497 1 a_daaesupp.htm PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST a_daaesupp.htm
Prospectus Supplement   June 28, 2021 
 
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund   
Prospectus dated September 30, 2020   

 

Effective June 30, 2021, the sub-section Your fund’s management in the section Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:

Your fund’s management

Investment advisor

Putnam Investment Management, LLC

Portfolio managers

Robert Schoen, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Asset Allocation, portfolio manager of the fund since 2009

Brett Goldstein, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Asset Allocation, portfolio manager of the fund since 2019

Adrian Chan, Portfolio Manager, portfolio manager of the fund since 2021

James Fetch, Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation, portfolio manager of the fund since 2009

Jason Vaillancourt, Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation, portfolio manager of the fund since 2009

Sub-advisors

Putnam Investments Limited*

The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC*

* Though the investment advisor has retained the services of both Putnam Investments Limited (PIL) and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (PAC), PIL and PAC do not currently manage any assets of the fund.

 

 


326740 6/21 

 


 

Effective June 30, 2021, the sub-section The fund’s investment manager – Portfolio managers in the section Who oversees and manages the fund? is replaced in its entirety with the following:

Portfolio managers. The officers of Putnam Management identified below are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio.

       
  Joined     
Portfolio managers  fund  Employer  Positions over past five years 
Robert Schoen  2009  Putnam Management  Co-Chief Investment Officer, 
    1997–Present  Global Asset Allocation 
      Previously, Co-Head of Global 
      Asset Allocation 
Brett Goldstein  2019  Putnam Management  Co-Chief Investment Officer, 
    2010–Present  Global Asset Allocation 
      Previously, Portfolio Manager 
      and Analyst 
Adrian Chan  2021  Putnam Management  Portfolio Manager 
    2008–Present   
James Fetch  2009  Putnam Management  Co-Head of Global Asset 
    1994–Present  Allocation 
Jason Vaillancourt  2009  Putnam Management  Co-Head of Global Asset 
    1999–Present  Allocation 

 

The SAI provides information about these individuals’ compensation, other accounts managed by these individuals and these individuals’ ownership of securities in the fund.

 

— 2 — 

 



Statement of Additional Information Supplement  June 28, 2021 
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund   
Statement of Additional Information dated September 30, 2020   

 

Effective June 30, 2021, the sub-sections Other accounts managed and Ownership of securities in the PORTFOLIO MANAGERS section are supplemented to reflect that the fund’s portfolio managers are now Robert Schoen, Brett Goldstein, Adrian Chan, James Fetch and Jason Vaillancourt. These sub-sections are also supplemented solely with regard to Mr. Chan as follows:

Other accounts managed

The following table shows the number and approximate assets of other investment accounts (or portions of investment accounts) that the fund’s portfolio manager managed as of May 31, 2021. The other accounts may include accounts for which this individual was not designated as a portfolio manager. Unless noted, none of the other accounts pays a fee based on the account's performance.

           
          Other accounts (including 
          separate accounts, managed 
      Other accounts that pool  account programs and 
Portfolio    Other SEC-registered open-  assets from more than one  single-sponsor defined 
manager    end and closed-end funds  client  contribution plan offerings) 
  Number    Number    Number   
  of    of    of   
  accounts  Assets  accounts  Assets  accounts  Assets 
Adrian Chan  0  $0  0  $0  4  $25,600,000 

 

Ownership of securities

The dollar range of shares of the fund owned by Mr. Chan as of May 31, 2021, including investments by immediate family members and amounts invested through retirement and deferred compensation plans, was $0.


6/21