10/1/18 Aaa 100,000 108,992
NC State Med. Care Comm. Hlth. Fac. Rev. Bonds (Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Cmnty., Inc.), 4.00%, 11/1/22 A-/F 100,000 113,757
NC State Med. Care Comm. Retirement Fac. Rev. Bonds (Forest at Duke, Inc. (The)), 4.60%, 9/1/16 BBB+ 20,000 20,000

242,749
Ohio (5.1%)
Cincinnati, Wtr. Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 12/1/22 Aaa 100,000 123,441
Lorain Cnty., Hosp. Rev. Bonds (Catholic Hlth. Partners), Ser. A, 4.50%, 2/1/17 AA 140,000 142,135
Lorain Cnty., Port Auth. Econ. Dev. Facs. Rev. Bonds (Kendal at Oberlin), 3.00%, 11/15/16 A- 50,000 50,222
OH State G.O. Bonds (Common School), Ser. D, 5.50%, 9/15/17 Aa1 380,000 399,160
OH State Higher Edl. Fac. Comm. Rev. Bonds (Cleveland Clinic Hlth. Syst. Oblig. Group), 5.00%, 1/1/18 Aa2 100,000 105,773
OH State Wtr. Dev. Auth. Poll. Control Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 6/1/18 Aaa 100,000 107,551

928,282
Oklahoma (1.5%)
OK State Tpk. Auth. VRDN, Ser. F, 0.58%, 1/1/28 VMIG1 200,000 200,000
Tulsa, Arpts. Impt. Trust Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, BAM, 5.00%, 6/1/17 AA 75,000 77,149

277,149
Oregon (0.7%)
Multnomah Cnty., Hosp. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Terwilliger Plaza, Inc.), 3.00%, 12/1/18 BBB/F 75,000 78,206
OR State G.O. Bonds, Ser. N, 4.00%, 12/1/16 Aa1 45,000 45,381

123,587
Pennsylvania (8.3%)
Cap. Region Wtr. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/15/18 A+ 100,000 107,654
Chester Cnty., G.O. Bonds, 4.00%, 7/15/18 Aaa 100,000 106,101
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Comm. Rev. Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/21 A1 100,000 117,587
East Hempfield Twp., Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Millersville U. Student Hsg. & Svcs., Inc.), 2.25%, 7/1/17 Baa3 40,000 40,348
Erie, Higher Ed. Bldg. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Gannon U.), 3.00%, 5/1/17 Baa2 35,000 35,449
Montgomery Cnty., Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Foulkeways at Gwynedd), 3.00%, 12/1/18 BBB 100,000 103,936
PA State Econ. Dev. Fin. Auth. Solid Waste Disp. Mandatory Put Bonds (1/3/17) (Republic Services, Inc.), Ser. A, 0.75%, 4/1/19 BBB+ 200,000 200,064
PA State Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. 115A, 1.60%, 10/1/17 AA+ 100,000 100,636
PA State Tpk. Comm. Oil Franchise Tax Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, AMBAC, 5.00%, 12/1/16 AA 25,000 25,270
PA State U. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 9/1/17 Aa1 100,000 103,398
Philadelphia, Auth for Indl. Dev. City Agreement Rev. Bonds (Cultural & Coml. Corridors Program), Ser. A, 4.00%, 12/1/18 A+ 100,000 105,702
Philadelphia, Gas Wks. Rev. Bonds
     (98 Gen. Ordinance), Ser. 14, 5.00%, 10/1/22 A 100,000 120,360
     5.00%, 8/1/19 A 100,000 111,385
Philadelphia, School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 9/1/20 A2 50,000 55,396
Philadelphia, Wtr. & Waste Wtr. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/20 A1 100,000 114,789
Pittsburgh, G.O. Bonds, Ser. B, AGM, 5.25%, 9/1/16 50,000 50,000

1,498,075
Rhode Island (0.6%)
RI Hlth. & Edl. Bldg. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Lifespan Oblig. Group-Hosp. Fin.), 5.00%, 5/15/22 BBB+ 100,000 117,709

117,709
Texas (9.8%)
Austin, Wtr. & Waste Wtr. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 11/15/16 Aa2 100,000 100,685
Central TX Regl. Mobility Auth. Rev. Bonds, 5.75%, 1/1/17 (Escrowed to maturity) BBB+ 75,000 76,238
Clear Creek, Indpt. School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, PSFG, 5.00%, 2/15/17 Aaa 285,000 290,649
Dallas, Mandatory Put Bonds (2/15/17) (Indpt. School Dist.), Ser. B-1, PSFG, 3.00%, 2/15/36 Aaa 150,000 151,539
Dallas, Area Rapid Transit Rev. Bonds, AMBAC, 5.00%, 12/1/16 AA+ 200,000 202,158
Harris Cnty., Cultural Ed. Fac. Fin. Corp. VRDN (The Methodist Hosp.), Ser. C-1, 0.60%, 12/1/24 A-1+ 200,000 200,000
Lower CO River Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A
     5.00%, 5/15/21 A2 100,000 118,338
     5.00%, 5/15/20 A2 100,000 114,892
North TX, Tollway Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/25 A1 100,000 123,549
Northside, Indpt. School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, PSFG, 4.00%, 2/15/18 Aaa 100,000 104,799
SA Energy Acquisition Pub. Fac. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Gas Supply), 5.50%, 8/1/25 A3 75,000 93,946
Spring Branch, Indpt. School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, PSFG, 5.00%, 2/1/17 Aaa 100,000 101,808
U. of Texas Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 3.00%, 8/15/17 Aaa 100,000 102,326

1,780,927
Utah (1.1%)
Murray City, Hosp. VRDN (IHC Hlth. Svcs., Inc.), Ser. C, 0.58%, 5/15/36 Aa1 200,000 200,000

200,000
Vermont (0.6%)
VT State Edl. & Hlth. Bldg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (U. of VT Med. Ctr. (UVM)), Ser. A, 3.00%, 12/1/18 A3 100,000 104,501

104,501
Virginia (1.4%)
Richmond, Pub. Impt. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 3/1/19 AA+ 230,000 254,152

254,152
Washington (2.7%)
Energy Northwest Rev. Bonds (Wind Project), 5.00%, 7/1/17 A2 100,000 103,422
Energy Northwest Elec. Rev. Bonds (Bonneville Pwr. Administration (BPA)), Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/18 Aa1 100,000 107,854
King Cnty., Wtr & Swr. Rev. Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/17 AA+ 35,000 35,494
WA State G.O. Bonds, Ser. R-10A, 5.00%, 1/1/18 Aa1 230,000 243,122

489,892
West Virginia (0.7%)
WV State Econ. Dev. Auth. Poll Control Rev. Bonds (Appalachian Pwr. Co. - Amos), Ser. C, 3.25%, 5/1/19 Baa1 50,000 52,199
WV State Econ. Dev. Auth. Solid Waste Disp. Fac. Mandatory Put Bonds (4/1/19) (Appalachian Pwr. Co. - Amos), Ser. A, 1.90%, 3/1/40 Baa1 75,000 75,753

127,952
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $17,670,184)(b) $17,774,587














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 December 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to "ASC 820" represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, references to "Putnam Management" represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to "OTC", if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $18,143,970.
(RAT) The Moody's, Standard & Poor's or Fitch ratings indicated are believed to be the most recent ratings available at the close of the reporting period for the securities listed. Ratings are generally ascribed to securities at the time of issuance. While the agencies may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation to do so, and the ratings do not necessarily represent what the agencies would ascribe to these securities at the close of the reporting period. Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by "/F." Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by "/P." The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor's classifications. If a security is insured, it will usually be rated by the ratings organizations based on the financial strength of the insurer. For further details regarding security ratings, please see the Statement of Additional Information.
(b) The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $17,670,184, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $108,092 and $3,689, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $104,403.
(FWC) Forward commitment, in part or in entirety.
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.
On Mandatory Put Bonds, the rates shown are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period and the dates shown represent the next mandatory put dates.
The dates shown parenthetically on prerefunded bonds represent the next prerefunding dates.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
The fund had the following sector concentrations greater than 10% at the close of the reporting period (as a percentage of net assets):

Utilities
16.1%
State debt 14.6
Health care 14.1
Local debt 13.9
Education 10.8

Security valuation:
Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund's assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
Tax-exempt bonds and notes are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees. Such services use information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between securities in determining value. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs. 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.













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
Municipal bonds and notes $— $17,774,587 $—



Totals by level $— $17,774,587 $—


During the reporting period, transfers within the fair value hierarchy, if any, did not represent, in the aggregate, more than 1% of the fund's net assets measured as of the end of the period. Transfers are accounted for using the end of period pricing valuation method.

For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com



Item 2. Controls and Procedures:
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable
Item 3. Exhibits:
Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

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

Putnam Funds Trust
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: October 28, 2016

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: October 28, 2016

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: October 28, 2016

EX-99.CERT 2 b_nc7certifications.htm CERTIFICATIONS b_nc7certifications.htm

Certifications

I, Jonathan S. Horwitz, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:


a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;


b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and


d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant's auditors and the audit committee of each registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
_____________________________

Date: October 28, 2016
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer














Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:


a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;


b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and


d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant's auditors and the audit committee of each registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
_______________________________

Date: October 28, 2016
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer















Attachment A

NQ

Period (s) ended August 31, 2016
               Putnam Arizona Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund
               Putnam Equity Income Fund
               Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Michigan Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund
               Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund
               Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund
               Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund
               Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund
               Putnam Global Dividend Fund
               Putnam Mortgage Opportunities Fund