N-CSRS 1 a_dynamicriskassetall.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_dynamicriskassetall.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: May 31, 2018
Date of reporting period: June 1, 2017 — November 30, 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
Dynamic Risk
Allocation Fund

Semiannual report
11 | 30 | 17

 

Consider these risks before investing: International investing involves currency, economic, and political risks. Emerging-market securities carry illiquidity and volatility risks. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in small and/or midsize companies. Such investments increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Funds that invest in government securities are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk and the risk that they may increase in value less when interest rates decline and decline in value more when interest rates rise. Allocation of assets among asset classes may hurt performance, and efforts to diversify risk through the use of leverage and allocation decisions may not be successful. Derivatives carry additional risks, such as the inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the failure of the other party to meet its obligations. Growth stocks may be more susceptible to earnings disappointments, and value stocks may fail to rebound. 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. Unlike bonds, funds that invest in bonds have fees and expenses. Active trading strategies may lose money or not earn a return sufficient to cover trading and other costs. Use of leverage obtained through derivatives increases these risks by increasing investment exposure. Over-the-counter derivatives are also subject to the risk of the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions and the potential failure of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations. REITs are subject to the risk of economic downturns that have an adverse impact on real estate markets. The use of short selling may result in losses if the securities appreciate in value. Commodities involve market, political, regulatory, and natural conditions risks. Stock and bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund’s portfolio holdings. You can lose money by investing in the fund.



Message from the Trustees

January 12, 2018

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Investor sentiment remained positive through most of 2017, helping to keep financial markets on a steady course. While bond market performance was a bit uneven, global stock markets generally made solid advances with low volatility. However, we enter the new year mindful of a number of risks that could disrupt the positive momentum.

Although no one can predict the direction of the markets in the months ahead, Putnam’s experienced investment professionals actively seek to position their fund portfolios for all types of conditions. They take a research-intensive approach to investing that includes risk management strategies designed to serve investors through changing markets.

In all environments, we believe investors should remain focused on time-tested strategies: maintain a well-diversified portfolio, think about long-term goals, and speak regularly with your financial advisor. In the following pages, you will find an overview of your fund’s performance for the reporting period as well as an outlook for the coming months.

Thank you for investing with Putnam.

 




Traditional balanced funds can be unbalanced in terms of risk. Instead of balancing stocks and bonds, Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund makes allocations across four different risk sources — equity, credit, inflation, and interest rates. We believe this flexible approach can produce better risk-adjusted returns for investors over time.


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Illustrations are hypothetical and are not intended to represent the current allocation of any Putnam fund. A traditional balanced fund is represented by a 60%/40% split between equities and fixed income, as defined by Lipper. Risk contribution is from Putnam research, which uses the historical standard deviation for the respective asset classes multiplied by the appropriate asset weight. Leverage may be achieved either through short-term borrowing or through the use of derivatives. Asset weights may exceed 100% in funds that employ leverage due to borrowed capital and/or derivatives exposure. Risk, as measured by standard deviation, gauges how widely a set of values varies from the mean. It is a historical measure of the variability of return earned by an investment portfolio over a three-year period. Asset weight for Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund represents a baseline allocation selected by the fund’s portfolio managers and is subject to change. It is inclusive of leverage and represents a starting point for future active allocation.

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Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance of class A shares assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart do not reflect a sales charge of 5.75%; had they, returns would have been lower. See below and pages 10–12 for additional performance information. For a portion of the periods, the fund had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.

* The Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Blended Index is an unmanaged index administered by Putnam Management, 50% of which is the MSCI World Index (ND), 40% of which is the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% of which is the S&P GSCI. See index descriptions on pages 15–16.

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 11/30/17. See above and pages 10–12 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on pages 15–16.

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Jason is Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation (GAA). He has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. from Northeastern University. Jason joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1993.

In addition to Jason, your fund’s portfolio managers are Co-Head of GAA James A. Fetch and Chief Investment Officer, GAA, Robert J. Schoen.

Jason, how would you describe the investment environment during the six-month reporting period ended November 30, 2017?

After beginning the period relatively flat in June, U.S. equity markets regained momentum over the summer and through the six-month period, experiencing low volatility while continuing to reach new historic highs. Investors showed a preference for riskier assets, with technology and financial stocks leading the way. There were bumps in the road, including increasing tensions with North Korea, a severe hurricane season, and a lack of legislative progress on health care. However, investors in U.S. markets appeared to take these factors in stride, remaining optimistic as the focus in Washington turned to tax reform. International markets also performed strongly as European election results favored moderates and the global economy maintained synchronized, steady growth.

For the six-month period as a whole, the S&P 500 Index, a broad measure of U.S. stock market results, returned 10.89%, and U.S. small-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index, gained 13.43%. Investors generally held to the view that the Trump administration’s potential

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Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 11/30/17. Cash and net other assets, if any, represent the market value weights of cash, derivatives, short-term securities, 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 exclusion of as-of trades, if any, the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes, and rounding. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

A negative percentage reflects the effect of fund strategies that are designed to enhance performance if certain securities decline in value.


business-friendly policies supported the outlook for smaller companies.

International stock markets were buoyed by solid economic results and positive outlooks. The MSCI EAFE Index [ND], which tracks stocks in international developed markets, rose 7.94% during the period. Emerging-market returns were more volatile, but ended the period with a gain of 13.27%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index [GD].

How were the other risk allocations affected by the overall investment environment?

The Federal Open Market Committee [FOMC] raised the benchmark interest rate 25 basis points in June, but took no further direct rate action during the period. This met market expectations, and focus shifted to the Federal Reserve’s schedule for gradually unwinding its balance sheet of over $4 trillion in bonds, amassed since the 2008 financial crisis.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index rose 0.68%, reflecting a flattening of the yield curve during the period as longer maturity bonds were mostly static and short-end yields increased. In credit-sensitive fixed income, as defined by the performance of high-yield bonds, spreads (the difference in yield to similarly dated Treasuries) were somewhat volatile, with the JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index returning 2.58 % for the period.

Commodity prices were uneven during the reporting period but ended it higher overall, as measured by the S&P GSCI Total Return Index, which represents a basket of global commodities.

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How did the fund perform during the six-month reporting period ended November 30, 2017?

Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund’s class A shares returned 6.20% before sales charges. This result compares with a return of 6.78% for the fund’s custom benchmark, the Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Blended Index, which represents a diverse exposure to stocks, bonds, and commodities. The fund allocates its assets across four different risk categories: equities, interest-rate-sensitive fixed income, credit-sensitive fixed income, and inflation-sensitive assets. The custom benchmark’s risk allocations comprise roughly 50% in global equities and about 17% each in interest-rate-sensitive fixed-income securities, credit-sensitive high-yield bonds, and commodities and other inflation-sensitive instruments.

The fund’s positive return reflected the strong appetite for risk assets during the period, with a substantial portion of this gain supported by the solid performance of U.S. stocks and, to a lesser extent, high-yield bonds. Within the fund’s inflation-sensitive risk allocation, which includes commodities exposure, results were more mixed. The fund also invests in U.S. TIPS, which are bonds issued by the Treasury that have a feature for adjusting their coupons with the level of inflation. Inflation has been slow to develop despite accommodative central bank policy around the globe, resulting in little contribution from the strategy’s allocation to TIPS.

What helped and what hurt the fund’s performance relative to its composite benchmark?

We seek to add value in two basic ways — through asset allocation strategies and through


This table shows the fund’s top 10 individual holdings and the percentage of the fund’s net assets that each represented as of 11/30/17. Short-term investments and derivatives, if any, are excluded. Holdings may vary over time.

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active implementation decisions within those allocations. Our asset allocation strategies during the six-month reporting period benefited the fund. In particular, our preference for equities over rate-sensitive fixed-income securities was beneficial given that stocks performed well. Within the equity allocation, we also had exposure to small-cap stocks that helped the portfolio’s performance. In addition, we added value through a tactical overweight to the benchmark in commodities during a several-month rally for oil prices and commodities as a whole.

Our stock selection in the United States was rewarded, adding value above and beyond the general rally in stocks. Fixed-income security selection, which focused on securitized debt, primarily mortgages, was another positive contributor. Security selection and implementation internationally was a detractor, as positions in both international developed equity markets and emerging markets lagged slightly.

Did you make any major strategy shifts during the period?

We made minor shifts around benchmark allocations to favor U.S. large- and small-cap stocks, but otherwise we maintained allocations close to the strategic benchmark allocations across domestic and international stock categories. Within fixed income, we maintained a preference for credit-sensitive bonds, and our allocation to commodities was slightly higher than the benchmark’s during the period.

What is your outlook over the next several months?

After a period of strong stock market gains and low volatility levels, it is certainly possible that volatility could increase, but economic factors are not signaling a recession. For the most part, consumer and business confidence remains high. The Fed has indicated it will take a measured approach to increasing rates and reducing its fixed-income holdings. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also, in our view, moving in the direction of allowing rates to rise. Bearing in mind that global rates outside the United


Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 11/30/17. Risk contribution is from Putnam research, which uses the historical standard deviation for the respective asset classes multiplied by the appropriate asset weight. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

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States are still near historic lows, we expect rate normalization to continue, though monetary policy on the whole remains accommodative.

As of the end of the reporting period, we’ve positioned the fund to be able to take advantage of opportunities that may arise after a period of outperformance in some stock categories. With a complicated global economic picture, we will continue to focus on adding value through strategy implementation. Within dynamic asset allocation, we will continue to take a tactical approach, adjusting the fund’s exposure across various markets as conditions warrant.

Within the U.S. equity market, we believe it will be necessary to remain flexible as policy, regulatory, and legislative changes proceed. High-yield bonds, which performed well over the reporting period, are becoming less attractive as spreads tighten and we move later in the credit cycle, in our view. Overall, we believe there are indications that commodity prices have upside, but as always, the global growth outlook, which we believe currently has a solid foundation, will be a factor. All indications are that interest rates will continue to increase, subject to the various central bank’s views on inflation and a variety of economic indicators.

Thank you, Jason, for your time and insights today.

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.

ABOUT DERIVATIVES

Derivatives are an increasingly common type of investment instrument, the performance of which is derived from an underlying security, index, currency, or other area of the capital markets. Derivatives employed by the fund’s managers generally serve one of two main purposes: to implement a strategy that may be difficult or more expensive to invest in through traditional securities, or to hedge unwanted risk associated with a particular position.

For example, the fund’s managers might use currency forward contracts to capitalize on an anticipated change in exchange rates between two currencies. This approach would require a significantly smaller outlay of capital than purchasing traditional bonds denominated in the underlying currencies. In another example, the managers may identify a bond that they believe is undervalued relative to its risk of default, but may seek to reduce the interest-rate risk of that bond by using interest-rate swaps, a derivative through which two parties “swap” payments based on the movement of certain rates. In other examples, the managers may use options and futures contracts to hedge against a variety of risks by establishing a combination of long and short exposures to specific equity markets or sectors.

Like any other investment, derivatives may not appreciate in value and may lose money. Derivatives may amplify traditional investment risks through the creation of leverage and may be less liquid than traditional securities. And because derivatives typically represent contractual agreements between two financial institutions, derivatives entail “counterparty risk,” which is the risk that the other party is unable or unwilling to pay. Putnam monitors the counterparty risks we assume. For example, Putnam often enters into collateral agreements that require the counterparties to post collateral on a regular basis to cover their obligations to the fund. Counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps is mitigated by the daily exchange of margin and other safeguards against default through their respective clearinghouses.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended November 30, 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 11/30/17

  Life of  Annual    Annual    Annual     
  fund  average  5 years  average  3 years  average  1 year  6 months 
Class A (9/19/11)                 
Before sales charge  35.75%  5.06%  21.13%  3.91%  11.05%  3.56%  13.74%  6.20% 
After sales charge  27.95  4.06  14.16  2.68  4.67  1.53  7.20  0.10 
Class B (9/19/11)                 
Before CDSC  29.63  4.28  16.70  3.14  8.65  2.80  12.86  5.86 
After CDSC  29.63  4.28  14.70  2.78  5.65  1.85  7.86  0.86 
Class C (9/19/11)                 
Before CDSC  29.55  4.27  16.60  3.12  8.54  2.77  12.76  5.75 
After CDSC  29.55  4.27  16.60  3.12  8.54  2.77  11.76  4.75 
Class M (9/19/11)                 
Before sales charge  31.64  4.54  18.07  3.38  9.46  3.06  13.10  5.94 
After sales charge  27.03  3.94  13.94  2.64  5.63  1.84  9.14  2.23 
Class R (9/19/11)                 
Net asset value  33.62  4.79  19.52  3.63  10.20  3.29  13.39  6.04 
Class R6 (7/2/12)                 
Net asset value  38.71  5.42  23.26  4.27  12.30  3.94  14.10  6.40 
Class Y (9/19/11)                 
Net asset value  37.97  5.33  22.60  4.16  11.94  3.83  14.00  6.28 

 

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns for class A and M shares reflect the deduction of the maximum 5.75% and 3.50% sales charge, respectively, levied at the time of purchase. Class B share returns after contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) reflect the applicable CDSC, which is 5% in the first year, declining over time to 1% in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter. Class C share returns after CDSC reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R, R6, and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC. Performance for class R6 shares prior to their inception is derived from the historical performance of class Y shares and has not been adjusted for the lower investor servicing fees applicable to class R6 shares; had it, returns would have been higher.

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

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Comparative index returns For periods ended 11/30/17

  Life of  Annual    Annual    Annual     
  fund  average  5 years  average  3 years  average  1 year  6 months 
Putnam Dynamic Risk                 
Allocation Blended Index*  39.42%  5.51%  26.34%  4.79%  11.03%  3.55%  14.82%  6.78% 
Lipper Alternative                 
Global Macro Funds  27.31  3.82  16.95  3.06  7.20  2.27  10.17  4.33 
category average                 

 

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

* The Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Blended Index is an unmanaged index administered by Putnam Management, 50% of which is the MSCI World Index (ND), 40% of which is the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% of which is the S&P GSCI. See index descriptions on pages 15–16.

Over the 6-month, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and life-of-fund periods ended 11/30/17, there were 298, 291, 262, 210, and 162 funds, respectively, in this Lipper category.

Fund price and distribution information For the six-month period ended 11/30/17

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class M  Class R  ClassR6  Class Y 
  Before  After  Net  Net  Before  After  Net  Net  Net 
  sales  sales  asset  asset  sales  sales  asset  asset  asset 
Share value  charge  charge  value  value  charge  charge  value  value  value 
5/31/17  $10.96  $11.63  $10.76  $10.78  $10.94  $11.34  $10.93  $10.94  $10.99 
11/30/17  11.64  12.35  11.39  11.40  11.59  12.01  11.59  11.64  11.68 

 

The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Before-sales-charge share value and current dividend rate for class A and M shares, if applicable, do not take into account any sales charge levied at the time of purchase. After-sales-charge share value, current dividend rate, and current 30-day SEC yield, if applicable, are calculated assuming that the maximum sales charge (5.75% for class A shares and 3.50% for class M shares) was levied at the time of purchase. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

The fund made no distributions during the period.

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Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter Total return for periods ended 12/31/17

  Life of  Annual    Annual    Annual     
  fund  average  5 years  average  3 years  average  1 year  6 months 
Class A (9/19/11)                 
Before sales charge  37.47%  5.20%  22.59%  4.16%  14.79%  4.70%  12.68%  8.43% 
After sales charge  29.56  4.21  15.54  2.93  8.19  2.66  6.20  2.20 
Class B (9/19/11)                 
Before CDSC  31.07  4.40  18.01  3.37  12.15  3.90  11.81  8.03 
After CDSC  31.07  4.40  16.01  3.01  9.15  2.96  6.81  3.03 
Class C (9/19/11)                 
Before CDSC  31.13  4.41  17.98  3.36  12.18  3.91  11.81  8.04 
After CDSC  31.13  4.41  17.98  3.36  12.18  3.91  10.81  7.04 
Class M (9/19/11)                 
Before sales charge  33.16  4.66  19.45  3.62  13.01  4.16  12.09  8.16 
After sales charge  28.50  4.07  15.27  2.88  9.05  2.93  8.16  4.37 
Class R (9/19/11)                 
Net asset value  35.20  4.92  20.96  3.88  13.86  4.42  12.33  8.19 
Class R6 (7/2/12)                 
Net asset value  40.39  5.55  24.63  4.50  15.92  5.05  13.06  8.58 
Class Y (9/19/11)                 
Net asset value  39.70  5.47  24.11  4.42  15.62  4.96  12.96  8.60 

 

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 5/31/17*  1.14%  1.89%  1.89%  1.64%  1.39%  0.76%  0.89% 
Total annual operating expenses for the               
fiscal year ended 5/31/17  1.37%  2.12%  2.12%  1.87%  1.62%  0.99%  1.12% 
Annualized expense ratio for the               
six-month period ended 11/30/17  1.13%  1.88%  1.88%  1.63%  1.38%  0.75%  0.88% 

 

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.

Prospectus expense information also includes the impact of acquired fund fees and expenses of 0.01%, which is not included in the financial highlights or annualized expense ratios. Expenses are shown as a percentage of average net assets.

* Reflects Putnam Management’s contractual obligation to limit certain fund expenses through 9/30/18.

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 6/1/17 to 11/30/17. 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*†  $5.84  $9.70  $9.70  $8.42  $7.13  $3.88  $4.55 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,062.00  $1,058.60  $1,057.50  $1,059.40  $1,060.40  $1,064.00  $1,062.80 

 

* 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 11/30/17. 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 11/30/17, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on 6/1/17, 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*†  $5.72  $9.50  $9.50  $8.24  $6.98  $3.80  $4.46 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,019.40  $1,015.64  $1,015.64  $1,016.90  $1,018.15  $1,021.31  $1,020.66 

 

* 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 11/30/17. 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.

Before sales charge, or net asset value, is the price, or value, of one share of a mutual fund, without a sales charge. Before-sales-charge figures 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.

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

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally a charge applied at the time of the redemption of class B or C shares and assumes redemption at the end of the period. Your fund’s class B CDSC declines 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 generally subject to an initial sales charge and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class B shares are closed to new investments and are only available by exchange from another Putnam fund or through dividend and/or capital gains reinvestment. They 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 and are subject to a CDSC only if the shares are redeemed during the first year.

Class M shares have a lower initial sales charge and a higher 12b-1 fee than class A shares and no CDSC.

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

Comparative indexes

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

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

ICE BofAML 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.

JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of high-yield fixed-income securities issued in developed countries.

MSCI EAFE Index (ND) is an unmanaged index of equity securities from developed countries in Western Europe, the Far East, and Australasia. Calculated with net dividends (ND), this total return index reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (GD) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that

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is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Gross dividend (GD) total return indexes reinvest as much as possible of a company’s dividend distributions. The reinvested amount is equal to the total dividend amount distributed to persons residing in the country of the dividend-paying company. Gross total return indexes do not, however, include any tax credits.

MSCI World Index (ND) is an unmanaged index of equity securities from developed countries. Calculated with net dividends (ND), this total return index reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Blended Index is a benchmark administered by Putnam Management, comprising 50% MSCI World Index (ND), 40% Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, and 10% S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index.

Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

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

S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index is a composite index of commodity sector returns that represents a broadly diversified, unleveraged, long-only position in commodity futures.

Frank Russell Company is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company.

ICE Data Indices, LLC (“ICE BofAML”), used with permission. ICE BofAML permits use of the ICE BofAML indices and related data on an “as is” basis; makes no warranties regarding same; does not guarantee the suitability, quality, accuracy, timeliness, and/or completeness of the ICE BofAML indices or any data included in, related to, or derived therefrom; assumes no liability in connection with the use of the foregoing; and does not sponsor, endorse, or recommend Putnam Investments, or any of its products or services.

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

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

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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, 2017, 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 November 30, 2017, Putnam employees had approximately $524,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $91,000,000 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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Trustee approval of management contract

General conclusions

The Board of Trustees of The Putnam Funds oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract with Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam Management”) and the sub-management contract with respect to your fund between Putnam Management and its affiliate, Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”). The Board, with the assistance of its Contract Committee, requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances in connection with its annual contract review. The Contract Committee consists solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) of The Putnam Funds (“Independent Trustees”).

At the outset of the review process, members of the Board’s independent staff and independent legal counsel discussed with representatives of Putnam Management the annual contract review materials furnished to the Contract Committee during the course of the previous year’s review, identifying possible changes in these materials that might be necessary or desirable for the coming year. Following these discussions and in consultation with the Contract Committee, the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel requested that Putnam Management and its affiliates furnish specified information, together with any additional information that Putnam Management considered relevant, to the Contract Committee. Over the course of several months ending in June 2017, the Contract Committee met on a number of occasions with representatives of Putnam Management, and separately in executive session, to consider the information that Putnam Management provided. Throughout this process, the Contract Committee was assisted by the members of the Board’s independent staff and by independent legal counsel for The Putnam Funds and the Independent Trustees.

In May 2017, the Contract Committee met in executive session to discuss and consider its recommendations with respect to the continuance of the contracts. At the Trustees’ June 2017 meeting, the Contract Committee met in executive session with the other Independent Trustees to review a summary of the key financial, performance and other data that the Contract Committee considered in the course of its review. The Contract Committee then presented its written report, which summarized the key factors that the Committee had considered and set forth its recommendations. The Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund’s management and sub-management contracts, effective July 1, 2017. (Because PIL is an affiliate of Putnam Management and Putnam Management remains fully responsible for all services provided by PIL, the Trustees have not attempted to evaluate PIL as a separate entity, and all subsequent references to Putnam Management below should be deemed to include reference to PIL as necessary or appropriate in the context.)

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

• That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds, the costs incurred by Putnam Management in providing services to the fund, and the continued application of certain reductions and waivers noted below; and

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

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

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years. For example, with some minor exceptions, the funds’ current fee arrangements under the management contracts were first implemented at the beginning of 2010 following extensive review by the Contract Committee and discussions with representatives of Putnam Management, as well as approval by shareholders.

Management fee schedules and total expenses

The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all Putnam funds, including fee levels and breakpoints. The Trustees also reviewed the total expenses of each Putnam fund, recognizing that in most cases management fees represented the major, but not the sole, determinant of total costs to fund shareholders. (In a few instances, funds have implemented so-called “all-in” management fees covering substantially all routine fund operating costs.)

In reviewing fees and expenses, the Trustees generally focus their attention on material changes in circumstances — for example, changes in assets under management, changes in a fund’s investment strategy, changes in Putnam Management’s operating costs or profitability, or changes in competitive practices in the mutual fund industry — that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not indicate that changes to the management fee structure for your fund would be appropriate at this time.

Under its management contract, your fund has the benefit of breakpoints in its management fee schedule that provide shareholders with economies of scale in the form of reduced fee rates as assets under management in the Putnam family of funds increase. The Trustees concluded that the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented an appropriate sharing of economies of scale between fund shareholders and Putnam Management.

As in the past, the Trustees also focused on the competitiveness of each fund’s total expense ratio. In order to support the effort to have fund expenses meet competitive standards, the Trustees and Putnam Management have implemented certain expense limitations that were in effect during your fund’s fiscal year ending in 2016. These expense limitations were: (i) a contractual expense limitation applicable to specified retail open-end funds, including your fund, of 32 basis points on investor servicing fees and expenses, reduced to 25 basis points effective September 1, 2016, and (ii) a contractual expense limitation applicable to specified open-end funds, including your fund, of 20 basis points on so-called “other expenses” (i.e., all expenses exclusive of management fees, distribution fees, investor servicing fees, investment-related expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses). These expense limitations attempt to maintain competitive expense levels for the funds. Most funds, including your fund, had sufficiently low expenses that these expense limitations were not operative during their fiscal years ending in 2016. Putnam Management has agreed to maintain these expense limitations until at least September 30, 2018. In addition, Putnam Management contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of your fund to the extent that expenses of the fund (excluding payments under the fund’s distribution plans, investor servicing fees, brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses) would exceed an annual rate of 0.70% of its average net assets through at least September 30, 2018. During its fiscal year ending in 2016, your fund’s expenses were reduced as a result of this expense limitation. Putnam Management’s support for these expense limitation arrangements was an important factor in the Trustees’ decision to approve the continuance of your fund’s management and sub-management contracts.

The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for a custom group of competitive funds selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). This comparative information included your fund’s percentile ranking for effective management fees and total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fee), which provides a general indication of your fund’s relative standing. In the custom peer group, your fund ranked in the second quintile in effective management fees (determined for your fund and the other funds in the custom peer group based on fund asset size and the applicable contractual management fee schedule) and in the second quintile in total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees) as of December 31, 2016. The first quintile represents the least expensive funds and the fifth quintile the most expensive funds. The fee and expense data reported by Broadridge as of December 31, 2016 reflected

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the most recent fiscal year-end data available in Broadridge’s database at that time.

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

The information examined by the Trustees in connection with their annual contract review for the Putnam funds included information regarding fees charged by Putnam Management and its affiliates to institutional clients, including defined benefit pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, college endowments, foundations, sub-advised third-party mutual funds, state, local and non-U.S. government entities, and corporations. This information included, in cases where an institutional product’s investment strategy corresponds with a fund’s strategy, comparisons of those fees with fees charged to the Putnam funds, as well as an assessment of the differences in the services provided to these different types of clients as compared to the services provided to the Putnam Funds. The Trustees observed that the differences in fee rates between these clients and the Putnam funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset sectors, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these types of clients may reflect, among other things, historical competitive forces operating in separate markets. The Trustees considered the fact that in many cases fee rates across different asset classes are higher on average for mutual funds than for institutional clients, as well as the differences between the services that Putnam Management provides to the Putnam funds and those that it provides to its other clients. The Trustees did not rely on these comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.

Investment performance

The quality of the investment process provided by Putnam Management represented a major factor in the Trustees’ evaluation of the quality of services provided by Putnam Management under your fund’s management contract. The Trustees were assisted in their review of the Putnam funds’ investment process and performance by the work of the investment oversight committees of the Trustees, which meet on a regular basis with the funds’ portfolio teams and with the Chief Investment Officers and other senior members of Putnam Management’s Investment Division throughout the year. In addition, in response to a request from the Independent Trustees, Putnam Management provided the Trustees with in-depth presentations regarding each of the equity and fixed income investment teams, including the operation of the teams and their investment approaches. The Trustees concluded that Putnam Management generally provides a high-quality investment process — based on the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to them, and in general Putnam Management’s ability to attract and retain high-quality personnel — but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period.

The Trustees considered that 2016 was a challenging year for the performance of the Putnam funds, with generally disappointing results for the international and global equity funds and taxable fixed income funds, mixed results for small-cap equity, Spectrum, global asset allocation, equity research and tax exempt fixed income funds, but generally strong results for U.S. equity funds. The Trustees noted, however, that they were encouraged by the positive performance trend since mid-year 2016 across most Putnam Funds. In particular, from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017, 51% of Putnam Fund assets were in the top quartile and 87% were above the median of the Putnam Funds’ competitive industry rankings. They noted that the longer-term performance of the Putnam funds

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generally continued to be strong, exemplified by the fact that the Putnam funds were ranked by the Barron’s/Lipper Fund Families survey as the 5th-best performing mutual fund complex out of 54 complexes for the five-year period ended December 31, 2016. In addition, while the survey ranked the Putnam Funds 52nd out of 61 mutual fund complexes for the one-year period ended 2016, the Putnam Funds have ranked 1st or 2nd in the survey for the one-year period three times since 2009 (most recently in 2013). They also noted, however, the disappointing investment performance of some funds for periods ended December 31, 2016 and considered information provided by Putnam Management regarding the factors contributing to the underperformance and actions being taken to improve the performance of these particular funds. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor closely the performance of those funds, including the effectiveness of any efforts Putnam Management has undertaken to address underperformance and whether additional actions to address areas of underperformance are warranted.

For purposes of the Trustees’ evaluation of the Putnam Funds’ investment performance, the Trustees generally focus on a competitive industry ranking of each fund’s total net return over a one-year, three-year and five-year period. For a number of Putnam funds with relatively unique investment mandates for which Putnam Management informed the Trustees that meaningful competitive performance rankings are not considered to be available, the Trustees evaluated performance based on their total gross and net returns and, in most cases, comparisons of those returns with the returns of selected investment benchmarks. In the case of your fund, the Trustees considered that its class A share cumulative total return performance at net asset value was in the following quartiles of its Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) peer group (Lipper Alternative Global Macro Funds) for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2016 (the first quartile representing the best-performing funds and the fourth quartile the worst-performing funds):

One-year period  2nd 
Three-year period  2nd 
Five-year period  2nd 

 

Over the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2016, there were 310, 266 and 184 funds, respectively, in your fund’s Lipper peer group. (When considering performance information, shareholders should be mindful that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.)

The Trustees also considered Putnam Management’s continued efforts to support fund performance through initiatives including structuring compensation for portfolio managers and research analysts to enhance accountability for fund performance, emphasizing accountability in the portfolio management process, and affirming its commitment to a fundamental-driven approach to investing. The Trustees noted further that Putnam Management continued to strengthen its fundamental research capabilities by adding new investment personnel.

Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations; investor servicing

The Trustees considered various potential benefits that Putnam Management may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage allocation and the use of soft dollars, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that are expected to be useful to Putnam Management in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. Subject to policies established by the Trustees, soft dollars generated by these means are used predominantly to acquire brokerage and research services (including third-party research and market data) that enhance Putnam Management’s investment capabilities and supplement Putnam Management’s internal research efforts. However, the Trustees noted that a portion of available soft dollars continues to be used to pay fund expenses. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor regulatory and industry developments in this area with the assistance of their Brokerage Committee, including any developments with respect to the European Union’s updated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and its potential impact on PIL’s use of client commissions to obtain investment research. The Trustees also indicated their continued intent to monitor the allocation of the Putnam funds’ brokerage in order to ensure that the principle of seeking best price and execution remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

Putnam Management may also receive benefits from payments that the funds make to Putnam Management’s affiliates for investor or distribution services. In conjunction with the annual review of

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your fund’s management and sub-management contracts, the Trustees reviewed your fund’s investor servicing agreement with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (“PSERV”) and its distributor’s contracts and distribution plans with Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”), both of which are affiliates of Putnam Management. The Trustees concluded that the fees payable by the funds to PSERV and PRM, as applicable, for such services are fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of such services, the fees paid by competitive funds, and the costs incurred by PSERV and PRM, as applicable, in providing such services. Furthermore, the Trustees were of the view that the services provided were required for the operation of the funds, and that they were of a quality at least equal to those provided by other providers.

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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.

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The fund’s portfolio 11/30/17 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)*  Shares  Value 
Basic materials (2.0%)     
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)  3,305  $60,743 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. (China)  22,500  108,260 
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Japan)  7,500  94,320 
BASF SE (Germany)  997  111,548 
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Australia)  4,081  84,816 
China Lesso Group Holdings, Ltd. (China)  79,000  50,543 
China Railway Construction Corp., Ltd. (China)  73,000  86,750 
CIMIC Group, Ltd. (Australia)  4,625  179,026 
Covestro AG (Germany)  714  74,361 
Evonik Industries AG (Germany)  4,941  184,311 
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. (Australia)  12,889  45,103 
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Japan)  1,100  29,076 
HOCHTIEF AG (Germany)  968  170,117 
Kajima Corp. (Japan)  4,000  42,174 
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan)  3,400  65,724 
Lotte Chemical Corp. (South Korea)  364  120,529 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan)  9,900  107,837 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan)  1,900  53,319 
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (Japan)  500  16,743 
Mondi, Ltd. (South Africa)  3,185  75,493 
PTT Global Chemical PCL (Thailand)  64,200  156,274 
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)  1,532  72,547 
Sappi, Ltd. (South Africa)  12,030  85,337 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)  1,583  632,282 
Siam Cement PCL (The) (Thailand)  9,400  137,531 
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (China)  160,000  95,518 
Sonoco Products Co.  1,405  75,182 
Taisei Corp. (Japan)  1,600  84,904 
voestalpine AG (Austria)  878  51,008 
    3,151,376 
Capital goods (3.0%)     
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain)  4,142  160,225 
Avery Dennison Corp.  2,056  234,631 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.    1,721  102,864 
BWX Technologies, Inc.  1,897  118,468 
China Railway Group, Ltd. (China)  164,000  123,006 
General Dynamics Corp.  2,159  447,258 
HEICO Corp.  451  40,752 
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan)  23,000  171,570 
Honeywell International, Inc.  4,891  762,800 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.  310  74,918 
JTEKT Corp (Japan)  2,600  44,899 
L3 Technologies, Inc.  1,544  306,623 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  2,462  756,819 
Raytheon Co.  4,257  813,726 
Republic Services, Inc.  2,477  160,856 
United Tractors Tbk PT (Indonesia)  44,400  110,548 
Waste Management, Inc.  4,193  344,874 
    4,774,837 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Communication services (1.7%)     
AT&T, Inc.  6,340  $230,649 
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom)  13,609  48,000 
China Mobile, Ltd. (China)  3,000  30,443 
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. (China)  90,000  43,503 
Equinix, Inc. R   300  139,347 
Eutelsat Communications SA (France)  610  13,810 
Juniper Networks, Inc.  17,353  481,719 
KDDI Corp. (Japan)  8,200  235,388 
LG Uplus Corp. (South Korea)  7,697  98,637 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)  4,200  220,248 
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (South Korea)  577  140,475 
Sky PLC (United Kingdom)    14,041  177,832 
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)  479,400  148,086 
Telstra Corp., Ltd. (Australia)  58,031  150,935 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  8,825  449,104 
    2,608,176 
Conglomerates (0.8%)     
Bouygues SA (France)  3,898  201,637 
Danaher Corp.  8,189  772,714 
Marubeni Corp. (Japan)  26,300  175,193 
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan)  9,500  144,683 
    1,294,227 
Consumer cyclicals (6.1%)     
Adecco Group AG (Switzerland)  2,355  178,106 
Amazon.com, Inc.    35  41,186 
Aramark  1,272  54,187 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  5,340  611,216 
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) (United Kingdom)  2,719  140,321 
Caesars Entertainment Corp.    1,093  14,482 
Carnival PLC (United Kingdom)  2,729  175,899 
CBS Corp. Class B (non-voting shares)  9,732  545,576 
China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd. (China)  105,000  18,885 
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan)  2,800  61,523 
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (China)  64,000  81,194 
Ecolab, Inc.  1,151  156,444 
Electrolux AB Ser. B (Sweden)  4,854  161,202 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.    940  85,869 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Italy)    9,092  156,050 
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (Turkey)  4,926  69,250 
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA (Italy)    340  280 
Genting Bhd (Malaysia)  44,800  96,451 
Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (China)  7,000  18,776 
Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd. (Australia) S   23,161  70,768 
Hasbro, Inc.  1,180  109,764 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)  669  120,300 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R   8,836  174,864 
Imperial Holdings, Ltd. (South Africa)  3,237  53,642 
Industrivarden AB Class A (Sweden)  6,730  172,532 
Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA (Preference) (Brazil)  2,000  6,342 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Consumer cyclicals cont.     
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A  358  $21,176 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  5,276  631,854 
Kingfisher PLC (United Kingdom)  35,894  162,134 
KOC Holding AS (Turkey)  17,063  71,853 
Lagardere SCA (France)  795  26,055 
Lear Corp.  1,190  215,259 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.  7,219  601,848 
Marks & Spencer Group PLC (United Kingdom)  35,993  152,456 
Marriott International, Inc./MD Class A  311  39,497 
Mazda Motor Corp. (Japan)  1,600  21,469 
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. (Japan)  1,100  35,863 
Naspers, Ltd. Class N (South Africa)  80  21,511 
News Corp. Class B  1,480  24,272 
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)  6,200  60,197 
NVR, Inc.    89  309,275 
Peugeot SA (France)  7,275  150,451 
Pou Chen Corp. (Taiwan)  53,000  63,823 
President Chain Store Corp. (Taiwan)  6,000  57,037 
Priceline Group, Inc. (The)    84  146,136 
Qualicorp SA (Brazil)  14,039  131,536 
Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands)  838  51,607 
Renault SA (France)  820  83,331 
Ross Stores, Inc.  6,156  468,041 
RTL Group SA (Belgium)  698  55,663 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A  761  75,263 
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.    3,539  172,986 
Smiles Fidelidade SA (Brazil)  7,200  164,964 
Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan)  200  10,788 
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom)  72,728  192,289 
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)  7,994  603,947 
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan)  7,000  65,514 
TUI AG (Germany)  9,411  173,602 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.  3,583  114,441 
Vantiv, Inc. Class A    3,614  271,050 
Walt Disney Co. (The)  6,083  637,620 
World Fuel Services Corp.  1,525  42,807 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)  8,500  30,451 
    9,533,175 
Consumer staples (4.0%)     
Altria Group, Inc.  11,813  801,276 
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom)  3,050  121,600 
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia)  21,729  130,792 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.  268  19,417 
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  3,493  130,394 
CVS Health Corp.  5,930  454,238 
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (Spain)  4,628  21,781 
Graham Holdings Co. Class B  60  34,986 
Gruma SAB de CV Class B (Mexico)  1,614  19,994 
Hanwha Corp. (South Korea)  2,286  87,159 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Consumer staples cont.     
Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)  807  $77,774 
Hershey Co. (The)  2,708  300,398 
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Indonesia)  144,800  78,651 
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan)  12,400  215,588 
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom)  53,051  166,666 
J.M. Smucker Co. (The)  2,505  292,258 
Kao Corp. (Japan)  3,500  232,404 
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A    489  22,044 
McDonald’s Corp.  5,591  961,484 
Metro Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (Germany)    5,988  116,886 
Nestle SA (Switzerland)  1,657  141,908 
PepsiCo, Inc.  485  56,512 
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.  2,888  168,168 
Pool Corp.  586  73,625 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)  2,414  217,236 
Swedish Match AB (Sweden)  2,046  77,382 
Sysco Corp.  6,507  375,649 
Tate & Lyle PLC (United Kingdom)  19,449  177,018 
Toyota Tsusho Corp. (Japan)  3,500  132,134 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.    306  67,843 
Unilever NV ADR (Netherlands)  945  54,423 
US Foods Holding Corp.    757  22,044 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.  1,086  79,017 
WH Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong)  116,000  123,507 
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom)  55,345  161,898 
    6,214,154 
Energy (1.7%)     
Baker Hughes a GE Co.  7,593  225,740 
Caltex Australia, Ltd. (Australia)  1,545  39,885 
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. (China)  34,500  85,353 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  8,877  739,365 
Halcon Resources Corp.    3,109  22,043 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  6,778  424,506 
Nine Point Energy    448  6,164 
Phillips 66  2,042  199,218 
PTT PCL (Foreign depositary shares) (Thailand)  9,600  121,102 
Repsol SA (Spain)  11,462  210,370 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom)  3,652  117,967 
SandRidge Energy, Inc.    1,296  24,119 
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (South Korea)  662  126,618 
Tervita Corp. Class A (Canada)  63  476 
Thai Oil PCL (Thailand)  9,700  27,621 
Total SA (France)  5,834  329,176 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark)  878  56,192 
    2,755,915 
Financials (12.2%)     
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom)  21,487  261,822 
AerCap Holdings NV (Ireland)    740  38,458 
Aflac, Inc.  5,764  505,157 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Financials cont.     
AGNC Investment Corp.   13,606  $270,759 
Agree Realty Corp. R   1,008  49,836 
Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd. (China)  317,000  147,812 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. R   1,043  132,524 
Allianz SE (Germany)  1,355  319,574 
Allstate Corp. (The)  5,304  544,509 
American Homes 4 Rent R   4,317  92,729 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. R   19,758  230,576 
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. R   2,438  47,492 
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.  907  37,187 
Assured Guaranty, Ltd.  1,332  48,365 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. R   1,271  230,470 
AXA SA (France)  7,111  214,559 
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (Units) (Brazil)  2,600  22,954 
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)  9,000  5,391 
Bank of China, Ltd. (China)  182,000  88,713 
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (China)  151,000  112,123 
Barratt Developments PLC (United Kingdom)  13,565  111,173 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B    2,342  452,029 
BNP Paribas SA (France)  3,362  254,423 
Boston Properties, Inc. R   1,582  198,351 
Brandywine Realty Trust R   2,420  41,697 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.  798  72,027 
Camden Property Trust R   2,191  199,994 
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)  32,000  93,259 
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)  21,000  177,801 
Chimera Investment Corp. R   6,280  114,924 
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China)  235,000  87,395 
China Construction Bank Corp. (China)  299,000  261,923 
China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China)  216,000  99,605 
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (China)  87,000  62,028 
CME Group, Inc.  3,169  473,892 
CoreLogic, Inc.    1,988  86,697 
CoreSite Realty Corp. R   541  61,393 
Corporate Office Properties Trust R   2,314  70,207 
Credit Agricole SA (France)  5,784  97,449 
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)  4,000  24,963 
DGB Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)  4,640  42,769 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. R   578  67,453 
DNB ASA (Norway)  5,178  94,418 
Douglas Emmett, Inc. R   2,945  118,713 
Duke Realty Corp. R   4,843  136,234 
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R   1,834  37,230 
EPR Properties R   3,685  249,916 
Equity Commonwealth  R   1,396  41,964 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.   1,401  126,524 
Equity Residential Trust R   8,643  577,525 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. R   703  173,634 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. R   1,771  151,173 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Financials cont.     
Fonciere Des Regions (France)   1,710  $182,956 
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. R   1,167  30,459 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. R   4,040  146,733 
Getty Realty Corp. R   1,457  41,466 
GGP, Inc. R   7,390  173,665 
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. (China)  34,800  75,367 
HCP, Inc. R   2,576  68,109 
Highwoods Properties, Inc. R   1,564  79,436 
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)  4,815  47,797 
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea)  427  17,024 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. (China)  322,000  252,513 
Industrial Bank of Korea (South Korea)  19,571  288,110 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.  772  55,159 
iStar, Inc.  R   6,918  79,557 
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. (Japan)  900  11,445 
JBG SMITH Properties R   584  19,453 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  11,430  1,194,664 
KB Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)  228  12,544 
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong)  17,000  75,607 
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A R   1,770  133,157 
Liberty Property Trust R   4,222  189,483 
Macerich Co. (The) R   1,269  82,168 
Mapfre SA (Spain)  13,633  45,857 
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.   8,210  112,395 
MFA Financial, Inc. R   7,978  63,824 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)  39,000  276,466 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)  118,700  216,165 
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. R   858  15,324 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft     
AG in Muenchen (Germany)  877  195,148 
National Health Investors, Inc. R   1,200  93,600 
National Retail Properties, Inc.  2,740  112,532 
NN Group NV (Netherlands)  4,356  191,342 
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)  23,200  139,424 
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan)  1,600  37,000 
Old Mutual PLC (South Africa)  48,966  130,655 
ORIX Corp. (Japan)  11,400  196,672 
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R   5,060  147,752 
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China, Ltd. (China)  188,000  97,619 
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom)  5,382  184,877 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)  5,711  802,738 
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico)  1,473  52,085 
Prologis, Inc. R   4,442  294,194 
PS Business Parks, Inc. R   413  54,747 
Public Storage R   1,323  281,958 
Quality Care Properties, Inc.  R   1,878  27,588 
Realty Income Corp. R   346  19,134 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.  866  140,335 
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan)  34,400  183,221 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Financials cont.     
Retail Properties of America, Inc. Class A   6,030  $78,752 
Saul Centers, Inc. R   196  12,650 
Select Income REIT R   1,242  31,162 
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (South Korea)  1,426  63,779 
Simon Property Group, Inc. R   2,383  385,450 
SL Green Realty Corp.   1,422  145,371 
Societe Generale SA (France)  3,136  157,927 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. R   12,071  103,086 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. R   5,799  125,722 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)  5,700  231,695 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan)  1,400  52,155 
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong)  4,000  65,660 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. R   6,337  105,891 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  4,322  266,365 
Swiss Re AG (Switzerland)  2,188  205,066 
Tier REIT, Inc. R   1,112  22,273 
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)  2,332  316,149 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Turkey)  28,899  70,921 
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS (Turkey)  6,051  13,722 
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C (Turkey)  38,829  61,180 
Two Harbors Investment Corp. R   3,893  62,288 
U.S. Bancorp  5,465  301,395 
Voya Financial, Inc.  4,709  208,138 
Washington Prime Group, Inc. R   10,446  74,271 
Welltower, Inc. R   3,294  222,213 
Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (The) (Hong Kong)  5,000  15,772 
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)    4,000  24,174 
WP Carey, Inc. R   1,584  112,749 
Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)  108,000  50,224 
    19,215,517 
Government (0.1%)     
Poste Italiane SpA (Italy)  11,563  84,435 
    84,435 
Health care (4.9%)     
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan)  600  12,911 
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)  436  28,167 
Baxter International, Inc.  1,178  77,194 
Bayer AG (Germany)  794  101,263 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A    529  143,518 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.    606  63,145 
DaVita Inc.    295  18,013 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA (Germany)  991  98,456 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)  13,160  227,720 
Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (China)  6,000  17,251 
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. (China)  4,500  43,885 
Humana, Inc.  2,858  745,538 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.    102  40,778 
Johnson & Johnson  9,608  1,338,683 
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan)  3,100  60,324 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Health care cont.     
Merck & Co., Inc.  5,625  $310,894 
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (Japan)  4,200  90,945 
Novartis AG (Switzerland)  4,540  388,582 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. R   3,600  96,660 
Pfizer, Inc.  28,307  1,026,412 
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)  1,492  376,431 
Sanofi (France)  3,098  282,454 
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan)  2,700  150,708 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.  321  61,876 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  4,008  914,505 
Ventas, Inc. R   1,018  65,162 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.    980  208,730 
Zoetis, Inc.  9,007  651,116 
    7,641,321 
Technology (7.3%)     
Acer, Inc. (Taiwan)  76,000  51,812 
Adobe Systems, Inc.    2,240  406,493 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (China)  S   921  163,091 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A    486  503,579 
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (Spain)  3,598  259,392 
Amdocs, Ltd.  1,328  86,705 
Apple, Inc.  5,495  944,316 
Applied Materials, Inc.  16,156  852,552 
AtoS SE (France)  544  80,451 
CDK Global, Inc.  2,930  202,434 
Changyou.com, Ltd. ADR (China)    2,100  76,608 
Cisco Systems, Inc.  559  20,851 
CommerceHub, Inc. Ser. C    2,210  47,427 
Corning, Inc.  4,656  150,808 
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V    1,429  111,805 
eBay, Inc.    19,599  679,497 
F5 Networks, Inc.    3,419  458,830 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.  4,564  430,522 
Fiserv, Inc.    2,313  304,044 
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan)  1,000  7,487 
Genpact, Ltd.  2,524  81,374 
Harris Corp.  2,432  351,424 
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)  68,000  229,049 
Hoya Corp. (Japan)  1,300  63,260 
Intuit, Inc.  5,160  811,255 
Iron Mountain, Inc. R   3,534  144,435 
Microsoft Corp.  4,498  378,597 
Mixi, Inc. (Japan)  300  13,969 
NetApp, Inc.  6,360  359,404 
Otsuka Corp. (Japan)  700  52,497 
Paychex, Inc.  4,340  292,125 
Pegatron Corp. (Taiwan)  28,000  64,365 
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. (Taiwan)  35,000  76,234 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)  351  824,679 

 

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COMMON STOCKS (46.8%)* cont.  Shares  Value 
Technology cont.     
SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea)  1,727  $123,071 
Synopsys, Inc.    2,662  240,592 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR (Taiwan)  4,500  178,200 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China)  5,900  304,553 
Texas Instruments, Inc.  9,245  899,446 
Tripod Technology Corp. (Taiwan)  13,000  42,322 
YY, Inc. ADR (China)    1,611  166,239 
    11,535,794 
Transportation (1.1%)     
Aeroflot — Russian Airlines PJSC (Russia)  5,900  15,403 
AirAsia Bhd (Malaysia)  67,400  51,742 
ANA Holdings, Inc. (Japan)  1,900  76,140 
Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan)  1,000  186,155 
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany)  619  21,270 
Deutsche Post AG (Germany)  5,549  263,461 
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Spain)  4,254  35,170 
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan)  600  22,043 
Landstar System, Inc.  819  84,521 
MISC Bhd (Malaysia)  32,100  55,347 
Norfolk Southern Corp.  5,329  738,759 
Qantas Airways, Ltd. (Australia)  25,832  112,437 
Royal Mail PLC (United Kingdom)  18,472  110,393 
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. (China)  20,500  23,872 
    1,796,713 
Utilities and power (1.9%)     
American Electric Power Co., Inc.  3,854  299,186 
Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)  65,664  128,411 
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (Brazil)  13,955  139,403 
Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista (Preference) (Brazil)  3,800  70,766 
CPFL Energia SA (Brazil)  10,100  64,763 
Edison International  4,238  344,422 
Endesa SA (Spain)  3,724  83,043 
Enel SpA (Italy)  42,540  276,204 
ENGIE SA (France)  1,080  18,903 
ENI SpA (Italy)  1,118  18,377 
Gas Natural SDG SA (Spain)  375  8,382 
Great Plains Energy, Inc.  10,767  369,416 
Iberdrola SA (Spain)  3,828  30,399 
Innogy SE (Germany)  1,998  92,354 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.  21,769  375,080 
PG&E Corp.  6,014  326,199 
Southern Co. (The)  2,414  123,597 
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (Malaysia)  44,300  167,484 
Transneft PJSC (Preference) (Russia)  3  9,142 
    2,945,531 
Total common stocks (cost $61,446,026)    $73,551,171 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)*  amount  Value 
Basic materials (2.3%)     
A Schulman, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.875%, 6/1/23  $20,000  $20,950 
Agrium, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 1/15/45 (Canada)  10,000  11,471 
AK Steel Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.375%, 10/15/25  25,000  24,313 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
9.375%, 6/1/19  45,000  49,685 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.875%, 8/15/23  5,000  5,450 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.95%, 1/15/21  20,000  20,500 
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 6/1/25 (France)  15,000  17,269 
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 10/15/39 (France)  50,000  62,875 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 6.375%, 10/1/23  55,000  58,713 
Big River Steel, LLC/BRS Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr.     
notes 7.25%, 9/1/25  65,000  69,063 
Blue Cube Spinco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
9.75%, 10/15/23  50,000  59,563 
BMC East, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24  75,000  77,438 
Boise Cascade Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 9/1/24  70,000  73,675 
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
10.75%, 8/15/23  35,000  39,463 
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes     
5.625%, 9/1/24  90,000  93,825 
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. notes 5.50%, 4/15/24  15,000  15,638 
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 4/15/25  150,000  155,438 
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.625%, 11/15/22 (Germany)  47,000  50,147 
CF Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
4.95%, 6/1/43  45,000  42,075 
CF Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes     
4.50%, 12/1/26  85,000  88,682 
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.375%, 5/15/27  50,000  52,125 
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.00%, 5/15/25  35,000  38,281 
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.625%, 5/15/23  5,000  5,288 
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 4.875%, 7/15/24  80,000  78,800 
CPG Merger Sub, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.00%, 10/1/21  30,000  31,050 
CSTN Merger Sub, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes     
6.75%, 8/15/24  60,000  59,400 
Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.50%, 10/1/24  52,000  53,521 
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN BBA LIBOR     
USD 3 Month + 0.53%, 1.907%, 5/1/20  50,000  50,416 
Eastman Chemical Co. sr. unsec. notes 3.80%, 3/15/25  26,000  26,962 
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 1/15/25  55,000  56,650 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Basic materials cont.     
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.875%, 2/15/23 (Indonesia)  $55,000  $60,022 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
6.75%, 2/1/22 (Indonesia)  30,000  31,125 
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 9.50%, 2/1/23  75,000  83,531 
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.625%, 4/29/24  81,000  85,227 
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.00%, 4/16/25  79,000  80,120 
Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.875%, 11/15/20  67,000  70,015 
International Paper Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 2/15/27  20,000  19,332 
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. 144A sr. notes 11.00%, 5/15/22  20,000  22,540 
Kraton Polymers, LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp. 144A     
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 4/15/23  60,000  67,950 
Kraton Polymers, LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp. 144A     
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 4/15/25  25,000  26,938 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.875%, 9/15/24  65,000  67,763 
Mercer International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7.75%, 12/1/22 (Canada)  35,000  37,100 
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/24 (Canada)  55,000  58,094 
Methanex Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.65%, 12/1/44 (Canada)  22,000  22,327 
Monsanto Company sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.50%, 8/15/25  45,000  50,825 
New Gold, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.25%, 11/15/22 (Canada)  20,000  20,650 
New Gold, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/25 (Canada)  15,000  15,844 
Norbord, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%,     
4/15/23 (Canada)  20,000  21,808 
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc. 144A notes     
7.125%, 11/1/22  20,000  20,650 
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%,     
6/1/27 (Canada)  26,000  26,260 
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%,     
6/1/24 (Canada)  49,000  49,613 
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
5.875%, 9/30/26  85,000  88,081 
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.25%, 8/15/24  5,000  5,256 
Pactiv, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.375%, 4/15/27  5,000  5,700 
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.625%, 4/15/27  55,000  59,056 
Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 5.875%, 12/1/25  5,000  5,038 
Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
6.50%, 2/1/22  15,000  15,506 
Sealed Air Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 9/15/25  15,000  16,425 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/27  22,000  22,215 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/1/22  15,000  14,909 

 

34 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Basic materials cont.     
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 7.50%, 11/20/25 (Ireland)  $40,000  $48,300 
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.00%, 12/15/26  30,000  31,706 
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.50%, 10/1/24  30,000  31,932 
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.25%, 4/15/23  18,000  18,546 
Steel Dynamics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
4.125%, 9/15/25  65,000  65,163 
Teck Resources, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.75%, 1/15/22 (Canada)  5,000  5,250 
Teck Resources, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.75%, 2/1/23 (Canada)  20,000  20,200 
Teck Resources, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.50%, 6/1/24 (Canada)  10,000  11,288 
TMS International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 8/15/25  55,000  57,750 
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.     
144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/1/25 (Luxembourg)  30,000  31,313 
Tronox Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.75%, 10/1/25 (United Kingdom)  15,000  15,600 
U.S. Concrete, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.375%, 6/1/24  75,000  80,438 
Univar USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.75%, 7/15/23  35,000  36,663 
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
4.875%, 6/1/27  45,000  47,025 
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 3/1/25  35,000  37,450 
Venator Finance SARL/Venator Materials Corp. 144A sr. unsec.     
notes 5.75%, 7/15/25 (Luxembourg)  30,000  31,650 
Weekley Homes, LLC/Weekley Finance Corp. sr. unsec. notes     
6.00%, 2/1/23  30,000  29,850 
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
bonds 4.375%, 11/15/47  49,000  49,497 
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 3.60%, 8/15/26  90,000  90,249 
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
8.20%, 1/15/30  45,000  63,272 
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.95%, 2/15/31  22,000  30,849 
WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 10/1/24  40,000  43,200 
Zekelman Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes     
9.875%, 6/15/23  30,000  33,600 
    3,569,437 
Capital goods (1.2%)     
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 11/15/24  85,000  87,763 
Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.00%, 10/1/24  40,000  41,650 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Capital goods cont.     
Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
4.75%, 10/1/27  $10,000  $10,088 
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 7.75%, 11/15/19  5,000  5,456 
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%,     
6/15/23 (Canada)  35,000  36,635 
Belden, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.25%, 7/15/24  110,000  114,125 
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty notes 5.50%, 5/15/22  20,000  20,725 
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty unsub. notes 5.125%, 7/15/23  50,000  52,375 
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 12/1/21 (Canada)  65,000  71,906 
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 12/1/24 (Canada)  40,000  40,350 
Briggs & Stratton Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.875%, 12/15/20  55,000  60,511 
CD&R Waterworks Merger Sub, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes     
6.125%, 8/15/25  5,000  5,102 
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
7.375%, 12/15/26  25,000  29,500 
FXI Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7.875%, 11/1/24  45,000  45,070 
Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 6.00%, 7/15/22  130,000  133,088 
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 8.00%, 5/15/22  70,000  73,675 
Honeywell International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds     
3.812%, 11/21/47  60,000  60,925 
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 7/2/64  35,000  37,660 
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
4.50%, 2/15/47  26,000  27,803 
L3 Technologies, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
3.85%, 12/15/26  7,000  7,203 
Legrand France SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.50%, 2/15/25 (France)  10,000  12,916 
Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 9.50%, 2/15/24  80,000  91,000 
MasTec, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.875%, 3/15/23  70,000  71,050 
Medtronic, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
4.375%, 3/15/35  11,000  12,070 
Medtronic, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
3.50%, 3/15/25  11,000  11,366 
Oshkosh Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.375%, 3/1/25  65,000  69,063 
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes     
4.875%, 12/15/25  25,000  25,000 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC/Reynolds     
Group Issuer Lu 144A company guaranty sr. FRN BBA LIBOR USD     
3 Month + 3.50%, 4.859%, 7/15/21  25,000  25,438 
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer, LLC/Reynolds     
Group Issuer Lu 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.00%, 7/15/24  45,000  48,282 
Rockwell Collins, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.35%, 4/15/47  34,000  36,306 
Tennant Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 5/1/25  35,000  36,488 

 

36 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Capital goods cont.     
Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.375%, 12/15/24  $30,000  $31,350 
Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.00%, 7/15/26  35,000  35,700 
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%,     
7/15/23 (United Kingdom)  54,000  57,915 
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
6.50%, 5/15/25  20,000  20,412 
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
6.375%, 6/15/26  85,000  86,275 
Trident Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25  40,000  39,700 
United Technologies Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.90%, 5/4/20  205,000  203,342 
Wabash National Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.50%, 10/1/25  20,000  20,150 
Wrangler Buyer Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 10/1/25  55,000  55,825 
    1,951,258 
Communication services (1.9%)     
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.125%, 1/15/27 R   26,000  24,915 
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 6/1/25 R   64,000  65,962 
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/46  50,000  47,462 
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.25%, 3/1/27  75,000  76,703 
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 5/15/25  51,000  50,107 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. company guaranty     
sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 9/30/22  85,000  87,125 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 5/1/26  35,000  35,820 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 4/1/24  90,000  94,050 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec.     
notes 5.75%, 2/15/26  15,000  15,563 
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 5.125%, 5/1/23  25,000  25,875 
CenturyLink, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 12/1/23  45,000  43,356 
CenturyLink, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 4/1/20  15,000  15,038 
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.     
144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21  140,000  140,525 
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.     
144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21  10,000  10,006 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter     
Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr.     
sub. bonds 6.484%, 10/23/45  63,000  72,447 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter     
Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr.     
sub. notes 4.908%, 7/23/25  31,000  32,749 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter     
Communications Operating Capital C company guaranty sr. sub.     
bonds 5.375%, 5/1/47  50,000  50,503 
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
3.969%, 11/1/47  31,000  31,072 
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
2.35%, 1/15/27  5,000  4,678 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Communication services cont.     
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.50%, 11/15/35  $64,000  $85,515 
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.375%, 2/15/25  34,000  34,650 
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.15%, 3/1/26  5,000  5,008 
CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes     
6.00%, 6/15/25  65,000  69,550 
CommScope Technologies, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27  15,000  15,000 
Cox Communications, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.50%, 8/15/27  20,000  19,655 
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.65%, 9/1/27   30,000  29,744 
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/22 R   15,000  16,140 
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
3.70%, 6/15/26 R   34,000  33,864 
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/24  180,000  175,444 
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21  55,000  59,125 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. bonds 8.75%, 6/15/30 (Netherlands)  12,000  17,565 
DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.875%, 11/15/24  70,000  70,525 
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 11.00%, 9/15/25  15,000  11,513 
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 9/15/22  25,000  19,813 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7.50%, 4/1/21 (Bermuda)  10,000  9,313 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A company guaranty sr. notes     
8.00%, 2/15/24 (Bermuda)  2,000  2,115 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%,     
7/15/25 (Bermuda)  110,000  106,700 
Intelsat Luxembourg SA company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
7.75%, 6/1/21 (Luxembourg)  18,000  10,620 
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 5.15%, 4/30/20  50,000  53,442 
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.375%, 4/1/21  125,000  133,099 
Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%,     
1/15/23 (Canada)  15,000  16,050 
SFR Group SA 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.00%,     
5/15/22 (France)  200,000  201,500 
Sprint Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.875%, 11/15/28  65,000  66,706 
Sprint Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 8/15/20  145,000  155,150 
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
7.25%, 9/15/21  185,000  197,025 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.375%, 3/1/25  30,000  32,204 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.00%, 3/1/23  20,000  20,984 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.375%, 4/15/27  120,000  128,400 

 

38 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Communication services cont.     
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
4.00%, 4/15/22  $15,000  $15,413 
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.125%, 1/15/22  25,000  25,875 
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.522%, 9/15/48  62,000  60,333 
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.40%, 11/1/34  22,000  22,120 
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.125%, 3/16/27  45,000  46,898 
Videotron, Ltd./Videotron Ltee. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.125%,     
4/15/27 (Canada)  135,000  141,413 
Windstream Services, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.375%, 8/1/23  40,000  27,000 
    3,059,427 
Conglomerates (0.2%)     
General Electric Co. sr. unsec. bonds 4.50%, 3/11/44  11,000  11,917 
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 144A company guaranty     
sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 3/16/20 (Netherlands)  250,000  250,258 
    262,175 
Consumer cyclicals (3.6%)     
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 7.75%, 12/1/45  93,000  137,173 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 3.55%, 7/26/27 (Canada)  15,000  14,945 
Amazon.com, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/22/27  70,000  69,861 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 6.125%, 5/15/27  20,000  19,850 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/26  15,000  14,681 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 5.875%, 2/15/22  25,000  25,438 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 5.75%, 6/15/25  35,000  34,125 
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec.     
notes 5.75%, 12/15/23  50,000  52,750 
American Tire Distributors, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. sub. notes     
10.25%, 3/1/22  70,000  71,575 
Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.50%, 2/1/20  41,000  43,396 
Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/25  50,000  51,000 
Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. (The) company guaranty notes     
8.00%, 6/15/21  50,000  16,000 
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
6.875%, 5/15/23  20,000  21,300 
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.375%, 4/1/26  35,000  38,150 
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 6.50%, 12/15/20 (Canada)  95,000  96,781 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Consumer cyclicals cont.     
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential     
US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%,     
7/1/22 (Canada)  $35,000  $36,545 
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.875%, 11/15/24  15,000  16,669 
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
2.90%, 1/15/27  48,000  44,812 
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.60%, 1/15/45  30,000  29,700 
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.00%, 1/15/26  11,000  11,210 
CBS Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7.25%, 11/1/24  45,000  47,363 
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
4.875%, 6/1/23  50,000  50,875 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr.     
unsec. sub. notes 7.625%, 3/15/20  30,000  29,661 
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 9/15/25  110,000  107,800 
CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 5.25%, 10/15/25  65,000  65,081 
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7.75%, 9/1/23  80,000  86,800 
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
10.75%, 9/1/24  35,000  37,013 
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.70%, 11/1/26  71,000  68,024 
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.00%, 8/1/23  40,000  42,950 
Expedia, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.00%, 2/15/26  48,000  51,480 
Ford Motor Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.346%, 12/8/26  60,000  62,462 
Gartner, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.125%, 4/1/25  30,000  31,350 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 4.00%, 10/6/26  51,000  51,456 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 4.30%, 7/13/25  15,000  15,511 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/25  7,000  7,133 
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 4.875%, 11/1/20  35,000  36,799 
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26  60,000  64,762 
Gray Television, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.875%, 7/15/26  35,000  35,525 
GW Honos Security Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.75%, 5/15/25 (Canada)  40,000  42,700 
Hanesbrands, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.625%, 5/15/24  30,000  30,563 
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.     
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/1/27  150,000  158,115 
Home Depot, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 6/1/22  67,000  67,419 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 3/15/22 R   58,000  62,622 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Consumer cyclicals cont.     
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/15/25  $55,000  $56,513 
Hyatt Hotels Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.85%, 3/15/26  45,000  49,029 
iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes     
9.00%, 12/15/19  265,000  196,763 
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty notes 4.75%, 2/15/25     
(United Kingdom)  140,000  148,400 
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%,     
3/1/26 (United Kingdom)  30,000  30,375 
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company     
guaranty notes 10.25%, 11/15/22  95,000  104,381 
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21  75,000  79,219 
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 144A notes 7.875%, 2/1/24  20,000  21,500 
Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%,     
10/15/19  ‡‡   40,000  38,800 
Lamar Media Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.875%, 2/1/22  15,000  15,356 
Lear Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 9/15/27  71,000  70,904 
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.75%, 11/15/22  40,000  42,250 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.875%, 11/1/24  45,000  47,475 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 4.875%, 11/1/24  25,000  25,750 
Masonite International Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 5.625%, 3/15/23  65,000  68,026 
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%,     
12/15/23 (Canada)  30,000  31,502 
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%,     
10/1/25 (Canada)  30,000  31,469 
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.75%, 10/1/20  40,000  43,738 
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 8.625%, 2/1/19  60,000  63,822 
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 6.625%, 12/15/21  5,000  5,556 
Moody’s Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.25%, 1/15/28  20,000  19,715 
Navistar International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25  75,000  77,672 
Neiman Marcus Group, LLC (The) company guaranty sr. notes     
7.125%, 6/1/28  65,000  41,275 
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub.     
notes 8.75% (9.50%), 10/15/21  ‡‡   15,712  8,484 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 5.625%, 8/1/24  75,000  76,688 
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The) 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/1/25 (Luxembourg)  60,000  62,400 
Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A company guaranty     
sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 4/15/22  10,000  10,294 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
3.55%, 3/15/26  26,000  26,123 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Consumer cyclicals cont.     
Omnicom Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.60%, 4/15/26  $52,000  $52,124 
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.     
company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 3/15/25  40,000  42,200 
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.     
company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 2/15/24  15,000  15,750 
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 1/15/27  25,000  25,938 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub.     
notes 5.75%, 10/1/22  30,000  30,919 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub.     
notes 5.50%, 5/15/26  75,000  76,313 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub.     
notes 5.375%, 12/1/24  10,000  10,150 
PetSmart, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 3/15/23  15,000  10,950 
Priceline Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. notes 3.65%, 3/15/25  46,000  46,675 
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.875%, 6/15/32  75,000  94,125 
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.50%, 3/1/26  20,000  21,700 
QVC, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.45%, 2/15/25  36,000  36,698 
Realogy Group, LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 6/1/23  25,000  25,188 
Regal Entertainment Group sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 2/1/25  10,000  10,150 
Regal Entertainment Group sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/15/23  40,000  41,400 
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp.     
144A sr. notes 6.125%, 8/15/21  70,000  70,525 
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.40%, 2/15/26  26,000  28,103 
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.95%, 1/22/27  24,000  23,291 
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.375%, 4/15/23  50,000  52,000 
Scientific Games International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 10.00%, 12/1/22  145,000  159,681 
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24  90,000  92,475 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
6.00%, 7/15/24  30,000  31,913 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 8/1/27  155,000  156,744 
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
bonds 5.50%, 4/15/27  95,000  98,325 
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 4.875%, 7/31/24  35,000  35,613 
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.75%, 7/15/25  35,000  36,750 
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.125%, 12/15/24  30,000  31,688 
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/24  50,000  52,625 
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/15/27  128,000  133,120 
SugarHouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz LP/SugarHouse HSP     
Gaming Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes     
5.875%, 5/15/25  35,000  33,250 

 

42 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Consumer cyclicals cont.     
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc.     
144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 3/1/24  $20,000  $20,850 
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
3.80%, 2/15/27  62,000  61,820 
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
2.95%, 7/15/26  27,000  25,446 
Townsquare Media, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.50%, 4/1/23  15,000  14,850 
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. company guaranty     
sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 6/15/24  40,000  43,088 
Tribune Media Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.875%, 7/15/22  20,000  20,400 
Univision Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub.     
notes 5.125%, 2/15/25  55,000  53,556 
Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 8.75%, 7/15/25  80,000  82,400 
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes     
5.00%, 8/1/23  30,000  31,050 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
bonds 5.00%, 9/1/26  25,000  24,750 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.50%, 4/1/27  56,000  56,687 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 3/1/21  22,000  23,513 
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.25%, 5/15/27  35,000  35,678 
    5,663,375 
Consumer staples (1.7%)     
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty     
notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 (Canada)  50,000  51,188 
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
notes 4.625%, 1/15/22 (Canada)  25,000  25,563 
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
sub. notes 4.25%, 5/15/24 (Canada)  50,000  50,075 
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.85%, 8/9/22  72,000  72,336 
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.625%, 1/14/20  145,000  146,146 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. bonds 4.90%, 2/1/46  157,000  177,243 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. bonds 3.65%, 2/1/26  49,000  50,256 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 2.65%, 2/1/21  145,000  146,148 
Ascend Learning, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 8/1/25  15,000  15,600 
BlueLine Rental Finance Corp./BlueLine Rental, LLC 144A     
company guaranty sub. notes 9.25%, 3/15/24  75,000  81,188 
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
8.50%, 7/15/25  85,000  90,126 
CEC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
8.00%, 2/15/22  60,000  57,300 
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 11.00%, 3/15/21  30,000  31,575 
Coca-Cola Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.25%, 9/1/26  22,000  20,817 

 

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 43 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Consumer staples cont.     
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 12/1/22  $60,000  $64,424 
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 12/5/18  145,000  145,239 
Dean Foods Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.50%, 3/15/23  50,000  49,625 
Diageo Investment Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.00%, 9/15/22  7,000  8,625 
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
4.50%, 2/15/45  37,000  36,819 
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7.00%, 10/15/37  132,000  174,011 
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 3/15/42  42,000  48,157 
Fresh Market, Inc. (The) 144A company guaranty sr. notes     
9.75%, 5/1/23  35,000  19,775 
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
8.75%, 10/1/25  70,000  72,800 
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/15/24  100,000  102,125 
Kellogg Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 4/1/26  52,000  51,460 
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC     
144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26  60,000  63,450 
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC     
144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 6/1/24  15,000  15,713 
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC     
144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 6/1/27  20,000  20,468 
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes Ser. 144A,     
6.875%, 1/26/39  71,000  91,191 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/1/26  145,000  152,613 
Match Group, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 12/15/27  40,000  40,300 
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 1.90%, 3/15/19  125,000  124,552 
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 4/15/28  35,000  34,606 
Newell Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 4/1/26  63,000  65,902 
PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 10/6/46  34,000  32,494 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.75%, 3/15/25  20,000  20,990 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 6.25%, 8/1/24  85,000  51,425 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 5.75%, 2/15/21  5,000  3,969 
Rite Aid Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.125%, 4/1/23  40,000  37,000 
Tyson Foods, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
4.875%, 8/15/34  15,000  16,534 
Tyson Foods, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
5.15%, 8/15/44  21,000  24,175 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.30%, 11/18/21  26,000  26,461 
    2,610,464 

 

44 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Energy (3.1%)     
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 12/15/24  $80,000  $88,200 
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 6/1/23  25,000  26,063 
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.375%, 11/1/21  20,000  20,500 
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.125%, 12/1/22  15,000  15,375 
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr.     
unsec. notes 10.00%, 4/1/22  25,000  27,188 
Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.125%, 6/1/21 (Canada)  15,000  14,288 
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.315%, 2/13/20 (United Kingdom)  82,000  82,247 
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
1.768%, 9/19/19 (United Kingdom)  40,000  39,764 
Calfrac Holdings LP 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 7.50%, 12/1/20  30,000  29,550 
California Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.00%, 1/15/20  30,000  27,150 
California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty notes     
8.00%, 12/15/22  11,000  8,140 
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.85%,     
6/1/27 (Canada)  16,000  16,197 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 6.75%, 11/15/39 (Canada)  29,000  34,256 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.25%,     
4/15/27 (Canada)  33,000  32,647 
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes     
5.875%, 3/31/25  110,000  119,213 
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC 144A company guaranty sr.     
bonds 5.125%, 6/30/27  75,000  77,344 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.75%, 3/15/23  10,000  9,200 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty notes     
8.00%, 12/15/22  35,000  37,363 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
bonds 8.00%, 6/15/27  20,000  19,156 
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.00%, 1/15/25  100,000  99,500 
Chevron Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.561%, 5/16/19  30,000  29,829 
Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
3.75%, 10/1/27  115,000  115,576 
ConocoPhillips Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
1.05%, 12/15/17  145,000  144,966 
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
4.90%, 6/1/44  60,000  57,000 
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
3.80%, 6/1/24  20,000  19,700 
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.50%, 4/15/23  45,000  45,900 

 

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 45 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Energy cont.     
Covey Park Energy, LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 5/15/25  $45,000  $47,025 
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 10/15/25  45,000  45,225 
Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
6.375%, 8/15/21  35,000  24,675 
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes     
9.00%, 5/15/21  26,000  25,025 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 5.375%, 5/31/25  50,000  51,610 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 4.75%, 11/1/24  20,000  20,225 
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec.     
bonds 5.75%, 1/30/28  50,000  50,563 
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec.     
notes 8.125%, 9/15/23  60,000  64,500 
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec.     
notes 5.50%, 1/30/26  20,000  20,250 
Energy Transfer Partners LP jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. B, 6.625%,     
perpetual maturity  156,000  153,855 
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.375%, 5/1/20  65,000  48,100 
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. notes 8.00%, 11/29/24  30,000  30,000 
EQT Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.90%, 10/1/27  60,000  58,891 
FTS International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. FRN BBA     
LIBOR USD 3 Month + 7.50%, 8.82%, 6/15/20  45,000  45,900 
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP/Hess Infrastructure Partners     
Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 2/15/26  30,000  30,788 
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 144A     
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/24  65,000  67,925 
Jonah Energy, LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 10/15/25  80,000  80,800 
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%,     
3/31/24 (Canada)  25,000  22,500 
MEG Energy Corp. 144A notes 6.50%, 1/15/25 (Canada)  35,000  34,300 
Motiva Enterprises, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 1/15/20  37,000  39,241 
Murray Energy Corp. 144A notes 11.25%, 4/15/21  45,000  24,975 
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/30/22  25,000  26,781 
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/1/26  75,000  79,875 
Noble Holding International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 7.75%, 1/15/24  40,000  34,600 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.875%, 3/15/22  85,000  86,594 
Occidental Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
4.40%, 4/15/46  41,000  44,007 
Pertamina Persero PT 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%,     
5/20/23 (Indonesia)  200,000  209,051 
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
bonds 7.25%, 3/17/44 (Brazil)  112,000  116,900 

 

46 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Energy cont.     
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 6.25%, 3/17/24 (Brazil)  $333,000  $353,813 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 6.00%, 11/15/26 (Venezuela)  110,000  24,200 
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
5.625%, 1/23/46 (Mexico)  95,000  88,825 
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.50%, 1/23/26 (Mexico)  205,000  204,959 
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
Ser. REGS, 6.50%, 3/13/27 (Mexico)  159,000  175,337 
Philips 66 Partners LP sr. unsec. bonds 3.75%, 3/1/28  20,000  19,841 
Precision Drilling Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%,     
12/15/23 (Canada)  50,000  52,000 
QEP Resources, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/1/26  35,000  35,521 
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes     
5.75%, 6/1/21  50,000  51,750 
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.     
company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 3/1/22  10,000  10,954 
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.     
company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23  25,000  25,936 
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 11/15/23  5,000  4,863 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. bonds 4.20%, 3/15/28  26,000  26,191 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27  34,000  36,206 
SemGroup Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.375%, 3/15/25  10,000  9,925 
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.125%, 12/15/21  20,000  20,425 
SESI, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 9/15/24  15,000  15,450 
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 5.375%, 9/30/25 (Canada)  30,000  30,000 
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 6.75%,     
5/1/23 (Canada)  15,000  15,900 
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. escrow sr. unsec. notes     
6.50%, 7/15/22 F   50,000  5 
Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd. 144A company guaranty notes     
9.50%, 11/2/20  40,000  40,600 
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 2.875%, 5/10/26 (Netherlands)  55,000  54,193 
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 11/15/21  30,000  30,225 
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/24  25,000  23,938 
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 1/1/23  15,000  15,263 
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 11/15/22  45,000  45,563 
Spectra Energy Partners LP sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 10/15/26  39,000  38,317 
Statoil ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.90%,     
11/8/20 (Norway)  55,000  55,946 
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 144A     
company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 1/15/28  15,000  15,450 
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance     
Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 2/1/27  30,000  30,750 

 

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 47 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Energy cont.     
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners     
Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
5.00%, 1/15/28  $125,000  $124,063 
Transcanada Trust company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.30%,     
3/15/77 (Canada)  46,000  47,610 
Valero Energy Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.375%, 12/15/26  9,000  9,351 
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub.     
notes 9.875%, 2/15/24  40,000  41,950 
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.75%, 3/15/32  43,000  56,330 
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.30%, 3/4/24  36,000  37,572 
Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes     
4.875%, 3/15/24  20,000  20,824 
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23  35,000  39,506 
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 8/1/20  11,000  11,935 
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.00%, 1/15/22  62,000  63,860 
    4,825,840 
Financials (4.6%)     
AIG Global Funding 144A sr. notes 2.15%, 7/2/20  50,000  49,621 
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 4/1/27  41,000  40,753 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 5.375%, 8/1/22  40,000  40,600 
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes     
8.25%, 8/1/23  30,000  31,425 
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.00%, 11/1/31  100,000  132,375 
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.25%, 12/1/17  105,000  105,000 
Ally Financial, Inc. sub. unsec. notes 5.75%, 11/20/25  80,000  87,699 
American Express Co. sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 3/19/18  94,000  95,381 
American International Group, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRB     
8.175%, 5/15/58  150,000  205,500 
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. AA, 6.10%,     
perpetual maturity  49,000  54,329 
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. Z, 6.50%,     
perpetual maturity  15,000  17,064 
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN,     
3.248%, 10/21/27  56,000  55,370 
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 1/11/18  149,000  149,040 
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN,     
2.151%, 11/9/20  15,000  14,884 
Bank of America Corp. unsec. sub. notes 6.11%, 1/29/37  170,000  212,830 
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.70%,     
3/7/22 (Canada)  16,000  16,036 
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.35%,     
10/21/20 (Canada)  60,000  59,978 
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.375%,     
12/18/17 (Canada)  145,000  144,996 
Barclays Bank PLC 144A unsec. sub. notes 10.179%, 6/12/21     
(United Kingdom)  80,000  97,791 
BGC Partners, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 5/27/21  7,000  7,371 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Financials cont.     
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. bonds 7.875%, 10/15/19  $25,000  $27,124 
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/17/22  59,000  65,741 
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.25%, 3/15/25  37,000  40,654 
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.00%, 3/15/23  20,000  20,553 
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.875%, 3/1/26  35,000  37,779 
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23  35,000  37,625 
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 8/15/22  115,000  122,906 
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRB 3.668%, 7/24/28  55,000  55,591 
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.65%, 10/26/20  50,000  50,177 
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.887%, 1/10/28  97,000  99,654 
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.45%, 9/29/27  60,000  63,058 
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 5.50%, 9/13/25  49,000  55,135 
CNG Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9.375%, 5/15/20  50,000  47,500 
CNO Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 5/30/25  60,000  63,600 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.15%,     
9/19/27 (Australia)  55,000  54,240 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A unsec. notes 2.20%,     
11/9/20 (Australia)  330,000  327,242 
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7.375%, 3/15/23  35,000  36,663 
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.125%, 2/15/21  25,000  25,344 
Duke Realty LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.375%, 6/15/22 R   16,000  16,994 
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.25%, 5/1/25 R   40,000  40,700 
Fairfax US, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
4.875%, 8/13/24  60,000  62,391 
Fifth Third Bancorp jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.10%, perpetual maturity  25,000  25,438 
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 11/15/24  50,000  52,000 
goeasy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%,     
11/1/22 (Canada)  30,000  31,238 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 2/15/19  33,000  35,029 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.85%, 1/26/27  120,000  122,487 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.60%, 12/27/20  238,000  238,555 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.30%, 12/13/19  136,000  135,802 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
Ser. GLOB, 2.375%, 1/22/18  2,000  2,002 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.875%, 5/1/25 R   25,000  25,186 
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
4.50%, 3/15/25 R   13,000  13,494 
HSBC Finance Corp. unsec. sub. notes 6.676%, 1/15/21  27,000  30,135 
Hub Holdings, LLC/Hub Holdings Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. sub.     
notes 8.125%, 7/15/19  ‡‡   10,000  10,013 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Financials cont.     
HUB International, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 10/1/21  $50,000  $52,000 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 2/1/24  30,000  31,500 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 2/1/22  30,000  31,200 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/20  37,000  38,110 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 2/1/22  15,000  15,338 
Intelsat Connect Finance SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
sub. notes 12.50%, 4/1/22 (Luxembourg)  3,000  2,595 
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 4/1/22 R   20,000  20,725 
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 9/15/22 R   15,000  15,169 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. Q, 5.15%,     
perpetual maturity  9,000  9,360 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. Z, 5.30%,     
perpetual maturity  43,000  44,559 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.964%, 11/15/48  181,000  182,436 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. unsec. sub. bonds 3.625%, 12/1/27  124,000  124,359 
KeyCorp sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 2.30%, 12/13/18  4,000  4,004 
KKR Group Finance Co. III, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. bonds 5.125%, 6/1/44  19,000  20,554 
KKR Group Finance Co., LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 6.375%, 9/29/20  41,000  45,175 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty jr. unsec. sub.     
bonds 7.80%, 3/15/37  92,000  116,840 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC jr. unsec. sub. FRB 7.50%, perpetual     
maturity (United Kingdom)  200,000  226,500 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 144A jr. unsec. sub. FRN 6.657%,     
perpetual maturity (United Kingdom)  30,000  34,950 
LPL Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.75%, 9/15/25  60,000  61,725 
Macquarie Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.85%,     
7/29/20 (Australia)  49,000  49,319 
Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.625%,     
8/13/19 (Australia)  110,000  119,218 
MetLife, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 2/8/21  100,000  107,233 
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance     
Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/24 R   25,000  26,750 
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance     
Co-Issuer, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.50%, 1/15/28 R   15,000  14,906 
Mid-America Apartments LP sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 10/15/23 R   20,000  21,110 
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 1/22/47  55,000  58,695 
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 1/20/27  120,000  121,864 
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 1/27/20  80,000  80,499 
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company     
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/1/21  55,000  55,825 
Neuberger Berman Group, LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp.     
144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/45  40,000  40,122 
OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. notes 7.25%, 12/15/21  30,000  31,050 

 

50 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Financials cont.     
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. bonds 3.976%, 2/15/25  $100,000  $101,743 
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 144A sr.     
unsec. notes 6.375%, 6/15/25  40,000  41,992 
Regions Financial Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 8/14/22  35,000  34,764 
Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.125%,     
3/2/20 (Canada)  46,000  45,953 
Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.20%,     
7/27/18 (Canada)  145,000  145,296 
Royal Bank of Canada unsec. sub. notes Ser. GMTN, 4.65%,     
1/27/26 (Canada)  30,000  32,147 
Select Income REIT sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 2/1/20 R   7,000  7,056 
Select Income REIT sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.85%, 2/1/18 R   7,000  7,006 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
2.625%, 11/17/20 (Sweden)  270,000  271,424 
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 8.25%, 12/15/20  20,000  22,125 
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 6.125%, 5/15/22  30,000  31,125 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
4.75%, 3/15/25 R   45,000  44,831 
Swiss Re Treasury US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 4.25%, 12/6/42  60,000  62,093 
TMX Finance, LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty     
sr. notes 8.50%, 9/15/18  15,000  13,800 
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) unsec. sub. FRB 3.625%,     
9/15/31 (Canada)  43,000  42,636 
UBS Group Funding Jersey, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 3.00%, 4/15/21 (Switzerland)  200,000  201,769 
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 5/1/25  55,000  55,688 
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 4.60%, 2/6/24 R   40,000  41,877 
VICI Properties 1, LLC/VICI FC, Inc. company guaranty notes     
8.00%, 10/15/23  4,114  4,577 
Wells Fargo & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. U, 5.875%,     
perpetual maturity  46,000  50,945 
Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.60%, 7/22/20  115,000  115,743 
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.15%,     
3/6/20 (Australia)  275,000  274,521 
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%,     
8/19/21 (Australia)  45,000  44,156 
    7,187,050 
Health care (1.6%)     
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.60%, 5/14/25  19,000  19,413 
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.90%, 11/6/22  13,000  13,010 
Air Medical Merger Sub Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/23  70,000  68,075 
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%,     
3/15/45 (Luxembourg)  15,000  15,688 
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.45%,     
3/15/22 (Luxembourg)  16,000  16,272 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Health care cont.     
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.80%, 3/15/25 (Luxembourg)  $15,000  $15,123 
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 7.875%, 9/1/23  35,000  34,300 
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.663%, 6/15/51  47,000  50,568 
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 8/19/26  69,000  65,385 
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/25  60,000  58,650 
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.45%, 9/15/37     
(United Kingdom)  12,000  16,009 
Becton Dickinson and Co. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.669%, 6/6/47  69,000  72,528 
Becton Dickinson and Co. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/6/27  59,000  58,896 
Biogen, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.625%, 9/15/22  56,000  57,956 
BioScrip, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.875%, 2/15/21  20,000  17,900 
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 2/15/24  60,000  64,200 
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 1/15/25  15,000  15,387 
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/22  15,000  15,570 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes     
6.25%, 3/31/23  45,000  42,075 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/22  120,000  72,300 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 7/15/20  30,000  23,400 
Concordia International Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 7.00%, 4/15/23 (Canada) (In default)    60,000  5,700 
Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/15/23  130,000  101,400 
Halyard Health, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
6.25%, 10/15/22  5,000  5,213 
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. bonds 5.25%, 6/15/26  55,000  58,403 
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.50%, 2/15/20  85,000  91,163 
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.50%, 6/15/47  80,000  81,000 
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/24  20,000  21,000 
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 3.75%, 3/15/19  50,000  50,625 
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC     
144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 8/1/23  30,000  30,900 
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub.     
notes 12.50%, 11/1/21  25,000  27,875 
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB,     
LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%,     
4/15/25 (Luxembourg)  30,000  25,388 
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 2/10/45  35,000  35,249 
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.30%, 5/18/18  125,000  124,811 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.375%, 11/15/22  25,000  26,125 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
4.875%, 6/15/25  20,000  20,000 
Novartis Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
4.00%, 11/20/45  60,000  63,706 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 4.50%, 4/1/27 R   45,000  44,269 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Health care cont.     
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 4.95%, 4/1/24 R   $72,000  $75,193 
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics     
SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 5/15/22  45,000  44,550 
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 12/15/26  30,000  30,129 
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.70%, 12/15/19  105,000  104,408 
Service Corp. International/US sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.375%, 5/15/24  225,000  236,813 
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. notes 3.20%, 9/23/26 (Ireland)  36,000  34,754 
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr.     
unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 9/23/23 (Ireland)  26,000  25,441 
Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes     
6.50%, 5/15/23  40,000  42,000 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 4/1/22  25,000  24,750 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 2/15/18  65,000  65,554 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 2/15/21  43,000  45,667 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 11/1/25  15,000  15,189 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 4/15/25  135,000  115,763 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 12/1/21  5,000  4,650 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/15/20  15,000  14,850 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7.00%, 3/15/24  55,000  58,919 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/15/22  20,000  21,000 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 4/1/25  20,000  21,175 
    2,606,337 
Technology (1.7%)     
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.25%, 2/9/47  19,000  20,297 
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.10%, 5/6/19  250,000  250,557 
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/13/45  28,000  30,672 
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 5/4/43  75,000  76,087 
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 5/6/20  35,000  34,904 
Avaya, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.00%, 4/1/19     
(In default)    300,000  230,250 
Avaya, Inc. 144A escrow notes zero %, 5/15/25   61,000  61,000 
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.50%, 1/15/28  70,000  66,272 
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. 144A company     
guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.875%, 1/15/27  57,000  55,855 
CDK Global, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/27  15,000  15,450 
Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 9/20/26  30,000  28,923 
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A     
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24  110,000  119,575 
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. bonds     
8.35%, 7/15/46  15,000  18,874 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Technology cont.     
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes     
5.45%, 6/15/23  $138,000  $148,843 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.00%, 10/15/25  6,000  6,611 
First Data Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.00%, 12/1/23  50,000  53,000 
First Data Corp. 144A notes 5.75%, 1/15/24  95,000  98,563 
Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A sr. unsec.     
notes 8.625%, 11/15/24  100,000  107,250 
Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc. 144A     
company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 5/1/21  ‡‡   140,000  143,500 
Infor US, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/22  15,000  15,450 
Intel Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.35%, 12/15/17  145,000  144,992 
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
4.875%, 9/15/27 R   70,000  71,575 
Jabil Circuit, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.25%, 3/15/18  9,000  9,126 
Micron Technology, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.25%, 1/15/24  25,000  26,063 
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.30%, 2/6/27  45,000  46,355 
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.40%, 8/8/26  67,000  64,549 
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.55%, 8/8/21  180,000  175,434 
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 11/15/27  40,000  40,492 
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 7/15/26  50,000  48,487 
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 10/8/19  180,000  180,910 
Plantronics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.50%, 5/31/23  45,000  46,856 
Solera, LLC/Solera Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes     
10.50%, 3/1/24  90,000  101,250 
Tempo Acquisition, LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 144A sr.     
unsec. notes 6.75%, 6/1/25  60,000  60,375 
TTM Technologies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
5.625%, 10/1/25  55,000  56,444 
VMware, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/21/27  10,000  10,042 
    2,664,883 
Transportation (0.1%)     
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
5.75%, 5/1/40  11,000  14,057 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec.     
bonds 3.40%, 11/15/26  16,000  15,750 
United Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust pass-through certificates     
Ser. 14-2, Class A, 3.75%, 9/3/26  22,132  22,672 
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr.     
unsec. notes 6.375%, 4/1/23  65,000  67,275 
    119,754 
Utilities and power (1.0%)     
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25  140,000  147,700 
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 5/15/23  25,000  25,563 
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 9/1/27  55,000  56,788 
American Transmission Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
5.00%, 9/1/44  49,000  56,087 

 

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  Principal   
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (23.0%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Utilities and power cont.     
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
6.125%, 4/1/36  $7,000  $9,139 
Calpine Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/25  85,000  81,813 
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26  25,000  25,281 
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes     
5.875%, 1/15/24  15,000  15,469 
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. notes     
7.125%, 12/1/18  96,000  100,619 
Consolidated Edison, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. A,     
2.00%, 3/15/20  10,000  9,907 
Duke Energy Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/15/27  40,000  39,513 
Dynegy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.375%, 11/1/22  15,000  16,031 
Dynegy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
7.625%, 11/1/24  90,000  97,988 
Dynegy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
8.125%, 1/30/26  25,000  27,750 
El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub.     
notes 8.375%, 6/15/32  20,000  26,021 
Emera US Finance LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
3.55%, 6/15/26  11,000  11,028 
Enbridge, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 12/1/26 (Canada)  42,000  43,909 
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24  166,000  178,035 
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.50%, 6/1/27  15,000  15,638 
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. bonds     
6.125%, 12/15/45  13,000  13,967 
GenOn Americas Generation, LLC sr. unsec. notes 9.125%, 5/1/31     
(In default)    100,000  93,750 
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 144A sr. notes 3.70%, 9/1/24  25,000  24,893 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec.     
notes 5.40%, 9/1/44  29,000  30,003 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec.     
unsub. notes 3.45%, 2/15/23  45,000  45,148 
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes     
3.15%, 1/15/23  60,000  59,612 
MidAmerican Funding, LLC sr. bonds 6.927%, 3/1/29  15,000  19,719 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. company guaranty jr. unsec.     
sub. FRB 4.80%, 12/1/77  35,000  35,044 
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
7.25%, 5/15/26  5,000  5,500 
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes     
6.625%, 1/15/27  85,000  91,588 
NRG Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds     
5.75%, 1/15/28  15,000  15,000 
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 3.75%, 4/1/45  64,000  64,519 
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. A, 4.011%, 6/1/67  59,000  57,230 
Southern Star Central Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 7/15/22  50,000  51,813 
    1,592,065 
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $35,623,371)    $36,112,065 

 

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U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY  Principal   
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (15.9%)*  amount  Value 
U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (3.9%)     
Government National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates     
3.50%, TBA, 1/1/48  $3,000,000  $3,098,672 
3.50%, TBA, 12/1/47  3,000,000  3,102,891 
    6,201,563 
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (12.0%)     
Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates     
6.00%, TBA, 1/1/48  1,000,000  1,119,375 
6.00%, TBA, 12/1/47  1,000,000  1,119,766 
4.00%, TBA, 1/1/48  3,000,000  3,131,250 
4.00%, TBA, 12/1/47  3,000,000  3,134,531 
3.00%, TBA, 1/1/48  3,000,000  2,988,984 
3.00%, TBA, 12/1/47  3,000,000  2,992,500 
3.00%, 8/1/36 i   386,856  393,551 
3.00%, TBA, 12/1/32  2,000,000  2,037,969 
2.50%, TBA, 1/1/48  1,000,000  961,055 
2.50%, TBA, 12/1/47  1,000,000  962,031 
    18,841,012 
Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $25,107,381)  $25,042,575 
 
  Principal   
COMMODITY LINKED NOTES (5.6%)*†††  amount  Value 
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. notes Ser. A, 1-month LIBOR less 0.11%,     
2018 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Index Total Return multiplied by 3)  $712,000  $893,203 
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. sr. unsec. Notes Ser. N, 1-month     
USD LIBOR less 0.16%, 2018 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI 3-Month Forward     
Index Total Return Index multiplied by 3)  3,250,000  3,248,992 
Deutsche Bank AG/London 144A sr. notes 1-month LIBOR less     
0.16%, 2018 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Total Return multiplied by 3)     
(United Kingdom)  421,000  527,934 
UBS AG/London 144A sr. notes 1-month LIBOR less 0.25%, 2018 (Indexed     
to the S&P GSCI Total Return Indexed multiplied by 3) (United Kingdom)  2,004,000  2,393,739 
UBS AG/London 144A sr. notes 1-month LIBOR less 0.25%, 2018 (Indexed     
to the S&P GSCI Total Return Index multiplied by 3) (United Kingdom)  1,260,000  1,753,925 
Total commodity Linked Notes (cost $7,647,000)    $8,817,793 
 
  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.1%)*  amount  Value 
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (0.3%)     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation     
IFB Ser. 3829, Class AS, IO (-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.95%,     
5.70%, 3/15/41  $209,680  $36,244 
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 16-DNA3, Class M1,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 1.10%, 2.428%, 12/25/28  74,740  74,865 
Federal National Mortgage Association IFB Ser. 12-58, Class SM, IO     
(-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.50%, 5.173%, 6/25/42  248,786  41,118 
Government National Mortgage Association     
Ser. 17-162, Class QI, IO, 5.00%, 10/20/47  199,011  43,534 
IFB Ser. 13-99, Class AS, IO (-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.05%,     
4.767%, 6/20/43  322,897  66,767 
Ser. 16-135, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 5/20/46  499,992  102,225 

 

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  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.1%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.     
Government National Mortgage Association     
Ser. 16-123, Class LI, IO, 3.50%, 3/20/44  $337,891  $46,671 
Ser. 17-H22, Class EI, IO, 2.298%, 11/7/47  321,000  39,323 
Ser. 15-H26, Class DI, IO, 2.07%, 10/20/65 W   312,805  33,564 
    484,311 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (1.7%)     
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class D,     
5.945%, 12/15/47 W   100,000  100,547 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust     
Ser. 14-GC21, Class C, 4.78%, 5/10/47 W   61,000  62,031 
Ser. 14-GC21, Class AS, 4.026%, 5/10/47  47,000  48,783 
FRB Ser. 14-GC19, Class XA, IO, 1.363%, 3/10/47 W   1,465,783  76,147 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-GC8,     
Class XA, IO, 1.977%, 9/10/45   712,452  46,958 
COMM Mortgage Trust     
FRB Ser. 14-UBS6, Class C, 4.614%, 12/10/47 W   172,000  172,325 
FRB Ser. 14-LC15, Class XA, IO, 1.492%, 4/10/47 W   1,738,811  87,283 
FRB Ser. 14-CR16, Class XA, IO, 1.345%, 4/10/47 W   314,357  14,285 
FRB Ser. 13-CR11, Class XA, IO, 1.296%, 8/10/50 W   721,626  34,185 
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class XA, IO, 1.291%, 5/10/47 W   1,129,316  52,617 
FRB Ser. 14-UBS6, Class XA, IO, 1.175%, 12/10/47 W   1,446,771  68,722 
CSMC Trust FRB Ser. 16-NXSR, Class C, 4.509%, 12/15/49 W   125,000  127,625 
GS Mortgage Securities Trust     
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class C, 4.80%, 6/10/47 W   84,000  86,887 
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class XA, IO, 1.178%, 6/10/47 W   2,054,547  96,712 
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D,     
6.196%, 8/10/43 W   158,403  163,077 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust     
FRB Ser. 13-C14, Class C, 4.721%, 8/15/46 W   56,000  57,227 
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class C, 4.711%, 9/15/47 W   50,000  49,860 
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class XA, IO, 1.075%, 9/15/47 W   3,454,721  161,107 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust     
FRB Ser. 06-LDP7, Class B, 6.138%, 4/17/45 W   118,000  11,800 
FRB Ser. 05-LDP5, Class F, 5.892%, 12/15/44 W   36,749  36,494 
Ser. 04-LN2, Class A2, 5.115%, 7/15/41  544  544 
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 4.117%, 5/15/45  41,000  42,908 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB     
Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.401%, 6/15/43   142,000  83,638 
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Ser. 06-C6, Class D, 5.502%,     
9/15/39 (In default)  W   125,000  7,046 
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 15-3, Class B,     
3.307%, 4/20/48 W   123,000  117,213 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust     
Ser. 12-C5, Class AS, 3.792%, 8/15/45  41,000  42,014 
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class XA, IO, 1.391%, 8/15/47 W   733,154  34,839 
FRB Ser. 13-C12, Class XA, IO, 1.038%, 10/15/46 W   1,002,138  27,331 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Ser. 07-HQ11, Class AJ,     
5.508%, 2/12/44 W   20,262  20,161 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D,     
5.327%, 7/15/49 W   90,000  92,898 

 

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  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.1%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.     
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A     
FRB Ser. 12-C3, Class C, 5.21%, 8/10/49 W   $50,000  $52,574 
FRB Ser. 12-C2, Class D, 5.055%, 5/10/63 W   48,000  48,142 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 05-C21,     
Class D, 5.468%, 10/15/44 W   56,000  55,745 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class C,     
4.427%, 7/15/46 W   45,000  43,256 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-LC5,     
Class XA, IO, 1.956%, 10/15/45 W   459,658  32,306 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust     
Ser. 14-C19, Class C, 4.646%, 3/15/47   13,000  13,544 
FRB Ser. 13-C15, Class C, 4.631%, 8/15/46 W   38,000  38,435 
Ser. 13-UBS1, Class AS, 4.306%, 3/15/46 W   48,000  50,534 
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class XA, IO, 1.062%, 9/15/57 W   2,520,611  108,790 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A     
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.813%, 3/15/44 W   47,000  45,911 
FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.922%, 11/15/44 W   1,018,182  54,503 
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class XA, IO, 1.73%, 12/15/45 W   875,096  55,254 
FRB Ser. 13-C12, Class XA, IO, 1.451%, 3/15/48 W   133,353  6,787 
    2,629,045 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (1.1%)     
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-2, Class 1A2A,     
3.431%, 5/25/35 W   86,891  89,064 
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust     
FRB Ser. 06-OA7, Class 1A2, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.94%,     
1.941%, 6/25/46  254,229  223,251 
FRB Ser. 07-OH1, Class A1D, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.21%,     
1.539%, 4/25/47  36,298  30,981 
Federal National Mortgage Association     
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C03, Class 2M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 5.90%, 7.229%, 10/25/28  260,800  302,076 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 1M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 5.70%, 7.029%, 4/25/28  199,949  224,948 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 2M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%, 6.879%, 4/25/28  201,520  222,216 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C03, Class 2M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 5.00%, 6.329%, 7/25/25  27,443  29,911 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C01, Class 1M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 4.30%, 5.629%, 2/25/25  54,701  59,000 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C06, Class 1M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 4.25%, 5.579%, 4/25/29  10,000  11,174 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 1M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%, 5.329%, 5/25/25  24,344  26,403 
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C02, Class 1M2,     
1 Month US LIBOR + 2.60%, 3.928%, 5/25/24  100,000  105,177 
GSAA Trust FRB Ser. 07-6, Class 1A1, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.12%,     
1.449%, 5/25/47  37,290  30,366 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust FRB Ser. 05-A2, Class A2,     
2.977%, 2/25/35 W   31,932  32,301 
Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust 144A Ser. 15-R4, Class CB1,     
0.598%, 8/26/47  80,000  66,000 

 

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  Principal   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.1%)* cont.  amount  Value 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) cont.     
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust FRB Ser. 07-AR7,     
Class 1A1, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.85%, 2.179%, 5/25/47  $71,111  $64,323 
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust FRB     
Ser. 06-AM1, Class A4, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.16%, 1.489%, 4/25/36  54,209  53,596 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust     
FRB Ser. 05-AR10, Class 1A3, 3.286%, 9/25/35 W   36,887  37,001 
FRB Ser. 05-AR12, Class 1A8, 3.206%, 10/25/35 W   141,870  141,870 
FRB Ser. 05-AR19, Class A1B3, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.35%,     
1.679%, 12/25/45  46,356  43,687 
    1,793,345 
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $4,981,250)    $4,906,701 
 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY  Principal amount/   
BONDS AND NOTES (0.6%)*  units  Value 
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%,     
1/26/27 (Argentina)  $150,000  $163,950 
Argentina (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%,     
8/1/27 (Argentina)  160,000  169,713 
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.625%,     
4/4/42 (Russia)  600,000  667,500 
Total foreign government and agency bonds and notes (cost $928,516)  $1,001,163 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.6%)*  Shares  Value 
Altaba, Inc.  2,833  $198,480 
iShares MSCI India ETF (India)  20,550  714,729 
Total investment companies (cost $726,641)    $913,209 
 
  Principal   
SENIOR LOANS (0.4%)*c  amount  Value 
Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month     
+ 4.75%, 5.75%, 11/9/24  $80,000  $78,850 
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. bank term loan FRN BBA LIBOR USD     
3 Month + 4.25%, 5.615%, 6/21/24  74,813  75,083 
California Resources Corp. bank term loan FRN BBA LIBOR USD     
3 Month + 4.75%, 6.016%, 11/17/22  50,000  49,703 
CPG International, Inc. bank term loan FRN BBA LIBOR USD     
3 Month + 3.75%, 5.083%, 5/5/24  9,778  9,833 
Forterra Finance, LLC bank term loan FRN BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month     
+ 3.00%, 4.35%, 10/25/23  29,962  27,022 
FTS International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, BBA LIBOR USD     
3 Month + 4.75%, 6.10%, 4/16/21  65,000  63,294 
Getty Images, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, BBA LIBOR USD     
3 Month + 3.50%, 4.833%, 10/18/19  28,531  24,822 
Navistar, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month     
+ 3.50%, 4.75%, 11/6/24  105,000  105,131 
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc. bank term loan FRN BBA LIBOR     
USD 3 Month + 3.25%, 4.492%, 10/25/20  72,188  58,602 
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, BBA     
LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%, 5.083%, 6/30/21  54,717  54,794 

 

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  Principal   
SENIOR LOANS (0.4%)*c cont.  amount  Value 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, BBA     
LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%, 4.85%, 9/7/23  $74,350  $55,391 
VICI Properties 1, LLC bank term loan FRN BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month     
+ 3.50%, 4.75%, 10/15/22  53,781  53,759 
Total senior loans (cost $684,220)    $656,284 

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS  Expiration         
OUTSTANDING (0.4%)*  date/strike  Notional    Contract   
Counterparty  price  amount    amount  Value 
Bank of America N.A.           
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)  Oct-18/$225.00  $7,242,723    $27,330  $124,556 
USD/CNH (Put)  Dec-17/CNH 6.50  2,378,400    2,378,400  14 
Barclays Bank PLC           
GBP/USD (Call)  Feb-18/$1.40  3,964,425  GBP  2,931,400  17,824 
  May-18/MXN         
USD/MXN (Call)  21.50  2,932,600    $2,932,600  26,587 
Citibank, N.A.           
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)  Aug-18/$215.00  7,350,052    27,735  69,650 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)  Jul-18/215.00  6,958,898    26,259  57,579 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)  Jun-18/210.00  7,158,980    27,014  38,900 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.           
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)  Nov-18/225.00  7,267,104    27,422  135,375 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)  Sep-18/215.00  7,126,914    26,893  84,956 
USD/JPY (Put)  Jan-18/JPY 107.00  4,795,100    4,795,100  4,004 
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $1,023,384)        $559,445 

 

  Principal   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.3%)*  amount  Value 
Loan Depot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 144A FRB     
Ser. 17-LD1, Class A, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%, zero %, 11/25/50  $121,000  $121,000 
Station Place Securitization Trust 144A     
FRB Ser. 17-1, Class A, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%,     
2.229%, 2/25/49  81,000  81,000 
FRB Ser. 17-6, Class A, 1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%,     
2.028%, 11/24/18  221,000  221,000 
Total asset-backed securities (cost $423,000)    $423,000 

 

  Expiration  Strike     
WARRANTS (0.1%)*   date  price  Warrants  Value 
China State Construction Engineering Corp., Ltd.       
144A (China)  1/22/18  $0.00  69,900  $102,037 
Halcon Resources Corp.  9/9/20  14.04  844  481 
Total warrants (cost $95,671)        $102,518 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)*  Shares  Value 
EPR Properties Ser. C, $1.438 cv. pfd. R   1,550  $43,085 
Nine Point Energy 6.75% cv. pfd.    11  11,386 
Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $45,286)    $54,471 

 

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  Principal amount/   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (21.6%)*    shares  Value 
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 1.31%   Shares   213,560  $213,560 
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund 1.23%   Shares   26,116,683  26,116,683 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund,       
Premier Class 0.99%   Shares   101,000  101,000 
U.S. Treasury Bills 0.992%, 12/14/17     $67,001  66,978 
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.042%, 12/7/17 # §     1,766,000  1,765,718 
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.059%, 1/18/18 # ∆ §     4,617,999  4,611,120 
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.063%, 2/1/18 §     121,000  120,765 
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.067%, 2/8/18 # §     393,000  392,109 
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.081%, 2/15/18 §     462,999  461,837 
Total short-term investments (cost $33,850,470)      $33,849,770 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS       
Total investments (cost $172,582,216)      $185,990,165 

 

Key to holding’s currency abbreviations

 

CNH  Chinese Yuan (Offshore) 
GBP  British Pound 
JPY  Japanese Yen 
MXN  Mexican Peso 
USD/$  United States Dollar 

 

Key to holding’s abbreviations

 

ADR  American Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bank 
bp  Basis Points 
DAC  Designated Activity Company 
ETF  Exchange Traded Fund 
FRB  Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may 
  be subject to a cap or floor. For certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place 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. 
  Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in 
  place at the close of the reporting period. 
GMTN  Global Medium Term Notes 
IFB  Inverse Floating Rate Bonds, which are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the 
  market interest rates. As interest rates rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The rate shown is 
  the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. 
IO  Interest Only 
MTN  Medium Term Notes 
PJSC  Public Joint Stock Company 
REGS  Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States except 
  pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the 
  Securities Act of 1933. 
SPDR  S&P Depository Receipts 
TBA  To Be Announced Commitments 

 

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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 June 1, 2017 through November 30, 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.

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $157,046,127.

††† The value of the commodity linked notes, which are marked to market daily, may be based on a multiple of the performance of the index. The multiple (or leverage) will increase the volatility of the note’s value relative to the change in the underlying index.

This security is non-income-producing.

‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer. The rate shown in parenthesis is the rate paid in kind, if applicable.

# This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $675,515 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 1 and 9).

This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $686,898 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 1 and 9).

§ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on the initial margin on certain centrally cleared derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $2,612,321 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 1 and 9).

c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 1 and 7).

d Affiliated company. See Notes 1 and 5 to the financial statements regarding securities lending. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

F This security is valued by Putnam Management at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities are classified as Level 3 for ASC 820 based on the securities’ valuation inputs. At the close of the reporting period, fair value pricing was also used for certain foreign securities in the portfolio (Note 1).

i This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts (Note 1).

L Affiliated company (Note 5). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

P This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period (Note 1).

R Real Estate Investment Trust.

S Security on loan, in part or in entirety, at the close of the reporting period (Note 1).

W The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon associated with the underlying mortgage pools. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.

At the close of the reporting period, the fund maintained liquid assets totaling $17,233,902 to cover certain derivative contracts, delayed delivery securities and the settlement of certain securities.

Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.

Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.

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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.

See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding TBA commitments.

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  79.9%  Canada  1.0% 
United Kingdom  3.4  Australia  0.9 
Japan  2.4  Brazil  0.6 
Switzerland  1.8  Taiwan  0.5 
China  1.6  Spain  0.5 
Germany  1.3  Other  3.8 
France  1.3  Total  100.0% 
South Korea  1.0     

 

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 11/30/17 (aggregate face value $44,823,752) (Unaudited) 
            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type*  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 
Bank of America N. A.           
  Australian Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  $62,313  $59,240  $(3,073) 
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  29,095  17,205  (11,890) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  18,468  12,228  6,240 
  Hong Kong Dollar  Sell  2/22/18  429,031  430,058  1,027 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  522,999  554,045  (31,046) 
  Russian Ruble  Buy  12/20/17  959,796  953,447  6,349 
  Russian Ruble  Sell  12/20/17  959,796  953,134  (6,662) 
Barclays Bank PLC           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  392,706  407,628  (14,922) 
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  498,531  483,090  (15,441) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  417,510  403,216  14,294 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  25,455  19,474  (5,981) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  241,202  241,394  192 
  Swiss Franc  Sell  12/20/17  246,231  242,331  (3,900) 
Citibank, N.A.             
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  238,285  240,516  (2,231) 
  Brazilian Real  Buy  1/3/18  110,778  117,913  (7,135) 
  Brazilian Real  Buy  4/3/18  469,519  470,936  (1,417) 
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  44,792  38,261  (6,531) 
  Danish Krone  Buy  12/20/17  243,975  238,934  5,041 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  1,060,455  1,061,504  (1,049) 
  Japanese Yen  Buy  2/22/18  248,714  248,476  238 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  472,549  477,381  4,832 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  255,493  273,529  (18,036) 
  Russian Ruble  Buy  12/20/17  478,186  474,225  3,961 
  Russian Ruble  Sell  12/20/17  478,187  474,162  (4,025) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  9,629  16,805  7,176 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 11/30/17 (aggregate face value $44,823,752) (Unaudited) cont. 
            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type*  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 
Credit Suisse International           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  $238,588  $243,222  $(4,634) 
  Canadian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  506,130  522,682  (16,552) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  237,232  239,823  (2,591) 
  Euro  Sell  12/20/17  237,232  237,583  351 
  Japanese Yen  Buy  2/22/18  6,142  9,026  (2,884) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  229,528  236,629  7,101 
Goldman Sachs International           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  2,268  816  1,452 
  Brazilian Real  Sell  1/3/18  123,019  114,586  (8,433) 
  Brazilian Real  Buy  4/3/18  469,519  469,726  (207) 
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  243,582  239,569  (4,013) 
  Chinese Yuan  Buy  2/22/18  571  571   
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  724,923  721,692  3,231 
  Euro  Sell  12/20/17  724,923  719,539  (5,384) 
  Hungarian Forint  Buy  12/20/17  238,752  241,252  (2,500) 
  Hungarian Forint  Sell  12/20/17  238,752  241,770  3,018 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  271,964  263,519  (8,445) 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  710,258  719,911  9,653 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  593,163  624,760  (31,597) 
  South African Rand  Sell  1/17/18  237,077  223,066  (14,011) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  332,576  340,956  8,380 
  Turkish Lira  Buy  12/20/17  928,590  1,025,403  (96,813) 
  Turkish Lira  Sell  12/20/17  928,590  989,528  60,938 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association           
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  57,513  55,372  (2,141) 
  Canadian Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  237,590  238,984  1,394 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  133,332  121,642  11,690 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  230,741  227,584  (3,157) 
  Mexican Peso  Buy  1/17/18  22,455  16,633  5,822 
  New Zealand Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  240,988  244,618  (3,630) 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  9,302  2,643  6,659 
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  369,568  370,917  1,349 
  Canadian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  450,902  465,535  (14,633) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  6,963,382  6,977,799  (14,417) 
  Japanese Yen  Buy  2/22/18  4,340,722  4,281,239  59,483 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  262,436  256,340  (6,096) 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  208,035  232,262  (24,227) 
  Singapore Dollar  Sell  2/22/18  75,247  74,686  (561) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  581,708  591,433  9,725 
  Swiss Franc  Sell  12/20/17  661,129  668,528  7,399 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 11/30/17 (aggregate face value $44,823,752) (Unaudited) cont. 
            Unrealized 
    Contract  Delivery    Aggregate  appreciation/ 
Counterparty  Currency  type*  date  Value  face value  (depreciation) 
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  $674,323  $701,019  $(26,696) 
  Canadian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  8,687  4,568  4,119 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  721,229  717,728  3,501 
  Euro  Sell  12/20/17  721,229  719,501  (1,728) 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  262,720  259,098  (3,622) 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  237,572  237,986  414 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  241,049  250,808  (9,759) 
  Norwegian Krone  Sell  12/20/17  241,049  244,753  3,704 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  715,066  728,711  13,645 
  Turkish Lira  Buy  12/20/17  673,863  746,947  (73,084) 
  Turkish Lira  Sell  12/20/17  673,863  728,092  54,229 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  345,139  356,610  (11,471) 
  British Pound  Sell  12/20/17  239,116  240,314  1,198 
  Canadian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  240,926  244,284  (3,358) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  381,526  381,697  (171) 
  Israeli Shekel  Buy  1/17/18  7,508  7,445  63 
  Japanese Yen  Buy  2/22/18  246,502  245,121  1,381 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  246,534  244,018  (2,516) 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  532,045  520,978  (11,067) 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  323,996  361,217  (37,221) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  156,383  153,847  (2,536) 
  Turkish Lira  Sell  12/20/17  736  727  (9) 
UBS AG             
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  714,780  724,704  (9,924) 
  Canadian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  37,310  38,527  (1,217) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  552,152  533,822  18,330 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  227,328  217,223  (10,105) 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  237,982  239,007  1,025 
  Norwegian Krone  Buy  12/20/17  477,034  498,257  (21,223) 
  Swedish Krona  Sell  12/20/17  239,193  243,231  4,038 
WestPac Banking Corp.           
  Australian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  245,393  248,909  (3,516) 
  Canadian Dollar  Buy  1/17/18  240,770  248,638  (7,868) 
  Euro  Buy  12/20/17  240,211  240,588  (377) 
  Euro  Sell  12/20/17  240,211  237,567  (2,644) 
  Japanese Yen  Sell  2/22/18  868,292  856,370  (11,922) 
  New Zealand Dollar  Sell  1/17/18  239,144  240,464  1,320 
Unrealized appreciation          353,962 
Unrealized depreciation          (652,299) 
Total            $(298,337) 

 

* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.

 

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FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited)       
          Unrealized 
  Number of  Notional    Expiration  appreciation/ 
  contracts  amount  Value  date  (depreciation) 
Euro-Bobl 5 yr (Long)  33  $5,165,483  $5,165,480  Dec-17  $1,771 
Euro-Bund 10 yr (Long)  34  6,585,034  6,585,031  Dec-17  28,419 
Euro-Buxl 30 yr (Long)  18  3,580,891  3,580,889  Dec-17  43,915 
Euro-Schatz 2 yr (Long)  21  2,804,217  2,804,216  Dec-17  562 
Japanese Government Bond           
10 yr (Long)  14  18,774,890  18,774,890  Dec-17  (11,427) 
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long)  34  2,625,039  2,627,180  Dec-17  248,472 
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long)  41  5,427,539  5,428,195  Dec-17  135,187 
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short)  52  6,883,708  6,884,540  Dec-17  (421,545) 
Tokyo Price Index (Long)  19  3,025,414  3,033,720  Dec-17  383,739 
U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)  31  5,181,856  5,181,857  Mar-18  (26,899) 
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long)  6  910,313  910,313  Mar-18  (9,996) 
U.S. Treasury Bond Ultra 30 yr (Long)  13  2,143,375  2,143,375  Mar-18  (31,917) 
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Long)  25  5,360,156  5,360,156  Mar-18  (5,519) 
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Long)  47  5,468,156  5,468,156  Mar-18  (21,015) 
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Long)  49  6,078,297  6,078,297  Mar-18  (39,910) 
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)  116  14,389,438  14,389,438  Mar-18  93,113 
Unrealized appreciation          935,178 
Unrealized depreciation          (568,228) 
Total          $366,950 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (premiums $51,572) (Unaudited)   
  Expiration  Notional  Contract   
Counterparty  date/strike price  amount  amount  Value 
Bank of America N.A.         
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call)  Dec-17/$264.50  $8,703,193  $32,841  $63,058 
USD/CNH (Put)  Dec-17/CNH 6.40  2,378,400  2,378,400  2 
Barclays Bank PLC         
USD/MXN (Call)  May-18/MXN 22.00  2,932,600  2,932,600  20,033 
Deutsche Bank AG         
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call)  May-18/$22.00  8,708,494  32,861  45,795 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.         
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call)  May-18/22.00  8,694,978  32,810  29,298 
USD/JPY (Put)  Jan-18/JPY 103.00  4,795,100  4,795,100  364 
Total        $158,550 

 

TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (proceeds receivable $11,329,297) (Unaudited) 
  Principal  Settlement   
Agency  amount  date  Value 
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 12/1/47  $1,000,000  12/13/17  $1,119,766 
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 12/1/47  3,000,000  12/13/17  3,134,531 
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.00%, 12/1/47  3,000,000  12/13/17  2,992,500 
Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.50%, 12/1/47  1,000,000  12/13/17  962,031 
Government National Mortgage Association, 3.50%, 12/1/47  3,000,000  12/20/17  3,102,891 
Total      $11,311,719 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) 
    Upfront         
    premium        Unrealized 
    received  Termination  Payments  Payments  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  Value  (paid)  date  made by fund  received by fund  (depreciation) 
$4,039,900  $15,683 E  $(165)  12/20/19  1.80%—  3 month USD-  $15,518 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
1,094,900  4,250 E  224  12/20/19  3 month USD-  1.80%—  (4,026) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
4,415,400  33,690 E  2,254  12/20/22  2.05%—  3 month USD-  35,943 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
10,032,100  76,545 E  (2,008)  12/20/22  3 month USD-  2.05%—  (78,553) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
8,563,400  126,225 E  (41,599)  12/20/27  2.25%—  3 month USD-  84,626 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
44,092,100  649,918 E  225,697  12/20/27  3 month USD-  2.25%—  (424,218) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
721,100  15,755 E  (7,484)  12/20/47  2.50%—  3 month USD-  8,271 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
1,619,400  35,381 E  17,413  12/20/47  3 month USD-  2.50%—  (17,968) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
280,000  2,636  (2)  10/2/27  2.2935%—  3 month USD-  2,204 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
59,700  627    10/17/27  3 month USD-  2.2825%—  (562) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
91,300  659  (1)  11/7/27  3 month USD-  2.32216%—  (603) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
91,300  579  (1)  11/7/27  3 month USD-  2.33194%—  (522) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
91,300  687  (1)  11/7/27  3 month USD-  2.31874%—  (631) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
57,300  111    11/14/27  2.382%—  3 month USD-  84 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
57,300  108    11/14/27  2.3825%—  3 month USD-  81 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
60,300  164    11/15/27  2.37329%—  3 month USD-  138 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont. 
    Upfront         
    premium        Unrealized 
    received  Termination  Payments  Payments  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  Value  (paid)  date  made by fund  received by fund  (depreciation) 
$35,000  $84  $—  11/15/27  2.3767%—  3 month USD-  $69 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
35,000  94    11/15/27  2.37356%—  3 month USD-  79 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
39,000  203    11/20/27  3 month USD-  2.3467%—  (192) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
39,000  220    11/20/27  3 month USD-  2.3419%—  (209) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
39,000  212    11/20/27  3 month USD-  2.34426%—  (201) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
16,000  102    11/28/27  3 month USD-  2.33462%—  (101) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
16,000  101    11/28/27  3 month USD-  2.3355%—  (99) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
34,000  278    11/30/27  3 month USD-  2.31533%—  (278) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
34,000  279    11/30/27  3 month USD-  2.31501%—  (279) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
34,000  282    11/30/27  3 month USD-  2.31412%—  (282) 
        LIBOR-BBA—  Semiannually   
        Quarterly     
47,000  18    12/4/27  2.40837%—  3 month USD-  (19) 
        Semiannually  LIBOR-BBA—   
          Quarterly   
Total    $194,327        $(381,730) 

 

E Extended effective date.

 

OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited)   
    Upfront         
    premium  Termina-  Payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  tion  received (paid)  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  Value  (paid)  date  by fund  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 
Bank of America N.A.           
$2,100,000  $55,877  $—  5/6/26  (1.88%)—At  USA Non Revised  $55,877 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
2,000,000  74,380    7/8/26  (1.76)—At maturity  USA Non Revised  74,380 
          Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   

 

68 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont.   
    Upfront         
    premium  Termina-  Payments  Total return  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  tion  received (paid)  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  Value  (paid)  date  by fund  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 
Bank of America N.A. cont.           
$6,500,000  $67,899  $—  6/14/27  (2.05%)—At  USA Non Revised  $67,899 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
24,214,990  25,036,121    11/16/18  3 month USD-  Russell 1000 Total  (808,174) 
        LIBOR-BBA minus  Return Index—   
        0.07%—Quarterly  Quarterly   
24,218,788  25,080,781    11/16/18  (3 month USD-  A basket (MLFCF12)  873,509 
        LIBOR-BBA plus  of common   
        0.10%)—Quarterly  stocks*—Quarterly   
Barclays Bank PLC           
366,297  364,198    1/12/41  4.00% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  1,205 
        USD-LIBOR)—  Index 4.00% 30 year   
        Monthly  Fannie Mae pools—   
          Monthly   
12,158  11,986    1/12/43  3.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  (73) 
        USD-LIBOR)—  Index 3.50% 30 year   
        Monthly  Fannie Mae pools—   
          Monthly   
Citibank, N.A.           
5,470,060  5,567,221    11/27/18  3 month USD-  Russell 1000 Total  (96,605) 
        LIBOR-BBA plus  Return Index—   
        0.35%—Quarterly  Quarterly   
6,428,974  6,573,715    11/27/18  (3 month USD-  A basket  146,596 
        LIBOR-BBA plus  (CGPUTQL2) of   
        0.37%)—Quarterly  common stocks *   
          Quarterly   
Credit Suisse International           
31,888  31,533    1/12/45  3.50% (1 month  Synthetic TRS  (96) 
        USD-LIBOR)—  Index 3.50% 30 year   
        Monthly  Fannie Mae pools—   
          Monthly   
JPMorgan Securities LLC           
366,297  364,198    1/12/41  (4.00%) 1 month  Synthetic TRS  (1,205) 
        USD-LIBOR—  Index 4.00% 30 year   
        Monthly  Fannie Mae pools—   
          Monthly   
Upfront premium received      Unrealized appreciation  1,219,466 
Upfront premium (paid)      Unrealized depreciation  (906,153) 
Total    $—    Total    $313,313 

 

* The 50 largest components, and any individual component greater than 1% of basket value, are shown below.

 

A BASKET (MLFCF12) OF COMMON STOCKS       
        Percentage 
Common stocks  Sector  Shares  Value  value 
Microsoft Corp.  Information Technology  11,762  $990,011  3.95% 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A  Information Technology  939  973,348  3.88% 

 

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 69 

 



A BASKET (MLFCF12) OF COMMON STOCKS cont.       
        Percentage 
Common stocks  Sector  Shares  Value  value 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Financials  7,229  $755,545  3.01% 
Apple, Inc.  Information Technology  3,848  661,197  2.64% 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  Health Care  2,611  595,755  2.38% 
Citigroup, Inc.  Financials  7,789  588,096  2.34% 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  Telecommunication  11,241  572,040  2.28% 
  Services       
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Energy  5,512  459,111  1.83% 
Johnson & Johnson  Health Care  3,082  429,453  1.71% 
Boeing Co. (The)  Industrials  1,493  413,295  1.65% 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)  Consumer Discretionary  2,257  405,843  1.62% 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.  Consumer Discretionary  4,259  355,086  1.42% 
PepsiCo, Inc.  Consumer Staples  2,953  344,121  1.37% 
Texas Instruments, Inc.  Information Technology  3,487  339,224  1.35% 
Union Pacific Corp.  Industrials  2,603  329,312  1.31% 
Chevron Corp.  Energy  2,632  313,132  1.25% 
NXP Semiconductor NV  Information Technology  2,604  295,322  1.18% 
Valero Energy Corp.  Energy  3,109  266,202  1.06% 
Anthem, Inc.  Health Care  1,071  251,719  1.00% 
McDonald’s Corp.  Consumer Discretionary  1,452  249,759  1.00% 
IBM Corp.  Information Technology  1,485  228,717  0.91% 
Facebook, Inc. Class A  Information Technology  1,240  219,653  0.88% 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  Industrials  713  219,243  0.87% 
Entergy Corp.  Utilities  2,504  216,552  0.86% 
HP, Inc.  Information Technology  9,964  213,720  0.85% 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A  Consumer Staples  2,594  213,320  0.85% 
Merck & Co., Inc.  Health Care  3,783  209,108  0.83% 
Cigna Corp.  Health Care  975  206,388  0.82% 
Eli Lilly & Co.  Health Care  2,424  205,150  0.82% 
McKesson Corp.  Health Care  1,365  201,667  0.80% 
Celgene Corp.  Health Care  1,995  201,191  0.80% 
L3 Technologies, Inc.  Industrials  1,011  200,774  0.80% 
Ralph Lauren Corp.  Consumer Discretionary  2,109  200,657  0.80% 
Southwest Airlines Co.  Industrials  3,290  199,615  0.80% 
Humana, Inc.  Health Care  743  193,708  0.77% 
Electronic Arts, Inc.  Information Technology  1,775  188,741  0.75% 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.  Consumer Staples  2,570  187,004  0.75% 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  Consumer Staples  1,544  184,861  0.74% 
Prudential Financial, Inc.  Financials  1,542  178,624  0.71% 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)  Consumer Staples  1,943  174,836  0.70% 
Intuit, Inc.  Information Technology  1,071  168,405  0.67% 
Cummins, Inc.  Industrials  983  164,590  0.66% 
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)  Energy  5,633  163,637  0.65% 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)  Materials  401  160,142  0.64% 
Walt Disney Co. (The)  Consumer Discretionary  1,485  155,615  0.62% 
Allstate Corp. (The)  Financials  1,515  155,533  0.62% 

 

70 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



A BASKET (MLFCF12) OF COMMON STOCKS cont.       
        Percentage 
Common stocks  Sector  Shares  Value  value 
AbbVie, Inc.  Health Care  1,604  $155,473  0.62% 
E*Trade Financial Corp.  Financials  3,226  155,299  0.62% 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Energy  2,466  154,438  0.62% 
Sysco Corp.  Consumer Staples  2,607  150,496  0.60% 
 
A BASKET (CGPUTQL2) OF COMMON STOCKS       
        Percentage 
Common stocks  Sector  Shares  Value  value 
Johnson & Johnson  Health Care  1,451  $202,219  3.08% 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Financials  1,724  180,197  2.74% 
Pfizer, Inc.  Health Care  4,257  154,348  2.35% 
McDonald’s Corp.  Consumer Discretionary  838  144,082  2.19% 
Apple, Inc.  Information Technology  805  138,418  2.11% 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  Health Care  604  137,726  2.10% 
Texas Instruments, Inc.  Information Technology  1,393  135,514  2.06% 
Applied Materials, Inc.  Information Technology  2,448  129,200  1.97% 
Raytheon Co.  Industrials  641  122,511  1.86% 
Intuit, Inc.  Information Technology  778  122,261  1.86% 
Altria Group, Inc.  Consumer Staples  1,785  121,092  1.84% 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  Financials  856  120,346  1.83% 
(The)         
Danaher Corp.  Health Care  1,234  116,438  1.77% 
Honeywell International, Inc.  Industrials  739  115,271  1.75% 
Northrop Grumman Corp.  Industrials  370  113,678  1.73% 
Norfolk Southern Corp.  Industrials  811  112,494  1.71% 
Humana, Inc.  Health Care  431  112,325  1.71% 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  Energy  1,321  110,011  1.67% 
eBay, Inc.  Information Technology  2,970  102,960  1.57% 
Zoetis, Inc.  Health Care  1,363  98,543  1.50% 
Walt Disney Co. (The)  Consumer Discretionary  918  96,243  1.46% 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)  Materials  239  95,514  1.45% 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.  Consumer Staples  793  94,921  1.44% 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  Information Technology  823  94,183  1.43% 
TJX Cos., Inc. (The)  Consumer Discretionary  1,204  90,974  1.38% 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.  Consumer Discretionary  1,085  90,475  1.38% 
CBS Corp. Class B (non-voting shares)  Consumer Discretionary  1,511  84,680  1.29% 
Allstate Corp. (The)  Financials  805  82,596  1.26% 
Aflac, Inc.  Financials  869  76,182  1.16% 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A  Information Technology  72  75,009  1.14% 
Juniper Networks, Inc.  Information Technology  2,610  72,445  1.10% 
CME Group, Inc.  Financials  480  71,816  1.09% 
Ross Stores, Inc.  Consumer Discretionary  926  70,379  1.07% 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B  Financials  355  68,574  1.04% 
CVS Health Corp.  Consumer Staples  893  68,416  1.04% 
F5 Networks, Inc.  Information Technology  507  68,061  1.04% 

 

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 71 

 



A BASKET (CGPUTQL2) OF COMMON STOCKS cont.       
        Percentage 
Common stocks  Sector  Shares  Value  value 
Verizon Communications, Inc.  Telecommunication  1,334  $67,904  1.03% 
  Services       
General Dynamics Corp.  Industrials  323  66,915  1.02% 
Fidelity National Information  Information Technology  682  64,330  0.98% 
Services, Inc.         
Marathon Petroleum Corp.  Energy  1,002  62,765  0.95% 
Adobe Systems, Inc.  Information Technology  336  61,064  0.93% 
Sysco Corp.  Consumer Staples  992  57,248  0.87% 
Microsoft Corp.  Information Technology  677  56,973  0.87% 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.  Energy  3,296  56,784  0.86% 
Great Plains Energy, Inc.  Utilities  1,625  55,771  0.85% 
Harris Corp.  Information Technology  377  54,431  0.83% 
NetApp, Inc.  Information Technology  954  53,918  0.82% 
Equity Residential Trust  Real Estate  791  52,875  0.80% 
Edison International  Utilities  639  51,919  0.79% 
Waste Management, Inc.  Industrials  629  51,719  0.79% 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) 
    Upfront         
    premium  Termina-  Payments  Total return  Unrealized 
    received  tion  received (paid)  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  Value  (paid)  date  by fund  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 
$2,600,000  $310,424  $—  1/9/23  (2.76%)—At  USA Non Revised  $(310,424) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
13,000,000  1,196,598    8/7/22  (2.515%)—At  USA Non Revised  (1,196,598) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
1,600,000  150,307    8/8/22  (2.5325%)—At  USA Non Revised  (150,307) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
700,000  68,139    9/10/22  (2.5925%)—At  USA Non Revised  (68,139) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
3,300,000  399,214    2/8/23  (2.81%)—At  USA Non Revised  (399,214) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
6,900,000  612,658    7/19/23  (2.57%)—At  USA Non Revised  (612,658) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
1,400,000  9,185    8/7/25  (1.92%)—At  USA Non Revised  9,185 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   

 

72 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont. 
    Upfront         
    premium  Termina-  Payments  Total return  Unrealized 
    received  tion  received (paid)  received by  appreciation/ 
Notional amount  Value  (paid)  date  by fund  or paid by fund  (depreciation) 
$1,500,000  $42,564  $—  4/7/26  (1.858%)—At  USA Non Revised  $42,564 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
4,800,000  84,398    12/5/26  (2.308%)—At  USA Non Revised  (84,398) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
3,600,000  13,709    5/5/27  (2.17%)—At  USA Non Revised  (13,709) 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
1,200,000  11,018    8/7/27  (2.085%)—At  USA Non Revised  11,018 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
3,500,000  14,578  (38)  11/7/27  (2.1438%)—At  USA Non Revised  14,540 
        maturity  Consumer Price   
          Index-Urban   
          (CPI-U)—At maturity   
Total    $(38)        $(2,758,140) 

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) 
    Upfront           
    premium      Termi-  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  Notional    nation  received appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  (depreciation) 
Barclays Bank PLC             
EM Series 28  BBB–/P  $18,550  $500,000  $18,725  12/20/22  100 bp—  $200 
Index            Quarterly   
EM Series 28  BBB–/P  428,400  10,200,000  381,990  12/20/22  100 bp—  66,527 
Index            Quarterly   
Credit Suisse International             
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  997  20,000  1,016  5/11/63  200 bp—  (17) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  12,383  244,000  12,395  5/11/63  200 bp—  69 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.7  A-/P  943  24,000  816  1/17/47  200 bp—  135 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.7  A-/P  1,040  25,000  850  1/17/47  200 bp—  198 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.7  A-/P  1,288  35,000  1,190  1/17/47  200 bp—  110 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  2,279  18,000  2,858  5/11/63  300 bp—  (570) 
Index            Monthly   

 

Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 73 

 



OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont. 
    Upfront           
    premium      Termi-  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  Notional    nation  received  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  (depreciation) 
Credit Suisse International cont.           
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  $2,090  $18,000  $2,858  5/11/63  300 bp—  $(760) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  2,431  23,000  3,652  5/11/63  300 bp—  (1,210) 
Index            Monthly   
Goldman Sachs International             
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  781  15,000  762  5/11/63  200 bp—  24 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  759  15,000  762  5/11/63  200 bp—  2 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  759  15,000  762  5/11/63  200 bp—  2 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,248  19,000  965  5/11/63  200 bp—  289 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,133  22,000  1,118  5/11/63  200 bp—  18 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,186  24,000  1,219  5/11/63  200 bp—  (26) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,988  31,000  1,575  5/11/63  200 bp—  424 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,083  35,000  1,778  5/11/63  200 bp—  (684) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,820  58,000  2,946  5/11/63  200 bp—  (1,107) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  3,736  62,000  3,150  5/11/63  200 bp—  607 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  3,359  66,000  3,353  5/11/63  200 bp—  28 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  52  1,000  159  5/11/63  300 bp—  (106) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  317  4,000  635  5/11/63  300 bp—  (317) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,056  9,000  1,429  5/11/63  300 bp—  (369) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  613  9,000  1,429  5/11/63  300 bp—  (812) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,303  12,000  1,906  5/11/63  300 bp—  (596) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,298  12,000  1,906  5/11/63  300 bp—  (601) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,266  15,000  2,382  5/11/63  300 bp—  (1,109) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,941  23,000  3,652  5/11/63  300 bp—  (1,700) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  4,261  35,000  5,558  5/11/63  300 bp—  (1,279) 
Index            Monthly   

 

74 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund 

 



OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont. 
    Upfront           
    premium      Termi-  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  Notional    nation  received  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  (depreciation) 
Goldman Sachs International cont.           
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  $8,253  $88,000  $13,974  5/11/63  300 bp—  $(5,677) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  8,194  109,000  17,309  5/11/63  300 bp—  (9,061) 
Index            Monthly   
JPMorgan Securities LLC             
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  717  14,000  711  5/11/63  200 bp—  11 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,114  22,000  1,118  5/11/63  200 bp—  (4) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,155  35,000  1,778  5/11/63  200 bp—  (611) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,205  42,000  2,134  5/11/63  200 bp—  (915) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,613  49,000  2,489  5/11/63  200 bp—  (860) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  3,218  52,000  2,642  5/11/63  200 bp—  594 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  3,354  57,000  2,896  5/11/63  200 bp—  478 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,900  58,000  2,946  5/11/63  200 bp—  (1,027) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  1,773  63,000  3,200  5/11/63  200 bp—  (1,406) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  3,188  72,000  3,658  5/11/63  200 bp—  (445) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  14,343  238,000  12,090  5/11/63  200 bp—  2,331 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  21,200  701,000  35,611  5/11/63  200 bp—  (14,175) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  794  7,000  1,112  5/11/63  300 bp—  (314) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,125  9,000  1,429  5/11/63  300 bp—  (300) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  1,759  10,000  1,588  5/11/63  300 bp—  176 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  2,008  18,000  2,858  5/11/63  300 bp—  (841) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  4,001  36,000  5,717  5/11/63  300 bp—  (1,698) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  4,812  45,000  7,146  5/11/63  300 bp—  (2,311) 
Index            Monthly   
CMBX NA BBB–.6  BBB–/P  33,891  283,000  44,940  5/11/63  300 bp—  (10,908) 
Index            Monthly   

 

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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont. 
    Upfront         
    premium    Termi-  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  Notional    nation  received  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  Rating***  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  (depreciation) 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC         
CMBX NA A.6  A/P  $1,995  $33,000  $1,676  5/11/63  200 bp—  $330 
Index          Monthly   
Upfront premium received  621,972    Unrealized appreciation  72,553 
Upfront premium (paid)      Unrealized depreciation  (61,816) 
Total    $621,972    Total  $10,737 

 

* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at November 30, 2017. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) 
  Upfront           
  premium      Termi-  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  Notional    nation  (paid)  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  (depreciation) 
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.           
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  $(1,143)  $7,000  $1,329  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  $180 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (1,099)  7,000  1,329  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  223 
          Monthly   
Credit Suisse International           
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (2,912)  165,000  41,250  5/11/63  (500 bp)—  38,200 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (5,099)  31,000  5,884  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  759 
          Monthly   
Goldman Sachs International           
CMBX NA BB.6 Index  (4,603)  45,000  11,250  5/11/63  (500 bp)—  6,609 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (303)  2,000  380  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  75 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (6,904)  34,000  6,453  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  (479) 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (2,130)  13,000  2,467  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  327 
          Monthly   
JPMorgan Securities LLC           
CMBX NA A.7 Index  (1,159)  55,000  1,870  1/17/47  (200 bp)—  692 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.6 Index  (1,595)  12,000  3,000  5/11/63  (500 bp)—  1,395 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.6 Index  (719)  5,000  1,250  5/11/63  (500 bp)—  527 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.6 Index  (281)  2,000  500  5/11/63  (500 bp)—  217 
          Monthly   

 

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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 11/30/17 (Unaudited) cont. 
  Upfront           
  premium      Termi-  Payments  Unrealized 
Swap counterparty/  received  Notional    nation  (paid)  appreciation/ 
Referenced debt*  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  (depreciation) 
JPMorgan Securities LLC cont.           
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  $(8,388)  $49,000  $9,300  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  $871 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (2,192)  14,000  2,657  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  454 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (1,786)  11,000  2,088  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  292 
          Monthly   
CMBX NA BB.7 Index  (1,099)  7,000  1,329  1/17/47  (500 bp)—  223 
          Monthly   
Upfront premium received      Unrealized appreciation  51,044 
Upfront premium (paid)  (41,412)    Unrealized depreciation  (479) 
Total  $(41,412)    Total    $50,565 

 

* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD   
at 11/30/17 (Unaudited)             
    Upfront           
    premium      Termi-  Payments   
    received  Notional    nation  received  Unrealized 
Referenced debt*   Rating***  (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  appreciation 
NA HY Series 29  B+/P  $(229,549)  $3,107,000  $245,425  12/20/22  500 bp—  $43,495 
Index            Quarterly   
NA Investment  BBB+/P  (113,655)  5,150,000  117,363  12/20/22  100 bp—  11,482 
Grade Index            Quarterly   
Total    $(343,204)          $54,977 

 

* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

*** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the fund has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at November 30, 2017. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED 
at 11/30/17 (Unaudited)           
 
  Upfront           
  premium      Termi-  Payments   
Referenced  received  Notional    nation  (paid)  Unrealized 
debt*   (paid)**  amount  Value  date  by fund  appreciation 
NA HY Series 29  $578,191  $7,795,000  $615,735  12/20/22  (500 bp)—  $(105,752) 
Index          Quarterly   
Total  $578,191          $(105,752) 

 

* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.

** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.

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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 
Common stocks:       
Basic materials  $1,749,203  $1,402,173  $—­ 
Capital goods  4,324,814  450,023  —­ 
Communication services  1,540,461  1,067,715  —­ 
Conglomerates  974,351  319,876  —­ 
Consumer cyclicals  8,840,436  692,739  —­ 
Consumer staples  5,213,919  1,000,235  —­ 
Energy  2,497,419  258,496   
Financials  15,629,099  3,586,418  —­ 
Government  84,435  —­  —­ 
Health care  7,265,297  376,024  —­ 
Technology  9,682,496  1,853,298  —­ 
Transportation  1,268,977  527,736  —­ 
Utilities and power  2,778,047  167,484  —­ 
Total common stocks  61,848,954  11,702,217   
 
Asset-backed securities  —­  202,000  221,000 
Commodity linked notes  —­  8,817,793  —­ 
Convertible preferred stocks  —­  54,471   
Corporate bonds and notes  —­  36,112,060  5 
Foreign government and agency bonds and notes  —­  1,001,163  —­ 
Investment companies  913,209  —­  —­ 
Mortgage-backed securities  —­  4,867,378  39,323 
Purchased options outstanding  —­  559,445  —­ 
Senior loans  —­  656,284  —­ 
U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations  —­  25,042,575  —­ 
Warrants  481  102,037  —­ 
Short-term investments  26,217,683  7,632,087  —­ 
Totals by level  $88,980,327  $96,749,510  $260,328 

 

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      Valuation inputs  
Other financial instruments:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Forward currency contracts  $—­  $(298,337)  $—­ 
Futures contracts  366,950  —­  —­ 
Written options outstanding  —­  (158,550)  —­ 
TBA sale commitments  —­  (11,311,719)  —­ 
Interest rate swap contracts  —­  (576,057)  —­ 
Total return swap contracts  —­  (2,444,789)  —­ 
Credit default contracts  —­  (805,020)  —­ 
Totals by level  $366,950  $(15,594,472)  $—­ 

 

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 Note 1), 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 11/30/17 (Unaudited)

ASSETS   
Investment in securities, at value, including $204,850 of securities on loan (Notes 1 and 9):   
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $146,251,973)  $159,659,922 
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $26,330,243) (Notes 1 and 5)  26,330,243 
Cash  6,485 
Foreign currency (cost $38,189) (Note 1)  38,277 
Dividends, interest and other receivables  840,818 
Receivable for shares of the fund sold  138,307 
Receivable for investments sold  3,338,576 
Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  7,234,878 
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 1)  155,123 
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 1)  47,764 
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  353,962 
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)  1,343,063 
Premium paid on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)  41,412 
Prepaid assets  60,355 
Total assets  199,589,185 
 
LIABILITIES   
Payable for investments purchased  562,464 
Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 1)  20,636,562 
Payable for shares of the fund repurchased  6,445,848 
Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)  5,136 
Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)  74,452 
Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)  30,369 
Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  21,584 
Payable for administrative services (Note 2)  633 
Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  15,736 
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 1)  120,996 
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 1)  159,992 
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)  968,448 
Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 1)  621,972 
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  652,299 
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $51,572) (Note 1)  158,550 
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $11,329,297) (Note 1)  11,311,719 
Collateral on securities loaned, at value (Note 1)  213,560 
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Notes 1 and 9)  494,551 
Other accrued expenses  48,187 
Total liabilities  42,543,058 
 
Net assets  $157,046,127 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities cont.

REPRESENTED BY   
Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4)  $143,917,665 
Undistributed net investment income (Note 1)  4,408,504 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  (1,852,315) 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  10,572,273 
Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding  $157,046,127 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE   
Net asset value and redemption price per class A share ($18,701,349 divided by 1,606,562 shares)  $11.64 
Offering price per class A share (100/94.25 of $11.64)*  $12.35 
Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($2,589,892 divided by 227,466 shares)**  $11.39 
Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($6,803,060 divided by 596,548 shares)**  $11.40 
Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($268,087 divided by 23,128 shares)  $11.59 
Offering price per class M share (100/96.50 of $11.59)*  $12.01 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share   
($119,934 divided by 10,345 shares)  $11.59 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R6 share   
($79,639,437 divided by 6,842,353 shares)  $11.64 
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share   
($48,924,368 divided by 4,188,300 shares)  $11.68 

 

* On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

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

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Statement of operations Six months ended 11/30/17 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME   
Interest (including interest income of $159,402 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 5)  $1,356,278 
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $29,890)  1,159,177 
Securities lending (net of expenses) (Notes 1 and 5)  943 
Total investment income  2,516,398 
 
EXPENSES   
Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  575,521 
Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  90,454 
Custodian fees (Note 2)  82,538 
Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)  4,058 
Distribution fees (Note 2)  71,982 
Administrative services (Note 2)  2,041 
Blue sky expense  48,864 
Other  67,562 
Fees waived and reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)  (222,764) 
Total expenses  720,256 
Expense reduction (Note 2)  (1,288) 
Net expenses  718,968 
 
Net investment income  1,797,430 
 
Net realized gain on securities from unaffiliated issuers (Notes 1 and 3)  3,966,061 
Net realized gain on forward currency contracts (Note 1)  1,031,721 
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)  11,682 
Net realized gain on swap contracts (Note 1)  1,104,147 
Net realized gain on futures contracts (Note 1)  594,562 
Net realized loss on written options (Note 1)  (33,370) 
Net unrealized appreciation of securities in unaffiliated issuers and TBA sale commitments   
during the period  3,110,095 
Net unrealized depreciation of forward currency contracts during the period  (797,610) 
Net unrealized depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the period  (2,316) 
Net unrealized depreciation of swap contracts during the period  (1,138,139) 
Net unrealized appreciation of futures contracts during the period  225,872 
Net unrealized depreciation of written options during the period  (103,677) 
Net gain on investments  7,969,028 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $9,766,458 

 

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

 

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Statement of changes in net assets

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS  Six months ended 11/30/17*  Year ended 5/31/17 
Operations     
Net investment income  $1,797,430  $3,290,951 
Net realized gain on investments     
and foreign currency transactions  6,674,803  5,533,515 
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets     
and liabilities in foreign currencies  1,294,225  6,985,684 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  9,766,458  15,810,150 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A    (454,645) 
Class B    (40,778) 
Class C    (121,685) 
Class M    (5,263) 
Class R    (1,236) 
Class R6    (2,656,399) 
Class Y    (1,214,828) 
Decrease from capital share transactions (Note 4)  (29,290,339)  (11,669,627) 
Total decrease in net assets  (19,523,881)  (354,311) 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  176,570,008  176,924,319 
End of period (including undistributed net investment     
income of $4,408,504 and $2,611,074, respectively)  $157,046,127  $176,570,008 

 

* 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    From            of expenses  investment   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  net  From    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  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  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)b  (in thousands)  (%)c,d  net assets (%)d  (%) 
Class A­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.96­  .11­  .57­  .68­  —­  —­  —­  $11.64­  6.20*  $18,701­  .57*  1.02*  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.28­  .17­  .76­  .93­  (.25)  —­  (.25)  10.96­  9.18­  18,582­  1.13­  1.64­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  11.10­  .15­  (.73)  (.58)  (.03)  (.21)  (.24)  10.28­  (5.14)  20,236­  1.25­  1.49­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.58­  .10­  (.05)  .05­  (.27)  (.26)  (.53)  11.10­  .53­  28,223­  1.41­  .91­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.63­  .04­  .98­  1.02­  (.07)  —­  (.07)  11.58­  9.59­  33,884­  1.40­  .33­  117­f 
May 31, 2013­  10.24­  .01­  .81­  .82­  (.20)  (.23)  (.43)  10.63­  7.97­  68,440­  1.40­  .06­  130­f,g 
Class B­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.76­  .07­  .56­  .63­  —­  —­  —­  $11.39­  5.86*  $2,590­  .95*  .65*  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.08­  .09­  .75­  .84­  (.16)  —­  (.16)  10.76­  8.41­  2,669­  1.88­  .89­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  10.94­  .08­  (.73)  (.65)  —­  (.21)  (.21)  10.08­  (5.91)  3,207­  2.00­  .75­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.44­  .02­  (.06)  (.04)  (.20)  (.26)  (.46)  10.94­  (.26)  3,829­  2.16­  .17­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.53­  (.03)  .95­  .92­  (.01)  —­  (.01)  11.44­  8.78­  3,705­  2.15­  (.32)  117­f 
May 31, 2013­  10.20­  (.07)  .81­  .74­  (.18)  (.23)  (.41)  10.53­  7.22­  2,852­  2.15­  (.61)  130­f,g 
Class C­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.78­  .07­  .55­  .62­  —­  —­  —­  $11.40­  5.75*  $6,803­  .95*  .65*  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.09­  .09­  .75­  .84­  (.15)  —­  (.15)  10.78­  8.42­  7,356­  1.88­  .88­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  10.95­  .08­  (.73)  (.65)  —­  (.21)  (.21)  10.09­  (5.90)  9,659­  2.00­  .74­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.44­  .02­  (.06)  (.04)  (.19)  (.26)  (.45)  10.95­  (.27)  15,125­  2.16­  .16­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.51­  (.04)  .97­  .93­  —­  —­  —­  11.44­  8.85­  16,325­  2.15­  (.38)  117­f 
May 31, 2013­  10.19­  (.06)  .80­  .74­  (.19)  (.23)  (.42)  10.51­  7.18­  21,015­  2.15­  (.57)  130­f,g 
Class M­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.94­  .09­  .56­  .65­  —­  —­  —­  $11.59­  5.94*  $268­  .82 *  .77*  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.27­  .12­  .75­  .87­  (.20)  —­  (.20)  10.94­  8.63­  289­  1.63­  1.15­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  11.11­  .11­  (.74)  (.63)  —­  (.21)  (.21)  10.27­  (5.63)  250­  1.75­  1.02­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.60­  .05­  (.06)  (.01)  (.22)  (.26)  (.48)  11.11­  .01­  336­  1.91­  .42­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.66­  (.01)  .97­  .96­  (.02)  —­  (.02)  11.60­  9.03­  339­  1.90­  (.09)  117­f 
May 31, 2013­  10.21­  (.05)  .82­  .77­  (.09)  (.23)  (.32)  10.66­  7.52­  358­  1.90­  (.47)  130­f,g 
Class R­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.93­  .10­  .56­  .66­  —­  —­  —­  $11.59­  6.04*  $120­  .69*  .89 *  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.21­  .15­  .75­  .90­  (.18)  —­  (.18)  10.93­  8.92­  110­  1.38­  1.40­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  11.02­  .12­  (.72)  (.60)  —­  (.21)  (.21)  10.21­  (5.40)  135­  1.50­  1.17­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.52­  .07­  (.05)  .02­  (.26)  (.26)  (.52)  11.02­  .25­  261­  1.66­  .66­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.59­  .02­  .97­  .99­  (.06)  —­  (.06)  11.52­  9.34­  484­  1.65­  .17­  117­f 
May 31, 2013­  10.23­  (.01)  .80­  .79­  (.20)  (.23)  (.43)  10.59­  7.70­  458­  1.65­  (.11)  130­f,g 

 

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    From            of expenses  investment   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  net  From    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  income (loss)  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  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  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)b  (in thousands)  (%)c,d  net assets (%)d  (%) 
Class R6­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.94­  .14­  .56­  .70­  —­  —­  —­  $11.64­  6.40*  $79,639­  .38*  1.21*  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.26­  .22­  .75­  .97­  (.29)  —­  (.29)  10.94­  9.65­  102,097­  .75­  2.04­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  11.10­  .22­  (.76)  (.54)  (.09)  (.21)  (.30)  10.26­  (4.83)  96,118­  .81­  2.17­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.61­  .14­  (.07)  .07­  (.32)  (.26)  (.58)  11.10­  .79­  30,007­  1.11­  1.23­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.68­  .07­  .98­  1.05­  (.12)  —­  (.12)  11.61­  9.93­  2,055­  1.11­  .68­  117­f 
May 31, 2013  10.56­  .08­  .49­  .57­  (.22)  (.23)  (.45)  10.68­  5.31*  2,713­  1.05*  .63*  130­f,g 
Class Y­                           
November 30, 2017**   $10.99­  .13­  .56­  .69­  —­  —­  —­  $11.68­  6.28*  $48,924­  .44*  1.14*  228*e 
May 31, 2017­  10.30­  .20­  .77­  .97­  (.28)  —­  (.28)  10.99­  9.56­  45,467­  .88­  1.90­  299­e 
May 31, 2016­  11.10­  .17­  (.72)  (.55)  (.04)  (.21)  (.25)  10.30­  (4.94)  47,321­  1.00­  1.62­  300­e 
May 31, 2015­  11.59­  .13­  (.06)  .07­  (.30)  (.26)  (.56)  11.10­  .79­  135,058­  1.16­  1.17­  245­e 
May 31, 2014­  10.65­  .07­  .98­  1.05­  (.11)  —­  (.11)  11.59­  9.87­  133,332­  1.15­  .64­  117­f 
May 31, 2013­  10.26­  .03­  .82­  .85­  (.23)  (.23)  (.46)  10.65­  8.21­  153,051­  1.15­  .32­  130­f,g 

 

* Not annualized

** Unaudited.

For the period July 3, 2012 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2013.

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 average net assets (Note 2):

        Percentage of average net assets 
  11/30/17  5/31/17  5/31/16  5/31/15  5/31/14  5/31/13 
Class A  0.14%  0.23%  0.17%  0.10%  0.10%  0.16% 
Class B  0.14  0.23  0.17  0.10  0.10  0.16 
Class C  0.14  0.23  0.17  0.10  0.10  0.16 
Class M  0.14  0.23  0.17  0.10  0.10  0.16 
Class R  0.14  0.23  0.17  0.10  0.10  0.16 
Class R6  0.14  0.23  0.20  N/A  N/A  N/A 
Class Y  0.14  0.23  0.17  0.10  0.10  0.16 

 

e Portfolio turnover includes TBA purchase and sale commitments.

f Portfolio turnover excludes TBA purchase and sale commitments. Including TBA purchase and sale commitments to conform with current year presentation, the portfolio turnover would have been following:

  Portfolio turnover % 
May 31, 2014  212% 
May 31, 2013  230 

 

g Reflects revision of portfolio turnover rate presented in the fund’s May 31, 2013 audited financial statements.

