Putnam Investments 

100 Federal Street 

Boston, MA 02110 

March 4, 2019 

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	Putnam Funds Trust (Securities Act No. 333-515 and Investment Company File Act No. 811-07513) (the
	“Trust”), on behalf of Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, Putnam Global Sector Fund, Putnam
	Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund, Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund series (The “Funds”) Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 306 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trust hereby certifies that the form of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 306 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on February 27, 2019.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Caitlin E. Robinson at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-0044.

	Very truly yours,
	Putnam Convertible Securities Fund
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Executive Vice President, Principal Executive
	Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc:	James E. Thomas, Esq.
	Ropes & Gray LLP