N-CSRS 1 a_shortduration.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_shortduration.htm


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: 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: July 31, 2017
Date of reporting period: August 1, 2016 — January 31, 2017



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
Short Duration
Income Fund

Semiannual report
1 | 31 | 17

 

Consider these risks before investing: Putnam Short Duration Income Fund is not a money market fund. The effects of inflation may erode the value of your investment over time. Funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed investments, unlike traditional debt investments, are also subject to prepayment risk, which means that they may increase in value less than other bonds when interest rates decline and decline in value more than other bonds when interest rates rise. We may have to invest the proceeds from prepaid investments, including mortgage-backed investments, in other investments with less attractive terms and yields. Bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions of the risk of default, changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry. These factors may also lead to periods of high volatility and reduced liquidity in the bond markets. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate risk (the risk of bond prices falling if interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk of an issuer defaulting on interest or principal payments). Interest-rate risk is greater for longer-term bonds, and credit risk is greater for below-investment-grade bonds. Credit risk is generally greater for debt not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Risks associated with derivatives include increased investment exposure (which may be considered leverage) and, in the case of over-the-counter instruments, the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the potential failure of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations. Unlike bonds, funds that invest in bonds have fees and expenses. You can lose money by investing in the fund.



Message from the Trustees

March 14, 2017

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

In the early weeks of 2017, investor sentiment generally brightened at the prospect of moving beyond the challenges of the past year, when political uncertainty, among other issues, tested global financial markets. As stock markets delivered modest gains, the exuberance that greeted the new year calmed somewhat as investors reconsidered a number of ongoing macroeconomic risks. In addition, many bond investors remained cautious as the potential for inflation increased.

As always, we believe investors should continue to focus on time-tested strategies: maintain a well-diversified portfolio, keep a long-term view, and do not overreact to short-term market fluctuations. To help ensure that your portfolio is aligned with your individual goals, time horizon, and tolerance for risk, we also believe it is a good idea to speak regularly with your financial advisor.

In today’s environment, we favor the investment approach practiced at Putnam — active strategies based on fundamental research. Putnam portfolio managers, backed by a network of global analysts, bring years of experience to navigating changing market conditions and pursuing investment opportunities. In the following pages, you will find an overview of your fund’s performance for the reporting period ended January 31, 2017, as well as an outlook for the coming months.

Thank you for investing with Putnam.








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 a shareholder may owe on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. See below and pages 10–11 for additional performance information. The fund had expense limitations during the period, without which returns would have been lower.

* Returns for the six-month period are not annualized, but cumulative.


This comparison shows your fund’s performance in the context of broad market indexes for the six months ended 1/31/17. See above and pages 10–11 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on page 14.

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Mike is Co-Head of Fixed Income at Putnam. He has a B.A. from Cornell University. Mike joined Putnam in 1997 and has been in the investment industry since 1989.


Joanne has an M.B.A. from Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business and a B.S. from Westfield State College. She joined Putnam in 1995 and has been in the investment industry since 1992.

In addition to Mike and Joanne, your portfolio is managed by Emily E. Shanks. Emily has a B.A. in Mathematics from Williams College. She joined Putnam in 2012 and has been in the investment industry since 1999.

What was the short-term bond market environment like during the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2017?

JOANNE It was an eventful period with the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, the latest round of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s [SEC’s] money market reforms, and the anticipated fiscal stimulus of the Trump administration contributing to higher short-term interest rates. For much of the reporting period, the Fed held interest rates steady. However, minutes released after its September 2016 meeting indicated that the more hawkish members of the Fed’s interest-rate-setting committee believed that the time had come for modest, gradual increases in short-term rates to best promote a sustainable and balanced economic recovery. The short-term London Interbank Offered Rate [LIBOR] began to rise as the markets priced in the likelihood that the Fed would raise the federal funds rate at its December 2016 meeting. As widely expected, the Fed increased its benchmark rate on December 14 to a range of 0.50% to 0.75%. The Fed also indicated that it might raise rates faster than previously indicated if U.S. economic growth shows signs of accelerating in 2017, which sent U.S. Treasury yields to a multiyear high. Despite higher rates and the Fed’s

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Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 1/31/17. Cash and net other assets, if any, represent the market value weights of cash, derivatives, and other unclassified assets in the portfolio. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities, any interest accruals, the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes, and rounding. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

The cash and net other assets category may show a negative market value percentage as a result of the timing of trade-date and settlement-date transactions.


Credit qualities are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 1/31/17. A bond rated BBB or higher (A-3/SP-3 or higher, for short-term debt) is considered investment grade. This chart reflects the highest security rating provided by one or more of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch. Ratings may vary over time.

Cash and net other assets, if any, represent the market value weights of cash and derivatives and may show a negative market value percentage as a result of the timing of trade date versus settlement date transactions. The fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency.

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marginally hawkish tone, investor demand for higher-risk assets remained strong.

With regard to the SEC’s money market reforms, managers of prime money market funds worked to ensure compliance with the new regulations, including the introduction of a floating net asset value [NAV] and the imposition of liquidity fees and redemption gates, which are designed to limit investor withdrawals during periods of market stress. As investor preferences changed during the transition, over $1 trillion shifted from prime money market funds to government money market funds, which continue to seek to maintain a stable $1.00 NAV and which are not required to have provisions for imposing fees and gates. To accommodate such withdrawals, prime money market funds held higher levels of cash to meet redemptions — squeezing credit and decreasing demand for short-term debt issued by companies and banks. Ultimately, these developments contributed to higher short-term interest rates and borrowing costs.

With the election of President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress that has voiced its support for pursuing pro-growth policies, including lower taxes, increased infrastructure spending, and less regulation, policymakers generally see improving growth trends and higher inflation in 2017. If inflationary pressures build, we believe the Fed might need to raise interest rates faster than expected to keep the economy from overheating, which could be detrimental for rate-sensitive investments.

How did Putnam Short Duration Income Fund perform against this backdrop?

MIKE The fund outperformed its benchmark for the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2017.

Additionally, we successfully achieved our goal of a low volatility NAV for the fund; the fund’s class A shares at NAV held steady at $10.04 for 99% of the reporting period. The NAV only changed once — increasing a penny from $10.04 to $10.05 on January 30, 2017. Typically, when rates rise, bond prices decline, but we believe the fund’s short duration positioning and our preference for floating-rate corporate bond securities contributed to this result. [Duration is a measure of the fund’s interest-rate sensitivity.]


What strategies or factors contributed to the fund’s outperformance of its benchmark?

MIKE Higher-risk assets performed well during the reporting period, leading to credit spread tightening in nearly every sector as the difference in yield between higher- and lower-quality bonds narrowed. On a sector basis, the primary contributors to relative returns were the portfolio’s allocations to the financials and auto sectors. Outside the broader risk-on investment environment, financials rallied strongly in the post-election phase of the reporting period. The fund’s positioning in banking issues, which were lifted by the potential for the Trump administration to roll back some of the regulations spurred by the financial crisis, was especially rewarding. Nine of the fund’s ten top contributors were in the banking sector — led by Banco Santander and Citigroup.

In the auto sector, the top contributor to performance at the issuer level was General Motors. Auto sales have persisted at very strong, or record, levels and are being driven by the SUV and pickup truck segments, which are very profitable and a primary focus for the company. Additionally, the automaker’s credit profile has modestly improved over the past 12 to 24 months and valuations have been attractive.

JOANNE Our positioning in commercial paper [CP] and securitized products, such as asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and commercial mortgage-backed

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securities, was also beneficial. In the months leading up to the implementation of the SEC’s money market reforms, prime money market funds held higher levels of cash to meet redemptions. With less demand for credit products, credit spreads widened early in the reporting period. We seized this opportunity to buy what we believed were attractively priced CP maturing in three months or less. This strategy aided performance as it allowed the fund to have greater exposure to this strongly performing sector when CP credit spreads narrowed later in the period.

Were there any strategies that detracted from relative returns?

MIKE On a relative basis, the primary detractor for performance was not owning U.S. Treasury bills at the sector level. At the issuer level, the two largest detractors to performance were within the energy sector. However, the underperformance was fractional and amounted to less than 0.25% of a percentage point each.

How did you manage interest-rate risk in the fund during the period?

JOANNE LIBOR, which is the basis for yields on many shorter-term securities, almost quadrupled from 0.27% on July 31, 2016, to 1.03% on January 31, 2017. Generally, we seek to limit the fund’s sensitivity to interest-rate movements by keeping the portfolio’s duration at or less than one year. However, in this challenging environment, we kept the portfolio’s duration positioning very short — 0.13 year on average — in an effort to minimize the effects of rising rates on the fund’s NAV.

Did the fund’s allocations change during the reporting period as you adjusted the portfolio for a higher-rate environment?

MIKE Positioning changes over the period were moderate. Our commercial paper and certificate of deposit [CD] allocations increased by roughly 8% altogether, with an offsetting reduction in investment-grade corporate bonds. The increased allocation to CP and CDs was driven by the attractive credit spread levels available versus those of short-dated investment-grade bonds. In several instances,


This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets. Current period summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities, any interest accruals, the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes, and rounding. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

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CP with a one-year or shorter maturity was priced with a spread wider than that of a one-year corporate bond from the same issuer. As the end of 2016 approached, we built up liquidity in the fund in anticipation of potential year-end investor flows.

What should fixed-income investors expect in the coming months?

JOANNE There are several factors that may influence short-term rates and return potential in 2017. Currently, the markets appear to us to be taking an optimistic view of the likely policies of the new administration, but there remains a good deal of uncertainty around actual policy implementation — particularly for U.S. tax and regulatory reform. We will be watching the tax reform debate especially closely as reform could result in the repatriation of funds currently invested in short-term bond markets overseas to U.S. markets. Such dramatic changes in the amount of investable assets could also affect yields, in our view.

For its part, the Fed appears to be taking a bit of a wait-and-see approach to monetary policy given the considerable policy uncertainty. The Fed’s projection of two to three rate hikes in 2017 is not historically aggressive, and may even be behind the curve, in our view. In other words, we believe the markets themselves are already pressuring rates higher for the Fed to tighten at a faster pace.

MIKE We also think that continued strength in the U.S. dollar and the equity markets will likely maintain upward pressure on interest rates. In this environment, we expect to continue finding value in CP as well as in the banking and industrials sectors.

Thanks to you both for your time and for bringing us up to date.

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

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the 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.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended January 31, 2017, the end of the first half of its current fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance information 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 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 R, R6, and Y shares are not available to all investors. See the Terms and Definitions section in this report for definitions of the share classes offered by your fund.

Fund performance Total return for periods ended 1/31/17

    Annual    Annual    Annual     
  Life of fund  average  5 years  average  3 years  average  1 year  6 months 

Class A (10/17/11)  3.54%  0.66%  3.48%  0.69%  1.81%  0.60%  1.21%  0.52% 

Class B (10/17/11)  1.30  0.24  1.28  0.25  0.63  0.21  0.71  0.32 

Class C (10/17/11)  1.29  0.24  1.28  0.25  0.53  0.17  0.71  0.32 

Class M (10/17/11)  3.18  0.59  3.12  0.62  1.66  0.55  1.06  0.50 

Class R (10/17/11)  1.40  0.26  1.38  0.27  0.63  0.21  0.81  0.42 

Class R6 (7/2/12)  4.19  0.78  4.11  0.81  2.12  0.70  1.22  0.58 

Class Y (10/17/11)  4.18  0.78  4.10  0.81  2.11  0.70  1.31  0.57 

 

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. None of these share classes generally carry an initial sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge. Performance for class R6 shares prior to its inception is derived from the historical performance of class Y shares.

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

Comparative index returns For periods ended 1/31/17

    Annual    Annual    Annual     
  Life of fund  average  5 years  average  3 years  average  1 year  6 months 

BofA Merrill Lynch                 
U.S. Treasury Bill  0.79%  0.15%  0.78%  0.16%  0.56%  0.19%  0.40%  0.19% 
Index                 

 

Index results should be compared with fund performance before sales charge, before CDSC, or at net asset value.

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Fund price and distribution information For the six-month period ended 1/31/17

Distributions  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  ClassR6  Class Y 

Number  6  6  6  6  6  6  6 

Income  $0.042243  $0.022076  $0.022073  $0.039722  $0.022069  $0.047790  $0.047289 

Capital gains               

Total  $0.042243  $0.022076  $0.022073  $0.039722  $0.022069  $0.047790  $0.047289 

Share value at net asset value               

7/31/16  $10.04  $10.02  $10.02  $10.03  $10.02  $10.05  $10.05 

1/31/17  10.05  10.03  10.03  10.04  10.04  10.06  10.06 

Current rate (end of period)               

Current dividend rate1  0.92%  0.52%  0.52%  0.87%  0.52%  1.03%  1.02% 

Current 30-day SEC yield               
(with expense limitation)2,3  0.87  0.54  0.50  0.83  0.57  0.98  0.97 

Current 30-day SEC yield               
(without expense limitation)3  0.70  0.37  0.33  0.66  0.39  0.80  0.79 

 

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

1 Most recent distribution, including any return of capital and excluding capital gains, annualized and divided by share price before or after sales charge at period-end.

2 For the period, the fund had expense limitations, without which the yields would have been lower.

3 Based only on investment income and calculated using the maximum offering price for each share class, in accordance with SEC guidelines.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter Total return for periods ended 12/31/16

    Annual    Annual    Annual     
  Life of fund  average  5 years  average  3 years  average  1 year  6 months 

Class A (10/17/11)  3.36%  0.64%  3.32%  0.66%  1.77%  0.59%  0.98%  0.51% 

Class B (10/17/11)  1.25  0.24  1.34  0.27  0.59  0.20  0.68  0.31 

Class C (10/17/11)  1.25  0.24  1.33  0.27  0.59  0.20  0.68  0.31 

Class M (10/17/11)  3.10  0.59  3.07  0.61  1.72  0.57  1.03  0.59 

Class R (10/17/11)  1.25  0.24  1.33  0.27  0.59  0.20  0.58  0.31 

Class R6 (7/2/12)  4.10  0.78  4.06  0.80  2.08  0.69  1.19  0.57 

Class Y (10/17/11)  3.99  0.75  3.94  0.78  1.97  0.65  1.08  0.56 

 

See the discussion following the Fund performance table on page 10 for information about the calculation of fund performance.

 

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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 R6  Class Y 

Net expenses for the fiscal year               
ended 7/31/16*  0.40%  0.80%  0.80%  0.45%  0.80%  0.29%  0.30% 

Total annual operating expenses for               
the fiscal year ended 7/31/16  0.55%  0.95%  0.95%  0.60%  0.95%  0.44%  0.45% 

Annualized expense ratio for the               
six-month period ended 1/31/17  0.40%  0.80%  0.80%  0.45%  0.80%  0.30%  0.30% 

 

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 to limit expenses through 11/30/17.

Expenses per $1,000

The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in each class of the fund from 8/1/16 to 1/31/17. 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 R6  Class Y 

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.02  $4.04  $4.04  $2.27  $4.04  $1.52  $1.52 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,005.20  $1,003.20  $1,003.20  $1,005.00  $1,004.20  $1,005.80  $1,005.70 

 

* 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 1/31/17. 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 1/31/17, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on 8/1/16, 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 R6  Class Y 

Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.04  $4.08  $4.08  $2.29  $4.08  $1.53  $1.53 

Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.19  $1,021.17  $1,021.17  $1,022.94  $1,021.17  $1,023.69  $1,023.69 

 

* 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 1/31/17. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the six-month period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the six-month 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. Net asset values fluctuate with market conditions, and are calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of shares by the number of outstanding shares in the class.

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 over time 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 not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC, except that a CDSC may apply to certain redemptions of class A shares obtained by exchanging shares from another Putnam fund that were originally purchased without an initial sales charge if the shares are redeemed within nine months of the original purchase. Exchange of your fund’s class A shares into another Putnam fund may involve an initial sales charge.

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

Class C shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC, except that a CDSC of 1.00% may apply to class C shares obtained in an exchange for class C shares of another Putnam fund if exchanged within one year of the original purchase date.

Class M shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC. Exchange of your fund’s class M shares into another Putnam fund may involve an initial sales charge.

Class R shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC and are available only to employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Class R6 shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC, and carry no 12b-1 fee. They are only available to employer-sponsored retirement 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.

Fixed-income terms

Current rate is the annual rate of return earned from dividends or interest of an investment. Current rate is expressed as a percentage of the price of a security, fund share, or principal investment.

Yield curve is a graph that plots the yields of bonds with equal credit quality against their differing maturity dates, ranging from shortest to longest. It is used as a benchmark for other debt, such as mortgage or bank lending rates.

Comparative indexes

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

BofA 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.

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.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding delivery of shareholder documents

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, Putnam sends a single copy of annual and semiannual shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements to Putnam shareholders who share the same address, unless a shareholder requests otherwise. If you prefer to receive your own copy of these documents, please call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581, and Putnam will begin sending individual copies within 30 days.

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, 2016, are available in the Individual Investors section of putnam.com, and on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s website, 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 Form N-Q on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the fund’s Form 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 website 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 January 31, 2017, Putnam employees had approximately $465,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $135,000,000 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, 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 period.

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. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year.

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.

16 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



The fund’s portfolio 1/31/17 (Unaudited)

  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)*  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Banking (26.5%)         

ABN Amro Bank NV 144A sr. unsec. FRN (Netherlands)  1.664  1/18/19  $11,750,000  $11,749,718 

ABN Amro Bank NV 144A sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes (Netherlands)  4.250  2/2/17  14,868,000  14,868,000 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 144A sr.         
unsec. FRN (Australia)  1.658  9/23/19  18,000,000  18,036,864 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 144A sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN (Australia)  1.661  11/16/18  11,770,000  11,835,535 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 144A sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN (Australia)  1.463  1/16/18  11,500,000  11,511,454 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd./New York,         
NY sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.466  5/15/18  9,000,000  9,034,875 

Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  2.063  1/15/19  20,184,000  20,359,540 

Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.868  4/1/19  11,638,000  11,700,159 

Bank of America Corp. unsec. sub. FRN  1.434  5/2/17  15,332,000  15,335,588 

Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Canada)  1.370  4/10/18  3,000,000  3,001,497 

Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.674  7/18/19  5,000,000  5,021,800 

Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.649  7/31/18  18,100,000  18,172,925 

Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.553  12/12/19  7,000,000  7,016,380 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) sr. unsec.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.446  8/1/18  645,000  646,963 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN  1.296  5/22/18  7,715,000  7,730,152 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN Ser. 1  1.386  3/6/18  4,062,000  4,072,610 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Canada)  1.853  1/15/19  5,000,000  5,049,640 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Canada)  1.619  6/14/19  10,000,000  10,043,630 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Canada)  1.562  12/5/19  10,000,000  10,018,720 

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Canada)  1.423  6/11/18  11,790,000  11,811,269 

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The) 144A sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Japan)  1.492  3/5/18  5,000,000  5,000,135 

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The) 144A sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Japan)  1.261  9/8/17  5,000,000  4,999,590 

Barclays Bank PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
(United Kingdom)  1.486  2/17/17  28,235,000  28,242,482 

Barclays Bank PLC 144A unsec. sub. notes         
(United Kingdom)  6.050  12/4/17  13,500,000  13,920,471 

BB&T Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.738  1/15/20  2,882,000  2,897,024 

BB&T Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.567  6/15/20  5,500,000  5,510,978 

BB&T Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.546  2/1/19  10,813,000  10,876,753 

BNP Paribas SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN (France)  1.341  5/7/17  2,403,000  2,404,817 

BPCE SA company guaranty sr. unsec. FRN         
Ser. MTN (France)  1.732  2/10/17  10,700,000  10,702,482 

 

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  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Banking cont.         

BPCE SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. FRB         
Ser. MTN (France)  1.608  6/23/17  $13,000,000  $13,016,445 

Branch Banking & Trust Co. sr. unsec. FRN  1.482  1/15/20  10,000,000  10,007,800 

Branch Banking & Trust Co. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.416  5/1/19  15,000,000  15,020,325 

Branch Banking & Trust Co. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. BKNT  1.220  5/23/17  7,700,000  7,702,010 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. EMTN (Canada)  1.086  2/21/17  4,200,000  4,199,874 

Capital One NA/Mclean VA sr. unsec. FRN  2.056  8/17/18  8,525,000  8,611,648 

Capital One NA/Mclean VA sr. unsec. FRN  1.722  9/13/19  5,900,000  5,926,167 

Capital One, NA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT  1.561  2/5/18  13,850,000  13,896,121 

Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRN  1.878  6/7/19  22,707,000  22,863,315 

Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRN  1.800  1/10/20  9,800,000  9,814,857 

Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRN  1.727  4/27/18  12,238,000  12,280,148 

Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.919  7/30/18  8,025,000  8,068,728 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec.         
FRN (Australia)  1.521  11/7/19  8,000,000  8,030,464 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec.         
FRN (Australia)  1.221  9/8/17  7,000,000  7,002,359 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Australia)  2.023  3/15/19  6,550,000  6,620,078 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Australia)  1.353  3/12/18  10,000,000  10,011,340 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York, NY 144A sr.         
unsec. FRB (Australia)  1.674  11/2/18  9,725,000  9,783,506 

Credit Agricole SA/London 144A sr. unsec. FRN         
(United Kingdom)  1.823  4/15/19  15,940,000  16,005,513 

Credit Agricole SA/London 144A sr. unsec. notes         
(United Kingdom)  3.000  10/1/17  6,000,000  6,058,020 

Credit Suisse AG/New York, NY sr. unsec. FRN  1.729  1/29/18  15,552,000  15,586,043 

Credit Suisse AG/New York, NY sr. unsec. FRN  1.717  4/27/18  10,600,000  10,607,706 

Danske Bank A/S 144A sr. unsec. FRN (Denmark)  1.526  9/6/19  26,853,000  26,861,620 

Deutsche Bank AG/London sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
(United Kingdom)  1.512  2/13/17  25,000,000  24,999,200 

Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati, OH sr. unsec. FRN  1.587  9/27/19  10,565,000  10,567,705 

Firth Third Bank/Cincinnati, OH sr. unsec. FRN Ser. MTN  1.821  8/20/18  12,500,000  12,576,013 

HBOS PLC unsec. sub. FRN Ser. EMTN (United Kingdom)  1.646  9/6/17  8,830,000  8,801,303 

HBOS PLC 144A unsec. sub. notes Ser. GMTN         
(United Kingdom)  6.750  5/21/18  2,165,000  2,280,892 

HSBC USA, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.877  9/24/18  2,190,000  2,194,761 

HSBC USA, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.651  8/7/18  13,250,000  13,270,723 

HSBC USA, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.512  11/13/19  7,000,000  6,985,496 

HSBC USA, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.392  3/3/17  5,000,000  5,001,675 

Huntington National Bank (The) sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.468  4/24/17  24,975,000  24,983,317 

Huntington National Bank (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes  1.375  4/24/17  1,833,000  1,833,598 

ING Bank NV 144A sr. unsec. FRN (Netherlands)  1.686  8/17/18  7,000,000  7,030,940 

ING Bank NV 144A sr. unsec. notes (Netherlands)  3.750  3/7/17  3,362,000  3,370,035 

ING Bank NV 144A sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Netherlands)  1.688  10/1/19  9,455,000  9,472,274 

ING Bank NV 144A unsec. FRN (Netherlands)  1.520  3/16/18  20,050,000  20,080,636 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. FRN Ser. MTN  1.441  3/1/18  5,000,000  5,010,205 

 

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  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Banking cont.         

