Putnam Investments
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
March 3, 2021
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 Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund and Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund series (The “Funds”) Post-Effective Amendment No. 354 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”), (collectively, the “Funds) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Funds 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. 354 to the Fund’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 26, 2021.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Venice Monagan at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 12577.
Very truly yours,
Putnam Investment Funds
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
By: | _______________________________________ |
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison
cc: James E. Thomas, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP