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        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Critical Metals Corp.</name>
        <lei>984500158752F66VAE27</lei>
        <title>Critical Metals Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="VGG2662B1031"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1372096"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32992.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>334868.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.118586800232</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>VG</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="300440.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Gates Industrial Corp. plc</name>
        <lei>549300S6K4FWUSB9KM27</lei>
        <title>Gates Industrial Corp. plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BD9G2S12"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="821665"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>87582.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2414635.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.855092878564</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>IBEX Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>5493000GRFLPVYU2CX17</lei>
        <title>IBEX Holdings Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG4690M1010"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1097577"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>115597.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3340753.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.183058093835</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ichor Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>529900PS8R2JVLJ2H892</lei>
        <title>Ichor Holdings Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG4740B1059"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="654815"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>83189.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3955636.95000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.400806312149</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1493070.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tronox Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>549300NRVC84SGJSXV06</lei>
        <title>Tronox Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BJT16S69"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="971992"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>152000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1136960.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.402630667271</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-03-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Putnam Investment Funds</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