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.996  1/23/20  $23,528,000  $23,824,900 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.938  1/25/18  10,003,000  10,059,007 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.588  4/25/18  7,000,000  7,017,213 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. 1  1.669  1/28/19  5,865,000  5,881,962 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. unsec. sub. notes  6.125  6/27/17  4,257,000  4,338,407 

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. sr. unsec.         
FRN Ser. BKNT  1.338  7/25/17  9,850,000  9,858,767 

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. sr. unsec.         
notes Ser. BKNT  1.400  7/25/17  14,629,000  14,639,518 

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. unsec. sub. notes  6.625  12/4/17  5,960,000  6,206,124 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Japan)  1.637  3/26/18  10,550,000  10,550,654 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Japan)  1.453  4/17/17  11,000,000  11,004,004 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Japan)  1.447  9/25/17  5,995,000  5,998,417 

MUFG Union Bank NA sr. unsec. FRN  1.281  5/5/17  4,000,000  4,003,032 

National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec.         
FRN (Australia)  1.641  12/9/19  2,600,000  2,607,808 

National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec.         
FRN (Australia)  1.600  1/10/20  9,750,000  9,751,687 

National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Australia)  1.803  1/14/19  30,770,000  30,921,573 

National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Australia)  1.681  7/23/18  10,000,000  10,029,500 

National Bank of Canada company guaranty sr. unsec.         
FRN Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.624  1/17/20  19,750,000  19,759,599 

National Bank of Canada sr. unsec. FRN         
Ser. BKNT (Canada)  1.799  12/14/18  14,770,000  14,848,104 

National City Bank/Cleveland, OH unsec. sub.         
FRN Ser. BKNT  1.318  6/7/17  28,214,000  28,226,866 

National City Bank/Cleveland, OH unsec. sub.         
notes Ser. BKNT  5.800  6/7/17  1,900,000  1,927,455 

Nordea Bank AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Sweden)  1.833  9/17/18  15,800,000  15,893,805 

Nordea Bank AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Sweden)  1.358  4/4/17  8,800,000  8,799,745 

Nordea Bank AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes (Sweden)  3.125  3/20/17  2,240,000  2,246,644 

PNC Bank NA sr. unsec. FRN  1.351  12/7/18  10,000,000  10,021,770 

PNC Bank NA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. MTN  1.351  6/1/18  5,500,000  5,511,996 

Rabobank Nederland NV/NY sr. unsec. FRN         
Ser. BKNT (Netherlands)  1.544  8/9/19  24,600,000  24,644,575 

Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Canada)  1.653  12/10/18  12,000,000  12,058,692 

Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. GMTN (Canada)  1.579  7/30/18  10,000,000  10,018,870 

Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. GMTN (Canada)  1.519  7/29/19  10,175,000  10,175,580 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRB         
(United Kingdom)  1.938  3/31/17  17,070,000  17,070,051 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes (United Kingdom)  1.875  3/31/17  2,000,000  1,999,488 

Santander Bank, NA sr. unsec. FRN  1.948  1/12/18  6,900,000  6,903,974 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  2.380  11/24/17  9,096,000  9,167,158 

 

Short Duration Income Fund 19 

 



  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Banking cont.         

Santander UK PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
(United Kingdom)  1.407  9/29/17  $15,025,000  $15,019,846 

Santander UK PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. GMTN         
(United Kingdom)  1.780  8/24/18  7,000,000  7,011,270 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 144A sr. unsec.         
FRN (Sweden)  1.527  9/13/19  10,450,000  10,460,137 

Societe Generale SA company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (France)  2.078  10/1/18  14,625,000  14,752,369 

Standard Chartered PLC 144A sr. unsec. FRN         
(United Kingdom)  2.041  8/19/19  11,945,000  11,998,382 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRB (Japan)  1.603  1/16/18  6,600,000  6,608,191 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. GMTN (Japan)  1.781  7/23/18  9,250,000  9,283,966 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. GMTN (Japan)  1.335  7/11/17  5,000,000  4,999,625 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (Japan)  1.695  10/19/18  6,000,000  6,007,020 

SunTrust Bank/Atlanta, GA sr. unsec. FRN  1.564  1/31/20  14,850,000  14,870,686 

SunTrust Bank/Atlanta, GA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT  1.346  2/15/17  18,915,000  18,917,005 

SunTrust Bank/Atlanta, GA sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT  1.350  2/15/17  18,030,000  18,032,705 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB company guaranty sr.         
unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT (Sweden)  1.436  9/6/19  5,000,000  5,003,450 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB company guaranty sr.         
unsec. notes (Sweden)  2.875  4/4/17  9,000,000  9,029,520 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) sr. unsec. FRN         
Ser. GMTN (Canada)  1.581  7/23/18  10,000,000  10,035,100 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Canada)  1.552  8/13/19  6,000,000  6,027,840 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.458  1/18/19  4,950,000  4,959,702 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.441  11/5/19  2,500,000  2,503,180 

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
Ser. MTN (Canada)  1.257  3/13/18  10,000,000  9,996,040 

U.S. Bancorp sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.396  11/15/18  10,000,000  10,034,740 

U.S. Bank, NA/Cincinnati, OH sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT  1.519  10/28/19  19,400,000  19,476,708 

U.S. Bank, NA/Cincinnati, OH sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT  1.153  9/11/17  10,188,000  10,193,705 

U.S. Bank, NA/Cincinnati, OH sr. unsec. FRN  1.363  1/24/20  9,900,000  9,902,505 

UBS AG/Stamford CT sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.781  6/1/20  8,400,000  8,420,689 

UBS AG/Stamford, CT sr. unsec. FRN Ser. GMTN  1.697  3/26/18  16,845,000  16,920,803 

UBS AG/Stamford, CT sr. unsec. FRN Ser. GMTN  1.542  8/14/19  22,150,000  22,240,992 

Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. FRN  1.501  4/22/19  4,839,000  4,828,514 

Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.671  4/23/18  8,000,000  8,027,464 

Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.359  9/14/18  12,933,000  12,931,888 

Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.921  7/22/20  5,287,000  5,311,241 

Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. N  1.719  1/30/20  17,300,000  17,308,494 

Wells Fargo Bank, NA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT  1.781  1/22/18  7,825,000  7,875,792 

Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Australia)  1.660  11/23/18  10,000,000  10,064,540 

 

20 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Banking cont.         

Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Australia)  1.360  5/25/18  $11,000,000  $11,008,283 

Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Australia)  1.301  12/1/17  7,000,000  7,006,916 

        1,431,041,164 

Capital goods (0.7%)         

John Deere Capital Corp. sr. unsec. FRN Ser. MTN  1.183  12/15/17  10,000,000  10,013,110 

John Deere Capital Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.313  1/16/18  6,000,000  6,005,676 

John Deere Capital Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.294  10/9/19  10,000,000  10,000,320 

United Technologies Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.236  11/1/19  10,000,000  10,045,560 

        36,064,666 

Communication services (1.5%)         

AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.847  11/27/18  10,000,000  10,068,060 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 144A         
company guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (Netherlands)  1.605  1/17/20  12,750,000  12,766,945 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV 144A         
company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Netherlands)  1.443  9/19/19  1,345,000  1,342,887 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance         
BV 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.         
notes (Netherlands)  2.250  3/6/17  12,334,000  12,346,753 

Time Warner Cable, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes  5.850  5/1/17  6,755,000  6,828,798 

Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.351  6/9/17  13,000,000  13,016,328 

Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.276  8/15/19  23,331,000  23,282,168 

        79,651,939 

Conglomerates (0.8%)         

General Electric Capital Corp. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN Ser. MTN  1.151  8/7/18  4,062,000  4,066,614 

General Electric Co. sr. unsec. FRN Ser. GMTN  1.629  1/9/20  15,149,000  15,305,959 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (Netherlands)  1.277  9/13/19  15,000,000  15,014,940 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (Netherlands)  1.210  5/25/18  10,000,000  10,004,640 

        44,392,153 

Consumer cyclicals (3.8%)         

Daimler Finance North America, LLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN  1.739  7/5/19  10,000,000  10,035,320 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN  1.659  10/30/19  15,000,000  15,008,610 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN  1.635  1/6/20  9,750,000  9,780,839 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN  1.591  8/3/17  2,450,000  2,455,713 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN  1.303  3/10/17  6,550,000  6,551,258 

Daimler Finance North America, LLC 144A company         
guaranty sr. unsec. FRN  1.226  8/1/17  6,000,000  6,004,356 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRB  1.806  11/4/19  4,325,000  4,333,481 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.516  12/6/17  15,000,000  15,008,490 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.471  9/8/17  5,950,000  5,951,898 

 

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  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Consumer cyclicals cont.         

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN  2.484  5/9/19  $21,415,000  $21,632,940 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN  2.370  4/10/18  16,790,000  16,929,139 

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (South Korea)  1.793  3/18/17  3,000,000  3,002,820 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes  1.625  4/15/17  7,300,000  7,305,804 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. FRN  1.805  4/6/18  5,000,000  5,025,755 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. FRN  1.602  1/13/20  9,750,000  9,759,662 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. FRN  1.492  3/3/17  7,900,000  7,903,721 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. FRN  1.477  9/13/19  15,000,000  14,998,995 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRB Ser. GMTN  1.482  7/13/18  10,000,000  10,040,510 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.464  10/18/19  8,500,000  8,534,595 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.413  1/17/19  2,105,000  2,111,925 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.111  5/16/17  10,272,000  10,274,414 

Walt Disney Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.329  1/8/19  15,000,000  15,055,470 

        207,705,715 

Consumer finance (1.5%)         

American Express Bank FSB sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. BKNT  1.065  6/12/17  12,340,000  12,348,107 

American Express Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.506  5/22/18  7,860,000  7,881,969 

American Express Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.543  3/18/19  10,921,000  10,951,360 

American Express Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.609  10/30/19  5,000,000  5,007,860 

American Honda Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.482  7/13/18  7,000,000  7,026,075 

American Honda Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.263  12/11/17  15,000,000  15,018,060 

Capital One Bank USA NA sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT  1.200  2/13/17  4,720,000  4,720,283 

Synchrony Financial sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  2.434  11/9/17  15,000,000  15,088,950 

Synchrony Financial sr. unsec. unsub. notes  1.875  8/15/17  5,935,000  5,939,137 

        83,981,801 

Consumer staples (0.9%)         

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.286  2/1/19  3,874,000  3,883,387 

Molson Coors Brewing Co. company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes  1.450  7/15/19  3,000,000  2,959,305 

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV 144A         
company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Netherlands)  1.649  10/28/19  28,600,000  28,695,982 

PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.506  2/22/19  4,230,000  4,262,309 

PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.372  10/13/17  10,510,000  10,539,186 

        50,340,169 

Energy (1.4%)         

BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (United Kingdom)  1.422  5/10/19  2,000,000  2,000,358 

BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (United Kingdom)  1.232  2/10/17  12,050,000  12,051,277 

 

22 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Energy cont.         

BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. notes (United Kingdom)  1.846  5/5/17  $9,266,000  $9,283,633 

Chevron Corp. sr. unsec. FRN  1.316  11/15/19  9,800,000  9,832,075 

Chevron Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.411  5/16/18  15,000,000  15,067,230 

Total Capital International SA company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN (France)  1.343  6/19/19  4,525,000  4,515,461 

Total Capital International SA company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. notes (France)  1.500  2/17/17  21,100,000  21,105,444 

        73,855,478 

Financial (1.4%)         

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.498  3/7/18  10,000,000  10,055,730 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.338  1/10/20  19,750,000  19,805,616 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty         
sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.318  1/12/18  10,000,000  10,030,390 

Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.950  6/16/20  6,042,000  6,083,140 

Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.893  1/24/19  28,420,000  28,608,595 

Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.739  1/5/18  1,718,000  1,723,651 

        76,307,122 

Health care (1.1%)         

Actavis Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec.         
unsub. FRN (Luxembourg)  2.033  3/12/18  10,000,000  10,065,900 

Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. FRN  1.296  5/22/17  22,950,000  22,974,993 

AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRN         
(United Kingdom)  1.441  11/16/18  10,000,000  10,059,310 

Bayer US Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr.         
unsec. unsub. FRN  1.285  10/6/17  16,595,000  16,571,302 

        59,671,505 

Insurance (2.0%)         

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) sr.         
unsec. notes  5.375  3/15/17  16,000,000  16,079,216 

Jackson National Life Global Funding 144A sr. FRN  1.603  10/13/17  10,222,000  10,239,224 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A FRN  1.423  12/19/18  10,000,000  10,021,250 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A FRN  1.299  9/14/18  25,000,000  24,993,875 

New York Life Global Funding 144A FRN  1.433  10/24/19  15,000,000  15,024,600 

New York Life Global Funding 144A FRN  1.405  4/6/18  10,600,000  10,634,270 

New York Life Global Funding 144A FRN  1.243  12/15/17  10,000,000  10,021,810 

Principal Life Global Funding II 144A sr. FRN  1.431  12/1/17  10,000,000  10,036,640 

        107,050,885 

Investment banking/Brokerage (0.9%)         

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.757  12/13/19  10,000,000  10,005,490 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  2.006  11/15/18  10,000,000  10,099,400 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.763  12/15/17  11,719,000  11,758,692 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN Ser. MTN  1.567  6/4/17  10,200,000  10,214,861 

 

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  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (46.1%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Investment banking/Brokerage cont.         

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. FRN (Australia)  1.787  3/24/17  $2,365,000  $2,367,367 

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. unsub.         
FRN (Australia)  1.662  10/27/17  4,085,000  4,091,659 

        48,537,469 

Real estate (1.6%)         

Boston Properties LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes R   3.700  11/15/18  28,600,000  29,399,685 

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP company         
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes R   5.700  5/1/17  23,408,000  23,634,894 

ERP Operating LP sr. unsec. notes R   5.750  6/15/17  17,026,000  17,297,275 

Ventas Realty LP company guaranty sr. unsec.         
sub. notes R   1.250  4/17/17  17,719,000  17,713,383 

        88,045,237 

Technology (0.5%)         

Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec. FRN  1.273  6/15/18  10,000,000  10,030,750 

Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.511  2/21/18  5,000,000  5,031,105 

QUALCOMM, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN  1.181  5/18/18  10,000,000  9,997,920 

        25,059,775 

Transportation (—%)         

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust         
pass-through certificates Ser. 97-4, Class A  6.900  1/2/18  397,891  401,870 

        401,870 

Utilities and power (1.5%)         

DTE Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes  1.500  10/1/19  7,000,000  6,889,414 

Duke Energy Corp. sr. unsec. FRN  1.378  4/3/17  17,471,000  17,482,513 

Duke Energy Progress, Inc. sr. mtge. FRN  1.146  3/6/17  14,964,000  14,968,654 

Enbridge, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN (Canada)  1.384  6/2/17  5,000,000  5,001,410 

Exelon Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes  1.550  6/9/17  12,380,000  12,379,307 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. company         
guaranty sr. unsec. notes  1.649  9/1/18  7,000,000  6,983,438 

Sempra Energy sr. unsec. unsub. notes  1.625  10/7/19  10,000,000  9,886,250 

Xcel Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes  1.200  6/1/17  5,000,000  4,995,335 

        78,586,321 

Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $2,486,689,779)      $2,490,693,269 

 

    Maturity  Principal   
COMMERCIAL PAPER (39.9%)*  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

ABN AMRO Funding USA, LLC  1.033  4/7/17  $7,000,000  $6,987,475 

ABN AMRO Funding USA, LLC  1.093  3/28/17  9,750,000  9,735,850 

ABN AMRO Funding USA, LLC  1.113  3/16/17  18,000,000  17,979,914 

Aegon N.V. 144A (Netherlands)  1.153  4/25/17  18,750,000  18,697,412 

Aegon N.V. 144A (Netherlands)  1.153  4/18/17  30,000,000  29,924,988 

Albermarle Corp.  1.311  2/21/17  19,875,000  19,860,716 

Amcor Finance (USA), Inc.  1.001  2/14/17  7,200,000  7,197,323 

Amcor, Ltd./Australia (Australia)  1.072  3/21/17  15,000,000  14,978,113 

Amcor, Ltd./Australia (Australia)  1.102  3/20/17  20,000,000  19,971,467 

American Express Credit Corp.  1.102  2/27/17  5,000,000  4,996,486 

Amphenol Corp.  1.031  3/9/17  20,000,000  19,978,376 

Amphenol Corp.  1.001  2/1/17  19,750,000  19,749,483 

 

24 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



    Maturity  Principal   
COMMERCIAL PAPER (39.9%)* cont.  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.  1.153  3/15/17  $20,000,000  $19,982,992 

Anthem, Inc.  0.951  2/22/17  15,000,000  14,991,447 

Anthem, Inc.  0.951  2/21/17  24,750,000  24,736,544 

Autonation, Inc.  1.170  2/1/17  39,000,000  38,998,684 

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (The) (Japan)  1.248  4/28/17  5,000,000  4,988,122 

Bell Canada, Inc. (Canada)  1.193  3/1/17  1,200,000  1,199,092 

Bell Canada, Inc. (Canada)  1.099  2/28/17  18,200,000  18,186,721 

Bell Canada, Inc. (Canada)  1.013  2/13/17  10,000,000  9,996,660 

Bell Canada, Inc. (Canada)  1.041  2/7/17  11,750,000  11,747,898 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.  0.920  2/8/17  15,500,000  15,496,725 

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)  1.133  4/10/17  9,750,000  9,731,350 

BPCE SA (France)  1.032  3/1/17  18,250,000  18,239,841 

Cabot Corp.  1.031  2/3/17  21,750,000  21,748,285 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada)  1.194  7/20/17  10,000,000  10,002,310 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (Canada)  1.331  2/27/17  12,000,000  11,989,768 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (Canada)  1.281  2/23/17  29,750,000  29,728,446 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (Canada)  1.301  2/2/17  5,000,000  4,999,690 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.  0.982  3/21/17  8,682,000  8,673,929 

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.  1.101  2/1/17  5,000,000  4,999,869 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  1.012  2/3/17  15,000,000  14,998,818 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  1.112  2/1/17  18,700,000  18,699,509 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.  0.921  2/21/17  20,000,000  19,988,426 

Church & Dwight Co. Inc. 144A  1.001  2/24/17  17,720,000  17,708,092 

Commerzbank US Finance, Inc.  1.143  3/6/17  25,000,000  24,982,127 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A (Australia)  1.002  3/14/17  5,000,000  4,996,226 

CRH America Finance, Inc.  1.103  4/26/17  4,500,000  4,487,176 

CRH America Finance, Inc.  1.052  3/27/17  3,500,000  3,494,214 

CVS Health Corp.  1.052  2/9/17  10,000,000  9,997,620 

CVS Health Corp.  1.022  2/7/17  10,000,000  9,998,153 

CVS Health Corp.  1.022  2/6/17  14,000,000  13,997,785 

Danske Corp. (Denmark)  1.023  4/12/17  16,700,000  16,664,857 

Danske Corp. (Denmark)  1.248  4/6/17  3,000,000  2,994,448 

Discovery Communications, LLC  1.100  2/1/17  15,000,000  14,999,494 

DnB Bank ASA (Norway)  1.075  4/25/17  5,000,000  4,989,337 

DnB Bank ASA 144A (Norway)  1.269  1/19/18  10,000,000  9,999,010 

DnB Bank ASA 144A (Norway)  1.086  2/3/17  5,000,000  4,999,743 

DnB Bank ASA 144A FRN (Norway)  1.133  3/10/17  5,000,000  5,003,230 

Dollar General Corp.  1.001  2/7/17  8,690,000  8,688,226 

Dollar General Corp.  0.950  2/1/17  34,750,000  34,749,024 

Dominion Resources, Inc./VA  1.041  3/13/17  10,000,000  9,987,951 

Dominion Resources, Inc./VA 144A  1.021  3/22/17  29,750,000  29,705,664 

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  1.031  3/7/17  13,000,000  12,987,196 

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  1.101  2/8/17  29,750,000  29,743,515 

Electricite De France SA (France)  1.162  3/8/17  20,000,000  19,979,960 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP  1.100  2/2/17  10,000,000  9,999,380 

Energy Transfer Partners LP  1.200  2/1/17  32,000,000  31,998,920 

Enterprise Products Operating, LLC  1.041  3/1/17  25,000,000  24,979,156 

Enterprise Products Operating, LLC  1.051  2/14/17  8,000,000  7,997,026 

Enterprise Products Operating, LLC 144A  1.051  2/24/17  7,750,000  7,744,792 

Equifax, Inc. 144A  1.042  3/17/17  18,000,000  17,976,038 

 

Short Duration Income Fund 25 

 



    Maturity  Principal   
COMMERCIAL PAPER (39.9%)* cont.  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

ERP Operating LP  1.051  2/14/17  $20,000,000  $19,992,564 

Experian Finance PLC (United Kingdom)  1.052  2/23/17  17,750,000  17,739,408 

Experian Finance PLC (United Kingdom)  1.002  2/14/17  24,100,000  24,091,321 

FMC Technologies, Inc.  1.202  3/13/17  7,700,000  7,690,722 

FMC Technologies, Inc.  1.051  3/8/17  5,000,000  4,994,750 

FMC Technologies, Inc.  0.990  2/23/17  7,450,000  7,445,226 

FMC Technologies, Inc.  1.022  2/2/17  20,000,000  19,998,949 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC  1.430  4/24/17  5,000,000  4,985,417 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC  1.277  4/12/17  7,500,000  7,482,176 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC  1.153  4/4/17  10,000,000  9,979,613 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC  1.103  3/2/17  925,000  924,191 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC  1.134  3/1/17  1,083,000  1,082,087 

HSBC USA, Inc. 144A  1.236  5/3/17  2,500,000  2,501,698 

HSBC USA, Inc. 144A  1.243  4/6/17  10,000,000  9,985,556 

Humana, Inc.  1.051  2/23/17  10,000,000  9,992,755 

Humana, Inc.  1.076  2/9/17  2,450,000  2,449,313 

Humana, Inc. 144A  1.051  2/28/17  12,000,000  11,989,379 

Humana, Inc. 144A  1.101  2/21/17  15,000,000  14,990,095 

Hyundai Capital America (South Korea)  1.031  2/24/17  36,000,000  35,975,808 

ING US Funding, LLC  1.227  3/22/17  5,000,000  4,994,007 

Kansas City Southern  1.050  2/1/17  40,000,000  39,998,650 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  1.031  2/24/17  2,750,000  2,747,736 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  1.151  2/7/17  15,000,000  14,996,442 

Kroger Co. (The)  0.910  2/7/17  30,000,000  29,994,458 

LyondellBasell Investment LLC  1.002  3/30/17  18,600,000  18,567,426 

Macquarie Bank Ltd. (Australia)  1.183  3/14/17  13,000,000  12,986,684 

Marriott International, Inc./MD  1.202  3/21/17  18,000,000  17,973,736 

Marriott International, Inc./MD  1.101  3/7/17  10,000,000  9,989,811 

Marriott International, Inc./MD  1.182  3/6/17  3,453,000  3,449,586 

Marriott International, Inc./MD  1.151  2/9/17  6,500,000  6,498,453 

McKesson Co.  1.052  2/27/17  24,970,000  24,950,823 

McKesson Co.  1.021  2/16/17  12,500,000  12,494,650 

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA (Luxembourg)  1.011  3/3/17  9,750,000  9,742,091 

Mizuho Bank Ltd./New York, NY  1.103  4/10/17  4,750,000  4,742,070 

Mizuho Bank, Ltd./NY  1.176  2/27/17  9,000,000  8,995,262 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.  0.951  2/16/17  20,000,000  19,991,440 

Mondelez International, Inc.  1.113  4/18/17  4,600,000  4,588,498 

Mondelez International, Inc.  0.971  2/14/17  5,050,000  5,048,123 

Monsanto Co.  1.263  3/28/17  29,000,000  28,951,144 

Moody’s Corp.  1.082  3/17/17  5,000,000  4,993,344 

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom)  1.216  6/1/17  24,750,000  24,645,849 

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom)  1.103  4/3/17  10,000,000  9,983,604 

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.  1.022  2/6/17  24,409,000  24,405,139 

NiSource Finance Corp.  1.253  4/10/17  8,000,000  7,982,643 

NiSource Finance Corp.  1.252  3/9/17  7,000,000  6,992,432 

NiSource Finance Corp.  1.227  3/8/17  14,730,000  14,714,534 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.  1.053  5/15/17  5,000,000  4,981,424 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.  0.992  2/13/17  7,300,000  7,297,482 

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)  1.157  7/25/17  10,000,000  9,945,799 

ONEOK Partners LP  1.252  2/22/17  19,000,000  18,988,423 

 

26 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



    Maturity  Principal   
COMMERCIAL PAPER (39.9%)* cont.  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

ONEOK Partners, LP  1.302  2/16/17  $25,000,000  $24,989,300 

Public Service Company of North Carolina  1.001  2/10/17  23,100,000  23,093,885 

SCANA Corp.  1.051  2/10/17  4,500,000  4,498,596 

SCANA Corp.  1.151  2/2/17  12,000,000  11,999,256 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.  1.002  3/24/17  5,000,000  4,992,944 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.  1.132  3/3/17  9,750,000  9,742,363 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.  1.033  2/3/17  15,000,000  14,998,855 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp. 144A  1.123  4/11/17  10,000,000  9,979,583 

Sempra Global  1.121  3/2/17  6,000,000  5,994,800 

Sempra Global  1.233  2/22/17  730,000  729,555 

Sempra Global  1.051  2/15/17  13,500,000  13,494,617 

Sempra Global  1.162  2/8/17  8,217,000  8,215,264 

Simon Property Group LP  1.095  5/15/17  27,750,000  27,671,357 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden)  0.902  3/2/17  625,000  624,656 

Southern Co. (The)  1.011  3/3/17  10,000,000  9,991,027 

Southern Co. (The) 144A  1.051  3/10/17  25,000,000  24,972,213 

Standard Chartered Bank/New York 144A  1.003  3/6/17  10,000,000  9,993,039 

Standard Chartered Bank/New York, NY  0.993  2/22/17  13,000,000  12,994,558 

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)  1.102  2/13/17  23,000,000  22,992,067 

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)  0.960  2/10/17  14,750,000  14,746,095 

Suncorp Group Ltd. (Australia)  1.054  3/6/17  13,000,000  12,988,373 

Suncorp Group Ltd. (Australia)  1.206  2/28/17  15,000,000  14,989,057 

Swedbank AB (Sweden)  1.177  7/28/17  14,750,000  14,666,348 

Syngenta Wilmington, Inc.  1.001  2/13/17  20,000,000  19,993,826 

TELUS Corp. (Canada)  1.153  4/25/17  3,000,000  2,991,586 

TELUS Corp. (Canada)  1.072  3/30/17  17,100,000  17,070,053 

TELUS Corp. (Canada)  1.001  2/9/17  13,750,000  13,746,728 

The Clorox Co.  1.092  2/15/17  15,000,000  14,994,019 

The Clorox Co.  1.152  2/9/17  10,200,000  10,197,572 

Time Warner Inc.  1.049  2/7/17  10,635,000  10,633,036 

Toronto-Dominion Holdings USA (Canada)  1.053  3/24/17  7,000,000  6,992,649 

Total Capital Canada Ltd. (Canada)  0.932  4/26/17  9,070,000  9,046,657 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. FRN  1.202  4/4/17  4,000,000  4,002,352 

TransCanada American Investments, Ltd.  1.003  2/22/17  20,200,000  20,187,692 

Tyco International Finance S.a.r.l (Luxembourg)  0.900  2/1/17  8,200,000  8,199,785 

UDR, Inc. 144A  1.151  3/2/17  24,000,000  23,977,767 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  0.972  3/27/17  4,495,000  4,488,256 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  0.992  3/20/17  25,000,000  24,967,668 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  1.002  3/17/17  8,200,000  8,190,109 

Westar Energy, Inc.  0.951  2/28/17  19,100,000  19,084,714 

Westpac Banking Corp. 144A (Australia)  1.311  11/2/17  5,000,000  5,003,985 

Westpac Banking Corp. 144A FRN (Australia)  1.426  9/22/17  9,000,000  9,015,345 

Whirlpool Corp.  1.203  3/29/17  15,000,000  14,974,231 

Whirlpool Corp.  1.051  2/3/17  25,080,000  25,078,023 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.  1.291  2/24/17  5,500,000  5,495,472 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.  1.402  2/22/17  15,000,000  14,988,698 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.  1.402  2/14/17  9,750,000  9,745,351 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.  1.200  2/3/17  2,000,000  1,999,797 

Total commercial paper (cost $2,155,282,568)        $2,155,377,059 

 

Short Duration Income Fund 27 

 



    Maturity  Principal   
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (6.2%)*  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

Bank of America, NA FRN  1.151  8/2/17  $7,000,000  $6,999,657 

Bank of Montreal/Chicago, IL (Canada)  0.950  2/2/17  10,000,000  10,000,261 

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston  1.484  11/1/18  5,000,000  4,998,285 

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston FRN  1.216  9/7/17  5,000,000  4,999,850 

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd./New York,         
NY FRN (Japan)  1.536  8/17/17  5,000,000  5,008,790 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New         
York, NY FRN  1.411  8/16/17  7,500,000  7,512,555 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New         
York, NY FRN  1.330  5/24/17  500,000  500,557 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New         
York, NY FRN  1.290  5/23/17  10,000,000  10,010,230 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New         
York, NY FRN  1.204  6/2/17  15,550,000  15,560,247 

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY FRN (Netherlands)  1.321  2/1/17  11,000,000  11,000,209 

Credit Suisse AG/New York, NY FRN  1.753  9/12/17  5,000,000  5,008,855 

Credit Suisse AG/New York, NY FRN  1.717  8/24/17  5,000,000  5,008,715 

Credit Suisse AG/New York, NY FRN  1.421  2/2/17  2,238,000  2,238,096 

DnB Bank ASA/New York FRN (Norway)  1.316  3/9/17  5,000,000  5,002,810 

DnB Bank ASA/New York FRN (Norway)  1.223  4/17/17  5,000,000  5,003,190 

DnB Bank ASA/New York FRN (Norway)  1.186  2/1/17  14,000,000  14,000,210 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA/New York, NY (Italy)  1.490  4/6/17  20,000,000  20,001,134 

Lloyds Bank PLC/New York, NY FRN (United Kingdom)  1.246  6/20/17  25,000,000  25,012,550 

National Bank of Canada/New York, NY FRN  1.330  5/24/17  10,000,000  10,011,180 

Nordea Bank Finland PLC/New York FRN  1.446  9/6/17  13,000,000  13,024,050 

Royal Bank of Canada/New York, NY FRN (Canada)  1.422  10/13/17  10,000,000  10,013,930 

Royal Bank of Canada/New York, NY FRN (Canada)  1.251  12/8/17  5,000,000  5,001,570 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB/New York, NY FRN  1.326  2/6/17  10,000,000  10,001,100 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB/New York, NY FRN  1.204  3/2/17  14,000,000  14,005,236 

State Street Bank & Trust Co. FRN  1.422  4/13/17  17,500,000  17,518,008 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York FRN (Japan)  1.476  3/28/17  10,000,000  10,009,010 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York FRN (Japan)  1.372  7/5/17  10,000,000  10,003,490 

Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY (Sweden)  0.902  5/19/17  5,000,000  5,001,745 

Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY FRN (Sweden)  1.375  8/24/17  10,000,000  10,000,000 

Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY FRN (Sweden)  1.336  2/9/17  10,000,000  10,001,650 

Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY FRN (Sweden)  1.308  5/15/17  4,200,000  4,203,931 

Swedbank AB/New York  1.116  5/22/17  20,000,000  20,004,420 

Swedbank AB/New York FRN  1.358  2/16/17  15,000,000  15,004,365 

Toronto-Dominion Bank/NY (Canada)  1.288  11/20/17  10,000,000  10,003,900 

Toronto-Dominion Bank/NY FRN (Canada)  1.406  3/23/17  5,000,000  5,004,095 

Total certificates of deposit (cost $336,478,022)        $336,677,881 

 

    Maturity  Principal   
ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (4.1%)*  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

Alpine Securitization, Ltd. 144A (Cayman Islands)  1.154  4/12/17  $10,000,000  $9,981,165 

Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC 144A  1.023  3/7/17  3,000,000  2,997,326 

Barton Capital, LLC  1.123  4/11/17  10,000,000  9,980,497 

Barton Capital, LLC  1.083  3/6/17  10,000,000  9,992,142 

Barton Capital, LLC  0.952  2/15/17  4,253,000  4,251,423 

Barton Capital, LLC  0.969  2/6/17  5,850,000  5,849,253 

CHARTA, LLC  1.309  7/11/17  25,750,000  25,593,958 

 

28 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



    Maturity  Principal   
ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (4.1%)* cont.  Yield (%)  date  amount  Value 

Gotham Funding Corp. (Japan)  1.003  3/6/17  $10,000,000  $9,992,322 

LMA-Americas, LLC (France)  1.164  5/15/17  2,150,000  2,142,255 

LMA-Americas, LLC (France)  1.245  3/13/17  1,550,000  1,548,522 

LMA-Americas, LLC (France)  1.002  3/1/17  4,750,000  4,746,950 

LMA-Americas, LLC (France)  1.053  2/6/17  3,000,000  2,999,653 

LMA-Americas, LLC (France)  0.952  2/3/17  2,900,000  2,899,837 

Matchpoint Finance PLC (Ireland)  1.390  7/6/17  18,000,000  17,890,020 

Matchpoint Finance PLC (Ireland)  1.052  2/17/17  11,600,000  11,595,415 

Matchpoint Finance PLC 144A Ser. A (Ireland)  1.319  3/27/17  18,300,000  18,273,076 

MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC  0.972  3/29/17  9,750,000  9,736,724 

MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC 144A  0.922  2/16/17  5,000,000  4,998,393 

Old Line Funding, LLC 144A  0.968  5/18/17  10,000,000  9,999,710 

Old Line Funding, LLC 144A  0.955  5/12/17  25,000,000  25,013,100 

Sheffield Receivables Co., LLC (United Kingdom)  1.103  3/27/17  9,750,000  9,733,123 

Thunder Bay Funding, LLC  1.047  6/12/17  15,000,000  15,004,095 

Victory Receivables Corp. (Japan)  1.083  3/13/17  9,000,000  8,989,371 

Total asset-backed commercial paper (cost $224,180,689)      $224,208,330 

 

  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.0%)*  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (1.3%)         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         

Ser. 1619, Class PZ  6.500  11/15/23  $144,406  $157,163 

Ser. 2430, Class UD  6.000  3/15/17  801  804 

Ser. 3724, Class CM  5.500  6/15/37  225,529  251,115 

Ser. 3316, Class CD  5.500  5/15/37  91,963  101,938 

Ser. 2503, Class B  5.500  9/15/17  7,599  7,694 

Ser. 3331, Class NV  5.000  6/15/29  15,161  15,210 

Ser. 2561, Class BD  5.000  2/15/18  54,420  55,035 

Ser. 2541, Class JC  5.000  12/15/17  20,492  20,672 

Ser. 2542, Class ES  5.000  12/15/17  3,940  3,976 

Ser. 2519, Class AH  5.000  11/15/17  44,573  45,020 

Ser. 2513, Class DB  5.000  10/15/17  4,576  4,606 

Ser. 3539, Class PM  4.500  5/15/37  33,606  34,956 

Ser. 2958, Class QD  4.500  4/15/20  14,330  14,566 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 13-DN1, Class M1  4.171  7/25/23  68,048  69,068 

Ser. 2854, Class DL  4.000  9/15/19  69,655  70,743 

Ser. 2864, Class GB  4.000  9/15/19  53,739  54,939 

Ser. 2783, Class AY  4.000  4/15/19  45,645  46,372 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 16-DNA1, Class M2  3.671  7/25/28  574,000  591,122 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 15-DNA3, Class M2  3.621  4/25/28  4,747,000  4,880,438 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 15-HQA2, Class M2  3.571  5/25/28  2,655,748  2,724,877 

Ser. 3805, Class AK  3.500  4/15/24  22,834  23,009 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 15-HQA1, Class M2  3.421  3/25/28  8,461,548  8,627,140 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 14-HQ3,         
Class M2, IO  3.421  10/25/24  2,103,973  2,121,708 

 

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  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.0%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 15-DNA2, Class M2  3.371  12/25/27  $12,211,148  $12,447,434 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 14-DN4, Class M2  3.171  10/25/24  714,376  716,329 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 16-DNA2, Class M2  2.971  10/25/28  3,845,000  3,895,766 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 15-HQ1, Class M2  2.971  3/25/25  4,443,142  4,487,087 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 14-DN1, Class M2  2.971  2/25/24  3,248,000  3,325,140 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 14-DN2, Class M2  2.421  4/25/24  7,649,815  7,711,778 

Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN         
Ser. 16-DNA3, Class M1  1.871  12/25/28  4,567,414  4,580,783 

Ser. 3611, PO  0.000  7/15/34  69,831  63,711 

Federal National Mortgage Association         

Ser. 11-15, Class AB  9.750  8/25/19  65,530  68,673 

Ser. 10-110, Class AE  9.750  11/25/18  51,342  53,847 

Ser. 05-48, Class AR  5.500  2/25/35  74,223  77,669 

Ser. 08-8, Class PA  5.000  2/25/38  92,364  96,463 

Ser. 09-15, Class MC  5.000  3/25/24  21,117  21,631 

Ser. 02-73, Class OE  5.000  11/25/17  15,724  15,865 

Ser. 02-65, Class HC  5.000  10/25/17  35  35 

Ser. 09-100, Class PA  4.500  4/25/39  7,143  7,204 

Ser. 11-60, Class PA  4.000  10/25/39  26,032  26,840 

Ser. 11-36, Class PA  4.000  2/25/39  148,842  150,864 

Ser. 03-43, Class YA  4.000  3/25/33  265,150  269,115 

Ser. 10-109, Class JB  4.000  8/25/28  40,246  40,508 

Ser. 04-27, Class HB  4.000  5/25/19  23,634  24,114 

Ser. 03-128, Class NG  4.000  1/25/19  45,684  46,170 

Ser. 11-20, Class PC  3.500  3/25/39  57,507  58,834 

Ser. 10-155, Class A  3.500  9/25/25  22,586  23,072 

Ser. 11-42, Class BJ  3.000  8/25/25  281,027  283,616 

Ser. 10-43, Class KG  3.000  1/25/21  58,672  59,595 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 16-C02, Class 1M1  2.921  9/25/28  730,218  739,039 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 16-C01, Class 2M1  2.871  8/25/28  59,310  59,859 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 13-C01, Class M1  2.771  10/25/23  87,116  87,845 

Ser. 11-23, Class AB  2.750  6/25/20  34,060  34,341 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 16-C01, Class 1M1  2.721  8/25/28  616,802  622,119 

Ser. 10-81, Class AP  2.500  7/25/40  97,995  98,053 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 15-C04, Class 2M1  2.471  4/25/28  142,296  142,724 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 14-C01, Class M1  2.371  1/25/24  475,076  478,164 

 

30 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.0%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.         

Federal National Mortgage Association         

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 16-C05, Class 2M1  2.121  1/25/29  $7,744,139  $7,785,979 

Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB         
Ser. 14-C02, Class 2M1  1.721  5/25/24  24,197  24,225 

FRB Ser. 10-90, Class GF  1.271  8/25/40  1,935,380  1,923,962 

FRB Ser. 06-74, Class FL  1.121  8/25/36  332,725  331,674 

FRB Ser. 05-63, Class FC  1.021  10/25/31  941,815  935,345 

Ser. 92-96, Class B, PO  0.000  5/25/22  12,871  12,379 

Government National Mortgage Association         

Ser. 10-39, Class PH  4.500  11/20/38  92,395  94,711 

Ser. 09-109, Class NK  4.500  7/20/37  43,292  43,515 

Ser. 09-59, Class P  4.250  9/20/33  5,893  5,914 

Ser. 09-32, Class AB  4.000  5/16/39  25,255  26,815 

Ser. 10-32, Class CJ  4.000  1/20/38  49,068  49,407 

        71,970,384 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (0.1%)         

DBRR Trust 144A FRB Ser. 13-EZ3, Class A  1.636  12/18/49  689,410  689,625 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage         
Securities Trust         

Ser. 07-LDPX, Class A3  5.420  1/15/49  3,856,383  3,851,735 

Ser. 04-LN2, Class A2  5.115  7/15/41  123,296  123,469 

        4,664,829 

Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (1.6%)       

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 06-2, Class A3  0.921  9/25/36  1,708,043  1,690,963 

BCAP, LLC Trust 144A         

FRB Ser. 15-RR6, Class 3A1  1.514  5/26/46  3,545,522  3,484,539 
FRB Ser. 12-RR10, Class 5A5  1.018  4/26/36  1,469,639  1,469,713 
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust         

FRB Ser. 05-FR1, Class M1  1.521  6/25/35  3,087,044  3,074,140 
FRB Ser. 05-TC1, Class M1  1.431  5/25/35  2,217,158  2,190,818 
FRB Ser. 05-EC1, Class M1  1.206  11/25/35  2,198,491  2,195,010 
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust         

FRB Ser. 05-SD3, Class 1A  1.261  7/25/35  4,015,063  3,983,209 
FRB Ser. 05-SD2, Class 1A3  1.171  3/25/35  1,079,550  1,074,316 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 144A         
Ser. 13-11, Class 2A3  5.005  8/25/27  1,407,227  1,421,300 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. FRB         
Ser. 06-WFH3, Class A4  1.011  10/25/36  1,141,738  1,124,612 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust         

FRB Ser. 05-2, Class M3  1.491  8/25/35  51,948  51,948 
FRB Ser. 05-16, Class 3AV  0.986  5/25/36  13,903,275  13,764,242 
CSMC Trust 144A FRB Ser. 14-5R, Class 6A1  0.906  10/27/36  5,415,502  5,407,974 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-FF1, Class 1A  0.991  1/25/36  4,120,117  4,090,199 

GSAA Home Equity Trust FRB Ser. 05-6, Class A3  1.141  6/25/35  5,910,600  5,881,047 

GSMSC Resecuritization Trust 144A FRB         
Ser. 09-6R, Class 3A1  3.040  2/26/36  3,358,831  3,426,018 

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust 144A FRB         
Ser. 09-7, Class 1A1  3.120  8/27/37  237,468  237,708 

 

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  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.0%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) cont.       

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-WL3, Class 2A3  0.971  1/25/36  $2,669,952  $2,674,953 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-FF1, Class M2  1.061  8/25/36  10,000,000  9,956,827 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust FRB         
Ser. 05-6AR, Class 1A2  1.041  11/25/35  397,903  397,068 

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed         
Pass-Through Certificates FRB Ser. 05-1, Class M3  1.626  2/25/35  2,139,000  2,139,658 

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Trust FRB         
Ser. 05-4, Class 1A1C  1.181  11/25/35  1,735,070  1,723,773 

Park Place Securities, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-WHQ2, Class M1  1.401  5/25/35  2,560,736  2,561,202 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust FRB         
Ser. 05-EFC2, Class M3  1.506  7/25/35  1,582,525  1,579,608 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. Trust FRB         
Ser. 06-RZ4, Class A2  0.951  10/25/36  7,185,761  7,148,625 

Residential Asset Securities Corp., Trust FRB         
Ser. 05-KS11, Class M1  1.171  12/25/35  2,700,000  2,658,303 

        85,407,773 

Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $161,795,671)      $162,042,986 

 

  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (1.1%)*  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

Mortgage Repurchase Agreement Financing Trust 144A         
FRB Ser. 16-5, Class A  1.933  6/10/19  $25,000,000  $25,000,000 

Station Place Securitization Trust FRB Ser. 16-1, Class A  1.771  2/25/17  10,000,000  10,000,000 

Station Place Securitization Trust 144A FRB         
Ser. 17-1, Class A  1.673  2/25/49  23,451,000  23,451,000 

Total asset-backed securities (cost $58,451,000)        $58,451,000 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (—%)*  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (—%)       

Government National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  4.500  10/15/19  $42,519  $43,790 

Government National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  4.500  5/15/18  27,701  28,176 

        71,966 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (—%)         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation  4.500  10/1/18  8,743  8,884 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.500  3/1/19  32,875  36,982 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.500  6/1/17  6,164  6,202 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  2/1/19  3,779  3,792 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  9/1/17  23,723  23,995 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  7/1/17  18,923  19,066 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  6/1/17  6,947  6,986 

 

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U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY  Interest  Maturity  Principal   
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (—%)* cont.  rate (%)  date  amount  Value 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations cont.         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.500  11/1/18  $20,518  $20,933 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.500  4/1/18  18,097  18,424 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.000  5/1/21  47,682  49,520 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.000  11/1/19  46,531  47,988 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.000  5/1/18  11,826  12,043 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.000  3/1/18  13,907  14,235 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.000  2/1/18  12,541  12,837 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation         
Pass-Through Certificates  4.500  8/1/18  22,025  22,500 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.500  12/1/19  13,005  13,293 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.500  8/1/17  8,862  8,933 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  5/1/23  28,959  30,831 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  9/1/19  2,929  2,972 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  9/1/18  14,972  15,414 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  6.000  12/1/17  9,659  9,766 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.500  11/1/23  44,575  46,351 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.500  6/1/20  54,629  56,513 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.500  11/1/18  27,341  27,841 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.500  4/1/18  30,759  31,271 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Pass-Through Certificates  5.000  11/1/19  50,374  52,126 

        599,698 

Total U.S. government and agency obligations (cost $696,013)      $671,664 

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS         

Total investments (cost $5,423,573,742)        $5,428,122,189 

 

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Key to holding’s abbreviations

BKNT  Bank Note 
EMTN  Euro Medium Term Notes 
FRB  Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period 
FRN  Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period 
GMTN  Global Medium Term Notes 
IO  Interest Only 
MTN  Medium Term Notes 
PO  Principal Only 

 

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 August 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and references to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter.

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $5,403,284,769.

R Real Estate Investment Trust.

Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.

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

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

DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY 

 

Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):

 

United States  67.1%  Norway  0.9% 


Canada  7.5  Ireland  0.9 


United Kingdom  5.7  Denmark  0.9 


Australia  4.9  South Korea  0.7 


Netherlands  4.3  Luxembourg  0.5 


France  2.2  Other  0.3 


Japan  2.1  Total  100.0% 

Sweden  2.0     

 

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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 fund’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.

Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:

    Valuation inputs   

Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 

Asset-backed commercial paper  $—­  $224,208,330  $—­ 

Asset-backed securities  —­  10,000,000  48,451,000 

Certificates of deposit  —­  336,677,881  —­ 

Commercial paper  —­  2,155,377,059  —­ 

Corporate bonds and notes  —­  2,490,693,269  —­ 

Mortgage-backed securities  —­  162,042,986  —­ 

U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations  —­  671,664  —­ 

Totals by level  $—­  $5,379,671,189  $48,451,000 

 

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.

At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the fund’s net assets and were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 1/31/17 (Unaudited)

ASSETS   

Investment in securities, at value (Note 1):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $5,423,573,742)  $5,428,122,189 

Interest and other receivables  7,680,875 

Receivable for shares of the fund sold  39,006,481 

Receivable for investments sold  27,667,944 

Receivable from Manager (Note 2)  584,736 

Prepaid assets  517,242 

Total assets  5,503,579,467 

 
LIABILITIES   

Payable to custodian  151,244 

Payable for investments purchased  79,806,947 

Payable for shares of the fund repurchased  18,460,719 

Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  52,665 

Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  487,472 

Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  121,962 

Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  51,931 

Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  278,739 

Distributions payable to shareholders  251,040 

Other accrued expenses  631,979 

Total liabilities  100,294,698 
 
Net assets  $5,403,284,769 

  
REPRESENTED BY   

Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4)  $5,398,493,454 

Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  120,170 

Accumulated net realized gain on investments (Note 1)  122,698 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments  4,548,447 

Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $5,403,284,769 

  
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class A share   
($3,251,813,816 divided by 323,700,336 shares)  $10.05 

Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($1,932,242 divided by 192,576 shares)*  $10.03 

Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($20,509,931 divided by 2,044,054 shares)*  $10.03 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class M share   
($12,439,306 divided by 1,239,080 shares)  $10.04 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($3,764,186 divided by 375,087 shares)  $10.04 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R6 share   
($3,069,304 divided by 305,134 shares)  $10.06 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($2,109,755,984 divided by 209,799,349 shares)  $10.06 

 

* 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 Six months ended 1/31/17 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME   

Interest  $27,314,805 

Total investment income  27,314,805 

 
EXPENSES   

Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  7,627,017 

Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  1,307,666 

Custodian fees (Note 2)  44,060 

Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  104,205 

Distribution fees (Note 2)  1,354,077 

Administrative services (Note 2)  85,794 

Other  1,057,113 

Fees waived and reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)  (3,623,565) 

Total expenses  7,956,367 

 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (8,770) 

Net expenses  7,947,597 
 
Net investment income  19,367,208 

 
Net realized gain on investments (Notes 1 and 3)  653,384 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments during the period  3,645,216 

Net gain on investments  4,298,600 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $23,665,808 

 

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  Six months ended 1/31/17*  Year ended 7/31/16 

Operations     

Net investment income  $19,367,208  $16,937,364 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments  653,384  (530,687) 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments  3,645,216  3,176,056 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  23,665,808  19,582,733 

Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     

Class A  (10,787,831)  (9,577,288) 

Class B  (4,872)  (4,487) 

Class C  (43,783)  (42,319) 

Class M  (44,190)  (51,703) 

Class R  (7,231)  (3,892) 

Class R5    (18) 

Class R6  (12,481)  (14,317) 

Class Y  (8,431,664)  (7,115,185) 

From net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A    (226,929) 

Class B    (275) 

Class C    (2,300) 

Class M    (1,410) 

Class R    (193) 

Class R5     

Class R6    (210) 

Class Y    (138,434) 

Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  2,057,196,159  1,243,039,964 

Total increase in net assets  2,061,529,915  1,245,443,737 

  
NET ASSETS     

Beginning of period  3,341,754,854  2,096,311,117 

End of period (including undistributed net investment     
income of $120,170 and $85,014, respectively)  $5,403,284,769  $3,341,754,854 

 

* Unaudited.

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      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS        RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
 
                      Ratio  Ratio of net   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  investment   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from    From    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  From  net realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  to average  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a  on investments­  operations­  net investment income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)b  (in thousands)  (%)c,d  net assets (%)d  (%) 

Class A­                           

January 31, 2017**   $10.04­  .04­  .01­  .05­  (.04)  —­  (.04)  $10.05­  .52*  $3,251,814­  .20*  .43*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.03­  .06­  .01­  .07­  (.06)  —­e  (.06)  10.04­  .76­  1,926,055­  .40­  .65­  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.06­  .04­  (.02)  .02­  (.04)  (.01)  (.05)  10.03­  .20­  1,411,923­  .40­  .41­  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.03­  .05­  .03­  .08­  (.05)  —­e  (.05)  10.06­  .81­  1,603,517­  .40­  .47­  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.02­  .05­  .02­  .07­  (.06)  —­e  (.06)  10.03­  .69­  1,005,695­  .40­  .53­  24­ 

July 31, 2012  10.00­  .03­  .02­  .05­  (.03)  —­  (.03)  10.02­  .53*  178,371­  .32*  .37*  2* 

Class B­                           

January 31, 2017**   $10.02­  .02­  .01­  .03­  (.02)  —­  (.02)  $10.03­  .32*  $1,932­  .40*  .22*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.02­  .02­  —­e  .02­  (.02)  —­e  (.02)  10.02­  .26­  2,042­  .80­f  .27­f  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.05­  —­e  (.02)  (.02)  —­e  (.01)  (.01)  10.02­  (.18)  1,091­  .79­f  .02­f  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.02­  .01­  .03­  .04­  (.01)  —­e  (.01)  10.05­  .42­  583­  .79­f  .09­f  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.01­  .01­  .02­  .03­  (.02)  —­e  (.02)  10.02­  .29­  326­  .80­  .14­  24­ 

July 31, 2012  10.00­  .01­  .01­  .02­  (.01)  —­  (.01)  10.01­  .20*  386­  .63*  .05*  2* 

Class C­                           

January 31, 2017**   $10.02­  .02­  .01­  .03­  (.02)  —­  (.02)  $10.03­  .32*  $20,510­  .40*  .22*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.02­  .02­  —­e  .02­  (.02)  —­e  (.02)  10.02­  .26­  17,590­  .80­f  .28­f  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.05­  —­e  (.02)  (.02)  —­e  (.01)  (.01)  10.02­  (.18)  9,622­  .79­f  .02­f  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.02­  .01­  .03­  .04­  (.01)  —­e  (.01)  10.05­  .42­  8,586­  .79­f  .09­f  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.01­  .01­  .02­  .03­  (.02)  —­e  (.02)  10.02­  .29­  6,292­  .80­  .13­  24­ 

July 31, 2012  10.00­  .01­  .01­  .02­  (.01)  —­  (.01)  10.01­  .20*  2,054­  .63*  .07*  2* 

Class M­                           

January 31, 2017**  $10.03­  .04­  .01­  .05­  (.04)  —­  (.04)  $10.04­  .50*  $12,439­  .23*  .40*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.02­  .06­  .01­  .07­  (.06)  —­e  (.06)  10.03­  .71­  10,323­  .45­  .61­  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.05­  .04­  (.02)  .02­  (.04)  (.01)  (.05)  10.02­  .15­  6,913­  .45­  .36­  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.02­  .04­  .03­  .07­  (.04)  —­e  (.04)  10.05­  .76­  777­  .45­  .43­  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.02­  .05­  —­e  .05­  (.05)  —­e  (.05)  10.02­  .54­  1,267­  .45­  .49­  24­ 

July 31, 2012  10.00­  .03­  .02­  .05­  (.03)  —­  (.03)  10.02­  .49*  212­  .36*  .32*  2* 

Class R­                           

January 31, 2017**   $10.02­  .02­  .02­  .04­  (.02)  —­  (.02)  $10.04­  .42*  $3,764­  .40*  .22*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.02­  .02­  —­e  .02­  (.02)  —­e  (.02)  10.02­  .26­  2,393­  .79­f  .26­f  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.05­  —­e  (.02)  (.02)  —­e  (.01)  (.01)  10.02­  (.18)  2,131­  .79­f  .03­f  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.02­  .01­  .03­  .04­  (.01)  —­e  (.01)  10.05­  .42­  1,407­  .79­f  .10­f  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.01­  .01­  .02­  .03­  (.02)  —­e  (.02)  10.02­  .29­  1,172­  .80­  .10­  24­ 

July 31, 2012  10.00­  .01­  .01­  .02­  (.01)  —­  (.01)  10.01­  .20*  100­  .63*  .02*  2* 

 

See notes to financial highlights at the end of this section.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS      RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
 
                      Ratio  Ratio of net   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  investment   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from    From    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  From  net realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  to average  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a  on investments­  operations­  net investment income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)b  (in thousands)  (%)c,d  net assets (%)d  (%) 

Class R6­                           

January 31, 2017**   $10.05­  .05­  .01­  .06­  (.05)  —­  (.05)  $10.06­  .58*  $3,069­  .15*  .48*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.04­  .07­  .01­  .08­  (.07)  —­e  (.07)  10.05­  .87­  2,270­  .29­  .79­  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.07­  .05­  (.02)  .03­  (.05)  (.01)  (.06)  10.04­  .30­  1,303­  .30­  .50­  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.04­  .06­  .03­  .09­  (.06)  —­e  (.06)  10.07­  .91­  831­  .30­  .56­  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.03­  .06­  .02­  .08­  (.07)  —­e  (.07)  10.04­  .79­  229­  .30­  .61­  24­ 

July 31, 2012††  10.02­  .01­  —­e  .01­  —­e  —­  —­e  10.03­  .13*  10­  .02*  .05*  2* 

Class Y­                           

January 31, 2017**   $10.05­  .05­  .01­  .06­  (.05)  —­  (.05)  $10.06­  .57*  $2,109,756­  .15*  .48*  21* 

July 31, 2016­  10.04­  .07­  .01­  .08­  (.07)  —­e  (.07)  10.05­  .86­  1,381,082­  .30­  .77­  51­ 

July 31, 2015­  10.07­  .05­  (.02)  .03­  (.05)  (.01)  (.06)  10.04­  .30­  663,319­  .30­  .51­  46­ 

July 31, 2014­  10.04­  .06­  .03­  .09­  (.06)  —­e  (.06)  10.07­  .91­  477,216­  .30­  .56­  45­ 

July 31, 2013­  10.03­  .06­  .02­  .08­  (.07)  —­e  (.07)  10.04­  .79­  136,165­  .30­  .61­  24­ 

July 31, 2012  10.00­  .04­  .03­  .07­  (.04)  —­  (.04)  10.03­  .67*  11,405­  .24*  .47*  2* 

 

* Not annualized.

** Unaudited.

For the period October 17, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

†† For the period July 3, 2012 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

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, if any (Note 2). Also excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.

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 amounts as a percentage of net assets (Note 2):

  1/31/17  7/31/16  7/31/15  7/31/14  7/31/13  7/31/12 

Class A  0.08%  0.15%  0.12%  0.12%  0.14%  0.47% 

Class B  0.08  0.15  0.12  0.12  0.14  0.47 

Class C  0.08  0.15  0.12  0.12  0.14  0.47 

Class M  0.08  0.15  0.12  0.12  0.14  0.47 

Class R  0.08  0.15  0.12  0.12  0.14  0.47 

Class R6  0.08  0.15  0.13  0.14  0.17  0.04 

Class Y  0.08  0.15  0.12  0.12  0.14  0.47 

 

e Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

f Reflects a voluntary waiver of certain fund expenses in effect during the period relating to the enhancement of certain annualized net yields for the fund. As a result of such waivers, the expenses reflect a reduction of the following amounts as a percentage of average net assets (Note 2):

  7/31/16  7/31/15  7/31/14 

Class B  —%  0.01%  0.01% 

Class C    0.01  0.01 

Class R  0.01  0.01  0.01 

 

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 1/31/17 (Unaudited)

Within the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street” represent State Street Bank and Trust Company, references to “the SEC” represent the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from August 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017.

Putnam Short Duration Income 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 goal of the fund is to seek as high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities comprised of short duration, investment-grade money market and other fixed income securities. The fund’s investments may include obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds and Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed bonds) or by only the credit of a federal agency or government sponsored entity (e.g., Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed bonds), domestic corporate debt obligations, taxable municipal debt securities, securitized debt instruments (such as mortgage- and asset backed securities), repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, commercial paper (including asset-backed commercial paper), time deposits, Yankee Eurodollar securities and other money market instruments. The fund may also invest in U.S.-dollar denominated foreign securities of these types. Under normal circumstances, the effective duration of the fund’s portfolio will generally not be greater than one year. Effective duration provides a measure of a fund’s interest-rate sensitivity. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive the fund is to shifts in interest rates. Under normal circumstances, the dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of the fund is not expected to exceed three and one-half years. Putnam Management may consider, among other factors, credit, interest rate and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. The fund may also use derivatives, such as futures, options and swap contracts, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes.