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

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Notes to financial statements 11/30/17 (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 June 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017.

Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation 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 total return. Total return is composed of capital appreciation and income. The fund invests in a diversified set of asset classes. By investing in a broader set of asset classes than a traditional balanced fund, and by using leverage to increase the fund’s exposures to asset classes, Putnam Management believes the fund may achieve a higher total return than a traditional balanced fund with approximately the same amount of risk as a traditional balanced fund. Risk is measured by the volatility of the fund’s investment portfolio. The fund may invest without limit in U.S., international, and emerging markets equity securities (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size and fixed-income securities (including in below-investment-grade securities, which are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”); mortgage- and asset-backed securities; inflation-protected securities; commodities; and real estate investment trusts (REITs). These asset classes offer different return potential and exposure to different investment risks. Putnam Management allocates the fund’s assets among classes in a manner intended to diversify the fund’s exposure to these different risk types, typically using leverage to adjust or increase the fund’s exposure to certain asset classes in order to diversify or balance risk exposure. Putnam Management expects that, on average, net notional investment exposure of approximately 150% of the net assets of the fund will result from the fund’s allocation strategy under normal market conditions, although the amounts of leverage may be significantly higher or lower at any given time. In managing the fund’s assets, Putnam Management uses qualitative analysis, quantitative techniques and active trading strategies, which may introduce additional leverage. When making particular investments within an asset class, Putnam Management may consider, among other factors, a company’s valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends when deciding whether to buy or sell equity investments, and among other factors, credit, interest rate and prepayment risks when deciding whether to buy or sell fixed-income investments. Putnam Management may also take into account general market conditions when making investment decisions. Putnam Management typically uses derivatives, such as futures, options, certain foreign currency transactions, warrants and swap contracts, to a significant extent for hedging purposes, to obtain leverage, and to adjust the return and volatility characteristics of the fund’s investments. The fund may also engage in short sales of securities.

The fund offers class A, class B, class C, class M, class R, class R6 and class Y shares. The fund registered class T shares in February 2017, however, as of the date of this report, class T shares had not commenced operations and are not available for purchase. Purchases of class B shares are 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. Class A and class M shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% and 3.50%, respectively. Class A shares generally are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, and class M, class R, class R6 and class Y shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares, which convert to class A shares after approximately eight years, are not subject to a front-end sales charge and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge and do not convert to class A shares. Class R shares, which are not available to all investors, are sold at net asset value. The expenses for class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares may differ based on the distribution fee of each class, which is identified in Note 2. Class R6 and class Y shares, which are sold at net asset value, are generally subject to the same expenses as class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, but do not bear a distribution fee and in the case of class R6 shares, bear a lower investor servicing fee, which is identified in Note 2. Class R6 and class Y shares are not available to all investors.

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

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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.

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.

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 Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (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.

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.

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. At the close of the reporting period, fair value pricing was used for certain foreign securities in the portfolio. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.

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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.

Joint trading account Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account along with the cash of other registered investment companies and certain other accounts managed by Putnam Management. These balances may be invested in issues of short-term investments having maturities of up to 90 days.

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

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. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.

The fund earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amortized into income in the Statement of operations.

Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled at a future date beyond customary settlement time; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

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 than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

Foreign currency translation The accounting records of the fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the fund after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market

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prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

Options contracts The fund uses options contracts to hedge duration and convexity, to isolate prepayment risk, to gain exposure to interest rates, to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own, to hedge prepayment risk, to generate additional income for the portfolio, to enhance returns on securities owned, to enhance the return on a security owned, to gain exposure to securities and to manage downside risks.

The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.

Options on swaps are similar to options on securities except that the premium paid or received is to buy or grant the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swap option contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiums is factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor contracts, in return for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specified rate, in the case of a cap contract, or falling below a specified rate in the case of a floor contract.

Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Futures contracts The fund uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk, to hedge prepayment risk, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure to interest rates and to equitize cash.

The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The fund and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”

Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Forward currency contracts The fund buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure to currencies.

The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts

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are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Interest rate swap contracts The fund entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure on interest rates and to hedge prepayment risk.

An OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. For OTC interest rate swap contracts, an upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC interest rate swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments, including upfront premiums, received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or the closing of the contract. Certain OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract.

The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults, in the case of OTC interest rate contracts, or the central clearing agency or a clearing member defaults, in the case of centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, on its respective obligation to perform under the contract. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC interest rate swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty and for centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Total return swap contracts The fund entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market-linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to hedge sector exposure, to manage exposure to specific sectors or industries, to manage exposure to specific securities, to gain exposure to a basket of securities, to gain exposure to specific markets or countries, to gain exposure to specific sectors or industries and to generate additional income for the portfolio.

To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market maker. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC total return swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared total return swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC total return swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty and for centrally cleared total return swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared total return swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

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Credit default contracts The fund entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared credit default contracts to hedge credit risk, to hedge market risk and to gain exposure on individual names and/or baskets of securities.

In OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts, the protection buyer typically makes a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. For OTC credit default contracts, an upfront payment received by the fund is recorded as a liability on the fund’s books. An upfront payment made by the fund is recorded as an asset on the fund’s books. Centrally cleared credit default contracts provide the same rights to the protection buyer and seller except the payments between parties, including upfront premiums, are settled through a central clearing agent through variation margin payments. Upfront and periodic payments received or paid by the fund for OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or close of the contract. The OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change in value of OTC credit default contracts is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and fair value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.

In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the fund could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the fund may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the fund may enter into offsetting OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC credit default contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty and for centrally cleared credit default contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. Counterparty risk is further mitigated with respect to centrally cleared credit default swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Where the fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount.

OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

TBA commitments The fund may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price and par amount have been established, the actual securities have not been specified. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The fund holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the fund may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date.

The fund may also enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions, to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements or to take a short position in mortgage-backed securities. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, either equivalent deliverable securities or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date are held as “cover” for the transaction, or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value of the TBA sale commitment are segregated. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the fund realizes a gain or loss. If the fund delivers securities under the commitment, the fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.

TBA commitments, which are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss due to changes in the value of the security prior to the settlement date as well as the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not perform its obligations. Counterparty risk is mitigated by having a master agreement between the fund and the counterparty.

Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at their fair value according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded by the fund as

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an unrealized gain or loss. Based on market circumstances, Putnam Management will determine whether to take delivery of the underlying securities or to dispose of the TBA commitments prior to settlement.

TBA purchase commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed within the fund’s portfolio and TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.

Master agreements The fund is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts and Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements that govern transactions involving mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities that may result in delayed delivery (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the fund is held in a segregated account by the fund’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral posted to the fund which cannot be sold or repledged totaled $274,350 at the close of the reporting period.

Collateral pledged by the fund is segregated by the fund’s custodian and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the fund’s net position with each counterparty.

With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the fund may occur upon a decline in the fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term or short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the fund’s future derivative activity.

At the close of the reporting period, the fund had a net liability position of $820,423 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund at period end for these agreements totaled $686,898 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.

Securities lending 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. Income from securities lending, net of expenses, is included in investment income on the Statement of operations. Cash collateral 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. At the close of the reporting period, the fund received cash collateral of $213,560 and the value of securities loaned amounted to $204,850.

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 1.25% plus the higher of (1) the Federal Funds rate and (2) the overnight LIBOR 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.

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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.

The fund may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the fund may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the fund’s books. In many cases, however, the fund may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.

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 May 31, 2017, 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 
$5,719,266  $—  $5,719,266 

 

Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to regulated investment companies, the fund has elected to defer certain capital losses of $2,442,708 recognized during the period between November 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017 to its fiscal year ending May 31, 2018.

Tax cost of investments includes adjustments to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) which may not necessarily be final tax cost basis adjustments, but closely approximate the tax basis unrealized gains and losses that may be realized and distributed to shareholders. The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $166,518,098, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $12,155,705 and $7,911,160, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $4,244,545.

Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are recorded by the fund on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. 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.

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:

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0.880%  of the first $5 billion,  0.680%  of the next $50 billion, 
0.830%  of the next $5 billion,  0.660%  of the next $50 billion, 
0.780%  of the next $10 billion,  0.650%  of the next $100 billion and 
0.730%  of the next $10 billion,  0.645%  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 0.363% 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 September 30, 2018, 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 0.70% of the fund’s average net assets. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $177,903 as a result of this limit.

Putnam Management has also contractually agreed, through September 30, 2018, 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 reduced by $44,861 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 0.35% 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%.

During the reporting period, the expenses for each class of shares related to investor servicing fees were as follows:

Class A  $17,183  Class R  105 
Class B  2,402  Class R6  20,847 
Class C  6,345  Class Y  43,317 
Class M  255  Total  $90,454 

 

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. The fund also reduced expenses through brokerage/service arrangements. For the reporting period, the fund’s

 

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expenses were reduced by $839 under the expense offset arrangements and by $449 under the brokerage/service arrangements.

Each Independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $116, 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 share classes 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%  0.25%  $23,274 
Class B  1.00%  1.00%  13,016 
Class C  1.00%  1.00%  34,373 
Class M  1.00%  0.75%  1,036 
Class R  1.00%  0.50%  283 
Total      $71,982 

 

For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received net commissions of $2,144 and $15 from the sale of class A and class M shares, respectively, and received $280 and $38 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class B and class C shares, respectively.

A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of class A shares. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received no monies on class A redemptions.

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)  $319,747,615  $340,456,243 
U.S. government securities (Long-term)     
Total  $319,747,615  $340,456,243 

 

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

 

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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 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  69,180  $775,085  258,228  $2,736,926 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      42,224  435,747 
  69,180  775,085  300,452  3,172,673 
Shares repurchased  (157,806)  (1,772,247)  (573,823)  (6,060,105) 
Net decrease  (88,626)  $(997,162)  (273,371)  $(2,887,432) 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  918  $10,163  10,886  $112,780 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      3,843  39,087 
  918  10,163  14,729  151,867 
Shares repurchased  (21,431)  (233,926)  (84,726)  (883,609) 
Net decrease  (20,513)  $(223,763)  (69,997)  $(731,742) 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  11,179  $120,579  93,863  $982,467 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      10,882  110,885 
  11,179  120,579  104,745  1,093,352 
Shares repurchased  (97,078)  (1,054,887)  (379,296)  (3,965,432) 
Net decrease  (85,899)  $(934,308)  (274,551)  $(2,872,080) 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class M  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  446  $4,985  3,323  $35,302 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      509  5,263 
  446  4,985  3,832  40,565 
Shares repurchased  (3,742)  (41,983)  (1,735)  (18,164) 
Net increase (decrease)  (3,296)  $(36,998)  2,097  $22,401 

 

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  SIX MONTHS ENDED 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  788  $8,742  3,531  $37,463 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      93  957 
  788  8,742  3,624  38,420 
Shares repurchased  (463)  (5,058)  (6,815)  (71,573) 
Net increase (decrease)  325  $3,684  (3,191)  $(33,153) 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  3,273,770  $35,697,980  662,523  $7,012,621 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      258,405  2,656,399 
  3,273,770  35,697,980  920,928  9,669,020 
Shares repurchased  (5,764,609)  (63,349,758)  (954,414)  (10,065,791) 
Net decrease  (2,490,839)  $(27,651,778)  (33,486)  $(396,771) 
 
  SIX MONTHS ENDED 11/30/17  YEAR ENDED 5/31/17 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  266,289  $2,986,284  578,921  $6,130,295 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions      115,333  1,191,390 
  266,289  2,986,284  694,254  7,321,685 
Shares repurchased  (216,608)  (2,436,298)  (1,148,165)  (12,092,535) 
Net increase (decrease)  49,681  $549,986  (453,911)  $(4,770,850) 

 

At the close of the reporting period, Putnam Investments, LLC owned the following shares of the fund:

 

  Shares owned  Percentage of ownership  Value 
Class R  5,408  52.3%  $62,679 
Class R6  1,113  <0.1  12,955 

 

At the close of the reporting period, two shareholders of record owned 34.3% and 19.6% respectively, of the outstanding shares of the fund.

 

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Note 5: Affiliated transactions

Transactions during the reporting period with any company which is under common ownership or control were as follows:

          Shares 
          outstanding 
          and fair 
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  value as 
Name of affiliate  of 5/31/17  cost  proceeds  income  of 11/30/17 
Short-term investments           
Putnam Cash Collateral           
Pool, LLC*  $226,725  $4,553,924  $4,567,089  $1,347  $213,560 
Putnam Short Term           
Investment Fund**  30,538,557  59,671,082  64,092,956  159,402  26,116,683 
Total Short-term           
investments  $30,765,282  $64,225,006  $68,660,045  $160,749  $26,330,243 

 

* No management fees are charged to Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC. Investment income shown is included in securities lending income on the Statement of operations. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.

** Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.

Note 6: 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 7: Senior loan commitments

Senior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan. When the fund invests in a loan or participation, the fund is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the fund and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the fund, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.

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Note 8: Summary of derivative activity

The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:

Purchased equity option contracts (contract amount)  $90,000 
Purchased currency options (contract amount)  $4,600,000 
Written equity option contracts (contract amount)  $41,000 
Written currency options (contract amount)  $3,700,000 
Futures contracts (number of contracts)  300 
Forward currency contracts (contract amount)  $46,500,000 
Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional)  $40,900,000 
OTC total return swap contracts (notional)  $50,600,000 
Centrally cleared total return swap contracts (notional)  $10,200,000 
OTC credit default contracts (notional)  $7,500,000 
Centrally cleared credit default contracts (notional)  $9,700,000 
Warrants (number of warrants)  42,000 

 

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

 

Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period   
  ASSET DERIVATIVES LIABILITY DERIVATIVES
Derivatives not         
accounted for as  Statement of    Statement of   
hedging instruments  assets and    assets and   
under ASC 815  liabilities location  Fair value  liabilities location  Fair value 
  Receivables, Net       
  assets — Unrealized    Payables, Net assets —   
Credit contracts  appreciation  $490,158*  Unrealized depreciation  $1,295,178* 
Foreign exchange         
contracts  Investments, Receivables  402,391  Payables  672,698 
  Investments,       
  Receivables, Net       
  assets — Unrealized    Payables, Net assets —   
Equity contracts  appreciation  2,401,037*  Unrealized depreciation  1,464,475* 
  Receivables, Net       
  assets — Unrealized    Payables, Net assets —   
Interest rate contracts  appreciation  638,495*  Unrealized depreciation  3,753,570* 
Total    $3,932,081    $7,185,921 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and/or centrally cleared swaps as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments in the Statement of operations for the reporting period (Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments   
Derivatives not             
accounted for as             
hedging        Forward     
instruments under        currency     
ASC 815  Warrants  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 
Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $—  $515,962  $515,962 
Foreign exchange             
contracts    60,617    1,031,721    $1,092,338 
Equity contracts  22,102  (817,626)  317,990    402,428  $(75,106) 
Interest             
rate contracts      276,572    185,757  $462,329 
Total  $22,102  $(757,009)  $594,562  $1,031,721  $1,104,147  $1,995,523 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) 
on investments             
Derivatives not             
accounted for as             
hedging        Forward     
instruments under        currency     
ASC 815  Warrants  Options  Futures  contracts  Swaps  Total 
Credit contracts  $—  $—  $—  $—  $(397,521)  $(397,521) 
Foreign exchange             
contracts    (16,337)    (797,610)    $(813,947) 
Equity contracts  (18,154)  (44,547)  408,749    (123,588)  $222,460 
Interest             
rate contracts      (182,877)    (617,030)  $(799,907) 
Total  $(18,154)  $(60,884)  $225,872  $(797,610)  $(1,138,139)  $(1,788,915) 

 

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Note 9: Offsetting of financial and derivative assets and liabilities

The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 1. For financial reporting purposes, the fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.

  Bank of America
N.A.
Barclays Bank PLC Barclays
Capital, Inc. (clearing
broker)
Citibank, N.A. Citigroup
Global
Markets, Inc.
Credit Suisse International Deutsche
Bank AG
Goldman
Sachs
International
HSBC Bank USA, National Association JPMorgan
Chase Bank
N.A.
JPMorgan
Securities LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Morgan
Stanley & Co. International
PLC
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) State Street Bank and Trust Co. UBS AG WestPac
Banking Corp.
Total
Assets:                                     
Centrally cleared interest rate                                     
swap contracts§  $—  $—  $16,745  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $16,745 
OTC Total return swap contracts* #  1,071,665  1,205    146,596                            1,219,466 
Centrally cleared total return                                     
swap contracts§      28,811                              28,811 
OTC Credit default contracts —                                     
protection sold*#                                     
OTC Credit default contracts —                                     
protection purchased*#          2,645  46,970    20,472      21,890              91,977 
Centrally cleared credit default contracts§      2,208                              2,208 
Futures contracts§                        155,123            155,123 
Forward currency contracts#  13,616  14,486    21,248    7,452    86,672  18,906  84,615        79,612  2,642  23,393  1,320  353,962 
Purchased options**#  124,570  44,411    166,129            224,335                559,445 
Total Assets  $1,209,851  $60,102  $47,764  $333,973  $2,645  $54,422  $—  $107,144  $18,906  $308,950  $21,890  $155,123  $—  $79,612  $2,642  $23,393  $1,320  $2,427,737 
Liabilities:                                     
Centrally cleared interest rate                                     
swap contracts§      154,371                              154,371 
OTC Total return swap contracts*#  808,174  73    96,605    96          1,205              906,153 
Centrally cleared total return                                     
swap contracts§                                     
OTC Credit default contracts —                                     
protection sold*#    380,223        25,496    68,456      135,395    1,665          611,235 
OTC Credit default contracts —                                     
protection purchased*#                                     
Centrally cleared credit default contracts§      5,621                              5,621 
Futures contracts§                        120,996            120,996 
Forward currency contracts#  52,671  40,244    40,424    26,661    171,403  8,928  59,934        114,889  68,349  42,469  26,327  652,299 
Written options#  63,060  20,033          45,795      29,662                158,550 
Total Liabilities  $923,905  $440,573  $159,992  $137,029  $—  $52,253  $45,795  $239,859  $8,928  $89,596  $136,600  $120,996  $1,665  $114,889  $68,349  $42,469  $26,327  $2,609,225 
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets  $285,946  $(380,471)  $(112,228)  $196,944  $2,645  $2,169  $(45,795)  $(132,715)  $9,978  $219,354  $(114,710)  $34,127  $(1,665)  $(35,277)  $(65,707)  $(19,076)  $(25,007)  $(181,488) 
Total collateral received (pledged)†##  $285,946  $(380,471)  $—  $101,000  $—  $—  $—  $(110,822)  $—  $219,354  $(110,822)  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—   
Net amount  $—  $—  $(112,228)  $95,944  $2,645  $2,169  $(45,795)  $(21,893)  $9,978  $—  $(3,888)  $34,127  $(1,665)  $(35,277)  $(65,707)  $(19,076)  $(25,007)   

 

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  Bank of America N.A. Barclays Bank PLC Barclays
Capital, Inc. (clearing
broker)
Citibank, N.A. Citigroup
Global
Markets, Inc.
Credit Suisse International Deutsche
Bank AG
Goldman
Sachs
International
HSBC Bank USA, National Association JPMorgan
Chase Bank
N.A.
JPMorgan
Securities LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Morgan
Stanley & Co. International
PLC
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) State Street Bank and Trust Co. UBS AG WestPac
Banking Corp.
Total
Controlled collateral received (including                                     
TBA commitments)**  $393,551  $—  $—  $101,000  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $494,551 
Uncontrolled collateral received  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $274,350  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $274,350 
Collateral (pledged) (including                                     
TBA commitments)**  $—  $(465,254)  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $(110,822)  $—  $—  $(110,822)  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $(686,898) 

 

* Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.

# Covered by master netting agreement (Note 1).

## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.

§ Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged for initial margin on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, which is not included in the table above, amounted to $675,515 and $2,612,321, respectively.

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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.

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Fund information

Founded over 80 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  Michael J. Higgins 
Putnam Investment  Jameson A. Baxter, Chair  Vice President, Treasurer, 
Management, LLC  Kenneth R. Leibler, Vice Chair  and Clerk 
One Post Office Square  Liaquat Ahamed   
Boston, MA 02109  Ravi Akhoury  Janet C. Smith 
  Barbara M. Baumann  Vice President, 
Investment Sub-Advisor  Katinka Domotorffy  Principal Financial Officer, 
Putnam Investments Limited  Catharine Bond Hill  Principal Accounting Officer, 
16 St James’s Street  Paul L. Joskow  and Assistant Treasurer 
London, England SW1A 1ER  Robert E. Patterson 
George Putnam, III  Susan G. Malloy 
Marketing Services  Robert L. Reynolds  Vice President and 
Putnam Retail Management  Manoj P. Singh  Assistant Treasurer 
One Post Office Square   
Boston, MA 02109  Officers  Mark C. Trenchard 
Robert L. Reynolds  Vice President and 
Custodian  President  BSA Compliance Officer 
State Street Bank   
and Trust Company  Jonathan S. Horwitz  Nancy E. Florek 
Executive Vice President,  Vice President, Director of 
Legal Counsel  Principal Executive Officer,  Proxy Voting and Corporate 
Ropes & Gray LLP  and Compliance Liaison  Governance, Assistant Clerk, 
  and Assistant Treasurer 
  Robert T. Burns   
  Vice President and  Denere P. Poulack 
  Chief Legal Officer  Assistant Vice President, Assistant 
  Clerk, and Assistant Treasurer 
  James F. Clark   
  Vice President and   
  Chief Compliance Officer   

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation 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:
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Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:
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Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
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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
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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: January 25, 2018
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: January 25, 2018
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer

Date: January 25, 2018