Putnam Investments 

One Post Office Square 

Boston, MA 02109 

February 4, 2010 

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

RE:	Putnam Asset Allocation Trust (Reg. Nos. (33-51017) (811-07121) (the “Fund”) Post-Effective
	Amendment No. 19 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 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 January 29, 2010.

Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Carlo Forcione at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-1224.

	Very truly yours,
	Putnam Asset Allocation Funds
	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
By:	__________________________________
	Jonathan S. Horwitz
	Executive Vice President, Treasurer,
	Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison

cc: ROPES & GRAY