0000928816-17-001497.txt : 20170526 0000928816-17-001497.hdr.sgml : 20170526 20170526103241 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-17-001497 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170526 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170526 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170526 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005942 IRS NUMBER: 043299786 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07513 FILM NUMBER: 17872252 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST STREET 2: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 0001005942 S000000777 Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund C000002301 Class C shares C000002302 Class Y shares C000002303 Class A shares PNSAX C000002304 Class B shares PNSBX C000002305 Class M shares PSGMX C000002306 Class R shares PSGRX C000158897 Class R6 Shares N-Q 1 a_smallcapgrowth.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_smallcapgrowth.htm


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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY




Investment Company Act file number: (811-07513)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Fund 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: June 30, 2017
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2017



Item 1. Schedule of Investments:














Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund

The fund's portfolio
3/31/17 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS (98.3%)(a)
Shares Value

Aerospace and defense (0.8%)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(NON) 52,041 $404,879
Orbital ATK, Inc. 8,300 813,400

1,218,279
Airlines (1.1%)
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(NON) 11,900 552,755
JetBlue Airways Corp.(NON) 21,500 443,115
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(NON) 13,300 705,831

1,701,701
Auto components (0.6%)
Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc.(NON) 8,007 888,217

888,217
Banks (3.7%)
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.(S) 15,200 790,552
Customers Bancorp, Inc.(NON) 22,636 713,713
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A(NON) 18,584 920,837
First BanCorp. (Puerto Rico)(NON) 162,601 918,696
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. 2,260 150,177
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(NON) 5,400 450,630
Webster Financial Corp. 12,000 600,480
Western Alliance Bancorp(NON) 20,952 1,028,534

5,573,619
Biotechnology (7.6%)
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON)(S) 11,065 380,415
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(NON) 3,700 97,939
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON)(S) 12,900 268,320
Alkermes PLC(NON) 7,100 415,350
Ardelyx, Inc.(NON) 23,427 296,352
Array BioPharma, Inc.(NON)(S) 43,600 389,784
Axovant Sciences, Ltd. (Bermuda)(NON)(S) 10,000 149,400
Biospecifics Technologies Corp.(NON) 10,553 578,304
ChemoCentryx, Inc.(NON) 24,400 177,632
Clovis Oncology, Inc.(NON) 12,400 789,508
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.(NON) 28,300 488,741
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON)(S) 8,259 685,001
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.(NON) 15,223 442,076
Exelixis, Inc.(NON) 23,600 511,412
FivePrime Therapeutics, Inc.(NON) 10,627 384,166
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(NON)(S) 24,613 318,984
Kite Pharma, Inc.(NON)(S) 8,700 682,863
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON)(S) 18,200 260,988
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 4,449 470,882
MiMedx Group, Inc.(NON) 65,914 628,160
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(NON) 7,586 328,474
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 7,118 278,954
Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)(NON)(S) 10,734 598,850
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.(NON)(S) 10,900 405,480
Repligen Corp.(NON) 20,292 714,278
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(NON) 5,734 407,515
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(NON)(S) 7,400 501,572

11,651,400
Building products (2.1%)
Continental Building Products, Inc.(NON) 32,521 796,765
NCI Building Systems, Inc.(NON) 25,974 445,454
Patrick Industries, Inc.(NON) 10,901 772,881
PGT Innovations, Inc.(NON) 110,695 1,189,971

3,205,071
Capital markets (0.9%)
E*Trade Financial Corp.(NON) 20,700 722,223
Lazard, Ltd. Class A 13,048 600,078

1,322,301
Chemicals (2.9%)
American Vanguard Corp. 25,471 422,819
FMC Corp. 13,400 932,506
Innophos Holdings, Inc. 8,562 462,091
Koppers Holdings, Inc.(NON) 14,700 622,545
Minerals Technologies, Inc. 7,512 575,419
Trinseo SA 11,177 749,977
W.R. Grace & Co. 9,800 683,158

