Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds
Annual Report Year Ended September 30, 2018
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio
Putnam Money Market Portfolio
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds
Annual Report Year Ended September 30, 2018
Table of Contents
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-1 – A-34
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-1 – B-35
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-1 – C-74
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-1 – D-70
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-1 – E-66
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-1 – F-63
Putnam Money Market Portfolio G-1 – G-16
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds
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Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-2
Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… A-4
The funds’ portfolios …………………………………………………… A-5
Statements of assets and liabilities …………………………………… A-9
Statements of operations ……………………………………………… A-11
Statements of changes in net assets ………………………………… A-12
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… A-16
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… A-21
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-3
A note on the funds’ trustee The funds’ trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, converted to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changed its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion had no impact on the funds or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the funds. PFTC will continue to manage the funds, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-4
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T :617-530-5000, F :617-530-5001, www.pwc.com/us
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of the Funds
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund (here in after collectively referred to as the “Funds”), which comprise the statements of assets and liabilities, including the fund’s portfolios, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Funds’ preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of September 30, 2018, and the results of each of their operations, changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
December 20, 2018
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-5
The funds’ portfolios 9/30/18
2060 Fund Shares Value
Equity Funds* 99.5%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio Ω 1,209,235 $23,132,675
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 344,108 6,376,314
Total equity funds (cost $28,117,872) $29,508,989
Fixed Income Funds* 0.5%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 148,286 $148,286
Total fixed income funds (cost $148,286) $148,286
Total investments (cost $28,266,158) $29,657,275
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $29,644,451
2055 Fund Shares Value
Equity Funds* 99.6%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio Ω 5,153,462 $98,585,729
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 2,199,170 40,750,628
Total equity funds (cost $130,453,805) $139,336,357
Fixed Income Funds* 0.4%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 700,183 $700,183
Total fixed income funds (cost $700,183) $700,183
Total investments (cost $131,153,988) $140,036,540
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $139,964,992
2050 Fund Shares Value
Equity Funds* 99.5%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio Ω 7,259,368 $138,871,715
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 7,723,848 143,122,906
Total equity funds (cost $261,916,356) $281,994,621
Fixed Income Funds* 0.5%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 1,417,058 $1,417,058
Total fixed income funds (cost $1,417,058) $1,417,058
Total investments (cost $263,333,414) $283,411,679
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $283,289,546
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-6
2045 Fund Shares Value
Equity Funds* 99.5%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio Ω 4,417,202 $84,501,077
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 14,666,166 271,764,051
Total equity funds (cost $331,755,358) $356,265,128
Fixed Income Funds* 0.5%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 1,790,277 $1,790,277
Total fixed income funds (cost $1,790,277) $1,790,277
Total investments (cost $333,545,635) $358,055,405
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $357,882,848
2040 Fund Shares Value
Equity Funds* 98.2%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio Ω 682,498 $13,056,194
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 24,006,643 444,843,093
Total equity funds (cost $421,153,749) $457,899,287
Fixed Income Funds* 1.8%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 8,393,266 $8,393,266
Total fixed income funds (cost $8,393,266) $8,393,266
Total investments (cost $429,547,015) $466,292,553
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $466,086,647
2035 Fund Shares Value
Asset Allocation Funds* 27.2%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio Ω 8,086,611 $152,594,351
Total asset allocation funds (cost $145,165,631) $152,594,351
Equity Funds* 69.8%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 21,132,436 $391,584,033
Total equity funds (cost $358,052,191) $391,584,033
Fixed Income Funds* 3.0%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 16,830,259 $16,830,259
Total fixed income funds (cost $16,830,259) $16,830,259
Total investments (cost $520,048,081) $561,008,643
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $560,743,938
The funds’ portfolios 9/30/18 cont.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-7
2030 Fund Shares Value
Asset Allocation Funds* 76.8%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio Ω 29,358,697 $553,998,608
Total asset allocation funds (cost $517,549,793) $553,998,608
Equity Funds* 19.2%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio Ω 7,474,347 $138,499,655
Total equity funds (cost $126,723,727) $138,499,655
Fixed Income Funds* 4.0%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 28,854,094 $28,854,094
Total fixed income funds (cost $28,854,094) $28,854,094
Total investments (cost $673,127,614) $721,352,357
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $721,042,300
2025 Fund Shares Value
Asset Allocation Funds* 95.4%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio Ω 5,005,536 $76,885,039
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio Ω 21,314,259 402,200,064
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio Ω 11,691,951 186,252,785
Total asset allocation funds (cost $628,996,777) $665,337,888
Fixed Income Funds* 4.6%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 31,715,949 $31,715,949
Total fixed income funds (cost $31,715,949) $31,715,949
Total investments (cost $660,712,726) $697,053,837
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $696,736,717
2020 Fund Shares Value
Asset Allocation Funds* 96.3%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio Ω 12,954,729 $198,984,637
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio Ω 2,355,512 44,448,518
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio Ω 15,962,765 254,286,851
Total asset allocation funds (cost $477,638,139) $497,720,006
Fixed Income Funds* 3.7%
Putnam Money Market Portfolio Ω 19,123,199 $19,123,199
Total fixed income funds (cost $19,123,199) $19,123,199
Total investments (cost $496,761,338) $516,843,205
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $516,626,386
Maturity Fund Shares Value
Asset Allocation Funds* 100.0%
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio Ω 24,350,323 $374,020,961
Total asset allocation funds (cost $347,722,012) $374,020,961
Total investments (cost $347,722,012) $374,020,961
*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $373,860,582
The funds’ portfolios 9/30/18 cont.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-8
Notes to the funds’ portfolios
Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the funds’ portfolios are for the close of each fund’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolios, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Ω Affiliated Issuers (Note 5).
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of each fund’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.
Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the funds’ net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund $— $29,657,275 $— $29,657,275
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund — 140,036,540 — 140,036,540
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund — 283,411,679 — 283,411,679
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund — 358,055,405 — 358,055,405
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund — 466,292,553 — 466,292,553
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund — 561,008,643 — 561,008,643
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund — 721,352,357 — 721,352,357
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund — 697,053,837 — 697,053,837
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund — 516,843,205 — 516,843,205
Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund — 374,020,961 — 374,020,961
The funds’ portfolios 9/30/18 cont.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-9
Statements of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund
Investments in affiliated Portfolios, at value (Notes 1 and 5) $29,657,275 $140,036,540 $283,411,679 $358,055,405 $466,292,553
Interest receivable 180 789 1,706 2,095 13,197
Receivable for units of the fund sold 115,272 541,715 529,501 971,063 529,098
Receivable for securities sold 72,048 477,402 911,341 992,940 1,239,244
Total assets 29,844,775 141,056,446 284,854,227 360,021,503 468,074,092
LIABILITIESPayable for units of the fund repurchased 6,483 110,173 191,529 300,184 313,298
Payable for securities purchased 181,003 909,705 1,250,901 1,665,758 1,467,021
Payable for management fees (Note 3) 12,838 71,576 122,251 172,713 207,126
Total liabilities 200,324 1,091,454 1,564,681 2,138,655 1,987,445
Net assets $29,644,451 $139,964,992 $283,289,546 $357,882,848 $466,086,647
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund
Computation of net asset value Class IA
Net assets $2,600,597 $7,216,900 $21,737,566 $30,770,490 $36,457,663
Number of units outstanding 165,519 317,252 1,222,506 1,769,721 2,125,591
Net asset value $15.71 $22.75 $17.78 $17.39 $17.15
Computation of net asset value Class I
Net assets $13,965,693 $44,643,733 $103,891,298 $104,579,269 $186,057,532
Number of units outstanding 893,781 1,975,004 5,880,123 6,052,694 10,918,088
Net asset value $15.63 $22.60 $17.67 $17.28 $17.04
Computation of net asset value Class II
Net assets $1,376 $1,639,920 $2,492,896 $2,960,031 $7,980,917
Number of units outstanding 89 72,912 141,884 172,197 470,579
Net asset value $15.52 $22.49 $17.57 $17.19 $16.96
Computation of net asset value Class III
Net assets $437,403 $5,647,556 $13,003,317 $7,783,711 $21,279,004
Number of units outstanding 28,180 255,845 761,872 466,598 1,292,675
Net asset value $15.52 $22.07 $17.07 $16.68 $16.46
Computation of net asset value Class IV
Net assets $162,756 $1,682,208 $3,795,879 $9,783,437 $10,226,519
Number of units outstanding 10,529 76,784 224,079 590,863 626,015
Net asset value $15.46 $21.91 $16.94 $16.56 $16.34
Computation of net asset value Class V
Net assets $5,274,466 $38,167,992 $40,950,365 $87,873,614 $71,900,379
Number of units outstanding 342,111 1,750,682 2,428,494 5,333,249 4,421,929
Net asset value $15.42 $21.80 $16.86 $16.48 $16.26
Computation of net asset value Class X
Net assets $7,202,160 $40,966,683 $97,418,225 $114,132,296 $132,184,633
Number of units outstanding 458,605 1,801,906 5,482,435 6,567,483 7,709,522
Net asset value $15.70 $22.74 $17.77 $17.38 $17.15
Cost of investments (Note 2) $28,266,158 $131,153,988 $263,333,414 $333,545,635 $429,547,015
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-10
Statements of assets and liabilities 9/30/18 cont.
ASSETS
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage
Maturity Fund
Investments in affiliated Portfolios, at value (Notes 1 and 5) $561,008,643 $721,352,357 $697,053,837 $516,843,205 $374,020,961
Interest receivable 27,235 47,796 52,751 32,152 --
Receivable for units of the fund sold 3,902,250 427,597 2,849,891 225,781 1,793,680
Receivable for securities sold 2,095,340 3,421,784 4,209,076 2,853,192 510,474
Total assets 567,033,468 725,249,534 704,165,555 519,954,330 376,325,115
LIABILITIESPayable for units of the fund repurchased 541,608 1,561,509 489,043 1,322,035 510,474
Payable for securities purchased 5,480,694 2,331,130 6,617,857 1,786,224 1,793,680
Payable for management fees (Note 3) 267,228 314,595 321,938 219,685 160,379
Total liabilities 6,289,530 4,207,234 7,428,838 3,327,944 2,464,533
Net assets $560,743,938 $721,042,300 $696,736,717 $516,626,386 $373,860,582
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage
Maturity Fund
Computation of net asset value Class IA
Net assets $61,288,248 $106,472,202 $126,693,136 $110,874,045 $118,380,771
Number of units outstanding 3,623,542 6,540,122 8,145,336 7,644,205 8,080,185
Net asset value $16.91 $16.28 $15.55 $14.50 $14.65
Computation of net asset value Class I
Net assets $172,647,286 $275,731,544 $211,385,977 $204,328,556 $93,569,845
Number of units outstanding 10,271,526 17,045,405 13,678,337 14,176,698 6,426,162
Net asset value $16.81 $16.18 $15.45 $14.41 $14.56
Computation of net asset value Class II
Net assets $3,475,963 $11,872,770 $17,256,201 $5,965,788 $3,804,879
Number of units outstanding 207,782 738,093 1,122,882 416,351 262,714
Net asset value $16.73 $16.09 $15.37 $14.33 $14.48
Computation of net asset value Class III
Net assets $13,110,278 $31,424,202 $11,582,143 $10,957,463 $8,130,803
Number of units outstanding 807,963 2,012,742 776,478 787,967 578,226
Net asset value $16.23 $15.61 $14.92 $13.91 $14.06
Computation of net asset value Class IV
Net assets $21,873,340 $15,335,271 $26,338,914 $10,591,363 $11,018,215
Number of units outstanding 1,358,568 989,838 1,779,237 767,559 790,023
Net asset value $16.10 $15.49 $14.80 $13.80 $13.95
Computation of net asset value Class V
Net assets $130,710,225 $109,316,245 $149,363,440 $73,990,698 $67,284,841
Number of units outstanding 8,159,362 7,089,503 10,141,570 5,387,495 4,847,106
Net asset value $16.02 $15.42 $14.73 $13.73 $13.88
Computation of net asset value Class X
Net assets $157,638,598 $170,890,066 $154,116,906 $99,918,473 $71,671,228
Number of units outstanding 9,324,590 10,500,711 9,912,536 6,892,534 4,893,989
Net asset value $16.91 $16.27 $15.55 $14.50 $14.64
Cost of investments (Note 2) $520,048,081 $673,127,614 $660,712,726 $496,761,338 $347,722,012
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-11
Statements of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund
Income distributions from Portfolios (Note 5) $1,525 $8,078 $17,122 $21,453 $115,097
EXPENSESManagement fees (Note 3)
Class IA 5,233 16,928 55,052 77,080 94,667
Class I 54,944 219,125 544,695 566,601 951,278
Class II 258 17,383 28,754 44,057 67,190
Class III 4,328 35,814 83,958 54,382 136,212
Class IV 1,221 48,092 102,192 174,959 163,575
Class V 39,860 388,265 383,119 887,951 683,342
Class X 9,387* 51,329** 134,282* 154,620* 180,231*
Total expenses 115,231 776,936 1,332,052 1,959,650 2,276,495
Net investment loss (113,706) (768,858) (1,314,930) (1,938,197) (2,161,398)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios (Notes 1 and 2) 1,470,476 12,448,344 25,466,999 33,301,589 38,929,603
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Portfolios during the year 549,114 (55,077) (639,326) (1,855,976) (117,942)
Net gain on investments 2,019,590 12,393,267 24,827,673 31,445,613 38,811,661
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $1,905,884 $11,624,409 $23,512,743 $29,507,416 $36,650,263
INVESTMENT INCOME
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund
Putnam Retirement Advantage
Maturity Fund
Income distributions from Portfolios (Note 5) $242,943 $427,623 $483,312 $313,332 $—
EXPENSESManagement fees (Note 3)
Class IA 164,062 285,186 345,383 308,616 332,391
Class I 875,364 1,404,159 1,037,994 1,049,523 501,681
Class II 77,878 109,581 181,151 76,545 65,206
Class III 97,426 223,106 87,564 94,680 57,224
Class IV 256,744 194,381 291,471 134,619 120,921
Class V 1,346,817 1,079,727 1,558,158 799,527 714,674
Class X 204,126* 215,471* 189,263** 129,799* 99,371**
Total expenses 3,022,417 3,511,611 3,690,984 2,593,309 1,891,468
Net investment loss (2,779,474) (3,083,988) (3,207,672) (2,279,977) (1,891,468)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios (Notes 1 and 2) 45,348,566 51,339,869 46,342,801 25,718,339 19,529,805
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Portfolios during the year (247,583) 1,324,875 (6,320,865) (4,840,547) (4,057,505)
Net gain on investments 45,100,983 52,664,744 40,021,936 20,877,792 15,472,300
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $42,321,509 $49,580,756 $36,814,264 $18,597,815 $13,580,832
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018.** For the period January 8, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-12
Statements of changes in net assets
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2060 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(113,706)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 1,470,476
Net unrealized appreciation of Portfolios 549,114
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 1,905,884
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 16,718,935
Total increase in net assets 18,624,819
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 11,019,632
End of year $29,644,451
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2055 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(768,858)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 12,448,344
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (55,077)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 11,624,409
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 44,872,610
Total increase in net assets 56,497,019
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 83,467,973
End of year $139,964,992
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2050 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(1,314,930)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 25,466,999
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (639,326)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 23,512,743
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 84,080,558
Total increase in net assets 107,593,301
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 175,696,245
End of year $283,289,546
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-13
Statements of changes in net assets cont.
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2045 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(1,938,197)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 33,301,589
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (1,855,976)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 29,507,416
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 87,082,308
Total increase in net assets 116,589,724
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 241,293,124
End of year $357,882,848
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2040 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(2,161,398)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 38,929,603
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (117,942)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 36,650,263
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 121,428,002
Total increase in net assets 158,078,265
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 308,008,382
End of year $466,086,647
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2035 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(2,779,474)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 45,348,566
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (247,583)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 42,321,509
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 137,464,613
Total increase in net assets 179,786,122
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 380,957,816
End of year $560,743,938
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-14
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statements of changes in net assets cont.
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2030 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(3,083,988)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 51,339,869
Net unrealized appreciation of Portfolios 1,324,875
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 49,580,756
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 168,345,791
Total increase in net assets 217,926,547
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 503,115,753
End of year $721,042,300
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2025 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(3,207,672)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 46,342,801
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (6,320,865)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 36,814,264
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 149,027,490
Total increase in net assets 185,841,754
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 510,894,963
End of year $696,736,717
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETSPutnam Retirement
Advantage 2020 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(2,279,977)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 25,718,339
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (4,840,547)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 18,597,815
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 66,364,795
Total increase in net assets 84,962,610
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 431,663,776
End of year $516,626,386
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-15
Statements of changes in net assets cont.
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
Putnam Retirement Advantage
Maturity Fund
Year ended 9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment loss $(1,891,468)
Net realized gain on sale of Portfolios 19,529,805
Net unrealized depreciation of Portfolios (4,057,505)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 13,580,832
Increase in net assets from principal transactions (Note 4) 46,535,853
Total increase in net assets 60,116,685
NET ASSETSBeginning of year 313,743,897
End of year $373,860,582
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-16
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. ** For the period January 8, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. a Per unit net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year. b Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Portfolios. c Not annualized. d Annualized.
Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
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Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $14.05 (.04) 1.70 1.66 $15.71 11.81 $2,601 .28 (.27)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $14.00 (.07) 1.70 1.63 $15.63 11.64 $13,966 .50 (.49)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $13.97 (.09) 1.64 1.55 $15.52 11.10 $1 .60 (.59)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $13.94 (.11) 1.69 1.58 $15.52 11.33 $437 .75 (.74)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $13.91 (.13) 1.68 1.55 $15.46 11.14 $163 .90 (.89)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $13.89 (.15) 1.68 1.53 $15.42 11.02 $5,274 1.05 (1.04)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $15.14 (.04) .60 .56 $15.70 3.70 c $7,202 .35 d (.34) d
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $20.36 (.06) 2.45 2.39 $22.75 11.74 $7,217 .28 (.27)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $20.27 (.11) 2.44 2.33 $22.60 11.49 $44,644 .50 (.49)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $20.19 (.13) 2.43 2.30 $22.49 11.39 $1,640 .60 (.59)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $19.85 (.16) 2.38 2.22 $22.07 11.18 $5,648 .75 (.74)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $19.73 (.19) 2.37 2.18 $21.91 11.05 $1,682 .90 (.89)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $19.66 (.22) 2.36 2.14 $21.80 10.89 $38,168 1.05 (1.04)CLASS X**September 30, 2018 $22.06 (.05) .73 .68 $22.74 3.08 c $40,967 .35 d (.34) d
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-17
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Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $15.96 (.05) 1.87 1.82 $17.78 11.40 $21,738 .28 (.27)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $15.89 (.08) 1.86 1.78 $17.67 11.20 $103,891 .50 (.49)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $15.82 (.10) 1.85 1.75 $17.57 11.06 $2,493 .60 (.59)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $15.39 (.12) 1.80 1.68 $17.07 10.92 $13,003 .75 (.74)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $15.30 (.15) 1.79 1.64 $16.94 10.72 $3,796 .90 (.89)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $15.25 (.17) 1.78 1.61 $16.86 10.56 $40,950 1.05 (1.04)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $17.15 (.04) .66 .62 $17.77 3.62 c $97,418 .35 d (.34) d
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $15.66 (.05) 1.78 1.73 $17.39 11.05 $30,770 .28 (.27)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $15.59 (.08) 1.77 1.69 $17.28 10.84 $104,579 .50 (.49)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $15.53 (.10) 1.76 1.66 $17.19 10.69 $2,960 .60 (.59)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $15.09 (.12) 1.71 1.59 $16.68 10.54 $7,784 .75 (.74)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $15.00 (.14) 1.70 1.56 $16.56 10.40 $9,783 .90 (.89)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $14.95 (.17) 1.70 1.53 $16.48 10.23 $87,874 1.05 (1.04)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $16.79 (.04) .63 .59 $17.38 3.51 c $114,132 .35 d (.34) d
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. a Per unit net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year. b Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Portfolios. c Not annualized. d Annualized.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-18
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. a Per unit net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year. b Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Portfolios. c Not annualized. d Annualized.
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Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $15.50 (.04) 1.69 1.65 $17.15 10.65 $36,458 .28 (.25)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $15.44 (.08) 1.68 1.60 $17.04 10.36 $186,058 .50 (.47)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $15.38 (.09) 1.67 1.58 $16.96 10.27 $7,981 .60 (.57)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $14.95 (.11) 1.62 1.51 $16.46 10.10 $21,279 .75 (.72)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $14.86 (.14) 1.62 1.48 $16.34 9.96 $10,227 .90 (.87)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $14.81 (.16) 1.61 1.45 $16.26 9.79 $71,900 1.05 (1.02)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $16.59 (.04) .60 .56 $17.15 3.38 c $132,185 .35 d (.32) d Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $15.38 (.04) 1.57 1.53 $16.91 9.95 $61,288 .28 (.23)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $15.32 (.07) 1.56 1.49 $16.81 9.73 $172,647 .50 (.45)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $15.26 (.09) 1.56 1.47 $16.73 9.63 $3,476 .60 (.56)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $14.82 (.11) 1.52 1.41 $16.23 9.51 $13,110 .75 (.70)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $14.73 (.13) 1.50 1.37 $16.10 9.30 $21,873 .90 (.85)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $14.68 (.15) 1.49 1.34 $16.02 9.13 $130,710 1.05 (1.00)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $16.38 (.03) .56 .53 $16.91 3.24 c $157,639 .35 d (.30) d
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-19
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Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $14.95 (.03) 1.36 1.33 $16.28 8.90 $106,472 .28 (.21)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $14.89 (.07) 1.36 1.29 $16.18 8.66 $275,732 .50 (.43)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $14.82 (.08) 1.35 1.27 $16.09 8.57 $11,873 .60 (.54)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $14.41 (.10) 1.30 1.20 $15.61 8.33 $31,424 .75 (.68)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $14.32 (.12) 1.29 1.17 $15.49 8.17 $15,335 .90 (.83)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $14.27 (.15) 1.30 1.15 $15.42 8.06 $109,316 1.05 (.98)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $15.80 (.03) .50 .47 $16.27 2.97 c $170,890 .35 d (.29) d Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $14.58 (.03) 1.00 .97 $15.55 6.65 $126,693 .28 (.19)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $14.52 (.06) .99 .93 $15.45 6.40 $211,386 .50 (.42)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $14.45 (.08) 1.00 .92 $15.37 6.37 $17,256 .60 (.53)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $14.05 (.10) .97 .87 $14.92 6.19 $11,582 .75 (.67)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $13.96 (.12) .96 .84 $14.80 6.02 $26,339 .90 (.82)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $13.91 (.14) .96 .82 $14.73 5.90 $149,363 1.05 (.97)CLASS X**September 30, 2018 $15.27 (.03) .31 .28 $15.55 1.83 c $154,117 .35 d (.28) d
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. ** For the period January 8, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. a Per unit net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year. b Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Portfolios. c Not annualized. d Annualized.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-20
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INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
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Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $13.92 (.03) .61 .58 $14.50 4.17 $110,874 .28 (.21)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $13.86 (.06) .61 .55 $14.41 3.97 $204,329 .50 (.43)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $13.79 (.08) .62 .54 $14.33 3.92 $5,966 .60 (.54)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $13.40 (.09) .60 .51 $13.91 3.81 $10,957 .75 (.69)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $13.32 (.11) .59 .48 $13.80 3.60 $10,591 .90 (.84)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $13.28 (.13) .58 .45 $13.73 3.39 $73,991 1.05 (.98)CLASS X*September 30, 2018 $14.32 (.03) .21 .18 $14.50 1.26 c $99,918 .35 d (.29) d Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity FundCLASS IASeptember 30, 2018 $14.06 (.04) .63 .59 $14.65 4.20 $118,381 .28 (.28)CLASS ISeptember 30, 2018 $14.01 (.07) .62 .55 $14.56 3.93 $93,570 .50 (.50)CLASS IISeptember 30, 2018 $13.95 (.09) .62 .53 $14.48 3.80 $3,805 .60 (.60)CLASS IIISeptember 30, 2018 $13.56 (.10) .60 .50 $14.06 3.69 $8,131 .75 (.75)CLASS IVSeptember 30, 2018 $13.47 (.12) .60 .48 $13.95 3.56 $11,018 .90 (.90)CLASS VSeptember 30, 2018 $13.43 (.14) .59 .45 $13.88 3.35 $67,285 1.05 (1.05)CLASS X**September 30, 2018 $14.42 (.04) .26 .22 $14.64 1.53 c $71,671 .35 d (.35) d
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. ** For the period January 8, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018. a Per unit net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year. b Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Portfolios. c Not annualized. d Annualized.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-21
1. Description of the fundsPutnam Retirement Advantage Funds (the “funds”) are a series of ten collective investment trusts designed for participants who want to structure their asset allocation under their employer’s retirement plan towards a specific target year in which they intend to retire. The funds are estab-lished and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee and Manager”), pursuant to the Declaration of Trust (the “Trust”) for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts, as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the funds and Portfolios (as defined below). The objective of each fund is to maximize returns while maintaining a level of risk appropriate for a person planning to retire on or about the calendar year designated in the fund’s name. The funds are available to participants in qualified defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans, profit sharing plans, money purchase pension plans, governmental Section 457 plans, as well as to certain commingled trust funds and insurance company separate accounts and, in the Trustee’s discretion, any other plans or trusts eligible to invest under Revenue Ruling 81-100.
These financial statements report on the funds which invest in the following underlying collective investment trusts established and main-tained by PFTC, Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio, Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio, Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio, Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio, Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio, and Putnam Money Market Portfolio, (together, the “Portfolios”).
The Portfolios listed above are trusts organized under the Declaration of Trust and managed by the Trustee. The financial statements of the Portfolios contain additional information about the expenses and investments of the Portfolios and are available upon request.
The following summarizes the investment objectives and policies of the Portfolios in which the funds will invest. Participants by virtue of investing in a fund, are not considered unitholders in any of the Portfolios, and have no rights to consent or object to matters that require the consent of unitholders of any such underlying investments.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio (Putnam GAA Equity Portfolio):
The Putnam GAA Equity Portfolio invests in U.S. and international stocks and is designed for investors seeking long-term growth with moderate risk. The Portfolio’s strategic equity weighting is 100% with no amount allocated to fixed income investments.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio (Putnam GAA Growth Portfolio):
The Putnam GAA Growth Portfolio invests in U.S. and international stocks and bonds and is designed for investors seeking long-term growth with moderate risk. The Portfolio’s strategic equity weighting ranges from 65% to 95%, with the balance invested in a range of fixed income investments.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio (Putnam GAA Balanced Portfolio):
The Putnam GAA Balanced Portfolio is diversified across stocks and bonds in global markets and is designed for investors seeking a combination of growth and current income. The Portfolio’s strategic equity allocation ranges from 45% to 75%, with the balance invested in bonds and money market instruments.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio (Putnam GAA Conservative Portfolio):
The Putnam GAA Conservative Portfolio’s globally diversified portfolio emphasizes bonds over stocks and is designed for investors who want to protect the value of their investment while receiving regular income and protection against inflation. The strategic fixed-income allocation ranges from 55% to 85%, with the balance invested in stocks and money market instruments.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio (Putnam GAA Income Strategies Portfolio):
The Putnam GAA Income Strategies Portfolio invests in a combination of bonds and common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Portfolio buys bonds with short- to long-term maturities that are either investment-grade or below investment-grade in quality. The Portfolio also buys other fixed income securities, such as mortgage-backed investments. The strategic fixed-income allocation ranges from 50% to 95%, with the balance invested in equity investments. The Portfolio may also select other investments that do not fall within these asset classes.
Putnam Money Market Portfolio:
The Putnam Money Market Portfolio invests mainly in instruments that are high quality and have short-term maturity.
In order to preserve the funds’ investment strategy as a series of age-based funds it is necessary to launch a new fund every five years, and at the same time to merge an existing fund into the Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund. These changes are contemplated by the funds’ offering document as part of the product’s natural lifecycle.
To this end, the following occurred during the reporting period:
The Trustee opened the existing Class X for Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund and Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund on January 5, 2018.
The Trustee opened the existing Class X for Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund, Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund and Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund on January 8, 2018.
Notes to financial statements 9/30/18
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-22
Per the Declaration of Trust as amended and restated March 31, 2008, the funds currently offer seven classes of units, Class IA, Classes I through V, and Class X.
Within the following Notes to financial statements, unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
In the normal course of business, the funds enter into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the funds. However, the funds’ management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the funds in the preparation of their financial state-ments. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those esti-mates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date of the financial statements (December 20, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The funds are an investment company and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
Security ValuationThe price of each fund’s units is based on its net asset value (NAV), which is in turn based on the NAVs of each Portfolio in which it invests, which are classified as Level 2. The NAV of each Portfolio is determined based on the policies contained in each Portfolio’s financial statements. The NAV per unit of each class equals the total value of its assets, less its liabilities, divided by the number of its outstanding units. Units are only valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) each day the exchange is open. Each Portfolio (other than the Putnam Money Market Portfolio, which values its investments at amortized cost, which approximates fair value) values its investments for which market quotations are readily available at fair market value and values its short-term investments that will mature within 60 days at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Security Transactions and Related Investment IncomeSecurity transactions, which consist of units of the Portfolios, are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses from the sale of the Portfolios are determined on the identified cost basis. Income and capital gain distributions from the Portfolios, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from collective or other investment funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and retain the character of income as earned by the Portfolios.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of ParticipationSubscriptions to the funds will be accepted on a daily basis. There is no minimum size restriction at the participant level. Upon acceptance of a subscription, the Trustee will credit the appropriate number of units of the appropriate class to the account of the plan. Units will be cred-ited based upon the net asset value per unit as of the close of business on the date the subscription is received by the Trustee. A contribution or exchange received after the close of trading on the NYSE, or on a day other than a business day, will be credited at the unit value of the fund determined as of the next business day.
Plans are eligible to purchase a class of units within the funds as determined by the Trustee in its reasonable discretion. In general, but not by way of limitation, plans are eligible to purchase a class of units within the funds depending upon the amount of assets of the plan and the characteristics of the plan at the time of initial purchase of the funds as follows:
Minimum total plan size (in Millions)* Eligible classes $500 IA$5 X
*During the period the Trustee agreed to waive the minimum investment amounts for all classes except Class IA and Class X.
Assets invested in a class of units shall remain invested in such class irrespective of whether or how much the plan’s assets in the funds increase or decrease following initial purchase of such units. Similarly, new purchases of units in the funds on behalf of a plan will be made in the same class as that of the initial purchase of units in the funds.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-23
Withdrawals generally will be permitted daily for the funds and Portfolios, at a redemption price equal to the net asset value per unit redeemed as determined by the Trustee. Participant withdrawal requests must be received by the Trustee prior to the closing of the New York Stock Exchange on the date on which the withdrawal is desired in order to receive the net asset value per unit for such date. The unit value used to calculate the value of a withdrawal from the fund will be the one computed for the date of the requested withdrawal, provided the withdrawal request is received in good order. PFTC must receive notice of a plan-level withdrawal no later than five business days prior to the date of the withdrawal. Payment of a withdrawal will be made as soon as reasonably practicable, which generally will be the business day following the withdrawal date.
Under unusual circumstances, PFTC may suspend withdrawals or defer payment of a withdrawal if, in its discretion, such action is necessary to avoid a materially adverse impact on the other participating plans. No interest shall be paid with respect to any amounts pending distribution. At the close of the reporting period, the following funds had unitholders of record that owned the following percentages of the outstanding units of the fund.
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund 24.03%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund 20.25%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund 19.59%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund 22.22%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund 14.84%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund 18.80%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund 10.44%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund 13.06%Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund 10.37%Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund 11.96%
Federal Income TaxesIt is each fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the funds are exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The funds are subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The funds did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held. Each fund’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
3. ExpensesThe funds pay management fees to the Trustee, which vary by unit class. However, none of the Portfolios in which the funds invest pays such fees to the Trustee.
The following management fees apply to the following classes of units. A portion of each management fee may be applied to payments made by the Trustee to financial advisors, other marketing and servicing expenses and plan administrative costs as directed by the plan’s fiduciary and agreed upon by the Trustee. In general, but not by way of limitation, such payments may be made as a percentage of each class’s net assets as shown in the chart below.
Class Management FeeIA 0.28%I 0.50%II 0.60%III 0.75%IV 0.90%V 1.05%X 0.35%
Management fees are accrued daily and collected monthly. The funds may pay audit fees for the respective fund’s annual audit. However, for the reporting period, the audit fees were borne by the Trustee.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-24
4. Capital UnitsFor the reporting period, transactions in capital units were as follows:
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 125,666 $1,922,774Units repurchased (13,258) (203,133)Net increase 112,408 $1,719,641
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 775,308 $11,631,644Units repurchased (402,481) (5,988,578)Net increase 372,827 $5,643,066
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 3,728 $55,251Units repurchased (6,883) (101,395)Net decrease (3,155) $(46,144)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 55,198 $819,032Units repurchased (52,226) (782,743)Net increase 2,972 $36,289
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 9,799 $145,009Units repurchased (6,564) (98,212)Net increase 3,235 $46,797
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 274,429 $4,069,109Units repurchased (110,918) (1,643,620)Net increase 163,511 $2,425,489
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 520,630 $7,846,765Units repurchased (62,025) (952,968)Net increase 458,605 $6,893,797
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 105,808 $2,302,022Units repurchased (22,977) (499,322)Net increase 82,831 $1,802,700
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 1,593,765 $34,443,673Units repurchased (1,384,596) (29,754,657)Net increase 209,169 $4,689,016
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 73,951 $1,582,483Units repurchased (156,590) (3,334,526)Net decrease (82,639) $(1,752,043)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 144,279 $3,068,711Units repurchased (81,662) (1,703,553)Net increase 62,617 $1,365,158
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 114,348 $2,394,103Units repurchased (282,501) (6,069,729)Net decrease (168,153) $(3,675,626)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 884,339 $18,511,341Units repurchased (715,274) (15,127,305)Net increase 169,065 $3,384,036
Class X** Units AmountUnits sold 1,962,397 $42,630,107Units repurchased (160,491) (3,570,738)Net increase 1,801,906 $39,059,369
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-25
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 274,962 $4,663,417Units repurchased (114,206) (1,929,343)Net increase 160,756 $2,734,074
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 3,315,469 $56,188,553Units repurchased (3,808,897) (63,861,302)Net decrease (493,428) $(7,672,749)
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 107,473 $1,802,421Units repurchased (332,943) (5,531,232)Net decrease (225,470) $(3,728,811)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 482,365 $7,876,724Units repurchased (317,271) (5,173,426)Net increase 165,094 $2,703,298
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 206,700 $3,344,146Units repurchased (781,476) (12,937,197)Net decrease (574,776) $(9,593,051)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 1,267,803 $20,573,344Units repurchased (824,518) (13,457,785)Net increase 443,285 $7,115,559
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 5,853,213 $98,950,518Units repurchased (370,778) (6,428,280)Net increase 5,482,435 $92,522,238
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 273,654 $4,588,941Units repurchased (72,160) (1,199,757)Net increase 201,494 $3,389,184
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 4,382,180 $72,631,929Units repurchased (4,892,882) (80,432,678)Net decrease (510,702) $(7,800,749)
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 116,330 $1,902,618Units repurchased (558,208) (9,116,473)Net decrease (441,878) $(7,213,855)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 172,681 $2,748,278Units repurchased (188,970) (2,966,781)Net decrease (16,289) $(218,503)
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 282,949 $4,464,337Units repurchased (1,074,749) (17,370,663)Net decrease (791,800) $(12,906,326)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 2,079,875 $33,082,288Units repurchased (1,885,941) (29,997,867)Net increase 193,934 $3,084,421
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 7,054,200 $116,979,613Units repurchased (486,717) (8,231,477)Net increase 6,567,483 $108,748,136
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-26
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 361,373 $5,934,773Units repurchased (213,374) (3,496,490)Net increase 147,999 $2,438,283
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 5,710,906 $93,676,758Units repurchased (6,014,645) (97,679,251)Net decrease (303,739) $(4,002,493)
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 138,036 $2,241,086Units repurchased (484,143) (7,812,272)Net decrease (346,107) $(5,571,186)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 723,554 $11,422,395Units repurchased (400,951) (6,302,481)Net increase 322,603 $5,119,914
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 332,554 $5,137,720Units repurchased (990,033) (15,723,473)Net decrease (657,479) $(10,585,753)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 1,917,307 $30,162,795Units repurchased (1,410,269) (22,158,449)Net increase 507,038 $8,004,346
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 8,323,334 $136,287,218Units repurchased (613,812) (10,262,327)Net increase 7,709,522 $126,024,891
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 298,950 $4,848,898Units repurchased (237,440) (3,825,403)Net increase 61,510 $1,023,495
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 6,791,412 $109,551,065Units repurchased (6,142,041) (98,799,330)Net increase 649,371 $10,751,735
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 134,223 $2,147,447Units repurchased (1,126,901) (17,960,490)Net decrease (992,678) $(15,813,043)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 186,302 $2,931,165Units repurchased (383,045) (5,873,052)Net decrease (196,743) $(2,941,887)
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 449,058 $6,895,020Units repurchased (1,007,198) (15,829,005)Net decrease (558,140) $(8,933,985)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 3,146,443 $48,558,461Units repurchased (2,981,271) (46,154,189)Net increase 165,172 $2,404,272
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 9,866,894 $159,919,125Units repurchased (542,304) (8,945,099)Net increase 9,324,590 $150,974,026
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-27
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 381,061 $5,989,980Units repurchased (202,267) (3,199,951)Net increase 178,794 $2,790,029
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 9,016,987 $140,618,025Units repurchased (8,558,732) (132,915,254)Net increase 458,255 $7,702,771
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 302,505 $4,680,418Units repurchased (1,002,716) (15,381,543)Net decrease (700,211) $(10,701,125)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 841,120 $12,649,658Units repurchased (653,492) (9,852,769)Net decrease 187,628 $2,796,889
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 336,102 $4,954,297Units repurchased (818,326) (12,388,180)Net decrease (482,224) $(7,433,883)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 2,570,859 $38,373,965Units repurchased (1,946,432) (29,197,238)Net increase 624,427 $9,176,727
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 11,221,256 $175,506,415Units repurchased (720,545) (11,492,032)Net increase 10,500,711 $164,014,383
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 394,893 $5,958,843Units repurchased (378,213) (5,726,789)Net increase 16,680 $232,054
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 9,657,511 $144,728,703Units repurchased (7,722,557) (115,484,026)Net increase 1,934,954 $29,244,677
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 396,141 $5,904,338Units repurchased (1,792,404) (26,449,063)Net decrease (1,396,263) $(20,544,725)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 210,342 $3,038,041Units repurchased (453,546) (6,544,303)Net decrease (243,204) $(3,506,262)
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 720,901 $10,323,666Units repurchased (1,191,978) (17,291,531)Net decrease (471,077) $(6,967,865)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 3,848,956 $55,273,158Units repurchased (3,751,736) (53,832,550)Net increase 97,220 $1,440,608
Class X** Units AmountUnits sold 10,871,438 $163,792,868Units repurchased (958,902) (14,663,865)Net increase 9,912,536 $149,129,003
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-28
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 324,882 $4,614,232Units repurchased (485,390) (6,910,332)Net decrease (160,508) $(2,296,100)
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 8,027,462 $113,347,315Units repurchased (8,104,483) (114,153,801)Net decrease (77,021) $(806,486)
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 131,354 $1,858,078Units repurchased (996,289) (13,862,716)Net decrease (864,935) $(12,004,638)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 301,023 $4,105,772Units repurchased (685,798) (9,340,796)Net decrease (384,775) $(5,235,024)
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 403,737 $5,477,736Units repurchased (922,875) (12,553,026)Net decrease (519,138) $(7,075,290)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 1,809,344 $24,497,662Units repurchased (2,070,351) (28,006,680)Net decrease (261,007) $(3,509,018)
Class X* Units AmountUnits sold 7,696,873 $108,802,762Units repurchased (804,339) (11,511,411)Net increase 6,892,534 $97,291,351
Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund
Year ended 9/30/18Class IA Units AmountUnits sold 491,206 $7,038,971Units repurchased (810,659) (11,595,476)Net decrease (319,453) $(4,556,505)
Class I Units AmountUnits sold 3,733,278 $53,105,068Units repurchased (4,126,073) (58,527,590)Net decrease (392,795) $(5,422,522)
Class II Units AmountUnits sold 133,831 $1,887,510Units repurchased (972,035) (13,628,285)Net decrease (838,204) $(11,740,775)
Class III Units AmountUnits sold 269,890 $3,688,379Units repurchased (236,837) (3,255,485)Net increase 33,053 $432,894
Class IV Units AmountUnits sold 364,713 $4,959,504Units repurchased (444,326) (6,112,298)Net decrease (79,613) $(1,152,794)
Class V Units AmountUnits sold 1,429,218 $19,471,418Units repurchased (1,474,154) (20,053,738)Net decrease (44,936) $(582,320)
Class X** Units AmountUnits sold 5,609,469 $79,848,743Units repurchased (715,480) (10,290,868)Net increase 4,893,989 $69,557,875
* For the period January 5, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018.** For the period January 8, 2018 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-29
5. Transactions with Affiliated IssuersTransactions during the reporting period with funds in which the funds owned at least 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or an entity which is under common ownership or control were as follows:
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $8,599,457 $20,664,630 $7,753,817 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 2,370,363 5,728,076 2,119,310 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 55,125 252,162 159,001 1,525
Totals $11,024,945 $26,644,868 $10,032,128 $1,525
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $61,969,486 $74,470,080 $47,115,228 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 21,129,750 33,919,065 17,430,063 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 417,584 1,351,030 1,068,431 8,078
Totals $83,516,820 $109,740,175 $65,613,722 $8,078
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $94,922,793 $95,831,324 $65,379,477 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 79,981,256 107,006,190 55,195,138 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 878,915 2,388,866 1,850,723 17,122
Totals $175,782,964 $205,226,380 $122,425,338 $17,122
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $69,531,276 $57,372,985 $51,346,928 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 170,689,624 191,975,320 113,402,762 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 1,207,140 3,251,598 2,668,461 21,453
Totals $241,428,040 $252,599,903 $167,418,151 $21,453
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $20,955,089 $9,189,615 $19,103,434 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 282,585,515 282,849,611 157,388,770 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 4,622,446 8,893,906 5,123,086 115,097
Totals $308,163,050 $300,933,132 $181,615,290 $115,097
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-30
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2060 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $1,192,039 $430,366 1,209,235 $23,132,675
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 278,437 118,748 344,108 6,376,314
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 148,286 148,286
Totals $1,470,476 $549,114 $29,657,275
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2055 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $9,578,472 $(317,081) 5,153,462 $98,585,729
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 2,869,872 262,004 2,199,170 40,750,628
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 700,183 700,183
Totals $12,448,344 $(55,077) $140,036,540
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2050 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $14,641,786 $(1,144,711) 7,259,368 $138,871,715
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 10,825,213 505,385 7,723,848 143,122,906
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 1,417,058 1,417,058
Totals $25,466,999 $(639,326) $283,411,679
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2045 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $10,364,981 $(1,421,237) 4,417,202 $84,501,077
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 22,936,608 (434,739) 14,666,166 271,764,051
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 1,790,277 1,790,277
Totals $33,301,589 $(1,855,976) $358,055,405
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2040 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio $3,087,796 $(1,072,872) 682,498 $13,056,194
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 35,841,807 954,930 24,006,643 444,843,093
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 8,393,266 8,393,266
Totals $38,929,603 $(117,942) $466,292,553
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-31
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio $70,134,816 $125,031,786 $51,934,676 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 300,359,974 238,834,206 183,348,705 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 10,672,689 14,992,662 8,835,092 242,943
Totals $381,167,479 $378,858,654 $244,118,473 $242,943
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio $328,188,354 $352,878,551 $164,293,700 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 156,040,479 79,957,915 112,938,080 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 19,127,542 21,710,243 11,983,691 427,623
Totals $503,356,375 $454,546,709 $289,215,471 $427,623
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio $41,455,113 $58,731,031 $25,964,612 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio 365,684,190 233,871,179 230,185,936 —
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio 80,967,816 161,607,503 60,850,332 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 23,053,336 23,241,089 14,578,476 483,312
Totals $511,160,455 $477,450,802 $331,579,356 $483,312
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio $125,542,835 $140,872,295 $74,753,988 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio 53,982,988 24,011,454 37,798,083 —
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio 233,940,664 132,063,057 121,019,008 —
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 18,397,402 12,248,868 11,523,071 313,332
Totals $431,863,889 $309,195,674 $245,094,150 $313,332
Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17Purchase
costSale
proceedsInvestment
incomePutnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio $313,887,164 $169,969,852 $125,308,355 $—
Totals $313,887,164 $169,969,852 $125,308,355 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-32
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2035 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio $4,859,047 $4,503,378 8,086,611 $152,594,351
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 40,489,519 (4,750,961) 21,132,436 391,584,033
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 16,830,259 16,830,259
Totals $45,348,566 $(247,583) $561,008,643
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2030 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio $29,000,968 $8,224,435 29,358,697 $553,998,608
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio 22,338,901 (6,899,560) 7,474,347 138,499,655
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 28,854,094 28,854,094
Totals $51,339,869 $1,324,875 $721,352,357
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2025 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio $1,127,708 $1,535,799 5,005,536 $76,885,039
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio 41,416,197 (8,585,566) 21,314,259 402,200,064
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio 3,798,896 728,902 11,691,951 186,252,785
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 31,715,949 31,715,949
Totals $46,342,801 $(6,320,865) $697,053,837
Putnam Retirement Advantage 2020 Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio $6,876,564 $446,931 12,954,729 $198,984,637
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio 5,513,757 (1,261,598) 2,355,512 44,448,518
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio 13,328,018 (4,025,880) 15,962,765 254,286,851
Putnam Money Market Portfolio — — 19,123,199 19,123,199
Totals $25,718,339 $(4,840,547) $516,843,205
Putnam Retirement Advantage Maturity Fund cont.
Name of affiliateRealized
gain (loss)
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)Shares outstanding
as of 9/30/18Fair value as of
9/30/18Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio $19,529,805 $(4,057,505) 24,350,323 $374,020,961
Totals $19,529,805 $(4,057,505) $374,020,961
Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds A-33
6. Risk FactorsThese funds are exposed to various risks through their investments in the Portfolios, as described below. The financial statements of the Portfolios contain additional information about the risks the Portfolios are exposed to.
Market RiskMarket risk arises from the uncertainty about future prices of the financial instruments held by each of the funds. Market risk represents the poten-tial loss that each fund might suffer through holding market positions in the face of price movements caused by factors specific to the general financial market conditions and factors related to a specific company or industry.
Interest Rate RiskInterest rate risk is defined as the risk that the prices of the fixed-income investments bought in each fund will fall if interest rates rise. Short-term securities are less sensitive to interest rate changes than long-term securities, which have higher risk for investments with longer maturities.
Credit RiskThe funds will be exposed to credit risk on parties with whom they trade and will bear the risk of settlement default, as well as risk that the issuers of each fund’s fixed-income investments will not make timely payments of interest and principal. The funds may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the funds have unsettled or open transactions will default. Credit risk is generally higher for debt that is below investment-grade in quality.
Foreign Currency RiskCurrency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Other risks of investing outside the U.S. include economic or financial instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information, or unfavorable political or legal developments. These risks are increased for investments in emerging markets.
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Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-2
Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… B-4
The fund’s portfolio …………………………………………………… B-5
Statement of assets and liabilities …………………………………… B-24
Statement of operations ……………………………………………… B-25
Statement of changes in net assets …………………………………… B-26
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… B-27
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… B-28
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-3
A note on the Portfolio’s trustee The Portfolio’s trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, will be converting to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changing its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion will have no impact on the Portfolio or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the Portfolio. PFTC will continue to manage the Portfolio, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-4
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Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which comprise the statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Portfolio’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
December 14, 2018
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-5
The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* Shares Value
Basic materials (3.8%)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 4,415 $737,526
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom) 25,619 575,628
ArcelorMittal SA (France) 23,363 727,248
Arkema SA (France) 3,038 376,505
BASF SE (Germany) 7,506 667,379
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Australia) 8,681 217,516
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (Australia) 43,558 535,149
Boliden AB (Sweden) 3,413 95,138
Cabot Corp. 2,730 171,226
Celanese Corp. 4,484 511,176
China National Building Material Co., Ltd. (China) 108,000 95,925
China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. (China) 138,000 111,460
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd. (China) 196,000 207,149
CIMIC Group, Ltd. (Australia) 3,987 148,163
Covestro AG (Germany) 8,085 656,036
CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) 124,000 199,404
Domtar Corp. 4,015 209,463
Evonik Industries AG (Germany) 9,329 334,279
Formosa Plastics Corp. (Taiwan) 49,000 187,764
HOCHTIEF AG (Germany) 655 108,640
Huntsman Corp. 21,945 597,562
Indorama Ventures PCL (Foreign depositary shares) (Thailand) 132,100 240,999
Mexichem SAB de CV (Mexico) 51,522 176,532
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan) 34,200 327,442
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan) 6,300 134,170
Newmont Mining Corp. 19,386 585,457
Packaging Corp. of America 5,888 645,855
PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) Bhd (Malaysia) 85,400 193,148
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom) 16,960 858,127
Royal Gold, Inc. 1,918 147,801
Sasol, Ltd. (South Africa) 8,755 338,742
Sealed Air Corp. 3,496 140,364
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 174 79,207
Skipper, Ltd. (India) 56,008 76,722
South32, Ltd. (Australia) 20,347 57,711
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (Brazil) 10,983 132,229
Taisei Corp. (Japan) 8,700 396,760
Univar, Inc. 3,972 121,782
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland) 7,875 309,162
Vale SA ADR (Brazil) 18,378 272,730
W.R. Grace & Co. 5,014 358,300
West China Cement, Ltd. (China) 486,000 91,301
Weyerhaeuser Co. R 18,375 592,961
13,747,838
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-6
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Capital goods (6.5%)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain) 11,830 $504,003
AECOM 5,040 164,606
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 13,534 703,903
Avery Dennison Corp. 5,432 588,557
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. 9,334 451,672
Boeing Co. (The) 13,325 4,955,568
BWX Technologies, Inc. 5,093 318,516
Clean TeQ Holdings, Ltd. (Australia) 374,182 147,553
Crown Holdings, Inc. 2,078 99,744
Cummins, Inc. 8,223 1,201,134
Faurecia SA (France) 8,910 536,490
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 5,498 155,813
General Dynamics Corp. 601 123,037
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. 5,612 240,137
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan) 22,000 747,634
Honeywell International, Inc. 12,305 2,047,552
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 84 21,511
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 11,100 1,135,530
KEI Industries, Ltd. (India) 30,833 152,698
L3 Technologies, Inc. 972 206,666
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4,005 1,385,570
Northrop Grumman Corp. 6,563 2,082,900
Pentair PLC 8,266 358,331
Raytheon Co. 6,727 1,390,202
Republic Services, Inc. 5,772 419,394
Sandvik AB (Sweden) 39,132 694,134
SKF AB Class B (Sweden) 15,037 296,489
Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 31,000 226,411
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 614 151,462
Vinci SA (France) 6,147 585,601
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 1,936 228,332
Waste Management, Inc. 10,864 981,671
23,302,821
Communication services (2.3%)
Advanced Info Service PCL (Thailand) 29,500 183,349
ARRIS International PLC 6,154 159,943
AT&T, Inc. 3,218 108,060
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom) 21,657 63,629
China Mobile, Ltd. (China) 31,000 305,646
KDDI Corp. (Japan) 29,100 804,199
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV (Units) (Mexico) 39,662 204,702
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) 15,100 682,249
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) 14,500 389,994
Swisscom AG (Switzerland) 339 154,577
Verizon Communications, Inc. 94,175 5,028,004
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 1,185 41,143
8,125,495
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-7
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Conglomerates (0.5%)
AMETEK, Inc. 6,644 $525,673
Danaher Corp. 2,210 240,139
Marubeni Corp. (Japan) 66,200 606,136
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 33,800 601,249
1,973,197
Consumer cyclicals (12.3%)
ABC-Mart, Inc. (Japan) 3,200 178,052
Amazon.com, Inc. 2,040 4,086,120
Aramark 371 15,960
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Australia) 4,990 102,683
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 8,892 1,339,669
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) (United Kingdom) 2,610 125,217
Booking Holdings, Inc. 28 55,552
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 7,837 388,950
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd. (China) 160,000 258,866
Carnival Corp. 17,236 1,099,140
Crown, Ltd. (Australia) 21,151 209,509
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan) 3,600 83,736
Dollar General Corp. 5,072 554,370
Dollar Tree, Inc. 3,971 323,835
Ecolab, Inc. 313 49,072
Erajaya Swasembada Tbk PT (Indonesia) 678,700 109,310
Extended Stay America, Inc. (Units) 13,245 267,946
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Italy) 23,998 422,119
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 3,349 763,036
Ford Motor Co. 143,831 1,330,437
Fu Shou Yuan International Group, Ltd. (China) 117,000 91,358
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 81,000 513,955
Hermes International (France) 1,086 719,748
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 10,923 882,360
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 22,253 4,609,709
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A 4,012 319,315
JNBY Design, Ltd. (China) 88,000 156,097
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A 172 10,423
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 6,725 401,415
Kering SA (France) 383 205,389
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 1,476 167,733
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 13,186 782,325
Liberty SiriusXM Group Class A 4,279 185,880
Localiza Rent a Car SA (Brazil) 29,512 168,121
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. 2,021 232,051
lululemon athletica, Inc. (Canada) 8,966 1,456,885
Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A 876 276,220
Marriott International, Inc./MD Class A 78 10,298
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 3,609 803,399
MGM China Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 115,200 182,556
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd. 15,003 1,028,606
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-8
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Moncler SpA (Italy) 8,410 $362,401
News Corp. Class A 15,638 206,265
Next PLC (United Kingdom) 893 63,979
Owens Corning 8,680 471,064
Pearson PLC (United Kingdom) 28,427 329,925
Peugeot SA (France) 23,746 640,706
Poya International Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 13,090 119,183
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany) 14,095 366,227
PVH Corp. 7,919 1,143,504
Ralph Lauren Corp. 1,846 253,917
Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands) 2,852 152,313
Ross Stores, Inc. 17,107 1,695,304
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 9,516 1,236,509
RTL Group SA (Belgium) 1,526 108,917
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A 202 15,903
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. 4,447 275,847
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. 6,318 416,546
Sony Corp. (Japan) 10,900 668,481
Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan) 1,500 85,944
Tapestry, Inc. 2,365 118,889
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom) 248,934 557,701
Tiffany & Co. 8,939 1,152,863
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 2,238 250,701
Toll Brothers, Inc. 12,961 428,102
Total System Services, Inc. 6,277 619,791
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) 19,200 1,199,313
TUI AG (Germany) 22,013 422,840
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 11,619 532,383
VF Corp. 9,677 904,316
Visteon Corp. 2,863 265,973
Volvo AB (Sweden) 38,379 677,972
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico) 61,382 186,353
Walt Disney Co. (The) 19,830 2,318,920
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands) 1,796 111,979
Worldpay, Inc. Class A 1,003 101,574
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 15,877 688,427
44,118,454
Consumer staples (6.9%)
Altria Group, Inc. 895 53,977
Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom) 8,645 274,735
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom) 11,088 331,118
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 64 7,542
Cafe24 Corp. (South Korea) 1,046 141,070
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia) 33,186 234,355
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 54,274 2,506,916
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom) 672 30,556
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 17,975 610,611
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-9
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer staples cont.
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 953 $205,486
Dino Polska SA (Poland) 6,900 186,441
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A 8,293 1,205,139
Grape King Bio, Ltd. (Taiwan) 24,000 168,604
Gruma SAB de CV Class B (Mexico) 22,966 292,196
Hershey Co. (The) 8,388 855,576
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) 21,120 735,634
Ingredion, Inc. 3,202 336,082
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) 33,600 615,293
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom) 130,216 546,443
Kao Corp. (Japan) 3,400 274,610
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 4,175 96,735
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 5,500 140,956
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands) 29,223 670,364
L’Oreal SA (France) 1,890 455,950
LG Household & Health Care, Ltd. (South Korea) 141 162,196
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A 215 10,114
LKQ Corp. 10,743 340,231
ManpowerGroup, Inc. 4,266 366,705
Marine Harvest ASA (Norway) 12,025 278,427
McDonald’s Corp. 1,482 247,924
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B 9,984 614,016
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 39,609 1,701,603
Monster Beverage Corp. 1,560 90,917
Natura Cosmeticos SA (Brazil) 19,067 135,499
Nestle SA (Switzerland) 5,909 494,957
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (China) 2,080 153,941
PepsiCo, Inc. 27,673 3,093,841
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 6,726 435,912
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 6,000 219,219
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 8,974 746,906
Swedish Match AB (Sweden) 7,527 385,102
Sysco Corp. 21,682 1,588,207
TCI Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 7,000 112,567
US Foods Holding Corp. 1,989 61,301
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 22,781 1,660,735
WH Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 211,000 148,578
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom) 21,091 71,345
Woolworths Group, Ltd. (Australia) 24,487 497,510
24,594,142
Energy (5.0%)
Canvest Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd. (China) 394,000 204,933
China Everbright Greentech, Ltd. (China) 141,000 120,370
CNOOC, Ltd. (China) 208,000 412,018
ConocoPhillips 31,834 2,463,952
Equinor ASA (Norway) 26,573 748,898
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-10
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Energy cont.
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2,491 $211,785
Geopark, Ltd. (Colombia) 10,469 213,568
Halliburton Co. 39,582 1,604,258
Hilong Holding, Ltd. (China) 668,000 93,052
Lukoil PJSC ADR (Russia) 6,508 499,164
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 1,879 150,264
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA (Greece) 8,237 215,264
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 28,100 2,308,977
OMV AG (Austria) 5,414 304,294
ONEOK, Inc. 9,271 628,481
PBF Energy, Inc. Class A 11,611 579,505
Petroleo Brasileiro SA — Petrobras ADR (Brazil) 14,621 176,475
Phillips 66 570 64,250
Repsol SA (Spain) 36,306 723,838
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom) 17,069 598,540
TOTAL SA (France) 19,398 1,258,118
Valero Energy Corp. 26,348 2,997,085
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 45,243 1,230,157
17,807,246
Financials (16.4%)
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom) 30,411 373,256
ABN AMRO Group NV GDR (Netherlands) 21,441 583,992
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates) 102,368 221,009
Aegon NV (Netherlands) 9,664 62,724
AGNC Investment Corp. R 9,619 179,202
AIA Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 43,400 387,693
Allianz SE (Germany) 4,412 983,911
Allstate Corp. (The) 1,476 145,681
Ally Financial, Inc. 22,187 586,846
American Express Co. 2,257 240,348
American Financial Group, Inc. 1,959 217,390
American Homes 4 Rent R 12,690 277,784
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 7,211 1,064,776
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. R 6,824 69,810
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A R 5,247 231,550
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. R 9,066 158,564
Assurant, Inc. 4,007 432,556
Athene Holding, Ltd. Class A 6,209 320,757
Aviva PLC (United Kingdom) 110,595 705,964
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. 2,265 130,713
BB&T Corp. 186 9,028
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B 28 5,995
BGC Partners, Inc. Class A 15,210 179,782
Brandywine Realty Trust R 10,509 165,202
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. R 19,539 342,128
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 4,244 559,995
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-11
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Camden Property Trust R 466 $43,604
Capital One Financial Corp. 11,509 1,092,549
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 128,000 220,090
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A 9,457 417,054
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 57,640 201,994
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 92,000 690,744
Chimera Investment Corp. R 1,721 31,202
China Construction Bank Corp. (China) 396,000 346,157
CIT Group, Inc. 11,765 607,192
Citigroup, Inc. 68,399 4,906,944
CME Group, Inc. 580 98,722
CoreLogic, Inc. 2,962 146,353
Corporate Office Properties Trust R 649 19,360
Credicorp, Ltd. (Peru) 933 208,134
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 208,000 156,683
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) 13,400 81,543
DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 3,170 208,047
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) 888 119,025
Discover Financial Services 12,483 954,325
Discovery, Ltd. (South Africa) 14,263 171,342
DNB ASA (Norway) 26,391 554,991
Douglas Emmett, Inc. R 3,974 149,899
Duke Realty Corp. R 12,642 358,654
E*Trade Financial Corp. 22,751 1,191,925
Edelweiss Financial Services, Ltd. (India) 37,784 98,773
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 6,809 113,098
EPR Properties R 600 41,046
Equity Commonwealth R 430 13,799
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. R 1,899 183,159
Equity Residential Trust R 12,659 838,785
Fifth Third Bancorp 32,333 902,737
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates) 32,728 127,417
First Hawaiian, Inc. 5,661 153,753
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. R 6,100 215,025
Gentera SAB de CV (Mexico) 239,380 242,334
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 4,312 966,923
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Mexico) 30,878 223,552
Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea) 5,624 225,873
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 20,900 567,846
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 16,024 800,559
HCP, Inc. R 18,880 496,922
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (India) 8,645 239,237
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) 36,000 181,037
Highwoods Properties, Inc. R 4,952 234,032
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 4,100 117,369
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (HDFC) (India) 12,642 305,979
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-12
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) 14,454 $126,249
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. R 5,514 180,418
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (HDMF) (South Korea) 3,879 146,697
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 217 16,251
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (Preference) (Brazil) 32,324 354,918
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 1,793 258,766
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 60,124 6,784,392
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 30,000 101,790
Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Ltd. (India) 7,068 186,913
Legal & General Group PLC (United Kingdom) 203,047 694,262
Liberty Property Trust R 5,405 228,361
Life Storage, Inc. R 1,627 154,825
Lincoln National Corp. 8,215 555,827
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom) 187,177 144,671
Loews Corp. 13,450 675,593
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom) 2,741 163,922
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia) 7,886 719,174
MetLife, Inc. 22,617 1,056,666
MFA Financial, Inc. R 2,197 16,148
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 421,500 735,496
Morgan Stanley 36,255 1,688,395
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany) 1,383 306,412
New Residential Investment Corp. R 13,956 248,696
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 5,100 103,001
Northern Trust Corp. 3,888 397,081
Old Republic International Corp. 2,157 48,274
ORIX Corp. (Japan) 42,600 690,841
Outfront Media, Inc. R 5,471 109,146
Paramount Group, Inc. R 8,621 130,091
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R 10,739 352,454
Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland) 724 577,021
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom) 20,262 624,896
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 924 17,491
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. Class H (China) 48,500 492,754
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 1,475 200,880
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico) 2,761 141,501
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 6,934 406,263
Prudential Financial, Inc. 12,404 1,256,773
Rayonier, Inc. R 3,897 131,758
Regions Financial Corp. 67,565 1,239,818
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 233 33,682
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. 1,370 183,005
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 112,000 629,393
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. 11,627 233,005
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR (Russia) 11,249 142,637
Scentre Group (Australia) R 43,505 124,968
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-13
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Schroders PLC (United Kingdom) 1,499 $60,500
Senior Housing Properties Trust R 7,464 131,068
SL Green Realty Corp. R 4,885 476,434
Spirit MTA REIT R 328 3,779
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. R 42,425 341,946
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. R 11,679 251,332
Stockland (Units) (Australia) R 13,677 41,068
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 20,100 811,539
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 4,800 197,604
Sun Communities, Inc. R 2,031 206,228
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 15,000 218,533
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 1,204 80,415
Swedbank AB Class A (Sweden) 26,102 646,592
Swire Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 15,600 59,111
Synovus Financial Corp. 3,833 175,513
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) 669 86,776
Two Harbors Investment Corp. R 1,644 24,545
U.S. Bancorp 24,651 1,301,819
UDR, Inc. R 1,142 46,171
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. (Singapore) 18,000 356,746
Vornado Realty Trust R 6,112 446,176
WP Carey, Inc. R 1,633 105,018
58,782,932
Health care (11.1%)
AbbVie, Inc. 11,653 1,102,141
ABIOMED, Inc. 2,936 1,320,466
Akorn, Inc. 1,277 16,575
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan) 8,500 227,495
Allergan PLC 1,915 364,770
Amgen, Inc. 9,627 1,995,581
Anthem, Inc. 8,895 2,437,675
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 42,000 732,878
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. (India) 11,842 121,614
Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL (Thailand) 214,800 138,152
Baxter International, Inc. 17,418 1,342,754
Biogen, Inc. 1,994 704,500
Boston Scientific Corp. 32,892 1,266,342
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 31,864 1,978,117
Celgene Corp. 6,013 538,103
Centene Corp. 6,574 951,784
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 2,848 383,170
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co., Ltd. (China) 270,000 183,568
Cigna Corp. 7,876 1,640,177
Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark) 389 39,795
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 14,772 557,495
Eli Lilly & Co. 20,319 2,180,432
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-14
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Health care cont.
Fleury SA (Brazil) 20,051 $106,944
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA (Germany) 6,690 688,305
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 14,533 1,122,093
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom) 50,360 1,009,246
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 1,622 153,117
Humana, Inc. 5,233 1,771,476
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 23 13,202
Ipsen SA (France) 1,193 200,645
Johnson & Johnson 21,172 2,925,335
Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands) 1,182 53,865
McKesson Corp. 8,883 1,178,330
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan) 7,100 148,207
Merck & Co., Inc. 32,365 2,295,973
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 11 6,699
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 15,980 1,380,745
PerkinElmer, Inc. 223 21,691
Pfizer, Inc. 32,053 1,412,576
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) 5,338 1,299,252
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 9,500 620,927
Siemens Healthineers AG (Germany) 3,133 137,826
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 300 36,686
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 89 21,723
UCB SA (Belgium) 5,046 453,636
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 393 104,554
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3,180 612,913
Waters Corp. 851 165,673
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 2,432 779,432
Zoetis, Inc. 8,671 793,917
39,738,572
Technology (19.1%)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 16,646 1,174,209
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (China) 6,339 1,044,414
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 8,055 9,723,030
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (Spain) 8,165 758,881
Amdocs, Ltd. 7,099 468,392
Apple, Inc. 24,811 5,600,835
Applied Materials, Inc. 15,833 611,946
Black Knight, Inc. 4,633 240,684
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan) 4,300 84,951
CA, Inc. 12,063 532,581
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 10,924 495,076
Capgemini SE (France) 3,359 422,920
CDK Global, Inc. 821 51,362
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) 1,834 215,807
Cisco Systems, Inc. 106,353 5,174,073
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A 18,612 1,435,916
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-15
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
Corning, Inc. 771 $27,216
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V 8,797 854,365
Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 2,333 128,507
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) 2,983 425,107
eBay, Inc. 5,393 178,077
Elite Material Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 30,000 84,499
F5 Networks, Inc. 5,377 1,072,281
Facebook, Inc. Class A 16,002 2,631,689
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 8,089 882,267
Fiserv, Inc. 1,280 105,446
Fortinet, Inc. 14,349 1,323,982
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan) 300 21,383
Genpact, Ltd. 677 20,723
Harris Corp. 684 115,740
Hoya Corp. (Japan) 12,000 713,122
HP, Inc. 52,797 1,360,579
IBM Corp. 12,128 1,833,875
Infosys, Ltd. (India) 19,388 195,257
Intuit, Inc. 10,191 2,317,434
Jabil, Inc. 5,984 162,047
Keysight Technologies, Inc. 6,099 404,242
KLA-Tencor Corp. 8,622 876,944
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 3,569 246,832
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 1,283 72,348
MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan) 40,000 322,929
Microsoft Corp. 32,285 3,692,435
MSCI, Inc. 2,499 443,348
Naspers, Ltd. Class N (South Africa) 1,578 340,287
NetApp, Inc. 19,145 1,644,364
Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan) 5,900 77,136
NTT Data Corp. (Japan) 43,000 595,492
Nuance Communications, Inc. 18,988 328,872
nVent Electric PLC (United Kingdom) 7,167 194,656
NVIDIA Corp. 17,187 4,829,891
Oracle Corp. 62,682 3,231,884
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 5,818 1,310,563
Red Hat, Inc. 8,586 1,170,100
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 4,794 898,971
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 22,194 929,377
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference) (South Korea) 5,983 204,153
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd. (China) 12,600 145,405
Synopsys, Inc. 6,300 621,243
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 76,000 653,391
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China) 21,700 896,298
Texas Instruments, Inc. 10,634 1,140,922
Yandex NV Class A (Russia) 4,648 152,873
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-16
COMMON STOCKS (88.6%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 1,906 $337,038
68,250,667
Transportation (1.7%)
Aena SME SA (Spain) 3,050 529,615
Azul SA ADR (Brazil) 6,257 111,312
Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan) 3,400 708,227
Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama) 1,730 138,123
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 30,343 1,754,736
easyJet PLC (United Kingdom) 23,455 401,906
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 6,291 462,577
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Spain) 71,243 612,506
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan) 6,700 240,902
Kansas City Southern 6,095 690,441
Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan) 4,500 137,078
Norfolk Southern Corp. 960 173,280
5,960,703
Utilities and power (3.0%)
AES Corp. 30,847 431,858
Ameren Corp. 8,492 536,864
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 8,806 624,170
Atmos Energy Corp. 2,308 216,744
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 19,855 548,991
China Water Affairs Group, Ltd. (China) 258,000 289,162
CLP Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 49,500 579,774
CMS Energy Corp. 12,620 618,380
Duke Energy Corp. 1,786 142,916
Endesa SA (Spain) 9,230 199,511
Enel SpA (Italy) 128,718 659,620
ENGIE SA (France) 13,051 191,985
Eni SpA (Italy) 42,545 804,591
Entergy Corp. 13,378 1,085,357
Evergy, Inc. 5,116 280,971
Exelon Corp. 2,223 97,056
KEC International, Ltd. (India) 24,321 99,310
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 74,971 1,329,236
NRG Energy, Inc. 24,425 913,495
OGE Energy Corp. 9,077 329,677
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 4,117 325,984
UGI Corp. 9,414 522,275
10,827,927
Total common stocks (cost $290,894,612) $317,229,994
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.7%)* Shares Value
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 8,700 $591,513
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 15,293 656,376
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 14,526 4,222,999
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-17
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.7%)* cont. Shares Value
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust 1,465 $538,329
Total investment companies (cost $6,051,312) $6,009,217
WARRANTS (0.2%)* Expiration dateStrike price Warrants Value
Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 9/27/19 $0.00 20,400 $125,621
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 2/11/19 0.00 39,300 164,155
Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 5/24/19 0.00 92,500 141,561
Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 4/12/19 0.00 25,400 250,840
Total warrants (cost $776,319) $682,177
PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (—%)* Counterparty
Expiration date/strike price
Notional amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.00 $2,891,500 $2,891,500 $30,552
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $32,498) $30,552
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (9.7%)* Principal amount/shares Value
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 2.32% L Shares 33,480,478 $33,480,478
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.154%, 12/13/18 $112,000 111,520
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.131%, 11/23/18 # 5,000 4,985
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.061%, 11/15/18 # 888,001 885,755
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.043%, 11/8/18 # 135,001 134,715
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.019%, 11/1/18 # 116,000 115,802
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.962%, 10/11/18 # 9,001 8,995
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.999%, 10/25/18 # 55,000 54,928
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.978%, 10/4/18 # 110,000 109,982
Total short-term investments (cost $34,907,160) $34,907,160
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $332,661,901) $358,859,100
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-18
Key to holding’s currency abbreviationsCNH Chinese Yuan (Offshore)USD/$ United States Dollar
Key to holding’s abbreviationsADR American Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bankETF Exchange Traded FundGDR Global Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bankPJSC Public Joint Stock CompanySPDR S&P Depository Receipts
Notes to the fund’s portfolioUnless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the Portfolio’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $358,198,033.# This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting
period. Collateral at period end totaled $1,071,444 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 7). L Affiliated company (Note 4). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the Putnam Money Market Portfolio at the close of the
reporting period. R Real Estate Investment Trust.
Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY
Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):
United States 77.3%Japan 4.4United Kingdom 2.7China 1.8France 1.8Germany 1.3Switzerland 1.1Hong Kong 1.0Spain 0.9
Australia 0.8%Sweden 0.8Taiwan 0.7Italy 0.6South Korea 0.6Netherlands 0.5Other 3.7Total 100.0%
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $59,434,897 )
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $458,913 $459,383 $(470 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 2,406,741 2,394,796 11,945
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,016,223 995,851 (20,372 )
Euro Buy 12/19/18 3,528,606 3,547,813 (19,207 )
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 1,374,439 1,371,317 (3,122 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 264,399 269,872 5,473
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 310,824 311,900 (1,076 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 310,824 315,948 5,124
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 478,200 469,624 (8,576 )
Barclays Bank PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 780,194 792,018 (11,824 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 780,194 783,165 2,971
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 363,884 361,892 (1,992 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 936,123 926,963 9,160
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-19
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $59,434,897 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC cont.
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 $936,123 $920,518 $(15,605 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,481,612 1,484,528 2,916
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 89,799 89,662 (137 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 196,576 200,642 4,066
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 355,644 353,347 2,297
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 355,644 350,780 (4,864 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 834,858 809,466 25,392
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 820,980 826,541 (5,561 )
Citibank, N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 362,382 372,888 (10,506 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 515,983 510,952 5,031
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 426,116 417,507 8,609
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 426,116 425,388 (728 )
Danish Krone Buy 12/19/18 739,230 741,053 (1,823 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 358,566 362,630 4,064
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 230,115 234,788 (4,673 )
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 287,883 288,869 (986 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 287,883 292,669 4,786
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 626,988 615,848 (11,140 )
Credit Suisse International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,573,992 1,589,783 (15,791 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 866,955 875,178 8,223
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 366,679 364,171 2,508
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 366,679 361,140 (5,539 )
Euro Buy 12/19/18 355,994 360,660 (4,666 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,034,545 1,041,065 6,520
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 341,836 349,926 8,090
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 321,366 330,854 (9,488 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 477,507 486,710 9,203
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 242,530 238,175 (4,355 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 359,127 358,869 258
Swiss Franc Sell 12/19/18 355,414 361,009 5,595
Goldman Sachs International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,119,303 2,140,627 (21,324 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,119,303 2,118,596 (707 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 67,175 67,441 (266 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 300,461 301,173 712
Indian Rupee Buy 11/19/18 354,103 356,314 (2,211 )
Indian Rupee Sell 11/19/18 354,103 351,344 (2,759 )
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 176,245 179,734 (3,489 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 283,507 282,192 (1,315 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 2,048,248 1,980,799 67,449
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-20
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $59,434,897 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Goldman Sachs International cont.
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 $1,087,142 $1,073,768 $13,374
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 688,658 702,945 (14,287 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 357,994 359,990 1,996
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 712,153 707,813 4,340
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 712,153 706,579 (5,574 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 715,027 722,236 7,209
Indonesian Rupiah Sell 12/19/18 5,618 3,072 (2,546 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 319,263 325,873 6,610
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 601,823 600,366 1,457
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 601,823 612,157 10,334
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 515,923 495,649 (20,274 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 279,819 290,939 (11,120 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 362,314 361,966 348
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 19,270 13,085 (6,185 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 786,927 788,803 1,876
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 359,858 363,386 3,528
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 34,742 33,968 (774 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 351,042 349,312 1,730
Singapore Dollar Buy 11/19/18 705,315 708,413 (3,098 )
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 328,292 321,013 (7,279 )
NatWest Markets PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 409,996 422,105 (12,109 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 673,458 662,808 10,650
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 673,458 660,255 (13,203 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 94,932 95,128 196
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 359,858 363,388 3,530
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 362,275 363,944 1,669
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 183,869 184,403 (534 )
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 57,382 72,567 (15,185 )
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 55,799 55,626 (173 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,409,127 1,412,592 3,465
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 462,648 475,051 12,403
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 362,208 367,269 5,061
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 999,826 981,773 18,053
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 296,320 291,584 (4,736 )
UBS AG
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,022,459 1,044,444 (21,985 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,051,600 1,051,470 (130 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 706,581 700,385 6,196
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-21
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $59,434,897 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
UBS AG cont.
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 $706,581 $696,830 $(9,751 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,306,012 1,310,787 4,775
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 141,839 144,799 (2,960 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 288,613 291,426 2,813
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 207,636 201,322 6,314
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 415,105 407,583 (7,522 )
WestPac Banking Corp.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 505,874 520,104 (14,230 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 319,510 321,543 2,033
Unrealized appreciation 330,352
Unrealized (depreciation) (368,227 )
Total $(37,875 )
* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Number of contracts
Notional amount Value
Expiration date
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long) 273 $23,158,193 $23,215,920 Dec-18 $(285,653 )
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Short) 6 508,971 510,240 Dec-18 6,283
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long) 23 3,351,077 3,356,850 Dec-18 29,394
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short) 17 2,476,883 2,481,150 Dec-18 (21,774 )
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index E-Mini (Long) 5 1,009,775 1,012,600 Dec-18 (8,910 )
Tokyo Price Index (Long) 14 2,239,864 2,240,173 Dec-18 166,626
Unrealized appreciation 202,303
Unrealized (depreciation) (316,337 )
Total $(114,034 )
WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (premiums $14,582 )
CounterpartyExpiration date/strike price
Notional amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.20 $2,891,500 $2,891,500 $13,711
Total $13,711
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.$108,778 $110,972 $— 6/20/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA
plus 1.00%)—MonthlyAl Rajhi Bank—Monthly $2,126
61,725 61,370 — 6/25/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
Al Rajhi Bank—Monthly (377 )
122,575 113,751 — 7/2/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.—Monthly
(9,089 )
42,197 43,672 — 8/6/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
Al Rajhi Bank—Monthly 1,397
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-22
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A. cont.$122,529 $130,817 $— 9/10/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA
plus 1.00%)—MonthlySAMBA Financial Group—Monthly
$8,085
30,566 33,237 — 9/12/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
SAMBA Financial Group—Monthly
2,626
32,121 33,404 — 9/21/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
SAMBA Financial Group—Monthly
1,254
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation 15,488
Upfront premium (paid) — Unrealized (depreciation) (9,466 )
Total $— Total $6,022
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Basic materials $13,747,838 $— $—
Capital goods 23,302,821 — —
Communication services 8,125,495 — —
Conglomerates 1,973,197 — —
Consumer cyclicals 44,118,454 — —
Consumer staples 24,594,142 — —
Energy 17,807,246 — —
Financials 58,782,932 — —
Health care 39,738,572 — —
Technology 68,250,667 — —
Transportation 5,960,703 — —
Utilities and power 10,827,927 — —
Total common stocks 317,229,994 — —
Investment companies 6,009,217 — —
Purchased options outstanding — 30,552 —
Warrants — 682,177 —
Short-term investments — 34,907,160 —
Totals by level $323,239,211 $35,619,889 $—
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio B-23
Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $(37,875 ) $—
Futures contracts (114,034 ) — —
Written options outstanding — (13,711 ) —
Total return swap contracts — 6,022 —
Totals by level $(114,034 ) $(45,564 ) $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund’s portfolio presentation.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value (Notes 2 and 7):
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $299,181,423) $325,378,622
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $33,480,478) (Note 4) 33,480,478
Foreign currency (cost $2,431,220) (Note 2) 2,432,274
Dividends, interest and other receivables 2,896,021
Foreign tax reclaim 196,461
Receivable for units of the Portfolio sold 1,402,526
Receivable for investments sold 2,124,647
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 78,348
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 330,352
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 15,488
Total assets 368,335,217
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 4,600,876
Payable for investments purchased 243,191
Payable for units of the Portfolio repurchased 4,901,598
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 115
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 9,466
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 368,227
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $14,582) (Note 2) 13,711
Total liabilities 10,137,184
Net assets $358,198,033
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Net assets $358,198,033
Units outstanding 18,721,766
Net asset value per unit $19.13
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $121,846) $6,419,720
Interest (including interest income of $529,552 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 4) 546,061
Net investment income 6,965,781
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers (Notes 2 and 7) 23,755,680
Foreign currency transactions (Note 2) (41,899)
Forward currency contracts (Note 2) (774,939)
Futures contracts (Note 2) 3,989,565
Swap contracts (Note 2) 5,624
Written options (Note 2) 134,422
Total net realized gain 27,068,453
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers 2,805,934
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 474
Forward currency contracts (117,285)
Futures contracts (1,258,592)
Swap contracts 6,022
Written options (15,853)
Total change in net unrealized appreciation 1,420,700
Net gain on investments 28,489,153
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $35,454,934
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in net assets
INCREASE IN NET ASSETSYear ended
9/30/18
Operations
Net investment income $6,965,781
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 27,068,453
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 1,420,700
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 35,454,934
Principal transactions
Proceeds from sale of units 257,528,636
Value of units redeemed (190,698,886)
Total increase in principal transactions 66,829,750
Total increase in net assets 102,284,684
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 255,913,349
End of year $358,198,033
NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 15,057,535
Sold 14,148,712
Redeemed (10,484,481)
Units outstanding at end of year 18,721,766
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Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $17.00
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.42
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.71
Total from investment operations 2.13
Net asset value, end of year $19.13
Total return at net asset value (%) 12.53
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATANet assets, end of year (in thousands) $358,198
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 2.30
(a) Per unit net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. Description of the PortfolioWithin the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street”, if any, represent State Street Bank and Trust Company and refer-ences to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a portfolio established and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee” and “Manager”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts (the “Trust”), as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the Portfolio. The Portfolio primarily invests in U.S. and international stocks and is designed for investors seeking long-term growth with moderate risk.
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date that the financial statements were issued (December 14, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Security Valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securi-ties, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the sched-uled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the Portfolio will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Portfolio to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued using an independent pricing service approved by the Trustee, and are classified as Level 2 securities.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that the Trustee does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by the Trustee in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustee. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity expo-sures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustee. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the Portfolio could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Notes to financial statements 9/30/18
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Security Transactions and Related Investment Income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.
Interest income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain.
All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.
Distributions received from other investment funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and retain the character of income as earned by the other investment funds.
All income earned by the Portfolio is retained by the Portfolio and included in the calculation of net asset value.
Foreign Currency Translation The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the Portfolio after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The Portfolio does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net real-ized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Options Contracts The Portfolio uses options contracts to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own, to enhance returns on securities owned, to enhance the return on a security owned, to gain exposure to securities and to manage downside risks.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium origi-nally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.
Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Futures Contracts The Portfolio uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk and to equitize cash.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The Portfolio and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”
Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Forward Currency Contracts The Portfolio buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure to currencies.
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The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The Portfolio could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Portfolio is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Total Return Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market-linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to hedge sector exposure, to manage exposure to specific sectors or indus-tries, to manage exposure to specific securities, to gain exposure to a basket of securities, to gain exposure to specific markets or countries and to gain exposure to specific sectors or industries.
To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offset-ting interest rate obligation, the Portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market maker. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC total return swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared total return swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC total return swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared total return swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared total return swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared total return swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Master Agreements The Portfolio is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolio’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, is presented in the fund’s portfolio.
Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is delivered to the counterparty and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty.
Termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolio’s future derivative activity.
At the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had a net liability position of $107,582 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. There was no collateral posted by the Portfolio at period end for these agreements.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation The net asset value of the Portfolio is currently determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open for trading. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may also determine the net asset value on any other business day (“Valuation Date”). The net asset value must be determined upon date of sale or redemption. Sales and redemptions of participant units are made on such days at such units’ net asset values. Affiliates of the Trustee held 100.00% of the Portfolio’s total units outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
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Federal Income Taxes It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the Portfolio is exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The Portfolio is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Portfolio did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains, if any. The Portfolio’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Portfolio may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Portfolio accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unre-alized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the Portfolio may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. In many cases, however, the Portfolio may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.
3. Expenses Incurred by the PortfolioCompensation to be received by the Trustee for its services with respect to the Portfolio is paid by the individual participating trusts pursuant to an arrangement which the Trustee makes with each such participating trust. According to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may charge the Portfolio for certain services received during the year. In the current year no such expenses have been charged to the Portfolio by the Trustee, however, the Trustee could cease to bear these expenses, and begin to charge them to the Portfolio at any time.
4. Affiliated TransactionsThe Portfolio invested in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio, a portfolio established and maintained by PFTC. Investments in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Transactions during the reporting period with the Putnam Money Market Portfolio were as follows:
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17 Purchase cost Sale proceedsInvestment
income
Shares outstanding and
fair value as of 9/30/18
Short-term investments
Putnam Money Market Portfolio* $24,087,888 $131,136,175 $121,743,585 $529,552 $33,480,478
Total Short-term investments $24,087,888 $131,136,175 $121,743,585 $529,552 $33,480,478
* There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
5. Market, Credit and Other RisksIn the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The Portfolio may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations.
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6. Summary of Derivative Activity The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was as follows based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:
Purchased equity option contracts (contract amount) $5,000
Purchased currency options (contract amount) $3,800,000
Written equity option contracts (contract amount) $5,000
Written currency options (contract amount) $2,800,000
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 300
Forward currency contracts (contract amount) $78,000,000
OTC total return swap contracts (notional) $160,000
Warrants (number of warrants) 150,000
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:
Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting periodAsset derivatives Liability derivatives
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair value
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair valueForeign exchange contracts Investments, Receivables $360,904 Payables $381,938
Equity contracts Investments, Receivables, Net assets—
Unrealized appreciation
899,968 * Payables, Net assets—Unrealized depreciation
325,803 *
Total $1,260,872 $707,741
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported after the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.
The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 2):
Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investmentsDerivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalForeign exchange contracts $— $(78,689) $— $(774,939) $— $(853,628)
Equity contracts 78,048 (25,923) 3,989,565 — 5,624 4,047,314
Total $78,048 $(104,612) $3,989,565 $(774,939) $5,624 $3,193,686
Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investmentsDerivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalForeign exchange contracts $— $9,904 $— $(117,285) $— $(107,381)
Equity contracts (136,106) 11,640 (1,258,592) — 6,022 (1,377,036)
Total $(136,106) $21,544 $(1,258,592) $(117,285) $6,022 $(1,484,417)
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7. Offsetting of Financial and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 2. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
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Forward currency contracts# 22,542 46,802 22,490 40,397 81,535 31,946 7,482
Purchased options**# — — — — 30,552 — —
Total Assets $38,030 $46,802 $22,490 $40,397 $112,087 $31,946 $7,482
Liabilities:
OTC Total return swap contracts*# 9,466 — — — — — —
Futures contracts§ — — — — — — —
Forward currency contracts# 52,823 39,983 29,856 39,839 32,071 42,681 28,456
Written options# — — — — 13,711 — —
Total Liabilities $62,289 $39,983 $29,856 $39,839 $45,782 $42,681 $28,456
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets $(24,259) $6,819 $(7,366) $558 $66,305 $(10,735) $(20,974)
Total collateral received (pledged)##† $— $— $— $— $— $— $—
Net amount $(24,259) $6,819 $(7,366) $558 $66,305 $(10,735) $(20,974)
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Uncontrolled collateral received $— $— $— $— $— $— $—
Collateral (pledged) (including TBA commitments)** $— $— $— $— $— $— $—
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* Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities. ** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.# Covered by master netting agreement (Note 2).
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.§ Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/
(depreciation) for futures contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged for initial margin on futures contracts, which is not included in the table above, amounted to $1,071,444.
8. New Accounting PronouncementsIn March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for non-public business entities. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio
Annual report 9 | 30 | 18
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-2
Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… C-4
The fund’s portfolio …………………………………………………… C-5
Statement of assets and liabilities …………………………………… C-59
Statement of operations ……………………………………………… C-60
Statement of changes in net assets …………………………………… C-61
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… C-62
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… C-63
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A note on the Portfolio’s trustee The Portfolio’s trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, will be converting to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changing its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion will have no impact on the Portfolio or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the Portfolio. PFTC will continue to manage the Portfolio, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T :617-530-5000, F :617-530-5001, www.pwc.com/us
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which comprise the statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Portfolio’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
December 14, 2018
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The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18The fund’s portfolio 9/30/
COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* Shares Value
Basic materials (3.0%)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 12,229 $2,042,854
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom) 84,178 1,891,377
ArcelorMittal SA (France) 76,547 2,382,769
Arkema SA (France) 9,952 1,233,371
BASF SE (Germany) 24,663 2,192,856
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Australia) 28,440 712,608
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (Australia) 142,713 1,753,355
Boliden AB (Sweden) 11,771 328,119
Cabot Corp. 7,564 474,414
Celanese Corp. 12,421 1,415,994
China National Building Material Co., Ltd. (China) 348,000 309,090
China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. (China) 444,000 358,609
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd. (China) 632,000 667,950
CIMIC Group, Ltd. (Australia) 12,963 481,725
Covestro AG (Germany) 26,491 2,149,542
CTCI Corp. (Taiwan) 399,000 641,630
Domtar Corp. 11,124 580,339
Evonik Industries AG (Germany) 30,565 1,095,213
Formosa Plastics Corp. (Taiwan) 159,000 609,275
HOCHTIEF AG (Germany) 2,147 356,106
Huntsman Corp. 60,782 1,655,094
Indorama Ventures PCL (Foreign depositary shares) (Thailand) 426,200 777,545
Mexichem SAB de CV (Mexico) 165,649 567,570
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan) 113,100 1,082,856
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan) 20,700 440,844
Newmont Mining Corp. 53,698 1,621,680
Packaging Corp. of America 16,309 1,788,934
PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) Bhd (Malaysia) 283,400 640,963
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom) 55,569 2,811,632
Royal Gold, Inc. 5,316 409,651
Sasol, Ltd. (South Africa) 28,265 1,093,609
Sealed Air Corp. 9,687 388,933
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 574 261,291
Skipper, Ltd. (India) 182,690 250,257
South32, Ltd. (Australia) 66,665 189,083
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (Brazil) 35,495 427,339
Taisei Corp. (Japan) 28,600 1,304,292
Univar, Inc. 11,004 337,383
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland) 25,802 1,012,953
Vale SA ADR (Brazil) 59,312 880,190
W.R. Grace & Co. 13,891 992,651
West China Cement, Ltd. (China) 1,562,000 293,440
Weyerhaeuser Co. R 50,896 1,642,414
42,547,800
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Capital goods (4.7%)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain) 38,759 $1,651,281
AECOM 13,962 455,999
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 37,488 1,949,751
Avery Dennison Corp. 15,347 1,662,847
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. 26,135 1,264,673
Boeing Co. (The) 36,910 13,726,829
BWX Technologies, Inc. 14,387 899,763
Clean TeQ Holdings, Ltd. (Australia) 1,207,275 476,071
Crown Holdings, Inc. 6,824 327,552
Cummins, Inc. 22,780 3,327,475
Faurecia SA (France) 28,976 1,744,707
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 15,230 431,618
General Dynamics Corp. 1,981 405,550
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. 15,545 665,171
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan) 72,000 2,446,802
Honeywell International, Inc. 34,704 5,774,746
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 282 72,215
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 30,745 3,145,214
KEI Industries, Ltd. (India) 99,549 493,007
L3 Technologies, Inc. 2,924 621,701
Lockheed Martin Corp. 11,095 3,838,426
Northrop Grumman Corp. 18,533 5,881,818
Pentair PLC 22,898 992,628
Raytheon Co. 19,210 3,969,938
Republic Services, Inc. 15,988 1,161,688
Sandvik AB (Sweden) 128,578 2,280,752
SKF AB Class B (Sweden) 47,632 939,175
Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 100,000 730,357
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 1,701 419,603
Tervita Corp. (Canada) 12 83
Vinci SA (France) 20,138 1,918,471
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 5,364 632,630
Waste Management, Inc. 30,700 2,774,052
67,082,593
Communication services (1.7%)
Advanced Info Service PCL (Thailand) 94,800 589,202
ARRIS International PLC 17,229 447,782
AT&T, Inc. 10,847 364,242
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom) 70,426 206,913
China Mobile, Ltd. (China) 101,000 995,815
KDDI Corp. (Japan) 95,600 2,641,972
Megacable Holdings SAB de CV (Units) (Mexico) 132,127 681,930
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) 49,500 2,236,510
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) 46,600 1,253,361
Swisscom AG (Switzerland) 1,108 505,224
Verizon Communications, Inc. 262,138 13,995,547
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Communication services cont.
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 3,893 $135,165
24,053,663
Conglomerates (0.4%)
AMETEK, Inc. 18,404 1,456,124
Danaher Corp. 7,251 787,894
Marubeni Corp. (Japan) 217,700 1,993,291
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 111,000 1,974,517
6,211,826
Consumer cyclicals (8.9%)
ABC-Mart, Inc. (Japan) 10,100 561,976
Amazon.com, Inc. 5,681 11,379,043
Aramark 1,225 52,700
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Australia) 16,351 336,467
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 24,631 3,710,906
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) (United Kingdom) 8,552 410,291
Booking Holdings, Inc. 101 200,384
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 21,711 1,077,517
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Ltd. (China) 518,000 838,078
Caesars Entertainment Corp. 615 6,304
Carnival Corp. 47,744 3,044,635
Crown, Ltd. (Australia) 69,300 686,444
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan) 11,700 272,143
Dollar General Corp. 14,051 1,535,774
Dollar Tree, Inc. 11,003 897,295
Ecolab, Inc. 1,030 161,483
Erajaya Swasembada Tbk PT (Indonesia) 2,196,400 353,747
Extended Stay America, Inc. (Units) 36,686 742,158
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Italy) 78,625 1,382,994
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 9,278 2,113,900
Ford Motor Co. 400,716 3,706,623
Fu Shou Yuan International Group, Ltd. (China) 377,000 294,377
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 266,000 1,687,804
Hermes International (France) 3,533 2,341,502
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 30,256 2,444,080
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 61,738 12,789,027
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A 11,408 907,962
JNBY Design, Ltd. (China) 286,000 507,314
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A 572 34,663
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 18,630 1,112,025
Kering SA (France) 1,247 668,722
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 4,846 550,699
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 36,524 2,166,969
Liberty SiriusXM Group Class A 11,852 514,851
Localiza Rent a Car SA (Brazil) 95,736 545,378
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. 6,635 761,831
lululemon athletica, Inc. (Canada) 24,837 4,035,764
Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A 2,429 765,912
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Marriott International, Inc./MD Class A 266 $35,120
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 9,998 2,225,655
MGM China Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 372,800 590,770
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd. 41,963 2,876,984
Moncler SpA (Italy) 27,348 1,178,470
News Corp. Class A 44,245 583,592
Next PLC (United Kingdom) 2,551 182,765
Owens Corning 24,041 1,304,705
Pearson PLC (United Kingdom) 93,139 1,080,975
Peugeot SA (France) 77,219 2,083,495
Poya International Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 42,260 384,773
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany) 44,646 1,160,026
PVH Corp. 22,200 3,205,680
Ralph Lauren Corp. 5,114 703,431
Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands) 9,173 489,891
Ross Stores, Inc. 48,055 4,762,251
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 26,359 3,425,088
RTL Group SA (Belgium) 4,999 356,799
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A 667 52,513
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. 12,319 764,148
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. 17,503 1,153,973
Sony Corp. (Japan) 35,600 2,183,295
Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan) 4,800 275,022
Tapestry, Inc. 6,554 329,470
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom) 817,920 1,832,433
Tiffany & Co. 24,761 3,193,426
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 7,346 822,899
Toll Brothers, Inc. 35,901 1,185,810
Total System Services, Inc. 17,389 1,716,990
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) 62,800 3,922,754
TUI AG (Germany) 72,330 1,389,362
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 32,185 1,474,717
VF Corp. 26,804 2,504,834
Visteon Corp. 7,931 736,790
Volvo AB (Sweden) 126,103 2,227,632
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico) 198,022 601,185
Walt Disney Co. (The) 55,602 6,502,098
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands) 5,885 366,926
Worldpay, Inc. Class A 3,295 333,685
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 43,978 1,906,886
127,707,060
Consumer staples (5.0%)
Altria Group, Inc. 2,942 177,432
Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom) 27,794 883,285
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom) 34,845 1,040,567
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 216 25,453
Cafe24 Corp. (South Korea) 3,402 458,814
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer staples cont.
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia) 105,495 $744,990
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 150,332 6,943,835
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom) 2,204 100,216
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 49,790 1,691,366
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 3,134 675,753
Dino Polska SA (Poland) 22,332 603,420
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A 22,970 3,338,000
Grape King Bio, Ltd. (Taiwan) 78,000 547,965
Gruma SAB de CV Class B (Mexico) 75,076 955,190
Hershey Co. (The) 23,630 2,410,260
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) 69,199 2,410,282
Ingredion, Inc. 9,012 945,899
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) 110,500 2,023,507
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom) 426,638 1,790,357
Kao Corp. (Japan) 10,900 880,368
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 11,567 268,007
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 18,000 461,311
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands) 95,030 2,179,952
L’Oreal SA (France) 6,192 1,493,779
LG Household & Health Care, Ltd. (South Korea) 454 522,248
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A 713 33,540
LKQ Corp. 29,758 942,436
ManpowerGroup, Inc. 11,820 1,016,047
Marine Harvest ASA (Norway) 39,102 905,368
McDonald’s Corp. 4,864 813,699
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B 27,655 1,700,783
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 109,711 4,713,185
Monster Beverage Corp. 5,122 298,510
Natura Cosmeticos SA (Brazil) 61,977 440,437
Nestle SA (Switzerland) 19,362 1,621,825
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (China) 6,687 494,905
PepsiCo, Inc. 76,715 8,576,737
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 19,127 1,239,621
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 18,600 679,579
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 25,392 2,113,376
Swedish Match AB (Sweden) 24,661 1,261,723
Sysco Corp. 60,995 4,467,884
TCI Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 24,000 385,943
US Foods Holding Corp. 6,526 201,131
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 63,101 4,600,063
WH Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 691,000 486,576
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom) 70,122 237,202
Woolworths Group, Ltd. (Australia) 80,457 1,634,668
72,437,494
Energy (3.7%)
Canvest Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd. (China) 1,308,000 680,336
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Energy cont.
China Everbright Greentech, Ltd. (China) 454,000 $387,573
CNOOC, Ltd. (China) 675,000 1,337,078
ConocoPhillips 88,177 6,824,900
Equinor ASA (Norway) 87,313 2,460,714
Exxon Mobil Corp. 8,174 694,953
Geopark, Ltd. (Colombia) 33,634 686,134
Halcon Resources Corp. 1,072 4,792
Halliburton Co. 109,637 4,443,588
Hilong Holding, Ltd. (China) 2,168,000 302,000
Lukoil PJSC ADR (Russia) 21,105 1,618,754
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 6,175 493,815
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA (Greece) 26,727 698,476
MWO Holdings, LLC (Units) F 8 648
Nine Point Energy F 106 1,531
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 79,246 6,511,644
OMV AG (Austria) 17,739 997,020
ONEOK, Inc. 25,680 1,740,847
PBF Energy, Inc. Class A 32,163 1,605,255
Petroleo Brasileiro SA — Petrobras ADR (Brazil) 47,423 572,396
Phillips 66 1,875 211,350
Repsol SA (Spain) 118,062 2,353,819
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom) 55,924 1,961,025
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 431 4,685
TOTAL SA (France) 63,080 4,091,251
Valero Energy Corp. 73,470 8,357,213
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 125,315 3,407,315
52,449,112
Financials (12.0%)
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom) 99,636 1,222,904
ABN AMRO Group NV GDR (Netherlands) 70,418 1,917,987
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates) 330,372 713,263
Aegon NV (Netherlands) 26,857 174,314
AGNC Investment Corp. R 28,611 533,022
AIA Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 140,800 1,257,769
Allianz SE (Germany) 14,498 3,233,169
Allstate Corp. (The) 4,850 478,695
Ally Financial, Inc. 61,457 1,625,538
American Express Co. 7,409 788,984
American Financial Group, Inc. 5,429 602,456
American Homes 4 Rent R 35,764 782,874
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 19,974 2,949,361
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. R 22,392 229,070
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A R 14,535 641,430
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. R 25,587 447,517
Assurant, Inc. 11,100 1,198,245
Athene Holding, Ltd. Class A 17,201 888,604
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Aviva PLC (United Kingdom) 362,355 $2,313,029
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. 6,276 362,188
BB&T Corp. 618 29,998
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B 96 20,555
BGC Partners, Inc. Class A 42,130 497,977
Brandywine Realty Trust R 29,722 467,230
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. R 54,121 947,659
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 11,871 1,566,379
Camden Property Trust R 1,535 143,630
Capital One Financial Corp. 31,879 3,026,273
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 411,000 706,694
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A 26,197 1,155,288
Chailease Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 185,420 649,787
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 298,500 2,241,163
Chimera Investment Corp. R 5,652 102,471
China Construction Bank Corp. (China) 1,287,000 1,125,009
CIT Group, Inc. 32,588 1,681,867
Citigroup, Inc. 189,452 13,591,286
CME Group, Inc. 1,904 324,080
CoreLogic, Inc. 8,501 420,035
Corporate Office Properties Trust R 2,141 63,866
Credicorp, Ltd. (Peru) 3,012 671,917
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 670,000 504,700
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) 44,200 268,971
DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 10,560 693,052
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) 2,912 390,316
Discover Financial Services 34,577 2,643,412
Discovery, Ltd. (South Africa) 45,842 550,703
DNB ASA (Norway) 86,465 1,818,321
Douglas Emmett, Inc. R 11,011 415,335
Duke Realty Corp. R 35,255 1,000,184
E*Trade Financial Corp. 63,016 3,301,408
Edelweiss Financial Services, Ltd. (India) 121,949 318,793
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 19,111 317,433
EPR Properties R 1,975 135,110
Equity Commonwealth R 1,417 45,472
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. R 5,261 507,423
Equity Residential Trust R 35,829 2,374,029
Fifth Third Bancorp 89,560 2,500,515
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates) 105,283 409,890
First Hawaiian, Inc. 15,683 425,950
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. R 17,476 616,029
Gentera SAB de CV (Mexico) 782,508 792,164
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 11,946 2,678,771
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Mexico) 100,147 725,051
Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea) 18,326 736,014
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 68,300 1,855,689
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COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 44,385 $2,217,475
HCP, Inc. R 52,297 1,376,457
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (India) 27,792 769,101
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) 117,000 588,372
Highwoods Properties, Inc. R 13,972 660,317
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 13,600 389,321
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. (HDFC) (India) 40,767 986,698
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) 47,355 413,623
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. R 15,582 509,843
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (HDMF) (South Korea) 12,797 483,961
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 723 54,145
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR (Preference) (Brazil) 104,571 1,148,190
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 4,969 717,126
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 168,168 18,976,077
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 97,500 330,819
Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Ltd. (India) 23,235 614,450
Legal & General Group PLC (United Kingdom) 660,283 2,257,652
Liberty Property Trust R 15,247 644,186
Life Storage, Inc. R 4,507 428,886
Lincoln National Corp. 22,757 1,539,739
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom) 579,458 447,869
Loews Corp. 38,145 1,916,024
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom) 8,982 537,157
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia) 25,839 2,356,421
MetLife, Inc. 62,648 2,926,915
MFA Financial, Inc. R 7,210 52,994
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 1,384,800 2,416,405
Morgan Stanley 100,422 4,676,653
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany) 4,531 1,003,870
New Residential Investment Corp. R 40,266 717,540
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 16,800 339,298
Northern Trust Corp. 10,771 1,100,042
Old Republic International Corp. 7,086 158,585
ORIX Corp. (Japan) 139,500 2,262,262
Outfront Media, Inc. R 15,154 302,322
Paramount Group, Inc. R 23,879 360,334
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R 29,933 982,401
Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland) 2,373 1,891,258
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom) 65,890 2,032,099
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 3,037 57,490
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. Class H (China) 155,500 1,579,860
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 4,840 659,160
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico) 7,649 392,011
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 19,209 1,125,455
Prudential Financial, Inc. 34,361 3,481,457
Rayonier, Inc. R 10,795 364,979
Regions Financial Corp. 187,144 3,434,092
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-13
COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 776 $112,179
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. 3,798 507,337
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 367,900 2,067,444
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. 32,207 645,428
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR (Russia) 36,209 459,130
Scentre Group (Australia) R 142,541 409,448
Schroders PLC (United Kingdom) 4,913 198,290
Senior Housing Properties Trust R 20,675 363,053
SL Green Realty Corp. R 13,531 1,319,678
Spirit MTA REIT R 1,080 12,442
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. R 119,201 960,760
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. R 33,298 716,573
Stockland (Units) (Australia) R 44,814 134,565
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 66,200 2,672,828
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 15,800 650,445
Sun Communities, Inc. R 5,629 571,569
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 49,000 713,875
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 3,958 264,355
Swedbank AB Class A (Sweden) 85,521 2,118,504
Swire Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 51,200 194,006
Synovus Financial Corp. 10,620 486,290
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) 2,203 285,751
Two Harbors Investment Corp. R 5,400 80,622
U.S. Bancorp 69,066 3,647,375
UDR, Inc. R 3,749 151,572
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. (Singapore) 58,900 1,167,352
Vornado Realty Trust R 16,931 1,235,963
WP Carey, Inc. R 4,526 291,067
172,937,610
Health care (8.0%)
AbbVie, Inc. 32,563 3,079,809
ABIOMED, Inc. 8,135 3,658,716
Akorn, Inc. 4,196 54,464
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan) 27,800 744,042
Allergan PLC 5,375 1,023,830
Amgen, Inc. 26,859 5,567,602
Anthem, Inc. 24,730 6,777,257
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 137,600 2,401,049
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. (India) 38,402 394,377
Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL (Thailand) 696,800 448,158
Baxter International, Inc. 49,378 3,806,550
Biogen, Inc. 5,551 1,961,223
Boston Scientific Corp. 91,468 3,521,518
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 88,560 5,497,805
Celgene Corp. 16,903 1,512,650
Centene Corp. 18,213 2,636,878
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 7,984 1,074,167
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-14
COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Health care cont.
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co., Ltd. (China) 868,000 $590,137
Cigna Corp. 21,817 4,543,390
Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark) 1,275 130,432
Concordia International Corp. (Canada) 88 1,772
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 40,918 1,544,245
Eli Lilly & Co. 56,539 6,067,200
Fleury SA (Brazil) 65,354 348,572
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA (Germany) 21,919 2,255,150
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 40,533 3,129,553
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom) 165,002 3,306,745
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 4,497 424,517
Humana, Inc. 14,880 5,037,178
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 86 49,364
Ipsen SA (France) 3,618 608,494
Johnson & Johnson 59,275 8,190,027
Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands) 3,874 176,544
McKesson Corp. 24,602 3,263,455
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan) 22,000 459,233
Merck & Co., Inc. 90,463 6,417,446
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 49 29,840
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 52,355 4,523,712
PerkinElmer, Inc. 737 71,688
Pfizer, Inc. 91,444 4,029,937
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) 17,356 4,224,395
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 32,000 2,091,544
Siemens Healthineers AG (Germany) 10,266 451,620
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 800 97,830
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 294 71,760
UCB SA (Belgium) 16,407 1,474,990
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1,296 344,788
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8,879 1,711,339
Waters Corp. 2,361 459,639
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 6,736 2,158,821
Zoetis, Inc. 24,589 2,251,369
114,696,821
Technology (13.5%)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 46,109 3,252,529
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (China) 20,681 3,407,402
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 22,458 27,108,602
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (Spain) 26,750 2,486,230
Amdocs, Ltd. 19,893 1,312,540
Apple, Inc. 69,442 15,675,837
Applied Materials, Inc. 44,953 1,737,434
Avaya Holdings Corp. 1,913 42,354
Black Knight, Inc. 12,834 666,726
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan) 14,200 280,537
CA, Inc. 33,415 1,475,272
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-15
COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 30,258 $1,371,293
Capgemini SE (France) 10,924 1,375,403
CDK Global, Inc. 2,696 168,662
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) 6,009 707,079
Cisco Systems, Inc. 294,665 14,335,452
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A 52,950 4,085,092
Corning, Inc. 2,532 89,380
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V 24,688 2,397,698
Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 7,499 413,062
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) 8,259 1,176,990
eBay, Inc. 17,692 584,190
Elite Material Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 98,000 276,029
F5 Networks, Inc. 15,303 3,051,724
Facebook, Inc. Class A 44,694 7,350,375
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 23,068 2,516,027
Fiserv, Inc. 4,203 346,243
Fortinet, Inc. 39,745 3,667,271
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan) 700 49,894
Genpact, Ltd. 2,228 68,199
Harris Corp. 2,248 380,384
Hoya Corp. (Japan) 39,400 2,341,418
HP, Inc. 149,162 3,843,905
IBM Corp. 33,597 5,080,202
Infosys, Ltd. (India) 62,566 630,105
Intuit, Inc. 28,880 6,567,312
Jabil, Inc. 16,578 448,932
Keysight Technologies, Inc. 16,895 1,119,801
KLA-Tencor Corp. 23,885 2,429,343
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 9,889 683,923
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 4,217 237,797
MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan) 130,000 1,049,520
Microsoft Corp. 90,187 10,314,687
MSCI, Inc. 6,925 1,228,564
Naspers, Ltd. Class N (South Africa) 5,076 1,094,612
NetApp, Inc. 53,944 4,633,250
Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan) 19,800 258,863
NTT Data Corp. (Japan) 140,800 1,949,891
Nuance Communications, Inc. 52,594 910,928
nVent Electric PLC (United Kingdom) 19,852 539,180
NVIDIA Corp. 47,608 13,378,800
Oracle Corp. 173,619 8,951,796
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 16,116 3,630,290
Red Hat, Inc. 24,195 3,297,294
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 13,279 2,490,078
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 71,692 3,002,113
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference) (South Korea) 19,564 667,566
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-16
COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd. (China) 40,800 $470,835
Synopsys, Inc. 17,835 1,758,709
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) 244,000 2,097,730
Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China) 69,800 2,883,022
Texas Instruments, Inc. 30,539 3,276,530
Yandex NV Class A (Russia) 15,080 495,981
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 5,281 933,831
194,552,718
Transportation (1.2%)
Aena SME SA (Spain) 9,994 1,735,400
Azul SA ADR (Brazil) 20,294 361,030
Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan) 10,900 2,270,493
Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama) 4,795 382,833
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 84,047 4,860,438
easyJet PLC (United Kingdom) 76,851 1,316,858
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 17,426 1,281,334
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Spain) 231,674 1,991,799
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan) 22,200 798,211
Kansas City Southern 17,240 1,952,947
Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan) 14,600 444,742
Norfolk Southern Corp. 3,151 568,756
17,964,841
Utilities and power (2.2%)
AES Corp. 85,441 1,196,174
Ameren Corp. 23,522 1,487,061
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 25,762 1,826,011
Atmos Energy Corp. 6,394 600,461
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 54,996 1,520,639
China Water Affairs Group, Ltd. (China) 834,000 934,731
CLP Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 162,000 1,897,443
CMS Energy Corp. 34,956 1,712,844
Duke Energy Corp. 5,870 469,717
Endesa SA (Spain) 30,015 648,789
Enel SpA (Italy) 422,929 2,167,315
ENGIE SA (France) 41,982 617,572
Eni SpA (Italy) 138,351 2,616,430
Entergy Corp. 37,052 3,006,029
Evergy, Inc. 14,173 778,381
Exelon Corp. 7,299 318,674
KEC International, Ltd. (India) 78,136 319,054
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 210,788 3,737,271
NRG Energy, Inc. 67,655 2,530,297
OGE Energy Corp. 25,143 913,194
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 11,405 903,048
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. (Rights) 884 610
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-17
COMMON STOCKS (64.3%)* cont. Shares Value
Utilities and power cont.
UGI Corp. 26,078 $1,446,807
31,648,552
Total common stocks (cost $843,382,866) $924,290,090
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* Principal amount Value
Basic materials (0.5%)
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 8/15/23 $105,000 $112,350
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.95%, 1/15/21 35,000 35,569
American Woodmark Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 3/15/26 95,000 90,488
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 6/1/25 (France) 10,000 10,850
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 10/15/39 (France) 110,000 127,859
Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/25 100,000 92,125
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 10/1/23 90,000 93,150
Big River Steel, LLC/BRS Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.25%, 9/1/25 120,000 126,750
BMC East, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 150,000 144,938
Boise Cascade Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 145,000 147,857
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 310,000 297,988
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. notes 5.50%, 4/15/24 115,000 113,131
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 4/15/25 230,000 224,227
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/15/22 (Germany) 30,000 30,547
Cemex SAB de CV 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.125%, 5/5/25 (Mexico) 235,000 242,840
CF Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 6/1/43 95,000 84,075
CF Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.50%, 12/1/26 360,000 357,585
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 55,000 53,037
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 5/15/25 55,000 58,327
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 5/15/23 30,000 31,338
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/1/25 35,000 34,038
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 7/15/24 140,000 129,675
Cornerstone Chemical Co. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 8/15/24 80,000 80,118
CPG Merger Sub, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 10/1/21 10,000 10,113
Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/1/26 50,000 47,750
Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.50%, 10/1/24 65,000 63,616
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. sr. unsec. notes 3.625%, 1/15/21 20,000 20,202
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 4/1/25 (Canada) 265,000 251,419
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 1/15/25 90,000 85,950
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/23 (Indonesia) 105,000 111,825
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 3/15/43 (Indonesia) 55,000 50,050
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 285,000 280,369
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 4/29/24 90,000 90,552
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 4/16/25 169,000 162,318
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-18
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 7/15/26 $85,000 $83,938
HudBay Minerals, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 85,000 87,763
Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/15/20 34,000 34,595
Ingevity Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 160,000 152,552
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.45%, 9/26/28 135,000 136,200
International Paper Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 2/15/27 85,000 78,040
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. 144A sr. notes 11.00%, 5/15/22 35,000 38,063
Kraton Polymers, LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 4/15/25 135,000 138,713
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 9/15/24 175,000 174,563
Mercer International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 12/1/22 (Canada) 6,000 6,270
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/24 (Canada) 75,000 76,695
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 55,000 53,900
Methanex Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/15/19 (Canada) 2,000 1,987
New Gold, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 11/15/22 (Canada) 25,000 21,813
New Gold, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/25 (Canada) 25,000 20,875
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/27 (Canada) 88,000 81,950
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.875%, 9/30/26 210,000 205,170
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 8/15/24 45,000 46,069
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 1/15/45 (Canada) 10,000 10,344
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 4.125%, 3/15/35 (Canada) 175,000 160,154
Packaging Corp. of America sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23 15,000 15,425
Pisces Midco, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8.00%, 4/15/26 100,000 100,750
Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/22 35,000 35,613
PQ Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/25 135,000 133,988
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/27 80,000 76,131
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/1/22 55,000 53,341
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 11/20/25 (Ireland) 50,000 58,875
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 12/15/26 155,000 154,225
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.125%, 9/15/25 25,000 23,813
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 25,000 25,525
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 4/15/23 3,000 3,044
Teck Resources, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.75%, 2/1/23 (Canada) 25,000 24,500
Teck Resources, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 5,000 5,475
TMS International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 8/15/25 115,000 115,863
TopBuild Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/26 115,000 112,413
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/1/25 (Luxembourg) 120,000 115,350
Tronox Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 10/1/25 (United Kingdom) 35,000 32,375
Tronox, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/15/26 85,000 81,813
U.S. Concrete, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 6/1/24 155,000 156,814
Univar USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 7/15/23 45,000 46,631
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/27 140,000 141,541
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-19
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 3/1/25 $35,000 $35,656
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 11/15/47 190,000 168,786
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 8/15/26 305,000 286,837
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.20%, 1/15/30 55,000 71,423
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.95%, 2/15/31 25,000 32,280
Weyerhaeuser Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.375%, 3/15/32 R 40,000 50,591
WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/24 80,000 84,200
Zekelman Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.875%, 6/15/23 40,000 43,450
7,789,408
Capital goods (0.3%)
Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 10/1/27 165,000 155,719
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 11/15/19 23,000 23,920
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/15/23 (Canada) 15,000 15,510
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty notes 5.50%, 5/15/22 11,000 11,180
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty unsub. notes 5.125%, 7/15/23 35,000 35,175
Berry Global, Inc. 144A notes 4.50%, 2/15/26 35,000 33,250
Boeing Capital Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 10/27/19 10,000 10,174
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 12/1/21 (Canada) 45,000 49,500
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 12/1/24 (Canada) 225,000 237,094
Briggs & Stratton Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/20 35,000 37,013
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 7.375%, 12/15/26 45,000 48,938
Deere & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 6/8/22 25,000 24,389
Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 7/15/22 110,000 110,688
General Dynamics Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 11/15/42 20,000 18,833
General Dynamics Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 11/15/22 10,000 9,558
GFL Environmental, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/1/23 (Canada) 50,000 46,938
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/22 145,000 148,988
Honeywell International, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.812%, 11/21/47 15,000 14,261
Honeywell International, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.25%, 3/1/21 10,000 10,274
Hulk Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 6/1/26 (Canada) 175,000 169,094
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 7/2/64 33,000 31,410
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/47 220,000 211,018
L3 Technologies, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.85%, 12/15/26 55,000 52,910
MasTec, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/15/23 75,000 74,438
Northrop Grumman Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 1/15/28 250,000 235,081
Oshkosh Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 3/1/25 195,000 200,850
Oshkosh Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 5/15/28 245,000 242,339
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 4/15/27 45,000 46,125
Raytheon Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 10/15/40 5,000 5,570
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/25 80,000 76,200
Republic Services, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 5/15/28 175,000 173,947
Stevens Holding Co, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 10/1/26 155,000 157,519
Tennant Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 5/1/25 70,000 70,875
Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 12/15/24 60,000 56,325
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-20
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Capital goods cont.
Titan Acquisition, Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower, LLC. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 4/15/26 (Canada) $140,000 $121,450
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.50%, 5/15/25 25,000 25,469
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 6/15/26 135,000 136,350
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/15/24 83,000 85,034
Trident Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 80,000 75,800
United Technologies Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.90%, 5/4/20 675,000 661,278
Vertiv Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 10/15/24 95,000 98,800
Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 12.00%, 2/15/22 ‡‡ 40,000 40,900
Wabash National Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 10/1/25 155,000 148,025
Waste Management, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 6/30/20 81,000 83,137
Wrangler Buyer Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 10/1/25 145,000 139,200
4,460,546
Communication services (0.7%)
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.125%, 1/15/27 R 380,000 345,750
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.55%, 7/15/27 R 65,000 60,740
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.375%, 10/15/26 R 15,000 13,970
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.80%, 2/15/19 70,000 70,814
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/46 50,000 45,682
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 5/15/25 50,000 47,603
AT&T, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.10%, 2/15/28 530,000 514,538
Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.00%, 4/15/20 3,000 3,161
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 5/1/26 285,000 281,794
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 4/1/24 230,000 233,738
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/15/26 125,000 125,313
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 5/1/23 20,000 20,031
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 135,000 135,844
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 108,000 108,024
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 6.484%, 10/23/45 180,000 193,497
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.908%, 7/23/25 38,000 38,587
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.375%, 5/1/47 184,000 174,341
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.049%, 11/1/52 10,000 8,868
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.999%, 11/1/49 2,000 1,780
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.969%, 11/1/47 99,000 88,358
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.35%, 1/15/27 688,000 605,383
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/35 8,000 9,654
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 3/1/26 60,000 56,645
CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 6/15/25 185,000 190,550
CommScope Technologies, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 110,000 105,875
Cox Communications, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.50%, 8/15/27 70,000 65,761
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/28 R 115,000 109,062
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-21
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services cont.
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.65%, 9/1/27 R $153,000 $143,750
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/22 R 21,000 21,621
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 7/15/23 R 25,000 24,092
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/15/26 R 65,000 61,947
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/24 374,000 365,585
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 47,000 49,468
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.75%, 6/15/30 (Netherlands) 31,000 41,632
Digicel, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 3/1/23 (Jamaica) 260,000 217,100
DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 200,000 179,250
Equinix, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 R 80,000 80,000
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 11.00%, 9/15/25 30,000 23,391
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 9/15/22 75,000 66,750
Frontier Communications Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.50%, 4/1/26 130,000 122,850
Intelsat Connect Finance SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.50%, 2/15/23 (Luxembourg) 275,000 273,625
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 7/15/25 (Bermuda) 210,000 222,338
Koninklijke KPN NV sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.375%, 10/1/30 (Netherlands) 10,000 12,892
Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 2/1/23 135,000 136,532
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.15%, 4/30/20 345,000 355,794
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 4/1/21 370,000 379,074
Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/23 (Canada) 29,000 29,870
Rogers Communications, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 8.75%, 5/1/32 (Canada) 20,000 26,467
Sprint Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 11/15/28 506,000 508,530
Sprint Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 8/15/20 6,000 6,270
Sprint Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.00%, 11/15/18 7,000 7,043
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.875%, 9/15/23 69,000 74,434
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.25%, 9/15/21 96,000 101,520
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 245,000 254,188
Sprint Spectrum Co., LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II, LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 3.36%, 9/20/21 157,500 156,909
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 3/1/25 140,000 145,852
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 3/1/23 10,000 10,280
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/27 260,000 259,025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 4/15/22 25,000 24,891
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 2/1/28 85,000 80,006
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 35,000 33,403
TCI Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 2/15/28 15,000 18,103
Telefonica Emisiones SAU company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.895%, 3/6/48 (Spain) 370,000 344,612
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.40%, 11/1/34 50,000 48,759
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.125%, 3/16/27 330,000 331,505
Videotron, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 7/15/22 (Canada) 55,000 56,375
Videotron, Ltd./Videotron Ltee. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/15/27 (Canada) 210,000 205,800
Vodafone Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/30/28 (United Kingdom) 190,000 187,193
Windstream Services, LLC/Windstream Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 9.00%, 6/30/25 48,000 37,080
9,381,169
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-22
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Conglomerates (0.1%)
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 3/16/20 (Netherlands) $1,210,000 $1,193,204
1,193,204
Consumer cyclicals (0.9%)
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 11/15/46 258,000 276,242
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 12/1/45 131,000 200,620
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 9/15/22 30,000 29,537
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 7/26/27 (Canada) 60,000 56,322
Amazon.com, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/22/27 245,000 234,748
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 5/15/27 86,000 82,345
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/26 85,000 81,388
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/15/25 15,000 14,363
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/26 30,000 30,075
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/23 55,000 56,031
Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 2/1/20 57,000 58,427
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 8/14/28 200,000 199,873
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 8/13/21 45,000 44,981
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.00%, 4/11/21 305,000 295,525
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/15/26 45,000 45,338
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 5/15/23 15,000 15,758
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 4/1/26 100,000 102,875
Boyne USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 7.25%, 5/1/25 40,000 42,300
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 7/1/22 (Canada) 31,000 31,146
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 6/1/26 95,000 96,900
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.90%, 1/15/27 154,000 137,786
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 1/15/45 94,000 88,793
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/26 2,000 1,960
CBS Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 11/1/24 185,000 177,781
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.875%, 6/1/23 101,000 99,359
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.625%, 3/15/20 27,000 27,135
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/22 60,000 61,050
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 9/15/25 215,000 203,713
CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 10/15/25 130,000 123,825
Delta Merger Sub., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 9/15/26 20,000 20,250
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7.75%, 9/1/23 90,000 92,250
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.75%, 9/1/24 15,000 14,606
Dollar General Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/23 30,000 29,290
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.70%, 11/1/26 205,000 189,764
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/1/27 10,000 9,579
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-23
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 8/1/23 $10,000 $10,525
Ford Motor Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.346%, 12/8/26 238,000 223,992
Gartner, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/1/25 60,000 60,415
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/6/26 334,000 313,846
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 7/13/25 18,000 17,508
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/25 5,000 4,837
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/25 85,000 86,275
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 170,000 172,637
Gray Television, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/26 40,000 39,650
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 7/25/22 (Canada) CAD 24,000 19,029
Hanesbrands, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 5/15/24 $30,000 29,156
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/1/27 445,000 438,650
Home Depot, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 6/1/22 65,000 63,684
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/15/25 210,000 207,900
Hyatt Hotels Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.85%, 3/15/26 65,000 67,069
iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9.00%, 12/15/19 (In default) 5,000 3,763
IHS Markit, Ltd. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 8/1/28 (United Kingdom) 100,000 100,126
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty notes 4.75%, 2/15/25 (United Kingdom) 460,000 466,900
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 3/1/26 (United Kingdom) 20,000 19,200
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.65%, 10/1/28 638,000 638,953
Iron Mountain US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 R 55,000 51,700
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 3/15/28 R 40,000 37,100
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 9/15/27 R 135,000 123,863
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 10.25%, 11/15/22 155,000 170,531
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 175,000 181,125
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 144A notes 7.875%, 2/1/24 25,000 26,535
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/27 50,000 45,563
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/25 55,000 50,738
Lear Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 9/15/27 362,000 336,079
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 105,000 109,331
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/15/22 36,000 36,155
Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 11/1/24 70,000 71,750
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/24 55,000 53,900
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 3/15/26 90,000 90,900
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/23 (Canada) 105,000 106,050
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 10/1/25 (Canada) 65,000 62,868
Meredith Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/26 140,000 143,500
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/1/20 20,000 21,025
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-24
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.625%, 2/1/19 $15,000 $15,225
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 12/15/21 20,000 21,125
Navistar International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 215,000 223,600
Neiman Marcus Group, LLC (The) company guaranty sr. notes 7.125%, 6/1/28 30,000 24,450
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.75%, 10/15/21 10,972 7,235
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 10/15/21 15,000 9,853
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 150,000 146,813
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The) 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/1/25 (Luxembourg) 65,000 63,700
Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 4/15/22 185,000 180,375
Omnicom Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 4/15/26 110,000 104,474
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 3/15/25 115,000 116,150
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 1/15/27 50,000 48,235
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 10/1/22 19,000 19,356
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.50%, 5/15/26 195,000 189,579
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 12/1/24 15,000 14,700
PetSmart, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 3/15/23 30,000 21,563
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 6/15/32 51,000 54,889
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 3/1/26 70,000 69,650
QVC, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 4.85%, 4/1/24 20,000 19,794
QVC, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.45%, 2/15/25 20,000 19,012
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 5/15/26 105,000 105,387
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 6.125%, 8/15/21 135,000 134,663
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.40%, 2/15/26 35,000 35,905
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.375%, 4/15/23 95,000 95,587
Scientific Games International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 12/1/22 290,000 307,038
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 180,000 176,175
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.00%, 7/15/24 22,000 22,825
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 8/1/27 500,000 480,000
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 4/15/27 125,000 123,750
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 7/31/24 125,000 121,875
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 7/15/25 15,000 15,150
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 12/15/24 10,000 10,200
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/24 55,000 54,931
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/15/27 420,000 395,325
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 1/15/28 5,000 4,619
SugarHouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz LP/SugarHouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.875%, 5/15/25 65,000 61,406
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/27 265,000 253,488
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-25
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.95%, 7/15/26 $52,000 $47,152
Townsquare Media, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/1/23 5,000 4,625
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 2.00%, 10/24/18 102,000 101,973
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 6/15/24 45,000 44,663
Tribune Media Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/22 15,000 15,263
Univision Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.125%, 2/15/25 70,000 65,450
Viacom, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/1/21 20,000 20,346
Walt Disney Co. (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.75%, 8/16/21 5,000 4,942
Weekley Homes, LLC/Weekley Finance Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 2/1/23 28,000 27,090
Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 7/15/25 155,000 149,575
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 45,000 45,000
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 25,000 24,813
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/26 35,000 34,344
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.75%, 4/1/27 21,000 19,793
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 75,000 74,250
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.25%, 5/15/27 180,000 167,175
12,589,319
Consumer staples (0.4%)
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 (Canada) 105,000 100,538
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.625%, 1/15/22 (Canada) 10,000 10,013
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.25%, 5/15/24 (Canada) 140,000 132,650
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/31/24 423,000 427,605
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 1/14/20 585,000 581,654
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.90%, 2/1/46 374,000 378,234
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.65%, 2/1/26 253,000 245,839
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 2/1/21 524,000 516,392
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 7/15/22 25,000 24,138
Ascend Learning, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 8/1/25 105,000 106,050
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A notes 4.375%, 8/15/27 570,000 541,500
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 7/15/25 170,000 174,740
CEC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 2/15/22 120,000 108,600
Coca-Cola Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.25%, 9/1/26 25,000 22,696
CVS Pass-Through Trust sr. notes 6.036%, 12/10/28 3,119 3,308
CVS Pass-Through Trust 144A sr. mtge. notes 4.704%, 1/10/36 12,969 12,769
Dean Foods Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 3/15/23 105,000 98,569
Diageo Investment Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 9/15/22 11,000 12,796
Diamond (BC) BV 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 8/15/25 EUR 100,000 108,438
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/45 $20,000 18,820
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 10/15/37 90,000 112,711
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-26
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer staples cont.
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/42 $35,000 $38,264
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.85%, 11/15/24 170,000 168,683
Fresh Market, Inc. (The) 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.75%, 5/1/23 50,000 37,250
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.75%, 10/1/25 140,000 146,759
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/15/24 145,000 147,085
Itron, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 1/15/26 135,000 129,600
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 100,000 99,625
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 6/1/24 40,000 39,675
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 6/1/27 45,000 43,256
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.375%, 6/1/46 80,000 70,656
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.82%), 3.161%, 8/10/22 245,000 246,239
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/1/26 226,000 221,480
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/1/24 15,000 14,663
Maple Escrow Subsidiary, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.597%, 5/25/28 553,000 555,170
Match Group, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 12/15/27 90,000 89,559
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 4/15/28 75,000 70,500
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.875%, 11/15/28 80,000 79,700
Newell Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 4/1/26 170,000 161,688
PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 10/6/46 15,000 13,526
Rite Aid Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 4/1/23 155,000 138,919
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/26 20,000 18,979
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.30%, 11/18/21 30,000 29,811
6,299,147
Energy (1.1%)
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 12/15/24 240,000 228,000
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 6/1/23 60,000 61,425
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 11/1/21 29,000 29,371
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.125%, 12/1/22 49,000 49,760
Apache Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/22 15,000 14,766
Apergy Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/1/26 150,000 154,125
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 4/1/22 40,000 45,000
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 11/1/26 40,000 39,850
Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 50,000 47,750
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.119%, 5/4/26 (United Kingdom) 45,000 42,832
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.279%, 9/19/27 (United Kingdom) 220,000 210,443
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.315%, 2/13/20 (United Kingdom) 40,000 39,645
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.366%, 9/19/19 (United Kingdom) 175,000 173,183
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-27
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
California Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/20 $45,000 $42,975
California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 12/15/22 43,000 41,065
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.875%, 3/31/25 310,000 325,888
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.125%, 6/30/27 115,000 115,431
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 6/15/27 30,000 30,600
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 1/15/25 285,000 293,906
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/15/23 10,000 9,738
Chevron Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.561%, 5/16/19 410,000 407,441
Comstock Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 8/15/26 130,000 129,714
Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.75%, 10/1/27 389,000 371,299
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.90%, 6/1/44 115,000 113,559
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.80%, 6/1/24 55,000 53,936
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 9/15/22 12,000 12,174
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 4/15/23 25,000 25,440
Covey Park Energy, LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 5/15/25 130,000 131,788
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/15/25 85,000 82,875
DCP Midstream Operating LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 7/15/25 50,000 50,938
DCP Midstream Operating LP 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.75%, 9/15/37 65,000 69,550
Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 8/15/21 35,000 34,125
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.00%, 5/15/21 96,000 103,800
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A notes 7.50%, 2/15/24 50,000 51,500
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/31/25 105,000 107,100
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/1/24 25,000 25,031
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/30/28 140,000 140,000
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/30/26 50,000 50,000
Energy Transfer Partners LP jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. B, 6.625%, perpetual maturity 550,000 526,626
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 12/15/45 30,000 32,000
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 2/1/42 15,000 16,567
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.20%, 2/1/22 10,000 10,386
Ensco PLC sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 2/1/26 (United Kingdom) 65,000 64,513
EOG Resources, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 3/15/23 175,000 168,636
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.375%, 5/1/20 69,000 67,879
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.375%, 5/1/24 80,000 66,000
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 2/15/25 50,000 38,250
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8.00%, 11/29/24 135,000 136,013
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.75%, 5/15/26 95,000 97,256
EQT Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.90%, 10/1/27 265,000 248,308
Equinor ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.10%, 8/17/40 (Norway) 10,000 11,317
Exxon Mobil Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.222%, 3/1/21 915,000 896,818
Hess Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.30%, 8/15/31 10,000 11,550
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-28
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP/Hess Infrastructure Partners Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 2/15/26 $200,000 $202,000
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/24 130,000 132,925
Indigo Natural Resources, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/26 155,000 149,963
Jagged Peak Energy, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/1/26 125,000 124,375
Marathon Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/1/41 5,000 5,851
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 3/31/24 (Canada) 15,000 13,688
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 1/30/23 (Canada) 20,000 18,200
MEG Energy Corp. 144A notes 6.50%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 95,000 94,050
Motiva Enterprises, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 1/15/20 15,000 15,351
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/1/25 130,000 124,626
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/23 15,000 14,735
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/30/22 15,000 15,656
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/1/26 185,000 191,706
Noble Holding International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 1/15/24 55,000 54,588
Noble Holding International, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 2/1/26 35,000 36,313
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 1/15/23 5,000 5,113
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/22 158,000 160,762
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 5/1/26 90,000 91,575
Occidental Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.40%, 4/15/46 145,000 147,496
Pertamina Persero PT 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 5/20/23 (Indonesia) 200,000 198,411
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.375%, 1/17/27 (Brazil) 780,000 789,867
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.25%, 3/17/44 (Brazil) 156,000 148,200
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 3/17/24 (Brazil) 1,004,000 1,007,765
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 1/17/22 (Brazil) 111,000 114,608
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.999%, 1/27/28 (Brazil) 107,000 98,306
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.299%, 1/27/25 (Brazil) 31,000 28,830
Petroleos de Venezuela SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/12/27 (Venezuela) (In default) 4,000 866
Petroleos de Venezuela SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 11/15/26 (Venezuela) (In default) 100,000 21,500
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/13/27 (Mexico) 673,000 686,286
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 1/21/21 (Mexico) 235,000 242,598
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 1/24/22 (Mexico) 76,000 76,874
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 1/23/26 (Mexico) 57,000 53,295
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.50%, 1/30/23 (Mexico) 120,000 113,760
Precision Drilling Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 80,000 82,200
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 3/15/23 25,000 24,500
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-29
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/1/21 $70,000 $72,013
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23 9,000 9,122
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 11/15/23 10,000 9,725
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. bonds 4.20%, 3/15/28 200,000 194,015
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.75%, 5/15/24 100,000 107,347
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 72,000 73,958
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 9/15/24 135,000 137,700
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 12/15/21 35,000 35,490
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/30/25 (Canada) 65,000 62,563
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 6.75%, 5/1/23 (Canada) 30,000 31,013
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. escrow sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 7/15/22 F 20,000 2
Seventy Seven Operating, LLC escrow company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 11/15/19 F 17,000 2
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 5/10/26 (Netherlands) 205,000 194,694
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.125%, 5/11/20 (Netherlands) 30,000 29,584
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 40,000 41,350
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/24 20,000 19,475
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 9/15/26 40,000 41,550
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 11/15/22 34,000 35,020
Spectra Energy Partners LP sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 10/15/26 45,000 42,372
Statoil ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.90%, 11/8/20 (Norway) 222,000 220,747
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 1/15/28 70,000 70,613
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 2/1/27 25,000 25,000
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 1/15/28 315,000 306,338
Total Capital International SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/19/21 (France) 875,000 865,889
Transcanada Trust company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.30%, 3/15/77 (Canada) 250,000 237,813
Transocean Pontus, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.125%, 8/1/25 (Cayman Islands) 50,000 50,750
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 2/15/25 (Canada) 180,000 178,200
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 4/1/26 85,000 87,763
Vermilion Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/25 (Canada) 60,000 59,625
Weatherford International, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.875%, 3/1/25 40,000 38,600
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.875%, 2/15/24 130,000 127,400
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.25%, 6/15/23 15,000 14,175
Whiting Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/26 80,000 83,200
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.75%, 3/15/32 100,000 133,246
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.30%, 3/4/24 280,000 281,614
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 80,000 90,800
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-30
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 6/1/26 $75,000 $75,938
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.00%, 1/15/22 19,000 19,689
15,739,376
Financials (2.1%)
AIG Global Funding 144A sr. notes 2.15%, 7/2/20 200,000 196,132
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 3/1/21 90,000 87,912
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.625%, 10/1/28 420,000 413,926
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 4/1/27 170,000 156,986
Alliance Data Systems Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/1/22 20,000 20,150
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 20,000 20,700
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 11/1/31 621,000 752,187
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.00%, 3/15/20 6,000 6,360
Ally Financial, Inc. sub. unsec. notes 5.75%, 11/20/25 235,000 242,638
American Express Co. sr. unsec. bonds 8.125%, 5/20/19 130,000 134,360
American International Group, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRB 8.175%, 5/15/58 105,000 131,775
ANZ New Zealand Int’l, Ltd./London 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.875%, 1/25/22 (United Kingdom) 215,000 208,728
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. sr. unsec. notes Ser. MTN, 2.125%, 8/19/20 (Australia) 320,000 313,748
Banco Santander SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.379%, 4/12/28 (Spain) 600,000 569,159
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. AA, 6.10%, perpetual maturity 61,000 63,898
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. Z, 6.50%, perpetual maturity 10,000 10,795
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN, 3.248%, 10/21/27 840,000 779,132
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 2.151%, 11/9/20 50,000 48,929
Bank of America Corp. unsec. sub. notes 6.11%, 1/29/37 155,000 178,617
Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. D, 3.10%, 4/13/21 (Canada) 210,000 209,162
Bank of Montreal unsec. sub. FRN 3.803%, 12/15/32 (Canada) 45,000 42,045
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.70%, 3/7/22 (Canada) 340,000 331,495
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.35%, 10/21/20 (Canada) 70,000 68,768
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.05%, 10/30/18 (Canada) 108,000 107,977
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.45%, 3/22/21 (Canada) 126,000 123,383
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.20%, 7/20/20 (France) 430,000 420,006
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 5/15/43 10,000 10,048
BGC Partners, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 5/27/21 95,000 97,236
BPCE SA 144A unsec. sub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 (France) 470,000 459,657
Camden Property Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 6/15/23 R 20,000 20,932
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. bonds 7.875%, 10/15/19 25,000 25,961
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/17/22 65,000 68,846
Capital One Financial Corp. unsec. sub. notes 4.20%, 10/29/25 30,000 29,316
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 3/15/25 33,000 34,294
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/1/26 47,000 47,928
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 241,000 245,519
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 3/7/25 172,000 175,440
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 8/15/22 13,000 13,260
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRB 3.668%, 7/24/28 105,000 99,537
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.65%, 10/26/20 420,000 414,540
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.887%, 1/10/28 445,000 432,024
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-31
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 5/18/46 $611,000 $595,987
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 3/9/26 35,000 35,232
Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 3/2/20 390,000 384,753
CNG Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9.375%, 5/15/20 115,000 112,700
CNO Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 5/30/25 80,000 81,800
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 9/19/27 (Australia) 205,000 191,580
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 3/10/20 (Australia) 610,000 602,194
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A unsec. notes 2.20%, 11/9/20 (Australia) 480,000 467,313
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN, 5.25%, 5/24/41 (Netherlands) 130,000 145,955
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.375%, 3/15/23 60,000 62,850
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 2/15/21 29,000 29,254
Credit Suisse Group AG 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.282%, 1/9/28 (Switzerland) 385,000 374,444
Danske Bank A/S 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.70%, 3/2/22 (Denmark) 235,000 225,265
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.45%, 7/15/28 R 325,000 324,733
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 10/1/20 R 130,000 130,124
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 5/1/25 R 40,000 38,700
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.85%, 4/17/28 (Canada) 525,000 517,596
Fairfax US, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 8/13/24 50,000 50,708
Fifth Third Bancorp jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.10%, perpetual maturity 17,000 16,660
Five Corners Funding Trust 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.419%, 11/15/23 418,000 428,169
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 4/15/25 80,000 77,600
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 11/15/24 100,000 97,000
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.373%, 11/15/25 (Ireland) 193,000 183,730
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.342%, 11/15/20 (Ireland) 545,000 531,305
goeasy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 11/1/22 (Canada) 60,000 62,475
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. FRB 4.223%, 5/1/29 210,000 206,925
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 1/26/27 835,000 810,109
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 12/27/20 580,000 570,688
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.55%, 10/23/19 80,000 79,639
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.30%, 12/13/19 368,000 364,771
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) unsec. sub. notes 6.75%, 10/1/37 11,000 13,214
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 4/15/22 15,000 15,687
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. notes 4.375%, 2/15/30 R 214,000 196,222
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 R 15,000 14,607
HUB International, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 5/1/26 115,000 115,151
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. unsec. notes 4.35%, 2/4/23 150,000 150,476
Huntington National Bank (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.375%, 3/10/20 250,000 247,406
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 2/1/24 40,000 40,950
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 2/1/22 115,000 117,875
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/20 10,000 10,182
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 2/1/22 14,000 14,175
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 4/1/22 R 30,000 30,225
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-32
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 9/15/22 R $35,000 $34,475
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. bonds 6.10%, perpetual maturity 13,000 13,455
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. Z, 5.30%, perpetual maturity 63,000 64,418
JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.964%, 11/15/48 1,150,000 1,050,423
JPMorgan Chase & Co. unsec. sub. bonds 3.625%, 12/1/27 455,000 429,116
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT, 3.086%, 4/26/21 310,000 309,127
KeyCorp sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 1.86%, 12/13/18 160,000 160,002
KKR Group Finance Co. III, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 6/1/44 20,000 19,858
KKR Group Finance Co., LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 9/29/20 50,000 52,649
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. bonds 7.80%, 3/15/37 55,000 64,350
LPL Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 9/15/25 105,000 102,506
Macquarie Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.85%, 7/29/20 (Australia) 45,000 44,500
Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 8/13/19 (Australia) 330,000 342,375
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.05%, 8/17/20 735,000 719,560
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A sr. notes 1.75%, 9/19/19 280,000 277,029
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/24 R 35,000 35,875
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 1/15/28 R 30,000 27,453
Mid-America Apartments LP sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 10/15/23 R 15,000 15,169
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.535%, 7/26/21 (Japan) 365,000 364,521
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 1/20/27 814,000 781,662
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 1/27/20 330,000 327,885
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes 2.80%, 1/10/22 (Australia) 260,000 253,548
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes Ser. MTN, 2.125%, 5/22/20 (Australia) 595,000 584,922
National Australia Bank, Ltd./New York sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 1/12/21 (Australia) 250,000 244,603
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/1/21 90,000 90,108
Neuberger Berman Group, LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/45 20,000 18,674
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.976%, 2/15/25 100,000 97,124
PNC Bank NA sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.00%, 5/19/20 250,000 245,540
Protective Life Global Funding 144A notes 2.262%, 4/8/20 180,000 177,246
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 6/15/25 95,000 95,000
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.625%, 6/15/43 79,000 82,358
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.20%, 3/15/44 17,000 16,979
Regions Financial Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 8/14/22 125,000 120,281
Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.125%, 3/2/20 (Canada) 555,000 549,185
Royal Bank of Canada unsec. sub. notes Ser. GMTN, 4.65%, 1/27/26 (Canada) 40,000 40,911
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 4.892%, 5/18/29 (United Kingdom) 255,000 252,149
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.80%, 4/5/26 (United Kingdom) 324,000 324,186
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB sr. unsec. notes 2.30%, 3/11/20 (Sweden) 1,195,000 1,177,424
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 11/17/20 (Sweden) 200,000 196,310
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-33
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 3/15/26 $50,000 $49,750
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/25 80,000 79,800
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 5/15/22 145,000 149,531
Springleaf Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 12/15/19 25,000 25,344
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 3/15/25 R 100,000 95,761
Svenska Handelsbanken AB company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 1.95%, 9/8/20 (Sweden) 500,000 486,787
Swiss Re Treasury US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.25%, 12/6/42 30,000 29,196
TMX Finance, LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 11.125%, 4/1/23 100,000 100,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) unsec. sub. FRB 3.625%, 9/15/31 (Canada) 159,000 149,433
Travelport Corporate Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.00%, 3/15/26 (United Kingdom) 100,000 101,567
UBS AG/London 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 6/8/20 (United Kingdom) 230,000 225,838
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.253%, 3/23/28 (Switzerland) 376,000 372,573
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 2/1/22 (Switzerland) 200,000 193,330
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 5/1/25 80,000 79,800
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.60%, 2/6/24 R 50,000 50,166
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/26 R 55,000 55,550
VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA 144A unsec. sub. bonds 6.95%, 10/17/22 (Russia) 200,000 195,000
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.125%, 7/15/26 30,000 31,425
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 7/15/23 90,000 94,163
Wells Fargo & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. U, 5.875%, perpetual maturity 60,000 63,000
Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.60%, 7/22/20 590,000 584,147
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/19/19 (Australia) 20,000 20,415
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.15%, 3/6/20 (Australia) 835,000 824,304
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 8/19/21 (Australia) 95,000 91,169
WeWork Cos, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 5/1/25 175,000 169,598
WP Carey, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 4/1/24 R 10,000 10,082
30,710,620
Health care (0.7%)
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.60%, 5/14/25 100,000 96,787
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 5/14/20 120,000 118,655
Air Medical Merger Sub Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/23 60,000 54,000
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 3/15/22 (Luxembourg) 15,000 14,899
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.80%, 3/15/25 (Luxembourg) 150,000 146,887
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.663%, 6/15/51 143,000 141,472
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 10/1/20 35,000 35,173
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 8/19/26 217,000 196,442
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/25 100,000 76,000
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.45%, 9/15/37 (United Kingdom) 30,000 37,602
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.95%, 9/18/19 (United Kingdom) 174,000 172,439
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 11/1/25 25,000 25,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 4/1/26 90,000 97,088
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.00%, 12/15/25 75,000 80,719
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-34
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 4/15/25 $330,000 $313,500
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/23 32,000 31,200
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7.00%, 3/15/24 80,000 84,520
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/15/22 25,000 26,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 1/31/27 95,000 99,750
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.669%, 6/6/47 321,000 317,490
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/6/27 275,000 262,966
Biogen, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.625%, 9/15/22 65,000 65,156
BioScrip, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.875%, 2/15/21 120,000 113,700
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 2/15/24 35,000 36,750
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/22 20,000 20,225
Centene Escrow I Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 45,000 46,073
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 3/31/23 245,000 232,677
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/22 134,000 75,080
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 8.125%, 6/30/24 109,000 90,620
Cigna Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/21 25,000 25,510
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 12/1/22 50,000 51,788
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.05%, 3/25/48 266,000 272,076
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.78%, 3/25/38 799,000 795,172
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 12/5/18 105,000 104,925
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.90%, 8/28/28 425,000 431,503
Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/15/23 200,000 176,500
Halfmoon Parent, Inc. 144A sr. unsub. notes 3.75%, 7/15/23 313,000 312,042
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. bonds 5.25%, 6/15/26 35,000 36,006
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.50%, 2/15/20 178,000 185,120
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 4.75%, 5/1/23 170,000 172,975
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.50%, 6/15/47 175,000 177,407
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 2/15/22 3,000 3,285
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 8/1/23 25,000 25,188
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 12.50%, 11/1/21 35,000 38,511
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 (Luxembourg) 15,000 12,656
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 2/10/45 145,000 138,079
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.85%, 2/10/20 202,000 199,231
Molina Healthcare, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/22 20,000 20,325
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 6/15/25 15,000 14,738
Novartis Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.00%, 11/20/45 235,000 236,062
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/27 R 70,000 67,113
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.95%, 4/1/24 R 45,000 45,631
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 5/15/22 35,000 34,195
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 12/15/26 110,000 105,606
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.70%, 12/15/19 410,000 404,480
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-35
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
Roche Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.00%, 11/28/44 (Switzerland) $200,000 $196,184
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 1/15/22 14,000 14,175
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/27 340,000 326,336
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/15/24 77,000 78,266
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.20%, 9/23/26 (Ireland) 130,000 119,996
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 9/23/23 (Ireland) 95,000 90,472
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/23 15,000 15,450
Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 6.00%, 10/1/20 65,000 67,135
Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 4/1/22 50,000 52,690
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 3/1/28 (Netherlands) 200,000 210,973
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 4/15/47 529,000 530,831
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 2/15/21 61,000 62,796
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.95%, 10/15/42 30,000 28,591
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 6/15/28 30,000 30,074
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 6/15/21 335,000 334,169
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 2/15/23 30,000 29,072
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 4/1/25 40,000 40,650
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/15/26 40,000 40,700
Zoetis, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/20/28 155,000 153,404
9,616,958
Technology (0.6%)
Alphabet, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 1.998%, 8/15/26 130,000 117,151
Analog Devices, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.85%, 3/12/20 200,000 198,744
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.25%, 2/9/47 295,000 301,036
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 5/6/24 15,000 14,992
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.10%, 5/6/19 785,000 783,045
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/13/45 305,000 317,123
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 5/4/43 50,000 47,938
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 5/6/20 354,000 349,052
Avaya, Inc. 144A escrow notes 7.00%, 4/1/19 48,000 —
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 9/1/26 180,000 182,610
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.875%, 1/15/27 241,000 226,888
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.50%, 1/15/28 250,000 227,162
Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 9/20/26 110,000 101,736
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 280,000 300,356
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. bonds 8.35%, 7/15/46 39,000 48,545
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.45%, 6/15/23 228,000 239,773
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 10,000 10,300
Energizer Gamma Acquisition, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 7/15/26 35,000 36,181
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes Ser. 10Y, 4.25%, 5/15/28 115,000 115,228
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 7,000 7,371
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-36
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Technology cont.
First Data Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 12/1/23 $60,000 $62,475
First Data Corp. 144A notes 5.75%, 1/15/24 275,000 279,469
First Data Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.375%, 8/15/23 25,000 25,381
Fiserv, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.20%, 10/1/28 240,000 240,504
Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.625%, 11/15/24 195,000 189,657
Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 5/1/21 ‡‡ 200,000 201,748
Infor US, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/22 90,000 91,220
Infor US, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.75%, 8/15/20 10,000 10,138
Legrand France SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.50%, 2/15/25 (France) 20,000 24,454
Microchip Technology, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.333%, 6/1/23 370,000 366,495
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.30%, 2/6/27 210,000 205,974
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.40%, 8/8/26 115,000 106,036
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.30%, 2/8/41 10,000 11,780
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/1/19 20,000 20,219
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.55%, 8/8/21 530,000 508,708
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 7/15/40 341,000 388,157
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 11/15/27 65,000 62,480
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 7/15/26 80,000 74,250
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 10/15/22 25,000 24,250
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 10/8/19 720,000 716,402
Plantronics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 5/31/23 135,000 134,325
Qorvo, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 7/15/26 40,000 40,700
Salesforce.com, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 4/11/28 280,000 277,604
Solera, LLC /Solera Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 3/1/24 205,000 223,963
Tempo Acquisition, LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 6/1/25 110,000 106,975
TTM Technologies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/25 150,000 150,375
VMware, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/21/27 45,000 42,574
Western Digital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/15/26 345,000 333,642
8,545,186
Transportation (0.1%)
CSX Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.10%, 3/15/44 30,000 28,322
Delta Air Lines, Inc. sr. notes Ser. A, 7.75%, 12/17/19 5,307 5,544
FedEx Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 8/1/22 5,000 4,843
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.40%, 11/15/26 582,000 541,749
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 2/1/24 105,000 103,310
United Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust pass-through certificates Ser. 14-2, Class A, 3.75%, 9/3/26 16,587 16,411
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 4/1/23 119,000 121,380
821,559
Utilities and power (0.3%)
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 55,000 56,375
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 5/15/23 6,000 6,038
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 3/15/23 40,000 40,100
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 9/1/27 175,000 176,750
American Transmission Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/44 75,000 79,914
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-37
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Utilities and power cont.
Appalachian Power Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 3/30/21 $15,000 $15,386
Arizona Public Services Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/42 5,000 5,143
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 4/1/36 370,000 447,913
Calpine Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/25 25,000 22,125
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 50,000 46,313
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24 3,000 3,015
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 12/1/18 67,000 67,499
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 3/15/42 15,000 14,691
Consolidated Edison, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. A, 2.00%, 3/15/20 285,000 279,971
Duke Energy Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/15/27 160,000 148,803
Dynegy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.625%, 11/1/24 230,000 247,538
Dynegy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 1/30/26 45,000 49,556
El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.375%, 6/15/32 45,000 56,654
Electricite de France (EDF) 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 1/26/19 (France) 15,000 15,175
Emera US Finance LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 6/15/26 65,000 61,220
Enbridge, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 12/1/26 (Canada) 150,000 150,952
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24 456,000 479,940
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.50%, 6/1/27 40,000 41,512
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 2/15/48 255,000 240,046
FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. B, 3.90%, 7/15/27 24,000 23,346
FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. C, 4.85%, 7/15/47 41,000 41,708
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 7/15/44 420,000 458,470
GenOn Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.875%, 10/15/20 (In default) 12,000 8,100
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. sr. sub. notes 3.70%, 9/1/24 100,000 96,994
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.40%, 9/1/44 34,000 34,903
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.50%, 3/1/21 25,000 24,963
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.45%, 2/15/23 30,000 29,421
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 1/15/23 220,000 214,021
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 6/1/25 531,000 535,425
MidAmerican Funding, LLC sr. bonds 6.927%, 3/1/29 25,000 30,541
Nevada Power Co. mtge. notes 7.125%, 3/15/19 10,000 10,191
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 4.80%, 12/1/77 150,000 140,625
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 5/15/26 35,000 37,975
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 175,000 183,750
NRG Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/15/28 35,000 35,350
NSTAR Electric Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.375%, 10/15/22 (Canada) 25,000 23,996
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 5.30%, 6/1/42 15,000 17,299
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 4.10%, 6/1/22 10,000 10,217
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 3.75%, 4/1/45 50,000 47,277
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/15/22 20,000 20,296
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. sr. notes Ser. MTN, 5.50%, 3/1/40 5,000 5,869
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. escrow company guaranty sr. notes 11.50%, 10/1/20 6,000 45
Toledo Edison Co. (The) sr. mtge. bonds 7.25%, 5/1/20 2,000 2,109
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-38
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (7.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Utilities and power cont.
Vistra Operations Co., LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 9/1/26 $140,000 $141,575
4,927,095
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $114,687,180) $112,073,587
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (4.8%)* Principal amount Value
U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (1.1%)
Government National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
4.507%, 3/20/67 $95,403 $99,815
4.32%, 5/20/67 103,772 107,664
3.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 5,000,000 4,970,313
3.50%, with due dates from 7/20/47 to 11/20/47 11,095,180 11,046,181
16,223,973
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (3.7%)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Pass-Through Certificates
4.00%, 5/1/48 2,925,108 2,955,274
3.00%, 2/1/47 892,659 855,104
Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
6.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 2,000,000 2,162,031
4.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 1,000,000 1,031,563
4.00%, 1/1/57 519,190 525,903
4.00%, TBA, 11/1/48 6,000,000 6,050,156
4.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 10,000,000 10,096,875
4.00%, with due dates from 8/1/47 to 5/1/48 4,806,596 4,856,316
3.50%, with due dates from 12/1/47 to 1/1/48 6,198,335 6,104,634
3.00%, with due dates from 12/1/31 to 3/1/47 13,830,975 13,340,361
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/33 5,000,000 4,938,672
52,916,889
Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $70,403,885) $69,140,862
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (—%)* Principal amount Value
U.S. Treasury Bonds
3.75%, 11/15/43 i $1,000 $1,109
3.00%, 5/15/45 i 169,000 164,963
Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $166,072) $166,072
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.6%)* Shares Value
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 28,398 $1,930,780
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 43,405 1,862,943
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 59,027 17,160,329
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust 5,980 2,197,411
Total investment companies (cost $23,215,066) $23,151,463
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.5%)* Principal amount Value
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (0.2%)
Bellemeade Re, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 18-2A, Class M1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 8/25/28 (Bermuda) $209,000 $210,176
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-39
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 15-DNA3, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.85%), 5.066%, 4/25/28 $503,114 $520,647
IFB Ser. 3829, Class AS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.95%), 4.792%, 3/15/41 537,753 86,842
Ser. 4546, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 12/15/45 348,451 77,585
Ser. 4096, Class MI, IO, 4.00%, 1/15/42 499,579 90,099
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 6.00%), 8.216%, 9/25/28 180,000 211,427
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.90%), 7.116%, 11/25/24 349,783 400,310
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.90%), 5.116%, 7/25/24 189,291 201,681
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C05, Class 2M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 1/25/29 32,768 32,856
Ser. 13-23, Class PI, IO, 3.00%, 10/25/41 206,722 11,552
Government National Mortgage Association
Ser. 11-135, Class DI, IO, 5.00%, 4/16/40 663,622 159,043
Ser. 10-9, Class UI, IO, 5.00%, 1/20/40 69,031 15,622
Ser. 17-123, Class JI, IO, 4.00%, 8/20/46 791,486 131,185
Ser. 16-135, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 5/20/46 1,264,889 246,451
Ser. 14-116, Class IL, IO, 4.00%, 8/20/44 1,239,332 218,370
IFB Ser. 13-99, Class VS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.10%), 3.942%, 7/16/43 32,738 4,343
IFB Ser. 13-99, Class AS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.05%), 3.885%, 6/20/43 571,157 100,540
Ser. 16-123, Class LI, IO, 3.50%, 3/20/44 1,455,341 182,718
Ser. 13-14, IO, 3.50%, 12/20/42 60,284 8,791
Ser. 15-124, Class NI, IO, 3.50%, 6/20/39 324,406 26,472
Ser. 16-H16, Class EI, IO, 2.206%, 6/20/66 W 1,367,710 153,047
Ser. 15-H26, Class EI, IO, 1.72%, 10/20/65 W 455,975 39,396
Ser. 15-H25, Class BI, IO, 1.539%, 10/20/65 W 802,370 72,454
3,201,607
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (0.8%)
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class D, 5.947%, 12/15/47 W 159,000 162,975
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Ser. 14-GC21, Class AS, 4.026%, 5/10/47 148,000 150,034
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 13-GC11, Class D, 4.567%, 4/10/46 W 243,000 238,558
FRB Ser. 12-GC8, Class XA, IO, 1.966%, 9/10/45 W 2,066,109 110,777
FRB Ser. 06-C5, Class XC, IO, zero %, 10/15/49 W 293,697 3
COMM Mortgage Trust
Ser. 13-CR11, Class AM, 4.715%, 8/10/50 W 90,000 93,062
Ser. 13-CR13, Class AM, 4.449%, 11/10/46 W 271,000 279,665
Ser. 12-CR2, Class AM, 3.791%, 8/15/45 183,000 185,704
FRB Ser. 14-UBS4, Class XA, IO, 1.337%, 8/10/47 W 2,361,658 112,189
FRB Ser. 14-CR16, Class XA, IO, 1.302%, 4/10/47 W 186,602 7,315
FRB Ser. 14-CR20, Class XA, IO, 1.283%, 11/10/47 W 4,555,891 212,122
FRB Ser. 13-CR11, Class XA, IO, 1.272%, 8/10/50 W 2,682,242 107,762
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class XA, IO, 1.241%, 5/10/47 W 888,596 34,989
FRB Ser. 14-UBS6, Class XA, IO, 1.111%, 12/10/47 W 987,548 40,014
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-40
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
COMM Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-CR10, Class XA, IO, 0.871%, 8/10/46 W $3,662,632 $120,501
COMM Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.308%, 7/10/46 W 197,000 200,694
FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class D, 5.777%, 12/10/44 W 700,000 651,749
Ser. 15-LC19, Class D, 2.867%, 2/10/48 165,000 141,896
FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class XA, IO, 2.38%, 12/10/44 W 438,002 24,935
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 15-C1, Class C, 4.44%, 4/15/50 W 403,000 399,994
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-LC3A, Class D, 5.516%, 8/10/44 W 450,000 463,526
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II FRB Ser. 15-GC30, Class XA, IO, 1.00%, 5/10/50 W 2,846,584 110,732
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 14-GC18, Class C, 5.108%, 1/10/47 W 171,000 169,290
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class C, 4.846%, 6/10/47 W 464,000 461,484
FRB Ser. 14-GC24, Class XA, IO, 0.946%, 9/10/47 W 1,374,849 46,057
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.197%, 8/10/43 W 613,000 617,881
FRB Ser. 11-GC3, Class C, 5.825%, 3/10/44 W 159,000 165,132
Ser. 11-GC5, Class AS, 5.209%, 8/10/44 W 274,000 285,443
FRB Ser. 13-GC13, Class AS, 4.218%, 7/10/46 W 166,000 170,383
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Ser. 13-C15, Class B, 4.927%, 11/15/45 W 145,000 151,292
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class C, 4.71%, 9/15/47 W 149,000 144,335
FRB Ser. 14-C19, Class XA, IO, 1.278%, 4/15/47 W 2,167,352 40,447
FRB Ser. 13-C17, Class XA, IO, 0.963%, 1/15/47 W 1,661,565 60,315
FRB Ser. 13-C12, Class XA, IO, 0.633%, 7/15/45 W 5,235,506 101,129
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class C, 3.958%, 4/15/46 W 193,000 188,769
FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class XA, IO, 1.413%, 4/15/46 W 1,322,194 70,209
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-C6, Class E, 5.312%, 5/15/45 W 144,000 127,256
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 06-C6, Class XCL, IO, 0.771%, 9/15/39 W 254,775 3,854
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 15-3, Class B, 3.217%, 4/20/48 W 214,000 196,253
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class C, 4.614%, 8/15/47 W 302,000 292,636
FRB Ser. 13-C7, Class C, 4.255%, 2/15/46 W 187,000 184,091
Ser. 12-C5, Class AS, 3.792%, 8/15/45 217,000 216,620
Ser. 13-C8, Class B, 3.697%, 12/15/48 W 54,000 53,249
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 3.476%, 11/15/45 329,000 327,029
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class XA, IO, 1.349%, 8/15/47 W 452,965 17,681
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 144A FRB Ser. 13-C10, Class D, 4.219%, 7/15/46 W 148,000 135,149
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 144A
Ser. 12-C4, Class C, 5.601%, 3/15/45 W 200,000 196,566
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class D, 5.601%, 3/15/45 W 285,000 269,567
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.326%, 7/15/49 W 95,000 95,667
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class XA, IO, 2.268%, 3/15/45 W 953,652 53,930
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-41
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 12-C3, Class C, 5.209%, 8/10/49 W $36,000 $36,429
FRB Ser. 12-C2, Class D, 5.05%, 5/10/63 W 136,000 126,844
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.792%, 12/10/45 W 1,120,605 59,202
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 05-C21, Class D, 5.417%, 10/15/44 W 102,745 101,759
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class AS, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 131,000 133,496
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class C, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 176,000 167,284
FRB Ser. 16-LC25, Class XA, IO, 1.221%, 12/15/59 W 1,496,686 83,589
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-C16, Class AS, 4.668%, 9/15/46 W 121,000 125,890
Ser. 13-C18, Class AS, 4.387%, 12/15/46 W 221,000 225,902
Ser. 13-UBS1, Class AS, 4.306%, 3/15/46 W 63,000 63,714
Ser. 14-C19, Class AS, 4.271%, 3/15/47 118,000 119,917
Ser. 12-C8, Class AS, 3.66%, 8/15/45 128,000 128,586
Ser. 12-C9, Class AS, 3.388%, 11/15/45 151,000 149,433
Ser. 13-C11, Class AS, 3.311%, 3/15/45 152,000 151,644
Ser. 12-C10, Class AS, 3.241%, 12/15/45 186,000 182,151
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.865%, 3/15/44 W 288,000 255,012
FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class E, 5.862%, 11/15/44 W 222,000 219,790
FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class D, 5.839%, 2/15/44 W 421,000 416,166
Ser. 11-C4, Class E, 5.397%, 6/15/44 W 77,000 72,457
FRB Ser. 13-C15, Class D, 4.621%, 8/15/46 W 73,000 62,753
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class D, 4.59%, 12/15/45 W 313,000 270,158
FRB Ser. 12-C9, Class XA, IO, 2.048%, 11/15/45 W 692,240 49,634
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class XA, IO, 1.716%, 12/15/45 W 867,546 45,510
11,938,230
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (0.5%)
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 18-1, Class A3, 4.157%, 4/25/48 W 167,124 167,124
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-2, Class 1A2A, 4.011%, 5/25/35 W 126,233 129,370
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust FRB Ser. 04-5, Class 2A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.50%), 2.716%, 10/25/34 199,994 196,119
EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-1, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.43%), 3.641%, 1/25/34 88,089 88,338
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 16-HQA2, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.15%), 7.366%, 11/25/28 315,000 373,504
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes FRB Ser. 14-DN4, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.55%), 6.766%, 10/25/24 191,737 213,369
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.70%), 7.916%, 4/25/28 683,395 794,037
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%), 7.766%, 4/25/28 653,379 741,420
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.216%, 7/25/25 186,164 207,143
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C01, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.30%), 6.516%, 2/25/25 85,720 94,446
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-42
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) cont.
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.216%, 5/25/25 $20,621 $22,647
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 17-C01, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 3.55%), 5.766%, 7/25/29 205,000 223,637
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 17-C03, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.216%, 10/25/29 93,000 100,099
HomeBanc Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.74%), 2.956%, 12/25/34 143,774 141,066
Impac CMB Trust FRB Ser. 04-6, Class 1A2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.78%), 2.996%, 10/25/34 119,777 117,354
Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-5, Class A5, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.56%), 2.776%, 9/25/34 140,538 138,920
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust FRB Ser. 05-A2, Class A2, 3.539%, 2/25/35 W 137,242 139,869
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust FRB Ser. 04-HE6, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.83%), 3.041%, 8/25/34 329,063 329,063
MortgageIT Trust FRB Ser. 05-1, Class 1M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 2/25/35 57,301 56,732
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust FRB Ser. 03-4, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.13%), 3.341%, 10/25/33 155,659 155,908
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A1B2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.98%), 3.196%, 11/25/34 29,899 30,496
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.88%), 3.096%, 11/25/34 102,591 101,606
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A2A3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 1/25/45 17,122 17,089
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.78%), 2.996%, 1/25/45 79,688 78,891
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2AB3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 7/25/45 78,131 77,923
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 11/25/34 292,270 292,270
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A2A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.68%), 2.896%, 1/25/45 270,940 270,095
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.58%), 2.796%, 7/25/45 127,205 127,985
FRB Ser. 06-AR4, Class 1A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.94%), 2.687%, 5/25/46 51,155 50,140
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 1A1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.39%), 2.606%, 1/25/45 70,647 67,821
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 2A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.38%), 2.596%, 1/25/45 58,956 59,542
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 2A1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.37%), 2.586%, 1/25/45 36,497 36,511
FRB Ser. 05-AR13, Class A1B3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.36%), 2.576%, 10/25/45 56,054 54,955
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 1A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.33%), 2.546%, 1/25/45 84,675 84,066
FRB Ser. 05-AR19, Class A1A2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.29%), 2.506%, 12/25/45 57,900 57,400
Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.116%, 10/25/34 686,619 686,858
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 05-AR10, Class 1A2, 4.289%, 6/25/35 W 47,748 47,795
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 1A2, 4.261%, 6/25/35 W 13,134 13,260
6,584,868
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $21,877,496) $21,724,705
COMMODITY LINKED NOTES (0.6%)*††† Principal amount Value
Goldman Sachs International 144A notes zero %, 2019 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Excess Return Index multiplied by 3) $5,320,000 $7,035,295
UBS AG/London 144A sr. notes 1-month LIBOR less 0.25%, 2019 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Total Return Commodity Index multiplied by 3) (United Kingdom) 1,020,000 1,336,304
Total commodity linked notes (cost $6,340,000) $8,371,599
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-43
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.4%)* Principal amount Value
loanDepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 144A FRB Ser. 17-LD1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 11/25/50 $540,000 $540,000
Station Place Securitization Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 18-1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.112%, 4/24/19 999,000 999,000
FRB Ser. 18-5, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 9/24/19 1,254,000 1,254,000
FRB Ser. 18-3, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 7/24/19 786,000 786,000
FRB Ser. 17-6, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 11/24/18 1,039,000 1,039,000
Towd Point Asset Trust 144A FRB Ser. 18-SL1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.60%), 2.816%, 1/25/46 539,543 536,791
Total asset-backed securities (cost $5,155,373) $5,154,791
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY BONDS AND NOTES (0.3%)* Principal amount Value
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 4/22/26 (Argentina) $750,000 $669,375
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 1/26/27 (Argentina) 156,000 132,600
Argentina (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 8/1/27 (Argentina) 160,000 126,400
Buenos Aires (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. REGS, 7.875%, 6/15/27 (Argentina) 150,000 124,905
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10.875%, 1/26/21 (Argentina) 100,000 100,625
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9.125%, 3/16/24 (Argentina) 405,000 375,273
Colombia (Republic of) sr. unsec. notes 3.875%, 4/25/27 (Colombia) 345,000 334,927
Cordoba (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 7.45%, 9/1/24 (Argentina) 335,000 281,400
Egypt (Arab Republic of) sr. unsec. notes Ser. REGS, 5.577%, 2/21/23 (Egypt) 270,000 260,888
Indonesia (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 4.75%, 1/8/26 (Indonesia) 700,000 710,500
Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.35%, 1/8/27 (Indonesia) 625,000 616,406
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. REGS, 6.125%, 6/15/33 (Ivory Coast) 200,000 182,500
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 4.75%, 3/13/28 (Senegal) EUR 120,000 134,708
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/4/22 (Russia) $200,000 202,500
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 3/21/29 (Russia) 200,000 192,000
United Mexican States sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/2/23 (Mexico) 90,000 90,570
United Mexican States sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.15%, 3/28/27 (Mexico) 220,000 216,358
Total foreign government and agency bonds and notes (cost $5,132,041) $4,751,935
WARRANTS (0.2%)* Expiration dateStrike price Warrants Value
Halcon Resources Corp. 9/9/20 $14.04 291 $29
Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 9/27/19 0.00 65,800 405,189
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 2/11/19 0.00 127,000 530,474
Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 5/24/19 0.00 300,100 459,270
Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. 144A (China) 4/12/19 0.00 82,000 809,799
Total warrants (cost $2,510,259) $2,204,761
SENIOR LOANS (0.1%)* c Principal amount Value
Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.408%, 12/15/24 $143,513 $144,615
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.596%, 6/21/24 138,250 139,051
California Resources Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.962%, 11/17/22 145,000 147,900
CPG International, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 6.251%, 5/5/24 28,677 28,844
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-44
SENIOR LOANS (0.1%)* c cont. Principal amount Value
Eagleclaw Midstream Ventures, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.492%, 6/30/24 $99,244 $97,714
Forterra Finance, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.076%, 10/25/23 44,294 42,334
FTS International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.826%, 4/16/21 40,113 40,163
Gates Global, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/31/24 17,258 17,355
GFL Environmental, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 5.105%, 5/31/25 (Canada) U 3,315 3,317
GFL Environmental, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 5.105%, 5/31/25 26,552 26,568
iHeartCommunications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. D, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 8.826%, 1/30/19 (In default) 25,000 18,583
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 9.25%), 11.604%, 5/21/24 115,000 113,563
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 7.509%, 10/16/23 54,716 55,024
KCA Deutag Alpha, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 9.021%, 3/21/23 105,408 102,509
Keane Group Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 6.079%, 5/25/25 49,675 48,930
Navistar, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.64%, 11/6/24 213,925 214,594
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.37%, 10/25/20 23,641 21,912
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.568%, 6/1/25 90,000 90,241
Oryx Southern Delaware Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.267%, 2/28/25 94,762 93,183
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.348%, 11/3/23 54,861 54,117
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.81%, 9/7/23 68,474 52,112
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 8.00%), 9.873%, 2/28/26 65,000 62,400
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.373%, 2/28/25 69,475 68,867
Titan Acquisition, Ltd. (United Kingdom) bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.202%, 3/28/25 158,688 154,051
Univision Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. C5, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/15/24 24,493 23,788
Total senior loans (cost $1,880,894) $1,861,735
PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (—%)* Counterparty
Expiration date/strike price
Notional amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.00 $11,507,400 $11,507,400 $121,587
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $129,331) $121,587
CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (—%)* Principal amount Value
DISH Network Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 8/15/26 $65,000 $61,995
Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $60,370) $61,995
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PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
GMAC Capital Trust I Ser. 2, $1.91 cum. ARP 830 $21,829
Total preferred stocks (cost $21,186) $21,829
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
EPR Properties Ser. C, $1.438 cv. pfd. R 720 $20,167
Nine Point Energy 6.75% cv. pfd. 1 1,176
Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $14,130) $21,343
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (20.5%)* Principal amount/shares Value
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 2.32% L Shares 285,098,753 $285,098,753
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 1.97% P Shares 20,000 20,000
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.962%, 10/11/18 # $1,675,999 1,675,101
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.999%, 10/25/18 # 1,717,001 1,714,755
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.008%, 11/1/18 ∆ 230,001 229,610
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.044%, 11/8/18 # ∆ 919,998 918,052
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.064%, 11/15/18 # § Ф 5,457,000 5,443,186
Total short-term investments (cost $295,099,457) $295,099,457
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $1,390,075,606) $1,468,217,811
Key to holding’s currency abbreviationsCAD Canadian DollarCNH Chinese Yuan (Offshore)EUR EuroUSD/$ United States Dollar
Key to holding’s abbreviationsADR American Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bankARP Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting periodBKNT Bank Notebp Basis PointsDAC Designated Activity CompanyETF Exchange Traded FundFRB Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For certain
securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.FRN Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For
certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.GDR Global Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bankGMTN Global Medium Term NotesIFB Inverse Floating Rate Bonds, which are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates
rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
IO Interest OnlyMTN Medium Term NotesOJSC Open Joint Stock CompanyOTC Over-the-counterPJSC Public Joint Stock CompanyREGS Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.SPDR S&P Depository ReceiptsTBA To Be Announced Commitments
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Notes to the fund’s portfolioUnless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the Portfolio’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $1,436,668,795.††† The value of the commodity linked notes, which are marked to market daily, may be based on a multiple of the performance of the index. The multiple
(or leverage) will increase the volatility of the note’s value relative to the change in the underlying index.‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer. The rate shown in parenthesis is the rate paid in kind, if applicable.
# This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $7,646,909 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
∆ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $249,435 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
Ф This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain TBA commitments at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $120,661 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
§ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on the initial margin on certain centrally cleared derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $602,309 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 2 and 7).
F This security is valued by Putnam Management at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. Securities are classified as Level 3 for ASC 820 based on the securities’ valuation inputs (Note 2).
i This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the Portfolio for collateral on certain derivative contracts (Note 2). L Affiliated company (Note 5). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the Putnam Money Market Portfolio at the close of the
reporting period. P This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the Portfolio for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security
description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period (Note 2). R Real Estate Investment Trust. U This security, in part or in entirety, represents an unfunded loan commitment (Note 8). W The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon associated with the underlying mortgage pools. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.
Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
See Note 2 to the financial statements regarding TBA commitments.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY
Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):
United States 79.7%Japan 3.5United Kingdom 2.4France 1.5China 1.4Germany 1.1Switzerland 0.9Australia 0.9Hong Kong 0.8Spain 0.8
Sweden 0.8%Canada 0.6Taiwan 0.6Italy 0.5Netherlands 0.5South Korea 0.5Brazil 0.5Other 3.0Total 100.0%
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $221,878,891 )
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $3,260,217 $3,278,304 $(18,087 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 5,242,683 5,216,663 26,020
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $221,878,891 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A. cont.
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 $134,429 $132,102 $(2,327 )
Euro Buy 12/19/18 8,997,115 9,047,768 (50,653 )
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 4,916,365 4,905,199 (11,166 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,091,168 1,113,753 22,585
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,257,351 1,261,705 (4,354 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,257,351 1,278,079 20,728
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 2,223,170 2,183,300 (39,870 )
Barclays Bank PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,584,293 2,614,658 (30,365 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,584,293 2,594,496 10,203
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,444,280 1,436,373 (7,907 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,818,508 2,770,689 47,819
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,818,508 2,774,868 (43,640 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 4,770,317 4,779,704 9,387
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 33,914 33,863 (51 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,399,866 1,428,824 28,958
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,419,128 1,409,963 9,165
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,419,128 1,399,604 (19,524 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 3,189,274 3,092,274 97,000
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 1,009,723 1,016,562 (6,839 )
Citibank, N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,140,722 2,187,604 (46,882 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 306,160 303,175 2,985
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 557,990 535,011 22,979
Danish Krone Buy 12/19/18 2,324,220 2,329,953 (5,733 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,426,898 1,443,069 16,171
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 699,963 713,825 (13,862 )
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 641,339 643,536 (2,197 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 641,339 652,001 10,662
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 1,839,799 1,807,110 (32,689 )
Credit Suisse International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 3,608,126 3,647,491 (39,365 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,452,555 1,442,743 9,812
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,452,555 1,430,473 (22,082 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,600,510 1,605,373 4,863
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,359,311 1,391,482 32,171
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,130,251 1,138,063 7,812
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 1,624,610 1,595,433 (29,177 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 1,429,393 1,428,365 1,028
Swiss Franc Sell 12/19/18 1,414,438 1,436,701 22,263
Goldman Sachs International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 8,452,754 8,536,942 (84,188 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 8,452,754 8,449,746 (3,008 )
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $221,878,891 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Goldman Sachs International cont.
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 $2,128,462 $2,118,602 $9,860
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,587,912 1,571,854 16,058
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,587,912 1,557,359 (30,553 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 2,050,033 2,054,893 4,860
Indian Rupee Buy 11/19/18 1,409,411 1,418,211 (8,800 )
Indian Rupee Sell 11/19/18 1,409,411 1,398,431 (10,980 )
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 699,962 713,821 (13,859 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,968,176 1,977,242 9,066
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 7,152,442 6,914,052 238,390
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 4,337,380 4,284,032 53,348
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 3,044,074 3,104,564 (60,490 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,425,432 1,433,380 7,948
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,844,589 2,827,175 17,414
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,844,589 2,822,363 (22,226 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 2,845,963 2,874,647 28,684
Indonesian Rupiah Sell 12/19/18 22,281 12,146 (10,135 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,209,446 1,234,486 25,040
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,462,656 2,457,050 5,606
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,462,656 2,504,939 42,283
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 1,432,065 1,450,173 (18,108 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 618,323 636,740 (18,417 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 648,316 650,271 (1,955 )
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 99,448 69,342 (30,106 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 3,297,239 3,306,297 9,058
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,431,463 1,445,499 14,036
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 35,803 14,596 (21,207 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 433,188 455,703 (22,515 )
Singapore Dollar Buy 11/19/18 2,047,004 2,055,995 (8,991 )
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 2,438,845 2,389,445 (49,400 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 3,751,034 3,777,581 (26,547 )
NatWest Markets PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,023,787 2,073,355 (49,568 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,714,959 2,672,497 42,462
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,714,959 2,661,734 (53,225 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 395,159 395,977 818
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,431,462 1,445,505 14,043
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,441,738 1,448,377 6,639
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 729,759 731,894 (2,135 )
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 1,179,741 1,158,805 (20,936 )
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $221,878,891 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $4,955,050 $5,013,297 $(58,247 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 4,955,050 4,949,134 (5,916 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,263,516 1,258,027 (5,489 )
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 719,893 709,045 (10,848 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 5,647,967 5,661,852 13,885
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 3,236,267 3,314,988 78,721
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,441,737 1,466,153 24,416
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 4,149,735 4,072,680 77,055
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 1,062,518 1,045,735 (16,783 )
UBS AG
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,849,108 1,872,800 (23,692 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,849,108 1,828,775 (20,333 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,412,866 1,425,282 12,416
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,815,413 2,791,159 24,254
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,815,413 2,776,557 (38,856 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 5,329,151 5,348,456 19,305
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 321,738 328,445 (6,707 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 714,603 723,401 8,798
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 1,035,841 1,004,343 31,498
WestPac Banking Corp.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,043,396 2,100,439 (57,043 )
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,787,072 2,789,456 (2,384 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,787,072 2,792,987 5,915
Unrealized appreciation 1,244,487
Unrealized (depreciation) (1,240,417 )
Total $4,070
* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Number of contracts
Notional amount Value
Expiration date
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long) 885 $75,073,262 $75,260,400 Dec-18 $(925,392 )
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long) 730 106,360,270 106,543,500 Dec-18 933,203
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short) 98 14,278,502 14,303,100 Dec-18 (125,481 )
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index E-Mini (Long) 56 11,309,480 11,341,120 Dec-18 (99,877 )
Tokyo Price Index (Long) 88 14,079,148 14,081,085 Dec-18 1,047,363
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long) 35 4,917,500 4,917,500 Dec-18 (113,711 )
U.S. Treasury Bond Ultra 30 yr (Long) 76 11,725,375 11,725,375 Dec-18 (355,215 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Long) 134 28,238,406 28,238,406 Dec-18 (71,518 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Short) 155 32,663,828 32,663,828 Dec-18 77,190
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Long) 260 29,243,906 29,243,906 Dec-18 (205,535 )
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short) 87 9,785,461 9,785,461 Dec-18 67,834
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FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Number of contracts
Notional amount Value
Expiration date
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Long) 88 $10,452,750 $10,452,750 Dec-18 $(99,707 )
Unrealized appreciation 2,125,590
Unrealized (depreciation) (1,996,436 )
Total $129,154
WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (premiums $58,032 )
CounterpartyExpiration date/strike price
Notional Amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.20 $11,507,400 $11,507,400 $54,568
Total $54,568
TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (proceeds receivable $12,022,969 )
AgencyPrincipal
amountSettlement date Value
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 10/1/48 $10,000,000 10/11/18 $10,096,875
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.00%, 10/1/48 2,000,000 10/11/18 1,913,594
Total $12,010,469
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments made by fund
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
$34,703,500 $18,462 E $(16,273 ) 12/19/20 3.05%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
$2,190
21,913,300 11,658 E 7,685 12/19/20 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.05%—Semiannually
(3,973 )
8,261,000 1,669 E 16,716 12/19/23 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.10%—Semiannually
18,385
14,554,500 2,940 E (29,479 ) 12/19/23 3.10%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(32,419 )
8,859,600 11,748 E 6,631 12/19/28 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.15%—Semiannually
18,379
10,879,800 14,427 E (8,000 ) 12/19/28 3.15%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(22,427 )
3,093,500 42,393 E (16,841 ) 12/19/48 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.20%—Semiannually
25,552
1,131,800 15,510 E 6,138 12/19/48 3.20%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(9,373 )
Total $(33,423 ) $(3,686 )
E Extended effective date.
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.$355,443 $362,613 $— 6/20/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA
plus 1.00%)—MonthlyAl Rajhi Bank—Monthly $6,948
200,850 199,695 — 6/25/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
Al Rajhi Bank—Monthly (1,228 )
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OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A. cont.$396,874 $368,302 $— 7/2/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA
plus 1.00%)—MonthlySaudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.—Monthly
$(29,427 )
137,697 142,508 — 8/6/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
Al Rajhi Bank—Monthly 4,559
397,339 424,217 — 9/10/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
SAMBA Financial Group—Monthly
26,218
99,047 107,703 — 9/12/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
SAMBA Financial Group—Monthly
8,509
103,719 107,862 — 9/21/19 (1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 1.00%)—Monthly
SAMBA Financial Group—Monthly
4,051
Barclays Bank PLC1,035 1,033 — 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
6
5,657 5,641 — 1/12/41 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
31
668 666 — 1/12/41 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
4
11,366 11,332 — 1/12/40 4.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(21 )
365 364 — 1/12/40 (5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(3 )
3,554 3,561 — 1/12/41 (5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(40 )
1,149 1,142 — 1/12/43 3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
1
21,805 21,735 — 1/12/40 5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(41 )
81,458 81,184 — 1/12/41 5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(165 )
14,647 14,653 — 1/12/38 (6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(34 )
Citibank, N.A.10,052 10,018 — 1/12/41 5.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(20 )
49,256,344 49,555,245 — 11/27/18 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 0.35%—Quarterly
Russell 1000 Total Return Index—Quarterly
(178,736 )
58,724,339 59,072,970 — 11/27/18 (3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 0.37%)—Quarterly
A basket (CGPUTQL2 ) of common stocks—Quarterly
333,761
Credit Suisse International125,195 124,879 — 1/12/41 4.50% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools—Monthly
(175 )
3,126 3,122 — 1/12/45 3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
19
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OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Goldman Sachs International$2,530 $2,525 $— 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
$15
2,530 2,525 — 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
15
10,615 10,576 — 1/12/40 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
54
JPMorgan Securities LLC46,251 46,315 — 1/12/44 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
439
6,325 6,307 — 1/12/41 (4.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(35 )
6,096 6,083 — 1/12/42 (4.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(37 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation 384,630
Upfront premium (paid) — Unrealized (depreciation) (209,962 )
Total $— Total $174,668
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $137 $2,000 $236 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(98 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 185 3,000 354 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (167 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 301 5,000 590 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (286 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 570 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (604 )
Barclays Bank PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,109 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (65 )
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P (3 ) 9,000 111 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (111 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 12 10,000 123 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (108 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 8 10,000 123 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (112 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 34 22,000 271 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (229 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 224 23,000 283 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (51 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 608 132,000 1,624 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (972 )
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 28,799 117,000 24,430 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 4,465
CMBX NA BB.7 Index BB/P 6,941 54,000 6,826 1/17/47 500 bp—Monthly 160
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 50 1,000 12 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 38
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 15 10,000 123 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (104 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 83 43,000 529 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (432 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 21,011 414,000 5,092 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 16,056
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P 236 6,000 8 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly 246
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 127 1,000 118 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 9
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,786 44,000 5,188 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (380 )
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-53
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Credit Suisse International cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $9,520 $82,000 $9,668 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(107 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 27,275 369,000 20,812 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 6,647
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,823 37,000 455 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,380
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,163 42,000 517 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,661
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,462 48,000 590 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 888
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,203 64,000 787 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,437
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 843 112,000 1,378 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (497 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,165 167,000 2,054 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,167
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 11,751 195,000 2,399 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 9,418
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 7,655 244,000 3,001 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,735
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 14,096 278,000 3,419 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 10,769
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 290 6,000 707 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (414 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,165 20,000 2,358 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (183 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,281 21,000 2,476 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (184 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,272 21,000 2,476 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (193 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,110 25,000 2,948 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (825 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,408 27,000 3,183 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,761 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,339 27,000 3,183 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,831 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,122 37,000 4,362 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,221 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,299 39,000 4,598 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (279 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,694 40,000 4,716 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (2 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,095 59,000 6,956 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,832 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,418 90,000 10,611 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (6,148 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 22,037 181,000 21,340 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 788
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 22,885 244,000 28,768 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (5,761 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 1,624 19,000 1,072 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 562
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 3,252 40,000 2,256 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 1,016
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 6,567 31,000 6,473 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 120
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 7,196 34,000 7,099 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 125
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 871 17,000 209 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 667
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,312 46,000 566 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,761
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,843 56,000 689 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,173
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,580 74,000 910 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,694
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,447 84,000 1,033 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 442
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 844 102,000 1,255 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (376 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,276 104,000 1,279 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,031
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,081 168,000 2,066 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,071
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 10,533 179,000 2,202 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 8,391
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,123 181,000 2,226 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,957
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 8,812 199,000 2,448 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 6,431
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 7,991 244,000 3,001 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,072
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 12,739 280,000 3,444 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 9,389
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 8,634 301,000 3,702 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,032
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 16,354 359,000 4,416 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 12,058
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 12,608 382,000 4,699 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 8,036
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,709 11,000 1,297 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 418
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-54
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
JPMorgan Securities LLC cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $1,766 $16,000 $1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(112 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,929 17,000 2,004 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (66 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,243 20,000 2,358 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (105 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,819 20,000 2,358 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 471
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,367 22,000 2,594 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (216 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,367 22,000 2,594 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (216 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,600 23,000 2,712 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (100 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,302 30,000 3,537 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (220 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,750 30,000 3,537 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 228
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,982 42,000 4,952 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (949 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 8,796 50,000 5,895 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 2,926
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 6,805 61,000 7,192 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (357 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 13,669 123,000 14,502 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (771 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 16,148 151,000 17,803 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,579 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 27,065 226,000 26,645 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 533
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 209 8,000 451 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly (238 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,865 220,000 2,706 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 233
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 9,267 41,000 8,561 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 740
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,801 25,000 2,948 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (134 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,810 42,000 4,952 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 879
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 88 3,000 37 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 52
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 88 3,000 37 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 52
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 206 7,000 86 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 122
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 544 9,000 111 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 436
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 450 12,000 148 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 307
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 450 12,000 148 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 307
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 43 16,000 197 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (148 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P — 16,000 197 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (191 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,149 30,000 369 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 790
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,790 54,000 664 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,144
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,509 135,000 1,661 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (108 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 18,599 461,000 5,670 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 13,083
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 1,201 5,000 1,044 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 161
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 9,332 38,000 7,934 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 1,429
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 18,481 75,000 15,660 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 2,883
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,634 63,000 7,428 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 238
Upfront premium received 538,127 Unrealized appreciation 166,324
Upfront premium (paid) (3 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (30,843 )
Total $538,124 Total $135,481
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings
are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-55
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.7 Index $(44 ) $6,000 $8 1/17/47 (200 bp)—Monthly $(54 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (6,371 ) 50,000 6,320 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (93 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,669 ) 38,000 4,803 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,898 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (1,470 ) 9,000 1,138 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (340 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (1,414 ) 9,000 1,138 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (283 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (8,314 ) 54,000 7,474 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (886 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (8,201 ) 53,000 7,335 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (910 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (8,164 ) 53,000 7,335 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (873 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,789 ) 30,000 4,152 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (662 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,070 ) 26,000 3,598 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (494 )
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (42,108 ) 256,000 32,358 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (9,965 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (29,514 ) 160,000 20,224 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (9,424 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (12,930 ) 81,000 11,210 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,787 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (5,390 ) 35,000 4,844 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (575 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,679 ) 30,000 4,152 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (552 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,679 ) 30,000 4,152 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (552 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (3,285 ) 21,000 2,906 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (396 )
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (757 ) 5,000 632 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (129 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (28,833 ) 142,000 17,949 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (11,003 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (23,670 ) 140,000 17,696 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (6,091 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (3,605 ) 22,000 2,781 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (842 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,912 ) 12,000 1,661 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (261 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,923 ) 12,000 1,661 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (272 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,278 ) 8,000 1,107 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (177 )
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,956 ) 31,000 3,918 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,063 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (3,993 ) 25,000 3,160 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (853 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (32,526 ) 190,000 24,016 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (8,669 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (11,044 ) 68,000 8,595 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,505 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (6,226 ) 32,000 4,045 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,208 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (1,414 ) 9,000 1,138 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (283 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (900 ) 5,000 632 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (272 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (5,366 ) 80,000 4,512 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (894 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,619 ) 22,000 1,241 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (389 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,619 ) 22,000 1,241 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (389 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,084 ) 12,000 677 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (414 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (11,970 ) 69,000 8,722 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (3,306 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (10,010 ) 64,000 8,858 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,206 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (2,049 ) 25,000 1,410 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (651 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (3,566 ) 35,000 1,974 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (1,610 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (15,083 ) 75,000 9,480 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (5,665 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (12,148 ) 63,000 7,963 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (4,238 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,669 ) 38,000 4,803 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,898 )
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-56
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC cont.
CMBX NA BB.9 Index $(3,309 ) $22,000 $3,045 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly $(282 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,646 ) 17,000 2,353 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (307 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation —
Upfront premium (paid) (354,266 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (87,621 )
Total $(354,266 ) Total $(87,621 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation
NA HY Series 31 Index B+/P $(951,517 ) $13,242,000 $968,454 12/20/23 500 bp—Quarterly $22,454
NA IG Series 31 Index BBB+/P (593,377 ) 33,740,000 652,059 12/20/23 100 bp—Quarterly 63,369
Total $(1,544,894 ) $85,823
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the Portfolio has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index
represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized depreciation
NA HY Series 31 Index $1,737,513 $24,198,000 $1,769,721 12/20/23 (500 bp)—Quarterly $(42,290 )
Total $1,737,513 $(42,290 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-57
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Basic materials $42,547,800 $— $—
Capital goods 67,082,593 — —
Communication services 24,053,663 — —
Conglomerates 6,211,826 — —
Consumer cyclicals 127,707,060 — —
Consumer staples 72,437,494 — —
Energy 52,446,933 — 2,179
Financials 172,937,610 — —
Health care 114,696,821 — —
Technology 194,552,718 — —
Transportation 17,964,841 — —
Utilities and power 31,647,942 610 —
Total common stocks 924,287,301 610 2,179
Asset-backed securities — 5,154,791 —
Commodity linked notes — 8,371,599 —
Convertible bonds and notes — 61,995 —
Convertible preferred stocks — 21,343 —
Corporate bonds and notes — 112,073,583 4
Foreign government and agency bonds and notes — 4,751,935 —
Investment companies 23,151,463 — —
Mortgage-backed securities — 21,724,705 —
Preferred stocks 21,829 — —
Purchased options outstanding — 121,587 —
Senior loans — 1,861,735 —
U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations — 69,140,862 —
U.S. treasury obligations — 166,072 —
Warrants 29 2,204,732 —
Short-term investments 20,000 295,079,457 —
Totals by level $947,480,622 $520,735,006 $2,183
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Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $4,070 $—
Futures contracts 129,154 — —
Written options outstanding — (54,568 ) —
TBA sale commitments — (12,010,469 ) —
Interest rate swap contracts — 29,737 —
Total return swap contracts — 174,668 —
Credit default contracts — (285,084 ) —
Totals by level $129,154 $(12,141,646 ) $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund’s portfolio presentation.At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the Portfolio’s net assets and were not considered a signifi-cant portion of the fund’s portfolio.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-59
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value (Notes 2 and 10):
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $1,104,976,853) $1,183,119,058
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $285,098,753) (Note 5) 285,098,753
Foreign currency (cost $9,576,388) (Note 2) 9,577,772
Dividends, interest and other receivables 10,004,145
Foreign tax reclaim 563,091
Receivable for units of the Portfolio sold 2,006,304
Receivable for investments sold 942,080
Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 11,018,190
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 406,701
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 5,072
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 1,244,487
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 550,954
Premium paid on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 354,269
Total assets 1,504,890,876
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 12,120,190
Payable for investments purchased 5,452,114
Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 28,410,886
Payable for units of the Portfolio repurchased 7,753,086
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 115,971
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 11,755
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 328,426
Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 538,127
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 1,240,417
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $58,032) (Note 2) 54,568
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $12,022,969) (Note 2) 12,010,469
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Notes 2 and 10) 186,072
Total liabilities 68,222,081
Net assets $1,436,668,795
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Net assets $1,436,668,795
Units outstanding 77,546,717
Net asset value per unit $18.53
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio C-60
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $402,779) $19,341,438
Interest (net of foreign tax of $1,005) (including interest income of $4,145,308 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 5) 11,411,402
Net investment income 30,752,840
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers (Note 2) 68,695,797
Foreign currency transactions (Note 2) (106,897)
Forward currency contracts (Note 2) (3,540,447)
Futures contracts (Note 2) 27,113,606
Swap contracts (Note 2) 1,053,965
Written options (Note 2) 528,365
Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note 4) 6,194
Total net realized gain 93,750,583
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers and TBA sale commitments 4,206,766
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 6,574
Forward currency contracts (200,990)
Futures contracts (4,813,252)
Swap contracts 1,171,154
Written options (52,808)
Total change in net unrealized appreciation 317,444
Net gain on investments 94,068,027
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $124,820,867
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in net assets
INCREASE IN NET ASSETSYear ended
9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment income $30,752,840
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 93,750,583
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 317,444
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 124,820,867
Increase in capital from settlement payments 921
Principal transactions
Proceeds from sale of units 940,270,375
Value of units redeemed (641,822,820)
Total increase in principal transactions 298,447,555
Total increase in net assets 423,269,343
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 1,013,399,452
End of year $1,436,668,795
NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 60,704,431
Sold 53,108,481
Redeemed (36,266,195)
Units outstanding at end of year 77,546,717
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Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $16.69
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.45
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.39
Total from investment operations 1.84
Non-recurring reimbursements (b) —
Net asset value, end of year $18.53
Total return at net asset value (%) 11.02
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATANet assets, end of year (in thousands) $1,436,669
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 2.51
(a) Per unit net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year.
(b) Reflects a non-recurring reimbursement pursuant to a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and Barclays Capital, Inc. which amounted to less than $0.01 per unit outstanding on November 20, 2017.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. Description of the PortfolioWithin the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street”, if any, represent State Street Bank and Trust Company and refer-ences to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a portfolio established and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee” and “Manager”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts (the “Trust”), as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the Portfolio. The Portfolio invests in U.S. and international stocks and bonds and is designed for investors seeking long-term growth with moderate risk.
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date that the financial statements were issued (December 14, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Security Valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securi-ties, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining matur-ities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustee or dealers selected by the Trustee. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the sched-uled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the Portfolio will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Portfolio to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that the Trustee does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by the Trustee in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustee. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity expo-sures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
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Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustee. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the Portfolio could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Security Transactions and Related Investment Income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.
Interest income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain.
All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.
Distributions received from other investment funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and retain the character of income as earned by the other investment funds.
All income earned by the Portfolio is retained by the Portfolio and included in the calculation of net asset value.
The Portfolio earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amortized into income in the Statement of operations.
Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled at a future date beyond customary settlement time; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Stripped Securities The Portfolio may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Portfolio may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Foreign Currency Translation The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the Portfolio after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The Portfolio does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net real-ized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Options Contracts The Portfolio uses options contracts to hedge duration and convexity, to isolate prepayment risk, to gain exposure to interest rates, to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own, to hedge prepayment risk, to generate additional income for the portfolio, to enhance returns on securities owned, to enhance the return on a security owned, to gain exposure to securities and to manage downside risks.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium origi-nally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.
Options on swaps are similar to options on securities except that the premium paid or received is to buy or grant the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swap option contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiums is factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor
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contracts, in return for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specified rate, in the case of a cap contract, or falling below a specified rate in the case of a floor contract.
Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Futures Contracts The Portfolio uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk, to hedge prepayment risk, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure to interest rates and to equitize cash.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The Portfolio and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”
Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Forward Currency Contracts The Portfolio buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure to currencies.
The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The Portfolio could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Portfolio is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure on interest rates and to hedge prepayment risk.
An OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. For OTC interest rate swap contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC interest rate swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments, including upfront premiums, received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or the closing of the contract. Certain OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract.
The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults, in the case of OTC interest rate contracts, or the central clearing agency or a clearing member defaults, in the case of centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, on its respective obligation to perform under the contract. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counter-party risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC interest rate swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Total Return Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market-linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to hedge sector exposure, to manage exposure to specific sectors or indus-tries, to manage exposure to specific securities, to gain exposure to a basket of securities, to gain exposure to specific markets or countries and to gain exposure to specific sectors or industries.
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To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offset-ting interest rate obligation, the Portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market maker. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC total return swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared total return swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC total return swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared total return swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared total return swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared total return swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Credit Default Contracts
The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared credit default contracts to hedge credit risk, to hedge market risk and to gain exposure on individual names and/or baskets of securities.
In OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts, the protection buyer typically makes a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restruc-turing and obligation acceleration. For OTC credit default contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. Centrally cleared credit default contracts provide the same rights to the protection buyer and seller except the payments between parties, including upfront premiums, are settled through a central clearing agent through variation margin payments. Upfront and periodic payments received or paid by the Portfolio for OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or close of the contract. The OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change in value of OTC credit default contracts is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and fair value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.
In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the Portfolio could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the Portfolio may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the Portfolio may enter into offsetting OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protec-tion buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC credit default contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared credit default contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. Counterparty risk is further mitigated with respect to centrally cleared credit default swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Where the Portfolio is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio may be required to make is equal to the notional amount.
OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
TBA Commitments The Portfolio may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price and par amount have been established, the actual securities have not been specified. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The Portfolio holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the Portfolio may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date.
The Portfolio may also enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions, to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements or to take a short position in mortgage-backed securities. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, either equivalent deliverable securities or an offset-ting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date are held as “cover” for the transaction, or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value of the TBA sale commitment are segregated. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acqui-sition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. If the Portfolio delivers securities under the commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.
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TBA commitments, which are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss due to changes in the value of the security prior to the settlement date as well as the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not perform its obligations. Counterparty risk is mitigated by having a master agreement between the Portfolio and the counterparty.
Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at their fair value according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded by the Portfolio as an unrealized gain or loss. Based on market circumstances, the Trustee will determine whether to take delivery of the underlying securities or to dispose of the TBA commitments prior to settlement.
TBA purchase commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed within the fund’s portfolio and TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Master Agreements The Portfolio is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts and Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements that govern transactions involving mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities that may result in delayed delivery (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collat-eral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolio’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio.
Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is delivered to the counterparty and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty.
With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the coun-terparty’s long-term or short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolio’s future derivative activity.
At the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had a net liability position of $423,258 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the Portfolio at period end for these agreements totaled $249,435 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation The net asset value of the Portfolio is currently determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open for trading. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may also determine the net asset value on any other business day (“Valuation Date”). The net asset value must be determined upon date of sale or redemption. Sales and redemptions of participant units are made on such days at such units’ net asset values. Affiliates of the Trustee held 100.00% of the Portfolio’s total units outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
Federal Income Taxes It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the Portfolio is exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The Portfolio is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Portfolio did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains, if any. The Portfolio’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Portfolio may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Portfolio accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unre-alized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the Portfolio may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. In many cases, however, the Portfolio may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.
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3. Expenses Incurred by the PortfolioCompensation to be received by the Trustee for its services with respect to the Portfolio is paid by the individual participating trusts pursuant to an arrangement which the Trustee makes with each such participating trust. According to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may charge the Portfolio for certain services received during the year. In the current year no such expenses have been charged to the Portfolio by the Trustee, however, the Trustee could cease to bear these expenses, and begin to charge them to the Portfolio at any time.
4. Payments by Affiliates Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”), an affiliate of PFTC, entered into a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 27, 2018. The settlement agreement states that: (i) a trader formerly employed by PIM engaged in prearranged trades in certain mortgage-backed securities, (ii) as a result of these undisclosed prearranged trades PIM did not seek best execution, (iii) PIM did not ensure compliance with applicable policies regarding cross-trades and failed to supervise the former employee. The SEC entered a cease and desist order, and PIM paid a $1,000,000 fine and agreed to reimburse the clients that participated in the relevant trades in an aggregate amount of $1,095,006.10. In connection with this settlement, the Portfolio was reimbursed $6,194 by PFTC during the fiscal year.
5. Affiliated TransactionsThe Portfolio invested in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio, a portfolio established and maintained by PFTC. Investments in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Transactions during the reporting period with the Putnam Money Market Portfolio were as follows:
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17 Purchase cost Sale proceedsInvestment
income
Shares outstanding and
fair value as of 9/30/18
Short-term investments
Putnam Money Market Portfolio* $180,406,132 $565,510,963 $460,818,342 $4,145,308 $285,098,753
Total Short-term investments $180,406,132 $565,510,963 $460,818,342 $4,145,308 $285,098,753
* There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
6. Market, Credit and Other RisksIn the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The Portfolio may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The Portfolio may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.
7. Senior Loan CommitmentsSenior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another hold-er’s portion of the loan. When the Portfolio invests in a loan or participation, the Portfolio is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the Portfolio and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the Portfolio, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.
8. Unfunded Loan CommitmentsAs of the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had unfunded loan commitments of $3,315, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:
Borrower Unfunded Commitments
GFL Environmental, Inc. $3,315
Total $3,315
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9. Summary of Derivative Activity The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was as follows based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:
Purchased equity option contracts (contract amount) $14,000
Purchased currency options (contract amount) $15,300,000
Written equity option contracts (contract amount) $15,000
Written currency options (contract amount) $11,100,000
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 3,000
Forward currency contracts (contract amount) $303,100,000
Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional) $98,000,000
OTC total return swap contracts (notional) $98,700,000
OTC credit default contracts (notional) $10,400,000
Centrally cleared credit default contracts (notional) $58,600,000
Warrants (number of warrants) 480,000
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:
Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting periodAsset derivatives Liability derivatives
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair value
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair valueCredit contracts Receivables,
Net assets — Unrealized appreciation
$1,897,382 * Payables, Net assets – Unrealized
depreciation
$2,182,466 *
Foreign exchange contracts Investments, Receivables
1,366,074 Payables 1,294,985
Equity contracts Investments, Receivables,
Net assets — Unrealized appreciation
4,569,373 * Payables, Net assets – Unrealized
depreciation
1,360,141 *
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net assets — Unrealized
appreciation
219,881 * Payables, Net assets – Unrealized
depreciation
890,793 *
Total $8,052,710 $5,728,385
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and/or centrally cleared swaps as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.
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The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 2):
Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investmentsDerivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $— $109,370 $109,370
Foreign exchange contracts — (319,198) — (3,540,447) — (3,859,645)
Equity contracts 239,794 (76,557) 27,248,401 — 87,840 27,499,478
Interest rate contracts — — (134,795) — 856,755 721,960
Total $239,794 $(395,755) $27,113,606 $(3,540,447) $1,053,965 $24,471,163
Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investmentsDerivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $— $119,606 $119,606
Foreign exchange contracts — 39,502 — (200,990) — (161,488)
Equity contracts (438,989) 32,794 (4,135,149) — 1,074,558 (3,466,786)
Interest rate contracts — — (678,103) — (23,010) (701,113)
Total $(438,989) $72,296 $(4,813,252) $(200,990) $1,171,154 $(4,209,781)
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10. Offsetting of Financial and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 2. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
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Total Liabilities $159,460 $109,804 $11,755 $280,119 $33,591 $131,939 $321,718 $110,959
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets $(39,842) $92,770 $(6,683) $106,439 $9,432 $25,373 $174,738 $16,016
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11. New Accounting PronouncementsIn March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for non-public business entities. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
* Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities. ** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.# Covered by master netting agreement (Note 2).
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.§ Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/
(depreciation) for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged for initial margin on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, which is not included in the table above, amounted to $7,646,909 and $602,309, respectively.
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Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… D-4
The fund’s portfolio …………………………………………………… D-5
Statement of assets and liabilities …………………………………… D-56
Statement of operations ……………………………………………… D-57
Statement of changes in net assets …………………………………… D-58
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… D-59
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… D-60
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A note on the Portfolio’s trusteeThe Portfolio’s trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, will be converting to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changing its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion will have no impact on the Portfolio or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the Portfolio. PFTC will continue to manage the Portfolio, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T :617-530-5000, F :617-530-5001, www.pwc.com/us
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which comprise the statement of assets and liabilities, including the fund’s portfolio, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Portfolio’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
December 20, 2018
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The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* Shares Value
Basic materials (2.0%)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 9,598 $1,603,346
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom) 46,131 1,036,507
ArcelorMittal SA (France) 42,674 1,328,364
Arkema SA (France) 5,548 687,575
BASF SE (Germany) 13,516 1,201,745
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Australia) 15,855 397,272
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (Australia) 79,560 977,465
Boliden AB (Sweden) 6,853 191,029
Cabot Corp. 5,937 372,369
Celanese Corp. 9,749 1,111,386
CIMIC Group, Ltd. (Australia) 7,208 267,860
Covestro AG (Germany) 14,768 1,198,310
Domtar Corp. 8,730 455,444
Evonik Industries AG (Germany) 17,040 610,582
HOCHTIEF AG (Germany) 1,197 198,537
Huntsman Corp. 47,706 1,299,034
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan) 64,700 619,459
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan) 11,000 234,265
Newmont Mining Corp. 42,145 1,272,779
Packaging Corp. of America 12,800 1,404,032
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom) 30,979 1,567,448
Royal Gold, Inc. 4,172 321,494
Sealed Air Corp. 7,603 305,260
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 320 145,667
South32, Ltd. (Australia) 37,165 105,412
Taisei Corp. (Japan) 15,900 725,113
Univar, Inc. 8,637 264,810
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland) 14,384 564,697
W.R. Grace & Co. 10,902 779,057
Weyerhaeuser Co. R 39,947 1,289,090
22,535,408
Capital goods (4.1%)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain) 21,608 920,583
AECOM 10,958 357,888
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 29,423 1,530,290
Avery Dennison Corp. 11,614 1,258,377
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. 20,106 972,929
Boeing Co. (The) 28,969 10,773,571
BWX Technologies, Inc. 10,884 680,686
Crown Holdings, Inc. 3,805 182,640
Cummins, Inc. 17,880 2,611,732
Faurecia SA (France) 16,111 970,078
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 11,953 338,748
General Dynamics Corp. 1,103 225,806
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COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Capital goods cont.
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. 12,200 $522,038
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan) 40,200 1,366,131
Honeywell International, Inc. 26,334 4,381,978
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 156 39,948
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 24,130 2,468,499
L3 Technologies, Inc. 1,966 418,011
Lockheed Martin Corp. 8,707 3,012,274
Northrop Grumman Corp. 14,036 4,454,605
Pentair PLC 17,972 779,086
Raytheon Co. 14,241 2,943,045
Republic Services, Inc. 12,548 911,738
Sandvik AB (Sweden) 71,013 1,259,648
SKF AB Class B (Sweden) 26,906 530,514
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 1,334 329,071
Tervita Corp. (Canada) 16 110
Vinci SA (France) 11,227 1,069,554
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 4,210 496,527
Waste Management, Inc. 23,215 2,097,708
47,903,813
Communication services (1.3%)
ARRIS International PLC 13,262 344,680
AT&T, Inc. 6,136 206,047
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom) 39,158 115,047
KDDI Corp. (Japan) 53,500 1,478,509
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) 27,200 1,228,951
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) 26,300 707,369
Swisscom AG (Switzerland) 618 281,795
Verizon Communications, Inc. 203,870 10,884,619
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2,170 75,342
15,322,359
Conglomerates (0.3%)
AMETEK, Inc. 14,445 1,142,888
Danaher Corp. 4,042 439,204
Marubeni Corp. (Japan) 119,300 1,092,327
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 60,800 1,081,537
3,755,956
Consumer cyclicals (7.8%)
ABC-Mart, Inc. (Japan) 5,700 317,155
Amazon.com, Inc. 4,427 8,867,281
Aramark 682 29,340
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Australia) 9,115 187,566
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 19,332 2,912,559
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) (United Kingdom) 4,768 228,749
Booking Holdings, Inc. 55 109,120
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 17,040 845,695
Caesars Entertainment Corp. 699 7,165
Carnival Corp. 37,473 2,389,653
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COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Crown, Ltd. (Australia) 38,634 $382,685
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan) 6,500 151,191
Dollar General Corp. 11,028 1,205,360
Dollar Tree, Inc. 8,636 704,266
Ecolab, Inc. 574 89,992
Extended Stay America, Inc. (Units) 28,794 582,503
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Italy) 43,832 770,994
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 7,283 1,659,359
Ford Motor Co. 311,104 2,877,713
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 147,000 932,734
Hermes International (France) 1,964 1,301,644
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 23,748 1,918,363
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 48,316 10,008,659
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A 8,527 678,664
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A 319 19,331
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 14,622 872,787
Kering SA (France) 693 371,631
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 2,702 307,055
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 28,666 1,700,754
Liberty SiriusXM Group Class A 9,302 404,079
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. 3,699 424,719
lululemon athletica, Inc. (Canada) 19,494 3,167,580
Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A 1,906 601,000
Marriott International, Inc./MD Class A 148 19,540
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 7,848 1,747,043
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd. 32,348 2,217,779
Moncler SpA (Italy) 15,206 655,251
News Corp. Class A 33,378 440,256
Next PLC (United Kingdom) 1,750 125,378
Owens Corning 18,870 1,024,075
Pearson PLC (United Kingdom) 51,924 602,632
Peugeot SA (France) 42,936 1,158,483
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany) 25,218 655,233
PVH Corp. 17,047 2,461,587
Ralph Lauren Corp. 4,014 552,126
Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands) 5,175 276,375
Ross Stores, Inc. 36,744 3,641,330
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 20,688 2,688,199
RTL Group SA (Belgium) 2,787 198,920
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A 371 29,209
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. 9,669 599,768
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. 13,737 905,680
Sony Corp. (Japan) 19,800 1,214,305
Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan) 2,700 154,700
Tapestry, Inc. 5,144 258,589
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom) 448,234 1,004,204
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COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Tiffany & Co. 19,434 $2,506,403
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 4,095 458,722
Toll Brothers, Inc. 28,178 930,719
Total System Services, Inc. 13,648 1,347,604
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) 35,000 2,186,248
TUI AG (Germany) 39,638 761,392
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 25,261 1,157,459
VF Corp. 21,038 1,966,001
Visteon Corp. 6,225 578,303
Volvo AB (Sweden) 69,107 1,220,788
Walt Disney Co. (The) 42,661 4,988,777
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands) 3,281 204,568
Worldpay, Inc. Class A 1,836 185,932
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 34,518 1,496,700
89,647,624
Consumer staples (4.2%)
Altria Group, Inc. 1,639 98,848
Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom) 15,929 506,219
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom) 19,658 587,042
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 120 14,141
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia) 62,968 444,671
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 117,992 5,450,050
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom) 1,229 55,883
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 39,078 1,327,480
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 1,746 376,473
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A 18,028 2,619,829
Hershey Co. (The) 17,980 1,833,960
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) 38,577 1,343,682
Ingredion, Inc. 6,870 721,075
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) 61,500 1,126,205
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom) 237,845 998,100
Kao Corp. (Japan) 6,100 492,683
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 9,079 210,360
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 10,000 256,284
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands) 52,838 1,212,083
L’Oreal SA (France) 3,452 832,772
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A 396 18,628
LKQ Corp. 23,356 739,685
ManpowerGroup, Inc. 9,277 797,451
Marine Harvest ASA (Norway) 21,742 503,414
McDonald’s Corp. 2,712 453,690
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B 21,706 1,334,919
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 86,109 3,699,243
Monster Beverage Corp. 2,856 166,448
Nestle SA (Switzerland) 10,794 904,141
PepsiCo, Inc. 60,116 6,720,969
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COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer staples cont.
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 14,295 $926,459
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 10,400 379,980
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 19,156 1,594,354
Swedish Match AB (Sweden) 13,749 703,436
Sysco Corp. 46,504 3,406,418
US Foods Holding Corp. 3,638 112,123
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 49,526 3,610,445
WH Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 385,000 271,103
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom) 39,610 133,989
Woolworths Group, Ltd. (Australia) 44,092 895,830
47,880,565
Energy (2.9%)
ConocoPhillips 69,208 5,356,699
Equinor ASA (Norway) 48,222 1,359,025
Exxon Mobil Corp. 4,557 387,436
Halcon Resources Corp. 879 3,929
Halliburton Co. 86,051 3,487,647
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 3,442 275,257
MWO Holdings, LLC (Units) F 10 810
Nine Point Energy F 107 1,545
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 60,142 4,941,868
OMV AG (Austria) 9,889 555,811
ONEOK, Inc. 20,155 1,366,307
PBF Energy, Inc. Class A 25,243 1,259,878
Phillips 66 1,044 117,680
Repsol SA (Spain) 65,645 1,308,774
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom) 31,177 1,093,249
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 431 4,685
TOTAL SA (France) 35,074 2,274,834
Valero Energy Corp. 56,960 6,479,200
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 98,356 2,674,300
32,948,934
Financials (9.7%)
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom) 55,546 681,756
ABN AMRO Group NV GDR (Netherlands) 38,896 1,059,417
Aegon NV (Netherlands) 19,169 124,416
AGNC Investment Corp. R 19,581 364,794
Allianz SE (Germany) 8,045 1,794,099
Allstate Corp. (The) 2,703 266,786
Ally Financial, Inc. 48,236 1,275,842
American Express Co. 4,130 439,804
American Financial Group, Inc. 4,261 472,843
American Homes 4 Rent R 27,175 594,860
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 15,677 2,314,866
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. R 12,481 127,681
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A R 11,408 503,435
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. R 19,401 339,324
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-10
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Assurant, Inc. 8,712 $940,460
Athene Holding, Ltd. Class A 13,500 697,410
Aviva PLC (United Kingdom) 202,008 1,289,482
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. 4,925 284,222
BB&T Corp. 345 16,746
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B 52 11,134
BGC Partners, Inc. Class A 33,066 390,840
Brandywine Realty Trust R 22,440 352,757
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. R 42,478 743,790
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 9,157 1,208,266
Camden Property Trust R 856 80,096
Capital One Financial Corp. 25,021 2,375,244
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A 20,561 906,740
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 166,000 1,246,342
Chimera Investment Corp. R 3,149 57,091
CIT Group, Inc. 25,578 1,320,081
Citigroup, Inc. 148,695 10,667,379
CME Group, Inc. 1,062 180,763
CoreLogic, Inc. 6,248 308,714
Corporate Office Properties Trust R 1,194 35,617
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) 26,600 161,869
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) 1,623 217,542
Discover Financial Services 27,138 2,074,700
DNB ASA (Norway) 48,203 1,013,688
Douglas Emmett, Inc. R 8,643 326,014
Duke Realty Corp. R 27,332 775,408
E*Trade Financial Corp. 49,459 2,591,157
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 14,645 243,253
EPR Properties R 1,099 75,183
Equity Commonwealth R 788 25,287
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. R 4,129 398,242
Equity Residential Trust R 27,015 1,790,014
Fifth Third Bancorp 70,293 1,962,581
First Hawaiian, Inc. 12,308 334,285
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. R 12,876 453,880
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 9,376 2,102,474
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 38,100 1,035,165
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 34,837 1,740,457
HCP, Inc. R 41,047 1,080,357
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) 65,000 326,873
Highwoods Properties, Inc. R 10,603 501,098
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 7,700 220,425
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) 26,400 230,591
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. R 11,783 385,540
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 403 30,181
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 3,900 562,848
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-11
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 129,602 $14,624,290
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 54,000 183,223
Legal & General Group PLC (United Kingdom) 367,129 1,255,294
Liberty Property Trust R 11,565 488,622
Life Storage, Inc. R 3,537 336,581
Lincoln National Corp. 17,862 1,208,543
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom) 329,625 254,771
Loews Corp. 28,646 1,438,889
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom) 5,007 299,437
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia) 14,405 1,313,682
MetLife, Inc. 49,170 2,297,222
MFA Financial, Inc. R 4,019 29,540
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 758,900 1,324,242
Morgan Stanley 78,819 3,670,601
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany) 2,526 559,651
New Residential Investment Corp. R 29,259 521,396
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 9,500 191,865
Northern Trust Corp. 8,453 863,305
Old Republic International Corp. 3,950 88,401
ORIX Corp. (Japan) 77,800 1,261,677
Outfront Media, Inc. R 11,894 237,285
Paramount Group, Inc. R 18,742 282,817
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R 23,228 762,343
Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland) 1,323 1,054,418
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom) 36,636 1,129,883
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 1,693 32,048
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 2,700 367,713
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico) 6,003 307,654
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 15,076 883,303
Prudential Financial, Inc. 26,969 2,732,499
Rayonier, Inc. R 8,473 286,472
Regions Financial Corp. 146,884 2,695,321
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 433 62,594
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. 2,980 398,068
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 200,400 1,126,164
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. 25,278 506,571
Scentre Group (Australia) R 79,465 228,263
Schroders PLC (United Kingdom) 2,738 110,507
Senior Housing Properties Trust R 16,228 284,964
SL Green Realty Corp. R 10,620 1,035,769
Spirit MTA REIT R 602 6,935
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. R 91,097 734,242
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. R 24,761 532,856
Stockland (Units) (Australia) R 24,983 75,017
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 36,300 1,465,614
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 8,800 362,273
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-12
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Sun Communities, Inc. R 4,419 $448,705
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 27,000 393,360
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2,206 147,339
Swedbank AB Class A (Sweden) 47,676 1,181,017
Swire Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 28,400 107,613
Synovus Financial Corp. 8,336 381,705
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) 1,227 159,154
Two Harbors Investment Corp. R 3,009 44,924
U.S. Bancorp 53,067 2,802,468
UDR, Inc. R 2,089 84,458
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. (Singapore) 32,900 652,053
Vornado Realty Trust R 13,289 970,097
WP Carey, Inc. R 3,552 228,429
111,646,356
Health care (7.1%)
AbbVie, Inc. 25,151 2,378,782
ABIOMED, Inc. 6,385 2,871,654
Akorn, Inc. 2,338 30,347
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan) 15,500 414,844
Allergan PLC 4,128 786,301
Amgen, Inc. 20,806 4,312,876
Anthem, Inc. 19,279 5,283,410
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 76,700 1,338,376
Baxter International, Inc. 37,110 2,860,810
Biogen, Inc. 4,321 1,526,653
Boston Scientific Corp. 71,268 2,743,818
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 69,076 4,288,238
Celgene Corp. 12,908 1,155,137
Centene Corp. 14,294 2,069,485
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 6,141 826,210
Cigna Corp. 17,123 3,565,865
Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark) 710 72,633
Concordia International Corp. (Canada) 70 1,410
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 32,115 1,212,020
Eli Lilly & Co. 44,008 4,722,499
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA (Germany) 12,220 1,257,262
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 31,413 2,425,398
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom) 91,986 1,843,458
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 3,529 333,138
Humana, Inc. 11,118 3,763,665
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 45 25,830
Ipsen SA (France) 2,043 343,602
Johnson & Johnson 45,598 6,300,276
Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands) 2,160 98,434
McKesson Corp. 19,309 2,561,339
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan) 12,500 260,928
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-13
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Health care cont.
Merck & Co., Inc. 69,813 $4,952,534
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 26 15,833
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 29,188 2,521,977
PerkinElmer, Inc. 410 39,881
Pfizer, Inc. 67,892 2,992,001
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) 9,651 2,349,023
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 17,800 1,163,421
Siemens Healthineers AG (Germany) 5,723 251,765
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 500 61,144
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 162 39,541
UCB SA (Belgium) 9,123 820,158
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 722 192,081
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 6,872 1,324,509
Waters Corp. 1,853 360,742
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 5,286 1,694,110
Zoetis, Inc. 18,473 1,691,388
82,144,806
Technology (11.7%)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 36,190 2,552,843
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 17,423 21,030,955
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (Spain) 14,913 1,386,062
Amdocs, Ltd. 15,280 1,008,175
Apple, Inc. 53,453 12,066,480
Applied Materials, Inc. 33,684 1,301,887
Avaya Holdings Corp. 1,699 37,616
Black Knight, Inc. 10,073 523,292
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan) 7,900 156,073
CA, Inc. 26,226 1,157,878
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 23,749 1,076,305
Capgemini SE (France) 6,074 764,756
CDK Global, Inc. 1,502 93,965
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) 3,350 394,195
Cisco Systems, Inc. 231,158 11,245,836
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A 39,527 3,049,509
Corning, Inc. 1,411 49,808
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V 18,912 1,836,734
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) 6,483 923,892
eBay, Inc. 9,861 325,610
F5 Networks, Inc. 11,416 2,276,579
Facebook, Inc. Class A 34,536 5,679,790
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 17,142 1,869,678
Fiserv, Inc. 2,342 192,934
Fortinet, Inc. 31,195 2,878,363
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan) 400 28,511
Genpact, Ltd. 1,240 37,956
Harris Corp. 1,253 212,020
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-14
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
Hoya Corp. (Japan) 22,000 $1,307,391
HP, Inc. 112,801 2,906,882
IBM Corp. 26,369 3,987,256
Intuit, Inc. 21,713 4,937,536
Jabil, Inc. 13,011 352,338
Keysight Technologies, Inc. 13,260 878,873
KLA-Tencor Corp. 18,746 1,906,656
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 7,762 536,820
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 2,350 132,517
Microsoft Corp. 69,672 7,968,387
MSCI, Inc. 5,435 964,223
NetApp, Inc. 41,010 3,522,349
Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan) 11,600 151,657
NTT Data Corp. (Japan) 78,500 1,087,120
Nuance Communications, Inc. 41,280 714,970
nVent Electric PLC (United Kingdom) 15,580 423,153
NVIDIA Corp. 37,366 10,500,593
Oracle Corp. 136,268 7,025,978
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 12,649 2,849,314
Red Hat, Inc. 18,400 2,507,552
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 10,423 1,954,521
Synopsys, Inc. 13,444 1,325,713
Texas Instruments, Inc. 22,384 2,401,579
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 4,145 732,960
135,234,040
Transportation (1.0%)
Aena SME SA (Spain) 5,571 967,372
Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan) 6,100 1,270,643
Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama) 3,763 300,438
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 65,966 3,814,814
easyJet PLC (United Kingdom) 42,843 734,124
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 13,677 1,005,670
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Spain) 128,814 1,107,468
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan) 12,200 438,657
Kansas City Southern 13,017 1,474,566
Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan) 8,200 249,787
Norfolk Southern Corp. 1,756 316,958
11,680,497
Utilities and power (1.9%)
AES Corp. 67,060 938,840
Ameren Corp. 18,462 1,167,168
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 18,230 1,292,142
Atmos Energy Corp. 5,018 471,240
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 43,164 1,193,485
CLP Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 90,500 1,059,991
CMS Energy Corp. 27,436 1,344,364
Duke Energy Corp. 3,273 261,905
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-15
COMMON STOCKS (54.0%)* cont. Shares Value
Utilities and power cont.
Endesa SA (Spain) 16,689 $360,741
Enel SpA (Italy) 231,772 1,187,724
ENGIE SA (France) 24,110 354,668
Eni SpA (Italy) 76,925 1,454,770
Entergy Corp. 29,081 2,359,342
Evergy, Inc. 11,123 610,875
Exelon Corp. 4,068 177,609
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 160,865 2,852,136
NRG Energy, Inc. 53,100 1,985,940
OGE Energy Corp. 19,734 716,739
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 8,952 708,819
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. (Rights) 980 676
UGI Corp. 20,468 1,135,498
21,634,672
Total common stocks (cost $561,009,371) $622,335,030
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* Principal amount Value
Basic materials (0.7%)
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 8/15/23 $90,000 $96,300
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.95%, 1/15/21 30,000 30,488
American Woodmark Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 3/15/26 85,000 80,963
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 6/1/25 (France) 10,000 10,850
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 10/15/39 (France) 90,000 104,612
Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/25 85,000 78,306
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 10/1/23 80,000 82,800
Big River Steel, LLC/BRS Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.25%, 9/1/25 95,000 100,344
BMC East, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 120,000 115,950
Boise Cascade Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 115,000 117,266
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 305,000 293,181
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. notes 5.50%, 4/15/24 390,000 383,663
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 4/15/25 185,000 180,357
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 (Germany) 40,000 42,005
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/15/22 (Germany) 183,000 186,338
Cemex SAB de CV 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.125%, 5/5/25 (Mexico) 200,000 206,672
CF Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 6/1/43 80,000 70,800
CF Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.50%, 12/1/26 455,000 451,948
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 40,000 38,572
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 5/15/25 50,000 53,025
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 5/15/23 20,000 20,892
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/1/25 35,000 34,038
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 7/15/24 120,000 111,150
Cornerstone Chemical Co. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 8/15/24 65,000 65,096
CPG Merger Sub, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 10/1/21 12,000 12,135
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-16
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/1/26 $45,000 $42,975
Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.50%, 10/1/24 145,000 141,913
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. sr. unsec. notes 3.625%, 1/15/21 50,000 50,505
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 4/1/25 (Canada) 220,000 208,725
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 1/15/25 75,000 71,625
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/23 (Indonesia) 90,000 95,850
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 3/15/43 (Indonesia) 45,000 40,950
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 240,000 236,100
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 4/29/24 179,000 180,097
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 4/16/25 82,000 78,758
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 7/15/26 70,000 69,125
HudBay Minerals, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 70,000 72,275
Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/15/20 29,000 29,508
Ingevity Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 135,000 128,716
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.45%, 9/26/28 205,000 206,821
International Paper Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 2/15/27 160,000 146,899
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. 144A sr. notes 11.00%, 5/15/22 30,000 32,625
Kraton Polymers, LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 4/15/25 110,000 113,025
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 9/15/24 150,000 149,625
Mercer International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 12/1/22 (Canada) 5,000 5,225
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/24 (Canada) 65,000 66,469
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 45,000 44,100
Methanex Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/15/19 (Canada) 5,000 4,968
New Gold, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 11/15/22 (Canada) 20,000 17,450
New Gold, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/25 (Canada) 25,000 20,875
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/27 (Canada) 72,000 67,050
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.875%, 9/30/26 195,000 190,515
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 8/15/24 35,000 35,831
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 1/15/45 (Canada) 20,000 20,688
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 4.125%, 3/15/35 (Canada) 330,000 302,005
Packaging Corp. of America sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23 45,000 46,275
Pisces Midco, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8.00%, 4/15/26 85,000 85,638
Platform Specialty Products Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/22 25,000 25,438
PQ Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/25 115,000 114,138
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/27 150,000 142,745
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/1/22 110,000 106,681
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 11/20/25 (Ireland) 40,000 47,100
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 12/15/26 120,000 119,400
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.125%, 9/15/25 20,000 19,050
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-17
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 $25,000 $25,525
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 4/15/23 3,000 3,044
Teck Resources, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.75%, 2/1/23 (Canada) 20,000 19,600
Teck Resources, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 5,000 5,475
TMS International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 8/15/25 95,000 95,713
TopBuild Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/26 100,000 97,750
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/1/25 (Luxembourg) 105,000 100,931
Tronox Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 10/1/25 (United Kingdom) 30,000 27,750
Tronox, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/15/26 75,000 72,188
U.S. Concrete, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 6/1/24 130,000 131,521
Univar USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 7/15/23 35,000 36,269
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/27 125,000 126,376
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 3/1/25 25,000 25,469
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 11/15/47 328,000 291,378
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 8/15/26 352,000 331,038
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.20%, 1/15/30 105,000 136,354
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.95%, 2/15/31 38,000 49,065
Weyerhaeuser Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.375%, 3/15/32 R 65,000 82,210
WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/24 70,000 73,675
Zekelman Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.875%, 6/15/23 35,000 38,019
8,314,859
Capital goods (0.5%)
Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 10/1/27 140,000 132,125
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 11/15/19 17,000 17,680
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/15/23 (Canada) 10,000 10,340
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty notes 5.50%, 5/15/22 10,000 10,164
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty unsub. notes 5.125%, 7/15/23 25,000 25,125
Berry Global, Inc. 144A notes 4.50%, 2/15/26 30,000 28,500
Boeing Capital Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 10/27/19 50,000 50,870
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 12/1/21 (Canada) 30,000 33,000
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 12/1/24 (Canada) 190,000 200,213
Briggs & Stratton Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/20 45,000 47,588
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 7.375%, 12/15/26 35,000 38,063
Deere & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 6/8/22 90,000 87,801
Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 7/15/22 88,000 88,550
General Dynamics Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 11/15/42 40,000 37,667
General Dynamics Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 11/15/22 30,000 28,673
GFL Environmental, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/1/23 (Canada) 45,000 42,244
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/22 120,000 123,300
Honeywell International, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.812%, 11/21/47 35,000 33,277
Honeywell International, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.25%, 3/1/21 30,000 30,822
Hulk Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 6/1/26 (Canada) 150,000 144,938
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-18
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Capital goods cont.
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 7/2/64 $70,000 $66,628
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/47 255,000 244,589
L3 Technologies, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.85%, 12/15/26 60,000 57,721
MasTec, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/15/23 70,000 69,475
Northrop Grumman Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 1/15/28 465,000 437,250
Oshkosh Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 3/1/25 165,000 169,950
Oshkosh Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 5/15/28 340,000 336,308
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 4/15/27 35,000 35,875
Raytheon Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 10/15/40 30,000 33,418
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/25 65,000 61,913
Republic Services, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 5/15/28 335,000 332,984
Stevens Holding Co, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 10/1/26 135,000 137,194
Tennant Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 5/1/25 60,000 60,750
Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 12/15/24 59,000 55,386
Titan Acquisition, Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower, LLC. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 4/15/26 (Canada) 120,000 104,100
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.50%, 5/15/25 20,000 20,375
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 6/15/26 105,000 106,050
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/15/24 78,000 79,911
Trident Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 70,000 66,325
United Technologies Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.90%, 5/4/20 1,132,000 1,108,988
Vertiv Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 10/15/24 80,000 83,200
Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 12.00%, 2/15/22 ‡‡ 30,000 30,675
Wabash National Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 10/1/25 130,000 124,150
Waste Management, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 6/30/20 115,000 118,034
Wrangler Buyer Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 10/1/25 130,000 124,800
5,276,989
Communication services (1.0%)
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.125%, 1/15/27 R 430,000 391,243
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.55%, 7/15/27 R 135,000 126,152
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.375%, 10/15/26 R 214,000 199,311
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/46 102,000 93,191
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 5/15/25 103,000 98,063
AT&T, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.10%, 2/15/28 930,000 902,869
Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.00%, 4/15/20 4,000 4,215
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 5/1/26 235,000 232,356
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 4/1/24 190,000 193,088
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/15/26 110,000 110,275
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 5/1/23 20,000 20,031
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 129,000 129,028
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 105,000 105,656
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 6.484%, 10/23/45 252,000 270,895
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-19
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services cont.
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.908%, 7/23/25 $67,000 $68,033
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.375%, 5/1/47 199,000 188,554
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.049%, 11/1/52 53,000 46,999
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.999%, 11/1/49 21,000 18,689
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.969%, 11/1/47 157,000 140,123
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.35%, 1/15/27 460,000 404,762
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/35 16,000 19,307
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.375%, 2/15/25 310,000 300,080
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 3/1/26 160,000 151,054
CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 6/15/25 155,000 159,650
CommScope Technologies, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 110,000 105,875
Cox Communications, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.50%, 8/15/27 120,000 112,733
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/28 R 265,000 251,316
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.65%, 9/1/27 R 268,000 251,797
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/22 R 17,000 17,503
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 7/15/23 R 170,000 163,825
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.45%, 2/15/26 R 5,000 5,027
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/15/26 R 125,000 119,128
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/24 313,000 305,958
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 57,000 59,993
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.75%, 6/15/30 (Netherlands) 50,000 67,148
Digicel, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 3/1/23 (Jamaica) 220,000 183,700
DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 170,000 152,363
Equinix, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 R 65,000 65,000
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 11.00%, 9/15/25 25,000 19,493
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 9/15/22 60,000 53,400
Frontier Communications Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.50%, 4/1/26 115,000 108,675
Intelsat Connect Finance SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.50%, 2/15/23 (Luxembourg) 225,000 223,875
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 7/15/25 (Bermuda) 165,000 174,694
Koninklijke KPN NV sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.375%, 10/1/30 (Netherlands) 20,000 25,783
Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 2/1/23 115,000 116,305
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.15%, 4/30/20 375,000 386,732
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 4/1/21 726,000 743,804
Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/23 (Canada) 35,000 36,050
Rogers Communications, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 8.75%, 5/1/32 (Canada) 55,000 72,786
Sprint Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 11/15/28 400,000 402,000
Sprint Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 8/15/20 12,000 12,540
Sprint Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.00%, 11/15/18 7,000 7,043
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.875%, 9/15/23 58,000 62,568
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.25%, 9/15/21 74,000 78,255
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 230,000 238,625
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-20
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services cont.
Sprint Spectrum Co., LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II, LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 3.36%, 9/20/21 $180,000 $179,325
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 3/1/25 200,000 208,360
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 3/1/23 10,000 10,280
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/27 220,000 219,175
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 4/15/22 15,000 14,934
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 2/1/28 75,000 70,594
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 30,000 28,631
TCI Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 2/15/28 50,000 60,344
Telefonica Emisiones SAU company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.895%, 3/6/48 (Spain) 630,000 586,771
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.40%, 11/1/34 115,000 112,146
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.125%, 3/16/27 570,000 572,599
Videotron, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 7/15/22 (Canada) 45,000 46,125
Videotron, Ltd./Videotron Ltee. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/15/27 (Canada) 290,000 284,200
Vodafone Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/30/28 (United Kingdom) 260,000 256,159
Windstream Services, LLC/Windstream Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 9.00%, 6/30/25 37,000 28,583
11,675,844
Conglomerates (0.1%)
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 3/16/20 (Netherlands) 1,445,000 1,424,942
1,424,942
Consumer cyclicals (1.2%)
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 11/15/46 122,000 130,626
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 12/1/45 220,000 336,920
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 9/15/22 75,000 73,842
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 7/26/27 (Canada) 105,000 98,563
Amazon.com, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/22/27 440,000 421,589
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 5/15/27 65,000 62,238
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/26 70,000 67,025
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 2/15/22 2,000 2,015
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/15/25 15,000 14,363
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/26 25,000 25,063
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/23 45,000 45,844
Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 2/1/20 129,000 132,229
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 8/14/28 370,000 369,764
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 8/13/21 90,000 89,961
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.00%, 4/11/21 415,000 402,108
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/15/26 40,000 40,300
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 5/15/23 10,000 10,505
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 4/1/26 80,000 82,300
Boyne USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 7.25%, 5/1/25 35,000 37,013
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-21
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 7/1/22 (Canada) $22,000 $22,103
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 6/1/26 80,000 81,600
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.90%, 1/15/27 211,000 188,784
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 1/15/45 177,000 167,195
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/26 16,000 15,681
CBS Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 11/1/24 160,000 153,757
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.875%, 6/1/23 79,000 77,716
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.625%, 3/15/20 22,000 22,110
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/22 54,000 54,945
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 9/15/25 175,000 165,813
CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 10/15/25 110,000 104,775
Delta Merger Sub., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 9/15/26 15,000 15,188
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7.75%, 9/1/23 75,000 76,875
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.75%, 9/1/24 15,000 14,606
Dollar General Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/23 85,000 82,987
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.70%, 11/1/26 375,000 347,129
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/1/27 25,000 23,947
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 8/1/23 10,000 10,525
Ford Motor Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.346%, 12/8/26 448,000 421,632
Gartner, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/1/25 50,000 50,346
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/6/26 512,000 481,104
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 7/13/25 37,000 35,988
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/25 30,000 29,020
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/25 75,000 76,125
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 130,000 132,016
Gray Television, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/26 35,000 34,694
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 7/25/22 (Canada) CAD 20,000 15,858
Hanesbrands, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 5/15/24 $25,000 24,297
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/1/27 480,000 473,151
Home Depot, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 6/1/22 110,000 107,773
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/15/25 175,000 173,250
Hyatt Hotels Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.85%, 3/15/26 130,000 134,138
iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9.00%, 12/15/19 (In default) 13,000 9,783
IHS Markit, Ltd. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 8/1/28 (United Kingdom) 185,000 185,231
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty notes 4.75%, 2/15/25 (United Kingdom) 495,000 502,425
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 3/1/26 (United Kingdom) 20,000 19,200
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.65%, 10/1/28 960,000 961,435
Iron Mountain US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 R 40,000 37,600
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 3/15/28 R 35,000 32,463
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-22
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 9/15/27 R $120,000 $110,100
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 10.25%, 11/15/22 120,000 132,024
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 150,000 155,250
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 144A notes 7.875%, 2/1/24 20,000 21,228
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/27 40,000 36,450
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/25 45,000 41,513
Lear Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 9/15/27 517,000 479,981
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 90,000 93,713
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/15/22 27,000 27,116
Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 11/1/24 55,000 56,375
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/24 40,000 39,200
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 3/15/26 80,000 80,800
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/23 (Canada) 75,000 75,750
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 10/1/25 (Canada) 55,000 53,196
Meredith Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/26 120,000 123,000
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/1/20 30,000 31,538
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.625%, 2/1/19 10,000 10,150
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 12/15/21 30,000 31,688
Navistar International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 185,000 192,400
Neiman Marcus Group, LLC (The) company guaranty sr. notes 7.125%, 6/1/28 20,000 16,300
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.75%, 10/15/21 16,458 10,852
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 10/15/21 10,000 6,569
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 120,000 117,450
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The) 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/1/25 (Luxembourg) 55,000 53,900
Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 4/15/22 155,000 151,125
Omnicom Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 4/15/26 195,000 185,204
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 3/15/25 95,000 95,950
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 1/15/27 40,000 38,588
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 10/1/22 18,000 18,338
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.50%, 5/15/26 150,000 145,830
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 12/1/24 15,000 14,700
PetSmart, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 3/15/23 25,000 17,969
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 6/15/32 42,000 45,203
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 3/1/26 75,000 74,625
QVC, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 4.85%, 4/1/24 30,000 29,690
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 5/15/26 95,000 95,351
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 6.125%, 8/15/21 105,000 104,738
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-23
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.40%, 2/15/26 $65,000 $66,680
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.95%, 1/22/27 210,000 194,547
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.375%, 4/15/23 75,000 75,464
Scientific Games International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 12/1/22 245,000 259,394
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 150,000 146,813
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.00%, 7/15/24 22,000 22,825
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 8/1/27 510,000 489,600
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 4/15/27 100,000 99,000
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 7/31/24 100,000 97,500
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 7/15/25 10,000 10,100
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 12/15/24 10,000 10,200
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/24 45,000 44,944
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/15/27 435,000 409,444
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 1/15/28 5,000 4,619
SugarHouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz LP/SugarHouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.875%, 5/15/25 55,000 51,959
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/27 370,000 353,928
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.95%, 7/15/26 100,000 90,677
Townsquare Media, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/1/23 5,000 4,625
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 6/15/24 40,000 39,700
Tribune Media Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/22 10,000 10,175
Univision Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.125%, 2/15/25 50,000 46,750
Viacom, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/1/21 50,000 50,864
Walt Disney Co. (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.75%, 8/16/21 20,000 19,769
Weekley Homes, LLC/Weekley Finance Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 2/1/23 29,000 28,058
Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 7/15/25 130,000 125,450
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 35,000 35,000
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 25,000 24,813
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/26 35,000 34,344
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.75%, 4/1/27 22,000 20,735
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 65,000 64,350
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.25%, 5/15/27 160,000 148,600
14,100,314
Consumer staples (0.7%)
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 (Canada) 90,000 86,175
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.625%, 1/15/22 (Canada) 10,000 10,013
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.25%, 5/15/24 (Canada) 105,000 99,488
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 8/6/19 3,000 3,160
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/31/24 274,000 276,983
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-24
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer staples cont.
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 1/14/20 $665,000 $661,196
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.90%, 2/1/46 838,000 847,487
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.65%, 2/1/26 790,000 767,640
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 2/1/21 566,000 557,782
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 7/15/22 65,000 62,760
Ascend Learning, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 8/1/25 95,000 95,950
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A notes 4.375%, 8/15/27 785,000 745,750
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 7/15/25 140,000 143,903
CEC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 2/15/22 95,000 85,975
Coca-Cola Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.25%, 9/1/26 60,000 54,471
CVS Pass-Through Trust sr. notes 6.036%, 12/10/28 12,477 13,234
CVS Pass-Through Trust 144A sr. mtge. notes 4.704%, 1/10/36 30,261 29,793
Dean Foods Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 3/15/23 85,000 79,794
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/45 105,000 98,808
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 10/15/37 55,000 68,879
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/42 63,000 68,876
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.85%, 11/15/24 94,000 93,272
Fresh Market, Inc. (The) 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.75%, 5/1/23 45,000 33,525
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.75%, 10/1/25 115,000 120,552
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/15/24 125,000 126,798
Itron, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 1/15/26 115,000 110,400
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 80,000 79,700
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 6/1/24 35,000 34,716
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 6/1/27 35,000 33,644
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.375%, 6/1/46 195,000 172,224
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.82%), 3.161%, 8/10/22 420,000 422,125
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/1/26 384,000 376,320
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/1/24 10,000 9,775
Maple Escrow Subsidiary, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.597%, 5/25/28 834,000 837,272
Match Group, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 12/15/27 75,000 74,633
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 4/15/28 65,000 61,100
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.875%, 11/15/28 65,000 64,756
Newell Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 4/1/26 265,000 252,044
PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 10/6/46 45,000 40,577
Rite Aid Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 4/1/23 130,000 116,513
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/26 25,000 23,724
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.30%, 11/18/21 75,000 74,529
8,016,316
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-25
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy (1.5%)
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 12/15/24 $200,000 $190,000
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 6/1/23 40,000 40,950
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 11/1/21 38,000 38,486
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.125%, 12/1/22 38,000 38,589
Apache Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/22 41,000 40,359
Apergy Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/1/26 125,000 128,438
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 4/1/22 40,000 45,000
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 11/1/26 35,000 34,869
Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 45,000 42,975
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.119%, 5/4/26 (United Kingdom) 100,000 95,183
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.279%, 9/19/27 (United Kingdom) 410,000 392,189
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.315%, 2/13/20 (United Kingdom) 70,000 69,378
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.366%, 9/19/19 (United Kingdom) 210,000 207,820
California Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/20 35,000 33,425
California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 12/15/22 37,000 35,335
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.875%, 3/31/25 310,000 325,887
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.125%, 6/30/27 100,000 100,375
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 6/15/27 20,000 20,400
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 1/15/25 230,000 237,188
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/15/23 10,000 9,738
Chevron Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.561%, 5/16/19 470,000 467,066
Comstock Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 8/15/26 105,000 104,769
Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.75%, 10/1/27 444,000 423,797
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.90%, 6/1/44 95,000 93,809
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.80%, 6/1/24 45,000 44,130
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 9/15/22 8,000 8,116
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 4/15/23 25,000 25,440
Covey Park Energy, LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 5/15/25 110,000 111,513
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/15/25 75,000 73,125
DCP Midstream Operating LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 7/15/25 40,000 40,750
DCP Midstream Operating LP 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.75%, 9/15/37 55,000 58,850
Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 8/15/21 25,000 24,375
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.00%, 5/15/21 84,000 90,825
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A notes 7.50%, 2/15/24 40,000 41,200
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/31/25 85,000 86,700
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/1/24 20,000 20,025
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/30/28 115,000 115,000
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/30/26 45,000 45,000
Energy Transfer Partners LP jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. B, 6.625%, perpetual maturity 575,000 550,563
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-26
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 12/15/45 $35,000 $37,333
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 2/1/42 35,000 38,657
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.20%, 2/1/22 30,000 31,158
Ensco PLC sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 2/1/26 (United Kingdom) 55,000 54,588
EOG Resources, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 3/15/23 340,000 327,636
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.375%, 5/1/20 58,000 57,058
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.375%, 5/1/24 66,000 54,450
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 2/15/25 40,000 30,600
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8.00%, 11/29/24 105,000 105,788
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.75%, 5/15/26 80,000 81,900
EQT Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.90%, 10/1/27 320,000 299,844
Equinor ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.10%, 8/17/40 (Norway) 30,000 33,950
Exxon Mobil Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.222%, 3/1/21 1,250,000 1,225,162
Hess Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.30%, 8/15/31 25,000 28,875
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP/Hess Infrastructure Partners Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 2/15/26 165,000 166,650
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/24 110,000 112,475
Indigo Natural Resources, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/26 130,000 125,775
Jagged Peak Energy, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/1/26 105,000 104,475
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 3/31/24 (Canada) 10,000 9,125
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 1/30/23 (Canada) 15,000 13,650
MEG Energy Corp. 144A notes 6.50%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 75,000 74,250
Motiva Enterprises, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 1/15/20 30,000 30,702
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/1/25 120,000 115,040
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/23 15,000 14,735
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/30/22 20,000 20,875
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/1/26 140,000 145,075
Noble Holding International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 1/15/24 45,000 44,663
Noble Holding International, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 2/1/26 30,000 31,125
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 1/15/23 10,000 10,225
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/22 119,000 121,080
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 5/1/26 80,000 81,400
Occidental Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.40%, 4/15/46 270,000 274,647
Pertamina Persero PT 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 5/20/23 (Indonesia) 200,000 198,411
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.375%, 1/17/27 (Brazil) 1,111,000 1,125,054
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.25%, 3/17/44 (Brazil) 210,000 199,500
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 3/17/24 (Brazil) 1,291,000 1,295,841
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 1/17/22 (Brazil) 155,000 160,038
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.999%, 1/27/28 (Brazil) 133,000 122,194
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-27
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.299%, 1/27/25 (Brazil) $42,000 $39,060
Petroleos de Venezuela SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/12/27 (Venezuela) (In default) 11,000 2,382
Petroleos de Venezuela SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 11/15/26 (Venezuela) (In default) 115,000 24,725
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/13/27 (Mexico) 1,581,000 1,612,211
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 1/21/21 (Mexico) 220,000 227,113
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 1/23/26 (Mexico) 394,000 368,390
Precision Drilling Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 65,000 66,788
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 3/15/23 25,000 24,500
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/1/21 60,000 61,725
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23 8,000 8,109
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 11/15/23 10,000 9,725
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. bonds 4.20%, 3/15/28 235,000 227,967
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.75%, 5/15/24 100,000 107,347
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 83,000 85,257
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 9/15/24 115,000 117,300
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 12/15/21 25,000 25,350
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/30/25 (Canada) 55,000 52,938
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 6.75%, 5/1/23 (Canada) 30,000 31,013
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. escrow sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 7/15/22 F 20,000 2
Seventy Seven Operating, LLC escrow company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 11/15/19 F 14,000 1
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 5/10/26 (Netherlands) 385,000 365,646
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.125%, 5/11/20 (Netherlands) 40,000 39,446
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 35,000 36,181
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/24 15,000 14,606
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 9/15/26 30,000 31,163
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 11/15/22 30,000 30,900
Spectra Energy Partners LP sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 10/15/26 175,000 164,780
Statoil ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.90%, 11/8/20 (Norway) 252,000 250,577
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 1/15/28 60,000 60,525
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 2/1/27 20,000 20,000
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 1/15/28 330,000 320,925
Total Capital International SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/19/21 (France) 245,000 242,449
Transcanada Trust company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.30%, 3/15/77 (Canada) 300,000 285,375
Transocean Pontus, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.125%, 8/1/25 (Cayman Islands) 40,000 40,600
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-28
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 2/15/25 (Canada) $150,000 $148,500
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 4/1/26 75,000 77,438
Vermilion Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/25 (Canada) 50,000 49,688
Weatherford International, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.875%, 3/1/25 35,000 33,775
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.875%, 2/15/24 115,000 112,700
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.25%, 6/15/23 15,000 14,175
Whiting Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/26 70,000 72,800
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.75%, 3/15/32 85,000 113,259
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.30%, 3/4/24 285,000 286,643
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.60%, 3/15/22 165,000 163,926
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 65,000 73,775
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 6/1/26 65,000 65,813
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.00%, 1/15/22 17,000 17,616
17,780,825
Financials (4.0%)
AIG Global Funding 144A sr. notes 2.15%, 7/2/20 225,000 220,648
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 3/1/21 170,000 166,056
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.625%, 10/1/28 610,000 601,180
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 4/1/27 270,000 249,332
Alliance Data Systems Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/1/22 20,000 20,150
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 20,000 20,700
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 11/1/31 559,000 677,089
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.00%, 3/15/20 7,000 7,420
Ally Financial, Inc. sub. unsec. notes 5.75%, 11/20/25 220,000 227,150
Ally Financial, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 12/31/18 7,000 7,070
American Express Co. sr. unsec. bonds 8.125%, 5/20/19 379,000 391,711
American International Group, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRB 8.175%, 5/15/58 99,000 124,245
ANZ New Zealand Int’l, Ltd./London 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.875%, 1/25/22 (United Kingdom) 415,000 402,894
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. sr. unsec. notes Ser. MTN, 2.125%, 8/19/20 (Australia) 365,000 357,869
Banco Santander SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.379%, 4/12/28 (Spain) 600,000 569,159
Banco Santander SA unsec. sub. notes 5.179%, 11/19/25 (Spain) 200,000 200,737
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. AA, 6.10%, perpetual maturity 81,000 84,848
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. Z, 6.50%, perpetual maturity 10,000 10,795
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN, 3.248%, 10/21/27 942,000 873,741
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB Ser. MTN, 3.824%, 1/20/28 440,000 428,173
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN 3.004%, 12/20/23 596,000 578,379
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 2.151%, 11/9/20 110,000 107,644
Bank of America Corp. unsec. sub. notes 6.11%, 1/29/37 305,000 351,472
Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. D, 3.10%, 4/13/21 (Canada) 290,000 288,842
Bank of Montreal unsec. sub. FRN 3.803%, 12/15/32 (Canada) 50,000 46,717
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.70%, 3/7/22 (Canada) 500,000 487,492
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-29
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.35%, 10/21/20 (Canada) $140,000 $137,536
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.45%, 3/22/21 (Canada) 250,000 244,807
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.20%, 7/20/20 (France) 470,000 459,076
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 5/15/43 26,000 26,124
BGC Partners, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 5/27/21 105,000 107,471
BPCE SA 144A unsec. sub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 (France) 535,000 523,227
Camden Property Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 6/15/23 R 45,000 47,098
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. bonds 7.875%, 10/15/19 55,000 57,113
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/17/22 85,000 90,029
Capital One Financial Corp. unsec. sub. notes 4.20%, 10/29/25 35,000 34,202
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 3/15/25 38,000 39,490
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/1/26 57,000 58,126
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 210,000 213,938
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 3/7/25 205,000 209,100
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 8/15/22 12,000 12,240
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRB 3.668%, 7/24/28 385,000 364,970
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.65%, 10/26/20 335,000 330,645
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.887%, 1/10/28 830,000 805,797
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 5/18/46 482,000 470,156
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.45%, 9/29/27 235,000 232,285
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 3/9/26 45,000 45,298
Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 3/2/20 705,000 695,516
CNG Holdings, Inc. 144A sr. notes 9.375%, 5/15/20 90,000 88,200
CNO Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 5/30/25 65,000 66,463
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 9/19/27 (Australia) 390,000 364,469
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 3/10/20 (Australia) 660,000 651,554
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A unsec. notes 2.20%, 11/9/20 (Australia) 647,000 629,899
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN, 5.25%, 5/24/41 (Netherlands) 255,000 286,296
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.375%, 3/15/23 50,000 52,375
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 2/15/21 23,000 23,201
Credit Suisse Group AG 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.282%, 1/9/28 (Switzerland) 465,000 452,251
Danske Bank A/S 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.70%, 3/2/22 (Denmark) 430,000 412,187
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.45%, 7/15/28 R 440,000 439,638
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 10/1/20 R 240,000 240,228
DnB Bank ASA 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.125%, 10/2/20 (Norway) 200,000 194,782
Dresdner Funding Trust I 144A jr. unsec. sub. notes 8.151%, 6/30/31 105,000 129,544
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 5/1/25 R 35,000 33,863
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.85%, 4/17/28 (Canada) 820,000 808,437
Fairfax US, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 8/13/24 35,000 35,496
Fifth Third Bancorp jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.10%, perpetual maturity 26,000 25,480
Five Corners Funding Trust 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.419%, 11/15/23 305,000 312,420
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 4/15/25 70,000 67,900
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 11/15/24 80,000 77,600
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.373%, 11/15/25 (Ireland) 418,000 397,924
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-30
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.342%, 11/15/20 (Ireland) $615,000 $599,546
goeasy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 11/1/22 (Canada) 50,000 52,063
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. FRB 4.223%, 5/1/29 1,015,000 1,000,138
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 1/26/27 1,425,000 1,382,521
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 12/27/20 1,176,000 1,157,119
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.55%, 10/23/19 180,000 179,187
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.30%, 12/13/19 381,000 377,657
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) unsec. sub. notes 6.75%, 10/1/37 46,000 55,257
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 4/15/22 40,000 41,833
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. notes 4.375%, 2/15/30 R 360,000 330,094
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 R 10,000 9,738
HUB International, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 5/1/26 100,000 100,131
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. unsec. notes 4.35%, 2/4/23 285,000 285,903
Huntington National Bank (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.375%, 3/10/20 250,000 247,406
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 2/1/24 35,000 35,831
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 2/1/22 95,000 97,375
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/20 10,000 10,182
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 2/1/22 14,000 14,175
ING Bank NV 144A unsec. sub. notes 5.80%, 9/25/23 (Netherlands) 219,000 230,582
International Lease Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 8/15/22 14,000 14,823
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 4/1/22 R 25,000 25,188
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 9/15/22 R 30,000 29,550
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. bonds 6.10%, perpetual maturity 40,000 41,400
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. Z, 5.30%, perpetual maturity 188,000 192,230
JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.964%, 11/15/48 1,810,000 1,653,274
JPMorgan Chase & Co. unsec. sub. bonds 3.625%, 12/1/27 815,000 768,636
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT, 3.086%, 4/26/21 510,000 508,564
KeyCorp sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 1.86%, 12/13/18 435,000 435,006
KKR Group Finance Co. III, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 6/1/44 40,000 39,715
KKR Group Finance Co., LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 9/29/20 100,000 105,299
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. bonds 7.80%, 3/15/37 79,000 92,430
LPL Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 9/15/25 90,000 87,863
Macquarie Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.85%, 7/29/20 (Australia) 80,000 79,111
Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 8/13/19 (Australia) 385,000 399,437
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.05%, 8/17/20 830,000 812,564
MetLife, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 2/8/21 101,000 104,189
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A notes 1.55%, 9/13/19 150,000 148,137
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A sr. notes 1.75%, 9/19/19 175,000 173,143
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/24 R 15,000 15,375
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 1/15/28 R 25,000 22,878
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-31
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
Mid-America Apartments LP sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 10/15/23 R $85,000 $85,960
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.535%, 7/26/21 (Japan) 490,000 489,358
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 1/22/47 320,000 310,973
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 1/20/27 934,000 896,895
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 1/27/20 375,000 372,597
National Australia Bank, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.69%), 3.017%, 12/9/19 (Australia) 255,000 256,585
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes 2.80%, 1/10/22 (Australia) 250,000 243,796
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes Ser. MTN, 2.125%, 5/22/20 (Australia) 680,000 668,483
National Australia Bank, Ltd./New York sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 1/12/21 (Australia) 605,000 591,939
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/1/21 65,000 65,078
Neuberger Berman Group, LLC/Neuberger Berman Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/45 55,000 51,352
Nordea Bank AB 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 9/17/20 (Finland) 450,000 443,081
Nordea Bank AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 5/27/21 (Finland) 210,000 203,126
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.976%, 2/15/25 140,000 135,974
PNC Bank NA sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.00%, 5/19/20 250,000 245,540
Protective Life Global Funding 144A notes 2.262%, 4/8/20 210,000 206,788
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 6/15/25 75,000 75,000
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.625%, 6/15/43 70,000 72,975
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.20%, 3/15/44 26,000 25,968
Regions Financial Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 8/14/22 225,000 216,505
Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.125%, 3/2/20 (Canada) 1,035,000 1,024,155
Royal Bank of Canada unsec. sub. notes Ser. GMTN, 4.65%, 1/27/26 (Canada) 85,000 86,936
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 4.892%, 5/18/29 (United Kingdom) 345,000 341,143
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.80%, 4/5/26 (United Kingdom) 200,000 200,115
Santander UK PLC 144A unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 11/7/23 (United Kingdom) 200,000 201,336
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB sr. unsec. notes 2.625%, 3/15/21 (Sweden) 361,000 353,943
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB sr. unsec. notes 2.30%, 3/11/20 (Sweden) 1,570,000 1,546,909
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 11/17/20 (Sweden) 200,000 196,310
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 3/15/26 40,000 39,800
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/25 70,000 69,825
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 5/15/22 115,000 118,594
Springleaf Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 12/15/19 20,000 20,275
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 3/15/25 R 80,000 76,609
Svenska Handelsbanken AB company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 1.95%, 9/8/20 (Sweden) 555,000 540,334
Swiss Re Treasury US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.25%, 12/6/42 70,000 68,125
TMX Finance, LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 11.125%, 4/1/23 85,000 85,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) unsec. sub. FRB 3.625%, 9/15/31 (Canada) 277,000 260,333
Travelport Corporate Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.00%, 3/15/26 (United Kingdom) 85,000 86,332
UBS AG/London 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 6/8/20 (United Kingdom) 815,000 800,251
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-32
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.253%, 3/23/28 (Switzerland) $201,000 $199,168
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 2/1/22 (Switzerland) 345,000 333,494
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 5/1/25 60,000 59,850
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.60%, 2/6/24 R 70,000 70,232
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/26 R 55,000 55,550
VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA 144A unsec. sub. bonds 6.95%, 10/17/22 (Russia) 200,000 195,000
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.125%, 7/15/26 25,000 26,188
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 7/15/23 75,000 78,469
Wells Fargo & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. U, 5.875%, perpetual maturity 80,000 84,000
Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.60%, 7/22/20 660,000 653,453
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/19/19 (Australia) 45,000 45,933
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.15%, 3/6/20 (Australia) 1,490,000 1,470,914
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 8/19/21 (Australia) 165,000 158,346
WeWork Cos, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 5/1/25 150,000 145,370
WP Carey, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 4/1/24 R 25,000 25,206
45,826,985
Health care (1.2%)
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.60%, 5/14/25 209,000 202,285
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 5/14/20 155,000 153,263
Air Medical Merger Sub Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/23 55,000 49,500
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 3/15/22 (Luxembourg) 41,000 40,725
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.80%, 3/15/25 (Luxembourg) 270,000 264,396
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.663%, 6/15/51 263,000 260,190
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 10/1/20 80,000 80,395
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 8/19/26 399,000 361,199
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/25 75,000 57,000
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.45%, 9/15/37 (United Kingdom) 46,000 57,657
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.95%, 9/18/19 (United Kingdom) 257,000 254,694
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 11/1/25 20,000 20,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 4/1/26 80,000 86,300
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.00%, 12/15/25 60,000 64,575
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 4/15/25 260,000 247,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/23 35,000 34,125
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7.00%, 3/15/24 65,000 68,673
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/15/22 20,000 20,800
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 1/31/27 80,000 84,000
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.669%, 6/6/47 424,000 419,364
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/6/27 362,000 346,157
Biogen, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.625%, 9/15/22 125,000 125,300
BioScrip, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.875%, 2/15/21 105,000 99,488
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 2/15/24 30,000 31,500
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/22 25,000 25,281
Centene Escrow I Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 40,000 40,954
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-33
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 3/31/23 $205,000 $194,689
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/22 112,000 62,754
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 8.125%, 6/30/24 92,000 76,487
Cigna Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/21 60,000 61,225
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 12/1/22 106,000 109,790
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.05%, 3/25/48 475,000 485,850
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.78%, 3/25/38 1,425,000 1,418,173
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 12/5/18 135,000 134,903
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.90%, 8/28/28 652,000 661,976
Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/15/23 170,000 150,025
Halfmoon Parent, Inc. 144A sr. unsub. notes 3.75%, 7/15/23 581,000 579,223
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. bonds 5.25%, 6/15/26 30,000 30,863
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.50%, 2/15/20 47,000 48,880
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 4.75%, 5/1/23 160,000 162,800
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.50%, 6/15/47 310,000 314,262
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 2/15/22 4,000 4,380
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 8/1/23 20,000 20,150
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 12.50%, 11/1/21 30,000 33,009
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 (Luxembourg) 15,000 12,656
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 2/10/45 270,000 257,112
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.85%, 2/10/20 216,000 213,039
Molina Healthcare, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/22 15,000 15,244
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 6/15/25 15,000 14,738
Novartis Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.00%, 11/20/45 445,000 447,011
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/27 R 135,000 129,431
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.95%, 4/1/24 R 50,000 50,701
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 5/15/22 33,000 32,241
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 12/15/26 210,000 201,611
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.70%, 12/15/19 470,000 463,672
Roche Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.00%, 11/28/44 (Switzerland) 370,000 362,940
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 1/15/22 14,000 14,175
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/27 320,000 307,139
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/15/24 58,000 58,954
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.20%, 9/23/26 (Ireland) 215,000 198,455
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 9/23/23 (Ireland) 175,000 166,659
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/23 15,000 15,450
Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 6.00%, 10/1/20 57,000 58,872
Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 4/1/22 40,000 42,152
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 3/1/28 (Netherlands) 200,000 210,973
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-34
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 4/15/47 $285,000 $285,987
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 2/15/21 75,000 77,209
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.95%, 10/15/42 75,000 71,477
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 6/15/28 785,000 786,931
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 6/15/21 455,000 453,872
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 2/15/23 75,000 72,680
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 4/1/25 30,000 30,488
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/15/26 35,000 35,613
Zoetis, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/20/28 290,000 287,014
13,418,756
Technology (1.0%)
Alphabet, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 1.998%, 8/15/26 250,000 225,291
Analog Devices, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.85%, 3/12/20 395,000 392,519
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.25%, 2/9/47 540,000 551,049
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 5/6/24 45,000 44,977
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.85%, 5/6/21 460,000 457,704
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.10%, 5/6/19 910,000 907,734
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/13/45 184,000 191,313
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 5/4/43 93,000 89,164
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 5/6/20 384,000 378,633
Avaya, Inc. 144A escrow notes 7.00%, 4/1/19 48,000 —
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 9/1/26 150,000 152,175
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.875%, 1/15/27 288,000 271,135
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.50%, 1/15/28 475,000 431,609
Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 9/20/26 205,000 189,600
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 215,000 230,631
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. bonds 8.35%, 7/15/46 47,000 58,503
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.45%, 6/15/23 259,000 272,374
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 10,000 10,300
Energizer Gamma Acquisition, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 7/15/26 30,000 31,013
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes Ser. 10Y, 4.25%, 5/15/28 215,000 215,426
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 14,000 14,741
First Data Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 12/1/23 55,000 57,269
First Data Corp. 144A notes 5.75%, 1/15/24 225,000 228,656
First Data Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.375%, 8/15/23 20,000 20,305
Fiserv, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.20%, 10/1/28 445,000 445,934
IBM Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.875%, 8/1/22 105,000 99,186
Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.625%, 11/15/24 150,000 145,890
Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 5/1/21 ‡‡ 160,000 161,398
Infor US, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/22 70,000 70,949
Infor US, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.75%, 8/15/20 9,000 9,124
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-35
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Technology cont.
Legrand France SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.50%, 2/15/25 (France) $25,000 $30,567
Microchip Technology, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.333%, 6/1/23 540,000 534,884
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.30%, 2/6/27 395,000 387,426
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.40%, 8/8/26 205,000 189,021
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.30%, 2/8/41 30,000 35,341
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/1/19 45,000 45,492
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.40%, 2/6/22 337,000 329,196
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.55%, 8/8/21 620,000 595,092
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 11/15/27 118,000 113,426
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 7/15/26 147,000 136,435
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 10/15/22 100,000 97,001
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 10/8/19 1,107,000 1,101,467
Plantronics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 5/31/23 110,000 109,450
Qorvo, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 7/15/26 35,000 35,613
Salesforce.com, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 4/11/28 480,000 475,893
Solera, LLC /Solera Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 3/1/24 165,000 180,263
Tempo Acquisition, LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 6/1/25 90,000 87,525
TTM Technologies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/25 135,000 135,338
VMware, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/21/27 75,000 70,956
Western Digital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/15/26 495,000 478,702
11,523,690
Transportation (0.1%)
CSX Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.10%, 3/15/44 70,000 66,084
Delta Air Lines, Inc. sr. notes Ser. A, 7.75%, 12/17/19 14,594 15,245
FedEx Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 8/1/22 10,000 9,685
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.40%, 11/15/26 696,000 647,864
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 2/1/24 210,000 206,621
United Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust pass-through certificates Ser. 14-2, Class A, 3.75%, 9/3/26 41,467 41,028
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 4/1/23 103,000 105,060
1,091,587
Utilities and power (0.5%)
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 125,000 128,125
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 5/15/23 4,000 4,025
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 3/15/23 35,000 35,088
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 9/1/27 110,000 111,100
American Transmission Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/44 155,000 165,155
Appalachian Power Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 3/30/21 40,000 41,031
Arizona Public Services Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/42 15,000 15,429
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. sr. unsec. bonds 3.80%, 7/15/48 100,000 90,331
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 4/1/36 231,000 279,643
Calpine Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/25 25,000 22,125
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 35,000 32,419
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24 3,000 3,015
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 12/1/18 86,000 86,641
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 3/15/42 45,000 44,072
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (12.5%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Utilities and power cont.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. A, 2.00%, 3/15/20 $325,000 $319,265
Duke Energy Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/15/27 305,000 283,656
Dynegy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.625%, 11/1/24 181,000 194,801
Dynegy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 1/30/26 35,000 38,544
El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.375%, 6/15/32 35,000 44,064
Emera US Finance LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 6/15/26 80,000 75,348
Enbridge, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 12/1/26 (Canada) 215,000 216,364
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24 515,000 542,038
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.50%, 6/1/27 30,000 31,134
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 2/15/48 510,000 480,093
FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. B, 3.90%, 7/15/27 34,000 33,074
FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. C, 4.85%, 7/15/47 56,000 56,967
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 7/15/44 540,000 589,462
GenOn Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.875%, 10/15/20 (In default) 8,000 5,400
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. sr. sub. notes 3.70%, 9/1/24 110,000 106,693
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.40%, 9/1/44 48,000 49,275
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.50%, 3/1/21 75,000 74,890
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.45%, 2/15/23 60,000 58,841
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 1/15/23 390,000 379,400
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 6/1/25 267,000 269,225
MidAmerican Funding, LLC sr. bonds 6.927%, 3/1/29 45,000 54,975
Nevada Power Co. mtge. notes 7.125%, 3/15/19 20,000 20,382
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 4.80%, 12/1/77 180,000 168,750
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 5/15/26 40,000 43,400
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 125,000 131,250
NRG Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/15/28 30,000 30,300
NSTAR Electric Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.375%, 10/15/22 (Canada) 60,000 57,590
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 5.30%, 6/1/42 20,000 23,065
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 4.10%, 6/1/22 25,000 25,543
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 3.75%, 4/1/45 105,000 99,282
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/15/22 90,000 91,330
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 6/1/23 10,000 9,823
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. sr. notes Ser. MTN, 5.50%, 3/1/40 15,000 17,606
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. escrow company guaranty sr. notes 11.50%, 10/1/20 7,000 53
Toledo Edison Co. (The) sr. mtge. bonds 7.25%, 5/1/20 5,000 5,272
Vistra Operations Co., LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 9/1/26 110,000 111,238
5,796,592
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $147,526,395) $144,247,699
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (10.9%)* Principal amount Value
U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (2.6%)
Government National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
4.507%, 3/20/67 $95,403 $99,815
4.32%, 5/20/67 103,772 107,664
3.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 10,000,000 9,940,625
3.50%, with due dates from 7/20/47 to 11/20/47 20,320,807 20,231,213
30,379,317
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (8.3%)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Pass-Through Certificates
4.00%, 5/1/48 4,777,677 4,826,947
3.00%, 2/1/47 1,785,317 1,710,209
Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
6.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 5,000,000 5,405,078
5.00%, 3/1/39 16,552 17,559
4.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 1,000,000 1,031,563
4.00%, 1/1/57 692,254 701,204
4.00%, TBA, 11/1/48 14,000,000 14,117,032
4.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 17,000,000 17,164,688
4.00%, with due dates from 8/1/47 to 5/1/48 5,476,145 5,534,120
3.50%, with due dates from 12/1/47 to 1/1/48 14,208,765 13,993,968
3.00%, with due dates from 12/1/31 to 3/1/47 23,354,884 22,549,947
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/33 8,000,000 7,901,875
94,954,190
Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $127,461,131) $125,333,507
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)* Principal amount Value
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (0.4%)
Bellemeade Re, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 18-2A, Class M1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 8/25/28 (Bermuda) $290,000 $291,631
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 14-HQ3, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.75%), 6.966%, 10/25/24 232,476 257,799
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 15-DNA3, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.85%), 5.066%, 4/25/28 603,736 624,777
IFB Ser. 3829, Class AS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.95%), 4.792%, 3/15/41 691,059 111,599
Ser. 4546, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 12/15/45 513,033 114,230
Ser. 4193, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 3/15/43 140,630 20,264
Ser. 4096, Class MI, IO, 4.00%, 1/15/42 589,351 106,289
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes FRB Ser. 16-DNA1, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%), 7.766%, 7/25/28 250,000 302,557
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 6.00%), 8.216%, 9/25/28 240,000 281,902
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.90%), 7.116%, 11/25/24 471,800 539,953
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.216%, 5/25/25 227,014 244,772
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.90%), 5.116%, 7/25/24 230,442 245,525
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations cont.
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.60%), 4.816%, 5/25/24 $258,000 $274,592
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C05, Class 2M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 1/25/29 18,760 18,811
Ser. 13-23, Class PI, IO, 3.00%, 10/25/41 194,890 10,890
Government National Mortgage Association
Ser. 11-135, Class DI, IO, 5.00%, 4/16/40 972,220 233,001
Ser. 10-9, Class UI, IO, 5.00%, 1/20/40 45,658 10,332
Ser. 17-139, Class NI, IO, 4.50%, 9/20/47 1,354,560 308,162
Ser. 17-123, Class JI, IO, 4.00%, 8/20/46 1,158,204 191,967
Ser. 14-116, Class IL, IO, 4.00%, 8/20/44 1,232,777 217,215
IFB Ser. 13-99, Class AS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.05%), 3.885%, 6/20/43 735,903 129,540
Ser. 16-123, Class LI, IO, 3.50%, 3/20/44 2,206,196 276,988
Ser. 15-124, Class NI, IO, 3.50%, 6/20/39 383,020 31,254
Ser. 15-124, Class DI, IO, 3.50%, 1/20/38 344,104 37,783
Ser. 16-H16, Class EI, IO, 2.206%, 6/20/66 W 1,204,910 134,829
Ser. 15-H25, Class BI, IO, 1.539%, 10/20/65 W 1,015,410 91,692
5,108,354
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (1.4%)
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class D, 5.947%, 12/15/47 W 243,000 249,075
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 14-GC21, Class XA, IO, 1.357%, 5/10/47 W 2,583,345 133,246
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 13-GC11, Class D, 4.567%, 4/10/46 W 302,000 296,479
FRB Ser. 12-GC8, Class XA, IO, 1.966%, 9/10/45 W 1,825,245 97,862
FRB Ser. 06-C5, Class XC, IO, zero %, 10/15/49 W 394,336 4
COMM Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates FRB Ser. 14-CR14, Class XA, IO, 0.874%, 2/10/47 W 6,582,868 161,741
COMM Mortgage Trust
Ser. 13-CR11, Class AM, 4.715%, 8/10/50 W 160,000 165,443
Ser. 13-CR13, Class AM, 4.449%, 11/10/46 W 229,000 236,322
Ser. 12-CR2, Class AM, 3.791%, 8/15/45 179,000 181,645
Ser. 13-LC6, Class AM, 3.282%, 1/10/46 328,000 323,146
FRB Ser. 13-LC13, Class XA, IO, 1.384%, 8/10/46 W 2,943,382 119,207
FRB Ser. 14-CR19, Class XA, IO, 1.344%, 8/10/47 W 5,634,670 228,885
FRB Ser. 14-UBS4, Class XA, IO, 1.337%, 8/10/47 W 2,090,030 99,285
FRB Ser. 14-CR16, Class XA, IO, 1.302%, 4/10/47 W 285,997 11,211
FRB Ser. 13-CR11, Class XA, IO, 1.272%, 8/10/50 W 3,302,997 132,701
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class XA, IO, 1.241%, 5/10/47 W 1,206,955 47,525
FRB Ser. 14-UBS6, Class XA, IO, 1.111%, 12/10/47 W 1,296,449 52,531
FRB Ser. 14-LC17, Class XA, IO, 1.072%, 10/10/47 W 1,471,961 43,620
COMM Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.308%, 7/10/46 W 215,000 219,031
FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class D, 5.777%, 12/10/44 W 109,000 101,487
FRB Ser. 13-CR9, Class D, 4.399%, 7/10/45 W 168,000 143,808
FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class XA, IO, 2.38%, 12/10/44 W 472,953 26,924
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 15-C1, Class C, 4.44%, 4/15/50 W 543,000 538,950
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-LC3A, Class D, 5.516%, 8/10/44 W $851,000 $876,579
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 14-GC18, Class C, 5.108%, 1/10/47 W 193,000 191,070
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class C, 4.846%, 6/10/47 W 575,000 571,882
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class XA, IO, 1.147%, 6/10/47 W 935,788 36,683
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.197%, 8/10/43 W 750,000 755,972
FRB Ser. 11-GC3, Class C, 5.825%, 3/10/44 W 186,000 193,173
Ser. 11-GC5, Class AS, 5.209%, 8/10/44 W 265,000 276,067
FRB Ser. 13-GC13, Class AS, 4.218%, 7/10/46 W 234,000 240,179
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-C8, Class C, 4.758%, 10/15/45 W 300,000 302,650
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Ser. 13-C15, Class B, 4.927%, 11/15/45 W 172,000 179,464
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class C, 4.71%, 9/15/47 W 378,000 366,164
FRB Ser. 14-C19, Class XA, IO, 1.278%, 4/15/47 W 1,834,467 34,235
FRB Ser. 14-C25, Class XA, IO, 1.097%, 11/15/47 W 1,437,435 56,023
FRB Ser. 13-C17, Class XA, IO, 0.963%, 1/15/47 W 1,309,038 47,518
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class C, 3.958%, 4/15/46 W 239,000 233,760
Ser. 13-C10, Class AS, 3.372%, 12/15/47 55,000 53,318
Ser. 13-LC11, Class AS, 3.216%, 4/15/46 215,000 210,084
FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class XA, IO, 1.413%, 4/15/46 W 1,225,185 65,057
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-C6, Class E, 5.312%, 5/15/45 W 200,000 176,744
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 06-C6, Class XCL, IO, 0.771%, 9/15/39 W 346,850 5,247
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 15-3, Class B, 3.217%, 4/20/48 W 259,000 237,521
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class C, 4.614%, 8/15/47 W 448,000 434,110
Ser. 14-C18, Class C, 4.489%, 10/15/47 W 221,000 217,594
FRB Ser. 13-C7, Class C, 4.255%, 2/15/46 W 267,000 262,846
Ser. 12-C5, Class AS, 3.792%, 8/15/45 252,000 251,559
Ser. 13-C8, Class B, 3.697%, 12/15/48 W 65,000 64,096
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 3.476%, 11/15/45 358,000 355,855
FRB Ser. 13-C7, Class XA, IO, 1.496%, 2/15/46 W 2,499,128 117,821
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class XA, IO, 1.349%, 8/15/47 W 911,605 35,583
FRB Ser. 15-C25, Class XA, IO, 1.275%, 10/15/48 W 3,142,925 179,286
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-C6, Class D, 4.726%, 11/15/45 W 260,000 260,731
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class D, 5.601%, 3/15/45 W 300,000 283,754
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.326%, 7/15/49 W 117,000 117,822
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class XA, IO, 2.268%, 3/15/45 W 1,179,260 66,689
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 17-C7, Class XA, IO, 1.226%, 12/15/50 W 2,259,358 160,780
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 12-C3, Class C, 5.209%, 8/10/49 W 56,000 56,667
FRB Ser. 12-C2, Class D, 5.05%, 5/10/63 W 149,000 138,969
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class XA, IO, 1.792%, 12/10/45 W $1,436,374 $75,884
FRB Ser. 13-C6, Class XA, IO, 1.276%, 4/10/46 W 2,878,447 118,154
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 05-C21, Class D, 5.417%, 10/15/44 W 112,499 111,420
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class AS, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 145,000 147,763
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class C, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 156,000 148,274
Ser. 12-LC5, Class AS, 3.539%, 10/15/45 186,000 185,716
FRB Ser. 16-LC25, Class XA, IO, 1.221%, 12/15/59 W 1,315,746 73,483
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-C16, Class AS, 4.668%, 9/15/46 W 159,000 165,425
Ser. 13-UBS1, Class AS, 4.306%, 3/15/46 W 64,000 64,726
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 3.835%, 4/15/45 39,000 38,905
Ser. 12-C8, Class AS, 3.66%, 8/15/45 189,000 189,866
Ser. 13-C12, Class AS, 3.56%, 3/15/48 96,000 95,389
Ser. 13-C11, Class AS, 3.311%, 3/15/45 134,000 133,686
Ser. 12-C10, Class AS, 3.241%, 12/15/45 263,000 257,557
FRB Ser. 14-C24, Class XA, IO, 1.03%, 11/15/47 W 3,894,022 151,502
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class XA, IO, 0.998%, 9/15/57 W 2,898,465 109,292
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.865%, 3/15/44 W 333,000 294,858
FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class E, 5.862%, 11/15/44 W 187,000 185,139
FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class D, 5.839%, 2/15/44 W 415,000 410,235
Ser. 11-C4, Class D, 5.397%, 6/15/44 W 240,000 232,246
Ser. 11-C4, Class E, 5.397%, 6/15/44 W 92,000 86,572
FRB Ser. 13-C15, Class D, 4.621%, 8/15/46 W 133,000 114,330
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class D, 4.59%, 12/15/45 W 306,000 264,116
FRB Ser. 12-C9, Class XA, IO, 2.048%, 11/15/45 W 481,752 34,542
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class XA, IO, 1.716%, 12/15/45 W 1,098,625 57,632
15,470,392
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (0.8%)
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 18-1, Class A3, 4.157%, 4/25/48 W 232,117 232,117
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-2, Class 1A2A, 4.011%, 5/25/35 W 152,560 156,351
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust FRB Ser. 04-5, Class 2A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.50%), 2.716%, 10/25/34 188,666 185,010
EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-1, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.43%), 3.641%, 1/25/34 120,033 120,373
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 16-HQA2, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.15%), 7.366%, 11/25/28 395,000 468,362
FRB Ser. 16-DNA3, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.216%, 12/25/28 250,000 292,602
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes FRB Ser. 14-DN4, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.55%), 6.766%, 10/25/24 191,737 213,369
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.70%), 7.916%, 4/25/28 816,740 948,971
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%), 7.766%, 4/25/28 847,837 962,081
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) cont.
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.216%, 7/25/25 $189,815 $211,205
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C01, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.30%), 6.516%, 2/25/25 224,190 247,013
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.216%, 5/25/25 137,476 150,978
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 17-C03, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.216%, 10/25/29 130,000 139,924
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 18-C05, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.35%), 4.566%, 1/25/31 590,000 599,536
HomeBanc Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.74%), 2.956%, 12/25/34 82,947 81,384
Impac CMB Trust FRB Ser. 04-6, Class 1A2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.78%), 2.996%, 10/25/34 143,212 140,315
Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-5, Class A5, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.56%), 2.776%, 9/25/34 152,584 150,828
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust
FRB Ser. 05-A2, Class A2, 3.539%, 2/25/35 W 178,266 181,678
FRB Ser. 05-A10, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.21%), 2.426%, 2/25/36 232,948 226,053
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust FRB Ser. 04-HE6, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.83%), 3.041%, 8/25/34 256,475 256,475
MortgageIT Trust FRB Ser. 05-1, Class 1M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 2/25/35 89,532 88,644
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust FRB Ser. 03-4, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.13%), 3.341%, 10/25/33 192,882 193,190
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A1B2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.98%), 3.196%, 11/25/34 205,555 209,661
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.88%), 3.096%, 11/25/34 108,974 107,928
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A2A3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 1/25/45 85,612 85,445
FRB Ser. 05-AR6, Class 2AB2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.74%), 2.956%, 4/25/45 48,489 48,023
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2AB3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 7/25/45 108,156 107,869
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 11/25/34 399,420 399,420
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A2A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.68%), 2.896%, 1/25/45 265,096 264,269
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.58%), 2.796%, 7/25/45 133,016 133,832
FRB Ser. 05-AR11, Class A1C3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.51%), 2.726%, 8/25/45 226,111 226,111
FRB Ser. 06-AR4, Class 1A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.94%), 2.687%, 5/25/46 57,886 56,737
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 2A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.38%), 2.596%, 1/25/45 131,949 133,261
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 2A1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.37%), 2.586%, 1/25/45 28,074 28,086
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 1A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.33%), 2.546%, 1/25/45 100,974 100,247
FRB Ser. 05-AR19, Class A1A2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.29%), 2.506%, 12/25/45 51,089 50,647
Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.116%, 10/25/34 774,342 774,689
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 05-AR10, Class 1A2, 4.289%, 6/25/35 W 40,108 40,148
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 1A2, 4.261%, 6/25/35 W 23,116 23,338
9,036,170
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $29,732,636) $29,614,916
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-42
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.4%)* Shares Value
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 15,829 $1,076,214
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 46,914 13,638,838
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust 4,828 1,774,097
Total investment companies (cost $16,468,723) $16,489,149
COMMODITY LINKED NOTES (0.6%)*††† Principal amount Value
Goldman Sachs International 144A notes zero %, 2019 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Excess Return Index multiplied by 3) $4,660,000 $6,162,495
UBS AG/London 144A sr. notes 1-month LIBOR less 0.25%, 2019 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Total Return Commodity Index multiplied by 3) (United Kingdom) 580,000 759,859
Total commodity linked notes (cost $5,240,000) $6,922,354
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.6%)* Principal amount Value
loanDepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 144A FRB Ser. 17-LD1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 11/25/50 $644,000 $644,000
Station Place Securitization Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 18-1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.112%, 4/24/19 1,423,000 1,423,000
FRB Ser. 18-5, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 9/24/19 1,762,000 1,762,000
FRB Ser. 18-3, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 7/24/19 1,120,000 1,120,000
FRB Ser. 17-6, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 11/24/18 1,242,000 1,242,000
Towd Point Asset Trust 144A FRB Ser. 18-SL1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.60%), 2.816%, 1/25/46 724,268 720,574
Total asset-backed securities (cost $6,912,355) $6,911,574
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY BONDS AND NOTES (0.5%)* Principal amount Value
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 4/22/26 (Argentina) $1,110,000 $990,675
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 1/26/27 (Argentina) 156,000 132,600
Argentina (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 8/1/27 (Argentina) 160,000 126,400
Buenos Aires (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. REGS, 7.875%, 6/15/27 (Argentina) 180,000 149,886
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.875%, 6/15/27 (Argentina) 485,000 403,860
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10.875%, 1/26/21 (Argentina) 100,000 100,625
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9.125%, 3/16/24 (Argentina) 150,000 138,990
Colombia (Republic of) sr. unsec. notes 3.875%, 4/25/27 (Colombia) 415,000 402,883
Cordoba (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 7.45%, 9/1/24 (Argentina) 495,000 415,800
Egypt (Arab Republic of) sr. unsec. notes Ser. REGS, 5.577%, 2/21/23 (Egypt) 360,000 347,850
Indonesia (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 4.75%, 1/8/26 (Indonesia) 1,095,000 1,111,425
Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 1/17/42 (Indonesia) 200,000 204,250
Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.35%, 1/8/27 (Indonesia) 535,000 527,644
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. REGS, 6.125%, 6/15/33 (Ivory Coast) 230,000 209,875
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 3/21/29 (Russia) 600,000 576,000
Turkey (Republic of) unsec. bonds Ser. REGS, 6.25%, 5/23/33 (Senegal) 200,000 186,250
United Mexican States sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.15%, 3/28/27 (Mexico) 200,000 196,689
Total foreign government and agency bonds and notes (cost $6,756,344) $6,221,702
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SENIOR LOANS (0.1%)* c Principal amount Value
Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.408%, 12/15/24 $123,725 $124,675
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.596%, 6/21/24 108,625 109,254
California Resources Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.962%, 11/17/22 120,000 122,400
CPG International, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 6.251%, 5/5/24 19,069 19,180
Eagleclaw Midstream Ventures, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.492%, 6/30/24 84,358 83,057
Forterra Finance, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.076%, 10/25/23 39,408 37,664
FTS International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.826%, 4/16/21 36,622 36,668
Gates Global, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/31/24 13,803 13,881
GFL Environmental, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 5.105%, 5/31/25 (Canada) U 2,210 2,211
GFL Environmental, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 5.105%, 5/31/25 17,701 17,712
iHeartCommunications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. D, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 8.826%, 1/30/19 (In default) 25,000 18,583
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 9.25%), 11.604%, 5/21/24 95,000 93,813
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 7.509%, 10/16/23 49,742 50,022
KCA Deutag Alpha, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 9.021%, 3/21/23 91,483 88,967
Keane Group Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 6.079%, 5/25/25 39,725 39,129
Navistar, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.64%, 11/6/24 179,100 179,660
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.37%, 10/25/20 23,593 21,868
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.568%, 6/1/25 80,000 80,214
Oryx Southern Delaware Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.267%, 2/28/25 79,800 78,469
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.348%, 11/3/23 49,874 49,197
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.81%, 9/7/23 58,699 44,673
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 8.00%), 9.873%, 2/28/26 55,000 52,800
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.373%, 2/28/25 59,550 59,029
Titan Acquisition, Ltd. (United Kingdom) bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.202%, 3/28/25 138,838 134,781
Univision Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. C5, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/15/24 29,259 28,418
Total senior loans (cost $1,604,053) $1,586,325
PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (—%)* Counterparty
Expiration date/strike price
Notional amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.00 $9,254,700 $9,254,700 $97,785
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $104,014) $97,785
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (—%)* Principal amount Value
DISH Network Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 8/15/26 $55,000 $52,457
Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $51,082) $52,457
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
EPR Properties Ser. C, $1.438 cv. pfd. R 810 $22,688
Nine Point Energy 6.75% cv. pfd. 1 1,176
Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $15,771) $23,864
PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
GMAC Capital Trust I Ser. 2, $1.91 cum. ARP 785 $20,646
Total preferred stocks (cost $20,325) $20,646
WARRANTS (—%)* Expiration dateStrike price Warrants Value
Halcon Resources Corp. 9/9/20 $14.04 238 $24
Total warrants (cost $—) $24
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (21.9%)* Principal amount/shares Value
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 2.32% L Shares 245,841,732 $245,841,732
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 1.97% P Shares 190,000 190,000
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.060%, 11/15/18 # § $269,001 268,322
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.043%, 11/8/18 # ∆ § 439,000 438,070
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.016%, 11/1/18 § 423,002 422,280
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.962%, 10/11/18 # § 1,175,001 1,174,370
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.977%, 10/4/18 # § Ф 4,530,000 4,529,268
Total short-term investments (cost $252,864,040) $252,864,042
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $1,155,766,240) $1,212,721,074
Key to holding’s currency abbreviationsCAD Canadian DollarCNH Chinese Yuan (Offshore)USD/$ United States Dollar
Key to holding’s abbreviationsARP Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period.BKNT Bank Notebp Basis PointsDAC Designated Activity CompanyETF Exchange Traded FundFRB Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For certain
securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.FRN Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For
certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.GDR Global Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bank.GMTN Global Medium Term NotesIFB Inverse Floating Rate Bonds, which are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates
rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
IO Interest OnlyMTN Medium Term NotesOJSC Open Joint Stock Company
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OTC Over-the-counterREGS Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.SPDR S&P Depository ReceiptsTBA To Be Announced Commitments
Notes to the fund’s portfolioUnless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the Portfolio’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $1,153,096,697.††† The value of the commodity linked notes, which are marked to market daily, may be based on a multiple of the performance of the index. The multiple
(or leverage) will increase the volatility of the note’s value relative to the change in the underlying index.‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer. The rate shown in parenthesis is the rate paid in kind, if applicable.
# This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $3,941,721 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
∆ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $163,606 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
Ф This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain TBA commitments at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $282,915 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
§ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on the initial margin on certain centrally cleared derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $1,896,499 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 2 and 7).
F This security is valued by Putnam Management at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. Securities are classified as Level 3 for ASC 820 based on the securities’ valuation inputs (Note 2).
L Affiliated company (Note 5). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the Putnam Money Market Portfolio at the close of the reporting period.
P This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the Portfolio for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period (Note 2).
R Real Estate Investment Trust. U This security, in part or in entirety, represents an unfunded loan commitment (Note 8). W The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon associated with the underlying mortgage pools. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.
Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
See Note 2 to the financial statements regarding TBA commitments.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $164,370,988 )
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $1,873,203 $1,872,482 $721
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 945,837 941,143 (4,694 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 39,470 38,468 1,002
Euro Buy 12/19/18 3,623,070 3,649,042 (25,972 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 898,885 917,490 18,605
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,583,425 1,588,908 (5,483 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,583,425 1,610,887 27,462
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 1,553,578 1,525,717 (27,861 )
Barclays Bank PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,198,610 2,224,443 (25,833 )
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $164,370,988 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC cont.
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 $2,198,610 $2,207,190 $8,580
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,151,210 1,144,907 (6,303 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 255,313 246,716 8,597
Euro Sell 12/19/18 3,545,441 3,552,418 6,977
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 65,425 65,325 (100 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 598,385 610,763 12,378
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,142,848 1,135,467 7,381
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,142,848 1,127,104 (15,744 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 473,095 476,299 (3,204 )
Citibank, N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,159,799 1,191,396 (31,597 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 1,909,607 1,890,990 18,617
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,417,574 1,388,934 28,640
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,417,574 1,415,153 (2,421 )
Danish Krone Buy 12/19/18 1,149,319 1,152,154 (2,835 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,147,247 1,160,249 13,002
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 559,312 570,388 (11,076 )
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,795,658 1,801,808 (6,150 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,795,658 1,825,508 29,850
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 2,259,716 2,219,565 (40,151 )
Credit Suisse International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 3,598,936 3,638,671 (39,735 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,163,499 1,155,659 7,840
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,163,499 1,145,729 (17,770 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 2,093,641 2,099,406 5,765
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,092,825 1,118,690 25,865
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,041,141 1,071,879 (30,738 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,041,141 1,058,534 17,393
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 1,150,404 1,149,577 827
Swiss Franc Sell 12/19/18 1,135,964 1,153,845 17,881
Goldman Sachs International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 6,790,554 6,858,100 (67,546 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 6,790,554 6,788,070 (2,484 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,185,710 1,172,926 12,784
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,185,710 1,162,995 (22,715 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 862,803 864,848 2,045
Indian Rupee Buy 11/19/18 1,131,919 1,138,987 (7,068 )
Indian Rupee Sell 11/19/18 1,131,919 1,123,101 (8,818 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 413,254 422,331 9,077
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 693,386 685,645 (7,741 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 7,610,088 7,362,336 247,752
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 3,484,188 3,441,383 42,805
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $164,370,988 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $2,698,913 $2,750,420 $(51,507 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,146,890 1,153,285 6,395
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 887,832 890,120 (2,288 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 2,287,713 2,310,776 23,063
Indonesian Rupiah Sell 12/19/18 20,288 12,135 (8,153 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 982,307 1,002,645 20,338
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 107,675 146,897 39,222
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 1,151,686 1,166,249 (14,563 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,348,831 2,377,255 (28,424 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,348,831 2,352,228 3,397
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 1,148,199 1,147,098 1,101
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,279,740 1,278,001 1,739
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,279,740 1,253,765 (25,975 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 2,542,930 2,548,989 6,059
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,151,206 1,162,494 11,288
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 16,642 48,820 (32,178 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 2,237,710 2,198,075 39,635
Singapore Dollar Buy 11/19/18 1,053,760 1,058,389 (4,629 )
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 1,028,055 1,013,901 14,154
NatWest Markets PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,623,270 1,663,148 (39,878 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 2,190,170 2,156,147 34,023
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,190,170 2,147,234 (42,936 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 321,388 322,054 666
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 1,151,205 1,162,498 11,293
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,159,489 1,164,828 5,339
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 586,697 588,415 (1,718 )
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 947,649 930,832 (16,817 )
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 3,968,555 4,014,772 (46,217 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 3,968,555 3,963,857 (4,698 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,218,096 1,212,804 (5,292 )
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 852,928 838,692 (14,236 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 4,786,451 4,798,210 11,759
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 4,017,261 4,110,362 93,101
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,159,490 1,174,086 14,596
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 3,418,990 3,354,557 64,433
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 1,473,626 1,448,826 (24,800 )
UBS AG
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 550,159 589,127 (38,968 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 1,136,680 1,146,669 9,989
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $164,370,988 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
UBS AG cont.
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $2,268,025 $2,248,833 $19,192
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 2,268,025 2,236,722 (31,303 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 4,344,060 4,359,719 15,659
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 207,081 211,656 4,575
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,426,222 1,443,816 17,594
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 2,201,375 2,134,434 66,941
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 2,974,049 2,920,155 (53,894 )
WestPac Banking Corp.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 831,643 870,908 (39,265 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,115,863 1,122,459 6,596
Unrealized appreciation 1,113,993
Unrealized (depreciation) (941,778 )
Total $172,215
* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Number of contracts
Notional amount Value
Expiration date
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
MSCI EAFE Index (Long) 40 $3,947,198 $3,951,000 Dec-18 $79,132
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long) 602 51,066,784 51,194,080 Dec-18 (629,866 )
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short) 111 16,172,589 16,200,450 Dec-18 (93,884 )
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index E-Mini (Long) 9 1,817,595 1,822,680 Dec-18 (16,052 )
Tokyo Price Index (Long) 71 11,359,312 11,360,875 Dec-18 845,031
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long) 66 9,273,000 9,273,000 Dec-18 (214,413 )
U.S. Treasury Bond Ultra 30 yr (Long) 143 22,062,219 22,062,219 Dec-18 (666,833 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Long) 252 53,105,063 53,105,063 Dec-18 (134,426 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Short) 14 2,950,281 2,950,281 Dec-18 6,972
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Long) 488 54,888,563 54,888,563 Dec-18 (385,936 )
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short) 10 1,124,766 1,124,766 Dec-18 7,792
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Long) 173 20,549,156 20,549,156 Dec-18 (184,563 )
Unrealized appreciation 938,927
Unrealized (depreciation) (2,325,973 )
Total $(1,387,046 )
WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (premiums $46,671 )
CounterpartyExpiration date/strike price
Notional Amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.20 $9,254,700 $9,254,700 $43,886
Total $43,886
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-49
TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (proceeds receivable $20,055,586 )
AgencyPrincipal
amountSettlement date Value
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 10/1/48 $17,000,000 10/11/18 $17,164,688
Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.00%, 10/1/48 3,000,000 10/11/18 2,870,390
Total $20,035,078
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments made by fund
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
$43,635,300 $23,214 E $(20,859 ) 12/19/20 3.05%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
$2,355
48,825,900 25,975 E 17,123 12/19/20 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.05%—Semiannually
(8,852 )
9,176,400 1,854 E 18,569 12/19/23 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.10%—Semiannually
20,422
22,902,200 4,626 E (46,387 ) 12/19/23 3.10%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(51,013 )
22,540,700 29,889 E 16,871 12/19/28 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.15%—Semiannually
46,760
14,928,000 19,795 E (10,579 ) 12/19/28 3.15%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(30,374 )
7,321,700 100,337 E (39,860 ) 12/19/48 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.20%—Semiannually
60,476
1,428,300 19,573 E 7,745 12/19/48 3.20%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(11,827 )
Total $(57,377 ) $27,947
E Extended effective date.
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC$49,042 $48,905 $— 1/12/41 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
$271
2,094 2,088 — 1/12/41 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
12
16,797 16,747 — 1/12/40 4.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(31 )
520 519 — 1/12/40 (5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(4 )
4,967 4,977 — 1/12/41 (5.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(56 )
2,210 2,195 — 1/12/43 3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
2
32,304 32,199 — 1/12/40 5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(61 )
120,281 119,876 — 1/12/41 5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(243 )
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-50
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC cont.$20,396 $20,405 $— 1/12/38 (6.50%) 1 month USD-
LIBOR—MonthlySynthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
$(47 )
Citibank, N.A.7,106 7,082 — 1/12/41 5.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(14 )
41,701,522 41,954,579 — 11/27/18 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 0.35%—Quarterly
Russell 1000 Total Return Index—Quarterly
(151,322 )
49,673,634 49,968,534 — 11/27/18 (3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 0.37%)—Quarterly
A basket (CGPUTQL2 ) of common stocks—Quarterly
282,320
Credit Suisse International159,732 159,328 — 1/12/41 4.50% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools—Monthly
(223 )
6,044 6,035 — 1/12/45 3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
36
Goldman Sachs International10,467 10,445 — 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
63
JPMorgan Securities LLC51,136 50,993 — 1/12/41 (4.00%) 1 month USD-
LIBOR—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(282 )
10,467 10,445 — 1/12/42 (4.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(64 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation 282,704
Upfront premium (paid) — Unrealized (depreciation) (152,347 )
Total $— Total $130,357
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $205 $3,000 $354 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(147 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 482 8,000 943 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (457 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 988 16,000 1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (891 )
Barclays Bank PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,441 13,000 1,533 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (85 )
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 8 7,000 86 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (76 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5 7,000 86 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (78 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P (3 ) 7,000 86 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (86 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 22 14,000 172 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (146 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 120 26,000 320 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (191 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 293 30,000 369 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (66 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 557 43,000 529 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 42
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-51
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. cont.
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P $1,009 $73,000 $898 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly $136
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 33,474 136,000 28,397 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 5,190
CMBX NA BB.7 Index BB/P 8,483 66,000 8,342 1/17/47 500 bp—Monthly 196
Credit Suisse InternationalCMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,637 93,000 1,144 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,524
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 51,105 1,007,000 12,386 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 39,055
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,166 25,000 2,948 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 231
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 8,158 75,000 8,843 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (647 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 2,144 29,000 1,636 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 522
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 36,123 457,000 25,775 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 10,577
Goldman Sachs InternationalCMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 6,830 104,000 1,279 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,586
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,460 106,000 1,304 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,192
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,928 127,000 1,562 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,408
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 7,312 148,000 1,820 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,540
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 13,619 226,000 2,780 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 10,915
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,942 258,000 3,173 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (1,145 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 8,094 258,000 3,173 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,007
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 16,124 318,000 3,911 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 12,319
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 17,455 343,000 4,219 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 13,350
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P 4,033 80,000 104 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly 4,164
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P 157 10,000 13 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly 173
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,252 24,000 2,830 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,566 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,716 25,000 2,948 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (219 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,705 25,000 2,948 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (230 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,815 26,000 3,065 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (238 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,363 28,000 3,301 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (924 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,544 42,000 4,952 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,387 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,622 51,000 6,013 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (365 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 6,045 70,000 8,253 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (2,173 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 23,255 191,000 22,519 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 831
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 24,292 259,000 30,536 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (6,115 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 39,690 528,000 62,251 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (22,297 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 2,470 29,000 1,636 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 849
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 8,167 94,000 5,302 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 2,912
JPMorgan Securities LLCCMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 8,262 39,000 8,143 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 151
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 51 1,000 12 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 39
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,659 33,000 406 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,264
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,106 64,000 787 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,340
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,530 109,000 1,341 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,225
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,823 115,000 1,415 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,447
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 9,408 152,000 1,870 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 7,589
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,860 166,000 2,042 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 873
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,672 166,000 2,042 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,685
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,625 186,000 2,288 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,400
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 12,181 207,000 2,546 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 9,704
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,953 236,000 2,903 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (871 )
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-52
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
JPMorgan Securities LLC cont.
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P $8,450 $258,000 $3,173 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly $5,363
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 14,241 313,000 3,850 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 10,495
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 9,294 324,000 3,985 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,416
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 13,235 401,000 4,932 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 8,436
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 20,499 450,000 5,535 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 15,114
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 24,975 564,000 6,937 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 18,225
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P $4,122 $94,000 $122 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly $4,276
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,072 14,000 1,651 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 429
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,175 14,000 1,651 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 532
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,125 25,000 2,948 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 190
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,665 26,000 3,065 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 613
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,904 27,000 3,183 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (265 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,904 27,000 3,183 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (265 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,617 32,000 3,773 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (140 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,182 38,000 4,480 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (279 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,887 41,000 4,834 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (926 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,912 53,000 6,249 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (310 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 11,669 105,000 12,380 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (658 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 13,902 130,000 15,327 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,360 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,634 279,000 3,432 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 295
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 4,520 20,000 4,176 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 361
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,473 31,000 3,655 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (166 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,193 52,000 6,131 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 1,088
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 59 2,000 25 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 35
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 27 10,000 123 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (92 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P — 13,000 160 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (156 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 600 16,000 197 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 409
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 600 16,000 197 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 409
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 290 21,000 258 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 39
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,531 40,000 492 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,053
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,255 63,000 775 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,501
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,562 92,000 1,132 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,462
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,965 137,000 1,685 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,325
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,911 171,000 2,103 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (135 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 22,634 561,000 6,900 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 15,920
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 10,805 44,000 9,187 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 1,655
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 21,684 88,000 18,374 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 3,383
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 9,456 78,000 9,196 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 295
Upfront premium received 680,469 Unrealized appreciation 268,755
Upfront premium (paid) (3 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (45,152 )
Total $680,466 Total $223,603
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings
are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. “ Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-53
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.7 Index $(764 ) $103,000 $134 1/17/47 (200 bp)—Monthly $(932 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (9,302 ) 73,000 9,227 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (136 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,871 ) 39,000 4,930 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,974 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (2,123 ) 13,000 1,643 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (490 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (2,042 ) 13,000 1,643 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (409 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (10,162 ) 66,000 9,134 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,083 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (10,058 ) 65,000 8,996 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,116 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (10,013 ) 65,000 8,996 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,071 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (9,897 ) 62,000 8,581 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,368 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (5,010 ) 32,000 4,429 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (608 )
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (36,893 ) 200,000 25,280 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (11,780 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (27,469 ) 167,000 21,109 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (6,500 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (15,963 ) 100,000 13,840 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,206 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,238 ) 47,000 6,505 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (772 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (6,863 ) 44,000 6,090 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (810 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (6,863 ) 44,000 6,090 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (810 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,379 ) 28,000 3,875 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (528 )
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (1,059 ) 7,000 885 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (180 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (40,001 ) 197,000 24,901 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (15,264 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (16,738 ) 99,000 12,514 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (4,307 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,424 ) 27,000 3,413 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,033 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,708 ) 17,000 2,353 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (370 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,724 ) 17,000 2,353 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (385 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,757 ) 11,000 1,522 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (244 )
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (6,235 ) 39,000 4,930 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,338 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (2,714 ) 14,000 1,770 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (956 )
CMBX NA BB.6 Index (2,531 ) 18,000 3,758 5/11/63 (500 bp)—Monthly 1,213
CMBX NA BB.6 Index (1,294 ) 9,000 1,879 5/11/63 (500 bp)—Monthly 577
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (53,925 ) 315,000 39,816 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (14,372 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (13,155 ) 81,000 10,238 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,984 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,783 ) 40,000 5,056 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,760 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,965 ) 25,000 3,160 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,826 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,917 ) 25,000 3,160 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,777 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (2,042 ) 13,000 1,643 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (409 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (1,620 ) 9,000 1,138 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (490 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (7,311 ) 109,000 6,148 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (1,218 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,987 ) 27,000 1,523 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (477 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,987 ) 27,000 1,523 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (477 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (2,901 ) 26,000 1,466 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (1,448 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (2,224 ) 26,000 1,466 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (770 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,355 ) 15,000 846 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (517 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,467 ) 14,000 790 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (684 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (54 ) 1,000 56 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly 2
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio D-54
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index $(24,287 ) $140,000 $17,696 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly $(6,708 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (13,138 ) 84,000 11,626 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,583 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (2,540 ) 31,000 1,748 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (807 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (4,381 ) 43,000 2,425 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (1,978 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (17,697 ) 88,000 11,123 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (6,647 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (15,233 ) 79,000 9,986 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (5,314 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (14,127 ) 70,000 8,848 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (5,338 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,662 ) 31,000 4,290 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (398 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,046 ) 26,000 3,598 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (468 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation 1,792
Upfront premium (paid) (462,899 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (117,120 )
Total $(462,899 ) Total $(115,328 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
NA HY Series 31 Index B+/P $(956,619 ) $13,313,000 $973,646 12/20/23 500 bp—Quarterly $22,574
NA IG Series 31 Index BBB+/P (1,336,154 ) 75,975,000 1,468,293 12/20/23 100 bp—Quarterly 142,690
Total $(2,292,773 ) $165,264
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the Portfolio has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index
represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. “ Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
NA HY Series 31 Index $1,447,855 $20,164,000 $1,474,694 12/20/23 (500 bp)—Quarterly $(35,240 )
Total $1,447,855 $(35,240 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Basic materials $22,535,408 $— $—
Capital goods 47,903,813 — —
Communication services 15,322,359 — —
Conglomerates 3,755,956 — —
Consumer cyclicals 89,647,624 — —
Consumer staples 47,880,565 — —
Energy 32,946,579 — 2,355
Financials 111,646,356 — —
Health care 82,144,806 — —
Technology 135,234,040 — —
Transportation 11,680,497 — —
Utilities and power 21,633,996 676 —
Total common stocks 622,331,999 676 2,355
Asset-backed securities — 6,911,574 —
Commodity linked notes — 6,922,354 —
Convertible bonds and notes — 52,457 —
Convertible preferred stocks — 23,864 —
Corporate bonds and notes — 144,247,696 3
Foreign government and agency bonds and notes — 6,221,702 —
Investment companies 16,489,149 — —
Mortgage-backed securities — 29,614,916 —
Preferred stocks 20,646 — —
Purchased options outstanding — 97,785 —
Senior loans — 1,586,325 —
U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations — 125,333,507 —
Warrants 24 — —
Short-term investments 190,000 252,674,042 —
Totals by level $639,031,818 $573,686,898 $2,358
Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $172,215 $—
Futures contracts (1,387,046 ) — —
Written options outstanding — (43,886 ) —
TBA sale commitments — (20,035,078 ) —
Interest rate swap contracts — 85,324 —
Total return swap contracts — 130,357 —
Credit default contracts — 865,650 —
Totals by level $(1,387,046 ) $(18,825,418 ) $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund’s portfolio presentation.At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the Portfolio’s net assets and were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value (Notes 2 and 10):
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $909,924,508) $966,879,342
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $245,841,732) (Note 5) 245,841,732
Foreign currency (cost $6,063,714) (Note 2) 6,063,983
Dividends, interest and other receivables 3,352,220
Foreign tax reclaim 320,300
Receivable for units of the Portfolio sold 5,812,392
Receivable for investments sold 422,412
Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 19,059,418
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 356,747
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 10,617
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 1,113,993
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 553,251
Premium paid on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 462,902
Total assets 1,250,249,309
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 6,345,226
Payable for investments purchased 3,829,300
Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 54,867,673
Payable for units of the Portfolio repurchased 9,715,474
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 176,438
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 12,671
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 314,619
Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 680,469
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 941,778
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $46,671) (Note 2) 43,886
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $20,055,586) (Note 2) 20,035,078
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Notes 2 and 10) 190,000
Total liabilities 97,152,612
Net assets $1,153,096,697
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Net assets $1,153,096,697
Units outstanding 61,115,079
Net asset value per unit $18.87
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest (net of foreign tax of $1,147) (including interest income of $3,827,550 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 5) $13,008,255
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $140,617) 12,641,233
Net investment income 25,649,488
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers (Note 2) 45,044,647
Foreign currency transactions (Note 2) (700)
Forward currency contracts (Note 2) (2,743,694)
Futures contracts (Note 2) 8,519,087
Swap contracts (Note 2) 458,278
Written options (Note 2) 378,876
Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note 4) 7,056
Total net realized gain 51,663,550
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers and TBA sale commitments 9,175,643
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (7,603)
Forward currency contracts 37,598
Futures contracts (3,955,528)
Swap contracts 954,065
Written options (21,484)
Total change in net unrealized appreciation 6,182,691
Net gain on investments 57,846,241
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $83,495,729
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in net assets
INCREASE IN NET ASSETSYear ended
9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment income $25,649,488
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 51,663,550
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 6,182,691
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 83,495,729
Increase in capital from settlement payments 1,304
Principal transactions
Proceeds from sale of units 735,792,934
Value of units redeemed (484,212,359)
Total increase in principal transactions 251,580,575
Total increase in net assets 335,077,608
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 818,019,089
End of year $1,153,096,697
NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 47,200,828
Sold 40,648,342
Redeemed (26,734,091)
Units outstanding at end of year 61,115,079
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Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $17.33
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.47
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 1.07
Total from investment operations 1.54
Non-recurring reimbursements (b) —
Net asset value, end of year $18.87
Total return at net asset value (%) 8.89
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATANet assets, end of year (in thousands) $1,153,097
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 2.58
(a) Per unit net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year.
(b) Reflects a non-recurring reimbursement pursuant to a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and Barclay’s Capital Inc. which amounted to less than $0.01 per share outstanding on November 20, 2017.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. Description of the PortfolioWithin the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street”, if any, represent State Street Bank and Trust Company and refer-ences to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Balanced Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a portfolio established and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee” and “Manager”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts (the “Trust”), as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the Portfolio. The Portfolio is diversified across stocks and bonds in global markets and is designed for investors seeking a combination of growth and current income.
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date that the financial statements were issued (December 20, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Security Valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securi-ties, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining matur-ities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustee or dealers selected by the Trustee. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the sched-uled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the Portfolio will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Portfolio to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that the Trustee does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by the Trustee in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustee. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity expo-sures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustee. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the Portfolio could reasonably expect to realize from an
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orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Security Transactions and Related Investment Income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are deter-mined on the identified cost basis.
Interest income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain.
All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.
Distributions received from other investment funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and retain the character of income as earned by the other investment funds.
All income earned by the Portfolio is retained by the Portfolio and included in the calculation of net asset value.
The Portfolio earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amor-tized into income in the Statement of operations.
Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled at a future date beyond customary settlement time; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Stripped Securities The Portfolio may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Portfolio may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Foreign Currency Translation The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the Portfolio after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The Portfolio does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net real-ized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Options Contracts The Portfolio uses options contracts to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium origi-nally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.
Options on swaps are similar to options on securities except that the premium paid or received is to buy or grant the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swap option contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiums is factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor contracts, in return for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specified rate, in the case of a cap contract, or falling below a specified rate in the case of a floor contract.
Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
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Futures Contracts The Portfolio uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk, to hedge prepayment risk, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure to interest rates and to equitize cash.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The Portfolio and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”
Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Forward Currency Contracts The Portfolio buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure to currencies.
The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The Portfolio could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Portfolio is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure on interest rates and to hedge prepayment risk.
An OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. For OTC interest rate swap contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC interest rate swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments, including upfront premiums, received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or the closing of the contract. Certain OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract.
The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults, in the case of OTC interest rate contracts, or the central clearing agency or a clearing member defaults, in the case of centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, on its respective obligation to perform under the contract. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counter-party risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC interest rate swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Total Return Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market-linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to hedge sector exposure, to manage exposure to specific sectors or indus-tries, to manage exposure to specific securities, to gain exposure to a basket of securities, to gain exposure to specific markets or countries and to gain exposure to specific sectors or industries.
To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offset-ting interest rate obligation, the Portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market maker. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC total return swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared total return swaps are settled
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through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC total return swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared total return swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared total return swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared total return swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Credit Default Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared credit default contracts to hedge credit risk, to hedge market risk and to gain exposure on individual names and/or baskets of securities.
In OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts, the protection buyer typically makes a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restruc-turing and obligation acceleration. For OTC credit default contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. Centrally cleared credit default contracts provide the same rights to the protection buyer and seller except the payments between parties, including upfront premiums, are settled through a central clearing agent through variation margin payments. Upfront and periodic payments received or paid by the Portfolio for OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or close of the contract. The OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change in value of OTC credit default contracts is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and fair value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.
In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the Portfolio could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the Portfolio may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the Portfolio may enter into offsetting OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protec-tion buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC credit default contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared credit default contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. Counterparty risk is further mitigated with respect to centrally cleared credit default swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Where the Portfolio is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio may be required to make is equal to the notional amount.
OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
TBA Commitments The Portfolio may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price and par amount have been established, the actual securities have not been specified. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The Portfolio holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the Portfolio may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date.
The Portfolio may also enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions, to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements or to take a short position in mortgage-backed securities. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, either equivalent deliverable securities or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date are held as “cover” for the transaction, or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value of the TBA sale commitment are segregated. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. If the Portfolio delivers securities under the commit-ment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.
TBA commitments, which are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss due to changes in the value of the security prior to the settlement date as well as the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not perform its obligations. Counterparty risk is mitigated by having a master agreement between the Portfolio and the counterparty.
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Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at their fair value according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded by the Portfolio as an unrealized gain or loss. Based on market circumstances, the Trustee will determine whether to take delivery of the underlying securities or to dispose of the TBA commitments prior to settlement.
TBA purchase commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed within the fund’s portfolio and TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Master Agreements The Portfolio is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts and Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements that govern transactions involving mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities that may result in delayed delivery (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collat-eral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolio’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio.
Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is delivered to the counterparty and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty.
With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the coun-terparty’s long-term or short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolio’s future derivative activity.
At the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had a net liability position of $167,070 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the Portfolio at period end for these agreements totaled $163,606 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation The net asset value of the Portfolio is currently determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open for trading. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may also determine the net asset value on any other business day (“Valuation Date”). The net asset value must be determined upon date of sale or redemption. Sales and redemptions of participant units are made on such days at such units’ net asset values. Affiliates of the Trustee held 100.00% of the Portfolio’s total units outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
Federal Income Taxes It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the Portfolio is exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The Portfolio is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Portfolio did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains, if any. The Portfolio’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Portfolio may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Portfolio accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unre-alized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the Portfolio may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. In many cases, however, the Portfolio may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.
3. Expenses Incurred by the PortfolioCompensation to be received by the Trustee for its services with respect to the Portfolio is paid by the individual participating trusts pursuant to an arrangement which the Trustee makes with each such participating trust. According to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may charge the Portfolio for certain services received during the year. In the current year no such expenses have been charged to the Portfolio by the Trustee, however, the Trustee could cease to bear these expenses, and begin to charge them to the Portfolio at any time.
4. Payments by Affiliates Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”), an affiliate of PFTC, entered into a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 27, 2018. The settlement agreement states that: (i) a trader formerly employed by PIM engaged in prearranged
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trades in certain mortgage-backed securities, (ii) as a result of these undisclosed prearranged trades PIM did not seek best execution, (iii) PIM did not ensure compliance with applicable policies regarding cross-trades and failed to supervise the former employee. The SEC entered a cease and desist order, and PIM paid a $1,000,000 fine and agreed to reimburse the clients that participated in the relevant trades in an aggregate amount of $1,095,006.10. In connection with this settlement, the Portfolio was reimbursed $7,056 by PFTC during the fiscal year.
5. Affiliated TransactionsThe Portfolio invested in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio, a portfolio established and maintained by PFTC. Investments in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Transactions during the reporting period with the Putnam Money Market Portfolio were as follows:
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17 Purchase cost Sale proceedsInvestment
income
Shares outstanding and
fair value as of 9/30/18
Putnam Money Market Portfolio* $171,787,079 $362,498,704 $288,444,051 $3,827,550 $245,841,732
Total Short-term investments $171,787,079 $362,498,704 $288,444,051 $3,827,550 $245,841,732
* There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
6. Market, Credit and Other RisksIn the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The Portfolio may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The Portfolio may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.
7. Senior Loan CommitmentsSenior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another hold-er’s portion of the loan. When the Portfolio invests in a loan or participation, the Portfolio is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the Portfolio and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the Portfolio, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.
8. Unfunded Loan CommitmentsAs of the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had unfunded loan commitments of $2,210, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:
Borrower Unfunded Commitments
GFL Environmental, Inc. $2,210
Totals $2,210
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9. Summary of Derivative Activity The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was as follows based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:
Purchased currency options (contract amount) $22,600,000
Written currency options (contract amount) $8,900,000
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 2,000
Forward currency contracts (contract amount) $239,700,000
Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional) $154,500,000
OTC total return swap contracts (notional) $81,500,000
OTC credit default contracts (notional) $14,000,000
Centrally cleared credit default contracts (notional) $95,100,000
Warrants (number of warrants) 200
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:
Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting periodAsset derivatives Liability derivatives
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair value
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair valueCredit contracts Receivables,
Net assets — Unrealized appreciation
$2,806,077 * Payables, Net assets —
Unrealized depreciation
$1,940,427 *
Foreign exchange contracts Investments, Receivables
1,211,778 Payables 985,664
Equity contracts Investments, Receivables, Net assets —
Unrealized appreciation
1,206,507 * Payables, Net assets —
Unrealized depreciation
891,124 *
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net assets —
Unrealized appreciation
170,440 * Payables, Net assets —
Unrealized depreciation
1,657,164 *
Total $5,394,802 $5,474,379
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and/or centrally cleared swaps as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.
The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 2):
Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $851,085 $851,085
Foreign exchange contracts (260,908) — (2,743,694) — (3,004,602)
Equity contracts — 11,186,444 — 98,848 11,285,292
Interest rate contracts — (2,667,357) — (491,655) (3,159,012)
Total $(260,908) $8,519,087 $(2,743,694) $458,278 $5,972,763
Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investmentsDerivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $— $110,556 $110,556
Foreign exchange contracts — 32,237 — 37,598 — 69,835
Equity contracts (107) — (2,914,999) — 830,046 (2,085,060)
Interest rate contracts — — (1,040,529) — 13,463 (1,027,066)
Total $(107) $32,237 $(3,955,528) $37,598 $954,065 $(2,931,735)
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10. Offsetting of Financial and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 2. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
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OTC Credit default contracts - protection sold*# — — — — — — 147 —
OTC Credit default contracts - protection purchased*# — — — — 57,223 82,262 47,628 —
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Total Assets $47,790 $44,198 $10,617 $372,429 $57,223 $157,869 $460,086 $89,018
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OTC Interest rate swap contracts*# — — — — — — — —
Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts§ — — 8,556 — — — — —
OTC Total return swap contracts*# — 442 — 151,336 — 223 — —
Centrally cleared total return swap contracts§ — — 4,115 — — — — —
OTC Credit default contracts - protection sold*# 3,170 1,526 — — 39,047 52,071 178,450 —
OTC Credit default contracts - protection purchased*# — — — — 168 — — —
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Forward currency contracts# 64,010 51,184 — 94,230 — 88,243 116,372 76,511
Written options# — — — — — — 43,886 —
Total Liabilities $67,180 $53,152 $12,671 $245,566 $39,215 $140,537 $338,708 $76,511
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets $(19,390) $(8,954) $(2,054) $126,863 $18,008 $17,332 $121,378 $12,507
Total collateral received (pledged)##† $— $(8,954) $— $50,000 $— $17,332 $110,000 $—
Net amount $(19,390) $— $(2,054) $76,863 $18,008 $— $11,378 $12,507
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Collateral (pledged) (including TBA commitments)** $— $(41,899) $— $— $— $— $— $—
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* Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities. ** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.# Covered by master netting agreement (Note 2).
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.§ Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/
(depreciation) for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged for initial margin on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, which is not included in the table above, amounted to $3,941,721 and $1,896,499, respectively.
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11. New Accounting PronouncementsIn March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for non-public business entities. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… E-4
The fund’s portfolio …………………………………………………… E-5
Statement of assets and liabilities …………………………………… E-52
Statement of operations ……………………………………………… E-53
Statement of changes in net assets …………………………………… E-54
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… E-55
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… E-56
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A note on the Portfolio’s trustee The Portfolio’s trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, will be converting to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changing its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion will have no impact on the Portfolio or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the Portfolio. PFTC will continue to manage the Portfolio, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T :617-530-5000, F :617-530-5001, www.pwc.com/us
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which comprise the statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Portfolio’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* Shares Value
Basic materials (1.5%)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 2,479 $414,117
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom) 15,422 346,513
ArcelorMittal SA (France) 13,928 433,553
Arkema SA (France) 1,811 224,441
BASF SE (Germany) 4,532 402,953
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Australia) 5,175 129,668
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (Australia) 25,968 319,040
Boliden AB (Sweden) 2,245 62,580
Cabot Corp. 1,534 96,212
Celanese Corp. 2,518 287,052
CIMIC Group, Ltd. (Australia) 2,353 87,441
Covestro AG (Germany) 4,820 391,106
Domtar Corp. 2,255 117,643
Evonik Industries AG (Germany) 5,562 199,299
HOCHTIEF AG (Germany) 390 64,686
Huntsman Corp. 12,326 335,637
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan) 20,700 198,189
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan) 3,800 80,928
Newmont Mining Corp. 10,888 328,818
Packaging Corp. of America 3,306 362,635
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom) 10,111 511,588
Royal Gold, Inc. 1,078 83,071
Sealed Air Corp. 1,964 78,855
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 64 29,133
South32, Ltd. (Australia) 12,130 34,405
Taisei Corp. (Japan) 5,200 237,144
Univar, Inc. 2,230 68,372
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland) 4,694 184,280
W.R. Grace & Co. 2,817 201,303
Weyerhaeuser Co. R 10,321 333,059
6,643,721
Capital goods (2.9%)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain) 7,053 300,485
AECOM 2,831 92,460
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 7,602 395,380
Avery Dennison Corp. 2,939 318,441
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. 5,137 248,580
Boeing Co. (The) 7,484 2,783,300
BWX Technologies, Inc. 2,755 172,298
Crown Holdings, Inc. 767 36,816
Cummins, Inc. 4,619 674,697
Faurecia SA (France) 5,257 316,535
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 3,087 87,486
General Dynamics Corp. 221 45,243
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. 3,152 134,874
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COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Capital goods cont.
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan) 13,200 $448,580
Honeywell International, Inc. 6,678 1,111,219
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 30 7,682
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 6,234 637,738
L3 Technologies, Inc. 461 98,018
Lockheed Martin Corp. 2,249 778,064
Northrop Grumman Corp. 3,554 1,127,933
Pentair PLC 4,643 201,274
Raytheon Co. 3,562 736,123
Republic Services, Inc. 3,242 235,564
Sandvik AB (Sweden) 23,426 415,537
SKF AB Class B (Sweden) 8,778 173,079
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 344 84,858
Vinci SA (France) 3,665 349,151
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 1,087 128,201
Waste Management, Inc. 5,874 530,774
12,670,390
Communication services (1.0%)
ARRIS International PLC 3,388 88,054
AT&T, Inc. 1,284 43,117
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom) 12,779 37,545
KDDI Corp. (Japan) 17,500 483,625
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) 9,000 406,638
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) 8,400 225,928
Swisscom AG (Switzerland) 202 92,108
Verizon Communications, Inc. 52,412 2,798,277
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 436 15,138
4,190,430
Conglomerates (0.3%)
AMETEK, Inc. 3,732 295,276
Danaher Corp. 815 88,558
Marubeni Corp. (Japan) 40,000 366,246
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 20,200 359,327
1,109,407
Consumer cyclicals (5.5%)
ABC-Mart, Inc. (Japan) 1,900 105,718
Amazon.com, Inc. 1,138 2,279,414
Aramark 137 5,894
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Australia) 2,975 61,219
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 4,994 752,396
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) (United Kingdom) 1,556 74,651
Booking Holdings, Inc. 10 19,840
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 4,402 218,471
Caesars Entertainment Corp. 203 2,081
Carnival Corp. 9,681 617,357
Crown, Ltd. (Australia) 12,609 124,897
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan) 2,100 48,846
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COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Dollar General Corp. 2,848 $311,286
Dollar Tree, Inc. 2,230 181,857
Ecolab, Inc. 116 18,186
Extended Stay America, Inc. (Units) 7,439 150,491
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Italy) 14,307 251,657
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 1,881 428,567
Ford Motor Co. 79,904 739,113
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 48,000 304,566
Hermes International (France) 641 424,824
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 6,135 495,585
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 12,463 2,581,710
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A 2,143 170,561
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A 63 3,818
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 3,777 225,449
Kering SA (France) 226 121,196
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 543 61,707
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 7,405 439,339
Liberty SiriusXM Group Class A 2,404 104,430
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. 744 85,426
lululemon athletica, Inc. (Canada) 5,036 818,300
Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A 491 154,822
Marriott International, Inc./MD Class A 28 3,697
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 2,026 451,008
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd. 8,274 567,265
Moncler SpA (Italy) 4,962 213,821
News Corp. Class A 8,435 111,258
Next PLC (United Kingdom) 498 35,679
Owens Corning 4,874 264,512
Pearson PLC (United Kingdom) 16,947 196,688
Peugeot SA (France) 14,012 378,067
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany) 8,437 219,216
PVH Corp. 4,350 628,140
Ralph Lauren Corp. 1,038 142,777
Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands) 1,624 86,731
Ross Stores, Inc. 9,358 927,378
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 5,345 694,529
RTL Group SA (Belgium) 910 64,950
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A 74 5,826
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. 2,498 154,951
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. 3,548 233,920
Sony Corp. (Japan) 6,500 398,635
Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan) 900 51,567
Tapestry, Inc. 1,329 66,809
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom) 150,303 336,732
Tiffany & Co. 5,021 647,558
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 825 92,417
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-8
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Toll Brothers, Inc. 7,279 $240,425
Total System Services, Inc. 3,526 348,157
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) 11,400 712,092
TUI AG (Germany) 13,291 255,302
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 6,526 299,021
VF Corp. 5,435 507,901
Visteon Corp. 1,607 149,290
Volvo AB (Sweden) 23,173 409,355
Walt Disney Co. (The) 10,886 1,273,009
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands) 1,070 66,714
Worldpay, Inc. Class A 369 37,369
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 8,918 386,684
24,043,124
Consumer staples (3.0%)
Altria Group, Inc. 330 19,902
Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom) 5,003 158,994
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom) 6,285 187,687
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 23 2,710
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia) 19,705 139,154
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 30,485 1,408,102
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom) 401 18,233
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 10,096 342,961
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 351 75,683
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A 4,657 676,755
Hershey Co. (The) 4,564 465,528
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) 12,591 438,559
Ingredion, Inc. 1,747 183,365
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) 20,200 369,908
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom) 77,632 325,777
Kao Corp. (Japan) 2,000 161,535
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 2,345 54,334
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 3,300 84,574
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands) 17,244 395,571
L’Oreal SA (France) 1,126 271,640
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A 79 3,716
LKQ Corp. 6,034 191,097
ManpowerGroup, Inc. 2,396 205,960
Marine Harvest ASA (Norway) 7,095 164,278
McDonald’s Corp. 547 91,508
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B 5,608 344,892
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 22,248 955,774
Monster Beverage Corp. 575 33,511
Nestle SA (Switzerland) 3,523 295,098
PepsiCo, Inc. 15,518 1,734,913
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 3,594 232,927
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 3,300 120,571
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-9
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer staples cont.
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 4,840 $402,834
Swedish Match AB (Sweden) 4,488 229,618
Sysco Corp. 11,825 866,182
US Foods Holding Corp. 733 22,591
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 12,795 932,756
WH Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 125,500 88,372
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom) 12,923 43,715
Woolworths Group, Ltd. (Australia) 14,784 300,371
13,041,656
Energy (2.0%)
ConocoPhillips 17,880 1,383,912
Equinor ASA (Norway) 15,779 444,694
Exxon Mobil Corp. 918 78,048
Halcon Resources Corp. 537 2,400
Halliburton Co. 22,232 901,063
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 693 55,419
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 15,252 1,253,257
OMV AG (Austria) 3,227 181,373
ONEOK, Inc. 5,207 352,983
PBF Energy, Inc. Class A 6,521 325,463
Phillips 66 210 23,671
Repsol SA (Spain) 21,423 427,113
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom) 10,176 356,831
TOTAL SA (France) 11,446 742,366
Valero Energy Corp. 14,617 1,662,684
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 25,412 690,952
8,882,229
Financials (6.8%)
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom) 18,130 222,522
ABN AMRO Group NV GDR (Netherlands) 12,973 353,348
Aegon NV (Netherlands) 5,249 34,068
AGNC Investment Corp. R 4,659 86,798
Allianz SE (Germany) 2,630 586,511
Allstate Corp. (The) 544 53,693
Ally Financial, Inc. 12,462 329,620
American Express Co. 832 88,600
American Financial Group, Inc. 1,100 122,067
American Homes 4 Rent R 6,895 150,931
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 4,049 597,875
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. R 2,516 25,739
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A R 2,947 130,051
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. R 4,918 86,016
Assurant, Inc. 2,250 242,888
Athene Holding, Ltd. Class A 3,488 180,190
Aviva PLC (United Kingdom) 65,934 420,878
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. 1,272 73,407
BB&T Corp. 68 3,301
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-10
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B 10 $2,141
BGC Partners, Inc. Class A 8,543 100,978
Brandywine Realty Trust R 5,673 89,180
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. R 10,974 192,155
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 2,342 309,027
Camden Property Trust R 172 16,094
Capital One Financial Corp. 6,464 613,628
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A 5,312 234,259
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 54,000 405,436
Chimera Investment Corp. R 636 11,531
CIT Group, Inc. 6,608 341,039
Citigroup, Inc. 38,418 2,756,107
CME Group, Inc. 214 36,425
CoreLogic, Inc. 1,553 76,734
Corporate Office Properties Trust R 239 7,129
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) 7,000 42,597
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) 529 70,906
Discover Financial Services 7,011 535,991
DNB ASA (Norway) 15,734 330,879
Douglas Emmett, Inc. R 2,232 84,191
Duke Realty Corp. R 7,014 198,987
E*Trade Financial Corp. 12,779 669,492
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 3,733 62,005
EPR Properties R 221 15,119
Equity Commonwealth R 158 5,070
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. R 1,067 102,912
Equity Residential Trust R 6,823 452,092
Fifth Third Bancorp 18,161 507,055
First Hawaiian, Inc. 3,179 86,342
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. R 3,209 113,118
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 2,422 543,109
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 12,400 336,904
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 9,000 449,640
HCP, Inc. R 10,605 279,124
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) 21,000 105,605
Highwoods Properties, Inc. R 2,689 127,082
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 2,600 74,429
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) 8,617 75,265
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. R 2,981 97,538
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 80 5,991
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 1,007 145,330
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 33,152 3,740,871
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 17,500 59,378
Legal & General Group PLC (United Kingdom) 119,808 409,650
Liberty Property Trust R 2,931 123,835
Life Storage, Inc. R 914 86,976
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-11
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Lincoln National Corp. 4,614 $312,183
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom) 108,233 83,654
Loews Corp. 7,221 362,711
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom) 1,634 97,719
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia) 4,701 428,714
MetLife, Inc. 12,703 593,484
MFA Financial, Inc. R 809 5,946
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 254,400 443,915
Morgan Stanley 20,363 948,305
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany) 825 182,784
New Residential Investment Corp. R 7,231 128,857
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 3,100 62,609
Northern Trust Corp. 2,183 222,950
Old Republic International Corp. 796 17,814
ORIX Corp. (Japan) 25,400 411,910
Outfront Media, Inc. R 3,073 61,306
Paramount Group, Inc. R 4,841 73,051
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R 5,963 195,706
Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland) 431 343,503
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom) 11,955 368,701
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 340 6,436
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 544 74,087
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico) 1,550 79,438
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 3,895 228,208
Prudential Financial, Inc. 6,967 705,896
Rayonier, Inc. R 2,188 73,976
Regions Financial Corp. 37,950 696,383
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 86 12,432
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. 769 102,723
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 67,100 377,074
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. 6,530 130,861
Scentre Group (Australia) R 25,937 74,504
Schroders PLC (United Kingdom) 893 36,042
Senior Housing Properties Trust R 4,192 73,612
SL Green Realty Corp. R 2,743 267,525
Spirit MTA REIT R 121 1,394
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. R 23,193 186,936
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. R 6,205 133,532
Stockland (Units) (Australia) R 8,154 24,484
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 11,900 480,463
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 2,900 119,385
Sun Communities, Inc. R 1,141 115,857
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 9,000 131,120
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 444 29,655
Swedbank AB Class A (Sweden) 15,561 385,473
Swire Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 9,200 34,861
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-12
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Synovus Financial Corp. 2,154 $98,632
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) 245 31,779
Two Harbors Investment Corp. R 605 9,033
U.S. Bancorp 13,550 715,575
UDR, Inc. R 421 17,021
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. (Singapore) 10,700 212,066
Vornado Realty Trust R 3,432 250,536
WP Carey, Inc. R 917 58,972
30,239,642
Health care (5.0%)
AbbVie, Inc. 6,441 609,189
ABIOMED, Inc. 1,649 741,638
Akorn, Inc. 470 6,101
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan) 5,100 136,497
Allergan PLC 1,052 200,385
Amgen, Inc. 5,336 1,106,099
Anthem, Inc. 4,962 1,359,836
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 25,000 436,237
Baxter International, Inc. 9,359 721,485
Biogen, Inc. 1,108 391,468
Boston Scientific Corp. 18,338 706,014
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 17,786 1,104,155
Celgene Corp. 3,285 293,975
Centene Corp. 3,693 534,673
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 1,569 211,093
Cigna Corp. 4,423 921,090
Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark) 232 23,734
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 8,297 313,129
Eli Lilly & Co. 11,317 1,214,427
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA (Germany) 3,989 410,411
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 8,058 622,158
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom) 30,024 601,700
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 912 86,093
Humana, Inc. 2,794 945,825
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 8 4,592
Ipsen SA (France) 666 112,011
Johnson & Johnson 11,652 1,609,957
Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands) 705 32,128
McKesson Corp. 4,989 661,791
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan) 4,100 85,584
Merck & Co., Inc. 17,870 1,267,698
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 5 3,045
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 9,527 823,176
PerkinElmer, Inc. 81 7,879
Pfizer, Inc. 17,973 792,070
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) 3,150 766,700
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-13
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Health care cont.
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 5,600 $366,020
Siemens Healthineers AG (Germany) 1,868 82,177
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 200 24,457
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 32 7,811
UCB SA (Belgium) 2,977 267,632
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 145 38,576
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,760 339,222
Waters Corp. 478 93,057
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 1,365 437,469
Zoetis, Inc. 4,656 426,303
21,946,767
Technology (7.8%)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 9,349 659,478
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 4,472 5,397,986
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (Spain) 4,868 452,447
Amdocs, Ltd. 3,901 257,388
Apple, Inc. 13,665 3,084,737
Applied Materials, Inc. 8,479 327,714
Avaya Holdings Corp. 643 14,236
Black Knight, Inc. 2,601 135,122
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan) 2,600 51,366
CA, Inc. 6,775 299,116
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 6,136 278,084
Capgemini SE (France) 1,982 249,547
CDK Global, Inc. 302 18,893
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) 1,093 128,613
Cisco Systems, Inc. 59,708 2,904,794
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A 9,929 766,022
Corning, Inc. 284 10,025
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V 4,820 468,118
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) 1,675 238,704
eBay, Inc. 1,990 65,710
F5 Networks, Inc. 2,866 571,537
Facebook, Inc. Class A 8,848 1,455,142
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 4,294 468,346
Fiserv, Inc. 470 38,719
Fortinet, Inc. 8,060 743,696
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan) 100 7,128
Genpact, Ltd. 250 7,653
Harris Corp. 252 42,641
Hoya Corp. (Japan) 7,200 427,873
HP, Inc. 28,550 735,734
IBM Corp. 6,812 1,030,043
Intuit, Inc. 5,476 1,245,242
Jabil, Inc. 3,361 91,016
Keysight Technologies, Inc. 3,425 227,009
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-14
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
KLA-Tencor Corp. 4,842 $492,480
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 2,005 138,666
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 473 26,672
Microsoft Corp. 17,845 2,040,933
MSCI, Inc. 1,403 248,906
NetApp, Inc. 10,409 894,029
Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan) 3,800 49,681
NTT Data Corp. (Japan) 25,600 354,526
Nuance Communications, Inc. 10,665 184,718
nVent Electric PLC (United Kingdom) 4,025 109,319
NVIDIA Corp. 9,654 2,712,967
Oracle Corp. 35,207 1,815,273
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 3,267 735,924
Red Hat, Inc. 4,671 636,564
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 2,693 504,991
Synopsys, Inc. 3,396 334,880
Texas Instruments, Inc. 5,562 596,747
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 1,070 189,208
34,966,363
Transportation (0.8%)
Aena SME SA (Spain) 1,818 315,685
Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan) 2,000 416,604
Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama) 972 77,604
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 17,043 985,597
easyJet PLC (United Kingdom) 13,983 239,602
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 3,533 259,781
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Spain) 42,037 361,410
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan) 4,100 147,417
Kansas City Southern 3,290 372,691
Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan) 2,700 82,247
Norfolk Southern Corp. 354 63,897
3,322,535
Utilities and power (1.3%)
AES Corp. 17,326 242,564
Ameren Corp. 4,770 301,559
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 4,433 314,211
Atmos Energy Corp. 1,296 121,707
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 11,152 308,353
CLP Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 29,500 345,522
CMS Energy Corp. 7,088 347,312
Duke Energy Corp. 658 52,653
Endesa SA (Spain) 5,446 117,718
Enel SpA (Italy) 77,718 398,269
ENGIE SA (France) 7,470 109,887
Eni SpA (Italy) 25,103 474,736
Entergy Corp. 7,514 609,611
Evergy, Inc. 2,873 157,785
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-15
COMMON STOCKS (37.9%)* cont. Shares Value
Utilities and power cont.
Exelon Corp. 819 $35,758
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 40,925 725,600
NRG Energy, Inc. 13,719 513,091
OGE Energy Corp. 5,098 185,159
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 2,312 183,064
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. (Rights) 234 161
UGI Corp. 5,288 293,378
5,838,098
Total common stocks (cost $151,915,398) $166,894,362
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (20.8%)* Principal amount Value
U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (5.0%)
Government National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
3.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 $10,000,000 $9,940,625
3.50%, with due dates from 7/20/47 to 11/20/47 12,045,479 11,992,063
21,932,688
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (15.8%)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Pass-Through Certificates
4.00%, 5/1/48 2,925,108 2,955,274
3.00%, 2/1/47 1,785,317 1,710,209
Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
6.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 3,000,000 3,243,047
4.00%, 1/1/57 346,127 350,602
4.00%, TBA, 11/1/48 9,000,000 9,075,235
4.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 15,000,000 15,145,313
4.00%, with due dates from 8/1/47 to 5/1/48 6,456,616 6,523,158
3.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 1,000,000 984,063
3.50%, with due dates from 12/1/47 to 1/1/48 8,105,750 7,983,214
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 1,000,000 956,797
3.00%, with due dates from 12/1/31 to 3/1/47 14,232,929 13,720,678
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/33 7,000,000 6,914,141
69,561,731
Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $92,869,361) $91,494,419
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* Principal amount Value
Basic materials (0.8%)
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 8/15/23 $35,000 $37,450
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.95%, 1/15/21 15,000 15,244
American Woodmark Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 3/15/26 35,000 33,338
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 10/15/39 (France) 60,000 69,741
Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/25 35,000 32,244
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 10/1/23 30,000 31,050
Big River Steel, LLC/BRS Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.25%, 9/1/25 30,000 31,688
BMC East, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 65,000 62,806
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-16
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
Boise Cascade Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 $80,000 $81,576
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 145,000 139,381
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. notes 5.50%, 4/15/24 150,000 147,563
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 4/15/25 90,000 87,741
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 (Germany) 15,000 15,752
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/15/22 (Germany) 83,000 84,514
CF Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 6/1/43 30,000 26,550
CF Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.50%, 12/1/26 250,000 248,323
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 20,000 19,286
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 5/15/25 20,000 21,210
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 5/15/23 5,000 5,223
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/1/25 15,000 14,588
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 7/15/24 50,000 46,313
Cornerstone Chemical Co. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 8/15/24 25,000 25,037
Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/1/26 20,000 19,100
Dow Chemical Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.50%, 10/1/24 85,000 83,190
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. sr. unsec. notes 3.625%, 1/15/21 25,000 25,252
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 1/15/25 25,000 23,875
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/23 (Indonesia) 35,000 37,275
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 3/15/43 (Indonesia) 20,000 18,200
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 95,000 93,456
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 7/15/26 30,000 29,625
HudBay Minerals, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 25,000 25,813
Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/15/20 10,000 10,175
Ingevity Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 55,000 52,440
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.45%, 9/26/28 125,000 126,111
International Paper Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 2/15/27 115,000 105,584
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. 144A sr. notes 11.00%, 5/15/22 10,000 10,875
Kraton Polymers, LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 4/15/25 30,000 30,825
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 9/15/24 60,000 59,850
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/24 (Canada) 20,000 20,452
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 20,000 19,600
Methanex Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/15/19 (Canada) 3,000 2,981
New Gold, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 11/15/22 (Canada) 5,000 4,363
New Gold, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/25 (Canada) 10,000 8,350
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/27 (Canada) 24,000 22,350
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.875%, 9/30/26 75,000 73,275
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 8/15/24 10,000 10,238
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 1/15/45 (Canada) 15,000 15,516
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 4.125%, 3/15/35 (Canada) 235,000 215,064
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-17
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
Packaging Corp. of America sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23 $20,000 $20,567
Pisces Midco, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8.00%, 4/15/26 35,000 35,263
PQ Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/25 45,000 44,663
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/27 90,000 85,647
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/1/22 95,000 92,134
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 11/20/25 (Ireland) 10,000 11,775
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 12/15/26 55,000 54,725
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.125%, 9/15/25 10,000 9,525
Teck Resources, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.75%, 2/1/23 (Canada) 5,000 4,900
TMS International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 8/15/25 40,000 40,300
TopBuild Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/26 45,000 43,988
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/1/25 (Luxembourg) 40,000 38,450
Tronox Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 10/1/25 (United Kingdom) 10,000 9,250
Tronox, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/15/26 30,000 28,875
U.S. Concrete, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 6/1/24 55,000 55,644
Univar USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 7/15/23 10,000 10,363
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/27 70,000 70,771
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 11/15/47 220,000 195,437
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 8/15/26 130,000 122,258
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.20%, 1/15/30 55,000 71,423
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.95%, 2/15/31 87,000 112,333
Weyerhaeuser Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.375%, 3/15/32 R 54,000 68,298
WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/24 15,000 15,788
Zekelman Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.875%, 6/15/23 10,000 10,863
3,673,693
Capital goods (0.6%)
Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 10/1/27 55,000 51,906
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 11/15/19 10,000 10,400
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty notes 5.50%, 5/15/22 5,000 5,082
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty unsub. notes 5.125%, 7/15/23 5,000 5,025
Berry Global, Inc. 144A notes 4.50%, 2/15/26 15,000 14,250
Boeing Capital Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 10/27/19 35,000 35,609
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 12/1/21 (Canada) 10,000 11,000
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 12/1/24 (Canada) 85,000 89,569
Briggs & Stratton Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/20 45,000 47,588
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 7.375%, 12/15/26 10,000 10,875
Deere & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 6/8/22 50,000 48,778
Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 7/15/22 5,000 5,031
General Dynamics Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 11/15/42 20,000 18,833
General Dynamics Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 11/15/22 15,000 14,337
GFL Environmental, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/1/23 (Canada) 20,000 18,775
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/22 100,000 102,751
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-18
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Capital goods cont.
Honeywell International, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.812%, 11/21/47 $20,000 $19,015
Honeywell International, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.25%, 3/1/21 15,000 15,411
Hulk Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 6/1/26 (Canada) 60,000 57,975
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 7/2/64 45,000 42,832
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/47 115,000 110,305
L3 Technologies, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.85%, 12/15/26 25,000 24,050
MasTec, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/15/23 30,000 29,775
Northrop Grumman Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 1/15/28 330,000 310,306
Oshkosh Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 3/1/25 75,000 77,250
Oshkosh Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 5/15/28 175,000 173,100
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 4/15/27 20,000 20,500
Raytheon Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 10/15/40 15,000 16,709
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/25 30,000 28,575
Republic Services, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 5/15/28 245,000 243,526
Stevens Holding Co, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 10/1/26 55,000 55,894
Tennant Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 5/1/25 25,000 25,313
Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 12/15/24 23,000 21,591
Titan Acquisition, Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower, LLC. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 4/15/26 (Canada) 50,000 43,375
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.50%, 5/15/25 5,000 5,094
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 6/15/26 80,000 80,800
Trident Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 25,000 23,688
United Technologies Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.90%, 5/4/20 593,000 580,945
Vertiv Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 10/15/24 35,000 36,400
Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 12.00%, 2/15/22, ‡‡ 15,000 15,338
Wabash National Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 10/1/25 55,000 52,525
Waste Management, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 6/30/20 61,000 62,609
Wrangler Buyer Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 10/1/25 55,000 52,800
2,715,510
Communication services (1.3%)
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.125%, 1/15/27 R 165,000 150,128
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.55%, 7/15/27 R 75,000 70,084
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.375%, 10/15/26 R 117,000 108,969
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/46 57,000 52,077
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 5/15/25 58,000 55,220
AT&T, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.10%, 2/15/28 550,000 533,955
Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.00%, 4/15/20 5,000 5,269
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 5/1/26 130,000 128,538
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 4/1/24 60,000 60,975
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/15/26 25,000 25,063
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 5/1/23 10,000 10,016
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 55,000 55,344
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital C company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.375%, 5/1/47 167,000 158,233
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.049%, 11/1/52 20,000 17,736
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-19
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services cont.
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.999%, 11/1/49 $6,000 $5,340
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.969%, 11/1/47 126,000 112,456
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.35%, 1/15/27 198,000 174,224
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/35 8,000 9,654
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.375%, 2/15/25 175,000 169,400
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 3/1/26 130,000 122,731
CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 6/15/25 15,000 15,450
CommScope Technologies, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 100,000 96,250
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/28 R 270,000 256,058
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.65%, 9/1/27 R 157,000 147,508
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/22 R 10,000 10,296
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 7/15/23 R 65,000 62,639
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/15/26 R 75,000 71,477
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/24 55,000 53,763
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 35,000 36,838
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.75%, 6/15/30 (Netherlands) 37,000 49,689
DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 70,000 62,738
Equinix, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 R 25,000 25,000
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 9/15/22 20,000 17,800
Frontier Communications Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.50%, 4/1/26 50,000 47,250
Intelsat Connect Finance SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.50%, 2/15/23 (Luxembourg) 90,000 89,550
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 7/15/25 (Bermuda) 55,000 58,231
Koninklijke KPN NV sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.375%, 10/1/30 (Netherlands) 10,000 12,892
Level 3 Financing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 2/1/23 45,000 45,511
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.15%, 4/30/20 150,000 154,693
NBCUniversal Media, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 4/1/21 431,000 441,569
Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/23 (Canada) 10,000 10,300
Rogers Communications, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 8.75%, 5/1/32 (Canada) 30,000 39,701
Sprint Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 11/15/28 15,000 15,075
Sprint Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 8/15/20 205,000 214,225
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.25%, 9/15/21 5,000 5,288
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 80,000 83,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 3/1/25 210,000 218,778
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 3/1/23 5,000 5,140
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/27 40,000 39,850
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 4/15/22 5,000 4,978
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 2/1/28 30,000 28,238
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 15,000 14,316
TCI Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 2/15/28 20,000 24,138
Telefonica Emisiones SAU company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.895%, 3/6/48 (Spain) 435,000 405,151
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.40%, 11/1/34 70,000 68,263
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.125%, 3/16/27 305,000 306,391
Videotron, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 7/15/22 (Canada) 25,000 25,625
Videotron, Ltd./Videotron Ltee. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/15/27 (Canada) 150,000 147,000
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-20
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services cont.
Vodafone Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/30/28 (United Kingdom) $135,000 $133,006
Windstream Services, LLC/Windstream Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 9.00%, 6/30/25 10,000 7,725
5,576,802
Conglomerates (0.2%)
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 3/16/20 (Netherlands) 907,000 894,410
894,410
Consumer cyclicals (1.5%)
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 11/15/46 42,000 44,970
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 12/1/45 126,000 192,963
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 9/15/22 40,000 39,382
Amazon.com, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/22/27 260,000 249,121
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 5/15/27 40,000 38,300
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/26 25,000 23,938
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 2/15/22 20,000 20,150
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/26 10,000 10,025
Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 2/1/20 73,000 74,827
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 8/14/28 265,000 264,831
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 8/13/21 65,000 64,972
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.00%, 4/11/21 220,000 213,166
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/15/26 15,000 15,113
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 5/15/23 5,000 5,253
Boyne USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 7.25%, 5/1/25 15,000 15,863
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 6/1/26 35,000 35,700
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.90%, 1/15/27 102,000 91,261
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 1/15/45 100,000 94,461
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/26 1,000 980
CBS Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 11/1/24 65,000 62,464
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 12/15/22 10,000 10,050
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.875%, 6/1/23 40,000 39,350
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.625%, 3/15/20 10,000 10,050
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/22 60,000 61,050
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 9/15/25 55,000 52,113
CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 10/15/25 45,000 42,863
Delta Merger Sub., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 9/15/26 5,000 5,063
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7.75%, 9/1/23 20,000 20,500
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.75%, 9/1/24 15,000 14,606
Dollar General Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/23 65,000 63,460
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.70%, 11/1/26 220,000 203,649
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/1/27 60,000 57,473
Ford Motor Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.346%, 12/8/26 290,000 272,931
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-21
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Gartner, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/1/25 $10,000 $10,069
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/6/26 288,000 270,620
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 7/13/25 20,000 19,453
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/25 5,000 4,837
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/25 30,000 30,450
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 50,000 50,776
Gray Television, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/26 15,000 14,869
Hanesbrands, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 5/15/24 10,000 9,719
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/1/27 200,000 197,146
Home Depot, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 6/1/22 45,000 44,089
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/15/25 70,000 69,300
Hyatt Hotels Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.85%, 3/15/26 70,000 72,228
iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9.00%, 12/15/19 (In default) 10,000 7,525
IHS Markit, Ltd. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 8/1/28 (United Kingdom) 130,000 130,163
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty notes 4.75%, 2/15/25 (United Kingdom) 205,000 208,075
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 3/1/26 (United Kingdom) 5,000 4,800
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.65%, 10/1/28 573,000 573,857
Iron Mountain US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 R 10,000 9,400
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 3/15/28 R 20,000 18,550
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 9/15/27 R 50,000 45,875
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 10.25%, 11/15/22 75,000 82,515
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 25,000 25,875
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 144A notes 7.875%, 2/1/24 5,000 5,307
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/27 15,000 13,669
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/25 15,000 13,838
Lear Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 9/15/27 281,000 260,880
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 35,000 36,444
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/15/22 10,000 10,043
Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 11/1/24 15,000 15,375
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/24 15,000 14,700
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 3/15/26 30,000 30,300
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/23 (Canada) 45,000 45,450
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 10/1/25 (Canada) 20,000 19,344
Meredith Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/26 50,000 51,250
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/1/20 5,000 5,256
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 12/15/21 20,000 21,125
Navistar International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 75,000 78,000
Neiman Marcus Group, LLC (The) company guaranty sr. notes 7.125%, 6/1/28 10,000 8,150
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 20,000 19,575
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-22
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The) 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/1/25 (Luxembourg) $25,000 $24,500
Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 4/15/22 65,000 63,375
Omnicom Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 4/15/26 95,000 90,228
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 3/15/25 45,000 45,450
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 1/15/27 15,000 14,471
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 10/1/22 5,000 5,094
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.50%, 5/15/26 95,000 92,359
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 12/1/24 5,000 4,900
PetSmart, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 3/15/23 10,000 7,188
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 6/15/32 11,000 11,839
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 3/1/26 25,000 24,875
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 5/15/26 30,000 30,111
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 6.125%, 8/15/21 60,000 59,850
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.95%, 1/22/27 80,000 74,113
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.375%, 4/15/23 10,000 10,062
Scientific Games International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 12/1/22 40,000 42,350
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 70,000 68,513
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 8/1/27 235,000 225,600
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 4/15/27 80,000 79,200
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 7/31/24 35,000 34,125
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/15/27 235,000 221,194
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 1/15/28 5,000 4,619
SugarHouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz LP/SugarHouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.875%, 5/15/25 15,000 14,171
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/27 180,000 172,181
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.95%, 7/15/26 60,000 54,406
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 6/15/24 30,000 29,775
Univision Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.125%, 2/15/25 20,000 18,700
Viacom, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/1/21 25,000 25,432
Walt Disney Co. (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.75%, 8/16/21 10,000 9,885
Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 7/15/25 50,000 48,250
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 10,000 10,000
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 10,000 9,925
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/26 10,000 9,813
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.75%, 4/1/27 10,000 9,426
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 30,000 29,700
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-23
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.25%, 5/15/27 $65,000 $60,369
6,695,844
Consumer staples (0.8%)
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 (Canada) 80,000 76,600
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.25%, 5/15/24 (Canada) 15,000 14,213
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 8/6/19 2,000 2,107
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/31/24 140,000 141,524
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 1/14/20 280,000 278,398
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.90%, 2/1/46 486,000 491,502
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.65%, 2/1/26 398,000 386,735
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 2/1/21 248,000 244,399
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 7/15/22 40,000 38,622
Ascend Learning, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 8/1/25 40,000 40,400
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A notes 4.375%, 8/15/27 200,000 190,000
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 7/15/25 60,000 61,673
CEC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 2/15/22 5,000 4,525
Coca-Cola Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.25%, 9/1/26 35,000 31,775
CVS Pass-Through Trust sr. notes 6.036%, 12/10/28 21,835 23,159
Diageo Investment Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 9/15/22 16,000 18,612
Fresh Market, Inc. (The) 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.75%, 5/1/23 15,000 11,175
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.75%, 10/1/25 45,000 47,173
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/15/24 50,000 50,719
Itron, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 1/15/26 50,000 48,000
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 10,000 9,963
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 6/1/24 10,000 9,919
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 6/1/27 65,000 62,481
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.375%, 6/1/46 200,000 176,640
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 0.82%), 3.161%, 8/10/22 245,000 246,239
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/1/26 139,000 136,220
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/1/24 5,000 4,888
Maple Escrow Subsidiary, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.597%, 5/25/28 498,000 499,954
Match Group, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 12/15/27 30,000 29,853
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 4/15/28 25,000 23,500
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.875%, 11/15/28 30,000 29,888
Newell Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 4/1/26 120,000 114,133
PepsiCo, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 10/6/46 20,000 18,034
Rite Aid Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 4/1/23 55,000 49,294
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/26 10,000 9,490
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-24
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer staples cont.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.30%, 11/18/21 $45,000 $44,717
3,666,524
Energy (2.1%)
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 12/15/24 80,000 76,000
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 11/1/21 25,000 25,320
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.125%, 12/1/22 20,000 20,310
Apache Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/22 15,000 14,766
Apergy Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/1/26 50,000 51,375
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 4/1/22 10,000 11,250
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 11/1/26 15,000 14,944
Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 15,000 14,325
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.119%, 5/4/26 (United Kingdom) 60,000 57,110
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.279%, 9/19/27 (United Kingdom) 320,000 306,099
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.315%, 2/13/20 (United Kingdom) 40,000 39,645
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.366%, 9/19/19 (United Kingdom) 110,000 108,858
California Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/20 10,000 9,550
California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 12/15/22 10,000 9,550
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.875%, 3/31/25 120,000 126,150
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.125%, 6/30/27 65,000 65,244
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 6/15/27 5,000 5,100
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 1/15/25 30,000 30,938
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/15/23 5,000 4,869
Chevron Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.561%, 5/16/19 210,000 208,689
Comstock Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 8/15/26 45,000 44,901
Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.75%, 10/1/27 228,000 217,625
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.90%, 6/1/44 80,000 78,997
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.80%, 6/1/24 20,000 19,613
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 4/15/23 10,000 10,176
Covey Park Energy, LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 5/15/25 40,000 40,550
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/15/25 30,000 29,250
DCP Midstream Operating LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 7/15/25 15,000 15,281
DCP Midstream Operating LP 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.75%, 9/15/37 20,000 21,400
Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 8/15/21 10,000 9,750
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.00%, 5/15/21 34,000 36,763
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A notes 7.50%, 2/15/24 15,000 15,450
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/31/25 70,000 71,400
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/1/24 5,000 5,006
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/30/28 55,000 55,000
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/30/26 15,000 15,000
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-25
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Energy Transfer Partners LP jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. B, 6.625%, perpetual maturity $265,000 $253,738
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 12/15/45 15,000 16,000
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 2/1/42 20,000 22,089
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.20%, 2/1/22 15,000 15,579
Ensco PLC sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 2/1/26 (United Kingdom) 30,000 29,775
EOG Resources, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 3/15/23 250,000 240,909
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.375%, 5/1/20 22,000 21,643
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.375%, 5/1/24 18,000 14,850
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 2/15/25 15,000 11,475
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8.00%, 11/29/24 5,000 5,038
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.75%, 5/15/26 35,000 35,831
EQT Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.90%, 10/1/27 165,000 154,607
Equinor ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.10%, 8/17/40 (Norway) 15,000 16,975
Exxon Mobil Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.222%, 3/1/21 655,000 641,985
Hess Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.30%, 8/15/31 15,000 17,325
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP/Hess Infrastructure Partners Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 2/15/26 70,000 70,700
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/24 45,000 46,013
Indigo Natural Resources, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/26 55,000 53,213
Jagged Peak Energy, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/1/26 45,000 44,775
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 1/30/23 (Canada) 5,000 4,550
MEG Energy Corp. 144A notes 6.50%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 10,000 9,900
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/1/25 50,000 47,933
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/23 5,000 4,912
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/30/22 10,000 10,438
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/1/26 75,000 77,719
Noble Holding International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 1/15/24 15,000 14,888
Noble Holding International, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 2/1/26 15,000 15,563
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 1/15/23 5,000 5,113
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/22 5,000 5,087
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 5/1/26 30,000 30,525
Occidental Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.40%, 4/15/46 165,000 167,840
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.375%, 1/17/27 (Brazil) 525,000 531,641
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.25%, 3/17/44 (Brazil) 109,000 103,550
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 3/17/24 (Brazil) 752,000 754,820
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 1/17/22 (Brazil) 59,000 60,918
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.999%, 1/27/28 (Brazil) 69,000 63,394
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.299%, 1/27/25 (Brazil) 22,000 20,460
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-26
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/13/27 (Mexico) $909,000 $926,945
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 1/21/21 (Mexico) 130,000 134,203
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 1/23/26 (Mexico) 121,000 113,135
Precision Drilling Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 30,000 30,825
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 3/15/23 15,000 14,700
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/1/21 20,000 20,575
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 3/1/22 10,000 10,581
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. bonds 4.20%, 3/15/28 115,000 111,558
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 23,000 23,625
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 9/15/24 50,000 51,000
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 12/15/21 5,000 5,070
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/30/25 (Canada) 85,000 81,813
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 5/10/26 (Netherlands) 275,000 261,175
Shell International Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.125%, 5/11/20 (Netherlands) 5,000 4,931
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 15,000 15,506
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/24 10,000 9,738
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 9/15/26 45,000 46,744
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 11/15/22 12,000 12,360
Spectra Energy Partners LP sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 10/15/26 85,000 80,036
Statoil ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.90%, 11/8/20 (Norway) 107,000 106,396
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 1/15/28 25,000 25,219
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 2/1/27 10,000 10,000
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 1/15/28 180,000 175,051
Total Capital International SA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 6/19/21 (France) 640,000 633,336
Transcanada Trust company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.30%, 3/15/77 (Canada) 150,000 142,688
Transocean Pontus, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.125%, 8/1/25 (Cayman Islands) 15,000 15,225
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 2/15/25 (Canada) 60,000 59,400
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 4/1/26 30,000 30,975
Vermilion Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/25 (Canada) 20,000 19,875
Weatherford International, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.875%, 3/1/25 15,000 14,475
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.875%, 2/15/24 50,000 49,000
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.25%, 6/15/23 5,000 4,725
Whiting Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/26 30,000 31,200
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.75%, 3/15/32 35,000 46,636
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-27
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.30%, 3/4/24 $155,000 $155,894
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.60%, 3/15/22 65,000 64,577
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 30,000 34,050
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 6/1/26 25,000 25,313
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.00%, 1/15/22 9,000 9,327
9,135,907
Financials (5.5%)
AIG Global Funding 144A sr. notes 2.15%, 7/2/20 95,000 93,163
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 3/1/21 155,000 151,404
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.625%, 10/1/28 360,000 354,795
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 4/1/27 125,000 115,431
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 11/1/31 230,000 278,588
Ally Financial, Inc. sub. unsec. notes 5.75%, 11/20/25 90,000 92,926
Ally Financial, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 12/31/18 5,000 5,050
American Express Co. sr. unsec. bonds 8.125%, 5/20/19 204,000 210,842
American International Group, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRB 8.175%, 5/15/58 48,000 60,240
ANZ New Zealand Int’l, Ltd./London 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.875%, 1/25/22 (United Kingdom) 255,000 247,561
Banco Santander SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.379%, 4/12/28 (Spain) 600,000 569,159
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. AA, 6.10%, perpetual maturity 28,000 29,330
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN, 3.248%, 10/21/27 540,000 500,871
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB Ser. MTN, 3.824%, 1/20/28 200,000 194,624
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRN 3.004%, 12/20/23 260,000 252,313
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 2.151%, 11/9/20 65,000 63,608
Bank of America Corp. unsec. sub. notes 6.11%, 1/29/37 135,000 155,569
Bank of Montreal sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. D, 3.10%, 4/13/21 (Canada) 155,000 154,381
Bank of Montreal unsec. sub. FRN 3.803%, 12/15/32 (Canada) 25,000 23,359
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.70%, 3/7/22 (Canada) 215,000 209,622
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.35%, 10/21/20 (Canada) 75,000 73,680
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.45%, 3/22/21 (Canada) 107,000 104,777
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.20%, 7/20/20 (France) 200,000 195,352
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 5/15/43 16,000 16,076
BGC Partners, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 5/27/21 90,000 92,118
BPCE SA 144A unsec. sub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 (France) 230,000 224,939
Camden Property Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 6/15/23 R 25,000 26,166
Capital One Financial Corp. unsec. sub. notes 4.20%, 10/29/25 10,000 9,772
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 3/15/25 15,000 15,588
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/1/26 20,000 20,395
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 45,000 45,844
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 3/7/25 104,000 106,080
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 8/15/22 10,000 10,200
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. FRB 3.668%, 7/24/28 300,000 284,392
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.65%, 10/26/20 324,000 319,788
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.887%, 1/10/28 455,000 441,732
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 5/18/46 230,000 224,349
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.45%, 9/29/27 340,000 336,072
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-28
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 3/9/26 $45,000 $45,298
Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 3/2/20 500,000 493,273
CNO Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 5/30/25 40,000 40,900
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 3/10/20 (Australia) 435,000 429,433
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A unsec. notes 2.20%, 11/9/20 (Australia) 388,000 377,745
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. MTN, 5.25%, 5/24/41 (Netherlands) 195,000 218,933
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.375%, 3/15/23 20,000 20,950
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 2/15/21 10,000 10,088
Credit Suisse Group AG 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.282%, 1/9/28 (Switzerland) 250,000 243,146
Danske Bank A/S 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.70%, 3/2/22 (Denmark) 255,000 244,437
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.45%, 7/15/28 R 230,000 229,811
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 10/1/20 R 170,000 170,162
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 5/1/25 R 55,000 53,213
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.85%, 4/17/28 (Canada) 510,000 502,808
Fifth Third Bancorp jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.10%, perpetual maturity 9,000 8,820
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 4/15/25 30,000 29,100
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 11/15/24 35,000 33,950
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.373%, 11/15/25 (Ireland) 303,000 288,447
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 2.342%, 11/15/20 (Ireland) 285,000 277,838
goeasy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 11/1/22 (Canada) 20,000 20,825
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. FRB 4.223%, 5/1/29 960,000 945,943
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 1/26/27 728,000 706,298
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 12/27/20 702,000 690,729
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.55%, 10/23/19 35,000 34,842
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.30%, 12/13/19 173,000 171,482
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) unsec. sub. notes 6.75%, 10/1/37 30,000 36,037
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 4/15/22 15,000 15,687
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. notes 4.375%, 2/15/30 R 232,000 212,727
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 R 5,000 4,869
HUB International, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 5/1/26 40,000 40,052
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. unsec. notes 4.35%, 2/4/23 210,000 210,666
Huntington National Bank (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.375%, 3/10/20 250,000 247,406
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 2/1/24 20,000 20,475
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 2/1/22 45,000 46,125
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/20 5,000 5,091
International Lease Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 8/15/22 10,000 10,588
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 4/1/22 R 10,000 10,075
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 9/15/22 R 10,000 9,850
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. bonds 6.10%, perpetual maturity 24,000 24,840
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. Z, 5.30%, perpetual maturity 111,000 113,498
JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.964%, 11/15/48 1,380,000 1,260,507
JPMorgan Chase & Co. unsec. sub. bonds 3.625%, 12/1/27 475,000 447,978
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA sr. unsec. FRN Ser. BKNT, 3.086%, 4/26/21 330,000 329,071
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-29
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
KeyCorp sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. MTN, 1.86%, 12/13/18 $228,000 $228,003
LPL Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 9/15/25 50,000 48,813
Macquarie Group Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 8/13/19 (Australia) 165,000 171,187
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. BKNT, 2.05%, 8/17/20 350,000 342,647
MetLife, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. notes 6.40%, 12/15/36 25,000 26,500
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A sr. notes 1.75%, 9/19/19 150,000 148,408
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/24 R 15,000 15,375
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 1/15/28 R 10,000 9,151
Mid-America Apartments LP sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 10/15/23 R 30,000 30,339
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.535%, 7/26/21 (Japan) 260,000 259,659
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 1/22/47 380,000 369,280
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 1/20/27 519,000 498,382
Morgan Stanley sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 1/27/20 155,000 154,007
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes 2.80%, 1/10/22 (Australia) 270,000 263,300
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes Ser. MTN, 2.125%, 5/22/20 (Australia) 290,000 285,088
National Australia Bank, Ltd./New York sr. unsec. notes 2.875%, 4/12/23 (Australia) 250,000 240,770
National Australia Bank, Ltd./New York sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 1/12/21 (Australia) 250,000 244,603
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/1/21 15,000 15,018
Nordea Bank AB 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 9/17/20 (Finland) 240,000 236,310
Protective Life Global Funding 144A notes 2.262%, 4/8/20 150,000 147,705
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 6/15/25 40,000 40,000
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.625%, 6/15/43 26,000 27,105
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.20%, 3/15/44 26,000 25,968
Regions Financial Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 8/14/22 130,000 125,092
Royal Bank of Canada sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.125%, 3/2/20 (Canada) 538,000 532,363
Royal Bank of Canada unsec. sub. notes Ser. GMTN, 4.65%, 1/27/26 (Canada) 50,000 51,139
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 4.892%, 5/18/29 (United Kingdom) 200,000 197,764
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB sr. unsec. notes 2.625%, 3/15/21 (Sweden) 397,000 389,239
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB sr. unsec. notes 2.30%, 3/11/20 (Sweden) 755,000 743,896
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 3/15/26 15,000 14,925
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/25 30,000 29,925
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 5/15/22 50,000 51,563
Springleaf Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 12/15/19 5,000 5,069
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 3/15/25 R 30,000 28,728
Svenska Handelsbanken AB company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 1.95%, 9/8/20 (Sweden) 250,000 243,394
TMX Finance, LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 11.125%, 4/1/23 35,000 35,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) unsec. sub. FRB 3.625%, 9/15/31 (Canada) 159,000 149,432
Travelport Corporate Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.00%, 3/15/26 (United Kingdom) 35,000 35,548
UBS AG/London 144A sr. unsec. notes 2.20%, 6/8/20 (United Kingdom) 435,000 427,128
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 5/1/25 20,000 19,950
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.60%, 2/6/24 R 25,000 25,083
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-30
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/26 R $25,000 $25,250
VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA 144A unsec. sub. bonds 6.95%, 10/17/22 (Russia) 200,000 195,000
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.125%, 7/15/26 10,000 10,475
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 7/15/23 30,000 31,388
Wells Fargo & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. U, 5.875%, perpetual maturity 30,000 31,500
Wells Fargo & Co. sr. unsec. notes Ser. GMTN, 2.60%, 7/22/20 280,000 277,222
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/19/19 (Australia) 25,000 25,518
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.15%, 3/6/20 (Australia) 780,000 770,009
Westpac Banking Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 8/19/21 (Australia) 95,000 91,169
WeWork Cos, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 5/1/25 60,000 58,148
WP Carey, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 4/1/24 R 15,000 15,124
24,107,828
Health care (1.7%)
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.60%, 5/14/25 149,000 144,213
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 5/14/20 50,000 49,440
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 3/15/22 (Luxembourg) 24,000 23,839
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.80%, 3/15/25 (Luxembourg) 200,000 195,849
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.663%, 6/15/51 200,000 197,863
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 10/1/20 45,000 45,222
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 8/19/26 302,000 273,389
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/25 30,000 22,800
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.45%, 9/15/37 (United Kingdom) 37,000 46,376
AstraZeneca PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.95%, 9/18/19 (United Kingdom) 89,000 88,201
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 11/1/25 10,000 10,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 4/1/26 35,000 37,756
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.00%, 12/15/25 60,000 64,575
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 4/15/25 15,000 14,250
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7.00%, 3/15/24 20,000 21,130
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/15/22 5,000 5,200
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 1/31/27 35,000 36,750
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.669%, 6/6/47 208,000 205,726
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/6/27 179,000 171,166
Biogen, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.625%, 9/15/22 70,000 70,168
BioScrip, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.875%, 2/15/21 40,000 37,900
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/22 5,000 5,056
Centene Escrow I Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 15,000 15,358
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 3/31/23 135,000 128,210
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/22 35,000 19,611
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 8.125%, 6/30/24 28,000 23,279
Cigna Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/21 30,000 30,612
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.05%, 3/25/48 357,000 365,155
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.78%, 3/25/38 1,073,000 1,067,859
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 12/5/18 55,000 54,961
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-31
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.90%, 8/28/28 $403,000 $409,166
Halfmoon Parent, Inc. 144A sr. unsub. notes 3.75%, 7/15/23 414,000 412,733
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. bonds 5.25%, 6/15/26 10,000 10,288
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.50%, 2/15/20 95,000 98,800
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 4.75%, 5/1/23 30,000 30,525
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.50%, 6/15/47 75,000 76,031
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 12.50%, 11/1/21 10,000 11,003
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 2/10/45 190,000 180,930
Merck & Co., Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.85%, 2/10/20 92,000 90,739
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 6/15/25 5,000 4,913
Novartis Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.00%, 11/20/45 315,000 316,424
Omnicare, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.75%, 12/1/22 64,000 65,971
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.00%, 12/15/26 150,000 144,008
Pfizer, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.70%, 12/15/19 195,000 192,375
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/27 165,000 158,369
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/15/24 5,000 5,082
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.20%, 9/23/26 (Ireland) 120,000 110,766
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 9/23/23 (Ireland) 105,000 99,995
Tenet Healthcare Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 6.00%, 10/1/20 20,000 20,657
Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 4/1/22 20,000 21,076
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 4/15/47 140,000 140,485
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.70%, 2/15/21 63,000 64,855
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.95%, 10/15/42 40,000 38,121
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 6/15/28 645,000 646,586
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 6/15/21 240,000 239,405
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 2/15/23 40,000 38,763
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 4/1/25 10,000 10,163
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/15/26 15,000 15,263
Zoetis, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/20/28 205,000 202,889
7,328,295
Technology (1.5%)
Alphabet, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 1.998%, 8/15/26 185,000 166,715
Analog Devices, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.85%, 3/12/20 290,000 288,178
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.25%, 2/9/47 345,000 352,059
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 5/6/24 30,000 29,985
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.85%, 5/6/21 400,000 398,003
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.10%, 5/6/19 390,000 389,029
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/13/45 35,000 36,391
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 5/4/43 76,000 72,865
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 5/6/20 130,000 128,183
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 9/1/26 65,000 65,943
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.875%, 1/15/27 126,000 118,622
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.50%, 1/15/28 345,000 313,484
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-32
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Technology cont.
Cisco Systems, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 9/20/26 $145,000 $134,107
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 135,000 144,815
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. bonds 8.35%, 7/15/46 19,000 23,650
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.45%, 6/15/23 98,000 103,061
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 5,000 5,150
Energizer Gamma Acquisition, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 7/15/26 10,000 10,338
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes Ser. 10Y, 4.25%, 5/15/28 160,000 160,317
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 9,000 9,476
First Data Corp. 144A notes 5.75%, 1/15/24 250,000 254,063
Fiserv, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.20%, 10/1/28 315,000 315,661
Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.625%, 11/15/24 80,000 77,808
Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 5/1/21 ‡‡ 45,000 45,393
Infor US, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/22 50,000 50,678
Legrand France SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.50%, 2/15/25 (France) 5,000 6,113
Microchip Technology, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.333%, 6/1/23 310,000 307,063
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.30%, 2/6/27 255,000 250,111
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.40%, 8/8/26 125,000 115,257
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.30%, 2/8/41 10,000 11,780
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/1/19 30,000 30,328
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.40%, 2/6/22 230,000 224,674
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.55%, 8/8/21 270,000 259,153
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 11/15/27 117,000 112,465
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 7/15/26 145,000 134,579
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 10/15/22 50,000 48,501
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.25%, 10/8/19 580,000 577,101
Plantronics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 5/31/23 45,000 44,775
Qorvo, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 7/15/26 15,000 15,263
Salesforce.com, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 4/11/28 325,000 322,219
Solera, LLC /Solera Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 3/1/24 95,000 103,788
Tempo Acquisition, LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 6/1/25 30,000 29,175
TTM Technologies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/25 55,000 55,138
VMware, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/21/27 45,000 42,574
Western Digital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/15/26 300,000 290,123
6,674,154
Transportation (0.1%)
CSX Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.10%, 3/15/44 35,000 33,042
Delta Air Lines, Inc. sr. notes Ser. A, 7.75%, 12/17/19 7,960 8,315
FedEx Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.625%, 8/1/22 5,000 4,843
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.40%, 11/15/26 280,000 260,635
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 2/1/24 190,000 186,943
United Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust pass-through certificates Ser. 14-2, Class A, 3.75%, 9/3/26 24,880 24,617
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-33
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Transportation cont.
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 4/1/23 $40,000 $40,800
559,195
Utilities and power (0.8%)
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 40,000 41,000
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 5/15/23 5,000 5,031
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 3/15/23 15,000 15,038
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 9/1/27 165,000 166,650
Appalachian Power Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 3/30/21 20,000 20,515
Arizona Public Services Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/42 5,000 5,143
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. sr. unsec. bonds 3.80%, 7/15/48 125,000 112,914
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 4/1/36 104,000 125,900
Calpine Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/25 15,000 13,275
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 10,000 9,263
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 12/1/18 35,000 35,261
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 3/15/42 20,000 19,588
Consolidated Edison, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. A, 2.00%, 3/15/20 289,000 283,901
Duke Energy Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/15/27 215,000 199,954
Dynegy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 1/30/26 105,000 115,631
El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.375%, 6/15/32 15,000 18,885
Emera US Finance LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 6/15/26 33,000 31,081
Enbridge, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 12/1/26 (Canada) 105,000 105,666
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24 268,000 282,070
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.50%, 6/1/27 15,000 15,567
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 2/15/48 385,000 362,423
FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. B, 3.90%, 7/15/27 60,000 58,366
FirstEnergy Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. C, 4.85%, 7/15/47 100,000 101,726
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 7/15/44 300,000 327,479
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. sr. sub. notes 3.70%, 9/1/24 45,000 43,647
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.40%, 9/1/44 18,000 18,478
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.50%, 3/1/21 50,000 49,927
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.45%, 2/15/23 30,000 29,421
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 1/15/23 230,000 223,749
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 6/1/25 120,000 121,000
MidAmerican Funding, LLC sr. bonds 6.927%, 3/1/29 45,000 54,975
Nevada Power Co. mtge. notes 7.125%, 3/15/19 15,000 15,286
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 4.80%, 12/1/77 95,000 89,063
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 5/15/26 10,000 10,850
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 15,000 15,750
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 5/1/24 45,000 46,800
NRG Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/15/28 25,000 25,250
NSTAR Electric Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.375%, 10/15/22 (Canada) 30,000 28,795
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., LLC sr. notes 5.30%, 6/1/42 75,000 86,495
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/15/22 40,000 40,592
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-34
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (16.9%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Utilities and power cont.
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 6/1/23 $5,000 $4,912
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. sr. notes Ser. MTN, 5.50%, 3/1/40 10,000 11,737
Toledo Edison Co. (The) sr. mtge. bonds 7.25%, 5/1/20 3,000 3,163
Vistra Operations Co., LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 9/1/26 50,000 50,563
3,442,780
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $76,269,288) $74,470,942
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.8%)* Principal amount Value
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (0.4%)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 15-DNA3, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.85%), 5.066%, 4/25/28 $301,868 $312,388
IFB Ser. 3829, Class AS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.95%), 4.792%, 3/15/41 246,283 39,772
Ser. 4546, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 12/15/45 203,799 45,377
Ser. 4193, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 3/15/43 47,000 6,772
Ser. 4096, Class MI, IO, 4.00%, 1/15/42 299,506 54,016
Ser. 4134, Class PI, IO, 3.00%, 11/15/42 167,849 19,816
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 6.00%), 8.216%, 9/25/28 120,000 140,951
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.90%), 7.116%, 11/25/24 56,941 65,167
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.216%, 5/25/25 97,292 104,902
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.90%), 5.116%, 7/25/24 74,071 78,919
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C05, Class 2M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 1/25/29 16,509 16,553
Government National Mortgage Association
Ser. 11-135, Class DI, IO, 5.00%, 4/16/40 522,068 125,118
Ser. 10-9, Class UI, IO, 5.00%, 1/20/40 27,993 6,335
Ser. 17-139, Class NI, IO, 4.50%, 9/20/47 699,899 159,227
Ser. 17-123, Class JI, IO, 4.00%, 8/20/46 621,947 103,085
Ser. 16-135, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 5/20/46 635,915 123,902
Ser. 14-116, Class IL, IO, 4.00%, 8/20/44 502,113 88,472
IFB Ser. 13-99, Class AS, IO, ((-1 x 1 Month US LIBOR) + 6.05%), 3.885%, 6/20/43 373,680 65,778
Ser. 16-123, Class LI, IO, 3.50%, 3/20/44 1,190,955 149,524
Ser. 15-124, Class NI, IO, 3.50%, 6/20/39 114,906 9,376
Ser. 16-H16, Class EI, IO, 2.206%, 6/20/66 W 635,110 71,069
Ser. 15-H25, Class BI, IO, 1.539%, 10/20/65 W 325,682 29,409
1,815,928
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (1.4%)
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Ser. 14-GC21, Class AS, 4.026%, 5/10/47 103,000 104,415
FRB Ser. 14-GC21, Class XA, IO, 1.357%, 5/10/47 W 1,163,313 60,002
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 13-GC11, Class D, 4.567%, 4/10/46 W 132,000 129,587
FRB Ser. 12-GC8, Class XA, IO, 1.966%, 9/10/45 W 1,039,196 55,718
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
COMM Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class C, 4.898%, 5/10/47 W $78,000 $77,780
Ser. 13-CR11, Class AM, 4.715%, 8/10/50 W 83,000 85,824
Ser. 13-CR13, Class AM, 4.449%, 11/10/46 W 164,000 169,244
Ser. 12-LC4, Class AM, 4.063%, 12/10/44 82,000 82,849
Ser. 12-CR1, Class AM, 3.912%, 5/15/45 225,000 226,428
Ser. 12-CR2, Class AM, 3.791%, 8/15/45 70,000 71,034
Ser. 13-LC6, Class AM, 3.282%, 1/10/46 258,000 254,182
FRB Ser. 14-CR19, Class XA, IO, 1.344%, 8/10/47 W 4,294,421 174,443
FRB Ser. 14-UBS4, Class XA, IO, 1.337%, 8/10/47 W 1,173,284 55,736
FRB Ser. 14-CR18, Class XA, IO, 1.308%, 7/15/47 W 798,997 30,793
FRB Ser. 14-CR16, Class XA, IO, 1.302%, 4/10/47 W 228,798 8,969
FRB Ser. 14-CR20, Class XA, IO, 1.283%, 11/10/47 W 2,130,782 99,209
FRB Ser. 13-CR11, Class XA, IO, 1.272%, 8/10/50 W 2,111,532 84,833
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class XA, IO, 1.241%, 5/10/47 W 712,562 28,058
FRB Ser. 14-UBS6, Class XA, IO, 1.111%, 12/10/47 W 613,122 24,843
FRB Ser. 14-LC17, Class XA, IO, 1.072%, 10/10/47 W 320,156 9,488
FRB Ser. 15-LC21, Class XA, IO, 0.971%, 7/10/48 W 4,620,344 161,532
COMM Mortgage Trust 144A
Ser. 15-LC19, Class D, 2.867%, 2/10/48 139,000 119,536
FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class XA, IO, 2.38%, 12/10/44 W 200,038 11,388
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 15-C1, Class C, 4.44%, 4/15/50 W 222,000 220,344
Ser. 15-C1, Class AS, 3.791%, 4/15/50 W 148,000 146,373
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 14-GC18, Class C, 5.108%, 1/10/47 W 183,000 181,170
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class C, 4.846%, 6/10/47 W 360,000 358,048
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.197%, 8/10/43 W 136,000 137,083
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Ser. 13-C15, Class B, 4.927%, 11/15/45 W 73,000 76,168
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class C, 4.71%, 9/15/47 W 134,000 129,804
FRB Ser. 14-C19, Class XA, IO, 1.278%, 4/15/47 W 1,092,223 20,383
FRB Ser. 14-C24, Class XA, IO, 1.116%, 11/15/47 W 1,009,629 37,837
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 12-C6, Class D, 5.312%, 5/15/45 W 87,000 84,840
FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class C, 3.958%, 4/15/46 W 105,000 102,698
Ser. 13-LC11, Class AS, 3.216%, 4/15/46 135,000 131,913
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 08-C1, Class AM, 6.319%, 4/15/41 W 5,070 5,266
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class C, 4.614%, 8/15/47 W 249,000 241,280
Ser. 14-C18, Class C, 4.489%, 10/15/47 W 122,000 120,120
FRB Ser. 13-C7, Class C, 4.255%, 2/15/46 W 158,000 155,542
Ser. 12-C5, Class AS, 3.792%, 8/15/45 88,000 87,846
Ser. 13-C8, Class B, 3.697%, 12/15/48 W 28,000 27,611
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 3.476%, 11/15/45 158,000 157,053
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust FRB Ser. 16-BNK2, Class XB, IO, 0.679%, 11/15/49 W 1,856,000 73,834
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 144A
Ser. 12-C4, Class C, 5.601%, 3/15/45 W $140,000 $137,596
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class D, 5.601%, 3/15/45 W 125,000 118,231
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class XA, IO, 2.268%, 3/15/45 W 1,129,870 63,896
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-C2, Class D, 5.05%, 5/10/63 W 55,000 51,297
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 05-C21, Class D, 5.417%, 10/15/44 W 41,618 41,219
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class AS, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 56,000 57,067
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class C, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 58,000 55,128
Ser. 12-LC5, Class AS, 3.539%, 10/15/45 81,000 80,876
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Ser. 13-C18, Class AS, 4.387%, 12/15/46 W 125,000 127,773
Ser. 14-C19, Class AS, 4.271%, 3/15/47 60,000 60,975
Ser. 12-C8, Class AS, 3.66%, 8/15/45 173,000 173,793
Ser. 13-C12, Class AS, 3.56%, 3/15/48 36,000 35,771
Ser. 13-C11, Class AS, 3.311%, 3/15/45 37,000 36,913
FRB Ser. 14-C25, Class XA, IO, 1.046%, 11/15/47 W 2,823,657 111,196
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class XA, IO, 0.998%, 9/15/57 W 1,227,287 46,277
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.865%, 3/15/44 W 99,000 87,661
FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class E, 5.862%, 11/15/44 W 100,000 99,005
FRB Ser. 11-C2, Class D, 5.839%, 2/15/44 W 79,000 78,093
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class D, 4.59%, 12/15/45 W 113,000 97,533
6,181,404
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (1.0%)
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 144A Ser. 18-1, Class A3, 4.157%, 4/25/48 W 92,847 92,847
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. FRB Ser. 05-2, Class 1A2A, 4.011%, 5/25/35 W 64,129 65,723
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates FRB Ser. 05-8, Class M4, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.93%), 3.146%, 12/25/35 80,000 80,594
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust FRB Ser. 04-5, Class 2A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.50%), 2.716%, 10/25/34 75,388 73,928
EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-1, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.43%), 3.641%, 1/25/34 63,889 64,069
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 16-HQA2, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.15%), 7.366%, 11/25/28 260,000 308,289
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 13-DN2, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.466%, 11/25/23 231,622 258,262
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.90%), 8.116%, 10/25/28 550,000 636,665
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.70%), 7.916%, 4/25/28 302,527 351,507
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%), 7.766%, 4/25/28 451,143 511,933
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.216%, 7/25/25 127,760 142,157
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C01, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.30%), 6.516%, 2/25/25 65,938 72,651
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MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) cont.
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.216%, 5/25/25 $48,117 $52,842
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 17-C01, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 3.55%), 5.766%, 7/25/29 55,000 60,000
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 17-C03, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.216%, 10/25/29 75,000 80,725
Impac CMB Trust FRB Ser. 04-6, Class 1A2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.78%), 2.996%, 10/25/34 62,493 61,228
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust
FRB Ser. 05-A2, Class A2, 3.539%, 2/25/35 W 70,113 71,455
FRB Ser. 05-A10, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.21%), 2.426%, 2/25/36 188,622 183,039
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust FRB Ser. 04-HE6, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.83%), 3.041%, 8/25/34 67,748 67,748
MortgageIT Trust FRB Ser. 05-1, Class 1M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 2/25/35 64,463 63,824
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust FRB Ser. 03-4, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.13%), 3.341%, 10/25/33 81,213 81,343
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A1B2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.98%), 3.196%, 11/25/34 20,929 21,347
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.88%), 3.096%, 11/25/34 164,601 163,021
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A2A3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 1/25/45 68,490 68,356
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2AB3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 7/25/45 31,640 31,556
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.72%), 2.936%, 11/25/34 120,829 120,829
FRB Ser. 05-AR1, Class A2A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.68%), 2.896%, 1/25/45 146,095 145,639
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.58%), 2.796%, 7/25/45 54,885 55,222
FRB Ser. 06-AR4, Class 1A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.94%), 2.687%, 5/25/46 25,578 25,070
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 2A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.38%), 2.596%, 1/25/45 22,459 22,683
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 2A1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.37%), 2.586%, 1/25/45 9,826 9,830
FRB Ser. 05-AR2, Class 1A1A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.33%), 2.546%, 1/25/45 65,399 64,928
FRB Ser. 05-AR19, Class A1A2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.29%), 2.506%, 12/25/45 16,178 16,038
Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.116%, 10/25/34 368,218 368,384
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 1A2, 4.261%, 6/25/35 W 6,304 6,365
FRB Ser. 05-AR10, Class 2A16, 4.213%, 6/25/35 W 28,676 27,520
FRB Ser. 05-AR12, Class 2A7, 4.13%, 6/25/35 W 9,718 9,610
4,537,227
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $12,607,016) $12,534,559
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.8%)* Principal amount Value
loanDepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 144A FRB Ser. 17-LD1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 11/25/50 $336,000 $336,000
Station Place Securitization Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 18-1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.112%, 4/24/19 770,000 770,000
FRB Ser. 18-5, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 9/24/19 899,000 899,000
FRB Ser. 18-3, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 7/24/19 606,000 606,000
FRB Ser. 17-6, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 11/24/18 651,000 651,000
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.8%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Towd Point Asset Trust 144A FRB Ser. 18-SL1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.60%), 2.816%, 1/25/46 $382,253 $380,303
Total asset-backed securities (cost $3,642,715) $3,642,303
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY BONDS AND NOTES (0.7%)* Principal amount Value
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 4/22/26 (Argentina) $705,000 $629,213
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 1/26/27 (Argentina) 150,000 127,500
Buenos Aires (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. REGS, 7.875%, 6/15/27 (Argentina) 150,000 124,905
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 9.125%, 3/16/24 (Argentina) 160,000 148,256
Colombia (Republic of) sr. unsec. notes 3.875%, 4/25/27 (Colombia) 215,000 208,722
Cordoba (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 7.45%, 9/1/24 (Argentina) 325,000 273,000
Indonesia (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 4.75%, 1/8/26 (Indonesia) 665,000 674,975
Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.35%, 1/8/27 (Indonesia) 400,000 394,500
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. bonds Ser. REGS, 5.25%, 3/22/30 (Ivory Coast) 120,000 132,253
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 4.75%, 3/13/28 (Senegal) EUR 100,000 112,257
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 3/21/29 (Russia) $200,000 192,000
United Mexican States sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/2/23 (Mexico) 40,000 40,253
Total foreign government and agency bonds and notes (cost $3,314,907) $3,057,834
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.7%)* Shares Value
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 2,798 $190,236
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 8,673 2,521,415
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust 890 327,039
Total investment companies (cost $3,030,104) $3,038,690
COMMODITY LINKED NOTES (0.4%)*††† Principal amount Value
Goldman Sachs International 144A notes zero %, 2019 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Excess Return Index multiplied by 3) $1,210,000 $1,600,133
UBS AG/London 144A sr. notes 1-month LIBOR less 0.25%, 2019 (Indexed to the S&P GSCI Total Return Commodity Index multiplied by 3) (United Kingdom) 120,000 157,212
Total commodity linked notes (cost $1,330,000) $1,757,345
SENIOR LOANS (0.1%)* c Principal amount Value
Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.408%, 12/15/24 $49,488 $49,868
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.596%, 6/21/24 14,887 14,973
California Resources Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.962%, 11/17/22 50,000 51,000
CPG International, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.75%), 6.251%, 5/5/24 4,724 4,752
Eagleclaw Midstream Ventures, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.492%, 6/30/24 34,736 34,200
FTS International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.826%, 4/16/21 14,698 14,716
Gates Global, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/31/24 6,902 6,940
GFL Environmental, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 5.105%, 5/31/25 (Canada) U 1,105 1,106
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SENIOR LOANS (0.1%)* c cont. Principal amount Value
GFL Environmental, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 5.105%, 5/31/25 $8,851 $8,856
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 9.25%), 11.604%, 5/21/24 40,000 39,500
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 7.509%, 10/16/23 19,897 20,009
KCA Deutag Alpha, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 9.021%, 3/21/23 24,875 24,191
Navistar, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.64%, 11/6/24 69,650 69,868
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.568%, 6/1/25 30,000 30,080
Oryx Southern Delaware Holdings, LLC bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.267%, 2/28/25 29,925 29,426
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.348%, 11/3/23 19,950 19,679
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.81%, 9/7/23 14,663 11,159
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 8.00%), 9.873%, 2/28/26 25,000 24,000
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.373%, 2/28/25 24,813 24,595
Titan Acquisition, Ltd. (United Kingdom) bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.202%, 3/28/25 59,513 57,774
Univision Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. C5, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/15/24 14,959 14,529
Total senior loans (cost $555,190) $551,221
PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (—%)* Counterparty
Expiration date/strike price
Notional amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.00 $2,629,100 $2,629,100 $27,779
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $29,548) $27,779
CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (—%)* Principal amount Value
DISH Network Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 8/15/26 $25,000 $23,844
Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $23,219) $23,844
PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
GMAC Capital Trust I Ser. 2, $1.91 cum. ARP 365 $9,600
Total preferred stocks (cost $9,303) $9,600
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
EPR Properties Ser. C, $1.438 cv. pfd. R 255 $7,143
Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $4,650) $7,143
WARRANTS (—%)* Expiration dateStrike price Warrants Value
Halcon Resources Corp. 9/9/20 $14.04 145 $15
Total warrants (cost $—) $15
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (29.9%)* Principal amount/shares Value
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 2.32% L Shares 126,096,334 $126,096,334
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 1.97% P Shares 10,000 10,000
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.159%, 12/13/18 #Ф $335,999 334,556
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.140%, 12/6/18 §Ф 145,000 144,441
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.122%, 11/23/18 #§ 72,000 71,780
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.061%, 11/15/18 #§Ф 154,001 153,611
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.090%, 11/8/18 #§Ф 476,001 474,968
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.033%, 10/18/18 # 362,000 361,658
U.S. Treasury Bills 2.022%, 11/1/18 #Ƥ 685,000 683,829
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.960%, 10/11/18 # 182,000 181,903
U.S. Treasury Bills 1.977%, 10/4/18 #§Ф 2,968,000 2,967,520
Total short-term investments (cost $131,480,602) $131,480,600
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $477,081,301) $488,990,656
Key to holding’s currency abbreviationsCNH Chinese Yuan (Offshore)EUR EuroUSD/$ United States Dollar
Key to holding’s abbreviationsARP Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting periodBKNT Bank Notebp Basis PointsDAC Designated Activity CompanyETF Exchange Traded FundFRB Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For certain
securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.FRN Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For
certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.GDR Global Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bankGMTN Global Medium Term NotesIFB Inverse Floating Rate Bonds, which are securities that pay interest rates that vary inversely to changes in the market interest rates. As interest rates
rise, inverse floaters produce less current income. The rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
IO Interest OnlyMTN Medium Term NotesOJSC Open Joint Stock CompanyOTC Over-the-counterREGS Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.SPDR S&P Depository ReceiptsTBA To Be Announced Commitments
Notes to the fund’s portfolioUnless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the Portfolio’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $440,419,326.††† The value of the commodity linked notes, which are marked to market daily, may be based on a multiple of the performance of the index. The multiple
(or leverage) will increase the volatility of the note’s value relative to the change in the underlying index.‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer. The rate shown in parenthesis is the rate paid in kind, if applicable.
# This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $3,019,781 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
∆ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $32,934 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
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Ф This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain TBA commitments at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $253,908 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
§ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on the initial margin on certain centrally cleared derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $1,970,649 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 10).
c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 2 and 7).
L Affiliated company (Note 5). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the Putnam Money Market Portfolio at the close of the reporting period.
P This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the Portfolio for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period (Note 2).
R Real Estate Investment Trust. U This security, in part or in entirety, represents an unfunded loan commitment (Note 8). W The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon associated with the underlying mortgage pools. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.
Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
See Note 2 to the financial statements regarding TBA commitments.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $48,655,525 )
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $179,238 $176,858 $2,380
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 646,614 664,932 (18,318 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,006 950 56
Euro Buy 12/19/18 1,274,095 1,305,145 (31,050 )
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 366,718 351,234 15,484
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 292,723 293,737 (1,014 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 292,723 297,549 4,826
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 691,476 679,075 (12,401 )
Barclays Bank PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 616,225 623,465 (7,240 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 616,225 618,642 2,417
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 329,328 327,525 (1,803 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 712,540 704,304 8,236
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 712,540 701,215 (11,325 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 134,214 134,897 683
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 43,531 43,465 (66 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 329,667 336,487 6,820
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 327,134 325,023 2,111
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 327,134 322,608 (4,526 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 1,116,693 1,082,729 33,964
Swiss Franc Sell 12/19/18 6,704 6,749 45
Citibank, N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 329,458 337,406 (7,948 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 242,939 240,570 (2,369 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 411,798 403,479 8,319
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $48,655,525 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citibank, N.A. cont.
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 $411,798 $411,095 $(703 )
Danish Krone Sell 12/19/18 2,510 2,516 6
Euro Sell 12/19/18 325,948 329,642 3,694
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 386,028 394,851 8,823
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 292,525 293,526 (1,001 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 292,525 297,387 4,862
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 466,241 457,960 (8,281 )
Credit Suisse International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,044,672 1,056,174 (11,502 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 330,770 328,611 2,159
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 330,770 325,648 (5,122 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 328,403 329,429 1,026
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 314,724 322,172 7,448
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 156,738 157,069 331
Norwegian Krone Sell 12/19/18 12,321 11,949 (372 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 327,258 327,022 236
Swiss Franc Sell 12/19/18 323,235 328,323 5,088
Goldman Sachs International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,947,301 1,968,377 (21,076 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,947,301 1,946,611 (690 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 459,437 457,308 (2,129 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 117,170 117,422 (252 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 476,762 477,893 1,131
Indian Rupee Buy 11/19/18 322,067 324,078 (2,011 )
Indian Rupee Sell 11/19/18 322,067 319,558 (2,509 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 263,656 269,266 5,610
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 66,103 61,543 (4,560 )
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 1,780,693 1,721,772 58,921
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 998,607 986,329 12,278
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 686,270 700,124 (13,854 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 325,925 327,743 1,818
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 138,376 139,254 (878 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 651,662 658,225 6,563
Indonesian Rupiah Sell 12/19/18 5,755 3,435 (2,320 )
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 202,714 206,911 4,197
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 582,861 581,622 1,239
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 582,861 592,869 10,008
Swedish Krona Buy 12/19/18 327,431 331,571 (4,140 )
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $48,655,525 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $255,216 $264,340 $(9,124 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 187,963 188,242 (279 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 325,817 325,390 427
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 325,817 320,475 (5,342 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 2,517,093 2,524,092 6,999
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 852,005 866,087 14,082
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 637,030 646,314 (9,284 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 637,030 645,306 8,276
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 614,137 603,539 10,598
Singapore Dollar Sell 11/19/18 15,312 15,379 67
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 608,545 596,323 (12,222 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 574,686 587,212 (12,526 )
NatWest Markets PLC
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 465,931 477,455 (11,524 )
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 634,143 624,381 9,762
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 634,143 621,713 (12,430 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 95,867 96,065 198
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 327,291 330,501 3,210
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 329,455 330,992 1,537
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 165,830 166,322 (492 )
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 331,631 325,746 (5,885 )
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 1,135,992 1,148,885 (12,893 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 1,135,992 1,134,646 (1,346 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 65,447 65,163 (284 )
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 174,594 171,821 (2,773 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,393,929 1,397,353 3,424
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 475,674 488,142 12,468
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 329,388 333,628 4,240
Norwegian Krone Buy 12/19/18 1,005,765 986,426 19,339
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 253,852 249,800 (4,052 )
UBS AG
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 328,880 332,873 (3,993 )
Australian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 328,880 323,863 (5,017 )
British Pound Sell 12/19/18 324,616 327,469 2,853
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 654,807 649,399 5,408
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/17/18 654,807 645,768 (9,039 )
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,213,535 1,217,952 4,417
Japanese Yen Buy 11/19/18 89,558 91,425 (1,867 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 415,051 420,183 5,132
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 20,096 19,732 (364 )
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $48,655,525 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
WestPac Banking Corp.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $261,512 $273,080 $(11,568 )
New Zealand Dollar Sell 10/17/18 276,944 278,714 1,770
Unrealized appreciation 334,986
Unrealized (depreciation) (311,764 )
Total $23,222
* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Number of contracts
Notional amount Value
Expiration date
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
MSCI EAFE Index (Short) 128 $12,631,034 $12,643,200 Dec-18 $(62,245 )
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long) 117 9,924,940 9,949,680 Dec-18 (122,764 )
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short) 280 40,795,720 40,866,000 Dec-18 (358,516 )
Tokyo Price Index (Long) 27 4,319,739 4,320,333 Dec-18 321,350
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long) 47 6,603,500 6,603,500 Dec-18 (152,750 )
U.S. Treasury Bond Ultra 30 yr (Long) 101 15,582,406 15,582,406 Dec-18 (471,296 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Long) 179 37,721,453 37,721,453 Dec-18 (95,561 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Short) 5 1,053,672 1,053,672 Dec-18 2,490
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Long) 347 39,029,367 39,029,367 Dec-18 (274,366 )
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Long) 119 14,134,969 14,134,969 Dec-18 (133,480 )
Unrealized appreciation 323,840
Unrealized (depreciation) (1,670,978 )
Total $(1,347,138 )
WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (premiums $13,259 )
CounterpartyExpiration date/strike price
Notional Amount
Contract amount Value
Goldman Sachs International
USD/CNH (Call) Apr-19/CNH 7.20 $2,629,100 $2,629,100 $12,467
Total $12,467
TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (proceeds receivable $15,148,477 )
AgencyPrincipal
amountSettlement date Value
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 10/1/48 $15,000,000 10/11/18 $15,145,313
Total $15,145,313
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments made by fund
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
$21,178,600 $11,267 E $(10,165 ) 12/19/20 3.05%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
$1,102
35,796,500 19,044 E 12,554 12/19/20 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.05%—Semiannually
(6,490 )
7,249,500 1,464 E 14,670 12/19/23 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.10%—Semiannually
16,134
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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments made by fund
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
$11,119,400 $2,246 E $(22,522 ) 12/19/23 3.10%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
$(24,768 )
16,973,600 22,507 E 12,704 12/19/28 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.15%—Semiannually
35,211
7,658,800 10,156 E (5,381 ) 12/19/28 3.15%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(15,536 )
5,732,600 78,560 E (31,208 ) 12/19/48 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.20%—Semiannually
47,351
690,300 9,460 E 3,743 12/19/48 3.20%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(5,716 )
Total $(25,605 ) $47,288
E Extended effective date.
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC$1,208 $1,205 $— 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
$7
13,318 13,281 — 1/12/41 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
74
5,532 5,515 — 1/12/40 4.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(10 )
356 355 — 1/12/41 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
2
796 790 — 1/12/43 3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
1
10,499 10,465 — 1/12/40 5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(20 )
36,050 35,928 — 1/12/41 5.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 5.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(73 )
5,715 5,717 — 1/12/38 (6.50%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic MBX Index 6.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(13 )
Citibank, N.A.13,309,577 13,390,343 — 11/27/18 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA
plus 0.35%—QuarterlyRussell 1000 Total Return Index—Quarterly
(48,296 )
15,786,113 15,879,831 — 11/27/18 (3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 0.37%)—Quarterly
A basket (CGPUTQL2 ) of common stocks—Quarterly
89,722
Credit Suisse International69,253 69,078 — 1/12/41 4.50% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic MBX Index 4.50% 30 year Ginnie Mae II pools—Monthly
(97 )
2,188 2,185 — 1/12/45 3.50% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 3.50% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
13
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-46
OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments received (paid) by fund
Total return received by or paid by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Goldman Sachs International$3,048 $3,042 $— 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
$18
3,048 3,042 — 1/12/42 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
18
12,538 12,492 — 1/12/40 4.00% (1 month USD-LIBOR)—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
64
JPMorgan Securities LLC22,176 22,207 — 1/12/44 4.00% (1 month USD-
LIBOR)—MonthlySynthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
210
13,675 13,637 — 1/12/41 (4.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(76 )
7,304 7,289 — 1/12/42 (4.00%) 1 month USD-LIBOR—Monthly
Synthetic TRS Index 4.00% 30 year Fannie Mae pools—Monthly
(44 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation 90,129
Upfront premium (paid) — Unrealized (depreciation) (48,629 )
Total $— Total $41,500
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $68 $1,000 $118 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(49 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 181 3,000 354 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (171 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 309 5,000 590 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (278 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 342 6,000 707 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (362 )
Barclays Bank PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 443 4,000 472 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (26 )
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3 4,000 49 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (45 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5 4,000 49 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (43 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P — 4,000 49 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (49 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 16 10,000 123 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (104 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 146 15,000 185 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (33 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,257 97,000 1,193 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 96
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,461 178,000 2,189 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 331
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 15,014 61,000 12,737 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 2,328
CMBX NA BB.7 Index BB/P 4,370 34,000 4,298 1/17/47 500 bp—Monthly 101
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 883 9,000 1,061 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (173 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,920 18,000 2,122 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (193 )
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 38,063 750,000 9,225 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 29,088
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P 6,421 314,000 408 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly 6,934
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,673 29,000 3,419 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 268
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,208 30,000 3,537 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (314 )
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio E-47
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Credit Suisse International cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $3,911 $37,000 $4,362 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(433 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 9,354 86,000 10,139 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (742 )
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 784 25,000 308 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 485
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,519 29,000 357 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,172
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,758 42,000 517 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,256
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,949 63,000 775 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,195
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,804 77,000 947 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,883
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,785 96,000 1,181 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,636
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 7,910 156,000 1,919 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 6,043
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,347 179,000 2,202 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (795 )
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P 78 5,000 7 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly 87
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 97 2,000 236 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (138 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,195 11,000 1,297 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (97 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,190 11,000 1,297 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (101 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,013 12,000 1,415 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (396 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,519 18,000 2,122 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (594 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,274 21,000 2,476 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (192 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,024 21,000 2,476 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,442 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,095 21,000 2,476 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,370 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,042 21,000 2,476 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,424 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,591 30,000 3,537 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (931 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,630 42,000 4,952 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (301 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 10,317 110,000 12,969 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (2,597 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 15,341 126,000 14,855 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 549
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 1,278 15,000 846 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 439
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 45,208 574,000 32,374 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 13,121
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 4,237 20,000 4,176 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 77
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,448 44,000 541 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 921
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,590 58,000 713 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,896
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,970 70,000 861 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,132
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,268 75,000 923 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,371
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,237 89,000 1,095 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,172
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,566 90,000 1,107 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,489
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,459 98,000 1,205 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,286
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,308 101,000 1,242 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,099
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,809 105,000 1,292 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 553
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,654 141,000 1,734 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,966
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 7,334 161,000 1,980 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,408
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,349 163,000 2,005 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (601 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 112,429 2,539,000 31,230 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 82,043
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 969 4,000 835 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 137
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 336 3,000 354 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (16 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 339 3,000 354 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (13 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 550 5,000 590 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (37 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 888 6,000 707 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 184
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,709 11,000 1,297 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 418
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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
JPMorgan Securities LLC cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $1,750 $14,000 $1,651 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $106
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,829 17,000 2,004 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (167 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,101 22,000 2,594 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 519
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,458 31,000 3,655 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (181 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,077 43,000 5,070 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (971 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,001 63,000 7,428 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (395 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 8,235 77,000 9,078 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (805 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 170 12,000 148 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 27
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,344 180,000 2,214 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 190
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 2,034 9,000 1,879 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 162
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,913 26,000 3,065 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (139 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,948 43,000 5,070 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 900
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 11 4,000 49 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (37 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P — 8,000 98 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (96 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 338 9,000 111 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 230
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 338 9,000 111 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 230
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 141 15,000 185 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (39 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 881 23,000 283 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 605
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 705 51,000 627 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 95
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,229 110,000 1,353 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (87 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 12,184 302,000 3,715 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 8,570
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 1,441 6,000 1,253 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 194
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 4,666 19,000 3,967 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 714
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 9,610 39,000 8,143 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 1,499
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,755 64,000 7,546 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 242
Upfront premium received 453,404 Unrealized appreciation 197,447
Upfront premium (paid) — Unrealized (depreciation) (16,977 )
Total $453,404 Total $180,470
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are
believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by “/F.” Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.7 Index $(1,001 ) $135,000 $176 1/17/47 (200 bp)—Monthly $(1,221 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (5,352 ) 42,000 5,309 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (78 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (2,018 ) 10,000 1,264 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (763 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (816 ) 5,000 632 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (189 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (785 ) 5,000 632 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (157 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (6,545 ) 41,000 5,674 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (904 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (5,238 ) 34,000 4,706 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (560 )
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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. cont.
CMBX NA BB.9 Index $(5,261 ) $34,000 $4,706 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly $(584 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (5,235 ) 34,000 4,706 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (558 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,661 ) 17,000 2,353 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (323 )
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (12,994 ) 79,000 9,986 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (3,075 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (10,699 ) 58,000 7,331 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (3,416 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (8,301 ) 52,000 7,197 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,147 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,367 ) 28,000 3,875 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (515 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,367 ) 28,000 3,875 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (515 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,158 ) 27,000 3,737 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (443 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,503 ) 16,000 2,214 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (301 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (9,410 ) 120,000 6,768 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (2,702 )
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (151 ) 1,000 126 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (26 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (21,929 ) 108,000 13,651 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (8,368 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,396 ) 26,000 3,286 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,131 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (1,802 ) 11,000 1,390 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (421 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,593 ) 10,000 1,384 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (217 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,602 ) 10,000 1,384 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (227 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,118 ) 7,000 969 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (155 )
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,071 ) 21,000 2,654 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,434 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (3,197 ) 20,000 2,528 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (686 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (23,625 ) 138,000 17,443 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (6,296 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,348 ) 37,000 4,677 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,702 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (5,847 ) 36,000 4,550 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,326 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (6,687 ) 34,000 4,298 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,417 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,086 ) 21,000 2,654 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,449 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (785 ) 5,000 632 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (157 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (720 ) 4,000 506 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (218 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (3,421 ) 51,000 2,876 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (570 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,619 ) 22,000 1,241 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (389 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,619 ) 22,000 1,241 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (389 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,084 ) 12,000 677 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (414 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (1,152 ) 11,000 620 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (537 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (855 ) 10,000 564 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (296 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (20,818 ) 120,000 15,168 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (5,750 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,038 ) 45,000 6,228 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (848 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (2,131 ) 26,000 1,466 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (677 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (3,974 ) 39,000 2,200 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (1,794 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (11,706 ) 58,000 7,331 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (4,423 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,906 ) 41,000 5,182 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,758 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,843 ) 39,000 4,930 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,946 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,707 ) 18,000 2,491 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (231 )
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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC cont.
CMBX NA BB.9 Index $(2,490 ) $16,000 $2,214 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly $(289 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation —
Upfront premium (paid) (257,031 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (66,992 )
Total $(257,031 ) Total $(66,992 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
NA HY Series 31 Index B+/P $(414,681 ) $5,771,000 $422,062 12/20/23 500 bp—Quarterly $9,786
NA IG Series 31 Index BBB+/P (1,062,065 ) 60,390,000 1,167,097 12/20/23 100 bp—Quarterly 113,419
Total $(1,476,746 ) $123,205
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the Portfolio has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index
represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. Securities rated by Fitch are indicated by “/F.” Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
NA HY Series 31 Index $569,262 $7,928,000 $579,814 12/20/23 (500 bp)—Quarterly $(13,855 )
Total $569,262 $(13,855 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Basic materials $6,643,721 $— $—
Capital goods 12,670,390 — —
Communication services 4,190,430 — —
Conglomerates 1,109,407 — —
Consumer cyclicals 24,043,124 — —
Consumer staples 13,041,656 — —
Energy 8,882,229 — —
Financials 30,239,642 — —
Health care 21,946,767 — —
Technology 34,966,363 — —
Transportation 3,322,535 — —
Utilities and power 5,837,937 161 —
Total common stocks 166,894,201 161 —
Asset-backed securities — 3,642,303 —
Commodity linked notes — 1,757,345 —
Convertible bonds and notes — 23,844 —
Convertible preferred stocks — 7,143 —
Corporate bonds and notes — 74,470,942 —
Foreign government and agency bonds and notes — 3,057,834 —
Investment companies 3,038,690 — —
Mortgage-backed securities — 12,534,559 —
Preferred stocks 9,600 — —
Purchased options outstanding — 27,779 —
Senior loans — 551,221 —
U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations — 91,494,419 —
Warrants 15 — —
Short-term investments 10,000 131,470,600 —
Totals by level $169,952,506 $319,038,150 $—
Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $23,222 $—
Futures contracts (1,347,138 ) — —
Written options outstanding — (12,467 ) —
TBA sale commitments — (15,145,313 ) —
Interest rate swap contracts — 72,893 —
Total return swap contracts — 41,500 —
Credit default contracts — 933,939 —
Totals by level $(1,347,138 ) $(14,086,226 ) $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund’s portfolio presentation.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value, (Notes 2 and 10):
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $350,984,967) $362,894,322
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $126,096,334) (Note 5) 126,096,334
Foreign currency (cost $2,051,148) (Note 2) 2,051,235
Dividends, interest and other receivables 2,076,694
Receivable for units of the Portfolio sold 3,223,998
Receivable for investments sold 212,486
Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 14,147,587
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 207,151
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 10,600
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 334,986
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 287,576
Premium paid on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 257,031
Total assets 511,800,000
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 2,498,744
Payable for investments purchased 5,884,675
Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 45,532,647
Payable for units of the Portfolio repurchased 1,358,290
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 33,747
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 7,025
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 132,598
Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 453,404
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 311,764
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums $13,259) (Note 2) 12,467
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $15,148,477) (Note 2) 15,145,313
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Notes 2 and 10) 10,000
Total liabilities 71,380,674
Net assets $440,419,326
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Net assets $440,419,326
Units outstanding 27,654,717
Net asset value per unit $15.93
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest (net of foreign tax of $322 ) (including interest income of $2,034,419 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 5) $6,492,386
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $49,372) 3,514,030
Net investment income 10,006,416
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers (Note 2) 10,297,256
Foreign currency transactions (Note 2) 9,748
Forward currency contracts (Note 2) (643,189)
Futures contracts (Note 2) (4,847,776)
Swap contracts (Note 2) (704,196)
Written options (Note 2) 113,439
Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note 4) 810
Total net realized gain 4,226,092
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers and TBA sale commitments 309,541
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (2,576)
Forward currency contracts (46,391)
Futures contracts (1,077,921)
Swap contracts 384,292
Written options (6,277)
Total change in net unrealized depreciation (439,332)
Net gain on investments 3,786,760
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $13,793,176
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in net assets
INCREASE IN NET ASSETSYear ended
9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment income $10,006,416
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 4,226,092
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (439,332)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 13,793,176
Principal transactions
Proceeds from sale of units 293,670,560
Value of units redeemed (181,869,340)
Total increase in principal transactions 111,801,220
Total increase in net assets 125,594,396
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 314,824,930
End of year $440,419,326
NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 20,515,211
Sold 18,784,333
Redeemed (11,644,827)
Units outstanding at end of year 27,654,717
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Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $15.35
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.41
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.17
Total from investment operations 0.58
Net asset value, end of year $15.93
Total return at net asset value (%) 3.78
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATANet assets, end of year (in thousands) $440,419
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 2.60
(a) Per unit net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. Description of the PortfolioWithin the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street”, if any, represent State Street Bank and Trust Company and refer-ences to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Conservative Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a portfolio established and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee” and “Manager”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts (the “Trust”), as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the Portfolio. The Portfolio is globally diversified and emphasizes bonds over stocks. It is designed for investors who want to protect the value of their investment while receiving regular income and protection against inflation.
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date that the financial statements were issued (December 14, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Security Valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securi-ties, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining matur-ities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustee or dealers selected by the Trustee. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the sched-uled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the Portfolio will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Portfolio to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that the Trustee does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by the Trustee in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustee. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity expo-sures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
Notes to financial statements 9/30/18
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Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustee. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the Portfolio could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Security Transactions and Related Investment Income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.
Interest income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain.
All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.
Distributions received from other investment funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and retain the character of income as earned by the other investment funds.
All income earned by the Portfolio is retained by the Portfolio and included in the calculation of net asset value.
The Portfolio earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amortized into income in the Statement of operations.
Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled at a future date beyond customary settlement time; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Stripped Securities The Portfolio may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Portfolio may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Foreign Currency Translation The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the Portfolio after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The Portfolio does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net real-ized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Options Contracts The Portfolio uses options contracts to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium origi-nally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.
Options on swaps are similar to options on securities except that the premium paid or received is to buy or grant the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swap option contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiums is factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor contracts, in return for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specified rate, in the case of a cap contract, or falling below a specified rate in the case of a floor contract.
Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
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Futures Contracts The Portfolio uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk, to hedge prepayment risk, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure to interest rates and to equitize cash.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The Portfolio and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”
Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Forward Currency Contracts The Portfolio buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure to currencies.
The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The Portfolio could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Portfolio is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure on interest rates and to hedge prepayment risk.
An OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. For OTC interest rate swap contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC interest rate swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments, including upfront premiums, received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or the closing of the contract. Certain OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract.
The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults, in the case of OTC interest rate contracts, or the central clearing agency or a clearing member defaults, in the case of centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, on its respective obligation to perform under the contract. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counter-party risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC interest rate swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Total Return Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market-linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to hedge sector exposure, to manage exposure to specific sectors or indus-tries, to manage exposure to specific securities, to gain exposure to a basket of securities, to gain exposure to specific markets or countries and to gain exposure to specific sectors or industries.
To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offset-ting interest rate obligation, the Portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market maker. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC total return swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared total return swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain
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or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC and/or centrally cleared total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC total return swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared total return swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared total return swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared total return swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Credit Default Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared credit default contracts to hedge market risk, to hedge credit risk and to gain exposure on individual names and/or baskets of securities.
In OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts, the protection buyer typically makes a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restruc-turing and obligation acceleration. For OTC credit default contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. Centrally cleared credit default contracts provide the same rights to the protection buyer and seller except the payments between parties, including upfront premiums, are settled through a central clearing agent through variation margin payments. Upfront and periodic payments received or paid by the Portfolio for OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or close of the contract. The OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change in value of OTC credit default contracts is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and fair value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.
In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the Portfolio could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the Portfolio may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the Portfolio may enter into offsetting OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protec-tion buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC credit default contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared credit default contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. Counterparty risk is further mitigated with respect to centrally cleared credit default swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Where the Portfolio is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio may be required to make is equal to the notional amount.
OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
TBA Commitments The Portfolio may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price and par amount have been established, the actual securities have not been specified. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The Portfolio holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the Portfolio may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date.
The Portfolio may also enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions, to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements or to take a short position in mortgage-backed securities. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, either equivalent deliverable securities or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date are held as “cover” for the transaction, or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value of the TBA sale commitment are segregated. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. If the Portfolio delivers securities under the commit-ment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.
TBA commitments, which are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss due to changes in the value of the security prior to the settlement date as well as the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not perform its obligations. Counterparty risk is mitigated by having a master agreement between the Portfolio and the counterparty.
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Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at their fair value according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded by the Portfolio as an unrealized gain or loss. Based on market circumstances, the Trustee will determine whether to take delivery of the underlying securities or to dispose of the TBA commitments prior to settlement.
TBA purchase commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed within the fund’s portfolio and TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Master Agreements The Portfolio is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts and Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements that govern transactions involving mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities that may result in delayed delivery (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collat-eral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolio’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio.
Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is delivered to the counterparty and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty.
With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the coun-terparty’s long-term or short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolio ‘s future derivative activity.
At the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had a net liability position of $134,531 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the Portfolio at period end for these agreements totaled $32,934 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation The net asset value of the Portfolio is currently determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open for trading. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may also determine the net asset value on any other business day (“Valuation Date”). The net asset value must be determined upon date of sale or redemption. Sales and redemptions of participant units are made on such days at such units’ net asset values. Affiliates of the Trustee held 100.00% of the Portfolio’s total units outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
Federal Income Taxes It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the Portfolio is exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The Portfolio is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Portfolio did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains, if any. The Portfolio’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Portfolio may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Portfolio accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unre-alized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the Portfolio may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. In many cases, however, the Portfolio may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.
3. Expenses Incurred by the PortfolioCompensation to be received by the Trustee for its services with respect to the Portfolio is paid by the individual participating trusts pursuant to an arrangement which the Trustee makes with each such participating trust. According to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may charge the Portfolio for certain services received during the year. In the current year no such expenses have been charged to the Portfolio by the Trustee, however, the Trustee could cease to bear these expenses, and begin to charge them to the Portfolio at any time.
4. Payments by Affiliates Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“PIM”), an affiliate of PFTC, entered into a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) 0n September 27, 2018. The settlement agreement states that: (i) a trader formerly employed by PIM engaged in prearranged
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trades in certain mortgage-backed securities, (ii) as a result of these undisclosed prearranged trades PIM did not seek best execution, (iii) PIM did not ensure compliance with applicable policies regarding cross-trades and failed to supervise the former employee. The SEC entered a cease and desist order, and PIM paid a $1,000,000 fine and agreed to reimburse the clients that participated in the relevant trades in an aggregate amount of $1,095,006. In connection with this settlement, the Portfolio was reimbursed $810 by PFTC during the fiscal year.
5. Affiliated TransactionsThe Portfolio invested in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio, a portfolio established and maintained by PFTC. Investments in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Transactions during the reporting period with the Putnam Money Market Portfolio were as follows:
Name of affiliateFair value as of
9/30/17 Purchase cost Sale proceedsInvestment
income
Shares outstanding and
fair value as of 9/30/18
Short-term investments
Putnam Money Market Portfolio * $95,802,364 $159,059,100 $128,765,130 $2,034,419 $126,096,334
Total Short-term investments $95,802,364 $159,059,100 $128,765,130 $2,034,419 $126,096,334
* There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
6. Market, Credit and Other RisksIn the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The Portfolio may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The Portfolio may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.
7. Senior Loan CommitmentsSenior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another hold-er’s portion of the loan. When the Portfolio invests in a loan or participation, the Portfolio is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the Portfolio and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the Portfolio, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.
8. Unfunded Loan CommitmentsAs of the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had unfunded loan commitments of $1,105, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:
Borrower Unfunded Commitments
GFL Environmental, Inc. $1,105
Total $1,105
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9. Summary of Derivative Activity The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was as follows based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:
Purchased currency options (contract amount) $3,500,000
Written currency options (contract amount) $2,600,000
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 1,000
Forward currency contracts (contract amount) $75,500,000
Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional) $95,800,000
OTC total return swap contracts (notional) $24,800,000
OTC credit default contracts (notional) $9,400,000
Centrally cleared credit default contracts (notional) $67,700,000
Warrants (number of warrants) 100
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:
Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting periodAsset derivatives Liability derivatives
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair value
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair valueCredit contracts Receivables,
Net assets — Unrealized appreciation
$1,790,732 * Payables, Net assets — Unrealized
depreciation
$856,793 *
Foreign exchange contracts Investments, Receivables 362,765 Payables 324,231
Equity contracts Investments, Receivables,
Net assets — Unrealized appreciation
411,087 * Payables, Net assets — Unrealized
depreciation
591,821 *
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net assets — Unrealized
appreciation
116,694 * Payables, Net assets — Unrealized
depreciation
1,168,690 *
Total $2,681,278 $2,941,535
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and/or centrally cleared swaps as reported in the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.
The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 2):
Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $772,456 $772,456
Foreign exchange contracts (76,280) — (643,189) — (719,469)
Equity contracts — (2,437,029) — 72,832 (2,364,197)
Interest rate contracts — (2,410,747) — (1,549,484) (3,960,231)
Total $(76,280) $(4,847,776) $(643,189) $(704,196) $(6,271,441)
Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investmentsDerivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Options Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $— $116,656 $116,656
Foreign exchange contracts — 9,416 — (46,391) — (36,975)
Equity contracts (65) — (456,193) — 220,514 (235,744)
Interest rate contracts — — (621,728) — 47,122 (574,606)
Total $(65) $9,416 $(1,077,921) $(46,391) $384,292 $(730,669)
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10. Offsetting of Financial and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 2. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
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OTC Credit default contracts - protection sold*# — — — — — 513 9 —
OTC Credit default contracts - protection purchased*# — — — — 29,795 44,685 22,046 —
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Purchased options**# — — — — — — 27,779 —
Total Assets $22,746 $54,360 $10,600 $115,426 $29,795 $61,499 $127,874 $23,825
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Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts§ — — 5,794 — — — — —
OTC Total return swap contracts*# — 116 — 48,296 — 97 — —
OTC Credit default contracts - protection sold*# 1,760 469 — — 23,859 30,342 93,269 —
OTC Credit default contracts - protection purchased*# — — — — 220 — — —
Centrally cleared credit default contracts§ — — 1,231 — — — — —
Futures contracts§ — — — — — — — —
Forward currency contracts# 62,783 24,960 — 20,302 — 16,996 33,227 21,192
Written options# — — — — — — 12,467 —
Total Liabilities $64,543 $25,545 $7,025 $68,598 $24,079 $47,435 $138,963 $21,192
Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets $(41,797) $28,815 $3,575 $46,828 $5,716 $14,064 $(11,089) $2,633
Total collateral received (pledged)##† $— $— $— $10,000 $— $— $(11,089) $—
Net amount $(41,797) $28,815 $3,575 $36,828 $5,716 $14,064 $— $2,633
Controlled collateral received (including TBA commitments)** $— $— $— $10,000 $— $— $— $—
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Collateral (pledged) (including TBA commitments)** $— $— $— $— $— $— $(32,934) $—
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* Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities. ** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.# Covered by master netting agreement (Note 2).
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.§ Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/
(depreciation) for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged for initial margin on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, which is not included in the table above, amounted to $3,019,781 and $1,970,649, respectively.
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11. New Accounting PronouncementsIn March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for non-public business entities. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… F-4
The fund’s portfolio …………………………………………………… F-5
Statement of assets and liabilities …………………………………… F-50
Statement of operations ……………………………………………… F-51
Statement of changes in net assets …………………………………… F-52
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… F-53
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… F-54
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A note on the Portfolio’s trustee The Portfolio’s trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, will be converting to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changing its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion will have no impact on the Portfolio or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the Portfolio. PFTC will continue to manage the Portfolio, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T :617-530-5000, F :617-530-5001, www.pwc.com/us
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which comprise the statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Portfolio’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
December 14, 2018
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The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18The fund’s portfolio 9/30/18
COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* Shares Value
Basic materials (0.9%)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 2,987 $498,978
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom) 10,083 226,553
ArcelorMittal SA (France) 9,030 281,088
Arkema SA (France) 1,175 145,620
BASF SE (Germany) 2,868 255,002
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Australia) 3,356 84,090
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (Australia) 16,837 206,857
Boliden AB (Sweden) 1,278 35,625
Cabot Corp. 1,847 115,844
Celanese Corp. 3,034 345,876
CIMIC Group, Ltd. (Australia) 1,521 56,523
Covestro AG (Germany) 3,125 253,570
Domtar Corp. 2,717 141,746
Evonik Industries AG (Germany) 3,606 129,211
HOCHTIEF AG (Germany) 253 41,963
Huntsman Corp. 14,848 404,311
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (Japan) 13,700 131,168
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Japan) 2,300 48,983
Newmont Mining Corp. 13,116 396,103
Packaging Corp. of America 3,984 437,005
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom) 6,556 331,715
Royal Gold, Inc. 1,298 100,024
Sealed Air Corp. 2,365 94,955
South32, Ltd. (Australia) 7,865 22,308
Taisei Corp. (Japan) 3,400 155,056
Univar, Inc. 2,688 82,414
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (Finland) 3,044 119,503
W.R. Grace & Co. 3,393 242,464
Weyerhaeuser Co. R 12,433 401,213
5,785,768
Capital goods (2.1%)
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Spain) 4,573 194,827
AECOM 3,410 111,371
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 9,158 476,308
Avery Dennison Corp. 3,289 356,363
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. 5,948 287,824
Boeing Co. (The) 9,016 3,353,050
BWX Technologies, Inc. 3,077 192,436
Cummins, Inc. 5,564 812,733
Faurecia SA (France) 3,399 204,661
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. 3,720 105,425
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. 3,797 162,474
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan) 8,400 285,460
Honeywell International, Inc. 7,507 1,249,165
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Capital goods cont.
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 7,510 $768,273
L3 Technologies, Inc. 362 76,968
Lockheed Martin Corp. 2,710 937,552
Northrop Grumman Corp. 3,979 1,262,815
Pentair PLC 5,593 242,457
Raytheon Co. 3,795 784,275
Republic Services, Inc. 3,905 283,737
Sandvik AB (Sweden) 15,096 267,777
SKF AB Class B (Sweden) 5,801 114,380
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. 415 102,372
Vinci SA (France) 2,376 226,352
WABCO Holdings, Inc. 1,310 154,501
Waste Management, Inc. 6,553 592,129
13,605,685
Communication services (0.7%)
ARRIS International PLC 3,928 102,089
BT Group PLC (United Kingdom) 8,264 24,280
KDDI Corp. (Japan) 11,200 309,520
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) 5,800 262,056
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan) 5,500 147,929
Swisscom AG (Switzerland) 131 59,733
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2,248 157,765
Verizon Communications, Inc. 62,024 3,311,461
4,374,833
Conglomerates (0.2%)
AMETEK, Inc. 4,495 355,644
Danaher Corp. 5,065 550,363
Marubeni Corp. (Japan) 25,300 231,650
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 13,000 231,250
1,368,907
Consumer cyclicals (4.0%)
ABC-Mart, Inc. (Japan) 1,200 66,769
Amazon.com, Inc. 1,353 2,710,059
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Australia) 1,929 39,695
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 6,016 906,371
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (The) (United Kingdom) 1,009 48,408
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. 5,303 263,188
Caesars Entertainment Corp. 942 9,656
Carnival Corp. 11,663 743,750
Crown, Ltd. (Australia) 8,175 80,977
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Japan) 1,400 32,564
Dollar General Corp. 3,432 375,118
Dollar Tree, Inc. 2,688 219,206
Extended Stay America, Inc. (Units) 8,962 181,301
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (Italy) 9,276 163,163
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. 2,266 516,285
Ford Motor Co. 94,230 871,628
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 31,000 $196,699
Hermes International (France) 414 274,379
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 7,391 597,045
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 14,932 3,093,164
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A 2,329 185,365
KAR Auction Services, Inc. 4,550 271,590
Kering SA (France) 146 78,295
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 8,921 529,283
Liberty SiriusXM Group Class A 2,896 125,802
lululemon athletica, Inc. (Canada) 6,067 985,827
Madison Square Garden Co. (The) Class A 592 186,669
Mastercard, Inc. Class A 2,442 543,614
Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd. 9,619 659,479
Moncler SpA (Italy) 3,209 138,281
News Corp. Class A 9,360 123,458
Next PLC (United Kingdom) 324 23,213
Owens Corning 5,873 318,728
Pearson PLC (United Kingdom) 10,988 127,527
Peugeot SA (France) 9,061 244,481
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany) 5,437 141,268
PVH Corp. 5,018 724,599
Ralph Lauren Corp. 1,249 171,800
Randstad Holding NV (Netherlands) 1,010 53,940
Ross Stores, Inc. 10,694 1,059,775
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. 6,438 836,554
RTL Group SA (Belgium) 590 42,111
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. 3,009 186,648
Signet Jewelers, Ltd. 4,274 281,785
Sony Corp. (Japan) 4,200 257,580
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 2,955 432,730
Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan) 600 34,378
Tapestry, Inc. 1,601 80,482
Taylor Wimpey PLC (United Kingdom) 95,123 213,109
Tiffany & Co. 6,048 780,011
Toll Brothers, Inc. 8,770 289,673
Total System Services, Inc. 4,247 419,349
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) 7,400 462,235
TUI AG (Germany) 8,412 161,583
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 7,862 360,237
VF Corp. 6,547 611,817
Visteon Corp. 1,937 179,947
Volvo AB (Sweden) 14,665 259,060
Walt Disney Co. (The) 12,532 1,465,492
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands) 694 43,270
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 10,743 465,816
25,946,286
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Consumer staples (2.0%)
Ashtead Group PLC (United Kingdom) 3,060 $97,246
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom) 4,175 124,677
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Australia) 13,022 91,959
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 36,724 1,696,282
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (United Kingdom) 260 11,822
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 12,162 413,143
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A 5,611 815,391
Hershey Co. (The) 5,162 526,524
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) 8,164 284,362
Ingredion, Inc. 1,983 208,136
ITOCHU Corp. (Japan) 13,000 238,060
J Sainsbury PLC (United Kingdom) 50,335 211,227
Kao Corp. (Japan) 1,200 96,921
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. 2,825 65,455
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 2,100 53,820
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (Netherlands) 11,151 255,800
L’Oreal SA (France) 730 176,108
LKQ Corp. 7,269 230,209
ManpowerGroup, Inc. 2,887 248,167
Marine Harvest ASA (Norway) 4,589 106,254
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B 6,755 415,433
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A 26,800 1,151,328
Nestle SA (Switzerland) 2,284 191,315
PepsiCo, Inc. 18,637 2,083,617
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 3,904 253,018
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 2,100 76,727
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 5,373 447,195
Swedish Match AB (Sweden) 2,910 148,883
Sysco Corp. 13,432 983,894
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 15,415 1,123,754
WH Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 81,500 57,389
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom) 8,541 28,892
Woolworths Group, Ltd. (Australia) 9,357 190,109
13,103,117
Energy (1.4%)
ConocoPhillips 21,540 1,667,196
Equinor ASA (Norway) 10,226 288,196
Halcon Resources Corp. 2,363 10,563
Halliburton Co. 26,782 1,085,474
Nine Point Energy F 433 6,253
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 17,151 1,409,298
OMV AG (Austria) 2,092 117,581
ONEOK, Inc. 6,273 425,247
PBF Energy, Inc. Class A 7,857 392,143
Repsol SA (Spain) 13,853 276,189
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom) 6,598 231,365
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Energy cont.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 1,081 $11,750
TOTAL SA (France) 7,402 480,080
Valero Energy Corp. 17,191 1,955,476
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) 30,612 832,340
9,189,151
Financials (4.8%)
3i Group PLC (United Kingdom) 11,755 144,278
ABN AMRO Group NV GDR (Netherlands) 8,359 227,675
Aegon NV (Netherlands) 3,421 22,204
AGNC Investment Corp. R 3,901 72,676
Allianz SE (Germany) 1,687 376,214
Ally Financial, Inc. 15,012 397,067
American Financial Group, Inc. 1,326 147,146
American Homes 4 Rent R 7,774 170,173
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 4,879 720,433
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A R 3,550 156,662
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. R 5,519 96,527
Assurant, Inc. 2,711 292,652
Athene Holding, Ltd. Class A 4,201 217,024
Aviva PLC (United Kingdom) 42,750 272,887
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. 1,533 88,469
Bank of America Corp. 4,895 144,207
BGC Partners, Inc. Class A 10,291 121,640
Brandywine Realty Trust R 6,308 99,162
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. R 13,220 231,482
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 2,727 359,828
Capital One Financial Corp. 7,787 739,220
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A 6,399 282,196
Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 35,000 262,783
CIT Group, Inc. 7,961 410,867
Citigroup, Inc. 46,280 3,320,127
CoreLogic, Inc. 1,622 80,143
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) 5,000 30,427
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany) 343 45,975
Discover Financial Services 8,446 645,697
DNB ASA (Norway) 10,201 214,523
Douglas Emmett, Inc. R 2,690 101,467
Duke Realty Corp. R 8,249 234,024
E*Trade Financial Corp. 15,394 806,492
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Class A R 4,289 71,240
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. R 1,285 123,938
Equity Residential Trust R 7,564 501,191
Fifth Third Bancorp 21,878 610,834
First Hawaiian, Inc. 3,830 104,023
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. R 3,366 118,652
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 2,918 654,332
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Hang Seng Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 8,100 $220,074
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 10,843 541,716
HCP, Inc. R 12,775 336,238
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) 14,000 70,403
Highwoods Properties, Inc. R 3,025 142,962
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 1,600 45,803
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) 5,587 48,800
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. R 3,327 108,859
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 1,213 175,060
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 38,516 4,346,145
Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 11,500 39,020
Legal & General Group PLC (United Kingdom) 77,475 264,904
Liberty Property Trust R 3,294 139,172
Life Storage, Inc. R 1,101 104,771
Lincoln National Corp. 5,558 376,054
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom) 71,524 55,282
Loews Corp. 7,929 398,274
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom) 1,059 63,332
Macquarie Group, Ltd. (Australia) 3,048 277,966
MetLife, Inc. 15,303 714,956
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 165,700 289,138
Morgan Stanley 24,531 1,142,409
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (Germany) 535 118,532
New Residential Investment Corp. R 7,317 130,389
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 2,000 40,393
Northern Trust Corp. 2,630 268,602
ORIX Corp. (Japan) 16,500 267,579
Outfront Media, Inc. R 3,702 73,855
Paramount Group, Inc. R 5,832 88,005
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. R 7,028 230,659
Partners Group Holding AG (Switzerland) 280 223,157
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom) 7,731 238,430
Popular, Inc. (Puerto Rico) 1,868 95,735
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 4,692 274,904
Prudential Financial, Inc. 8,393 850,379
Rayonier, Inc. R 2,636 89,123
Regions Financial Corp. 45,716 838,889
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. 927 123,829
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 43,200 242,766
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. 7,867 157,655
Scentre Group (Australia) R 16,816 48,304
Schroders PLC (United Kingdom) 579 23,369
Senior Housing Properties Trust R 5,050 88,678
SL Green Realty Corp. R 3,305 322,337
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. R 26,475 213,389
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. R 6,658 143,280
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Financials cont.
Stockland (Units) (Australia) R 5,287 $15,875
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) 7,900 318,963
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 1,700 69,985
Sun Communities, Inc. R 1,374 139,516
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 6,000 87,413
Swedbank AB Class A (Sweden) 10,089 249,922
Swire Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 6,000 22,735
Synovus Financial Corp. 2,595 118,825
U.S. Bancorp 15,646 826,265
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. (Singapore) 7,000 138,735
Vornado Realty Trust R 4,135 301,855
WP Carey, Inc. R 1,105 71,063
31,171,285
Health care (3.6%)
AbbVie, Inc. 7,520 711,242
ABIOMED, Inc. 1,986 893,204
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Japan) 3,300 88,322
Allergan PLC 1,216 231,624
Amgen, Inc. 6,266 1,298,879
Anthem, Inc. 5,901 1,617,169
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 16,200 282,682
Baxter International, Inc. 10,296 793,719
Biogen, Inc. 1,317 465,309
Boston Scientific Corp. 21,782 838,607
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 21,168 1,314,109
Celgene Corp. 3,746 335,230
Centene Corp. 4,448 643,981
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 1,817 244,459
Cigna Corp. 5,329 1,109,764
Coloplast A/S Class B (Denmark) 150 15,345
Concordia International Corp. (Canada) 340 6,847
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. 9,995 377,211
Eli Lilly & Co. 13,416 1,439,671
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA (Germany) 2,586 266,062
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 9,472 731,333
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom) 19,466 390,111
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. 1,098 103,651
Humana, Inc. 3,032 1,026,393
Ipsen SA (France) 440 74,001
Johnson & Johnson 13,488 1,863,637
Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands) 457 20,826
McKesson Corp. 6,010 797,227
Medipal Holdings Corp. (Japan) 2,700 56,360
Merck & Co., Inc. 20,822 1,477,113
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 6,177 533,721
Pfizer, Inc. 18,170 800,752
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Health care cont.
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) 2,037 $495,799
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 3,700 241,835
Siemens Healthineers AG (Germany) 1,211 53,274
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 100 12,229
UCB SA (Belgium) 1,926 173,148
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2,064 397,815
Waters Corp. 576 112,136
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 1,645 527,206
Zoetis, Inc. 5,118 468,604
23,330,607
Technology (6.1%)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 11,263 794,492
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 5,267 6,357,617
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (Spain) 3,156 293,329
Amdocs, Ltd. 4,502 297,042
Apple, Inc. 15,835 3,574,593
Applied Materials, Inc. 9,263 358,015
Avaya Holdings Corp. 3,190 70,627
Black Knight, Inc. 3,134 162,811
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan) 1,700 33,585
CA, Inc. 8,162 360,352
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 7,391 334,960
Capgemini SE (France) 1,281 161,286
Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) 708 83,310
Cisco Systems, Inc. 71,858 3,495,892
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A 10,753 829,594
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V 5,531 537,171
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) 2,018 287,585
F5 Networks, Inc. 3,098 617,803
Facebook, Inc. Class A 10,335 1,699,694
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 4,603 502,049
Fortinet, Inc. 9,709 895,849
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan) 100 7,128
Hoya Corp. (Japan) 4,600 273,364
HP, Inc. 31,852 820,826
IBM Corp. 8,206 1,240,829
Intuit, Inc. 6,029 1,370,995
Jabil, Inc. 4,049 109,647
Keysight Technologies, Inc. 4,126 273,471
KLA-Tencor Corp. 5,834 593,376
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 2,415 167,021
Microsoft Corp. 20,835 2,382,899
MSCI, Inc. 1,691 300,000
NetApp, Inc. 11,750 1,009,208
Nexon Co., Ltd. (Japan) 2,200 28,763
NTT Data Corp. (Japan) 16,600 229,888
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COMMON STOCKS (27.2%)* cont. Shares Value
Technology cont.
Nuance Communications, Inc. 12,848 $222,527
nVent Electric PLC (United Kingdom) 4,848 131,672
NVIDIA Corp. 11,629 3,267,982
Oracle Corp. 42,412 2,186,763
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 3,936 886,623
Proofpoint, Inc. 1 60
Red Hat, Inc. 5,280 719,558
Rockwell Automation, Inc. 3,243 608,127
Synopsys, Inc. 3,762 370,971
Texas Instruments, Inc. 5,757 617,669
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A 1,289 227,934
39,794,957
Transportation (0.5%)
Aena SME SA (Spain) 1,179 204,726
Central Japan Railway Co. (Japan) 1,300 270,793
Copa Holdings SA Class A (Panama) 1,170 93,413
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 20,531 1,187,308
easyJet PLC (United Kingdom) 9,066 155,348
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 4,256 312,944
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (Spain) 27,184 233,712
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan) 2,400 86,293
Kansas City Southern 3,658 414,378
Kyushu Railway Co. (Japan) 1,700 51,785
3,010,700
Utilities and power (0.9%)
AES Corp. 20,871 292,194
Ameren Corp. 5,745 363,199
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 4,157 294,648
Atmos Energy Corp. 1,561 146,594
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 13,434 371,450
CLP Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong) 19,000 222,540
CMS Energy Corp. 8,538 418,362
Endesa SA (Spain) 3,521 76,108
Enel SpA (Italy) 49,187 252,061
ENGIE SA (France) 4,569 67,212
Eni SpA (Italy) 16,233 306,991
Entergy Corp. 9,052 734,389
Evergy, Inc. 3,461 190,078
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 46,576 825,792
NRG Energy, Inc. 16,527 618,110
OGE Energy Corp. 6,141 223,041
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 2,786 220,595
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. (Rights) 706 487
UGI Corp. 6,371 353,463
5,977,314
Total common stocks (cost $160,919,776) $176,658,610
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* Principal amount Value
Basic materials (2.2%)
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 5/15/28 (Netherlands) $200,000 $205,500
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 8/15/23 175,000 187,250
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.95%, 1/15/21 55,000 55,894
Alpha 2 BV 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 6/1/23 (Netherlands) ‡‡ 200,000 203,000
American Woodmark Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 3/15/26 170,000 161,925
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 6/1/25 (France) 25,000 27,125
ArcelorMittal SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 10/15/39 (France) 260,000 302,212
Axalta Coating Systems, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 8/15/24 150,000 147,000
Beacon Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/25 220,000 202,675
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 10/1/23 95,000 98,325
Big River Steel, LLC/BRS Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.25%, 9/1/25 195,000 205,969
BMC East, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 300,000 289,875
Boise Cascade Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 365,000 372,191
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.625%, 9/1/24 295,000 283,569
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. notes 5.50%, 4/15/24 145,000 142,644
BWAY Holding Co. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 4/15/25 375,000 365,588
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 (Germany) 15,000 15,752
Celanese US Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/15/22 (Germany) 147,000 149,681
Cemex Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.00%, 4/1/24 (Mexico) 200,000 206,006
CF Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.95%, 6/1/43 145,000 128,325
CF Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.50%, 12/1/26 630,000 625,775
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 90,000 86,787
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 5/15/25 100,000 106,049
Chemours Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 5/15/23 45,000 47,007
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/1/25 55,000 53,488
Compass Minerals International, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 7/15/24 225,000 208,406
Cornerstone Chemical Co. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 8/15/24 125,000 125,184
CPG Merger Sub, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 10/1/21 15,000 15,169
Crown Americas, LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/1/26 90,000 85,950
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 4/1/25 (Canada) 415,000 393,731
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 1/15/25 140,000 133,700
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/23 (Indonesia) 90,000 95,850
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 3/15/43 (Indonesia) 85,000 77,350
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 440,000 432,850
Georgia-Pacific, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 11/15/29 45,000 59,154
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 4/29/24 598,000 601,666
Glencore Funding, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 4/16/25 104,000 99,888
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 7/15/26 130,000 128,375
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
HudBay Minerals, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.625%, 1/15/25 (Canada) $130,000 $134,225
Huntsman International, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/15/20 105,000 106,838
Ingevity Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 250,000 238,363
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.45%, 9/26/28 200,000 201,777
International Paper Co. sr. unsec. notes 8.70%, 6/15/38 5,000 6,917
Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc. 144A sr. notes 11.00%, 5/15/22 60,000 65,250
Kraton Polymers, LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 4/15/25 75,000 77,063
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 9/15/24 85,000 84,788
Mercer International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 12/1/22 (Canada) 11,000 11,496
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 2/1/24 (Canada) 120,000 122,712
Mercer International, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 85,000 83,300
New Gold, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 11/15/22 (Canada) 35,000 30,538
New Gold, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/25 (Canada) 55,000 45,925
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/27 (Canada) 152,000 141,550
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.875%, 9/30/26 345,000 337,065
Novelis Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 8/15/24 75,000 76,781
Nutrien, Ltd. sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 1/15/45 (Canada) 15,000 15,516
Packaging Corp. of America sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 6/15/22 15,000 15,127
Packaging Corp. of America sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 11/1/23 30,000 30,850
Pisces Midco, Inc. 144A sr. notes 8.00%, 4/15/26 170,000 171,275
PQ Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/25 205,000 203,463
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/27 914,000 869,794
Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 11/20/25 (Ireland) 85,000 100,088
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 12/15/26 40,000 39,800
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.125%, 9/15/25 40,000 38,100
Steel Dynamics, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 10/1/24 25,000 25,525
Teck Resources, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.75%, 2/1/23 (Canada) 40,000 39,200
Teck Resources, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 15,000 16,425
TMS International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 8/15/25 165,000 166,238
TopBuild Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/26 195,000 190,613
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/1/25 (Luxembourg) 195,000 187,444
Tronox Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 10/1/25 (United Kingdom) 55,000 50,875
Tronox, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/15/26 140,000 134,750
U.S. Concrete, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 6/1/24 240,000 242,808
Univar USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 7/15/23 80,000 82,900
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/27 270,000 272,973
USG Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 3/1/25 70,000 71,313
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 11/15/47 401,000 356,227
Westlake Chemical Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 8/15/26 632,000 594,363
WestRock Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.375%, 9/15/27 470,000 440,328
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Basic materials cont.
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.20%, 1/15/30 $381,000 $494,769
WestRock MWV, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.95%, 2/15/31 17,000 21,950
Weyerhaeuser Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.375%, 3/15/32 R 25,000 31,619
WR Grace & Co.- Conn. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/24 130,000 136,825
Zekelman Industries, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.875%, 6/15/23 75,000 81,469
14,014,100
Capital goods (1.0%)
Allison Transmission, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 10/1/27 255,000 240,656
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 11/15/19 40,000 41,600
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 5/15/24 (Ireland) 200,000 209,250
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/15/23 (Canada) 35,000 36,190
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty notes 5.50%, 5/15/22 20,000 20,327
Berry Global, Inc. company guaranty unsub. notes 5.125%, 7/15/23 75,000 75,375
Berry Global, Inc. 144A notes 4.50%, 2/15/26 60,000 57,000
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 12/1/21 (Canada) 70,000 77,000
Bombardier, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 12/1/24 (Canada) 345,000 363,544
Briggs & Stratton Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/20 55,000 58,163
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 7.375%, 12/15/26 70,000 76,125
Gates Global, LLC/Gates Global Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 7/15/22 98,000 98,613
GFL Environmental, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/1/23 (Canada) 90,000 84,488
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/22 270,000 277,425
Hulk Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 6/1/26 (Canada) 285,000 275,381
Johnson Controls International PLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/47 275,000 263,772
L3 Technologies, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.85%, 12/15/26 60,000 57,721
MasTec, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/15/23 140,000 138,950
Northrop Grumman Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 1/15/28 705,000 662,927
Oshkosh Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 3/1/25 50,000 51,500
Oshkosh Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.60%, 5/15/28 550,000 544,027
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 4/15/27 75,000 76,875
RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/25 120,000 114,300
Republic Services, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 5/15/28 665,000 660,999
Stevens Holding Co, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 10/1/26 240,000 243,900
Tennant Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.625%, 5/1/25 115,000 116,438
Tenneco, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 12/15/24 75,000 70,406
Titan Acquisition, Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower, LLC. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 4/15/26 (Canada) 220,000 190,850
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.50%, 5/15/25 45,000 45,844
TransDigm, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 6/15/26 365,000 368,650
Trident Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 125,000 118,438
Vertiv Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 10/15/24 155,000 161,200
Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 12.00%, 2/15/22 ‡‡ 65,000 66,463
Wabash National Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 10/1/25 245,000 233,975
Wrangler Buyer Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 10/1/25 250,000 240,000
6,418,372
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services (2.2%)
Altice Luxembourg SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 5/15/22 (Luxembourg) $200,000 $194,250
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.125%, 1/15/27 R 150,000 136,480
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.55%, 7/15/27 R 610,000 570,020
American Tower Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.375%, 10/15/26 R 140,000 130,390
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/46 30,000 27,409
AT&T, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.40%, 5/15/25 30,000 28,562
AT&T, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.10%, 2/15/28 560,000 543,663
Cablevision Systems Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.00%, 4/15/20 10,000 10,538
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 5/1/26 235,000 232,356
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 4/1/24 110,000 111,788
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/15/26 635,000 636,588
CCO Holdings, LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 5/1/23 50,000 50,078
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 4/1/28 225,000 235,688
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 45,000 45,281
Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.125%, 12/15/21 25,000 25,006
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 6.484%, 10/23/45 503,000 540,717
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.908%, 7/23/25 30,000 30,463
Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.375%, 5/1/47 506,000 479,438
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.969%, 11/1/47 30,000 26,775
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/35 511,000 616,620
Comcast Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 3/1/26 793,000 748,661
CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 6/15/25 90,000 92,700
CommScope Technologies, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 435,000 418,688
Cox Communications, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.50%, 8/15/27 453,000 425,567
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/28 R 530,000 502,633
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. bonds 3.65%, 9/1/27 R 456,000 428,430
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/15/22 R 162,000 166,793
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 5/15/47 R 295,000 279,671
Crown Castle International Corp. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 7/15/23 R 90,000 86,731
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.25%, 6/1/24 155,000 151,513
CSC Holdings, LLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 120,000 126,300
CSC Holdings, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10.125%, 1/15/23 265,000 289,910
DISH DBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 325,000 291,281
Equinix, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 5/15/27 R 125,000 125,000
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 11.00%, 9/15/25 45,000 35,087
Frontier Communications Corp. sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 9/15/22 115,000 102,350
Frontier Communications Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.50%, 4/1/26 225,000 212,625
Intelsat Connect Finance SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.50%, 2/15/23 (Luxembourg) 415,000 412,925
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Communication services cont.
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8.00%, 2/15/24 (Bermuda) $2,000 $2,105
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 7/15/25 (Bermuda) 330,000 349,388
Koninklijke KPN NV sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 8.375%, 10/1/30 (Netherlands) 10,000 12,892
Quebecor Media, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/23 (Canada) 90,000 92,700
Rogers Communications, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/43 (Canada) 10,000 9,647
Sprint Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 11/15/28 380,000 381,900
Sprint Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 8/15/20 300,000 313,500
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.875%, 9/15/23 385,000 415,319
Sprint Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.25%, 9/15/21 25,000 26,438
Sprint Spectrum Co., LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II, LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 3.36%, 9/20/21 176,250 175,589
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 3/1/25 25,000 26,045
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 3/1/23 15,000 15,420
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/27 440,000 438,350
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 4/15/22 40,000 39,825
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.75%, 2/1/28 150,000 141,188
T-Mobile USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 2/1/26 65,000 62,034
Telefonica Emisiones SAU company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.895%, 3/6/48 (Spain) 565,000 526,231
Verizon Communications, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.125%, 3/16/27 245,000 246,117
Videotron, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 7/15/22 (Canada) 130,000 133,250
Videotron, Ltd./Videotron Ltee. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/15/27 (Canada) 528,000 517,440
Vodafone Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/30/28 (United Kingdom) 535,000 527,097
Windstream Services, LLC/Windstream Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 9.00%, 6/30/25 83,000 64,118
14,085,568
Consumer cyclicals (3.2%)
21st Century Fox America, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 12/1/45 218,000 333,856
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 7/26/27 (Canada) 617,000 579,177
Amazon.com, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.05%, 8/22/47 345,000 339,849
Amazon.com, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.15%, 8/22/27 320,000 306,610
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 5/15/27 185,000 177,138
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/26 135,000 129,263
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 2/15/22 50,000 50,375
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/15/25 35,000 33,513
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/26 45,000 45,113
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 12/15/23 45,000 45,844
Autonation, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 2/1/20 164,000 168,106
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 8/14/28 985,000 984,373
BMW US Capital, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.40%, 8/13/21 235,000 234,899
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/15/26 75,000 75,563
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 5/15/23 35,000 36,768
Boyd Gaming Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 4/1/26 25,000 25,719
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CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Boyne USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 7.25%, 5/1/25 $65,000 $68,738
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 7/1/22 (Canada) 15,000 15,071
Carriage Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 6/1/26 150,000 153,000
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.90%, 1/15/27 204,000 182,521
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 1/15/45 454,000 428,852
CBS Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/26 41,000 40,183
CBS Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 11/1/24 300,000 288,294
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 12/15/22 40,000 40,200
Cinemark USA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.875%, 6/1/23 15,000 14,756
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.625%, 3/15/20 50,000 50,250
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 11/15/22 250,000 254,375
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 9/15/25 350,000 331,625
CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC/CRC Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 10/15/25 205,000 195,263
D.R. Horton, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 8/15/23 40,000 42,541
Delta Merger Sub., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 9/15/26 30,000 30,375
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. notes 7.75%, 9/1/23 95,000 97,375
Diamond Resorts International, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.75%, 9/1/24 40,000 38,950
Dollar General Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.25%, 4/15/23 40,000 39,053
Ecolab, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 12/1/27 675,000 646,570
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 8/1/23 25,000 26,313
Gartner, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 4/1/25 75,000 75,518
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/6/26 351,000 329,819
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 7/13/25 18,000 17,508
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/25 55,000 53,202
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/25 135,000 137,025
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 180,000 182,792
Gray Television, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/26 60,000 59,475
Hanesbrands, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 5/15/24 55,000 53,453
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.25%, 9/1/24 45,000 43,551
Hilton Worldwide Finance, LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 4/1/27 715,000 704,797
Howard Hughes Corp. (The) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 3/15/25 325,000 321,750
iHeartCommunications, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 9.00%, 12/15/19 (In default) 10,000 7,525
IHS Markit, Ltd. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.75%, 8/1/28 (United Kingdom) 345,000 345,431
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty notes 4.75%, 2/15/25 (United Kingdom) 622,000 631,330
IHS Markit, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 3/1/26 (United Kingdom) 207,000 198,720
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.65%, 10/1/28 941,000 942,406
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 3/15/28 R 105,000 97,388
Iron Mountain, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 9/15/27 R 240,000 220,200
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 10.25%, 11/15/22 225,000 247,545
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-20
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Jack Ohio Finance, LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.75%, 11/15/21 $160,000 $165,600
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. 144A notes 7.875%, 2/1/24 45,000 47,763
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 12/15/27 80,000 72,900
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/25 90,000 83,025
Lear Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 9/15/27 702,000 651,734
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 11/15/24 15,000 15,619
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/15/22 55,000 55,237
Lennar Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 4/1/21 5,000 5,064
Lions Gate Capital Holdings, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 11/1/24 110,000 112,750
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 11/1/24 90,000 88,200
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 3/15/26 145,000 146,450
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 12/15/23 (Canada) 30,000 30,300
Mattamy Group Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 10/1/25 (Canada) 100,000 96,720
Meredith Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/26 230,000 235,750
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/1/20 15,000 15,769
MGM Resorts International company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 12/15/21 100,000 105,625
Navistar International Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 11/1/25 340,000 353,600
Neiman Marcus Group, LLC (The) company guaranty sr. notes 7.125%, 6/1/28 45,000 36,675
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 125,000 122,344
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The) 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/1/25 (Luxembourg) 100,000 98,000
Nielsen Finance, LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 4/15/22 290,000 282,750
NVR, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.95%, 9/15/22 25,000 24,991
Omnicom Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.60%, 4/15/26 80,000 75,981
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.875%, 3/15/25 30,000 30,300
Outfront Media Capital, LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 2/15/24 45,000 45,338
Penn National Gaming, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 1/15/27 90,000 86,823
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 10/1/22 20,000 20,375
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.50%, 5/15/26 440,000 427,768
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 12/1/24 30,000 29,400
PetSmart, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 3/15/23 55,000 39,531
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.875%, 6/15/32 235,000 252,919
PulteGroup, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 3/1/26 15,000 14,925
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 5/15/26 170,000 170,627
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 6.125%, 8/15/21 285,000 284,288
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.40%, 2/15/26 40,000 41,034
S&P Global, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.95%, 1/22/27 901,000 834,697
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.375%, 4/15/23 80,000 80,494
Scientific Games International, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 12/1/22 295,000 312,331
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-21
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer cyclicals cont.
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 8/1/24 $325,000 $318,094
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.00%, 7/15/24 50,000 51,875
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 8/1/27 961,000 922,560
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 4/15/27 315,000 311,850
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 7/31/24 220,000 214,500
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 7/15/25 30,000 30,300
Spectrum Brands, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 12/15/24 20,000 20,400
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/24 105,000 104,869
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 2/15/27 819,000 770,884
Standard Industries, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 1/15/28 15,000 13,856
SugarHouse HSP Gaming Prop. Mezz LP/SugarHouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 5.875%, 5/15/25 110,000 103,917
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.80%, 2/15/27 140,000 133,918
Time Warner, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.95%, 7/15/26 72,000 65,287
Townsquare Media, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 4/1/23 15,000 13,875
TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 6/15/24 85,000 84,363
Tribune Media Co. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/15/22 35,000 35,613
Univision Communications, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.125%, 2/15/25 75,000 70,125
Walt Disney Co. (The) sr. unsec. notes 2.75%, 8/16/21 20,000 19,769
Weekley Homes, LLC/Weekley Finance Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 2/1/23 70,000 67,725
Werner FinCo LP/Werner FinCo, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.75%, 7/15/25 240,000 231,600
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 75,000 75,000
WMG Acquisition Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/26 45,000 44,663
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/26 65,000 63,781
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.75%, 4/1/27 33,000 31,103
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 4/15/26 130,000 128,700
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.25%, 5/15/27 315,000 292,556
21,034,786
Consumer staples (1.6%)
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 5.00%, 10/15/25 (Canada) 315,000 301,613
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.625%, 1/15/22 (Canada) 20,000 20,025
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. sub. notes 4.25%, 5/15/24 (Canada) 110,000 104,225
Altria Group, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 8/6/19 5,000 5,267
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.90%, 2/1/46 1,328,000 1,343,034
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.65%, 2/1/26 8,000 7,774
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 7/15/22 55,000 53,105
Ascend Learning, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 8/1/25 185,000 186,850
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A notes 4.375%, 8/15/27 642,000 609,900
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-22
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Consumer staples cont.
Ashtead Capital, Inc. 144A notes 4.125%, 8/15/25 $200,000 $190,000
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 7/15/25 270,000 277,528
CEC Entertainment, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 2/15/22 40,000 36,200
CVS Pass-Through Trust sr. notes 6.036%, 12/10/28 28,074 29,775
Dean Foods Co. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 3/15/23 40,000 37,550
Diamond (BC) BV 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 8/15/25 EUR 130,000 140,969
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.50%, 2/15/45 $423,000 398,056
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 10/15/37 523,000 654,973
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/42 81,000 88,554
ERAC USA Finance, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.85%, 11/15/24 416,000 412,777
Fresh Market, Inc. (The) 144A company guaranty sr. notes 9.75%, 5/1/23 100,000 74,500
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 8.75%, 10/1/25 225,000 235,863
Golden Nugget, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 10/15/24 235,000 238,379
Itron, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 1/15/26 220,000 211,200
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 75,000 74,719
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 6/1/24 75,000 74,391
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC/Taco Bell of America, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 6/1/27 255,000 245,119
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.375%, 6/1/46 898,000 793,112
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 11/1/26 568,000 556,640
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 11/1/24 25,000 24,438
Maple Escrow Subsidiary, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.597%, 5/25/28 897,000 900,520
Match Group, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.00%, 12/15/27 145,000 144,290
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.875%, 4/15/28 120,000 112,800
Netflix, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.875%, 11/15/28 105,000 104,606
Newell Brands, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 4/1/26 698,000 663,874
Rite Aid Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 4/1/23 250,000 224,063
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 3.45%, 6/1/26 858,000 814,199
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.30%, 11/18/21 70,000 69,560
10,460,448
Energy (3.5%)
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 12/15/24 375,000 356,250
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 6/1/23 20,000 20,475
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.375%, 11/1/21 65,000 65,832
Antero Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.125%, 12/1/22 55,000 55,853
Apergy Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/1/26 230,000 236,325
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.00%, 4/1/22 80,000 90,000
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings, LLC/ARU Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 11/1/26 65,000 64,756
Baytex Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 6/1/24 (Canada) 80,000 76,400
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 3.119%, 5/4/26 (United Kingdom) 74,000 70,436
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-23
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 10/1/20 (United Kingdom) $10,000 $10,251
BP Capital Markets PLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.315%, 2/13/20 (United Kingdom) 60,000 59,467
California Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/20 85,000 81,175
California Resources Corp. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 12/15/22 75,000 71,625
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.875%, 3/31/25 275,000 289,094
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC company guaranty sr. notes 5.125%, 6/30/27 390,000 391,463
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 6/15/27 45,000 45,900
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 1/15/25 100,000 103,125
Chesapeake Energy Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 3/15/23 20,000 19,475
Comstock Escrow Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 8/15/26 200,000 199,560
Concho Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.75%, 10/1/27 598,000 570,789
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.90%, 6/1/44 370,000 365,362
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.80%, 6/1/24 55,000 53,936
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 9/15/22 20,000 20,290
Continental Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 4/15/23 60,000 61,056
Covey Park Energy, LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.50%, 5/15/25 205,000 207,819
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/15/25 135,000 131,625
DCP Midstream Operating LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 7/15/25 75,000 76,406
DCP Midstream Operating LP 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.75%, 9/15/37 100,000 107,000
Denbury Resources, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.375%, 8/15/21 60,000 58,500
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.00%, 5/15/21 155,000 167,594
Denbury Resources, Inc. 144A notes 7.50%, 2/15/24 75,000 77,250
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/31/25 310,000 316,200
Diamondback Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 11/1/24 45,000 45,056
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/30/28 260,000 260,000
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/30/26 75,000 75,000
Energy Transfer Partners LP jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. B, 6.625%, perpetual maturity 995,000 952,713
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.125%, 12/15/45 75,000 79,999
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 2/1/42 13,000 14,358
Energy Transfer Partners LP sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.20%, 2/1/22 15,000 15,579
Ensco PLC sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 2/1/26 (United Kingdom) 125,000 124,063
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.375%, 5/1/20 112,000 110,180
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 9.375%, 5/1/24 133,000 109,725
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 8.00%, 2/15/25 85,000 65,025
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 8.00%, 11/29/24 30,000 30,225
EP Energy, LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 7.75%, 5/15/26 150,000 153,563
EQT Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.90%, 10/1/27 410,000 384,175
Equinor ASA company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.10%, 8/17/40 (Norway) 30,000 33,950
Hess Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.30%, 8/15/31 15,000 17,325
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-24
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Hess Infrastructure Partners LP/Hess Infrastructure Partners Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 2/15/26 $300,000 $303,000
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/24 205,000 209,613
Indigo Natural Resources, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/15/26 245,000 237,038
Jagged Peak Energy, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/1/26 195,000 194,025
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 3/31/24 (Canada) 20,000 18,250
MEG Energy Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 1/30/23 (Canada) 35,000 31,850
MEG Energy Corp. 144A notes 6.50%, 1/15/25 (Canada) 75,000 74,250
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 2/1/25 235,000 225,286
Nabors Industries, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 1/15/23 25,000 24,558
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.75%, 1/30/22 20,000 20,875
Newfield Exploration Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/1/26 370,000 383,413
Noble Holding International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.75%, 1/15/24 95,000 94,288
Noble Holding International, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 2/1/26 60,000 62,250
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 6.875%, 1/15/23 10,000 10,225
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/22 67,000 68,171
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 5/1/26 150,000 152,625
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.375%, 1/17/27 (Brazil) 2,004,000 2,029,351
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.25%, 3/17/44 (Brazil) 333,000 316,350
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.25%, 3/17/24 (Brazil) 1,124,000 1,128,215
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 1/17/22 (Brazil) 321,000 331,433
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.999%, 1/27/28 (Brazil) 177,000 162,619
Petrobras Global Finance BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.299%, 1/27/25 (Brazil) 330,000 306,900
Petroleos de Venezuela SA 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 11/15/26 (Venezuela) (In default) 20,000 4,300
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/13/27 (Mexico) 2,525,000 2,574,846
Petroleos Mexicanos company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 1/24/22 (Mexico) 147,000 148,691
Precision Drilling Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 1/15/26 (Canada) 125,000 128,438
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 3/15/23 45,000 44,100
Range Resources Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 6/1/21 115,000 118,306
Rose Rock Midstream LP/Rose Rock Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.625%, 11/15/23 25,000 24,313
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. bonds 4.20%, 3/15/28 90,000 87,307
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.75%, 5/15/24 130,000 139,551
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC sr. notes 5.00%, 3/15/27 617,000 633,776
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.75%, 9/15/24 215,000 219,300
SESI, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.125%, 12/15/21 55,000 55,770
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 9/30/25 (Canada) 365,000 351,313
Seven Generations Energy, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 6.75%, 5/1/23 (Canada) 30,000 31,013
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-25
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Energy cont.
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. escrow sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 7/15/22 F $40,000 $4
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 60,000 62,025
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 1/15/24 35,000 34,081
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.75%, 9/15/26 165,000 171,394
SM Energy Co. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 11/15/22 64,000 65,920
Spectra Energy Partners LP sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 10/15/26 143,000 134,649
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.50%, 1/15/28 110,000 110,963
Talos Production, LLC/Talos Production Finance, Inc. 144A company guaranty notes 11.00%, 4/3/22 56,003 59,923
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 2/1/27 45,000 45,000
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 1/15/28 689,000 670,053
Transcanada Trust company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 5.30%, 3/15/77 (Canada) 604,000 574,555
Transocean Pontus, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.125%, 8/1/25 (Cayman Islands) 75,000 76,125
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 2/15/25 (Canada) 270,000 267,300
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 4/1/26 140,000 144,550
Vermilion Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 3/15/25 (Canada) 95,000 94,406
Weatherford International, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.875%, 3/1/25 70,000 67,550
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 9.875%, 2/15/24 225,000 220,500
Weatherford International, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.25%, 6/15/23 30,000 28,350
Whiting Petroleum Corp. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/26 130,000 135,200
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.75%, 3/15/32 155,000 206,532
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 4.30%, 3/4/24 942,000 947,431
Williams Partners LP sr. unsec. sub. notes 3.60%, 3/15/22 110,000 109,284
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 120,000 136,200
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 6/1/26 115,000 116,438
WPX Energy, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.00%, 1/15/22 31,000 32,124
22,448,391
Financials (4.7%)
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.625%, 10/1/28 320,000 315,373
Air Lease Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.625%, 4/1/27 690,000 637,180
Alliance Data Systems Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/1/22 45,000 45,338
Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 8/1/23 45,000 46,575
Ally Financial, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 11/1/31 760,000 920,550
Ally Financial, Inc. sub. unsec. notes 5.75%, 11/20/25 195,000 201,338
Ally Financial, Inc. unsec. sub. notes 8.00%, 12/31/18 20,000 20,200
American International Group, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRB 8.175%, 5/15/58 208,000 261,040
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. AA, 6.10%, perpetual maturity 1,205,000 1,262,238
Bank of America Corp. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. Z, 6.50%, perpetual maturity 60,000 64,771
Bank of America Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB Ser. MTN, 3.824%, 1/20/28 450,000 437,904
Bank of Montreal unsec. sub. FRN 3.803%, 12/15/32 (Canada) 240,000 224,242
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 5/15/43 25,000 25,120
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-26
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
BGC Partners, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.125%, 5/27/21 $110,000 $112,589
BPCE SA 144A unsec. sub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 (France) 1,101,000 1,076,771
Cantor Fitzgerald LP 144A unsec. notes 6.50%, 6/17/22 97,000 102,739
Capital One Financial Corp. unsec. sub. notes 4.20%, 10/29/25 60,000 58,632
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 3/15/25 47,000 48,842
CBRE Services, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.875%, 3/1/26 368,000 375,267
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 8/1/23 245,000 249,594
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 3/7/25 350,000 357,000
CIT Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.00%, 8/15/22 40,000 40,800
Citigroup, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.887%, 1/10/28 305,000 296,106
Citigroup, Inc. unsec. sub. bonds 4.45%, 9/29/27 1,897,000 1,875,081
CNO Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 5/30/25 170,000 173,825
Cooperative Rabobank UA company guaranty unsec. sub. notes 3.75%, 7/21/26 (Netherlands) 302,000 285,242
Credit Acceptance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.375%, 3/15/23 25,000 26,188
Credit Suisse Group AG 144A sr. unsec. bonds 4.282%, 1/9/28 (Switzerland) 1,672,000 1,626,158
Digital Realty Trust LP company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.45%, 7/15/28 R 755,000 754,379
ESH Hospitality, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 5/1/25 R 255,000 246,713
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.85%, 4/17/28 (Canada) 935,000 921,814
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.25%, 4/15/25 135,000 130,950
Freedom Mortgage Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 11/15/24 155,000 150,350
goeasy, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 11/1/22 (Canada) 95,000 98,919
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. FRB 4.223%, 5/1/29 1,175,000 1,157,795
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 1/26/27 1,185,000 1,149,675
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.625%, 3/30/40 631,000 777,187
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. notes 4.375%, 2/15/30 R 363,000 332,844
Hospitality Properties Trust sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.50%, 3/15/25 R 15,000 14,607
HSBC Holdings PLC sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 1/14/22 (United Kingdom) 682,000 706,323
HUB International, Ltd. 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.00%, 5/1/26 175,000 175,229
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 2/1/24 230,000 235,463
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.25%, 2/1/22 75,000 76,875
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 8/1/20 35,000 35,636
ING Bank NV 144A unsec. sub. notes 5.80%, 9/25/23 (Netherlands) 1,448,000 1,524,580
International Lease Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.875%, 8/15/22 30,000 31,763
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 4/1/22 R 50,000 50,375
iStar, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 9/15/22 R 55,000 54,175
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. bonds 6.10%, perpetual maturity 116,000 120,060
JPMorgan Chase & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. Z, 5.30%, perpetual maturity 544,000 556,240
JPMorgan Chase & Co. sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 3.964%, 11/15/48 1,365,000 1,246,806
KKR Group Finance Co., LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.375%, 9/29/20 65,000 68,444
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. 144A company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. bonds 7.80%, 3/15/37 70,000 81,900
Lloyds Banking Group PLC unsec. sub. notes 4.50%, 11/4/24 (United Kingdom) 684,000 671,878
LPL Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.75%, 9/15/25 240,000 234,300
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-27
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Financials cont.
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 5/1/24 R $60,000 $61,500
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 1/15/28 R 50,000 45,755
Mid-America Apartments LP sr. unsec. notes 4.30%, 10/15/23 R 15,000 15,169
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 3/1/26 (Japan) 200,000 196,650
National Australia Bank, Ltd., NY sr. unsec. notes 2.80%, 1/10/22 (Australia) 250,000 243,796
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC/Nationstar Capital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.50%, 7/1/21 140,000 140,168
Peachtree Corners Funding Trust 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.976%, 2/15/25 100,000 97,124
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 6/15/25 155,000 155,000
Prudential Financial, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN 5.20%, 3/15/44 589,000 588,264
Prudential Financial, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 6/21/40 5,000 6,223
Royal Bank of Canada unsec. sub. notes Ser. GMTN, 4.65%, 1/27/26 (Canada) 65,000 66,480
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC sr. unsec. unsub. FRB 4.892%, 5/18/29 (United Kingdom) 705,000 697,117
Santander UK PLC 144A unsec. sub. notes 5.00%, 11/7/23 (United Kingdom) 685,000 689,575
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. notes 7.125%, 3/15/26 75,000 74,625
Springleaf Finance Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 3/15/25 140,000 139,650
Springleaf Finance Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.25%, 12/15/19 40,000 40,550
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 3/15/25 R 150,000 143,642
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America 144A unsec. sub. bonds 4.90%, 9/15/44 35,000 37,181
TMX Finance, LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 11.125%, 4/1/23 155,000 155,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) unsec. sub. FRB 3.625%, 9/15/31 (Canada) 925,000 869,342
Travelport Corporate Finance PLC 144A company guaranty sr. notes 6.00%, 3/15/26 (United Kingdom) 165,000 167,586
UBS Group Funding Jersey, Ltd. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.125%, 4/15/26 (Switzerland) 941,000 930,147
UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. REGS, 6.875%, perpetual maturity (Switzerland) 212,000 214,119
USIS Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 5/1/25 130,000 129,675
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.60%, 2/6/24 R 60,000 60,199
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.875%, 6/1/26 R 603,000 609,030
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.125%, 7/15/26 45,000 47,138
Wand Merger Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 7/15/23 145,000 151,706
Wells Fargo & Co. jr. unsec. sub. FRB Ser. U, 5.875%, perpetual maturity 832,000 873,600
WeWork Cos, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.875%, 5/1/25 285,000 276,202
WP Carey, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.60%, 4/1/24 R 70,000 70,577
30,764,773
Health care (2.1%)
AbbVie, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.60%, 5/14/25 16,000 15,486
Air Medical Merger Sub Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 5/15/23 60,000 54,000
Allergan Funding SCS company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.45%, 3/15/22 (Luxembourg) 30,000 29,799
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. bonds 4.663%, 6/15/51 313,000 309,656
Amgen, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.60%, 8/19/26 157,000 142,126
Anthem, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 5/15/42 20,000 19,544
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-28
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.00%, 5/15/25 $160,000 $121,600
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.50%, 11/1/25 40,000 40,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.25%, 4/1/26 160,000 172,600
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 9.00%, 12/15/25 115,000 123,769
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.125%, 4/15/25 140,000 133,000
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 5/15/23 50,000 48,750
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 7.00%, 3/15/24 140,000 147,910
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsub. notes 6.50%, 3/15/22 45,000 46,800
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.50%, 1/31/27 150,000 157,500
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.669%, 6/6/47 387,000 382,769
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 3.70%, 6/6/27 522,000 499,156
BioScrip, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.875%, 2/15/21 190,000 180,025
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.125%, 2/15/24 80,000 84,000
Centene Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.75%, 5/15/22 40,000 40,450
Centene Escrow I Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 6/1/26 75,000 76,789
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.25%, 3/31/23 550,000 522,335
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.875%, 2/1/22 235,000 131,671
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 8.125%, 6/30/24 191,000 158,794
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 12/1/22 60,000 62,145
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.05%, 3/25/48 220,000 225,026
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.78%, 3/25/38 660,000 656,838
CVS Health Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 6/1/26 647,000 593,335
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.90%, 8/28/28 615,000 624,410
Endo DAC/Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.00%, 7/15/23 (Ireland) 220,000 195,250
Endo Finance, LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 1/15/23 35,000 30,888
Halfmoon Parent, Inc. 144A sr. unsub. notes 3.75%, 7/15/23 1,567,000 1,562,206
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. bonds 5.25%, 6/15/26 120,000 123,450
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. notes 6.50%, 2/15/20 100,000 104,000
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. bonds 5.50%, 6/15/47 675,000 684,281
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. sub. notes 5.00%, 3/15/24 55,000 56,375
HCA, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 2/15/22 10,000 10,950
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 8/1/23 55,000 55,413
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc. 144A company guaranty sub. notes 12.50%, 11/1/21 65,000 71,520
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB, LLC 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 (Luxembourg) 35,000 29,531
Molina Healthcare, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 11/15/22 45,000 45,731
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 6/15/25 30,000 29,475
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/27 R 510,000 488,963
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.95%, 4/1/24 R 85,000 86,192
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 5/15/22 85,000 83,045
Roche Holdings, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.00%, 11/28/44 (Switzerland) 205,000 201,088
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-29
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care cont.
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. notes 4.625%, 12/15/27 $972,000 $932,935
Service Corp. International sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.375%, 5/15/24 35,000 35,575
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.20%, 9/23/26 (Ireland) 563,000 519,673
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.875%, 9/23/23 (Ireland) 115,000 109,519
Sotera Health Holdings, LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/23 35,000 36,050
Tenet Healthcare Corp. sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 4/1/22 80,000 84,304
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 3/1/28 (Netherlands) 200,000 210,973
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.00%, 4/15/24 (Netherlands) 200,000 203,089
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.85%, 6/15/28 1,045,000 1,047,570
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 4/1/25 70,000 71,138
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.375%, 8/15/26 60,000 61,050
Zoetis, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/20/28 575,000 569,079
13,539,596
Technology (2.2%)
Alphabet, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 1.998%, 8/15/26 540,000 486,628
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 2.10%, 5/6/19 10,000 9,975
Apple, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.375%, 5/13/45 1,651,000 1,716,622
Avaya, Inc. 144A escrow notes 7.00%, 4/1/19 145,000 —
Banff Merger Sub, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 9.75%, 9/1/26 280,000 284,060
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance, Ltd. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.875%, 1/15/27 915,000 861,420
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 6/15/24 605,000 648,984
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. bonds 8.35%, 7/15/46 133,000 165,552
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.45%, 6/15/23 833,000 876,012
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 6/15/21 20,000 20,600
Energizer Gamma Acquisition, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 7/15/26 55,000 56,856
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. notes Ser. 10Y, 4.25%, 5/15/28 420,000 420,832
First Data Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.00%, 12/1/23 115,000 119,744
First Data Corp. 144A notes 5.75%, 1/15/24 445,000 452,231
First Data Corp. 144A sr. notes 5.375%, 8/15/23 55,000 55,839
Fiserv, Inc. sr. unsec. sub. bonds 4.20%, 10/1/28 1,040,000 1,042,182
Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 8.625%, 11/15/24 375,000 364,725
Infor Software Parent, LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 5/1/21 ‡‡ 215,000 216,879
Infor US, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.50%, 5/15/22 235,000 238,184
Infor US, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.75%, 8/15/20 21,000 21,289
Legrand France SA sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.50%, 2/15/25 (France) 57,000 69,692
Microchip Technology, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 4.333%, 6/1/23 645,000 638,889
Microsoft Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 2.40%, 8/8/26 1,278,000 1,178,385
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.25%, 11/15/27 887,000 852,615
Oracle Corp. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.65%, 7/15/26 345,000 320,204
Plantronics, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 5/31/23 255,000 253,725
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-30
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Technology cont.
Qorvo, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 7/15/26 $60,000 $61,050
Salesforce.com, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.70%, 4/11/28 965,000 956,743
Solera, LLC /Solera Finance, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. notes 10.50%, 3/1/24 445,000 486,163
Tempo Acquisition, LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. notes 6.75%, 6/1/25 180,000 175,050
TTM Technologies, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.625%, 10/1/25 265,000 265,663
VMware, Inc. sr. unsec. notes 3.90%, 8/21/27 185,000 175,025
Western Digital Corp. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 2/15/26 780,000 754,318
14,246,136
Transportation (0.1%)
Delta Air Lines, Inc. sr. notes Ser. A, 7.75%, 12/17/19 3,980 4,158
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. 144A sr. unsec. bonds 3.40%, 11/15/26 671,000 624,593
United Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust pass-through certificates Ser. 14-2, Class A, 3.75%, 9/3/26 16,587 16,411
Watco Cos., LLC/Watco Finance Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.375%, 4/1/23 170,000 173,400
818,562
Utilities and power (1.3%)
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 4/15/25 120,000 123,000
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.875%, 5/15/23 15,000 15,094
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 3/15/23 70,000 70,175
AES Corp./Virginia (The) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.125%, 9/1/27 988,000 997,880
American Transmission Systems, Inc. 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 5.00%, 9/1/44 140,000 149,173
Arizona Public Services Co. sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/1/42 5,000 5,143
Calpine Corp. sr. unsec. sub. notes 5.75%, 1/15/25 65,000 57,525
Calpine Corp. 144A company guaranty sr. notes 5.25%, 6/1/26 80,000 74,100
Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.85%, 6/15/37 100,000 107,757
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 3/15/42 5,000 4,897
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC sr. mtge. notes 4.25%, 12/15/41 10,000 9,992
Dynegy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.625%, 11/1/24 10,000 10,763
Dynegy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 8.125%, 1/30/26 450,000 495,563
El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 8.375%, 6/15/32 45,000 56,654
Emera US Finance LP company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 4.75%, 6/15/46 407,000 396,602
Emera US Finance LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.55%, 6/15/26 85,000 80,057
Enbridge, Inc. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 12/1/26 (Canada) 130,000 130,825
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.875%, 1/15/24 724,000 762,011
Energy Transfer Equity LP sr. sub. notes 5.50%, 6/1/27 60,000 62,268
Enterprise Products Operating, LLC company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.25%, 2/15/48 270,000 254,167
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 5.45%, 7/15/44 500,000 545,798
Iberdrola International BV company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 6.75%, 7/15/36 (Spain) 15,000 18,086
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. sr. sub. notes 3.70%, 9/1/24 120,000 116,393
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.40%, 9/1/44 16,000 16,425
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.50%, 3/1/21 30,000 29,956
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 3.15%, 1/15/23 75,000 72,962
Kinder Morgan, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.30%, 6/1/25 1,062,000 1,070,849
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-31
CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (24.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Utilities and power cont.
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. company guaranty jr. unsec. sub. FRB 4.80%, 12/1/77 $512,000 $480,000
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 7.25%, 5/15/26 65,000 70,525
NRG Energy, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 6.625%, 1/15/27 110,000 115,500
NRG Energy, Inc. 144A company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.75%, 1/15/28 275,000 277,750
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.20%, 6/15/22 128,000 129,892
Toledo Edison Co. (The) sr. mtge. bonds 6.15%, 5/15/37 308,000 369,623
Vistra Operations Co., LLC 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 9/1/26 205,000 207,306
WEC Energy Group, Inc. jr. unsec. sub. FRN Ser. A, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.11%), 4.426%, 5/15/67 1,217,000 1,178,920
8,563,631
Total corporate bonds and notes (cost $160,602,161) $156,394,363
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (8.2%)* Principal amount Value
U.S. Government Guaranteed Mortgage Obligations (2.6%)
Government National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
4.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 $2,000,000 $2,033,438
4.00%, 8/20/46 1,307,326 1,334,085
3.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 8,000,000 7,952,500
3.50%, with due dates from 11/20/47 to 11/20/47 1,721,682 1,713,652
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 4,000,000 3,873,438
16,907,113
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Obligations (5.6%)
Federal National Mortgage Association Pass-Through Certificates
4.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 5,000,000 5,157,813
4.00%, TBA, 11/1/48 6,000,000 6,050,156
4.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 6,000,000 6,058,125
3.50%, TBA, 10/1/48 2,000,000 1,968,125
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/48 13,000,000 12,438,360
3.00%, TBA, 10/1/33 5,000,000 4,938,672
36,611,251
Total U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations (cost $53,983,954) $53,518,364
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (5.3%)* Principal amount Value
U.S. Treasury Bonds
4.50%, 2/15/36 $2,800,000 $3,322,112
3.00%, 2/15/47 4,430,000 4,269,482
2.75%, 8/15/42 # ∆ § Ф 13,000,000 12,036,985
U.S. Treasury Notes
2.75%, 2/15/24 2,190,000 2,166,885
2.375%, 8/15/24 2,080,000 2,011,506
2.25%, 11/15/27 3,000,000 2,807,813
2.125%, 12/31/22 1,230,000 1,190,054
1.625%, 2/15/26 7,000,000 6,353,211
Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $35,831,928) $34,158,048
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio F-32
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (9.9%)* Principal amount Value
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations (0.7%)
Bellemeade Re, Ltd. 144A FRB Ser. 18-2A, Class M1B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 8/25/28 (Bermuda) $603,000 $606,392
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 14-HQ3, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.75%), 6.966%, 10/25/24 947,124 1,050,294
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 15-DNA3, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.85%), 5.066%, 4/25/28 603,736 624,777
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes FRB Ser. 16-DNA1, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%), 7.766%, 7/25/28 460,000 556,705
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.90%), 5.116%, 7/25/24 82,301 87,688
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 14-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.60%), 4.816%, 5/25/24 1,460,000 1,553,893
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C05, Class 2M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.35%), 3.566%, 1/25/29 37,520 37,621
4,517,370
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (6.9%)
CD Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 16-CD1, Class XA, IO, 1.562%, 8/10/49 W 3,690,765 306,333
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Ser. 13-GC17, Class AS, 4.544%, 11/10/46 380,000 392,782
Ser. 14-GC21, Class AS, 4.026%, 5/10/47 453,000 459,225
FRB Ser. 14-GC21, Class XA, IO, 1.357%, 5/10/47 W 8,220,689 424,014
FRB Ser. 14-GC19, Class XA, IO, 1.305%, 3/10/47 W 29,042,278 1,385,404
FRB Ser. 14-GC23, Class XA, IO, 1.187%, 7/10/47 W 6,456,815 295,585
FRB Ser. 15-GC31, Class XA, IO, 0.549%, 6/10/48 W 13,341,639 291,527
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 14-GC21, Class D, 5.091%, 5/10/47 W 104,000 93,158
FRB Ser. 12-GC8, Class XA, IO, 1.966%, 9/10/45 W 5,567,850 298,526
COMM Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates FRB Ser. 14-CR14, Class XA, IO, 0.874%, 2/10/47 W 14,317,426 351,779
COMM Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 144A FRB Ser. 12-CR3, Class D, 4.914%, 10/15/45 W 258,000 251,937
COMM Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class C, 4.898%, 5/10/47 W 311,000 310,122
Ser. 13-CR11, Class AM, 4.715%, 8/10/50 W 375,000 387,758
Ser. 13-CR13, Class AM, 4.449%, 11/10/46 W 665,000 686,263
Ser. 12-LC4, Class AM, 4.063%, 12/10/44 220,000 222,277
Ser. 12-CR1, Class AM, 3.912%, 5/15/45 589,000 592,738
Ser. 12-CR2, Class AM, 3.791%, 8/15/45 381,000 386,630
Ser. 13-LC6, Class AM, 3.282%, 1/10/46 655,000 645,307
FRB Ser. 14-LC15, Class XA, IO, 1.448%, 4/10/47 W 24,938,218 1,014,985
FRB Ser. 13-LC13, Class XA, IO, 1.384%, 8/10/46 W 7,173,452 290,525
FRB Ser. 14-CR19, Class XA, IO, 1.344%, 8/10/47 W 14,596,533 592,924
FRB Ser. 14-UBS4, Class XA, IO, 1.337%, 8/10/47 W 11,481,231 545,407
FRB Ser. 14-CR18, Class XA, IO, 1.308%, 7/15/47 W 3,497,429 134,791
FRB Ser. 14-CR16, Class XA, IO, 1.302%, 4/10/47 W 541,051 21,209
FRB Ser. 13-CR11, Class XA, IO, 1.272%, 8/10/50 W 9,580,810 384,919
FRB Ser. 14-CR17, Class XA, IO, 1.241%, 5/10/47 W 2,641,444 104,009
FRB Ser. 15-CR23, Class XA, IO, 1.105%, 5/10/48 W 6,718,891 304,729
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
COMM Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 14-LC17, Class XA, IO, 1.072%, 10/10/47 W $3,313,333 $98,187
FRB Ser. 15-LC21, Class XA, IO, 0.971%, 7/10/48 W 41,656,499 1,456,350
COMM Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 10-C1, Class D, 6.308%, 7/10/46 W 194,000 197,638
FRB Ser. 12-LC4, Class XA, IO, 2.38%, 12/10/44 W 1,270,131 72,306
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 15-C1, Class C, 4.44%, 4/15/50 W 406,000 402,972
CSMC Trust FRB Ser. 16-NXSR, Class C, 4.508%, 12/15/49 W 373,000 362,431
DBUBS Mortgage Trust 144A FRB Ser. 11-LC3A, Class D, 5.516%, 8/10/44 W 621,000 639,665
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II
Ser. 13-GC10, Class AS, 3.279%, 2/10/46 594,000 578,402
FRB Ser. 15-GC30, Class XA, IO, 1.00%, 5/10/50 W 21,394,857 832,260
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 13-GC10, Class XA, IO, 1.667%, 2/10/46 W 1,831,318 112,809
FRB Ser. 13-GC12, Class XA, IO, 1.576%, 6/10/46 W 887,769 46,657
FRB Ser. 14-GC18, Class XA, IO, 1.266%, 1/10/47 W 17,899,654 805,484
FRB Ser. 14-GC22, Class XA, IO, 1.147%, 6/10/47 W 8,016,191 314,235
FRB Ser. 14-GC24, Class XA, IO, 0.946%, 9/10/47 W 7,344,968 246,056
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 144A
Ser. 11-GC5, Class AS, 5.209%, 8/10/44 W 582,000 606,307
FRB Ser. 13-GC13, Class AS, 4.218%, 7/10/46 W 539,000 553,233
FRB Ser. 11-GC5, Class XA, IO, 1.506%, 8/10/44 W 12,393,395 374,256
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 144A FRB Ser. 12-C8, Class C, 4.758%, 10/15/45 W 183,000 184,616
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class C, 4.71%, 9/15/47 W 328,000 317,730
Ser. 13-C17, Class AS, 4.458%, 1/15/47 83,000 85,646
Ser. 13-C14, Class AS, 4.409%, 8/15/46 W 485,000 498,483
FRB Ser. 14-C19, Class XA, IO, 1.278%, 4/15/47 W 7,920,866 147,819
FRB Ser. 15-C33, Class XA, IO, 1.154%, 12/15/48 W 2,916,693 166,251
FRB Ser. 14-C24, Class XA, IO, 1.116%, 11/15/47 W 6,448,447 241,665
FRB Ser. 14-C25, Class XA, IO, 1.097%, 11/15/47 W 9,234,721 359,914
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class XA, IO, 1.038%, 9/15/47 W 38,009,191 1,533,956
FRB Ser. 13-C17, Class XA, IO, 0.963%, 1/15/47 W 6,562,591 238,222
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. FRB Ser. 12-LC9, Class XA, IO, 1.701%, 12/15/47 W 1,611,677 92,510
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 4.117%, 5/15/45 997,000 1,015,196
Ser. 13-C10, Class AS, 3.372%, 12/15/47 149,000 144,444
Ser. 13-LC11, Class AS, 3.216%, 4/15/46 1,356,000 1,324,995
FRB Ser. 13-LC11, Class XA, IO, 1.413%, 4/15/46 W 5,202,547 276,255
FRB Ser. 13-C16, Class XA, IO, 1.21%, 12/15/46 W 970,429 35,449
FRB Ser. 13-C10, Class XA, IO, 1.159%, 12/15/47 W 8,938,908 320,013
Ladder Capital Commercial Mortgage Securities, LLC 144A FRB Ser. 17-LC26, Class XA, IO, 1.685%, 7/12/50 W 7,955,514 728,821
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Ser. 14-C18, Class C, 4.489%, 10/15/47 W 372,000 366,266
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Ser. 13-C13, Class AS, 4.266%, 11/15/46 $1,149,000 $1,172,876
Ser. 12-C5, Class AS, 3.792%, 8/15/45 467,000 466,182
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 3.476%, 11/15/45 759,000 754,452
FRB Ser. 13-C7, Class XA, IO, 1.496%, 2/15/46 W 11,994,953 565,502
FRB Ser. 14-C17, Class XA, IO, 1.349%, 8/15/47 W 4,217,590 164,625
FRB Ser. 15-C25, Class XA, IO, 1.275%, 10/15/48 W 6,667,553 380,347
FRB Ser. 13-C13, Class XA, IO, 1.233%, 11/15/46 W 19,141,695 830,750
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 144A FRB Ser. 13-C7, Class XB, IO, 0.417%, 2/15/46 W 15,835,000 212,189
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Ser. 12-C4, Class AS, 3.773%, 3/15/45 64,000 64,317
FRB Ser. 16-UB12, Class XA, IO, 0.947%, 12/15/49 W 8,952,052 449,393
FRB Ser. 16-BNK2, Class XB, IO, 0.679%, 11/15/49 W 24,764,000 985,141
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.326%, 7/15/49 W 78,000 78,548
FRB Ser. 12-C4, Class XA, IO, 2.268%, 3/15/45 W 3,439,611 194,514
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 17-C7, Class XA, IO, 1.226%, 12/15/50 W 5,069,391 360,748
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 12-C2, Class XA, IO, 1.488%, 5/10/63 W 13,317,076 536,525
FRB Ser. 13-C6, Class XA, IO, 1.276%, 4/10/46 W 10,010,413 410,907
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-LC12, Class AS, 4.423%, 7/15/46 W 438,000 446,345
Ser. 12-LC5, Class AS, 3.539%, 10/15/45 341,000 340,480
FRB Ser. 14-LC16, Class XA, IO, 1.498%, 8/15/50 W 8,095,029 412,037
FRB Ser. 16-LC25, Class XA, IO, 1.221%, 12/15/59 W 4,197,013 234,399
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
FRB Ser. 13-C15, Class C, 4.621%, 8/15/46 W 72,000 71,755
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class C, 4.525%, 12/15/45 W 170,000 167,874
Ser. 13-C18, Class AS, 4.387%, 12/15/46 W 859,000 878,053
Ser. 13-UBS1, Class AS, 4.306%, 3/15/46 W 453,000 458,137
Ser. 14-C19, Class AS, 4.271%, 3/15/47 196,000 199,184
Ser. 12-C6, Class AS, 3.835%, 4/15/45 48,000 47,883
Ser. 12-C8, Class AS, 3.66%, 8/15/45 1,207,000 1,212,530
Ser. 13-C12, Class AS, 3.56%, 3/15/48 291,000 289,149
Ser. 12-C9, Class AS, 3.388%, 11/15/45 418,000 413,661
Ser. 13-C11, Class AS, 3.311%, 3/15/45 387,000 386,093
Ser. 12-C10, Class AS, 3.241%, 12/15/45 605,000 592,480
FRB Ser. 14-C25, Class XA, IO, 1.046%, 11/15/47 W 20,487,469 806,797
FRB Ser. 14-C24, Class XA, IO, 1.03%, 11/15/47 W 8,829,655 343,529
FRB Ser. 14-C22, Class XA, IO, 0.998%, 9/15/57 W 19,009,304 716,784
FRB Ser. 13-C14, Class XA, IO, 0.874%, 6/15/46 W 35,725,066 1,132,485
FRB Ser. 14-C23, Class XA, IO, 0.779%, 10/15/57 W 13,186,816 376,030
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class D, 5.865%, 3/15/44 W 137,000 121,308
FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class E, 5.862%, 11/15/44 W 111,000 109,895
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class D, 4.59%, 12/15/45 W 156,000 134,648
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities cont.
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 12-C9, Class XA, IO, 2.048%, 11/15/45 W $661,853 $47,455
FRB Ser. 11-C5, Class XA, IO, 1.902%, 11/15/44 W 2,108,743 86,518
FRB Ser. 12-C10, Class XA, IO, 1.716%, 12/15/45 W 869,145 45,594
FRB Ser. 11-C3, Class XA, IO, 1.52%, 3/15/44 W 4,956,673 153,882
44,804,363
Residential mortgage-backed securities (non-agency) (2.3%)
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust FRB Ser. 05-9, Class 5A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.54%), 2.756%, 11/25/35 718,530 708,509
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates FRB Ser. 05-8, Class M4, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.93%), 3.146%, 12/25/35 810,000 816,011
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust FRB Ser. 04-5, Class 2A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.50%), 2.716%, 10/25/34 565,997 555,031
EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-1, Class M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.43%), 3.641%, 1/25/34 197,474 198,032
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt FRN Ser. 16-HQA2, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.15%), 7.366%, 11/25/28 214,000 253,745
Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes FRB Ser. 14-DN4, Class M3, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.55%), 6.766%, 10/25/24 755,442 840,675
Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 16-C03, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.90%), 8.116%, 10/25/28 1,320,000 1,527,996
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.70%), 7.916%, 4/25/28 866,745 1,007,071
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C04, Class 2M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 5.55%), 7.766%, 4/25/28 1,073,408 1,218,047
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C01, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.30%), 6.516%, 2/25/25 1,065,035 1,173,455
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 15-C02, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.216%, 5/25/25 886,719 973,806
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 18-C05, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.35%), 4.566%, 1/25/31 1,300,000 1,321,012
Connecticut Avenue Securities FRB Ser. 17-C05, Class 1M2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 2.20%), 4.416%, 1/25/30 1,750,000 1,801,239
Impac CMB Trust FRB Ser. 04-7, Class 1A1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.74%), 2.956%, 11/25/34 314,305 306,539
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class A4, (1 Month US LIBOR + 1.10%), 3.316%, 8/25/34 274,717 274,717
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust
FRB Ser. 05-AR8, Class 2AC2, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.92%), 3.136%, 7/25/45 548,467 541,064
FRB Ser. 04-AR13, Class A2B, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.88%), 3.096%, 11/25/34 388,614 384,883
Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities Trust FRB Ser. 04-2, Class M1, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.116%, 10/25/34 1,179,382 1,179,912
15,081,744
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $65,674,136) $64,403,477
CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (6.4%)* Principal amount Value
Basic materials (0.1%)
Cemex SAB de CV cv. unsec. sub. notes 3.72%, 3/15/20, (Mexico) $270,000 $272,000
Patrick Industries, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.00%, 2/1/23 353,000 332,730
604,730
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (6.4%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Capital goods (0.3%)
Dycom Industries, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.75%, 9/15/21 $435,000 $482,453
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.875%, 2/1/24 300,000 354,763
Horizon Global Corp. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.75%, 7/1/22 269,000 200,619
II-VI, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.25%, 9/1/22 315,000 370,099
Kaman Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 3.25%, 5/1/24 311,000 364,422
1,772,356
Communication services (0.2%)
DISH Network Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 3.375%, 8/15/26 992,000 946,136
GCI Liberty, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. bonds 1.75%, 9/30/46 88,000 96,716
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. cv. unsec. sub. notes 3.875%, 10/1/27, (In default) F 145,000 15
RingCentral, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 3/15/23 483,000 605,642
1,648,509
Consumer cyclicals (0.9%)
Caesars Entertainment Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 5.00%, 10/1/24 318,430 518,591
Liberty Interactive, LLC 144A cv. sr. unsec. bonds 1.75%, 9/30/46 466,000 522,526
Liberty Media Corp. cv. sr. unsec. bonds 1.375%, 10/15/23 590,000 716,402
Liberty Media Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.00%, 1/30/23 330,000 385,635
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 3/15/23 552,000 596,430
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.00%, 10/1/23 416,000 373,849
Priceline Group, Inc. (The) cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 0.35%, 6/15/20 495,000 751,211
Square, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 0.375%, 3/1/22 83,000 359,062
Square, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.50%, 5/15/23 547,000 774,834
Tesla, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 1.25%, 3/1/21 810,000 774,563
5,773,103
Consumer staples (0.3%)
Chegg, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.25%, 5/15/23 251,000 302,330
IAC FinanceCo, Inc. 144A cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 0.875%, 10/1/22 391,000 581,131
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 1.00%, 6/30/47 586,000 588,578
Vector Group, Ltd. cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 1.75%, 4/15/20 420,000 437,223
Wayfair, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 0.375%, 9/1/22 265,000 399,480
2,308,742
Energy (0.3%)
Cheniere Energy, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.25%, 3/15/45 491,000 393,843
Chesapeake Energy Corp. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.50%, 9/15/26 715,000 706,239
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.625%, 9/15/23 322,000 432,347
SEACOR Holdings, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. bonds 3.00%, 11/15/28 270,000 261,422
Weatherford International, Ltd. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 5.875%, 7/1/21 440,000 414,359
2,208,210
Financials (0.4%)
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 4.75%, 3/15/23, R 380,000 377,744
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 5.875%, 8/1/37 160,000 184,560
IH Merger Sub, LLC cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 3.50%, 1/15/22, R 494,000 542,946
JPMorgan Chase Financial Co., LLC cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 0.25%, 5/1/23 670,000 646,550
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.00%, 1/15/19, R 281,000 310,505
TCP Capital Corp. cv. sr. unsec. bonds 5.25%, 12/15/19 265,000 267,232
2,329,537
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (6.4%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Health care (1.1%)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 0.599%, 8/1/24 $515,000 $548,862
China Medical Technologies, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. bonds Ser. CMT, 4.00%, 8/15/19, (China) (In default) F 104,000 6,656
Clovis Oncology, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.25%, 5/1/25 503,000 388,819
Exact Sciences Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.00%, 1/15/25 405,000 500,428
Illumina, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 8/15/23 535,000 590,455
Insmed, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 1.75%, 1/15/25 249,000 209,607
Insulet Corp. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.375%, 11/15/24 300,000 379,277
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 6/15/22 260,000 337,513
Jazz Investments I, Ltd. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. sub. bonds 1.875%, 8/15/21, (Ireland) 683,000 730,789
Medicines Co. (The) cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.50%, 1/15/22 540,000 580,280
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.25%, 5/15/24 265,000 451,714
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Delaware cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 2.375%, 4/1/22 398,000 420,883
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.625%, 4/1/23 385,000 430,513
Teladoc, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.375%, 5/15/25 480,000 824,916
Wright Medical Group, Inc. 144A cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 1.625%, 6/15/23 475,000 502,016
6,902,728
Technology (2.6%)
Akamai Technologies, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.125%, 5/1/25 408,000 401,237
Alteryx, Inc. 144A cv.sr. unsec. notes 0.50%, 6/1/23 335,000 475,901
Avid Technology, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 2.00%, 6/15/20 6,000 5,370
Carbonite, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 2.50%, 4/1/22 305,000 457,500
Ciena Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 12/15/20 243,000 384,742
Citrix Systems, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.50%, 4/15/19 250,000 383,974
Coupa Software, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.375%, 1/15/23 290,000 529,130
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 1/15/22 295,000 370,719
DocuSign, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.50%, 9/15/23 489,000 485,822
Everbridge, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.50%, 11/1/22 269,000 472,841
HubSpot, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.25%, 6/1/22 381,000 626,196
Inphi Corp. cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.75%, 9/1/21 375,000 369,428
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 0.875%, 11/15/22 190,000 285,531
Intel Corp. cv. jr. unsec. sub. notes 3.25%, 8/1/39 251,000 576,045
J2 Global, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 3.25%, 6/15/29 328,000 424,878
Microchip Technology, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. sub. notes 1.625%, 2/15/27 1,198,000 1,275,240
Micron Technology, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. bonds 3.00%, 11/15/43 495,000 767,109
Nice Systems, Inc. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 1.25%, 1/15/24 320,000 457,400
Nuance Communications, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.25%, 4/1/25 330,000 339,674
Nutanix, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 1/15/23 269,000 297,671
Okta, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.25%, 2/15/23 434,000 670,619
ON Semiconductor Corp. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.625%, 10/15/23 291,000 326,731
ON Semiconductor Corp. cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.00%, 12/1/20 199,000 230,854
OSI Systems, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes 1.25%, 9/1/22 339,000 323,137
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.75%, 7/1/23 670,000 700,281
RealPage, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.50%, 11/15/22 576,000 941,048
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS AND NOTES (6.4%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Technology cont.
Red Hat, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 0.25%, 10/1/19 $185,000 $341,760
ServiceNow, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. notes zero %, 6/1/22 625,000 931,776
Splunk, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.125%, 9/15/25 575,000 592,172
Teradyne, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.25%, 12/15/23 180,000 233,811
TTM Technologies, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.75%, 12/15/20 165,000 278,073
Twitter, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 1.00%, 9/15/21 495,000 455,715
Vocera Communications, Inc. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.50%, 5/15/23 324,000 407,515
Western Digital Corp. 144A cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. notes 1.50%, 2/1/24 345,000 319,253
Wix.com, Ltd. 144A cv. sr. unsec. notes zero %, 7/1/23, (Israel) 416,000 441,902
Workday, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 0.25%, 10/1/22 546,000 631,543
17,212,598
Transportation (0.1%)
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. cv. sr. unsec. notes 1.125%, 10/15/24 424,000 405,386
405,386
Utilities and power (0.1%)
NRG Energy, Inc. 144A cv. company guaranty sr. unsec. bonds 2.75%, 6/1/48 555,000 584,270
584,270
Total convertible bonds and notes (cost $38,917,173) $41,750,169
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY BONDS AND NOTES (2.1%)* Principal amount Value
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 7.50%, 4/22/26 (Argentina) $2,370,000 $2,115,225
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 6.875%, 1/26/27 (Argentina) 312,000 265,200
Argentina (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.625%, 1/11/23 (Argentina) 160,000 135,600
Argentina (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 7.125%, 8/1/27 (Argentina) 160,000 126,400
Brazil (Federal Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.625%, 1/13/28 (Brazil) 445,000 408,876
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 7.875%, 6/15/27 (Argentina) 760,000 632,852
Buenos Aires (Province of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 10.875%, 1/26/21 (Argentina) 195,000 196,219
Colombia (Republic of) sr. unsec. notes 3.875%, 4/25/27 (Colombia) 505,000 490,255
Cordoba (Province of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 7.45%, 9/1/24 (Argentina) 700,000 588,000
Egypt (Arab Republic of) sr. unsec. notes Ser. REGS, 5.577%, 2/21/23 (Egypt) 300,000 289,875
Egypt (Arab Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 5.875%, 6/11/25 (Egypt) 275,000 262,625
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/38 (Greece) †† EUR 28,578 27,667
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/30 (Greece) †† EUR 116,312 125,696
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/29 (Greece) †† EUR 52,528 57,100
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/28 (Greece) †† EUR 220,180 241,072
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/27 (Greece) †† EUR 189,025 209,073
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/26 (Greece) †† EUR 127,000 142,058
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/25 (Greece) †† EUR 88,223 99,957
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/24 (Greece) †† EUR 80,597 91,509
Hellenic (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. PSI, stepped-coupon 3.00% (3.65%, 2/24/20), 2/24/23 (Greece) †† EUR 57,747 65,997
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY BONDS AND NOTES (2.1%)* cont. Principal amount Value
Indonesia (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 5.875%, 1/15/24 (Indonesia) $2,025,000 $2,174,344
Indonesia (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 4.75%, 1/8/26 (Indonesia) 860,000 872,900
Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 5.25%, 1/17/42 (Indonesia) 200,000 204,250
Indonesia (Republic of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.35%, 1/8/27 (Indonesia) 675,000 665,719
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. bonds Ser. REGS, 6.125%, 6/15/33 (Ivory Coast) 370,000 337,625
Ivory Coast (Republic of) sr. unsec. unsub. notes Ser. REGS, 5.375%, 7/23/24 (Ivory Coast) 200,000 191,250
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. notes 4.50%, 4/4/22 (Russia) 1,200,000 1,215,000
Russia (Federation of) 144A sr. unsec. unsub. bonds 4.375%, 3/21/29 (Russia) 200,000 192,000
Turkey (Republic of) unsec. bonds Ser. REGS, 6.25%, 5/23/33 (Senegal) 275,000 256,094
United Mexican States sr. unsec. notes 4.00%, 10/2/23 (Mexico) 90,000 90,570
United Mexican States sr. unsec. unsub. notes 4.15%, 3/28/27 (Mexico) 735,000 722,832
Total foreign government and agency bonds and notes (cost $14,273,604) $13,493,840
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (1.8%)* Shares Value
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Ser. D, $1.75 cv. pfd. R 7,174 $248,909
AMG Capital Trust II $2.575 cv. pfd. 7,709 442,452
Bank of America Corp. Ser. L, 7.25% cv. pfd. 733 948,685
Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) Ser. A, $3.063 cv. pfd. 18,125 1,186,646
Belden, Inc. $6.75 cv. pfd. 3,864 369,677
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. Ser. B, $3.378 cum. cv. pfd. 10,395 507,853
Crown Castle International Corp. Ser. A, 6.875% cv. pfd. 778 839,548
DTE Energy Co. $3.25 cv. pfd. 9,794 508,349
EPR Properties Ser. C, $1.438 cv. pfd. R 12,304 344,635
Fortive Corp. Ser. A, 5.00% cv. pfd. 765 815,848
Hess Corp. $4.00 cv. pfd. 12,255 972,784
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. $3.00 cv. pfd. 9,364 506,967
iStar, Inc. Ser. J, $2.25 cv. pfd. R 5,465 259,424
Mandatory Exchangeable Trust Securities 144A $5.75 cv. pfd. 3,749 694,502
NextEra Energy, Inc. $3.06 cv. pfd. 12,385 703,821
Nine Point Energy 6.75% cv. pfd. 8 9,411
Rexnord Corp. Ser. A, $2.88 cv. pfd. 8,126 522,855
RLJ Lodging Trust Ser. A, $0.49 cv. pfd. 11,841 308,458
Sempra Energy Ser. A, $6.00 cv. pfd. 5,230 525,119
Vistra Energy Corp. $7.00 cv. pfd. 1,448 140,384
Wells Fargo & Co. Ser. L, 7.50% cv. pfd. 416 535,109
Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $10,629,361) $11,391,436
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (0.6%)* Principal amount Value
loanDepot Station Place Agency Securitization Trust 144A FRB Ser. 17-LD1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.80%), 3.016%, 11/25/50 $694,000 $694,000
Station Place Securitization Trust 144A
FRB Ser. 18-1, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.90%), 3.112%, 4/24/19 1,211,000 1,211,000
FRB Ser. 18-5, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 9/24/19 891,000 891,000
FRB Ser. 18-3, Class A, (1 Month US LIBOR + 0.70%), 2.912%, 7/24/19 953,000 953,000
Total asset-backed securities (cost $3,749,000) $3,749,000
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.5%)* Shares Value
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 2,409 $163,788
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 9,304 2,704,859
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust 997 366,358
Total investment companies (cost $3,219,045) $3,235,005
SENIOR LOANS (0.4%)* c Principal amount Value
Avaya, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.408%, 12/15/24 $232,600 $234,387
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.596%, 6/21/24 232,063 233,407
California Resources Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.962%, 11/17/22 220,000 224,400
Eagleclaw Midstream Ventures, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.25%), 6.492%, 6/30/24 163,753 161,229
FTS International, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.75%), 6.826%, 4/16/21 67,640 67,725
iHeartCommunications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. D, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 8.826%, 1/30/19 (In default) 30,000 22,300
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 9.25%), 11.604%, 5/21/24 185,000 182,688
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.00%), 7.509%, 10/16/23 94,510 95,042
KCA Deutag Alpha, Ltd. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 6.75%), 9.021%, 3/21/23 174,020 169,235
Navistar, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.64%, 11/6/24 333,325 334,367
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd., Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.25%), 5.37%, 10/25/20 47,113 43,668
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.348%, 11/3/23 94,761 93,475
Revlon Consumer Products Corp. bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.81%, 9/7/23 112,413 85,551
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 8.00%), 9.873%, 2/28/26 110,000 105,600
Robertshaw Holdings Corp. bank term loan FRN (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.50%), 5.373%, 2/28/25 119,100 118,058
Titan Acquisition, Ltd. (United Kingdom) bank term loan FRN Ser. B, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.00%), 5.202%, 3/28/25 262,788 255,109
Univision Communications, Inc. bank term loan FRN Ser. C5, (BBA LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.75%), 4.992%, 3/15/24 95,335 92,594
Total senior loans (cost $2,560,203) $2,518,835
MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES (—%)* Principal amount Value
CA State G.O. Bonds, (Build America Bonds), 7.50%, 4/1/34 $15,000 $20,783
North TX, Tollway Auth. Rev. Bonds, (Build America Bonds), 6.718%, 1/1/49 10,000 14,095
OH State U. Rev. Bonds, (Build America Bonds), 4.91%, 6/1/40 10,000 11,284
Total municipal bonds and notes (cost $35,088) $46,162
PREFERRED STOCKS (—%)* Shares Value
GMAC Capital Trust I Ser. 2, $1.91 cum. ARP 1,305 $34,322
Total preferred stocks (cost $33,674) $34,322
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WARRANTS (—%)* Expiration dateStrike price Warrants Value
Halcon Resources Corp. 9/9/20 $14.04 641 $64
Total warrants (cost $—) $64
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (20.9%)* Shares Value
Putnam Money Market Portfolio 2.32% L 135,882,262 $135,882,262
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 1.97% P ∆ 60,000 60,000
Total short-term investments (cost $135,942,262) $135,942,262
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $686,371,365) $697,293,957
Key to holding’s currency abbreviationsEUR EuroUSD/$ United States Dollar
Key to holding’s abbreviationsARP Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting periodbp Basis PointsDAC Designated Activity CompanyETF Exchange Traded FundFRB Floating Rate Bonds: the rate shown is the current interest rate at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For
certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.FRN Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
For certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.GDR Global Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bankGMTN Global Medium Term NotesG.O. Bonds General Obligation BondsIO Interest OnlyMTN Medium Term NotesOTC Over-the-counterREGS Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.SPDR S&P Depository ReceiptsTBA To Be Announced Commitments
Notes to the fund’s portfolioUnless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the Portfolio’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $650,017,253.†† The interest rate and date shown parenthetically represent the new interest rate to be paid and the date the Portfolio will begin accruing interest at this rate.‡‡ Income may be received in cash or additional securities at the discretion of the issuer. The rate shown in parenthesis is the rate paid in kind, if applicable.
# This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $563,229 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 8).
∆ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $90,918 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 8).
Ф This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain TBA commitments at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $421,957 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 8).
§ This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on the initial margin on certain centrally cleared derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $3,018,757 and is included in Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities (Notes 2 and 8).
c Senior loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for senior loans are the current interest rates at the close of the reporting period. Senior loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown (Notes 2 and 6).
F This security is valued by Putnam Management at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. Securities are classified as Level 3 for ASC 820 based on the securities’ valuation inputs (Note 2).
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L Affiliated company (Note 4). The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the Putnam Money Market Portfolio at the close of the reporting period.
P This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the Portfolio for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period (Note 2).
R Real Estate Investment Trust. W The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon associated with the underlying mortgage pools. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor.
Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
See Note 2 to the financial statements regarding TBA commitments.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $35,498,518 )
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 $243,928 $246,697 $(2,769 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 113,092 107,890 5,202
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,923,651 1,927,487 3,836
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 183,754 183,428 (326 )
Barclays Bank PLC
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 59,818 59,491 327
Euro Sell 12/19/18 5,492,827 5,502,548 9,721
Hong Kong Dollar Sell 11/19/18 260,649 260,127 (522 )
Norwegian Krone Sell 12/19/18 233,609 226,504 (7,105 )
Citibank, N.A.
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 77,881 77,122 759
Danish Krone Buy 12/19/18 386,280 387,233 (953 )
Euro Buy 12/19/18 15,278,389 15,309,043 (30,654 )
Goldman Sachs International
Brazilian Real Buy 10/2/18 34,606 33,757 849
Brazilian Real Sell 10/2/18 34,606 36,493 1,887
Brazilian Real Buy 1/3/19 34,353 34,426 (73 )
Brazilian Real Sell 1/3/19 34,353 33,490 (863 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 40,185 39,147 1,038
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,289,645 1,292,702 3,057
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 96,594 98,596 2,002
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 85,240 83,715 (1,525 )
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Euro Sell 12/19/18 343,951 342,977 (974 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/17/18 251,960 254,951 (2,991 )
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 35,210 34,871 339
Euro Sell 12/19/18 3,356,280 3,364,276 7,996
Japanese Yen Sell 11/19/18 276,259 280,333 4,074
Norwegian Krone Sell 12/19/18 226,574 219,656 (6,918 )
Singapore Dollar Buy 11/19/18 146,309 146,478 (169 )
Swedish Krona Sell 12/19/18 374,766 368,011 (6,755 )
Swiss Franc Buy 12/19/18 370,163 372,619 (2,456 )
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FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 9/30/18 (aggregate face value $35,498,518 ) cont.
Counterparty CurrencyContract type*
Delivery date Value
Aggregate face value
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
NatWest Markets PLC
Euro Sell 12/19/18 $1,504,994 $1,508,111 $3,117
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
British Pound Buy 12/19/18 24,215 24,110 105
Euro Sell 12/19/18 1,784,762 1,789,100 4,338
Israeli Shekel Buy 10/17/18 97,548 97,836 (288 )
UBS AG
Euro Sell 12/19/18 708,247 709,772 1,525
WestPac Banking Corp.
New Zealand Dollar Buy 10/17/18 44,754 45,521 (767 )
Unrealized appreciation 50,172
Unrealized (depreciation) (66,108 )
Total $(15,936 )
* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.
FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Number of contracts
Notional amount Value
Expiration date
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Long) 168 $14,251,196 $14,286,720 Dec-18 $(176,020 )
Russell 2000 Index E-Mini (Short) 8 678,628 680,320 Dec-18 8,377
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Short) 107 15,589,793 15,616,650 Dec-18 (46,720 )
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index E-Mini (Long) 1 201,955 202,520 Dec-18 (1,782 )
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long) 14 1,967,000 1,967,000 Dec-18 (45,544 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Long) 190 40,039,531 40,039,531 Dec-18 (100,178 )
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr (Short) 2 421,469 421,469 Dec-18 996
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Long) 114 12,822,328 12,822,328 Dec-18 (89,290 )
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Long) 43 5,107,594 5,107,594 Dec-18 (55,359 )
Unrealized appreciation 9,373
Unrealized (depreciation) (514,893 )
Total $(505,520 )
TBA SALE COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 (proceeds receivable $6,060,234 )
AgencyPrincipal
amountSettlement date Value
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 10/1/48 $6,000,000 10/11/18 $6,058,125
Total $6,058,125
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18
Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments made by fund
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
$9,871,700 $5,252 E $3,462 12/19/20 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.05%—Semiannually
$(1,790 )
8,341,900 1,685 E (16,896 ) 12/19/23 3.10%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
(18,581 )
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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 9/30/18 cont.
Notional amount Value
Upfront premium
received (paid)Termination date
Payments made by fund
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
$21,470,000 $28,469 E $(16,556 ) 12/19/28 3.15%—Semiannually 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
$(45,025 )
107,500 1,473 E (585 ) 12/19/48 3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA—Quarterly
3.20%—Semiannually
888
Total $(30,575 ) $(64,508 )
E Extended effective date.
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P $3 $4,000 $49 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly $(45 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5 4,000 49 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (43 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 23 5,000 62 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (37 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P (2 ) 5,000 62 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (62 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 9 6,000 74 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (62 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 166 17,000 209 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (38 )
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 17,229 70,000 14,616 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 2,672
CMBX NA BB.7 Index BB/P 6,170 48,000 6,067 1/17/47 500 bp—Monthly 142
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 116 1,000 118 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (2 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,100 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (74 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,220 12,000 1,415 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (189 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,650 15,000 1,769 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (111 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,582 32,000 3,773 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (174 )
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 9,273 186,000 2,288 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 7,047
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 60,240 1,187,000 14,600 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 46,036
CMBX NA A.7 Index A-/P 1,309 64,000 83 1/17/47 200 bp—Monthly 1,413
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 707 7,000 825 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (115 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,547 14,000 1,651 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (97 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,569 16,000 1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (309 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,546 28,000 3,301 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 259
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,488 31,000 3,655 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (151 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,508 41,000 4,834 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (306 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,573 48,000 5,659 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (62 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 8,447 79,000 9,314 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (828 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 13,848 131,000 15,445 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,531 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 17,963 166,000 19,571 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,525 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 21,802 183,000 21,576 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 318
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 11,620 147,000 8,291 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly 3,402
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,364 36,000 443 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,933
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,079 48,000 590 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,504
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,914 61,000 750 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,184
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,134 69,000 849 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,308
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,249 86,000 1,058 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,219
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 760 101,000 1,242 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (448 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 7,263 141,000 1,734 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,576
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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Goldman Sachs International cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $750 $8,000 $943 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(189 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 866 8,000 943 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (73 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,266 15,000 1,769 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (495 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,769 16,000 1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (109 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,731 16,000 1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (147 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,738 16,000 1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (140 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 887 17,000 2,004 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,109 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,857 22,000 2,594 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (726 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,816 24,000 2,830 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,907 26,000 3,065 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (146 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,735 45,000 5,306 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (548 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 5,095 59,000 6,956 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (1,832 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 16,558 136,000 16,034 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 592
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 32,098 427,000 50,343 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (18,032 )
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 5,932 28,000 5,846 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 108
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 559 17,000 209 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 356
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,022 59,000 726 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,316
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,961 64,000 787 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,195
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,238 74,000 910 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,353
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 4,473 89,000 1,095 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 3,408
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 762 92,000 1,132 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (339 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,602 93,000 1,144 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 489
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 5,773 114,000 1,402 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,409
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,766 115,000 1,415 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,390
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 3,586 125,000 1,538 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 2,090
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 6,747 133,000 1,636 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 5,155
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 6,597 145,000 1,784 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,862
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 9,749 214,000 2,632 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 7,188
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 6,980 248,000 3,050 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 4,012
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 71,130 1,600,000 19,680 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 51,984
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 82,584 1,865,000 22,940 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 60,268
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 3,149 13,000 2,714 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 446
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 113 1,000 118 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (4 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 622 4,000 472 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 152
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 494 5,000 590 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (93 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 888 6,000 707 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 184
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 766 8,000 943 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (173 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,128 8,000 943 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 189
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 897 8,000 943 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (42 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,075 9,000 1,061 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 19
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 964 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (210 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,162 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (12 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,360 12,000 1,415 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (49 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,321 12,000 1,415 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (88 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,541 13,000 1,533 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 15
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,625 13,000 1,533 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 99
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,086 18,000 2,122 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (27 )
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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
JPMorgan Securities LLC cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P $2,578 $24,000 $2,830 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly $(240 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,012 27,000 3,183 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (158 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,244 36,000 4,244 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 17
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 6,001 54,000 6,367 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (338 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,058 66,000 7,781 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (690 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,823 68,000 8,017 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (160 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 7,718 70,000 8,253 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (500 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 12,341 101,000 11,908 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 484
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 18,773 179,000 21,104 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (2,242 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 39,408 224,000 26,410 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 13,111
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 30,362 245,000 28,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 1,599
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index BBB–/P 55 1,000 56 1/17/47 300 bp—Monthly (1 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 430 33,000 406 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 35
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 624 44,000 541 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 97
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 8,363 37,000 7,726 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 668
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,356 12,000 1,415 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (53 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,838 24,000 2,830 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 21
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,112 35,000 4,127 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 3
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 12,324 110,000 12,969 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (590 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,213 16,000 1,886 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 335
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 10 1,000 12 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (2 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 146 5,000 62 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 86
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 146 5,000 62 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 86
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 19 7,000 86 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (65 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P — 10,000 123 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (120 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 638 17,000 209 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 434
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 638 17,000 209 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 434
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 224 20,000 246 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly (16 )
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 1,608 42,000 517 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,105
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 2,480 48,000 590 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 1,905
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 15,962 264,000 3,247 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 12,803
CMBX NA A.6 Index A/P 19,164 475,000 5,843 5/11/63 200 bp—Monthly 13,480
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 4,804 20,000 4,176 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 645
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 5,403 22,000 4,594 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 827
CMBX NA BB.6 Index BB/P 11,088 45,000 9,396 5/11/63 500 bp—Monthly 1,730
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,139 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (35 )
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 1,177 10,000 1,179 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 3
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,725 23,000 2,712 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 24
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 2,908 24,000 2,830 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 91
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 3,920 32,000 3,773 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly 163
CMBX NA BBB–.6 Index BBB–/P 4,866 43,000 5,070 5/11/63 300 bp—Monthly (182 )
Upfront premium received 782,899 Unrealized appreciation 282,478
Upfront premium (paid) (2 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (36,185 )
Total $782,897 Total $246,293
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* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings for an underlying index represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings
are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CMBX NA A.7 Index $(200 ) $27,000 $35 1/17/47 (200 bp)—Monthly $(244 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (9,302 ) 73,000 9,227 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (136 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (490 ) 3,000 379 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (113 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (314 ) 2,000 253 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (63 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (11,653 ) 73,000 10,103 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,610 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,391 ) 48,000 6,643 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (787 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,273 ) 47,000 6,505 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (807 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,240 ) 47,000 6,505 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (774 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (3,601 ) 23,000 3,183 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (437 )
Credit Suisse International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (31,910 ) 194,000 24,522 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (7,551 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (11,493 ) 72,000 9,965 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,588 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,546 ) 49,000 6,782 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (805 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,175 ) 46,000 6,366 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (847 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (7,175 ) 46,000 6,366 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (847 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,536 ) 29,000 4,014 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (546 )
Goldman Sachs International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (18,071 ) 89,000 11,250 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (6,896 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (7,608 ) 45,000 5,688 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,958 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (2,130 ) 13,000 1,643 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (498 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,298 ) 27,000 3,737 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (584 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,868 ) 18,000 2,491 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (391 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,884 ) 18,000 2,491 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (408 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,054 ) 13,000 1,799 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (265 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (1,917 ) 12,000 1,661 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (266 )
JPMorgan Securities LLC
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (10,275 ) 53,000 6,699 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (3,620 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (4,476 ) 28,000 3,539 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (960 )
CMBX NA A.7 Index (780 ) 37,000 48 1/17/47 (200 bp)—Monthly (840 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (17,290 ) 101,000 12,766 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (4,608 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (17,675 ) 89,000 11,250 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (6,500 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (14,160 ) 72,000 9,101 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (5,119 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (5,847 ) 36,000 4,550 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,326 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (5,642 ) 29,000 3,666 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (2,001 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (540 ) 3,000 379 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (163 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (314 ) 2,000 253 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (63 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (5,998 ) 38,000 5,259 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (770 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,825 ) 20,000 2,768 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (73 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (2,964 ) 19,000 2,630 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (350 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (613 ) 4,000 554 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (63 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (3,689 ) 55,000 3,102 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (615 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (940 ) 16,000 902 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (45 )
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OTC CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION PURCHASED at 9/30/18 cont.
Swap counterparty/ Referenced debt*
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments (paid) by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
JPMorgan Securities LLC cont.
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index $(589 ) $8,000 $451 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly $(141 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (589 ) 8,000 451 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (141 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (452 ) 5,000 282 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (172 )
Merrill Lynch International
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (41,633 ) 240,000 30,336 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (11,502 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (10,323 ) 66,000 9,134 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (1,244 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (819 ) 10,000 564 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (260 )
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (713 ) 7,000 395 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (322 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (23,008 ) 114,000 14,410 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (8,693 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (10,991 ) 57,000 7,205 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (3,834 )
CMBX NA BB.7 Index (9,050 ) 45,000 5,688 1/17/47 (500 bp)—Monthly (3,399 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,061 ) 27,000 3,737 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (346 )
CMBX NA BB.9 Index (4,046 ) 26,000 3,598 9/17/58 (500 bp)—Monthly (470 )
CMBX NA BBB–.7 Index (508 ) 8,000 451 1/17/47 (300 bp)—Monthly (61 )
Upfront premium received — Unrealized appreciation —
Upfront premium (paid) (359,939 ) Unrealized (depreciation) (86,122 )
Total $(359,939 ) Total $(86,122 )
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event.
** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution.
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING—PROTECTION SOLD at 9/30/18
Referenced debt* Rating***
Upfront premium received
(paid)**Notional amount Value
Termi- nation date
Payments received by fund
Unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
NA HY Series 31 Index B+/P $(2,277,979 ) $31,702,000 $2,318,526 12/20/23 500 bp—Quarterly $53,756
Total $(2,277,979 ) $53,756
* Payments related to the referenced debt are made upon a credit default event. ** Upfront premium is based on the difference between the original spread on issue and the market spread on day of execution. *** Ratings are presented for credit default contracts in which the Portfolio has sold protection on the underlying referenced debt. Ratings for an underlying index
represent the average of the ratings of all the securities included in that index. The Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch ratings are believed to be the most recent ratings available at September 30, 2018. Securities rated by Putnam are indicated by “/P.” The Putnam rating categories are comparable to the Standard & Poor’s classifications.
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Basic materials $5,785,768 $— $—
Capital goods 13,605,685 — —
Communication services 4,374,833 — —
Conglomerates 1,368,907 — —
Consumer cyclicals 25,946,286 — —
Consumer staples 13,103,117 — —
Energy 9,182,898 — 6,253
Financials 31,171,285 — —
Health care 23,330,607 — —
Technology 39,794,957 — —
Transportation 3,010,700 — —
Utilities and power 5,976,827 487 —
Total common stocks 176,651,870 487 6,253
Asset-backed securities — 3,749,000 —
Convertible bonds and notes — 41,743,498 6,671
Convertible preferred stocks — 11,391,436 —
Corporate bonds and notes — 156,394,359 4
Foreign government and agency bonds and notes — 13,493,840 —
Investment companies 3,235,005 — —
Mortgage-backed securities — 64,403,477 —
Municipal bonds and notes — 46,162 —
Preferred stocks 34,322 — —
Senior loans — 2,518,835 —
U.S. government and agency mortgage obligations — 53,518,364 —
U.S. treasury obligations — 34,158,048 —
Warrants 64 — —
Short-term investments 60,000 135,882,262 —
Totals by level $179,981,261 $517,299,768 $12,928
Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $(15,936 ) $—
Futures contracts (505,520 ) — —
TBA sale commitments — (6,058,125 ) —
Interest rate swap contracts — (33,933 ) —
Credit default contracts — 2,068,948 —
Totals by level $(505,520 ) $(4,039,046 ) $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund’s portfolio presentation.At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the Portfolio’s net assets and were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value (Notes 2 and 8):
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $550,489,103) $561,411,695
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $135,882,262) (Note 4) 135,882,262
Foreign currency (cost $4,766) (Note 2) 4,791
Dividends, interest and other receivables 5,122,816
Receivable for units of the Portfolio sold 2,990,796
Receivable for investments sold 1,763,491
Receivable for sales of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 6,066,901
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 100,006
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 20,355
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 50,172
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 282,478
Premium paid on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 359,941
Total assets 714,055,704
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 913,744
Payable for investments purchased 1,800,933
Payable for purchases of delayed delivery securities (Note 2) 50,868,627
Payable for units of the Portfolio repurchased 3,314,506
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) 46,013
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts (Note 2) 5,189
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 122,307
Premium received on OTC swap contracts (Note 2) 782,899
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 2) 66,108
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds receivable $6,060,234) (Note 2) 6,058,125
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Notes 2 and 8) 60,000
Total liabilities 64,038,451
Net assets $650,017,253
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Net assets $650,017,253
Units outstanding 42,310,588
Net asset value per unit $15.36
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest (including interest income of $2,314,253 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 4) $14,790,463
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $30,015) 4,239,782
Net investment income 19,030,245
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers (Note 2) 10,938,098
Foreign currency transactions (Note 2) (7,588)
Forward currency contracts (Note 2) 14,107
Futures contracts (Note 2) (966,185)
Swap contracts (Note 2) 3,063,172
Total net realized gain 13,041,604
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Securities from unaffiliated issuers and TBA sale commitments (5,873,974)
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (2,710)
Forward currency contracts (43,015)
Futures contracts (746,387)
Swap contracts 191,278
Total change in net unrealized depreciation (6,474,808)
Net gain on investments 6,566,796
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $25,597,041
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in net assets
INCREASE IN NET ASSETSYear ended
9/30/18
Operations
Net investment income $19,030,245
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 13,041,604
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (6,474,808)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 25,597,041
Principal transactions
Proceeds from sale of units 369,573,179
Value of units redeemed (226,026,960)
Total increase in principal transactions 143,546,219
Total increase in net assets 169,143,260
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 480,873,993
End of year $650,017,253
NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 32,713,273
Sold 24,711,282
Redeemed (15,113,967)
Units outstanding at end of year 42,310,588
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Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $14.70
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.49
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 0.17
Total from investment operations 0.66
Net asset value, end of year $15.36
Total return at net asset value (%) 4.49
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATANet assets, end of year (in thousands) $650,017
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 3.27
(a) Per unit net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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1. Description of the PortfolioWithin the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street”, if any, represent State Street Bank and Trust Company and refer-ences to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
Putnam Retirement Advantage GAA Income Strategies Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a portfolio established and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee” and “Manager”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts (the “Trust”), as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the Portfolio. The Portfolio invests in a combination of bonds and common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Portfolio buys bonds with short- to long-term maturities that are either investment grade or below investment grade in quality. The Portfolio also buys other fixed income securities, such as mortgage-backed investments. The Portfolio invests in stocks that are believed to offer the potential for current income and capital growth. The Portfolio primarily invests in large companies, although it can invest in companies of any size.
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date that the financial statements were issued (December 14, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Security Valuation Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securi-ties, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining matur-ities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustee or dealers selected by the Trustee. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the sched-uled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the Portfolio will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Portfolio to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that the Trustee does not believe accurately reflects the security’s fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by the Trustee in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustee. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustee. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity expo-sures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
Notes to financial statements 9/30/18
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Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustee. Certain securities may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a single source. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the Portfolio could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Security Transactions and Related Investment Income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are deter-mined on the identified cost basis.
Interest income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain.
All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.
Distributions received from other investment funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and retain the character of income as earned by the other investment funds.
All income earned by the Portfolio is retained by the Portfolio and included in the calculation of net asset value.
The Portfolio earned certain fees in connection with its senior loan purchasing activities. These fees are treated as market discount and are amortized into income in the Statement of operations.
Securities purchased or sold on a delayed delivery basis may be settled at a future date beyond customary settlement time; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Stripped Securities The Portfolio may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that may be structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securities receive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securities experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Portfolio may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Foreign Currency TranslationThe accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the Portfolio after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The Portfolio does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net real-ized exchange gains or losses on disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Futures Contracts The Portfolio uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk, to hedge prepayment risk, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure to interest rates and to equitize cash.
The potential risk to the Portfolio is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The Portfolio and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin.”
Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
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Forward Currency Contracts The Portfolio buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure to currencies.
The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The Portfolio could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Portfolio is unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts The Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, which are arrangements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount, to hedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure on interest rates and to hedge prepayment risk.
An OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap can be purchased or sold with an upfront premium. For OTC interest rate swap contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on OTC interest rate swaps. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled through a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Payments, including upfront premiums, received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or the closing of the contract. Certain OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract.
The Portfolio could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or if the counterparty defaults, in the case of OTC interest rate contracts, or the central clearing agency or a clearing member defaults, in the case of centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts, on its respective obligation to perform under the contract. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counter-party risk or central clearing risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC interest rate swap contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. There is minimal counterparty risk with respect to centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Credit Default ContractsThe Portfolio entered into OTC and/or centrally cleared credit default contracts to hedge credit risk, to hedge market risk and to gain exposure on individual names and/or baskets of securities.
In OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts, the protection buyer typically makes a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restruc-turing and obligation acceleration. For OTC credit default contracts, an upfront payment received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability on the Portfolio’s books. An upfront payment made by the Portfolio is recorded as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. Centrally cleared credit default contracts provide the same rights to the protection buyer and seller except the payments between parties, including upfront premiums, are settled through a central clearing agent through variation margin payments. Upfront and periodic payments received or paid by the Portfolio for OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses at the reset date or close of the contract. The OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers. Any change in value of OTC credit default contracts is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of assets and liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and fair value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the upfront payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss.
In addition to bearing the risk that the credit event will occur, the Portfolio could be exposed to market risk due to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index or the possibility that the Portfolio may be unable to close out its position at the same time or at the same price as if it had purchased the underlying reference obligations. In certain circumstances, the Portfolio may enter into offsetting OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts which would mitigate its risk of loss. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protec-tion buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated for OTC credit default contracts by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and for centrally cleared credit default contracts through the daily exchange of variation margin. Counterparty risk is further mitigated with respect to centrally cleared credit default swap contracts due to the clearinghouse guarantee fund and other resources that are available in the event of a clearing member default. Where the Portfolio is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Portfolio may be required to make is equal to the notional amount.
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OTC and centrally cleared credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
TBA Commitments The Portfolio may enter into TBA (to be announced) commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Although the unit price and par amount have been established, the actual securities have not been specified. However, it is anticipated that the amount of the commitments will not significantly differ from the principal amount. The Portfolio holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the Portfolio may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date.
The Portfolio may also enter into TBA sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions, to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements or to take a short position in mortgage-backed securities. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, either equivalent deliverable securities or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date are held as “cover” for the transaction, or other liquid assets in an amount equal to the notional value of the TBA sale commitment are segregated. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting TBA purchase commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. If the Portfolio delivers securities under the commit-ment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.
TBA commitments, which are accounted for as purchase and sale transactions, may be considered securities themselves, and involve a risk of loss due to changes in the value of the security prior to the settlement date as well as the risk that the counterparty to the transaction will not perform its obligations. Counterparty risk is mitigated by having a master agreement between the Portfolio and the counterparty.
Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at their fair value according to the procedures described under “Security valuation” above. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded by the Portfolio as an unrealized gain or loss. Based on market circumstances, the Trustee will determine whether to take delivery of the underlying securities or to dispose of the TBA commitments prior to settlement.
TBA purchase commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed within the fund’s portfolio and TBA sale commitments outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio.
Master Agreements The Portfolio is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts and Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements that govern transactions involving mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities that may result in delayed delivery (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collat-eral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Portfolio is held in a segregated account by the Portfolio’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the fund’s portfolio.
Collateral pledged by the Portfolio is delivered to the counterparty and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the Portfolio and the applicable counter-party. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty.
With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the Portfolio may occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the coun-terparty’s long-term or short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Portfolio’s future derivative activity.
At the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio had a net liability position of $318,986 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the Portfolio at period end for these agreements totaled $90,918 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation The net asset value of the Portfolio is currently determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open for trading. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may also determine the net asset value on any other business day (“Valuation Date”). The net asset value must be determined upon date of sale or redemption. Sales and redemptions of participant units are made on such days at such units’ net asset values. Affiliates of the Trustee held 100.00% of the Portfolio’s total units outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
Federal Income Taxes It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the Portfolio is exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The Portfolio is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Portfolio did not
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have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains, if any. The Portfolio’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Portfolio may also be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Portfolio accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unre-alized gains as income and/or capital gains are earned. In some cases, the Portfolio may be entitled to reclaim all or a portion of such taxes, and such reclaim amounts, if any, are reflected as an asset on the Portfolio’s books. In many cases, however, the Portfolio may not receive such amounts for an extended period of time, depending on the country of investment.
3. Expenses Incurred by the PortfolioCompensation to be received by the Trustee for its services with respect to the Portfolio is paid by the individual participating trusts pursuant to an arrangement which the Trustee makes with each such participating trust. According to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may charge the Portfolio for certain services received during the year. In the current year no such expenses have been charged to the Portfolio by the Trustee, however, the Trustee could cease to bear these expenses, and begin to charge them to the Portfolio at any time.
4. Affiliated TransactionsThe Portfolio invested in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio, a portfolio established and maintained by PFTC. Investments in the Putnam Money Market Portfolio are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Transactions during the reporting period with the Putnam Money Market Portfolio were as follows:
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Putnam Money Market Portfolio* $116,857,000 $198,648,405 $179,623,143 $2,314,253 $135,882,262
Total Short-term investments $116,857,000 $198,648,405 $179,623,143 $2,314,253 $135,882,262
* There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
5. Market, Credit and Other RisksIn the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The Portfolio may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions will default. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The Portfolio may invest in higher-yielding, lower-rated bonds that may have a higher rate of default. The Portfolio may invest a significant portion of its assets in securitized debt instruments, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed investments. The yields and values of these investments are sensitive to changes in interest rates, the rate of principal payments on the underlying assets and the market’s perception of the issuers. The market for these investments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.
6. Senior Loan CommitmentsSenior loans are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date, which from time to time can delay the actual investment of available cash balances; interest income is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another hold-er’s portion of the loan. When the Portfolio invests in a loan or participation, the Portfolio is subject to the risk that an intermediate participant between the Portfolio and the borrower will fail to meet its obligations to the Portfolio, in addition to the risk that the borrower under the loan may default on its obligations.
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7. Summary of Derivative Activity The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held during the period is listed below and was as follows based on an average of the holdings at the end of each fiscal quarter:
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 600
Forward currency contracts (contract amount) $37,500,000
Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional) $37,700,000
OTC credit default contracts (notional) $11,900,000
Centrally cleared credit default contracts (notional) $34,900,000
Warrants (number of warrants) 600
The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:
Fair value of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting periodAsset derivatives Liability derivatives
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair value
Statement of assets and
liabilities location Fair valueCredit contracts Receivables,
Net assets —Unrealized appreciation
$2,605,760 * Payables $536,812 *
Foreign exchange contracts Receivables 50,172 Payables 66,108
Equity contracts Investments, Receivables,
Net assets —Unrealized appreciation
8,441 * Payables, Net assets — Unrealized
depreciation
224,522 *
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net assets —Unrealized
appreciation
2,469 * Payables, Net assets — Unrealized
depreciation
325,777 *
Total $2,666,842 $1,153,219
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts and/or centrally cleared swaps as reported after the fund’s portfolio. Only current day’s varia-tion margin is reported within the Statement of assets and liabilities.
The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 2):
Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $1,953,401 $1,953,401
Foreign exchange contracts — 14,107 — 14,107
Equity contracts 101,658 — — 101,658
Interest rate contracts (1,067,843) — 1,109,771 41,928
Total $(966,185) $14,107 $3,063,172 $2,111,094
Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Warrants Futures
Forward currency
contracts Swaps TotalCredit contracts $— $— $— $269,059 $269,059
Foreign exchange contracts — — (43,015) — (43,015)
Equity contracts (289) (642,862) — — (643,151)
Interest rate contracts — (103,525) — (77,781) (181,306)
Total $(289) $(746,387) $(43,015) $191,278 $(598,413)
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8. Offsetting of Financial and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 2. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
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OTC Credit default contracts - protection purchased*# — — — — 42,537 57,651 30,564 —
Centrally cleared credit default contracts§ — — 17,691 — — — — —
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Total Liabilities $3,095 $7,627 $5,189 $31,607 $29,338 $111,993 $106,976 $974
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Net amount $5,943 $2,421 $15,166 $(90,848) $13,199 $(30,238) $(67,579) $(974)
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— — — — — — — — — 104
— 68,148 39,769 — 35,252 — — — — 273,921
— — — — — — — — — 17,691
— — — 100,006 — — — — — 100,006
12,409 — — — — 3,117 4,443 1,525 — 50,172
$12,409 $68,148 $39,769 $100,006 $35,252 $3,117 $4,443 $1,525 $— $444,558
— — — — — — — — — 5,189
— 213,493 29,866 — 47,547 — — — — 536,708
— 60 — — — — — — — 104
— — — — — — — — — —
— — — 46,013 — — — — — 46,013
19,289 — — — — — 288 — 767 66,108
$19,289 $213,553 $29,866 $46,013 $47,547 $— $288 $— $767 $654,122
$(6,880) $(145,405) $9,903 $53,993 $(12,295) $3,117 $4,155 $1,525 $(767) $(209,564)
$— $(66,918) $— $— $— $— $— $— $—
$(6,880) $(78,487) $9,903 $53,993 $(12,295) $3,117 $4,155 $1,525 $(767)
$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $60,000
$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $—
$— $(488,875) $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $(512,875)
* Excludes premiums, if any. Included in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on OTC swap contracts on the Statement of assets and liabilities. ** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.# Covered by master netting agreement (Note 2).
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.§ Includes current day’s variation margin only as reported on the Statement of assets and liabilities, which is not collateralized. Cumulative appreciation/
(depreciation) for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts is represented in the tables listed after the fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged for initial margin on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts, which is not included in the table above, amounted to $563,229 and $3,018,757, respectively.
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9. New Accounting PronouncementsIn March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for non-public business entities. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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Table of contentsReport of Independent Auditors ……………………………………… G-4
The fund’s portfolio …………………………………………………… G-5
Statement of assets and liabilities …………………………………… G-9
Statement of operations ……………………………………………… G-10
Statement of changes in net assets …………………………………… G-11
Financial highlights …………………………………………………… G-12
Notes to financial statements ………………………………………… G-13
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A note on the Portfolio’s trusteeThe Portfolio’s trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, a nondepository trust company regulated by the New Hampshire Banking Department, will be converting to a New Hampshire limited liability company and changing its name to Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC effective after the close of business on December 31, 2018. The conversion will have no impact on the Portfolio or on PFTC’s business or regulatory status. No action is required for Plans invested in the Portfolio. PFTC will continue to manage the Portfolio, and each Plan’s participation agreement will remain in place. If you have any questions about this change, or about your investment, please feel free to call Putnam at 1-800-648-7410.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T :617-530-5000, F :617-530-5001, www.pwc.com/us
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Trustee of Putnam Money Market Portfolio
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Putnam Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which comprise the statement of assets and liabilities, including the fund’s portfolio, as of September 30, 2018 and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are hereafter collectively referred to as "financial statements".
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Portfolio’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Putnam Money Market Portfolio as of September 30, 2018, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (39.9%)* Principal amount Value
Interest in $175,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 9/28/18 with Bank of Nova Scotia due 10/1/18 — maturity value of $175,032,375 for an effective yield of 2.220% (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury notes and bonds with coupon rates ranging from 0.125% to 2.750% and due dates ranging from 2/28/19 to 2/15/45, valued at $178,533,078) $175,000,000 $175,000,000
Interest in $50,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 9/28/18 with BMO Capital Markets due 10/1/18 — maturity value of $50,009,167 for an effective yield of 2.200% (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury notes and a U.S. Treasury bond with coupon rates ranging from 1.750% to 4.250% and due dates ranging from 2/28/22 to 11/15/40, valued at $51,009,407) 50,000,000 50,000,000
Interest in $35,000,000 tri-party term repurchase agreement dated 8/10/18 with BMO Capital Markets due 10/9/18 — maturity value of $35,110,279 for an effective yield of 1.990% (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury notes and bonds with coupon rates ranging from 1.435% to 4.375% and due dates ranging from 1/31/20 to 8/15/43, valued at $35,796,730) IR 35,000,000 35,000,000
Interest in $155,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 9/28/18 with BNP Paribas due 10/1/18 — maturity value of $155,029,192 for an effective yield of 2.260% (collateralized by various mortgage backed securities and a U.S. Treasury bond with coupon rates ranging from 1.848% to 6.000% and due dates ranging from 12/1/26 to 9/1/48, valued at $158,129,810) 155,000,000 155,000,000
Interest in $155,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 9/28/18 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. due 10/1/18 — maturity value of $155,029,063 for an effective yield of 2.250% (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury notes with coupon rates ranging from 1.500% to 2.875% and due dates ranging from 10/31/19 to 5/15/28, valued at $158,100,092) 155,000,000 155,000,000
Interest in $159,280,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 9/28/18 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. due 10/1/18 — maturity value of $154,367,196 for an effective yield of 2.270% (collateralized by various mortgage backed securities with coupon rates ranging from 4.000% to 4.500% and due dates ranging from 4/20/47 to 3/20/48, valued at $162,465,600) 154,338,000 154,338,000
Total repurchase agreements (cost $724,338,000) $724,338,000
COMMERCIAL PAPER (21.9%)* Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value
ABN AMRO Funding USA, LLC 2.254 11/13/18 $8,500,000 $8,477,258
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. (Australia) 2.555 4/5/19 18,250,000 18,012,385
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. (Australia) 2.250 12/17/18 6,100,000 6,070,826
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 144A (Australia) 2.444 10/16/18 8,250,000 8,250,000
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. 144A (Australia) 2.364 3/7/19 7,000,000 6,999,793
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada) 2.334 11/5/18 13,000,000 13,000,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) 2.324 11/29/18 13,000,000 13,000,000
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia) 2.273 12/10/18 10,000,000 9,956,056
Danske Corp. (Denmark) 2.243 10/19/18 12,750,000 12,735,784
DNB Bank ASA (Norway) 2.304 12/21/18 16,750,000 16,750,000
DNB Bank ASA 144A (Norway) 2.263 3/14/19 16,500,000 16,500,000
DNB Bank ASA (Norway) 2.235 10/31/18 5,000,000 4,990,708
Export Development Canada (Canada) 2.417 2/11/19 9,000,000 8,920,533
HSBC Bank PLC 144A (United Kingdom) 2.314 11/5/18 6,250,000 6,250,000
HSBC USA, Inc. 144A 2.434 7/5/19 16,250,000 16,250,000
International Business Machines Corp. 2.326 12/19/18 16,250,000 16,167,626
Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom) 2.364 12/7/18 13,750,000 13,750,000
Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom) 2.205 11/21/18 10,000,000 9,968,904
National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia) 2.344 4/11/19 16,500,000 16,500,000
National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia) 2.334 8/2/19 8,500,000 8,500,000
National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia) 2.236 11/5/18 10,000,000 9,978,319
National Bank of Canada (Canada) 2.364 1/18/19 16,000,000 16,000,000
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom) 2.305 12/17/18 9,500,000 9,453,468
NRW.Bank (Germany) 2.292 12/4/18 8,000,000 7,967,573
NRW.Bank (Germany) 2.097 10/11/18 8,000,000 7,995,356
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COMMERCIAL PAPER (21.9%)* cont. Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value
Societe Generale SA (France) 2.295 10/31/18 $9,000,000 $8,982,900
Swedbank AB (Sweden) 2.267 11/16/18 5,000,000 4,985,561
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada) 2.384 2/8/19 16,000,000 16,000,000
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada) 2.364 1/11/19 10,500,000 10,500,000
UBS AG/London (United Kingdom) 2.414 11/13/18 16,000,000 16,002,064
UBS AG/London (United Kingdom) 2.374 4/25/19 9,500,000 9,500,000
Walmart, Inc. 2.035 10/9/18 18,130,000 18,121,820
Westpac Banking Corp. 144A (Australia) 2.344 1/3/19 13,750,000 13,750,036
Westpac Banking Corp. 144A (Australia) 2.397 9/19/19 17,000,000 17,000,000
Total commercial paper (cost $397,286,970) $397,286,970
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (19.7%)* Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value
Bank of America, NA 2.500 4/4/19 $14,750,000 $14,750,000
Bank of America, NA FRN Ser. BN21 2.514 10/3/18 8,500,000 8,500,000
Bank of America, NA FRN 2.378 1/16/19 10,761,000 10,763,898
Bank of Montreal/Chicago, IL FRN (Canada) 2.486 2/25/19 16,250,000 16,250,000
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York, NY 2.486 8/1/19 8,500,000 8,500,000
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York, NY FRN 2.482 12/28/18 17,250,000 17,250,000
Citibank, NA 2.330 10/23/18 16,250,000 16,250,000
Citibank, NA 2.280 12/18/18 16,500,000 16,500,000
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY FRN (Netherlands) 2.484 10/1/18 16,250,000 16,250,000
Credit Suisse AG/New York, NY 2.294 10/29/18 9,000,000 8,996,683
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp./NY 2.260 11/13/18 15,250,000 15,249,982
Mizuho Bank, Ltd./New York, NY 2.274 12/3/18 8,500,000 8,500,000
Nordea Bank AB/New York, NY FRN 2.534 3/14/19 9,500,000 9,500,000
Nordea Bank AB/New York, NY FRN 2.382 5/21/19 12,250,000 12,249,703
Rabobank Nederland NV/NY (Netherlands) 2.290 12/17/18 16,500,000 16,500,000
Royal Bank of Canada/New York (Canada) 2.470 3/1/19 8,000,000 8,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada/New York, NY FRN (Canada) 2.351 12/7/18 14,250,000 14,250,000
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB/New York, NY FRN 2.488 10/17/18 16,000,000 16,000,000
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB/New York, NY FRN 2.240 3/6/19 16,500,000 16,500,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York FRN (Japan) 2.343 11/9/18 16,500,000 16,500,000
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY FRN (Sweden) 2.413 7/8/19 10,000,000 10,000,000
Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY FRN (Sweden) 2.404 2/4/19 12,000,000 12,000,000
Swedbank AB/New York FRN 2.320 11/6/18 14,750,000 14,750,000
US Bank, NA/Cincinnati, OH FRN 2.264 5/13/19 17,500,000 17,500,000
US Bank, NA/Cincinnati, OH FRN 2.254 7/3/19 8,500,000 8,500,000
Wells Fargo Bank, NA FRN 2.408 11/16/18 11,750,000 11,750,000
Wells Fargo Bank, NA FRN 2.378 11/15/18 6,500,000 6,500,000
Westpac Banking Corp./NY FRN (Australia) 2.440 3/5/19 9,500,000 9,500,000
Total certificates of deposit (cost $357,760,266) $357,760,266
ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (17.3%)* Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC 2.285 11/27/18 $10,500,000 $10,462,261
Barclays Bank PLC CCP (United Kingdom) 2.314 10/29/18 8,000,000 7,985,689
Barclays Bank PLC CCP (United Kingdom) 2.064 10/12/18 8,000,000 7,994,964
Bedford Row Funding Corp. 2.460 2/21/19 12,750,000 12,626,931
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ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (17.3%)* cont. Yield (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value
Bedford Row Funding Corp. 2.334 11/5/18 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Chariot Funding, LLC 2.369 10/22/18 16,250,000 16,227,724
Chariot Funding, LLC 2.262 11/26/18 18,000,000 17,937,000
CHARTA, LLC 2.293 12/14/18 8,000,000 7,962,507
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC 144A 2.359 10/4/18 15,000,000 14,997,075
Collateralized Commercial Paper II Co., LLC 144A 2.334 1/24/19 8,750,000 8,750,000
CRC Funding, LLC 2.264 11/14/18 7,500,000 7,479,375
Fairway Finance Co., LLC (Canada) 2.274 10/22/18 13,000,000 12,982,862
Fairway Finance Co., LLC (Canada) 2.273 10/9/18 7,750,000 7,746,108
Fairway Finance Co., LLC (Canada) 2.262 12/4/18 18,145,000 18,072,420
Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) 2.368 10/10/18 9,750,000 9,744,272
Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) 2.348 11/1/18 16,250,000 16,217,396
Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) 2.348 12/7/18 15,250,000 15,183,870
Manhattan Asset Funding Co., LLC (Japan) 2.138 10/19/18 16,000,000 15,982,960
MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC 2.276 11/14/18 8,000,000 7,977,902
MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC 2.264 11/30/18 11,750,000 11,705,938
MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC 2.179 11/20/18 18,000,000 17,945,750
Old Line Funding, LLC 2.298 12/13/18 16,000,000 15,926,027
Regency Markets No. 1, LLC 2.153 10/9/18 13,921,000 13,914,349
Regency Markets No. 1, LLC 2.114 10/11/18 6,250,000 6,246,337
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 2.339 11/27/18 15,000,000 14,944,900
Thunder Bay Funding, LLC 2.339 12/3/18 2,200,000 2,191,068
Victory Receivables Corp. (Japan) 2.182 10/9/18 12,000,000 11,994,187
Total asset-backed commercial paper (cost $314,699,872) $314,699,872
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (0.9%)*Interest rate (%) Maturity date Principal amount Value
U.S. Treasury Notes FRN M 2.235 7/31/20 $16,250,000 $16,252,278
Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $16,252,278) $16,252,278
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $1,810,337,386) $1,810,337,386
Key to holding’s currency abbreviationsUSD/$ United States Dollar
Key to holding’s abbreviationsFRN Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period. Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For
certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in place at the close of the reporting period.
Notes to the fund’s portfolioUnless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund’s portfolio are for the close of the Porfolio’s reporting period, which ran from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $1,817,026,447. M This security’s effective maturity date is less than one year. IR Repurchase agreements with a maturity of more than seven days are considered to be illiquid investments.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
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DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY
Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):
United States 67.9%Canada 10.1Australia 7.6United Kingdom 4.5Japan 2.4Norway 2.1
Netherlands 1.8%Sweden 1.5Germany 0.9Denmark 0.7France 0.5Total 100.0%
ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Asset-backed commercial paper $— $314,699,872 $—
Certificates of deposit — 357,760,266 —
Commercial paper — 397,286,970 —
Repurchase agreements — 724,338,000 —
U.S. treasury obligations — 16,252,278 —
Totals by level $— $1,810,337,386 $—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of assets and liabilities 9/30/18
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value (Notes 2 and 5):
Unaffiliated issuers (at amortized cost) $1,085,999,386
Repurchase agreements (identified cost $724,338,000) 724,338,000
Interest receivable 1,361,063
Receivable for units of the Portfolio sold 120,893,763
Total assets 1,932,592,212
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian 8,408
Payable for units of the Portfolio repurchased 112,601,929
Distributions payable to unitholders (Note 2) 2,955,428
Total liabilities 115,565,765
Net assets $1,817,026,447
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
Computation of net asset value Class A
Net assets $108,971,350
Units outstanding 108,972,572
Net asset value per unit $1.00
Computation of net asset value Class P
Net assets $1,708,055,097
Units outstanding 1,708,057,871
Net asset value per unit $1.00
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of operations Year ended 9/30/18
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest $28,638,303
Net investment income 28,638,303
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $28,638,303
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Statement of changes in net assets
INCREASE IN NET ASSETSYear ended
9/30/18
Operations:
Net investment income $28,638,303
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 28,638,303
Distributions to unitholders (Note 2)
Class A (1,616,169)
Class P (27,022,134)
Total distributions to unitholders (28,638,303)
Principal transactions
Class A
Proceeds from sale of units 86,696,535
Issuance of units from reinvestment of distributions 1,612,493
Value of units redeemed (57,768,636)
Class P
Proceeds from sale of units 3,980,339,253
Value of units redeemed (3,510,095,324)
Total increase in principal transactions 500,784,321
Total increase in net assets 500,784,321
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 1,316,242,126
End of year $1,817,026,447
NUMBER OF CLASS A UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 78,432,180
Sold 86,696,535
Reinvested 1,612,493
Redeemed (57,768,636)
Units outstanding at end of year 108,972,572
NUMBER OF CLASS P UNITS OF THE PORTFOLIO
Units outstanding at beginning of year 1,237,813,942
Sold 3,980,339,253
Redeemed (3,510,095,324)
Units outstanding at end of year 1,708,057,871
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Financial highlights (For a unit outstanding throughout the year)
CLASS A PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $1.00
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments —
Total from investment operations 0.02
Less Distributions:
From net investment income (0.02)
Net asset value, end of year $1.00
Total return at net asset value (%) (b) 1.78
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) $108,971
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 1.79
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CLASS P PER-UNIT OPERATING PERFORMANCEYear ended
9/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of year $1.00
Investment operations:
Net investment income (a) 0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments —
Total from investment operations 0.02
Less Distributions:
From net investment income (0.02)
Net asset value, end of year $1.00
Total return at net asset value (%) (b) 1.78
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) $1,708,055
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%) 1.79
(a) Per unit net investment income has been determined on the basis of the average number of units outstanding during the year.
(b) Total return assumes dividend reinvestment.
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1. Description of the PortfolioWithin the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street”, if any, represent State Street Bank and Trust Company and refer-ences to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
Putnam Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a portfolio established and maintained by Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company, LLC (“PFTC”) as Trustee (the “Trustee” and “Manager”) pursuant to the Declaration of Trust for the Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company Investment Funds for Pension and Profit Sharing Trusts (the “Trust”), as amended and restated March 31, 2008. PFTC has hired its affiliate, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), to provide certain non-discretionary investment advisory and administrative services to Putnam in connection with the Portfolio. The Portfolio invests mainly in instruments that are high quality and have short-term maturity. Currently, the Portfolio offers class A units and class P units. Class A units are available to Putnam Retirement Advantage Age-Based Funds. Class P units are available to underlying Putnam GAA Portfolios and other Putnam funds which are used for overnight investments.
In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circum-stances. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against the Portfolio. However, the Portfolio’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesThe following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date (September 30, 2018), through the date that the financial statements were issued (December 20, 2018), have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Portfolio is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Investment income, realized gains and losses and expenses of the Portfolio are borne pro-rata based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Portfolio, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the distribution fees applicable to such classes). Each class votes as a class only with respect to its own distribution plan or other matters on which a class vote is required by law or determined by the Trustee. Units of each class would receive their pro-rata unit of the net assets of the Portfolio, if the Portfolio were liquidated. In addition, the Trustee declares separate dividends on each class of units.
Security ValuationThe valuation of the fund’s portfolio instruments is determined by means of the amortized cost method (which approximates fair value). The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Repurchase Agreements The Portfolio, or any joint trading account, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the fair value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements, which totaled $744,034,717, is held at the counterparty’s custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the Portfolio and the counterparty. The Trustee is responsible for determining that the value of these underlying securities is at all times at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
Security Transactions and Related Investment Income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts from purchases of short-term investments are amortized/accreted at a constant rate until maturity. Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.
Sales and Redemptions of Units of Participation The net asset value of the Portfolio is currently determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open for trading. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may also determine the net asset value on any other business day (“Valuation Date”). The net asset value must be determined upon date of sale or redemption. Sales and redemptions of participant units are made on such days at such units’ net asset values. Affiliates of the Trustee held 100.00% of the Portfolio’s total units outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
Notes to financial statements 9/30/18
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Distributions to Unitholders Income dividends are recorded daily by the Portfolio and are paid monthly. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually.
Federal Income Taxes It is the Portfolio’s policy to comply with the requirements of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to collective investment of employee benefit funds. Accordingly, the Portfolio is exempt from federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision is required.
The Portfolio is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Portfolio did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains, if any. The Portfolio’s prior fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
3. Expenses Incurred by the PortfolioCompensation to be received by the Trustee for its services with respect to the Portfolio is paid by the individual participating trusts pursuant to an arrangement which the Trustee makes with each such participating trust. According to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustee may charge the Portfolio for certain services received during the year. In the current year no such expenses have been charged to the Portfolio by the Trustee, however, the Trustee could cease to bear these expenses, and begin to charge them to the Portfolio at any time.
4. Market, Credit and Other RisksIn the normal course of business, the Portfolio trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The Portfolio may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the Portfolio has unsettled or open transactions will default.
5. Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes any repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset finan-cial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
Bank of Nova Scotia
BMO Capital Markets BNP Paribas
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Total
Assets:
Repurchase agreements** $175,000,000 $85,000,000 $155,000,000 $155,000,000 $154,338,000 $724,338,000
Total Assets $175,000,000 $85,000,000 $155,000,000 $155,000,000 $154,338,000 $724,338,000
Liabilities:
Total Liabilities $— $— $— $— $— $—
Total Financial Net Assets $175,000,000 $85,000,000 $155,000,000 $155,000,000 $154,338,000 $724,338,000
Total collateral received (pledged)##† $175,000,000 $85,000,000 $155,000,000 $155,000,000 $154,338,000
Net amount $— $— $— $— $—
Controlled collateral received (including TBA commitments)** $— $— $— $— $— $—
Uncontrolled collateral received $178,533,078 $86,806,137 $158,129,810 $158,100,092 $162,465,600 $744,034,717
Collateral (pledged) (including TBA commitments)** $— $— $— $— $— $—
** Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
Putnam Money Market Portfolio G-15
6. New Accounting PronouncementsIn March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU is effective for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for non-public business entities. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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