The fund offers class A, class B (only in exchange for class B shares of another Putnam fund), class C, class M, class R, class R6 and class Y shares. Effective April 1, 2017, purchases of class B shares will be closed to new and existing investors except by exchange from class B shares of another Putnam fund or through dividend and/or capital gains reinvestment. Each class of shares is sold without a front-end sales charge. Class A, class M, class R, class R6 and class Y shares also are generally not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares, which are only available through exchange of class B shares of another Putnam fund, convert to class A shares after approximately eight years after the original purchase date and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions. Class C shares obtained in an exchange for class C shares of another Putnam fund, are subject to a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions and do not convert to class A shares. Class R shares are not available to all investors. The expenses for class A, class B, class C, class M, and class R shares may differ based on each class’ distribution fee, which is identified in Note 2. Class R6 and class Y shares 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 R6 and class Y shares are not available to all investors. Effective November 27, 2015, the fund terminated its class R5 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 fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent and custodian, who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.

Under the fund’s Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the Putnam Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Note 1: Significant accounting policies

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.

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.

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.

Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Management. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.

To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that Putnam Management does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by Putnam Management in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustees. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. 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.

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, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.

Stripped securities The 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

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than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

Interfund lending The fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by 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.

Lines of credit The fund participates, along with other Putnam funds, in a $317.5 million unsecured committed line of credit and a $235.5 million unsecured uncommitted line of credit, both provided by 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 higher of (1) the Federal Funds rate and (2) the overnight LIBOR 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 0.04% of the committed line of credit plus a $25,000 flat fee and 0.04% of the uncommitted line of credit has been paid by the participating funds. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.21% 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 fund had no borrowings against these arrangements.

Federal taxes It is the policy of the 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 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 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 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 fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred for an unlimited period and the carry forwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. At July 31, 2016, the fund had the following capital loss carryovers available, to the extent allowed by the Code, to offset future net capital gain, if any:

Loss carryover 

Short-term  Long-term  Total 

$358,739  $—  $358,739 

 

Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund has elected to defer certain capital losses of $171,948 recognized during the period between November 1, 2015 and July 31, 2016 to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2017.

The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $5,423,573,742, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $5,521,244 and $972,797, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $4,548,447.

Distributions to shareholders Income dividends are recorded daily by the fund and are paid monthly. 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. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year. 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.

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.

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Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

The fund pays Putnam Management a management 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 all open-end mutual funds sponsored by Putnam Management (excluding net assets of funds that are invested in, or that are invested in by, other Putnam funds to the extent necessary to avoid “double counting” of those assets). Such annual rates may vary as follows:

0.500%  of the first $5 billion,  0.300%  of the next $50 billion, 


0.450%  of the next $5 billion,  0.280%  of the next $50 billion, 


0.400%  of the next $10 billion,  0.270%  of the next $100 billion and 


0.350%  of the next $10 billion,  0.265%  of any excess thereafter. 

 

For the reporting period, the management fee represented an effective rate (excluding the impact from any expense waivers in effect) of 0.176% of the fund’s average net assets.

Putnam Management has contractually agreed to waive fees (and, to the extent necessary, bear other expenses) of the fund through November 30, 2017, to the extent that total expenses of the fund (excluding brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, payments under distribution plans, extraordinary expenses, payments under the fund’s investor servicing contract and acquired fund fees and expenses, but including payments under the fund’s investment management contract) would exceed an annual rate of 0.24% of the fund’s average net assets. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $3,623,565 as a result of this limit.

Putnam Management has also contractually agreed, through November 30, 2017, to waive fees or reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent necessary to limit the cumulative expenses of the fund, exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and 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 the fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. PIL did not manage any portion of the assets of the fund during the reporting period. If Putnam Management were to engage the services of PIL, Putnam Management would pay a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average net assets of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.

The fund reimburses 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 fund’s assets are provided by 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 fund. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. received fees for investor servicing for class A, class B, class C, class M, class R, and class Y shares that included (1) a per account fee for each direct and underlying non-defined contribution account (“retail account”) of the fund; (2) a specified rate of the fund’s assets attributable to defined contribution plan accounts; and (3) a specified rate based on the average net assets in retail accounts. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. has agreed that the aggregate investor servicing fees for each fund’s retail and defined contribution accounts for these share classes will not exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the fund’s average assets attributable to such accounts.

Class R6 shares paid a monthly fee based on the average net assets of class R6 shares at an annual rate of 0.05%.

Prior to September 1, 2016, Putnam Investor Services, Inc. received fees for investor servicing for class A, class B, class C, class M, class R, and class Y shares that included (1) a per account fee for each retail account of the fund and each of the other funds in its specified category, which was totaled and then allocated to each fund in the category based on its average daily net assets; (2) a specified rate of the fund’s assets attributable to defined contribution plan accounts; and (3) a specified rate based on the average net assets in retail accounts. Prior to September 1, 2016, Putnam Investor Services, Inc. had agreed that the aggregate investor servicing fees for each

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fund’s retail and defined contribution accounts for these share classes would not exceed an annual rate of 0.320% of the fund’s average assets attributable to such accounts.

During the reporting period, the expenses for each class of shares related to investor servicing fees were as follows:

Class A  $762,415  Class R  973 


Class B  668  Class R6  649 


Class C  5,949  Class Y  533,700 


Class M  3,312  Total  $1,307,666 

 

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 fund’s expenses were reduced by $8,770 under the expense offset arrangements.

Each Independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $4,050, 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.

The 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.

The 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.

The fund has adopted distribution plans (the “Plans”) with respect to the following class 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, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC, for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the fund. The Plans provide payments by the fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to the following amounts (“Maximum %”) of the average net assets attributable to each class. The Trustees have approved payment by the fund at the following annual rate (“Approved %”) of the average net assets attributable to each class. During the reporting period, the class-specific expenses related to distribution fees were as follows:

  Maximum %  Approved %  Amount 

Class A  0.35%  0.10%  $1,282,182 

Class B  0.75%  0.50%  5,580 

Class C  1.00%  0.50%  49,789 

Class M  1.00%  0.15%  8,342 

Class R  1.00%  0.50%  8,184 

Total      $1,354,077 

 

For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received net commissions of $615 and $136, respectively, in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class B and class C shares purchased by exchange from another Putnam fund.

A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% for class A shares may be assessed on certain redemptions. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received no monies in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class A shares purchased by exchange from another Putnam fund.

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Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

  Cost of purchases  Proceeds from sales 

Investments in securities, including TBA commitments (Long-term)  $1,104,950,401  $421,823,182 

U.S. government securities (Long-term)     

Total  $1,104,950,401  $421,823,182 

 

The fund may purchase or sell investments from or to other Putnam funds in the ordinary course of business, which can reduce the fund’s transaction costs, at prices determined in accordance with SEC requirements and policies approved by the Trustees. During the reporting period, purchases or sales of long-term securities from or to other Putnam funds, if any, did not represent more than 5% of the fund’s total cost of purchases and/or total proceeds from sales.

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:

  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  239,976,694  $2,409,401,588  281,944,045  $2,826,074,073 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,051,997  10,564,419  955,227  9,575,596 

  241,028,691  2,419,966,007  282,899,272  2,835,649,669 

Shares repurchased  (109,235,177)  (1,096,734,198)  (231,742,173)  (2,322,637,971) 

Net increase  131,793,514  $1,323,231,809  51,157,099  $513,011,698 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  68,789  $689,762  182,249  $1,824,185 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  459  4,608  446  4,467 

  69,248  694,370  182,695  1,828,652 

Shares repurchased  (80,355)  (805,932)  (87,935)  (880,105) 

Net increase (decrease)  (11,107)  $(111,562)  94,760  $948,547 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  973,569  $9,764,630  2,115,115  $21,167,961 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  4,222  42,349  4,387  43,910 

  977,791  9,806,979  2,119,502  21,211,871 

Shares repurchased  (688,666)  (6,907,073)  (1,324,928)  (13,265,159) 

Net increase  289,125  $2,899,906  794,574  $7,946,712 

 

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  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class M  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  1,119,955  $11,243,699  530,882  $5,316,872 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  4,380  43,962  5,287  52,953 

  1,124,335  11,287,661  536,169  5,369,825 

Shares repurchased  (914,662)  (9,182,217)  (196,487)  (1,967,932) 

Net increase  209,673  $2,105,444  339,682  $3,401,893 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  264,862  $2,656,574  180,394  $1,805,712 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  720  7,224  406  4,063 

  265,582  2,663,798  180,800  1,809,775 

Shares repurchased  (129,167)  (1,295,439)  (154,827)  (1,551,335) 

Net increase  136,415  $1,368,359  25,973  $258,440 

 

  PERIOD ENDED 7/31/16* 
Class R5  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold    $— 

Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of distributions 1  13 

  1  13 

Shares repurchased  (1,019)  (10,212) 

Net decrease  (1,018)  $(10,199) 

 

  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  200,583  $2,017,705  201,137  $2,018,060 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,241  12,480  1,447  14,527 

  201,824  2,030,185  202,584  2,032,587 

Shares repurchased  (122,607)  (1,233,421)  (106,380)  (1,068,014) 

Net increase  79,217  $796,764  96,204  $964,573 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 1/31/17  YEAR ENDED 7/31/16 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 

Shares sold  190,458,403  $1,914,231,594  199,540,620  $2,002,018,033 

Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  730,128  7,339,313  646,356  6,486,130 

  191,188,531  1,921,570,907  200,186,976  2,008,504,163 

Shares repurchased  (118,863,471)  (1,194,665,468)  (128,774,547)  (1,291,985,863) 

Net increase  72,325,060  $726,905,439  71,412,429  $716,518,300 

 

* Effective November 27, 2015, the fund terminated its class R5 shares.

 

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At the close of the reporting period, Putnam Investments, LLC owned the following shares of the fund:

  Shares owned  Percentage of ownership  Value 

Class R6  1,030  0.3%  $10,362 

 

Note 5: Market, credit and other risks

In the normal course of business, the 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 fund may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The fund may invest in higher-yielding, lower-rated bonds that may have a higher rate of default. The fund may invest a significant portion of its 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.

Note 6: New pronouncements

In October 2016, the SEC adopted amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The final rules amend Regulation S-X and require funds to provide standardized, enhanced derivative disclosure in fund financial statements in a format designed for individual investors. The amendments to Regulation S-X also update the disclosures for other investments and investments in and advances to affiliates and amend the rules regarding the general form and content of fund financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Putnam Management is currently evaluating the amendments and their impact, if any, on the fund’s financial statements.

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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 website.

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 website 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.

52 Short Duration Income Fund 

 



Fund information

Founded over 75 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  James F. Clark 
Putnam Investment  Jameson A. Baxter, Chair  Vice President and 
Management, LLC  Kenneth R. Leibler, Vice Chair  Chief Compliance Officer 
One Post Office Square  Liaquat Ahamed   
Boston, MA 02109  Ravi Akhoury  Michael J. Higgins 
  Barbara M. Baumann  Vice President, Treasurer, 
Investment Sub-Advisor  Robert J. Darretta  and Clerk 
Putnam Investments Limited  Katinka Domotorffy   
57–59 St James’s Street  Catharine Hill  Janet C. Smith 
London, England SW1A 1LD  John A. Hill  Vice President, 
  Paul L. Joskow  Principal Financial Officer, 
Marketing Services  Robert E. Patterson  Principal Accounting Officer, 
Putnam Retail Management  George Putnam, III  and Assistant Treasurer 
One Post Office Square  Robert L. Reynolds   
Boston, MA 02109  Manoj Singh  Susan G. Malloy 
  W. Thomas Stephens  Vice President and 
Custodian    Assistant Treasurer 
State Street Bank  Officers   
and Trust Company  Robert L. Reynolds  Mark C. Trenchard 
  President  Vice President and 
Legal Counsel    BSA Compliance Officer 
Ropes & Gray LLP  Jonathan S. Horwitz   
  Executive Vice President,  Nancy E. Florek 
  Principal Executive Officer,  Vice President, Director of 
  and Compliance Liaison  Proxy Voting and Corporate 
    Governance, Assistant Clerk, 
  Robert T. Burns  and Associate Treasurer 
  Vice President and   
  Chief Legal Officer   

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Short Duration Income 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 objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund, which are described in its prospectus. For this and other information or to request a prospectus or summary prospectus, 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:
Not applicable

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:
Not applicable

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:
Not applicable

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) Not applicable
(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: March 31, 2017
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: March 31, 2017
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer

Date: March 31, 2017