4,448,515
Commercial services and supplies (2.0%)
CECO Environmental Corp. 23,500 246,985
Deluxe Corp. 5,259 379,542
MSA Safety, Inc. 9,728 687,672
Stericycle, Inc.(NON) 9,400 779,166
Tetra Tech, Inc. 22,571 922,025

3,015,390
Communications equipment (3.0%)
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.(NON)(S) 13,700 769,255
Arista Networks, Inc.(NON) 6,000 793,620
Ciena Corp.(NON) 18,881 445,780
InterDigital, Inc./PA 8,897 767,811
Netscout Systems, Inc.(NON) 20,500 777,975
Plantronics, Inc. 8,461 457,825
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(NON)(S) 10,676 536,576

4,548,842
Construction and engineering (4.3%)
AECOM(NON) 21,300 758,067
Argan, Inc. 8,943 591,579
Dycom Industries, Inc.(NON)(S) 8,605 799,835
Granite Construction, Inc. 11,400 572,166
MasTec, Inc.(NON) 35,990 1,441,400
Primoris Services Corp. 13,500 313,470
Quanta Services, Inc.(NON) 31,900 1,183,809
Tutor Perini Corp.(NON) 27,700 880,860

6,541,186
Construction materials (1.8%)
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A(NON) 59,910 1,480,376
U.S. Concrete, Inc.(NON)(S) 18,584 1,199,597

2,679,973
Consumer finance (0.7%)
Encore Capital Group, Inc.(NON)(S) 8,279 254,993
SLM Corp.(NON) 62,500 756,250

1,011,243
Diversified telecommunication services (0.9%)
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. 22,537 970,218
Vonage Holdings Corp.(NON) 51,200 323,584

1,293,802
Electrical equipment (1.6%)
AZZ, Inc. 7,655 455,473
EnerSys 14,794 1,167,838
Sensata Technologies Holding NV(NON)(S) 17,800 777,326

2,400,637
Electronic equipment, instruments, and components (2.1%)
Belden, Inc. 5,900 408,221
Littelfuse, Inc. 5,438 869,591
MTS Systems Corp. 6,318 347,806
Plexus Corp.(NON) 14,234 822,725
SYNNEX Corp. 6,525 730,409

3,178,752
Equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) (1.9%)
Chesapeake Lodging Trust 18,200 436,072
National Health Investors, Inc. 11,879 862,772
Ryman Hospitality Properties 6,600 408,078
STAG Industrial, Inc. 25,300 633,006
Uniti Group, Inc. 22,566 583,331

2,923,259
Food products (0.3%)
Nomad Foods, Ltd. (United Kingdom)(NON) 42,149 482,606

482,606
Health-care equipment and supplies (5.3%)
Conmed Corp. 9,828 436,461
DexCom, Inc.(NON) 6,522 552,609
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.(NON) 58,929 755,470
Globus Medical, Inc. Class A(NON) 13,621 403,454
Halyard Health, Inc.(NON) 8,800 335,192
ICU Medical, Inc.(NON) 9,417 1,437,976
Integer Holdings Corp.(NON) 18,314 736,223
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(NON) 14,800 623,524
NuVasive, Inc.(NON) 4,400 328,592
Penumbra, Inc.(NON)(S) 13,425 1,120,316
Spectranetics Corp. (The)(NON) 24,217 705,320
STERIS PLC (United Kingdom) 9,728 675,707

8,110,844
Health-care providers and services (2.2%)
Envision Healthcare Corp.(NON) 5,480 336,034
HealthEquity, Inc.(NON) 22,500 955,125
HealthSouth Corp. 13,604 582,387
Landauer, Inc. 9,750 475,313
Molina Healthcare, Inc.(NON)(S) 3,559 162,290
PharMerica Corp.(NON) 6,547 153,200
Premier, Inc. Class A(NON) 19,800 630,234

3,294,583
Health-care technology (2.0%)
Evolent Health, Inc. Class A(NON)(S) 74,300 1,656,890
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A(NON)(S) 27,852 1,428,251

3,085,141
Hotels, restaurants, and leisure (2.1%)
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.(NON) 10,800 152,820
Cedar Fair LP 9,093 616,596
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) 10,053 636,958
Marcus Corp. (The) 9,605 308,321
Penn National Gaming, Inc.(NON) 27,300 503,139
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 12,100 1,019,909

3,237,743
Household durables (1.6%)
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. 13,200 494,340
Century Communities, Inc.(NON) 15,000 381,000
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. 10,371 317,871
Installed Building Products, Inc.(NON) 2,242 118,266
LGI Homes, Inc.(NON)(S) 32,100 1,088,511

2,399,988
Insurance (0.3%)
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. 25,799 476,250

476,250
Internet and direct marketing retail (0.5%)
FTD Cos., Inc.(NON) 16,400 330,296
Groupon, Inc.(NON)(S) 111,400 437,802

768,098
Internet software and services (5.3%)
2U, Inc.(NON)(S) 22,600 896,316
Amber Road, Inc.(NON) 50,300 388,316
Blucora, Inc.(NON) 40,800 705,840
Box, Inc. Class A(NON)(S) 40,200 655,662
Carbonite, Inc.(NON) 49,700 1,008,910
Envestnet, Inc.(NON) 4,800 155,040
Instructure, Inc.(NON) 36,700 858,780
J2 Cloud Services, LLC(S) 13,300 1,116,003
New Relic, Inc.(NON)(S) 13,300 493,031
Shopify, Inc. Class A (Canada)(NON) 15,700 1,069,013
Stamps.com, Inc.(NON) 6,200 733,770

8,080,681
IT Services (0.6%)
Convergys Corp. 19,600 414,540
Hackett Group, Inc. (The) 21,700 422,933

837,473
Leisure products (0.9%)
Brunswick Corp. 15,800 966,960
MCBC Holdings, Inc. 21,088 340,993

1,307,953
Life sciences tools and services (2.1%)
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(NON)(S) 39,300 551,379
Cambrex Corp.(NON) 14,234 783,582
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(NON) 8,699 782,475
INC Research Holdings, Inc. Class A(NON) 10,153 465,515
VWR Corp.(NON) 20,100 566,820

3,149,771
Machinery (4.5%)
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. 14,552 566,800
Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY 23,800 590,716
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)(S) 20,300 874,930
Hillenbrand, Inc. 20,900 749,265
Kadant, Inc. 11,248 667,569
Standex International Corp. 11,957 1,197,494
Wabash National Corp. 33,792 699,156
Wabtec Corp.(S) 5,300 413,400
Woodward, Inc. 15,718 1,067,567

6,826,897
Marine (0.2%)
Matson, Inc. 10,234 325,032

325,032
Media (1.0%)
IMAX Corp. (Canada)(NON) 9,300 316,200
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM Class C(NON) 12,600 488,628
Regal Entertainment Group Class A(S) 32,719 738,795

1,543,623
Metals and mining (1.0%)
AK Steel Holding Corp.(NON) 33,900 243,741
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. 12,800 1,024,256
United States Steel Corp. 9,300 314,433

1,582,430
Multiline retail (0.2%)
Big Lots, Inc. 6,800 331,024

331,024
Oil, gas, and consumable fuels (1.5%)
Callon Petroleum Co.(NON) 46,970 618,125
Gulfport Energy Corp.(NON) 15,620 268,508
Ring Energy, Inc.(NON) 56,600 612,412
SRC Energy, Inc.(NON)(S) 88,600 747,784

2,246,829
Paper and forest products (0.6%)
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. 38,169 881,704

881,704
Personal products (0.3%)
Nutraceutical International Corp. 16,508 514,224

514,224
Pharmaceuticals (3.4%)
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 4,100 185,935
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 7,400 366,374
Cardiome Pharma Corp. (Canada)(NON) 97,124 291,372
Horizon Pharma PLC(NON) 40,700 601,546
Impax Laboratories, Inc.(NON) 12,509 158,239
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(NON) 8,482 1,230,993
Lannett Co., Inc.(NON)(S) 11,444 255,773
Medicines Co. (The)(NON)(S) 16,900 826,410
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON)(S) 12,562 572,827
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(NON) 7,767 431,535
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A(NON) 26,833 295,163

5,216,167
Professional services (0.9%)
ICF International, Inc.(NON) 21,500 887,950
WageWorks, Inc.(NON) 7,089 512,535

1,400,485
Real estate management and development (0.6%)
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A 16,174 961,544

961,544
Road and rail (0.7%)
Saia, Inc.(NON) 24,200 1,072,060

1,072,060
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (9.9%)
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(NON) 19,448 1,333,355
Ambarella, Inc.(NON) 7,241 396,155
Cavium, Inc.(NON) 9,300 666,438
CEVA, Inc.(NON) 37,792 1,341,616
Cirrus Logic, Inc.(NON) 5,731 347,814
FormFactor, Inc.(NON) 79,400 940,890
Inphi Corp.(NON) 10,900 532,138
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(NON) 31,328 741,534
MaxLinear, Inc. Class A(NON) 31,700 889,185
Microsemi Corp.(NON) 16,212 835,404
MKS Instruments, Inc. 17,861 1,227,944
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 12,088 1,113,305
ON Semiconductor Corp.(NON) 61,482 952,356
Power Integrations, Inc. 10,577 695,438
Semtech Corp.(NON) 8,512 287,706
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(NON) 5,734 421,736
Teradyne, Inc. 17,600 547,360
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Israel)(NON)(S) 57,600 1,327,674
Xperi Corp. 17,002 577,218

15,175,266
Software (6.5%)
A10 Networks, Inc.(NON) 53,178 486,579
Aspen Technology, Inc.(NON) 14,735 868,186
CommVault Systems, Inc.(NON) 11,400 579,120
Fortinet, Inc.(NON) 20,600 790,010
Gigamon, Inc.(NON) 13,231 470,362
MobileIron, Inc.(NON) 69,236 301,177
Proofpoint, Inc.(NON) 9,721 722,854
PROS Holdings, Inc.(NON) 31,100 752,309
QAD, Inc. Class A 33,269 926,542
RealPage, Inc.(NON) 26,500 924,850
ServiceNow, Inc.(NON) 7,900 691,013
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(NON) 9,400 557,138
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(NON) 5,035 778,210
Verint Systems, Inc.(NON) 14,086 610,980
Zendesk, Inc.(NON) 15,700 440,228

9,899,558
Specialty retail (1.2%)
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 34,900 489,647
Chico's FAS, Inc. 24,900 353,580
Children's Place, Inc. (The) 7,100 852,355
MarineMax, Inc.(NON) 7,010 151,767

1,847,349
Technology hardware, storage, and peripherals (1.8%)
Cray, Inc.(NON) 26,300 575,970
NCR Corp.(NON) 28,700 1,311,016
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A(NON) 27,000 265,410
Super Micro Computer, Inc.(NON) 21,700 550,095

2,702,491
Textiles, apparel, and luxury goods (1.1%)
Oxford Industries, Inc. 5,414 310,006
Perry Ellis International, Inc.(NON) 20,800 446,784
Steven Madden, Ltd.(NON) 12,444 479,716
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 17,101 427,012

1,663,518
Thrifts and mortgage finance (1.1%)
BofI Holding, Inc.(NON)(S) 27,467 717,713
Essent Group, Ltd.(NON) 26,689 965,341

1,683,054
Tobacco (0.3%)
Vector Group, Ltd.(S) 19,916 414,253

414,253
Trading companies and distributors (0.3%)
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(NON) 9,924 487,864

487,864

Total common stocks (cost $118,615,316) $149,608,690

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (13.6%)(a)
Shares Value

Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 1.03%(AFF) 20,342,255 $20,342,255
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund 0.87%(AFF) 372,168 372,168

Total short-term investments (cost $20,714,423) $20,714,423

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $139,329,739)(b) $170,323,113














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 July 1, 2016 through March 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, references to "Putnam Management" represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to "OTC", if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $152,180,153.
(b) The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $139,331,720, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $35,615,130 and $4,623,737, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $30,991,393.
(NON) This security is non-income-producing.
(AFF) Affiliated company. For investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC and Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, the rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period. Transactions during the period with any company which is under common ownership or control were as follows:

Name of affiliate Fair value at the beginning of the reporting period Purchase cost Sale proceeds Investment income Fair value at the end of the reporting period

Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC*# $18,919,737 $70,624,034 $69,201,516 $135,867 $20,342,255
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund** 2,996,245 36,375,092 38,999,169 8,033 372,168
Totals $21,915,982 $106,999,126 $108,200,685 $143,900 $20,714,423
* No management fees are charged to Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC.
# The fund may lend securities, through its agent, to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The loans are collateralized by cash in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned. The fair value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to the fund on the next business day. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. The risk of borrower default will be borne by the fund's agent; the fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The fund received cash collateral of $20,342,255, which is invested in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC, a limited liability company managed by an affiliate of Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. There are no management fees charged to Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield at the close of the reporting period. At the close of the reporting period, the value of securities loaned amounted to $19,860,624. Certain of these securities were sold prior to the close of the reporting period.
** Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.

(S) This security is on loan, in part or in entirety, at the close of the reporting period.

Security valuation:
Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund's assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under ASC 820. If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued using an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees, and are classified as Level 2 securities.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that Putnam Management does not believe accurately reflects the security's fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by Putnam Management in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustees. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.













ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the fund's investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.
Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the fund's net assets as of the close of the reporting period:

Valuation inputs

Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
    Consumer discretionary $13,987,513 $— $—
    Consumer staples 1,411,083
    Energy 2,246,829
    Financials 10,066,467
    Health care 34,507,906
    Industrials 28,194,602
    Information technology 44,423,063
    Materials 9,592,622
    Real estate 3,884,803
    Telecommunication services 1,293,802
Total common stocks 149,608,690
Short-term investments 372,168 20,342,255



Totals by level $149,980,858 $20,342,255 $—


* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund's portfolio presentation.
During the reporting period, transfers within the fair value hierarchy, if any (other than certain transfers involving non-U.S. equity securities as described in the Security valuation note above), did not represent, in the aggregate, more than 1% of the fund's net assets measured as of the end of the period. Transfers are accounted for using the end of period pricing valuation method.

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



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

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

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

Putnam Funds Trust
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: May 26, 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: May 26, 2017

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer
Date: May 26, 2017

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Certifications

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

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

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

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

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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
_____________________________

Date: May 25, 2017
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer














Certifications

I, Janet C. Smith, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

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

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

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

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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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

/s/ Janet C. Smith
_______________________________

Date: May 25, 2017
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer















Attachment A

NQ

Period (s) ended March 31, 2017
               Putnam Europe Equity Fund
               Putnam International Equity Fund
               Putnam Multi-Cap Growth Fund
               Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund
               Putnam International Value Fund

               Putnam VT Absolute 500 Fund
               Putnam VT American Government Income Fund
               Putnam VT Capital Opportunities Fund
               Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund
               Putnam VT Equity Income Fund
               Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund
               Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund
               Putnam VT Global Equity Fund
               Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund
               Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund
               Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund
               Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund
               Putnam VT High Yield Fund
               Putnam VT Income Fund
               Putnam VT International Equity Fund
               Putnam VT International Value Fund
               Putnam VT International Growth Fund
               Putnam VT Investors Fund
               Putnam VT Multi-Cap Value Fund
               Putnam VT Government Money Market Fund
               Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund
               Putnam VT Research Fund
               Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund