March - Putnam Investments

Stripped securities The fund may invest in stripped securities which represent a participation in securities that maybe structured in classes with rights to receive different portions of the interest and principal. Interest-only securitiesreceive all of the interest and principal-only securities receive all of the principal. If the interest-only securitiesexperience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investmentin these securities. Conversely, principal-only securities increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipatedand decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. The fair value of these securities is highly sensitiveto changes in interest rates.Foreign currency translation The accounting records of the fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The fair value offoreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of thefund after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determinedusing historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rateswhen earned or incurred. The fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resultingfrom changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the marketprices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss oninvestments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gainsor losses on closed forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realizedbetween the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount ofinvestment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalentamounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreigncurrencies arise from changes in the value of open forward currency contracts and assets and liabilities other thaninvestments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.Options contracts The fund 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 toown, to hedge prepayment risk, to generate additional income for the portfolio, to enhance the return on a securityowned, to enhance the returns on securities owned and to manage downside risks.The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of options contracts may not correspond to the change invalue of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instrumentsif there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or ifthe counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are includedin realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originallyreceived is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originallyreceived 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 purchasedoptions 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 grantthe right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swapoption contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiumsis factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor contracts, inreturn for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specifiedrate, 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 fund uses futures contracts to manage exposure to market risk, to hedge prepayment risk, tohedge interest rate risk, to gain exposure to interest rates and to equitize cash.The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change invalue 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 unexpectedlyor if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit riskto the fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchangetraded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statementof assets and liabilities. When the contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the differencebetween the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.104 Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund