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Document Type dei_DocumentType 497
Document Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Dec. 31, 2016
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0001005942
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol PFT
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Oct. 31, 2018
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Nov. 01, 2018
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Nov. 30, 2017
Supplement Text PFT_SupplementText

 

Prospectus Supplement   November 1, 2018  

 

Putnam Short Duration Income Fund
Prospectus dated November 30, 2017

Effective November 1, 2018, class T shares of the fund will be redesignated as class N shares and will be available for purchase by all investors.

In connection with this redesignation, the prospectus is supplemented as follows.

All references to “class T” are removed and replaced with references to “class N.”

 

     
     


The following information replaces similar information for the share class under Fund summary — Fees and expenses – Shareholder fees:

 

     
  Maximum sales charge (load)  Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as 
Share  imposed on purchases (as  a percentage of original purchase price or 
class   a percentage of offering price)  redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)  
Class N  1.50%   0.25% † 

† Applies only to certain redemptions of shares bought with no initial sales charge.


The following information replaces similar disclosure for the share class under Fund summary — Fees and expenses – Example:

         
Share class   1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years  
Class N   $205  $356  $519  $994 

 

     
     

The following information replaces similar information for the share class under Fund summary – Investments, risks, and performance – Performance – Average annual total returns after sales charges:

       
      Since inception 
Share class   1 year   5 years   (10/17/11)  
Class N before taxes**  -0.68%  0.20%  0.20% 

**Class N shares were not outstanding during the periods shown. Performance shown for class N shares is derived from the historical performance of class A shares, adjusted for the sales charge and higher 12b-1 fees currently applicable to class N shares.




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Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption <b>Shareholder fees </b><i>(fees paid directly from your investment)
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading <b>Example</b>
Performance Table Heading rr_PerformanceTableHeading <b>Average annual total returns after sales charges </b><i>(for periods ending 12/31/16)</i>
Putnam Short Duration Income Fund | Class N  
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 1.50%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther 0.25% [1]
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 205
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 356
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 519
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 994
1 Year rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 (0.68%) [2]
5 Years rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 0.20% [2]
Since Inception rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception 0.20% [2]
Inception Date rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate Oct. 17, 2011 [2]
[1] Applies only to certain redemptions of shares bought with no initial sales charge.
[2] Class N shares were not outstanding during the periods shown. Performance shown for class N shares is derived from the historical performance of class A shares, adjusted for the sales charge and higher 12b-1 fees currently applicable to class N shares.