0000928816-18-000847.txt : 20180426 0000928816-18-000847.hdr.sgml : 20180426 20180426134256 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-18-000847 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180426 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180426 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20180426 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005942 IRS NUMBER: 043299786 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07513 FILM NUMBER: 18777653 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST STREET 2: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921010 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 0001005942 S000039833 Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund C000123516 CLASS A C000123517 CLASS B C000123518 CLASS C C000123519 CLASS M C000123520 CLASS Y N-Q 1 a_shorttermmuniinc.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_shorttermmuniinc.htm


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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY




Investment Company Act file number: (811-07513)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Funds Trust
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent for service: Robert T. Burns, Vice President
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:         Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2018
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2018



Item 1. Schedule of Investments:














Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

The fund's portfolio
2/28/18 (Unaudited)
Key to holding's abbreviations
AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
BAM — Build America Mutual
FHA Insd. — Federal Housing Administration Insured
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.
G.O. Bonds — General Obligation Bonds
NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSFG — Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
Q-SBLF — Qualified School Board Loan Fund
U.S. Govt. Coll. — U.S. Government Collateralized
VRDN — Variable Rate Demand Notes, which are floating-rate securities with long-term maturities that carry coupons that reset and are payable upon demand either daily, weekly or monthly. The rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates are set by remarketing agents and may take into consideration market supply and demand, credit quality and the current SIFMA Municipal Swap Index rate, which was 1.09% as of the close of the reporting period.
MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (102.9%)(a)
Rating(RAT) Principal amount Value

Alabama (0.6%)
Jefferson, Cnty. Rev. Bonds (Warrants), 5.00%, 9/15/22 AA $100,000 $112,484

112,484
Arizona (1.2%)
AZ State Indl. Dev. Auth. Ed. 144A Rev. Bonds (BASIS Schools, Inc.), Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/21 BB 50,000 50,762
Glendale, Indl. Dev. Auth. Sr. Living Fac. Rev. Bonds (Royal Oaks Life Care Cmnty.), 4.00%, 5/15/22 A/F 100,000 106,750
Phoenix, Indl. Dev. Auth. Ed. Rev. Bonds (Great Hearts Academies), 3.75%, 7/1/24 BBB- 25,000 26,000
Phoenix, Indl. Dev. Auth. Ed. 144A Rev. Bonds (BASIS Schools, Inc.), 3.00%, 7/1/20 BB 25,000 24,805

208,317
California (8.2%)
CA State Charter School Fin. Auth. 144A Rev. Bonds (Summit Pub. Schools), 5.00%, 6/1/22 Baa3 105,000 114,890
CA State Infrastructure & Econ. Dev. Bank FRN (J. Paul Getty Trust (The)), Ser. A-2, 1.635%, 10/1/47 Aaa 300,000 301,401
CA State Poll. Control Fin. Auth. Solid Waste Disp. 144A Mandatory Put Bonds (5/1/18) (Republic Svcs., Inc.), Ser. A, 1.65%, 8/1/23 A-2 150,000 150,021
CA Statewide Cmnty. Dev. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (4/2/18) (Southern CA Edison Co.), 1.375%, 4/1/28 Aa3 75,000 74,992
Irvine, Special Tax Bonds (Cmnty. Fac. Dist. No. 2005), Ser. 2, 4.00%, 9/1/18 BBB+ 75,000 75,851
Los Angeles, Dept. of Arpt. Rev. Bonds (Los Angeles Intl. Arpt.), Ser. A, 5.25%, 5/15/24 AA 20,000 20,155
Northern CA Gas Auth. No. 1 FRN Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 1.765%, 7/1/19 A3 250,000 250,238
Riverside, Wtr. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (1/15/20), Ser. A-17, 1.72%, 10/1/35 VMIG1 195,000 195,002
Roseville, Special Tax Bonds (Westpark Cmnty. Pub. Fac. Dist. No. 1), 4.00%, 9/1/19 BBB-/P 40,000 41,204
San Francisco City & Cnty., Arpt. Commission Rev. Bonds, Ser. 2-34E, 5.75%, 5/1/20 (Prerefunded 5/1/18) A1 245,000 246,750

1,470,504
Colorado (4.3%)
CO State Hlth. Fac. Auth. Hosp. Rev. Bonds (Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society), 5.00%, 6/1/20 BBB 100,000 105,945
Denver City & Cnty., Arpt. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (11/15/19) (Denver Intl. Arpt.), Ser. B, 1.962%, 11/15/31 A1 195,000 195,940
E-470 CO Pub. Hwy. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (9/1/19) (Sr. Libor Index), Ser. A, 1.986%, 9/1/39 A3 100,000 100,253
High Plains Co. Metro. Dist. G.O. Bonds, NATL, 4.00%, 12/1/21 Baa2 150,000 159,323
Southlands, Metro. Dist. No. 1 G.O. Bonds, Ser. A-1, 3.00%, 12/1/22 Ba1 100,000 99,603
U. of CO Hosp. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (3/1/22) (UCHA Oblig. Group.), Ser. C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/38 Aa3 100,000 110,013

771,077
Connecticut (2.2%)
CT State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth.
     Mandatory Put Bonds (2/3/20) (Yale U.) Ser. A, 1.30%, 7/1/48 VMIG1 250,000 248,353
     Mandatory Put Bonds (2/6/19) (Yale U.) Ser. U1, 1.00%, 7/1/33 VMIG1 140,000 139,511

387,864
District of Columbia (2.3%)
DC, G.O. Bonds, Ser. B, AGM, 3.80%, 6/1/20 Aa1 150,000 153,366
Washington DC, Convention & Sports Auth. Dedicated Tax Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/19 Aa3 250,000 263,120

416,486
Florida (1.1%)
Escambia Cnty., Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Baptist Hlth. Care Corp. Oblig. Grp.), Ser. A, 5.125%, 8/15/20 A3 30,000 32,238
     (Baptist Hosp., Inc.), 5.00%, 8/15/18 A3 60,000 60,941
Palm Beach Cnty., Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Acts Retirement-Life Cmnty.), 4.00%, 11/15/19 A-/F 100,000 103,688

196,867
Georgia (4.1%)
Atlanta, Tax Alloc. Bonds (Atlantic Station), 5.00%, 12/1/21 A3 150,000 165,023
Burke Cnty., Dev. Auth. Poll. Control Mandatory Put Bonds (4/3/18) (GA Pwr. Co. Plant Vogle), Ser. 5, 1.80%, 10/1/32 A3 200,000 200,024
Gainesville & Hall Cnty., Dev. Auth. Edl. Fac. Rev. Bonds (Riverside Military Academy), 5.00%, 3/1/27 BBB-/F 75,000 81,506
Main St. Natural Gas, Inc. Rev. Bonds
     Ser. B, 5.00%, 3/15/20 A3 85,000 90,132
     Ser. A, 5.00%, 3/15/18 A3 200,000 200,250

736,935
Illinois (7.7%)
Chicago, G.O. Bonds, Ser. A
     5.00%, 1/1/21 BBB+ 50,000 53,126
     5.00%, 1/1/19 BBB+ 50,000 51,011
Chicago, Board of Ed. G.O. Bonds, Ser. E, 5.00%, 12/1/21 B 100,000 105,400
Chicago, Transit Auth. Rev. Bonds (Federal Transit Administration Section 5307), 5.00%, 6/1/18 A 100,000 100,807
Chicago, Waste Wtr. Transmission Rev. Bonds
     5.00%, 1/1/23 A 200,000 218,456
     Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/1/19 A 100,000 102,641
IL Edl. Fac. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (2/13/20) (U. of Chicago (The)), Ser. B-1, 1.80%, 7/1/36 VMIG1 200,000 200,038
IL State G.O. Bonds
     Ser. A, 5.00%, 4/1/21 Baa3 100,000 104,431
     5.00%, 1/1/21 Baa3 150,000 156,171
IL State Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Presbyterian Homes Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/1/23 A-/F 75,000 84,336
     (Riverside Hlth. Syst.), 5.00%, 11/15/19 A+ 100,000 105,374
Metro. Pier & Exposition Auth. Rev. Bonds (McCormick Place Expansion), Ser. A
     NATL, zero %, 6/15/18 BB+ 5,000 4,962
     NATL, U.S. Govt. Coll., zero %, 6/15/18 (Escrowed to Maturity) AAA/P 95,000 94,618

1,381,371
Kentucky (0.3%)
KY State Econ. Dev. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Owensboro Hlth.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/20 Baa3 45,000 47,493

47,493
Maryland (0.5%)
MD Econ. Dev. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Towson U. Sr. Student Hsg.), 4.00%, 7/1/20 BBB 85,000 89,427

89,427
Massachusetts (1.3%)
MA State Dev. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (UMass Memorial Hlth. Care Oblig. Group), Ser. I, 5.00%, 7/1/19 BBB+ 100,000 103,810
MA State Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. SF-169, 4.00%, 12/1/44 Aa1 125,000 129,270

233,080
Michigan (4.6%)
Great Lakes, Wtr. Auth. Supply Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 7/1/24 Baa1 100,000 113,236
MI State Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Unemployment Oblig. Assmt.), Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/21 Aaa 500,000 505,800
     (Henry Ford Hlth. Syst.), 5.00%, 11/15/19 A 100,000 105,374
Ypsilanti, School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, Q-SBLF, 4.00%, 5/1/18 AA- 100,000 100,402

824,812
Minnesota (5.4%)
Minneapolis & St. Paul, Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Hlth. Care VRDN (Allina Hlth. Syst.), Ser. B-1, 1.09%, 11/15/35 VMIG1 300,000 300,000
Minneapolis, Hlth. Care Syst. Rev. Bonds (Fairview Hlth. Svcs. Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 4.00%, 11/15/18 A+ 100,000 101,761
MN State Res. Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/38 Aa1 70,000 72,831
Rochester, Hlth. Care Fac. VRDN (Mayo Clinic), Ser. A, 1.05%, 11/15/38 A-1+ 500,000 500,000

974,592
Mississippi (2.8%)
MS State Bus. Fin. Commission Gulf Opportunity Zone VRDN (Chevron USA, Inc.), Ser. C, 1.07%, 12/1/30 VMIG1 500,000 500,000

500,000
Missouri (2.6%)
KS City, Sanitation Swr. Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 1/1/25(FWC) Aa2 150,000 168,407
MO State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. VRDN (WA U. (The)), Ser. C, 1.08%, 9/1/30 VMIG1 300,000 300,000

468,407
Montana (0.3%)
MT State Board of Hsg. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A-2, FHA Insd., 3.00%, 12/1/43 Aa1 60,000 61,099

61,099
Nebraska (0.6%)
Central Plains, Energy Rev. Bonds (NE Gas No. 1), Ser. A, 5.25%, 12/1/18 A3 100,000 102,599

102,599
Nevada (3.4%)
Las Vegas, Redev. Agcy. Tax Alloc. Bonds, 5.00%, 6/15/22 BBB+ 100,000 111,520
Reno, Sales Tax VRDN (Reno Trans. Rail Access Corridor (ReTRAC)), 1.22%, 6/1/42 VMIG1 500,000 500,000

611,520
New Jersey (8.3%)
Atlantic City, G.O. Bonds (Tax Appeal), Ser. B, AGM, 5.00%, 3/1/20 AA 200,000 211,166
NJ State Econ. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     Ser. B, 5.00%, 11/1/21 Baa1 100,000 108,005
     (Biomedical Research Fac.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/15/19 Baa1 100,000 103,823
     Ser. AAA, 5.00%, 6/15/19 Baa1 100,000 103,606
NJ State Hlth. Care Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Princeton HealthCare Syst.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/19 Baa2 100,000 103,984
NJ State Hlth. Care Fac. Fin. Auth. VRDN (Virtua Hlth.), Ser. C, 0.99%, 7/1/43 A-1 500,000 500,000
NJ State Tpk. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (1/1/21), Ser. C-5, 1.562%, 1/1/28 A+ 150,000 150,860
NJ State Trans. Trust Fund Auth. Rev. Bonds (Federal Hwy. Reimbursement Notes), 5.00%, 6/15/19 A+ 200,000 207,212

1,488,656
New Mexico (1.4%)
Farmington, Poll. Control
     Mandatory Put Bonds (6/1/22) (Pub. Svcs. Co. of NM), Ser. B, 2.125%, 6/1/40 BBB+ 100,000 98,219
     Mandatory Put Bonds (4/1/20) (Southern CA Edison Co.), Ser. A, 1.875%, 4/1/29 Aa3 150,000 149,316

247,535
New York (8.8%)
Metro. Trans. Auth. Dedicated Tax Mandatory Put Bonds (6/1/22), Ser. A-2A, 1.54%, 11/1/26 AA 195,000 194,850
Monroe Cnty., G.O. Bonds, BAM, 4.00%, 6/1/19 AA 100,000 102,787
MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Oblig. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/46 A2 200,000 209,028
Niagara Frontier Trans. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Buffalo Niagara Intl. Arpt.), Ser. B, 5.00%, 4/1/19 Baa1 150,000 155,342
NY State Dorm. Auth. Non-State Supported Debt Rev. Bonds (Culinary Inst. of America), 5.00%, 7/1/19 Baa2 100,000 104,078
NY State Energy Research & Dev. Auth. Gas Fac. FRN (Brooklyn Union Gas), Ser. A-1, NATL, 2.187%, 12/1/20 VMIG1 200,000 200,000
NY State Mtge. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. 186, 2.00%, 4/1/19 Aa1 500,000 500,690
TSASC, Inc. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 6/1/19 A 100,000 102,674

1,569,449
Ohio (1.8%)
Franklin Cnty., Mandatory Put Bonds (5/1/18) (CHE Trinity Hlth. Credit Group), Ser. OH, 1.27%, 12/1/46 VMIG1 200,000 200,000
Lancaster, Port Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (8/1/19) (Gas), 1.835%, 5/1/38 A1 125,000 125,126

325,126
Pennsylvania (4.6%)
Bethlehem, Area School Dist. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (11/1/21), 1.607%, 1/1/30 A1 150,000 150,425
Montgomery Cnty., Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Foulkeways at Gwynedd), 3.00%, 12/1/18 BBB 100,000 100,766
PA State Tpk. Comm. FRN, Ser. A-2, 1.74%, 12/1/18 A1 300,000 300,411
Philadelphia, Auth for Indl. Dev. City Agreement Rev. Bonds (Cultural & Coml. Corridors Program), Ser. A, 4.00%, 12/1/18 A+ 100,000 101,841
Philadelphia, School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 9/1/20 A2 50,000 53,296
State Public School Bldg. Auth. Palease Rev. Bonds (Philadelphia School Dist.), 5.00%, 6/1/23 A2 100,000 110,457

817,196
Puerto Rico (0.7%)
Cmnwlth. of PR, G.O. Bonds (Pub. Impt.), Ser. A, NATL, 5.50%, 7/1/19 Baa2 125,000 126,205

126,205
Rhode Island (0.6%)
RI Hlth. & Edl. Bldg. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Lifespan Oblig. Group-Hosp. Fin.), 5.00%, 5/15/22 BBB+ 100,000 109,576

109,576
South Carolina (1.2%)
Myrtle Beach, Tax Allocation Bonds (Myrtle Beach Air Force Base), 5.00%, 10/1/19 A2 100,000 105,172
SC State Pub. Svcs. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Santee Cooper), Ser. D, 5.00%, 12/1/22 A1 100,000 110,862

216,034
Texas (11.6%)
Dallas, Indpt. School Dist. Mandatory Put Bonds (2/15/19) (Multi-modal School Bldg.), Ser. B-3, PSFG, 5.00%, 2/15/36 Aaa 210,000 216,825
Deer Park, Mandatory Put Bonds (10/1/19) (Indpt. School Dist.), PSFG, 3.00%, 10/1/42(FWC) AAA 500,000 509,825
Fort Bend Indpt. School Dist. Mandatory Put Bonds (8/1/21), Ser. D, PSFG, 1.50%, 8/1/42 AAA 500,000 493,580
Harris Cnty., Cultural Ed. Fac. Fin. Corp. VRDN (The Methodist Hosp.), Ser. C-1, 1.11%, 12/1/24 A-1+ 365,000 365,000
SA Energy Acquisition Pub. Fac. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Gas Supply), 5.50%, 8/1/25 A3 75,000 87,650
San Antonio, Elec. & Gas Syst. Mandatory Put Bonds (12/1/19), Ser. A, 2.25%, 2/1/33 Aa2 200,000 202,090
Tomball, Mandatory Put Bonds (8/15/19) (Indpt. School Bldg. & Dist.), Ser. B-3, PSFG, 1.10%, 2/15/43 Aaa 200,000 198,456

2,073,426
Utah (2.8%)
Murray City, Hosp. VRDN (IHC Hlth. Svcs., Inc.), Ser. A, 1.11%, 5/15/37 VMIG1 500,000 500,000

500,000
Vermont (0.6%)
VT State Edl. & Hlth. Bldg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (U. of VT Med. Ctr. (UVM)), Ser. A, 3.00%, 12/1/18 A2 100,000 101,087

101,087
Virginia (2.3%)
VA State College Bldg. Auth. Edl. Fac. Rev. Bonds (Pub. Higher Ed. Fin.), Ser. PG-B, 5.00%, 9/1/19 Aa1 400,000 420,712

420,712
Washington (2.8%)
Grant Cnty., Pub. Util. Dist. No. 2 Mandatory Put Bonds (12/2/20) (Elec. Syst.), 2.00%, 1/1/44 AA 400,000 400,680
WA State Hlth. Care Fac. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (7/1/22) (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr.), Ser. B, 2.169%, 1/1/42 A 100,000 100,922

501,602
West Virginia (0.7%)
WV State Econ. Dev. Auth. Poll Control Rev. Bonds (Appalachian Pwr. Co. - Amos), Ser. C, 3.25%, 5/1/19 A- 50,000 50,388
WV State Econ. Dev. Auth. Solid Waste Disp. Fac. Mandatory Put Bonds (4/1/19) (Appalachian Pwr. Co. - Amos), Ser. A, 1.90%, 3/1/40 A- 75,000 74,657

125,045
Wisconsin (1.2%)
Pub. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Denver Intl. Arpt. Great Hall), 5.00%, 9/30/22 BBB- 100,000 109,890
WI State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Ascension Hlth. Alliance Sr. Credit Group), Ser. B-1, 4.00%, 11/15/19 Aa2 100,000 104,048

213,938
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $18,475,176) $18,430,521














Notes to the fund's portfolio
Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund's portfolio are for the close of the fund's reporting period, which ran from December 1, 2017 through February 28, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to "Putnam Management" represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC, references to "ASC 820" represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and references to "OTC", if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $17,910,282.
(RAT) The Moody's, Standard & Poor's or Fitch ratings indicated are believed to be the most recent ratings available at the close of the reporting period for the securities listed. Ratings are generally ascribed to securities at the time of issuance. While the agencies may from time to time revise such ratings, they undertake no obligation to do so, and the ratings do not necessarily represent what the agencies would ascribe to these securities at the close of the reporting period. Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by "/F." Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by "/P." The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor's classifications. If a security is insured, it will usually be rated by the ratings organizations based on the financial strength of the insurer. For further details regarding security ratings, please see the Statement of Additional Information.
(FWC) Forward commitment, in part or in entirety.
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.
On Mandatory Put Bonds, the rates shown are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period and the dates shown represent the next mandatory put dates.
The dates shown parenthetically on prerefunded bonds represent the next prerefunding dates.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
The fund had the following sector concentrations greater than 10% at the close of the reporting period (as a percentage of net assets):
Health care 22.6%
Local debt 15.5
Utilities 13.2

Security valuation: Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund's assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
Tax-exempt bonds and notes are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees. Such services use information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between securities in determining value. These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.













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

Valuation inputs

Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Municipal bonds and notes 18,430,521



Totals by level $— $18,430,521 $—


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

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



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

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

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

Putnam Funds Trust
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: April 26, 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: April 26, 2018

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer
Date: April 26, 2018

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

Certifications

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

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

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

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

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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
_____________________________

Date: April 26, 2018
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer














Certifications

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

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

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

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

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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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

/s/ Janet C. Smith
_______________________________

Date: April 26, 2018
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer















Attachment A

NQ

Period (s) ended February 28, 2018
               Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund
               Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund
               Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund
               Putnam Equity Income Fund
               Putnam High Yield Fund
               Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund
               Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Mortgage Opportunities Fund
               Putnam New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund
               Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund