N-Q 1 a_intertermmuniinc.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_intertermmuniinc.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 Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund

The fund's portfolio
2/28/18 (Unaudited)
Key to holding's abbreviations
ABAG — Association Of Bay Area Governments
AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC — AMBAC Indemnity Corporation
BAM — Build America Mutual
COP — Certificates of Participation
FGIC — Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
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
MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (95.7%)(a)
Rating(RAT) Principal amount Value

Alabama (0.8%)
Jefferson, Cnty. Rev. Bonds (Warrents), 5.00%, 9/15/29 AA $100,000 $115,555

115,555
Arizona (2.5%)
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, Excise Tax Rev. Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/26 AA 100,000 117,134
Glendale, Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Midwestern U.), 5.25%, 5/15/21 A 75,000 82,769
Glendale, Indl. Dev. Auth. Sr. Living Fac. Rev. Bonds (Royal Oaks Life Care Cmnty.), 4.00%, 5/15/24 A/F 100,000 107,750

358,415
California (14.4%)
ABAG Fin. Auth. for Nonprofit Corps. Rev. Bonds (Episcopal Sr. Cmntys.), 5.00%, 7/1/22 A-/F 50,000 56,905
Anaheim, Hsg. & Pub. Impt. Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 10/1/36 Aa3 150,000 166,574
Bay Area Toll Auth. of CA Rev. Bonds (San Francisco Bay Area Sub. Toll Bridge), Ser. S-7, 4.00%, 4/1/33 AA- 100,000 107,237
CA Muni. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Channing House), Ser. B, 5.00%, 5/15/32 AA- 200,000 235,962
CA State G.O. Bonds (Veterans Bond), 2.00%, 12/1/20 Aa2 235,000 235,623
CA Statewide Cmnty. Dev. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (4/1/20) (Southern CA Edison Co.), 1.90%, 4/1/28 Aa3 100,000 99,716
Foothill-De Anza, Cmnty. College Dist. COP, 5.00%, 4/1/33 AA+ 100,000 113,522
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/33 A1 150,000 170,450
Inglewood, Redev. Agcy. Successor Tax Allocation Bonds (Merged Redev.), Ser. A, BAM, 5.00%, 5/1/31 AA 100,000 115,397
Los Angeles Cnty., Redev. Auth. Tax Alloc. Bonds (Various Redev. Areas), Ser. D, AGM, 5.00%, 9/1/28 AA 100,000 111,083
Oakland, Alameda Cnty. Unified School Dist. G.O. Bonds (Election of 2012), 5.50%, 8/1/23 Aa3 75,000 86,372
Palm Desert, Redev. Agcy. Successor Tax Allocation Bonds, Ser. A, BAM, 5.00%, 10/1/26 AA 100,000 119,197
San Bernardino, Cmnty. College Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 8/1/33 Aa2 200,000 212,744
San Diego, Pub. Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Ballpark), 5.00%, 10/15/29 AA- 200,000 231,482

2,062,264
Colorado (3.4%)
CO State Hlth. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Oblig. Group (The)), 5.00%, 12/1/22 Baa2 75,000 82,508
Denver City & Cnty., Arpt. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/20 A1 30,000 32,463
E-470 CO Pub. Hwy. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (9/1/21) (Sr. Libor Index), Ser. B, 2.119%, 9/1/39 A3 100,000 101,814
High Plains Co. Metro. Dist. G.O. Bonds, NATL, 5.00%, 12/1/29 Baa2 100,000 114,695
Park Creek, Metro. Dist. Tax Allocation Bond (Sr. Ltd. Property Tax Supported), Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/25 A/F 50,000 57,913
Southlands, Metro. Dist. No. 1 G.O. Bonds, Ser. A-1, 3.50%, 12/1/27 Ba1 100,000 98,533

487,926
Connecticut (0.7%)
CT State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. 144A Rev. Bonds (Church Home of Hartford, Inc.), Ser. B2, 2.875%, 9/1/20 BB/F 100,000 100,022

100,022
Florida (1.5%)
Broward Cnty., Arpt. Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A , 5.00%, 10/1/25 A1 100,000 116,265
Martin Cnty., Rev. Bonds (Indiantown Cogeneration), 4.20%, 12/15/25 Baa2 100,000 102,006

218,271
Georgia (2.2%)
Burke Cnty., Dev. Auth. Poll. Control Mandatory Put Bonds (8/22/19) (GA Pwr. Co. (Plant Vogtle)), 1.85%, 12/1/49 A3 150,000 149,438
Gainesville & Hall Cnty., Dev. Auth. Edl. Fac. Rev. Bonds (Riverside Military Academy), 5.00%, 3/1/27 BBB-/F 100,000 108,675
Main St. Natural Gas, Inc. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 3/15/21 A3 50,000 54,197

312,310
Illinois (9.1%)
Chicago, G.O. Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 1/1/24 BBB+ 75,000 76,919
Chicago, Board of Ed. G.O. Bonds
     Ser. E, 5.00%, 12/1/21 B 50,000 52,700
     (School Reform), Ser. A, NATL, zero %, 12/1/21 A 100,000 87,873
Chicago, O'Hare Intl. Arpt. Rev. Bonds
     Ser. C, 5.25%, 1/1/27 A2 100,000 110,946
     Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/1/23 A 100,000 111,886
     Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/22 A2 75,000 82,643
Chicago, Waste Wtr. Transmission Rev. Bonds, Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/1/26 A 50,000 55,871
Chicago, Wtr. Reclamation Dist. G.O. Bonds
     Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/21 AA+ 25,000 27,665
     Ser. B, 5.00%, 12/1/21 AA+ 75,000 82,996
Chicago, Wtr. Wks Rev. Bonds, 5.00%, 11/1/30 A 100,000 111,836
IL State G.O. Bonds
     5.00%, 2/1/26 Baa3 100,000 104,787
     5.00%, 7/1/23 Baa3 50,000 52,499
     Ser. A, 5.00%, 4/1/21 Baa3 100,000 104,431
IL State Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Presbyterian Homes Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/1/31 A-/F 100,000 111,677
     (Riverside Hlth. Syst.), 5.00%, 11/15/22 A+ 45,000 50,427
Railsplitter, Tobacco Settlement Auth. Rev. Bonds
     5.25%, 6/1/21 A 20,000 21,914
     5.25%, 6/1/20 A 50,000 53,598

1,300,668
Indiana (0.8%)
Whiting, Env. Fac. Mandatory Put Bonds (11/1/22) (BP Products North America, Inc.), 5.00%, 11/1/45 A1 100,000 112,722

112,722
Kentucky (1.4%)
KY State Econ. Dev. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Owensboro Hlth.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/20 Baa3 30,000 31,662
KY State Property & Bldg. Comm. Rev. Bonds (No. 117), Ser. D, 5.00%, 5/1/21 A1 150,000 163,244

194,906
Maryland (2.7%)
MD Econ. Dev. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Towson U. Sr. Student Hsg.), 4.00%, 7/1/20 BBB 85,000 89,427
MD State Hlth. & Higher Edl. Fac. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (5/15/18) (Johns Hopkins Hlth. Syst.), Ser. A, 1.655%, 5/15/46 Aa3 300,000 300,063

389,490
Massachusetts (0.5%)
MA State Hlth. & Edl. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Partners Hlth. Care Syst.), 4.00%, 7/1/19 Aa3 15,000 15,476
MA State Tpk. Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, FGIC, 5.125%, 1/1/23 (Escrowed to maturity) Aaa 50,000 55,683

71,159
Michigan (6.5%)
Great Lakes, Wtr. Auth. Swr. Rev. Bonds (Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc.), Ser. C, 5.00%, 7/1/36 Baa1 60,000 65,861
MI State Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (Local Govt. Loan Program-Pub. Ltg. Auth.), Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/29 A- 100,000 109,696
     (Local Govt. Loan Program - Detroit Wtr. & Swr. Dept. (DWSD)), Ser. C, 5.00%, 7/1/26 Baa1 50,000 56,255
     (Unemployment Oblig. Assmt.), Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/21 Aaa 500,000 505,791
MI State Hosp. Fin. Auth. Mandatory Put Bonds (4/1/20) (Ascension Hlth.), 1.95%, 11/15/47 VMIG1 75,000 75,320
Rochester, Cmnty. School Dist. G.O. Bonds, Ser. I, 5.00%, 5/1/25 AA- 100,000 116,017

928,940
Minnesota (0.4%)
Deephaven, Charter School Lease Rev. Bonds (Eagle Ridge Academy), Ser. A, 4.40%, 7/1/25 BB+ 50,000 52,260

52,260
Missouri (3.1%)
Cape Girardeau Cnty., Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (SoutheastHEALTH Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 5.00%, 3/1/20 Baa3 100,000 105,341
Cape Girardeau Cnty., Indl. Dev. Auth. Hlth. Care Fac. Rev. Bonds (St. Francis Med. Ctr.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/19 A+ 100,000 103,876
KS City, Sanitation Swr. Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 1/1/28(WIS) Aa2 200,000 229,976

439,193
Nevada (0.5%)
Las Vegas, Special Assmt. Bonds (Dist. No. 607 Local Impt.), 5.00%, 6/1/24 BBB-/P 20,000 21,449
Las Vegas, Redev. Agcy. Tax Alloc. Bonds, 5.00%, 6/15/22 BBB+ 50,000 55,760

77,209
New Jersey (8.1%)
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
     (School Fac. Construction), Ser. K, AMBAC, 5.50%, 12/15/19 Baa1 145,000 153,593
     Ser. B, 5.00%, 11/1/26 Baa1 100,000 110,258
NJ State Edl. Fac. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Montclair State U.), Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/34 A1 100,000 112,989
NJ State Hlth. Care Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     (U. Hosp.), Ser. A, AGM, 5.00%, 7/1/25 AA 100,000 115,632
     5.00%, 9/15/23 Baa1 75,000 82,077
     (Holy Name Med. Ctr.), 4.50%, 7/1/20 Baa2 25,000 26,281
     (Holy Name Med. Ctr.), 4.25%, 7/1/18 Baa2 60,000 60,430
NJ State Trans. Trust Fund Auth. Rev. Bonds (Trans. Syst.), Ser. A
     5.875%, 12/15/38 Baa1 250,000 257,173
     5.00%, 6/15/20 Baa1 25,000 26,414

1,156,013
New Mexico (0.7%)
Farmington, Poll. Control Mandatory Put Bonds (10/1/21) (Public Svcs. Co. of NM), 1.875%, 4/1/33 BBB+ 100,000 98,006

98,006
New York (5.9%)
Metro. Trans. Auth. Rev. Bonds
     Ser. B, 5.00%, 11/15/38 AA- 200,000 222,180
     (Green Bonds), Ser. C-1, 4.00%, 11/15/32 AA- 100,000 105,574
Metro. Trans. Auth. Dedicated Tax Mandatory Put Bonds (6/1/22), Ser. A-2A, 1.54%, 11/1/26 AA 150,000 149,885
MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Oblig. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/46 A2 100,000 104,514
Niagara Area Dev. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Niagra U.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/1/18 BBB+ 100,000 100,530
NY State Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (Affordable Hsg.), Ser. AA, 3.80%, 5/1/20 Aa2 50,000 52,156
TSASC, Inc. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/26 A 100,000 117,789

852,628
Ohio (3.0%)
Carlisle, Local School Dist. G.O. Bonds (School Impt.), 4.00%, 12/1/31 AA 100,000 104,541
Hamilton Cnty., Hlth. Care Rev. Bonds (Life Enriching Cmntys.), 4.00%, 1/1/21 BBB-/F 50,000 52,120
Lorain Cnty., Port Auth. Econ. Dev. Facs. Rev. Bonds (Kendal at Oberlin), 5.00%, 11/15/23 A- 50,000 57,435
OH State Hosp. Rev. Bonds (U. Hosp. Hlth. Syst.), Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/15/31 A2 100,000 111,547
Warren Cnty., Hlth. Care Fac. Rev. Bonds (Otterbein Homes), Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/40 A 100,000 111,980

437,623
Pennsylvania (6.8%)
Chester Cnty., Indl. Dev. Auth. Student Hsg. Rev. Bonds (U. Student Housing, LLC), 3.00%, 8/1/19 Baa3 100,000 100,523
Cumberland Cnty., Muni. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries), 5.00%, 1/1/32 BBB+/F 100,000 110,480
East Hempfield Twp., Indl. Dev. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Millersville U. Student Hsg. & Svcs., Inc.), 5.00%, 7/1/30 Baa3 40,000 42,832
Lycoming Cnty., Auth. Hlth. Syst. Rev. Bonds (Susquehanna Hlth. Syst.), Ser. A, 5.10%, 7/1/20 A+ 25,000 26,117
Northampton Cnty., Hosp. Auth. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/15/20 A3 25,000 26,780
PA State Hsg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds, Ser. 115A, 3.35%, 10/1/23 AA+ 100,000 102,608
PA State Pub. School Bldg. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Northampton Cnty. Area Cmnty. College Foundation), Ser. A, BAM, 5.00%, 6/15/28 AA 50,000 55,006
PA State Tpk. Comm. Rev. Bonds, Ser. B-1, 5.00%, 6/1/29 A3 100,000 114,133
Philadelphia, Auth for Indl. Dev. City Agreement Rev. Bonds (Cultural & Coml. Corridors Program), Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/23 A+ 100,000 113,934
Philadelphia, Gas Wks. Rev. Bonds, Ser. 9, AGM, 5.00%, 8/1/22 AA 55,000 59,166
Reading, School Dist. G.O. Bonds, AGM, 5.00%, 3/1/28 AA 150,000 172,863
West Shore Area Auth. Rev. Bonds (Messiah Village Lifeways Oblig. Group), Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/25 BBB-/F 50,000 56,115

980,557
South Carolina (1.5%)
SC State Pub. Svcs. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Santee Cooper), Ser. B
     5.00%, 12/1/38 A1 100,000 108,175
     4.00%, 12/1/19 A1 100,000 103,818

211,993
Texas (13.5%)
Arlington, Higher Ed. Fin. Corp. Rev. Bonds
     (Life School of Dallas), Ser. A, PSFG, 5.00%, 8/15/26 AAA 100,000 114,747
     (Uplift Ed.), Ser. A, PSFG, 4.00%, 12/1/31 AAA 165,000 174,134
Brazos, Harbor Indl. Dev. Corp. Env. Fac. Mandatory Put Bonds (5/1/28) (Dow Chemical), 5.90%, 5/1/38 BBB 75,000 75,525
Clifton, Higher Ed. Fin. Corp. Rev. Bonds (IDEA Pub. Schools), PSFG, 4.00%, 8/15/30 AAA 250,000 268,735
Cypress-Fairbanks, Indpt. School Dist. Mandatory Put Bonds (8/17/20), Ser. B-2, PSFG, 1.40%, 2/15/40 Aaa 200,000 198,132
Dallas, Mandatory Put Bonds (2/15/21) (Indpt. School Dist.), Ser. B-5, PSFG, 5.00%, 2/15/36 Aaa 150,000 163,335
Dallas-Fort Worth, Intl. Arpt. Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/1/43 A1 200,000 212,908
Harris Cnty., Toll Road Auth. (The) Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/15/33 Aa2 250,000 292,743
Houston, Arpt. Syst. Rev. Bonds, Ser. C, 5.00%, 7/15/20 BB- 100,000 105,714
SA Energy Acquisition Pub. Fac. Corp. Rev. Bonds (Gas Supply), 5.50%, 8/1/25 A3 100,000 116,867
San Antonio, Elec. & Gas Syst. Mandatory Put Bonds (12/1/21), Ser. B, 2.00%, 2/1/33 Aa2 100,000 99,855
TX Private Activity Surface Trans. Corp. Rev. Bonds (LBJ Infrastructure), 7.00%, 6/30/40 Baa3 100,000 110,589

1,933,284
Vermont (1.0%)
VT State Edl. & Hlth. Bldg. Fin. Agcy. Rev. Bonds (U. of VT Med. Ctr. (UVM)), Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/25 A2 125,000 146,019

146,019
Virginia (1.6%)
VA State Cmnwlth. Trans. Board Rev. Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/15/32 Aa1 200,000 235,476

235,476
Washington (2.3%)
WA State COP, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/33 Aa2 200,000 229,528
WA State Hlth. Care Fac. Auth. FRN Mandatory Put Bonds (17/1/22) (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr.), Ser. B, 2.169%, 1/1/42 A 100,000 100,922

330,450
Wisconsin (0.8%)
Pub. Fin. Auth. Rev. Bonds (Denver Intl. Arpt. Great Hall), 5.00%, 9/30/25 BBB- 100,000 112,736

112,736
TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $13,705,742) $13,716,095














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 $14,332,047.
(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.
(WIS) When-issued security.
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 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):
Transportation 15.9%
Local debt 15.1
Healthcare 15.0
State debt 13.4
Utilities 10.5

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 13,716,095



Totals by level $— $13,716,095 $—

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