Dynamic Risk Asset Allocation: Annual Report - Putnam Investments

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the voting shares of Power Corporation of Canada, the ultimate parent company of Putnam Management. Thesubstantive terms of the management contract, including terms relating to fees, are identical to the terms of thefund’s previous management contract and reflect the rates provided in the table above.Putnam Management has contractually agreed to waive fees (and, to the extent necessary, bear other expenses) ofthe fund through September 30, 2015, to the extent that total expenses of the fund (excluding brokerage, interest,taxes, investment-related expenses, payments under distribution plans, extraordinary expenses and acquired fundfees and expenses) would exceed an annual rate of 1.15% of the fund’s average net assets. During the reportingperiod, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $212,582 as a result of this limit.Putnam Management has also contractually agreed, through June 30, 2015, to waive fees or reimburse the fund’sexpenses to the extent necessary to limit the cumulative expenses of the fund, exclusive of brokerage, interest,taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and paymentsunder the fund’s investor servicing contract, investment management contract and distribution plans, on a fiscalyear-to-date basis to an annual rate of 0.20% of the fund’s average net assets over such fiscal year-to-date period.During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were not reduced as a result of this limit.Putnam Investments Limited (PIL), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to managea separate portion of the assets of the fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. PutnamManagement pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.35% of the averagenet assets of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.The fund reimburses Putnam Management an allocated amount for the compensation and related expenses ofcertain officers of the fund and their staff who provide administrative services to the fund. The aggregate amountof all such reimbursements is determined annually by the Trustees.Custodial functions for the fund’s assets are provided by State Street. Custody fees are based on the fund’s assetlevel, the number of its security holdings and transaction volumes.Putnam Investor Services, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management, provides investor servicing agent functionsto the fund. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. received fees for investor servicing (except for Class R5 and R6 shares)based on the fund’s retail asset level, the number of shareholder accounts in the fund and the level of definedcontribution plan assets in the fund. Class R5 shares pay a monthly fee based on the average net assets of class R5shares at an annual rate of 0.15%. Class R6 shares pay a monthly fee based on the average net assets of class R6shares at an annual rate of 0.05%. Investor servicing fees will not exceed an annual rate of 0.32% of the fund’saverage net assets. During the reporting period, the expenses for each class of shares related to investor servicingfees were as follows:Class A $87,404Class B 6,395Class C 37,123Class M 664Class R 914Class R5 16Class R6 1,111Class Y 281,971Total $415,598The fund has entered into expense offset arrangements with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. and State Streetwhereby Putnam Investor Services, Inc.’s and State Street’s fees are reduced by credits allowed on cash balances.The fund also reduced expenses through brokerage/service arrangements. For the reporting period, the fund’sexpenses were reduced by $141 under the expense offset arrangements and by $2,725 under the brokerage/service arrangements.Each independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $117, as a quarterly retainer, has beenallocated to the fund, and an additional fee for each Trustees meeting attended. Trustees also are reimbursed forexpenses they incur relating to their services as Trustees.The fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the Deferral Plan) which allows the Trustees to defer the receiptof all or a portion of Trustees fees payable on or after July 1, 1995. The deferred fees remain invested in certainPutnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.78 Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund
The fund has adopted an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Pension Plan) coveringall Trustees of the fund who have served as a Trustee for at least five years and were first elected prior to 2004.Benefits under the Pension Plan are equal to 50% of the Trustee’s average annual attendance and retainer fees forthe three years ended December 31, 2005. The retirement benefit is payable during a Trustee’s lifetime, beginningthe year following retirement, for the number of years of service through December 31, 2006. Pension expensefor the fund is included in Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of operations. Accrued pensionliability is included in Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of assets and liabilities. TheTrustees have terminated the Pension Plan with respect to any Trustee first elected after 2003.The fund has adopted distribution plans (the Plans) with respect to its class A, class B, class C, class M and class Rshares pursuant to Rule 12b–1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The purpose of the Plans is to compensatePutnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments,LLC, for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the fund. The Plans provide for paymentsby the fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to 0.35%, 1.00%, 1.00%,1.00% and 1.00% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively.The Trustees have approved payment by the fund at an annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.75% and 0.50%of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively. During thereporting period, the class specific expenses related to distribution fees were as follows:Class A $110,113Class B 32,080Class C 186,524Class M 2,500Class R 2,295Total $333,512For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received netcommissions of $9,639 and $63 from the sale of class A and class M shares, respectively, and received $2,181 and$986 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class B and class C shares, respectively.A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and 0.65% is assessed on certain redemptions of class A and class M shares,respectively. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter,received $8 and no monies on class A and class M redemptions, respectively.Note 3: Purchases and sales of securitiesDuring the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities other than shortterminvestments and TBA commitments aggregated $139,843,330 and $147,493,888, respectively. There were nopurchases or proceeds from sales of long-term U.S. government securities.Written option transactions during the reporting period are summarized as follows:Written optioncontract amountsWritten optionpremiumsWritten options outstanding at thebeginning of the reporting period $31,738 $112,670Options opened 2,989,634 1,176,140Options exercised — —Options expired (1,613,729) (666,756)Options closed (1,181,107) (570,827)Written options outstanding at theend of the reporting period $226,536 $51,227Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund79
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Message from the TrusteesDear Fello
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PerformancesnapshotAnnualized total
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at the same rate as during the past
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Change in the value of a $10,000 in
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Expenses per $1,000The following ta
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S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index
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Financial statementsThese sections
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The fund’s portfolio 5/31/14COMMO
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COMMON STOCKS (43.3%)* cont. Shares
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COMMON STOCKS (43.3%)* cont. Shares
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Page 65 and 66: Statement of assets and liabilities
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