N-CSR/A 1 a_sustainableretire.htm PUTNAM TARGET DATE FUNDS a_sustainableretire.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR/A

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number: (811-21598)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Target Date Funds
Address of principal executive offices: 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Name and address of agent for service: Stephen Tate, Vice President
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Copy to:         Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
        James E. Thomas, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2023
Date of reporting period: August 1 , 2022 – July 31, 2023

 

 

                 EXPLANATORY NOTE

                 The refiling of the Putnam Target Date Funds 7/31/23 Form N-CSR is to remove “(Unaudited)” from the Statements of assets and liabilities header on page 64 of the Annual Report included in Item 1.




Item 1. Report to Stockholders:

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940:



 

Putnam
Sustainable Retirement
Funds

Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2065 Fund  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2040 Fund 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2035 Fund 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2055 Fund  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund  Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund 

 

Annual report
7 | 31 | 23

 


 

Message from the Trustees

September 12, 2023

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Stocks have generally advanced through much of 2023. Innovations in technology have attracted strong investor interest, helping that sector rebound and lead the market higher. More broadly, international markets are generally performing well, even though the reopening of China’s economy lacked the dynamism many had anticipated.

Bond markets have been more uneven, with some areas gaining and others down moderately. The U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to lift interest rates, but at a more gradual pace than in 2022. U.S. inflation has eased, while the country’s economic growth has remained positive. Against this backdrop, investors are weighing the impact of high borrowing costs, stress in the banking system, and a weaker housing market.

As active managers, your investment team continues to research attractive opportunities for your fund while monitoring risks. This report offers an update on their efforts.

Thank you for investing with Putnam.



 

Performance history as of 7/31/23


Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance of class A shares assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the table above do not reflect a sales charge of 4.00% for Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund and 5.75% for all other funds; had they, returns would have been lower. See pages 8–36 for additional performance information. For a portion of the periods, the funds had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.

Before February 10, 2023, the funds were managed with a materially different investment strategy and may have achieved materially different performance results under its current investment strategy from that shown for periods before this date.

* With the exception of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund, 2055 Fund, 2060 Fund, and 2065 Fund (inceptions: 5/2/05, 11/30/10, 11/30/15, and 1/4/21, respectively), the inception date of the class A shares of the Sustainable Retirement Funds is 11/1/04.


This comparison shows the performance of broad market indexes for the 12 months ended 7/31/23. Index descriptions can be found on page 43.

All Bloomberg indices are provided by Bloomberg Index Services Limited.

All MSCI indices are provided by MSCI.

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How were market conditions during the 12-month reporting period?

Stocks delivered solid gains in a period challenged by many macroeconomic issues. Rising interest rates, the Russian war against Ukraine, and a slowdown in global growth weighed on investor sentiment at times. One of the biggest headwinds for investors was historically high inflation and the efforts by central banks to tame it. Inflation in the U.S. reached 40-year highs, and the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented its most rapid series of interest-rate increases since the early 1980s. Many investors feared the Fed’s aggressive tactics to control inflation would push the economy into a recession.

In late 2022, inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, began to show signs of easing. With the prospect of an end to interest-rate hikes, 2023 began on a bright note and stocks posted solid gains in January. However, recession concerns escalated in February, and new worries emerged in March. The banking industry experienced a scare with the failures of several U.S. regional banks and a Swiss government-engineered takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS. Despite ongoing issues,

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stocks posted gains in the final months of the period, as positive earnings reports were released and data showed inflation continued to ease. The Fed took a pause on tightening at its June meeting. Just before period-end, the Fed raised interest rates by 0.25%, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 5.25%–5.50%. This was the Fed’s 11th interest-rate increase since March 2022, when it began its campaign to tame inflation. Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the central bank would continue to make data-driven decisions on a meeting-by-meeting basis.

Global stocks, as measured by the MSCI World Index [ND], posted a gain of 13.48% for the 12-month reporting period. International stocks rose 16.79%, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index [ND]. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index [GD], climbed 8.83%. U.S. stocks returned 13.02%, as measured by the S&P 500 Index.

Bond market performance generally struggled but improved in the second half of the period. For the 12-month period, global bonds, as measured by the FTSE World Government Bond Index, returned –3.87%. Investment-grade bonds, as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned –3.37%. High-yield bonds returned 4.80%, as measured by the JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index.

How did the funds perform during the period?

All the Sustainable Retirement Funds finished with positive absolute returns for the 12-month reporting period. Funds intended for investors further from retirement outperformed near-retirement funds, as global equities outperformed bonds over the period. The glide path of the funds is an important characteristic that distinguishes Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds from peers. For investors further from retirement, our glide path starts off with a more aggressive equity weighting than the average for the funds’ Lipper peer group. We hold a higher equity weight in the early part of the glide path for funds serving people retiring in the 2050s or 2060s. Our glide path becomes more conservative relative to our peers for the funds serving investors nearing retirement in the 2020s or 2030s.

Which strategies contributed to or detracted from performance during the period?

On February 10, 2023, Putnam RetirementReady Funds were repositioned to Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds, an ESG-oriented target-date suite.

Prior to the repositioning, our asset allocation decisions modestly aided benchmark-relative performance. We entered the period with a modest underweight position to equity risk and increased the extent of the underweight in mid-November. This aided performance as equities experienced volatility and sank to year-to-date lows in August and September 2022. An out-of-benchmark position in commodity risk that ranged from long to modestly long during the period led to a loss. With respect to interest-rate risk, we maintained a neutral position throughout most of the period. In early February, we shifted to a modest underweight position, which led to a small gain.

Our security selection decisions boosted benchmark-relative performance. Our quantitative U.S. large-cap core and fundamental U.S. large-cap value equity strategies lifted performance over the period. Our opportunistic fixed income strategy also enhanced results.

After repositioning to Sustainable Retirement in early February, our allocation decisions weighed on performance. This was primarily driven by our equity positioning. We maintained an underweight position throughout a majority of the period. At the end of July, we shifted to a more modest underweight position. With respect to interest-rate risk, in early February we held a modest underweight position. By early March, we shifted this position to neutral, and in mid-June shifted back to modestly underweight.

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In the aggregate, our underlying ETF stock selection detracted from performance. Our Sustainable Leaders ETF and Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF experienced weakness. However, the portfolios experienced gains from our Sustainable Future ETF.

What is your outlook for the markets?

We expect elevated inflation, tighter financial conditions, and recession fears will continue to weigh on market sentiment for the foreseeable future.

Our near-term outlook for equities is slightly bearish. The Fed has tightened more than what was priced in at the beginning of 2023, and all Fed cuts have been pushed further out. However, the S&P 500 Index has rallied strongly on the back of excitement over artificial intelligence as well as economic data that increased the potential for a soft landing. The S&P 500 rally was initially driven by a concentrated set of mega-cap companies, but broadened to small caps and other sectors. These areas could continue to move higher. Given this backdrop, we feel that equity positioning closer to neutral is warranted for the foreseeable future.

Our near-term outlook for interest-rate-sensitive fixed income is slightly bearish. Recent economic data releases have remained robust enough to allow the Fed to continue its hiking cycle. If the Fed’s June dot-plot projection is to be believed, current expectations are not hawkish enough, in our view. With core inflation still elevated, the job market still tight, and other central banks around the world resuming hikes after having paused, it seems markets are underestimating the Fed’s resolve.


Against this backdrop, we continue to have conviction in our investment strategies given our ability to adapt the portfolios to changing market conditions.

Thank you, Brett, for your time and insights today.

The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management and are subject to change. They are not meant as investment advice.

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the funds for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with the funds’ investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Statements in the Q&A concerning the funds’ performance or portfolio composition relative to those of the funds’ Lipper peer group may reference information produced by Lipper Inc. or through a third party.

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Composition of the funds’ underlying investments

Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds invest primarily in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) known as the underlying funds. The underlying funds focus on investments with positive sustainability or environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics. Pending investment in underlying funds, each Putnam Sustainable Retirement Fund also expects to temporarily invest cash balances resulting from purchase activity by fund shareholders in Putnam Government Money Market Fund, a mutual fund sponsored by Putnam Management, or in cash or cash equivalents.  Each fund also expects to invest a portion of its assets in Putnam Government Money Market Fund, or in cash or cash equivalents, to manage shareholder redemptions. This section describes the goals and strategies of each of the underlying funds and Putnam Government Money Market Fund as of July 31, 2023. For more information, please see each fund’s prospectus.

Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF

This ETF invests mainly in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade fixed income securities. This ETF focuses on companies or issuers that Putnam Management believes meet relevant ESG criteria on a sector-specific basis.

Putnam ESG High Yield ETF

This ETF invests mainly in bonds that are rated below investment grade in quality. This ETF invests in companies or issuers that Putnam Management believes meet relevant ESG criteria on a sector-specific basis. Bonds must meet the criteria of one or more of the following: (1) obligations of U.S. companies or issuers and (2) have intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer).

Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF

This ETF invests in a diversified short-duration fixed income portfolio comprising investment-grade money market and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities. This ETF focuses on companies or issuers that Putnam Management believes meet relevant ESG criteria on a sector-specific basis.

Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

This ETF invests mainly in growth and/or value common stocks of emerging market companies of any size. This ETF focuses on companies that its subadvisor, PanAgora Asset Management (PanAgora), believes offer attractive benchmark-relative returns and exhibit positive ESG metrics.

Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF

This ETF invests mainly in growth and/or value common stocks of companies of any size outside the United States. This ETF focuses on companies that its subadvisor, PanAgora, believes offer attractive benchmark-relative returns and exhibit positive ESG metrics.

Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF

This ETF invests mainly in common stocks of U.S. companies of any size. This ETF focuses on companies that Putnam Management believes exhibit a commitment to “financially material sustainable business practices.” Putnam Management views “financially material sustainable business practices” as business practices that it believes are reasonably likely to impact the financial condition or operating performance of a company and that relate to ESG issues.

Putnam Sustainable Future ETF

This ETF invests mainly in common stocks of U.S. companies of any size. This ETF focuses on companies whose products and services Putnam Management believes provide solutions that directly contribute to sustainable ESG development.

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Putnam Government Money Market Fund

The fund seeks as high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, U.S. government securities, and repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities or cash.

You can lose money by investing in Putnam Government Money Market Fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.

Allocations by fund as of 7/31/23

Each Sustainable Retirement Fund has a different target date that may be attractive to investors who plan to retire or otherwise begin withdrawing assets from their account, typically at retirement. The funds other than Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund are generally weighted more heavily toward more aggressive, higher-risk investments when the target date of the fund is far off, and more conservative, lower-risk investments when the target date of the fund is near. The principal value of the funds is not guaranteed at any time, including the target date. The table does not reflect temporary investments in Putnam Government Money Market Fund or in cash or cash equivalents.

Underlying Putnam Fund  2065 Fund  2060 Fund  2055 Fund  2050 Fund  2045 Fund  2040 Fund  2035 Fund  2030 Fund  2025 Fund  Maturity Fund 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  47.2%  46.5%  43.8%  41.0%  37.9%  35.2%  31.2%  22.2%  14.4%  14.5% 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF  23.8%  23.3%  21.7%  20.0%  18.3%  16.7%  14.7%  10.1%  6.1%  7.3% 
Putnam PanAgora ESG                     
International Equity ETF  17.5%  17.4%  16.6%  15.7%  14.7%  13.0%  10.4%  7.3%  4.9%  4.3% 
Putnam PanAgora ESG                     
Emerging Markets Equity ETF  4.9%  4.9%  4.7%  4.4%  4.0%  2.7%  0.6%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF  3.1%  4.5%  7.6%  11.4%  14.2%  20.3%  30.3%  44.2%  53.7%  51.0% 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF  1.1%  1.6%  2.6%  3.8%  4.7%  4.7%  4.8%  6.3%  11.5%  16.9% 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF  1.2%  1.5%  2.6%  3.6%  5.9%  7.1%  7.9%  9.1%  10.0%  5.6% 
Total equity*  93.5%  92.0%  86.8%  81.0%  74.9%  67.6%  56.9%  39.6%  25.4%  26.1% 
Total fixed income*  5.4%  7.6%  12.8%  18.8%  24.8%  32.0%  43.0%  59.6%  75.2%  73.6% 

 

Due to rounding, allocations shown in the table above may not total 100%. In addition, because of rounding in the calculation of allocations among underlying funds and market fluctuations, actual allocations might be more or less than these percentages.

* Equity and fixed income allocations are hypothetical estimates based on an assumption that each of Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF, Putnam Sustainable Future ETF, Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF, and Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF is equivalent to an equity investment and each of Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF, Putnam ESG High Yield ETF, and Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF is equivalent to a fixed income investment. Actual allocations will vary.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended July 31, 2023, the end of its most recent fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance information as of the most recent calendar quarter-end and expense information taken from each fund’s current prospectus. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Before February 10, 2023, the funds were managed with a materially different investment strategy and may have achieved materially different performance results under its current investment strategy from that shown for periods before this date. Data represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance information does not reflect any deduction for taxes a shareholder may owe on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. For the most recent month-end performance, please visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com or call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581. Class B shares are not offered by Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2065 Fund, and purchases of class B shares of each other Putnam Sustainable Retirement Fund are closed to new and existing investors except by exchange from class B shares of another Putnam fund or through dividend and/or capital gains reinvestment. Class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares are not available to all investors.

Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23

  Life of   
  fund  1 year 
2065 Fund     
Class A (1/4/21)     
Before sales charge  5.35%  11.38% 
After sales charge  2.96  4.98 
Class C (1/4/21)     
Before CDSC  4.57  10.54 
After CDSC  4.57  9.54 
Class R (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.93  11.02 
Class R3 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  5.21  11.29 
Class R4 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  5.45  11.47 
Class R5 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  5.61  11.63 
Class R6 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  5.70  11.76 
Class Y (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  5.62  11.65 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of       
  fund  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2060 Fund         
Class A (11/30/15)         
Before sales charge  7.89%  6.78%  9.21%  11.28% 
After sales charge  7.06  5.52  7.07  4.88 
Class B (11/30/15)         
Before CDSC  7.08  5.98  8.39  10.45 
After CDSC  7.08  5.66  7.53  5.45 
Class C (11/30/15)         
Before CDSC  7.08  5.99  8.39  10.46 
After CDSC  7.08  5.99  8.39  9.46 
Class R (11/30/15)         
Net asset value  7.56  6.43  8.80  10.78 
Class R3 (1/4/21)         
Net asset value  7.79  6.68  9.09  11.07 
Class R4 (1/4/21)         
Net asset value  8.06  6.95  9.36  11.38 
Class R5 (1/4/21)         
Net asset value  8.21  7.09  9.49  11.54 
Class R6 (9/1/16)         
Net asset value  8.25  7.15  9.60  11.65 
Class Y (11/30/15)         
Net asset value  8.15  7.06  9.49  11.52 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2055 Fund           
Class A (11/30/10)           
Before sales charge  8.71%  7.97%  6.43%  8.71%  10.55% 
After sales charge  8.20  7.33  5.18  6.59  4.20 
Class B (11/30/10)           
Before CDSC  8.19  7.32  5.65  7.90  9.73 
After CDSC  8.19  7.32  5.36  7.03  4.73 
Class C (11/30/10)           
Before CDSC  8.20  7.33  5.64  7.90  9.77 
After CDSC  8.20  7.33  5.64  7.90  8.77 
Class R (11/30/10)           
Net asset value  8.41  7.67  6.09  8.32  10.16 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  8.64  7.91  6.34  8.58  10.40 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  8.91  8.16  6.61  8.83  10.64 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  9.03  8.30  6.75  9.00  10.80 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  9.05  8.33  6.81  9.11  11.01 
Class Y (11/30/10)           
Net asset value  8.99  8.25  6.71  8.99  10.89 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2050 Fund           
Class A (5/2/05)           
Before sales charge  6.68%  7.72%  6.09%  8.15%  9.93% 
After sales charge  6.34  7.09  4.84  6.04  3.61 
Class B (5/2/05)           
Before CDSC  6.33  7.08  5.30  7.35  9.09 
After CDSC  6.33  7.08  5.02  6.48  4.21 
Class C (5/2/05)           
Before CDSC  6.34  7.08  5.30  7.33  9.05 
After CDSC  6.34  7.08  5.30  7.33  8.08 
Class R (5/2/05)           
Net asset value  6.40  7.42  5.76  7.77  9.52 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.61  7.64  5.99  7.99  9.75 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.88  7.92  6.25  8.27  10.06 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.97  8.04  6.40  8.44  10.20 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  6.99  8.06  6.45  8.53  10.31 
Class Y (5/2/05)           
Net asset value  6.95  7.99  6.36  8.41  10.15 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2045 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  6.53%  7.32%  5.55%  7.38%  9.07% 
After sales charge  6.19  6.69  4.31  5.28  2.79 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  6.19  6.68  4.77  6.57  8.23 
After CDSC  6.19  6.68  4.51  5.77  3.60 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  6.19  6.68  4.77  6.59  8.29 
After CDSC  6.19  6.68  4.77  6.59  7.36 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  6.24  7.01  5.21  6.96  8.61 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.45  7.25  5.46  7.28  8.93 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.72  7.52  5.73  7.55  9.23 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.82  7.64  5.87  7.67  9.38 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  6.83  7.66  5.91  7.75  9.45 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  6.80  7.60  5.84  7.68  9.39 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2040 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  6.20%  6.71%  4.83%  6.29%  8.08% 
After sales charge  5.87  6.08  3.60  4.22  1.86 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.86  6.07  4.05  5.50  7.28 
After CDSC  5.86  6.07  3.79  4.71  2.78 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.87  6.07  4.05  5.52  7.29 
After CDSC  5.87  6.07  4.05  5.52  6.40 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.92  6.41  4.49  5.90  7.66 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.10  6.60  4.71  6.17  7.92 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.36  6.87  4.97  6.42  8.16 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.48  7.01  5.13  6.57  8.31 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  6.50  7.05  5.19  6.67  8.47 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  6.47  6.98  5.10  6.57  8.33 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2035 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  5.64%  5.83%  3.92%  4.87%  6.54% 
After sales charge  5.30  5.20  2.70  2.82  0.41 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.30  5.20  3.16  4.11  5.79 
After CDSC  5.30  5.20  2.87  3.29  1.13 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.30  5.20  3.15  4.10  5.78 
After CDSC  5.30  5.20  3.15  4.10  4.86 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.35  5.52  3.58  4.47  6.13 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.52  5.71  3.80  4.75  6.40 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.78  5.97  4.05  5.01  6.66 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.89  6.11  4.21  5.15  6.85 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  5.94  6.16  4.28  5.24  6.92 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.90  6.10  4.19  5.15  6.82 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2030 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  4.94%  4.75%  2.85%  3.16%  4.58% 
After sales charge  4.61  4.13  1.64  1.15  –1.43 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  4.60  4.12  2.07  2.39  3.79 
After CDSC  4.60  4.12  1.77  1.55  –0.83 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  4.60  4.13  2.06  2.38  3.72 
After CDSC  4.60  4.13  2.06  2.38  2.80 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  4.65  4.45  2.50  2.78  4.13 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  4.79  4.61  2.69  3.02  4.38 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.05  4.87  2.95  3.28  4.61 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.16  5.00  3.10  3.42  4.78 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  5.23  5.08  3.19  3.53  4.93 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.19  5.01  3.09  3.42  4.79 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2025 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  4.14%  3.62%  1.78%  1.56%  2.94% 
After sales charge  3.81  3.01  0.58  –0.43  –2.98 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  3.81  2.99  1.01  0.80  2.17 
After CDSC  3.81  2.99  0.69  –0.06  –2.51 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  3.81  3.00  1.01  0.80  2.15 
After CDSC  3.81  3.00  1.01  0.80  1.22 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  3.86  3.31  1.44  1.18  2.49 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  3.99  3.47  1.63  1.41  2.76 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  4.25  3.72  1.88  1.68  3.05 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  4.36  3.86  2.04  1.81  3.17 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  4.44  3.94  2.12  1.91  3.27 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  4.40  3.87  2.03  1.82  3.18 

 

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Annualized fund performance Total return for periods ended 7/31/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
Maturity Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  2.50%  2.11%  1.14%  0.72%  3.24% 
After sales charge  2.28  1.70  0.31  –0.64  –0.89 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  2.17  1.50  0.38  –0.03  2.48 
After CDSC  2.17  1.50  0.03  –0.93  –2.30 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  2.18  1.50  0.40  –0.01  2.54 
After CDSC  2.18  1.50  0.40  –0.01  1.59 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  2.22  1.82  0.81  0.37  2.86 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  2.34  1.95  0.99  0.56  3.15 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  2.60  2.21  1.24  0.82  3.37 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  2.71  2.36  1.40  1.00  3.54 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  2.79  2.43  1.49  1.09  3.63 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  2.76  2.37  1.40  0.98  3.54 

 

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns for class A shares reflect the deduction of the maximum 5.75% sales charge levied at the time of purchase. The maximum sales charges for Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund class A shares is 4.00%. Class B share returns after the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) reflect the applicable CDSC, which is 5% in the first year, declining over time to 1% in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter. Class C share returns after CDSC reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC. Performance for class R3 shares prior to their inception is derived from the performance of class Y shares, adjusted for the higher 12b-1 and investor servicing fees applicable to class R3 shares (relative to the comparable fees applicable to class Y shares prior to the inception of class R3 shares). Performance for class R4 shares prior to their inception is derived from the performance of class Y shares, adjusted for the higher investor servicing fees applicable to class R4 shares (relative to the comparable fees applicable to class Y shares prior to the inception of class R4 shares). For the 2060, 2055, 2050, and 2045 Funds, performance for class R5 shares prior to their inception is derived from the historical performance of class R6 shares and has not been adjusted for the lower fund expenses applicable to class R5 shares (relative to the comparable expenses applicable to class R6 shares prior to the inception of class R5 shares); had it, returns would have been higher. For the 2040, 2035, 2030, 2025, and Maturity Funds, performance for class R5 shares prior to their inception is derived from the historical performance of class R6 shares, adjusted for higher investor servicing fees applicable to class R5 shares (relative to the comparable fees applicable to class R6 shares prior to the inception of class R5 shares). Performance for class R6 shares prior to their inception is derived from the historical performance of class Y shares and has not been adjusted for the lower investor servicing fees for class R6 shares (relative to the comparable fees applicable to class Y shares prior to the inception of class R6 shares); had it, returns would have been higher.

For a portion of the periods, these funds had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower.

For the funds with eight years of performance, class B and C share performance reflects conversion to class A shares after eight years.

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Comparative annualized index returns For periods ended 7/31/23

  S&P 500 Index  Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 
Life of fund (since 11/1/04)*  9.92%  2.97% 
Life of fund (since 5/2/05)  10.02  3.00 
Life of fund (since 11/30/10)  13.51  1.84 
Life of fund (since 11/30/15)§  12.94  1.03 
Life of fund (since 1/4/21)**  9.75  –5.09 
10 years  12.66  1.50 
5 years  12.20  0.75 
3 years  13.72  –4.46 
1 year  13.02  –3.37 

 

Index results should be compared with fund performance before sales charge, before CDSC, or at net asset value.

All Bloomberg indices are provided by Bloomberg Index Services Limited.

* Inception date of all Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds with the exception of the 2050, 2055, 2060, and 2065 Fund.

Inception date of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund.

Inception date of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2055 Fund.

§ Inception date of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund.

** Inception date of Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2065 Fund.


Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class C shares would have been valued at $11,225. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $11,324, $11,401, $11,469, $11,514, $11,539, and $11,516, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $16,900 and $16,900. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $17,485, $17,768, $18,116, $18,307, $18,359, and $18,239, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

All Bloomberg indices are provided by Bloomberg Index Services Limited.


Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $20,260 and $20,282, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $20,933, $21,402, $21,921, $22,201, $22,265, and $22,099, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $19,817 and $19,815, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $20,464, $20,884, $21,420, $21,663, $21,718, and $21,575, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $19,098 and $19,094, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $19,695, $20,128 $20,645, $20,884, $20,927, and $20,806, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $18,028 and $18,028, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $18,606, $18,953, $19,427, $19,686, $19,758, and $19,633, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

All Bloomberg indices are provided by Bloomberg Index Services Limited.


Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $16,597 and $16,601, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $17,121, $17,421, $17,857, $18,091, $18,185, and $18,071, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $14,981 and $14,988, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $15,452, $15,695, $16,086, $16,293, $16,410, and $16,306, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

All Bloomberg indices are provided by Bloomberg Index Services Limited.


Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $13,432 and $13,434, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $13,851, $14,060, $14,414, $14,605, $14,719, and $14,623, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Past performance does not indicate future results. At the end of the same time period, a $10,000 investment in the fund’s class B and C shares would have been valued at $11,611 and $11,600, respectively, and no contingent deferred sales charges would apply. A $10,000 investment in the fund’s class R, R3, R4, R5, R6, and Y shares would have been valued at $11,978, $12,135, $12,446, $12,622, $12,718, and $12,637, respectively. See discussion on page 17 for performance calculation method.

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Fund price and distribution information For the 12-month period ended 7/31/23

Distributions                 
      Capital gains         
      Long-term  Short-term         
  Number  Income  gains  gains  Total  Share value  7/31/22  7/31/23 
2065 Fund                 
             
Class A  1  $0.185385  $0.224767  $0.017848  $0.428000  Before sales charge  $9.72  $10.33 
            After sales charge  10.31  10.96 
Class C  1  0.117385  0.224767  0.017848  0.360000  Net asset value  9.64  10.24 
Class R  1  0.128385  0.224767  0.017848  0.371000  Net asset value  9.70  10.34 
Class R3  1  0.152385  0.224767  0.017848  0.395000  Net asset value  9.72  10.36 
Class R4  1  0.177385  0.224767  0.017848  0.420000  Net asset value  9.74  10.37 
Class R5  1  0.191385  0.224767  0.017848  0.434000  Net asset value  9.75  10.38 
Class R6  1  0.202385  0.224767  0.017848  0.445000  Net asset value  9.75  10.38 
Class Y  1  0.193385  0.224767  0.017848  0.436000  Net asset value  9.75  10.38 
2060 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $0.170000  $0.486000    $0.656000  Before sales charge  $11.07  $11.56 
            After sales charge  11.75  12.27 
Class B  1  0.083000  0.486000    0.569000  Net asset value  10.97  11.46 
Class C  1  0.083000  0.486000    0.569000  Net asset value  10.86  11.34 
Class R  1  0.120000  0.486000    0.606000  Net asset value  11.12  11.62 
Class R3  1  0.155000  0.486000    0.641000  Net asset value  11.12  11.61 
Class R4  1  0.185000  0.486000    0.671000  Net asset value  11.14  11.63 
Class R5  1  0.193000  0.486000    0.679000  Net asset value  11.15  11.65 
Class R6  1  0.204000  0.486000    0.690000  Net asset value  11.16  11.66 
Class Y  1  0.196000  0.486000    0.682000  Net asset value  11.11  11.60 
2055 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $0.188000  $0.777000    $0.965000  Before sales charge  $11.07  $11.13 
            After sales charge  11.75  11.81 
Class B  1  0.082000  0.777000    0.859000  Net asset value  10.92  11.00 
Class C  1  0.081000  0.777000    0.858000  Net asset value  10.65  10.71 
Class R  1  0.161000  0.777000    0.938000  Net asset value  11.36  11.44 
Class R3  1  0.173000  0.777000    0.950000  Net asset value  11.15  11.22 
Class R4  1  0.196000  0.777000    0.973000  Net asset value  11.17  11.24 
Class R5  1  0.212000  0.777000    0.989000  Net asset value  11.18  11.25 
Class R6  1  0.223000  0.777000    1.000000  Net asset value  11.18  11.26 
Class Y  1  0.214000  0.777000    0.991000  Net asset value  11.21  11.29 
2050 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $0.358000  $1.691000    $2.049000  Before sales charge  $18.27  $17.75 
            After sales charge  19.38  18.83 
Class B  1  0.097000  1.691000    1.788000  Net asset value  17.80  17.39 
Class C  1  0.238000  1.691000    1.929000  Net asset value  17.44  16.83 
Class R  1  0.300000  1.691000    1.991000  Net asset value  17.80  17.23 
Class R3  1  0.325000  1.691000    2.016000  Net asset value  18.19  17.67 
Class R4  1  0.383000  1.691000    2.074000  Net asset value  18.23  17.70 
Class R5  1  0.404000  1.691000    2.095000  Net asset value  18.23  17.70 
Class R6  1  0.422000  1.691000    2.113000  Net asset value  18.24  17.71 
Class Y  1  0.404000  1.691000    2.095000  Net asset value  18.23  17.69 

 

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Fund price and distribution information For the 12-month period ended 7/31/23 cont.

Distributions                 
      Capital gains         
      Long-term  Short-term         
  Number  Income  gains  gains  Total  Share value  7/31/22  7/31/23 
2045 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $0.730000  $1.750000  $0.001000  $2.481000  Before sales charge  $19.66  $18.65 
            After sales charge  20.86  19.79 
Class B  1  0.598000  1.750000  0.001000  2.349000  Net asset value  16.92  15.68 
Class C  1  0.596000  1.750000  0.001000  2.347000  Net asset value  16.90  15.67 
Class R  1  0.613000  1.750000  0.001000  2.364000  Net asset value  20.72  19.85 
Class R3  1  0.650000  1.750000  0.001000  2.401000  Net asset value  25.20  24.75 
Class R4  1  0.734000  1.750000  0.001000  2.485000  Net asset value  25.24  24.77 
Class R5  1  0.769000  1.750000  0.001000  2.520000  Net asset value  25.27  24.80 
Class R6  1  0.794000  1.750000  0.001000  2.545000  Net asset value  25.28  24.80 
Class Y  1  0.770000  1.750000  0.001000  2.521000  Net asset value  25.27  24.80 
2040 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $0.918929  $2.225071    $3.144000  Before sales charge  $21.67  $19.93 
            After sales charge  22.99  21.15 
Class B  1  0.770929  2.225071    2.996000  Net asset value  19.00  17.07 
Class C  1  0.793929  2.225071    3.019000  Net asset value  18.50  16.51 
Class R  1  0.830929  2.225071    3.056000  Net asset value  22.82  21.18 
Class R3  1  0.867929  2.225071    3.093000  Net asset value  26.54  25.21 
Class R4  1  0.932929  2.225071    3.158000  Net asset value  26.57  25.23 
Class R5  1  0.967929  2.225071    3.193000  Net asset value  26.59  25.25 
Class R6  1  0.993929  2.225071    3.219000  Net asset value  26.60  25.27 
Class Y  1  0.968929  2.225071    3.194000  Net asset value  26.54  25.20 
2035 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $1.133000  $1.267000    $2.400000  Before sales charge  $21.25  $20.02 
            After sales charge  22.55  21.24 
Class B  1  0.923000  1.267000    2.190000  Net asset value  18.83  17.54 
Class C  1  1.002000  1.267000    2.269000  Net asset value  18.62  17.23 
Class R  1  1.059000  1.267000    2.326000  Net asset value  20.11  18.81 
Class R3  1  1.068000  1.267000    2.335000  Net asset value  25.90  25.01 
Class R4  1  1.148000  1.267000    2.415000  Net asset value  25.92  25.01 
Class R5  1  1.181000  1.267000    2.448000  Net asset value  25.94  25.04 
Class R6  1  1.206000  1.267000    2.473000  Net asset value  25.96  25.05 
Class Y  1  1.182000  1.267000    2.449000  Net asset value  25.92  25.01 
2030 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $1.325000  $0.922000    $2.247000  Before sales charge  $20.61  $19.16 
            After sales charge  21.87  20.33 
Class B  1  1.149000  0.922000    2.071000  Net asset value  19.20  17.73 
Class C  1  1.175000  0.922000    2.097000  Net asset value  18.93  17.41 
Class R  1  1.256000  0.922000    2.178000  Net asset value  19.02  17.49 
Class R3  1  1.275000  0.922000    2.197000  Net asset value  24.19  22.91 
Class R4  1  1.336000  0.922000    2.258000  Net asset value  24.22  22.93 
Class R5  1  1.372000  0.922000    2.294000  Net asset value  24.24  22.95 
Class R6  1  1.396000  0.922000    2.318000  Net asset value  24.25  22.97 
Class Y  1  1.372000  0.922000    2.294000  Net asset value  24.19  22.90 

 

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Fund price and distribution information For the 12-month period ended 7/31/23 cont.

Distributions                 
      Capital gains         
      Long-term  Short-term         
  Number  Income  gains  gains  Total  Share value  7/31/22  7/31/23 
2025 Fund                 
           
Class A  1  $1.246000  $0.496000    $1.742000  Before sales charge  $20.32  $19.10 
            After sales charge  21.56  20.27 
Class B  1  1.028000  0.496000    1.524000  Net asset value  18.54  17.36 
Class C  1  1.125000  0.496000    1.621000  Net asset value  18.33  17.04 
Class R  1  1.183000  0.496000    1.679000  Net asset value  18.74  17.46 
Class R3  1  1.212000  0.496000    1.708000  Net asset value  20.28  19.06 
Class R4  1  1.266000  0.496000    1.762000  Net asset value  20.27  19.05 
Class R5  1  1.297000  0.496000    1.793000  Net asset value  20.29  19.06 
Class R6  1  1.317000  0.496000    1.813000  Net asset value  20.30  19.07 
Class Y  1  1.298000  0.496000    1.794000  Net asset value  20.27  19.04 
Maturity Fund                 
           
Class A  11  $1.156000      $1.156000  Before sales charge  $16.12  $15.44 
            After sales charge  16.79  16.08 
Class B  11  1.050000      1.050000  Net asset value  15.69  14.99 
Class C  11  1.051000      1.051000  Net asset value  15.73  15.04 
Class R  11  1.098000      1.098000  Net asset value  16.10  15.42 
Class R3  11  1.134000      1.134000  Net asset value  16.17  15.50 
Class R4  11  1.167000      1.167000  Net asset value  16.18  15.51 
Class R5  11  1.192000      1.192000  Net asset value  16.18  15.51 
Class R6  11  1.206000      1.206000  Net asset value  16.18  15.51 
Class Y  11  1.192000      1.192000  Net asset value  16.18  15.51 

 

The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Before-sales-charge share value and current dividend rate for class A shares, if applicable, do not take into account any sales charge levied at the time of purchase. After-sales-charge share value, current dividend rate, and current 30-day SEC yield, if applicable, are calculated assuming that the maximum sales charge (5.75% for class A shares for all funds except Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund, for which the rate is 4.00% for class A shares) was levied at the time of purchase. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23

  Life of   
  fund  1 year 
2065 Fund     
Class A (1/4/21)     
Before sales charge  4.54%  16.46% 
After sales charge  2.09  9.76 
Class C (1/4/21)     
Before CDSC  3.78  15.61% 
After CDSC  3.78  14.61 
Class R (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.16  15.96 
Class R3 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.40  16.25 
Class R4 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.65  16.55 
Class R5 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.81  16.71 
Class R6 (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.91  16.85 
Class Y (1/4/21)     
Net asset value  4.82  16.73 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of       
  fund  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2060 Fund         
Class A (11/30/15)         
Before sales charge  7.66%  6.92%  10.29%  16.24% 
After sales charge  6.82  5.67  8.13  9.55 
Class B (11/30/15)         
Before CDSC  6.85  6.12  9.46  15.40 
After CDSC  6.85  5.81  8.61  10.40 
Class C (11/30/15)         
Before CDSC  6.85  6.12  9.43  15.35 
After CDSC  6.85  6.12  9.43  14.35 
Class R (11/30/15)         
Net asset value  7.34  6.58  9.86  15.79 
Class R3 (1/4/21)         
Net asset value  7.55  6.80  10.15  16.10 
Class R4 (1/4/21)         
Net asset value  7.83  7.07  10.43  16.41 
Class R5 (1/4/21)         
Net asset value  7.98  7.23  10.56  16.58 
Class R6 (9/1/16)         
Net asset value  8.01  7.27  10.64  16.59 
Class Y (11/30/15)         
Net asset value  7.92  7.18  10.56  16.58 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2055 Fund           
Class A (11/30/10)           
Before sales charge  8.58%  8.26%  6.61%  9.79%  15.47% 
After sales charge  8.08  7.62  5.35  7.64  8.83 
Class B (11/30/10)           
Before CDSC  8.07  7.61  5.81  8.97  14.67 
After CDSC  8.07  7.61  5.52  8.12  9.67 
Class C (11/30/10)           
Before CDSC  8.07  7.60  5.80  8.95  14.51 
After CDSC  8.07  7.60  5.80  8.95  13.51 
Class R (11/30/10)           
Net asset value  8.29  7.95  6.26  9.40  15.03 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  8.51  8.17  6.49  9.67  15.28 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  8.79  8.45  6.76  9.96  15.62 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  8.90  8.58  6.92  10.07  15.68 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  8.93  8.61  6.98  10.17  15.90 
Class Y (11/30/10)           
Net asset value  8.86  8.53  6.87  10.09  15.76 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2050 Fund           
Class A (5/2/05)           
Before sales charge  6.60%  8.02%  6.26%  9.20%  14.53% 
After sales charge  6.25  7.38  5.00  7.07  7.95 
Class B (5/2/05)           
Before CDSC  6.25  7.37  5.46  8.38  13.73 
After CDSC  6.25  7.37  5.18  7.52  8.73 
Class C (5/2/05)           
Before CDSC  6.25  7.37  5.46  8.39  13.69 
After CDSC  6.25  7.37  5.46  8.39  12.69 
Class R (5/2/05)           
Net asset value  6.31  7.71  5.91  8.81  14.16 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.52  7.93  6.14  9.06  14.37 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.79  8.20  6.41  9.34  14.68 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.89  8.33  6.56  9.49  14.82 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  6.90  8.35  6.60  9.56  14.87 
Class Y (5/2/05)           
Net asset value  6.86  8.28  6.52  9.48  14.83 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2045 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  6.45%  7.62%  5.70%  8.38%  13.18% 
After sales charge  6.12  6.98  4.46  6.26  6.67 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  6.11  6.98  4.92  7.58  12.41 
After CDSC  6.11  6.98  4.66  6.77  7.60 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  6.11  6.98  4.93  7.60  12.41 
After CDSC  6.11  6.98  4.93  7.60  11.45 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  6.17  7.31  5.36  7.98  12.79 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.38  7.54  5.62  8.29  13.05 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.65  7.82  5.89  8.57  13.35 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.74  7.94  6.02  8.68  13.51 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  6.76  7.96  6.07  8.77  13.63 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  6.72  7.90  5.99  8.70  13.51 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2040 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  6.14%  7.01%  4.96%  7.22%  11.65% 
After sales charge  5.81  6.38  3.73  5.12  5.23 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.80  6.38  4.18  6.40  10.77 
After CDSC  5.80  6.38  3.91  5.60  6.13 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.80  6.37  4.18  6.41  10.81 
After CDSC  5.80  6.37  4.18  6.41  9.89 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.86  6.70  4.62  6.81  11.19 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.03  6.90  4.84  7.08  11.46 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.30  7.16  5.10  7.34  11.70 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  6.41  7.30  5.25  7.48  11.85 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  6.44  7.34  5.31  7.58  12.01 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  6.40  7.27  5.22  7.48  11.88 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2035 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  5.59%  6.12%  4.03%  5.65%  9.64% 
After sales charge  5.25  5.49  2.81  3.58  3.34 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.25  5.49  3.25  4.86  8.79 
After CDSC  5.25  5.49  2.97  4.03  4.00 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  5.25  5.49  3.26  4.87  8.87 
After CDSC  5.25  5.49  3.26  4.87  7.92 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.30  5.82  3.69  5.26  9.17 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.47  6.00  3.92  5.54  9.52 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.73  6.27  4.17  5.78  9.75 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.84  6.40  4.32  5.93  9.93 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  5.89  6.46  4.39  6.03  10.04 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.85  6.39  4.31  5.93  9.90 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2030 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  4.91%  5.03%  2.96%  3.86%  7.08% 
After sales charge  4.57  4.41  1.74  1.83  0.92 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  4.57  4.41  2.19  3.09  6.29 
After CDSC  4.57  4.41  1.89  2.25  1.56 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  4.57  4.40  2.19  3.07  6.25 
After CDSC  4.57  4.40  2.19  3.07  5.31 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  4.62  4.73  2.61  3.46  6.65 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  4.76  4.89  2.82  3.71  6.91 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.03  5.15  3.07  3.97  7.19 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  5.13  5.29  3.23  4.11  7.36 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  5.20  5.36  3.31  4.21  7.47 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  5.17  5.30  3.22  4.12  7.38 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
2025 Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  4.13%  3.86%  1.86%  2.16%  4.82% 
After sales charge  3.80  3.25  0.66  0.16  –1.21 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  3.79  3.24  1.10  1.37  4.05 
After CDSC  3.79  3.24  0.78  0.51  –0.72 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  3.79  3.24  1.10  1.38  4.04 
After CDSC  3.79  3.24  1.10  1.38  3.10 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  3.84  3.56  1.53  1.78  4.41 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  3.98  3.71  1.72  2.00  4.70 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  4.24  3.97  1.97  2.27  4.94 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  4.35  4.11  2.13  2.40  5.11 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  4.42  4.18  2.20  2.48  5.16 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  4.38  4.12  2.11  2.40  5.06 

 

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Annualized fund performance as of the most recent calendar quarter
Total return for periods ended 6/30/23 cont.

  Life of         
  fund  10 years  5 years  3 years  1 year 
Maturity Fund           
Class A (11/1/04)           
Before sales charge  2.47%  2.17%  1.07%  1.09%  4.48% 
After sales charge  2.25  1.75  0.25  –0.28  0.30 
Class B (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  2.14  1.55  0.33  0.34  3.72 
After CDSC  2.14  1.55  –0.02  –0.57  –1.12 
Class C (11/1/04)           
Before CDSC  2.14  1.55  0.32  0.34  3.73 
After CDSC  2.14  1.55  0.32  0.34  2.76 
Class R (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  2.19  1.87  0.75  0.72  4.09 
Class R3 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  2.31  2.01  0.92  0.93  4.31 
Class R4 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  2.57  2.26  1.18  1.19  4.60 
Class R5 (1/4/21)           
Net asset value  2.68  2.41  1.34  1.34  4.77 
Class R6 (9/1/16)           
Net asset value  2.76  2.48  1.43  1.44  4.86 
Class Y (11/1/04)           
Net asset value  2.73  2.42  1.34  1.35  4.77 

 

See the discussion following the fund performance tables on page 17 for information about the calculation of fund performance.

 

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Your fund’s expenses

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other expenses. In the most recent six-month period your fund’s expenses were limited; had expenses not been limited, they would have been higher. Using the following information, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You may also pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial representative.

Expense ratios

  Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2065 Fund                 
Net expenses for the fiscal                 
year ended 7/31/22*#     0.85%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating expenses                 
for the fiscal year ended 7/31/22#     22.18%  22.93%  22.58%  22.33%  22.08%  21.93%  21.83%  21.93% 
Annualized expense ratio for the                 
six-month period ended 7/31/23     0.28%  1.03%  0.68%  0.43%  0.18%  0.03%  –0.07%  0.03% 

 

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2060 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22**#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  2.53%  3.28%  3.28%  2.93%  2.68%  2.43%  2.28%  2.18%  2.28% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.29%  1.04%  1.04%  0.69%  0.44%  0.19%  0.04%  –0.06%  0.04% 
2055 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.70%  2.45%  2.45%  2.10%  1.85%  1.60%  1.45%  1.35%  1.45% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.30%  1.05%  1.05%  0.70%  0.45%  0.20%  0.05%  –0.05%  0.05% 
2050 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.56%  2.31%  2.31%  1.96%  1.71%  1.46%  1.31%  1.21%  1.31% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.31%  1.06%  1.06%  0.71%  0.46%  0.21%  0.06%  –0.04%  0.06% 

 

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Expense ratios cont.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2045 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.52%  2.27%  2.27%  1.92%  1.67%  1.42%  1.27%  1.17%  1.27% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.32%  1.07%  1.07%  0.72%  0.47%  0.22%  0.07%  –0.03%  0.07% 
2040 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.46%  2.21%  2.21%  1.86%  1.61%  1.36%  1.21%  1.11%  1.21% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.34%  1.09%  1.09%  0.74%  0.49%  0.24%  0.09%  –0.01%  0.09% 
2035 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.43%  2.18%  2.18%  1.83%  1.58%  1.33%  1.18%  1.08%  1.18% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.37%  1.12%  1.12%  0.77%  0.52%  0.27%  0.12%  0.02%  0.12% 
2030 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.37%  2.12%  2.12%  1.77%  1.52%  1.27%  1.12%  1.02%  1.12% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.40%  1.15%  1.15%  0.80%  0.55%  0.30%  0.15%  0.05%  0.15% 
2025 Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.34%  2.09%  2.09%  1.74%  1.49%  1.24%  1.09%  0.99%  1.09% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.43%  1.18%  1.18%  0.83%  0.58%  0.33%  0.18%  0.08%  0.18% 

 

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Expense ratios cont.

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
Maturity Fund                   
Net expenses for the fiscal                   
year ended 7/31/22*#  0.85%  1.60%  1.60%  1.25%  1.00%  0.75%  0.60%  0.50%  0.60% 
Total annual operating                   
expenses for the fiscal year                   
ended 7/31/22#  1.32%  2.07%  2.07%  1.72%  1.47%  1.22%  1.07%  0.97%  1.07% 
Annualized expense ratio for                   
the six-month period ended                   
7/31/23  0.40%  1.15%  1.15%  0.80%  0.55%  0.30%  0.15%  0.05%  0.15% 

 

Fiscal year expense information in this table is taken from the most recent prospectus, is subject to change, and differs from that shown for the annualized expense ratio and in the financial highlights of this report.

Expenses are shown as a percentage of average net assets.

Prospectus expense information also includes the impact of acquired fund fees and expense in which each fund invests (see table below), which are not included in financial highlights or annualized expense ratios.

2065 Fund   0.57% 
2060 Fund   0.57% 
2055 Fund   0.56% 
2050 Fund   0.55% 
2045 Fund   0.54% 
2040 Fund   0.52% 
2035 Fund   0.50% 
2030 Fund   0.46% 
2025 Fund   0.43% 
Maturity Fund   0.44% 

 

* Reflects Putnam Management’s decision to contractually limit expenses through 2/10/26.

** Reflects Putnam Management’s decision to contractually limit expenses through 2/10/33.

# Restated to reflect current fees.

For the fund’s most recent fiscal half year; may differ from expense ratios based on one year data in the financial highlights. Excludes the expense ratio of the underlying Putnam mutual funds.

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Expenses per $1,000

The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in each fund from 2/1/23 to 7/31/23. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

  Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2065 Fund                 
Expenses paid per $1,000*†    $1.45  $5.33  $3.52  $2.23  $0.93  $0.16  $(0.36)  $0.16 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,089.70  $1,085.90  $1,088.40  $1,089.40  $1,090.40  $1,091.50  $1,091.50  $1,091.50 

 

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2060 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.50  $5.38  $5.38  $3.57  $2.28  $0.98  $0.21  $(0.31)  $0.21 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,089.50  $1,085.20  $1,085.20  $1,086.00  $1,088.10  $1,090.00  $1,090.80  $1,090.70  $1,090.20 
2055 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.55  $5.41  $5.41  $3.61  $2.32  $1.03  $0.26  $(0.26)  $0.26 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,082.70  $1,079.50  $1,078.50  $1,081.30  $1,083.00  $1,083.90  $1,084.90  $1,084.80  $1,084.50 
2050 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.60  $5.45  $5.45  $3.65  $2.37  $1.08  $0.31  $(0.21)  $0.31 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,077.70  $1,073.50  $1,073.30  $1,076.20  $1,076.80  $1,078.60  $1,078.60  $1,079.20  $1,078.70 
2045 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.64  $5.48  $5.48  $3.69  $2.41  $1.13  $0.36  $(0.15)  $0.36 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,071.20  $1,066.70  $1,067.40  $1,068.90  $1,070.00  $1,071.80  $1,072.70  $1,072.70  $1,072.20 
2040 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.74  $5.57  $5.57  $3.78  $2.51  $1.23  $0.46  $(0.05)  $0.46 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,063.50  $1,059.60  $1,060.40  $1,061.70  $1,062.80  $1,064.10  $1,065.00  $1,065.80  $1,065.10 
2035 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.88  $5.69  $5.69  $3.92  $2.65  $1.37  $0.61  $0.10  $0.61 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,053.10  $1,049.70  $1,049.30  $1,051.40  $1,052.60  $1,053.90  $1,054.80  $1,054.70  $1,054.40 
2030 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.02  $5.80  $5.79  $4.04  $2.78  $1.51  $0.76  $0.25  $0.76 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,036.20  $1,032.60  $1,032.00  $1,034.30  $1,035.20  $1,036.60  $1,037.10  $1,038.00  $1,037.10 
2025 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.16  $5.90  $5.90  $4.16  $2.91  $1.65  $0.90  $0.40  $0.90 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,021.90  $1,017.60  $1,017.90  $1,019.90  $1,020.90  $1,022.50  $1,023.10  $1,023.10  $1,023.10 
Maturity Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.01  $5.76  $5.77  $4.01  $2.76  $1.51  $0.75  $0.25  $0.75 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,025.10  $1,021.30  $1,021.90  $1,023.40  $1,024.30  $1,025.30  $1,026.70  $1,027.10  $1,026.70 

 

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 7/31/23.

The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the period (181); and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year (365).

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Estimate the expenses you paid

To estimate the expenses you paid for the six months ended 7/31/23, use the following calculation method.

To find the value of your investment on 2/1/23, call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581.


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Compare expenses using the SEC’s method

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the following table shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total costs) of investing in each of the Sustainable Retirement Funds with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

  Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2065 Fund                 
Expenses paid per $1,000*†    $1.40  $5.16  $3.41  $2.16  $0.90  $0.15  $(0.35)  $0.15 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.41  $1,019.69  $1,021.42  $1,022.66  $1,023.90  $1,024.65  $1,025.14  $1,024.65 

 

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y 
2060 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.45  $5.21  $5.21  $3.46  $2.21  $0.95  $0.20  $(0.30)  $0.20 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.36  $1,019.64  $1,019.64  $1,021.37  $1,022.61  $1,023.85  $1,024.60  $1,025.09  $1,024.60 
2055 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.51  $5.26  $5.26  $3.51  $2.26  $1.00  $0.25  $(0.25)  $0.25 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.31  $1,019.59  $1,019.59  $1,021.32  $1,022.56  $1,023.80  $1,024.55  $1,025.04  $1,024.55 
2050 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.56  $5.31  $5.31  $3.56  $2.31  $1.05  $0.30  $(0.20)  $0.30 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.26  $1,019.54  $1,019.54  $1,021.27  $1,022.51  $1,023.75  $1,024.50  $1,024.99  $1,024.50 
2045 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.61  $5.36  $5.36  $3.61  $2.36  $1.10  $0.35  $(0.15)  $0.35 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.21  $1,019.49  $1,019.49  $1,021.22  $1,022.46  $1,023.70  $1,024.45  $1,024.94  $1,024.45 
2040 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.71  $5.46  $5.46  $3.71  $2.46  $1.20  $0.45  $(0.05)  $0.45 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,023.11  $1,019.39  $1,019.39  $1,021.12  $1,022.36  $1,023.60  $1,024.35  $1,024.84  $1,024.35 
2035 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $1.86  $5.61  $5.61  $3.86  $2.61  $1.35  $0.60  $0.10  $0.60 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,022.96  $1,019.24  $1,019.24  $1,020.98  $1,022.22  $1,023.46  $1,024.20  $1,024.70  $1,024.20 
2030 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.01  $5.76  $5.76  $4.01  $2.76  $1.51  $0.75  $0.25  $0.75 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,022.81  $1,019.09  $1,019.09  $1,020.83  $1,022.07  $1,023.31  $1,024.05  $1,024.55  $1,024.05 
2025 Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.16  $5.91  $5.91  $4.16  $2.91  $1.66  $0.90  $0.40  $0.90 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,022.66  $1,018.94  $1,018.94  $1,020.68  $1,021.92  $1,023.16  $1,023.90  $1,024.40  $1,023.90 
Maturity Fund                   
Expenses paid per $1,000*†  $2.01  $5.76  $5.76  $4.01  $2.76  $1.51  $0.75  $0.25  $0.75 
Ending value (after expenses)  $1,022.81  $1,019.09  $1,019.09  $1,020.83  $1,022.07  $1,023.31  $1,024.05  $1,024.55  $1,024.05 

 

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 7/31/23.

Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the six-month period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the six-month period (181); and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year (365).

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Comparative index definitions

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed income securities.

FTSE® World Government Bond Index (WGBI) measures the performance of fixed-rate, local-currency, investment-grade sovereign bonds.

ICE BofA (Intercontinental Exchange Bank of America) U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that seeks to measure the performance of U.S. Treasury bills available in the marketplace.

JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of high-yield fixed income securities issued in developed countries.

MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (ND) is an unmanaged index of equity securities from developed countries in Western Europe, the Far East, and Australasia. Calculated with net dividends (ND), this total return index reflects the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to nonresident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (GD) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. Gross total return (GD) indexes reinvest as much as possible of a company’s dividend distributions.

MSCI World Index (ND) is an unmanaged index of equity securities from developed countries.

S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of common stock performance.

Indexes assume reinvestment of all distributions and do not account for fees. Securities and performance of a fund and an index will differ. You cannot invest directly in an index.

BLOOMBERG®  is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively “Bloomberg”). Bloomberg or Bloomberg’s licensors own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Indices. Neither Bloomberg nor Bloomberg’s licensors approve or endorse this material, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information herein, or make any warranty, express or implied, as to the results to be obtained therefrom, and to the maximum extent allowed by law, neither shall have any liability or responsibility for injury or damages arising in connection therewith.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding delivery of shareholder documents

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, Putnam sends a single notice of internet availability, or a single printed copy, of annual and semiannual shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements to Putnam shareholders who share the same address, unless a shareholder requests otherwise. If you prefer to receive your own copy of these documents, please call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581 or, for exchange-traded funds only, 1-833-228-5577. We will begin sending individual copies within 30 days.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2023, are available in the Individual Investors section of putnam.com and on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s website, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581 or, for exchange-traded funds only, 1-833-228-5577.

Fund portfolio holdings

Each fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT within 60 days of the end of such fiscal quarter. Shareholders may obtain each fund’s Form N-PORT on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Trustee and employee fund ownership

Putnam employees and members of the Board of Trustees place their faith, confidence, and, most importantly, investment dollars in Putnam funds. As of July 31, 2023, Putnam employees had approximately $504,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $70,000,000 invested in Putnam funds. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members as well as investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.

Liquidity risk management program

Putnam, as the administrator of each fund’s liquidity risk management program (appointed by the Board of Trustees), presented the most recent annual report on the program to the Trustees in May 2023. The report covered the structure of the program, including the program documents and related policies and procedures adopted to comply with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and reviewed the operation of the program from January 2022 through December 2022. The report included a description of the annual liquidity assessment of each fund that Putnam performed in November 2022. The report noted that there were no material compliance exceptions identified under Rule 22e-4 during the period. The report included a review of the governance of the program and the methodology for classification of each fund’s investments. Putnam concluded that the program has been operating effectively and adequately to ensure compliance with Rule 22e-4.

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Important notice regarding Putnam’s privacy policy

In order to conduct business with our shareholders, we must obtain certain personal information such as account holders’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. Using this information, we are able to maintain accurate records of accounts and transactions.

It is our policy to protect the confidentiality of our shareholder information, whether or not a shareholder currently owns shares of our funds. In particular, it is our policy not to sell information about you or your accounts to outside marketing firms. We have safeguards in place designed to prevent unauthorized access to our computer systems and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorized use.

Under certain circumstances, we must share account information with outside vendors who provide services to us, such as mailings and proxy solicitations. In these cases, the service providers enter into confidentiality agreements with us, and we provide only the information necessary to process transactions and perform other services related to your account. Finally, it is our policy to share account information with your financial representative, if you’ve listed one on your Putnam account.

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Trustee approval of management contracts

Consideration of your fund’s new and interim management and sub-management contracts

At their meeting on June 23, 2023, the Board of Trustees of your fund, including all of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) of the Putnam mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (collectively, the “funds”) (the “Independent Trustees”) approved, subject to approval by your fund’s shareholders, a new management contract with Putnam Investment Management (“Putnam Management”) and a new sub-management contract between Putnam Management and its affiliate, Putnam Investments Limited (“PIL”) (collectively, the “New Management Contracts”). The Trustees considered the proposed New Management Contracts in connection with the planned acquisition of Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC (“Putnam Holdings”) by a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Templeton”). The Trustees considered that, on May 31, 2023, Franklin Templeton and Great-West Lifeco Inc., the parent company of Putnam Holdings, announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement for a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton to acquire Putnam Holdings in a stock and cash transaction (the “Transaction”). The Trustees noted that Putnam Holdings was the parent company of Putnam Management and PIL. The Trustees were advised that the Transaction would result in a “change of control” of Putnam Management and PIL and would cause your fund’s current Management Contract with Putnam Management and Sub-Management Contract with PIL (collectively, the “Current Management Contracts”) to terminate in accordance with the 1940 Act. The Trustees considered that the New Management Contracts would take effect upon the closing of the Transaction, which was expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2023.

In addition to the New Management Contracts, the Trustees also approved interim management and sub-management contracts with Putnam Management and PIL, respectively (the “Interim Management Contracts”), which would take effect in the event that for any reason shareholder approval of a New Management Contract was not received by the time of the Transaction closing. The Trustees considered that each Interim Management Contract that became effective would remain in effect until shareholders approved the proposed New Management Contract, or until 150 days elapse after the closing of the Transaction, whichever occurred first. The considerations and conclusions discussed in connection with the Trustees’ consideration of the New Management Contracts and the continuance of your fund’s Current Management Contracts also apply to the Trustees’ consideration of the Interim Management Contracts, supplemented by consideration of the terms, nature and reason for any Interim Management Contract.

The Independent Trustees met with their independent legal counsel, as defined in Rule 0 – 1(a)(6) under the 1940 Act (their “independent legal counsel”), and representatives of Putnam Management and its parent company, Power Corporation of Canada, to discuss the potential Transaction, including the timing and structure of the Transaction and its implications for Putnam Management and the funds, during their regular meeting on November 18, 2022, and the full Board of Trustees further discussed these matters with representatives of Putnam Management at its regular meeting on December 15, 2022. At a special meeting on December 20, 2022, the full Board of Trustees met with representatives of Putnam Management, Power Corporation of Canada and Franklin Templeton to further discuss the potential Transaction, including Franklin Templeton’s strategic plans for Putnam Management’s asset management business and the funds, potential sources of synergy between Franklin Templeton and Putnam Management, potential areas of partnership between Power Corporation of Canada and Franklin Templeton, Franklin Templeton’s distribution capabilities, Franklin Templeton’s existing service provider relationships and Franklin Templeton’s recent acquisitions of other asset management firms.

In order to assist the Independent Trustees in their consideration of the New Management Contracts and other anticipated impacts of the Transaction on the funds and their shareholders, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees furnished an initial information request to Franklin Templeton (the “Initial Franklin Request”). At a special meeting of the full Board of Trustees held on January 25, 2023, representatives of Franklin Templeton addressed the firm’s responses to the

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Initial Franklin Request. At the meeting, representatives of Franklin Templeton discussed, among other things, the business and financial condition of Franklin Templeton and its affiliates, Franklin Templeton’s U.S. registered fund operations, its recent acquisition history, Franklin Templeton’s intentions regarding the operation of Putnam Management and the funds following the completion of the potential Transaction and expected benefits to the funds and Putnam Management that might result from the Transaction.

The Board of Trustees actively monitored developments with respect to the potential Transaction throughout the period leading up to the public announcement of a final sale agreement on May 31, 2023. The Independent Trustees met to discuss these matters at their regular meetings on January 27, April 20 and May 19, 2023. The full Board of Trustees also discussed developments at their regular meeting on February 23, 2023. Following the public announcement of the Transaction on May 31, 2023, independent legal counsel for the Independent Trustees furnished a supplemental information request (the “Supplemental Franklin Request”) to Franklin Templeton. At the Board of Trustees’ regular in-person meeting held on June 22–23, 2023, representatives of Putnam Management and Power Corporation of Canada provided further information regarding, among other matters, the final terms of the Transaction and efforts undertaken to retain Putnam employees. The Contract Committee of the Board of Trustees also met on June 22, 2023 to discuss Franklin Templeton’s responses to the Supplemental Franklin Request. Mr. Reynolds, the only Trustee affiliated with Putnam Management, participated in portions of these meetings to provide the perspective of the Putnam organization, but did not otherwise participate in the deliberations of the Independent Trustees or the Contract Committee regarding the potential Transaction.

After the presentations and after reviewing the written materials provided, the Independent Trustees met at their in-person meeting on June 23, 2023 to consider the New Management Contracts for each fund, proposed to become effective upon the closing of the Transaction, and the filing of a preliminary proxy statement. At this meeting and throughout the process, the Independent Trustees also received advice from their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities in evaluating the potential Transaction and the New Management Contracts. The Independent Trustees reviewed the terms of the proposed New Management Contracts and the differences between the New Management Contracts and the Current Management Contracts. They noted that the terms of the proposed New Management Contracts were substantially identical to the Current Management Contracts, except for certain changes designed largely to address differences among various of the existing contracts, which had been developed and implemented at different times in the past.

In considering the approval of the proposed New Management Contracts, the Board of Trustees took into account a number of factors, including:1

(i) Franklin Templeton’s and Putnam Management’s belief that the Transaction would not adversely affect the funds or their shareholders and their belief that the Transaction was likely to result in certain benefits (described below) for the funds and their shareholders;

(ii) That Franklin Templeton did not intend to make any material change in Putnam Management’s senior investment professionals (other than certain changes related to reporting structure and organization of personnel discussed below), including the portfolio managers of the funds, or to the firm’s operating locations as a result of the Transaction;

(iii) That Franklin Templeton intended for Putnam Management’s equity investment professionals to continue to operate largely independently from Franklin Templeton, reporting to Franklin Templeton’s Head of Public Markets following the Transaction;

(iv) That, while Putnam Management’s organizational structure was not expected to change immediately following the Transaction, Franklin Templeton intended to revise Putnam Management’s reporting structure in order to include Putnam Management’s fixed income investment professionals in Franklin Templeton’s fixed income group and to include Putnam Management’s Global Asset Allocation (“GAA”) investment professionals in Franklin Templeton’s investment solutions group, with both Franklin Templeton


1All subsequent references to Putnam Management describing the Board of Trustees’ considerations should be deemed to include references to PIL as necessary or appropriate in the context.

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groups reporting to Franklin Templeton’s Head of Public Markets;

(v) Franklin Templeton’s expectation that there would not be any changes in the investment objectives, strategies or portfolio holdings of the funds as a result of the Transaction;

(vi) That neither Franklin Templeton nor Putnam Management had any current plans to propose changes to the funds’ existing management fees or expense limitations, or current plans to make changes to the funds’ existing distribution arrangements;

(vii) Franklin Templeton’s and Putnam Management’s representations that, following the Transaction, there was not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the funds and their shareholders by Putnam Management and PIL, including compliance and other non-advisory services;

(viii) That Franklin Templeton did not currently plan to change the branding of the funds or to change the lineup of funds in connection with the Transaction but would continue to evaluate how best to position the funds in the market;

(ix) The possible benefits accruing to the funds and their shareholders as a result of the Transaction, including:

a. That the scale of Franklin Templeton’s investment operations platform would increase the investment and operational resources available to the funds;

b. That the Putnam open-end funds would benefit from Franklin Templeton’s large retail and institutional global distribution capabilities and significant network of intermediary relationships, which may provide additional opportunities for the funds to increase assets and reduce expenses by spreading expenses over a larger asset base; and

c. Potential benefits to shareholders of the Putnam open-end funds that could result from the alignment of certain fund features and shareholder benefits with those of other funds sponsored by Franklin Templeton and its affiliates and access to a broader array of investment opportunities;

(x) The financial strength, reputation, experience and resources of Franklin Templeton and its investment advisory subsidiaries;

(xi) Franklin Templeton’s expectation that the Transaction would not impact the capabilities or responsibilities of Putnam Management’s Investment Division (other than any impact related to reporting structure changes for Putnam Management’s equity, fixed income and GAA investment groups and to including Putnam Management’s fixed income and GAA investment professionals in existing Franklin Templeton investment groups, as discussed above) and that any changes to the Investment Division over the longer term would be made in order to achieve perceived operational efficiencies or improvements to the portfolio management process;

(xii) Franklin Templeton’s commitment to maintaining competitive compensation arrangements to allow Putnam Management to continue to attract and retain highly qualified personnel and Putnam Management’s and Franklin Templeton’s efforts to retain personnel, including efforts implemented since the Transaction was announced;

(xiii) That the current senior management teams at Putnam Management and Power Corporation of Canada had indicated their strong support of the Transaction and that Putnam Management had recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the New Management Contracts; and

(xiv) Putnam Management’s and Great-West Lifeco Inc.’s commitment to bear all expenses incurred by the funds in connection with the Transaction, including all costs associated with the proxy solicitation in connection with seeking shareholder approval of the New Management Contracts.

Finally, in considering the proposed New Management Contracts, the Board of Trustees also took into account their concurrent deliberations and conclusions, as described below, in connection with their annual review of the funds’ Current Management Contracts and the approval of their continuance, effective July 1, 2023, and the extensive materials that they had reviewed in connection with that review process.

Based upon the foregoing considerations, on June 23, 2023, the Board of Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the proposed New Management Contracts and determined to recommend their approval to the shareholders of the funds.

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General conclusions — Current Management Contracts

The Board of Trustees oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract with Putnam Management and the sub-management contract with respect to your fund between Putnam Management and PIL. (Because PIL is an affiliate of Putnam Management and Putnam Management remains fully responsible for all services provided by PIL, the Trustees did not attempt to evaluate PIL as a separate entity.) The Board of Trustees, with the assistance of its Contract Committee, requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances in connection with its annual contract review. The Contract Committee consists solely of Independent Trustees.

At the outset of the review process, members of the Board of Trustees’ independent staff and independent legal counsel considered any possible changes to the annual contract review materials furnished to the Contract Committee during the course of the previous year’s review and, as applicable, identified those changes to Putnam Management. Following these discussions and in consultation with the Contract Committee, the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel requested that Putnam Management and its affiliates furnish specified information, together with any additional information that Putnam Management considered relevant, to the Contract Committee. Over the course of several months ending in June 2023, the Contract Committee met on a number of occasions with representatives of Putnam Management, and separately in executive session, to consider the information that Putnam Management provided. Throughout this process, the Contract Committee was assisted by the members of the Board of Trustees’ independent staff and by independent legal counsel for the funds and the Independent Trustees.

At the Board of Trustees’ June 2023 meeting, the Contract Committee met in executive session to discuss and consider its recommendations with respect to the continuance of the contracts. At that meeting, the Contract Committee also met in executive session with the other Independent Trustees to review a summary of the key financial, performance and other data that the Contract Committee considered in the course of its review. The Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund’s Current Management Contracts, effective July 1, 2023, and the approval of your fund’s New Management Contracts and Interim Management Contracts, as discussed above.

The Independent Trustees’ approvals were based on the following conclusions:

• That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds, the costs incurred by Putnam Management in providing services to the fund and the application of certain reductions and waivers noted below; and

• That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and Putnam Management of any economies of scale as may exist in the management of the fund at current asset levels.

These conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations and how the Trustees considered these factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors. The Trustees also took into account their concurrent deliberations and conclusions, and the materials that they had reviewed, in connection with their approval on June 23, 2023 of the Interim Management Contracts and the New Management Contracts, which had been proposed in light of the Transaction (which would cause the fund’s Current Management Contracts to terminate in accordance with applicable law or the terms of each contract).

Management fee schedules and total expenses

The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all funds, including fee levels and any breakpoints. The Trustees also reviewed the total expenses of each Putnam fund, recognizing that in most cases management fees represented the major, but not the sole, determinant of total costs to fund shareholders. (Two mutual funds and each of the exchange-traded funds have implemented so-called “all-in” or unitary management fees covering substantially all routine fund operating costs.)

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The Trustees considered your fund’s management fee schedule and considered that the management fee for each Putnam Sustainable Retirement Fund (except Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund) is set each fiscal year based on a defined fee schedule in which the management fee rate declines as the Putnam Sustainable Retirement Fund approaches the target year indicated in its name. The Trustees noted that Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund has a fixed ongoing annual management fee rate.

In reviewing fees and expenses, the Trustees generally focus their attention on material changes in circumstances — for example, changes in assets under management, changes in a fund’s investment strategy, changes in Putnam Management’s operating costs or profitability, or changes in competitive practices in the fund industry — that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not indicate that changes to the management fee schedule for your fund would be appropriate at this time.

As in the past, the Trustees also focused on the competitiveness of each fund’s total expense ratio. The Trustees considered that your fund invests its assets in other Putnam funds that themselves pay management fees to Putnam Management. Your fund indirectly bears these fees, and the other expenses of the other Putnam funds in which it invests. The Trustees noted that, effective November 30, 2022, Putnam Management agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount equal to your fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses and to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of your fund to the extent that expenses of specified share classes (excluding payments under the fund’s distribution plans, brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) would exceed a specified annual rate of the fund’s average net assets attributable to the share class (0.60% for Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, Class R5 shares and Class Y shares, 0.75% for Class R shares, Class R3 shares and Class R4 shares and 0.50% for Class R6 shares) through at least November 30, 2026 (for Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund, through at least November 30, 2033). Prior to November 30, 2022, Putnam Management agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in an amount equal to your fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses and to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of your fund to the extent that expenses of specified share classes (excluding payments under the fund’s distribution plans, brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses and extraordinary expenses) would exceed a specified annual rate of the fund’s average net assets attributable to the share class (0.65% for Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, Class R5 shares and Class Y shares, 0.80% for Class R shares, Class R3 shares and Class R4 shares and 0.55% for Class R6 shares) through at least November 30, 2025 (for Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund (formerly known as Putnam RetirementReady 2060 Fund), through at least November 30, 2032). During its fiscal year ending in 2022, your fund’s expenses were reduced as a result of these expense limitations. Putnam Management’s commitment to these expense limitation arrangements, which were intended to support an effort to have the mutual fund expenses meet competitive standards, was an important factor in the Trustees’ decision to approve the continuance of your fund’s management contract and to approve your fund’s amended and restated sub-management contract.

The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for a custom group of competitive funds selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). This comparative information included your fund’s percentile ranking for effective management fees and total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees), which provides a general indication of your fund’s relative standing. In the custom peer group, your fund ranked in the following quintiles in effective management fees (determined for your fund and the other funds in the custom peer group based on fund asset size and the applicable contractual management fee schedule) and in the following quintiles in total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees) as of December 31, 2022. The first quintile represents the least expensive funds and the fifth quintile the most expensive funds. The fee and expense data reported by Broadridge as of December 31, 2022 reflected the most recent fiscal year-end data available in Broadridge’s database at that time.

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  Quintile 
  Effective   
  Management Fees  Total Expenses 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2065 Fund (“2065 Fund”)  3rd  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund (“2060 Fund”)  4th  2nd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2055 Fund (“2055 Fund”)  4th  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund (“2050 Fund”)  4th  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund (“2045 Fund”)  4th  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2040 Fund (“2040 Fund”)  4th  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2035 Fund (“2035 Fund”)  4th  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund (“2030 Fund”)  4th  2nd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund (“2025 Fund”)  4th  3rd 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund (“Maturity Fund”)  3rd  3rd 

 

(Total expenses reflect the fees and expenses borne directly by the Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds and the competitive funds included in the custom Lipper peer groups, as well as the underlying funds’ net fees and expenses.)

In connection with their review of fund management fees and total expenses, the Trustees also reviewed the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by Putnam Management and its affiliates from their contractual relationships with the funds. This information included trends in revenues, expenses and profitability of Putnam Management and its affiliates relating to the investment management, investor servicing and distribution services provided to the funds, as applicable. In this regard, the Trustees also reviewed an analysis of the revenues, expenses and profitability of Putnam Management and its affiliates, allocated on a fund-by-fund basis, with respect to (as applicable) the funds’ management, distribution and investor servicing contracts. For each fund, the analysis presented information about revenues, expenses and profitability in 2022 for each of the applicable agreements separately and for the agreements taken together on a combined basis. The Trustees concluded that, at current asset levels, the fee schedules in place for each of the funds, including the fee schedule for your fund, represented reasonable compensation for the services being provided and represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and Putnam Management of any economies of scale as may exist in the management of the funds at that time.

The information examined by the Trustees in connection with their annual contract review for the funds included information regarding services provided and fees charged by Putnam Management and its affiliates to other clients, including collective investment trusts offered in the defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plan markets, sub-advised mutual funds, private funds sponsored by affiliates of Putnam Management, model-only separately managed accounts and Putnam Management’s manager-traded separately managed account programs. This information included, in cases where a product’s investment strategy corresponds with a fund’s strategy, comparisons of those fees with fees charged to the funds, as well as an assessment of the differences in the services provided to these clients as compared to the services provided to the funds. The Trustees observed that the differences in fee rates between these clients and the funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset sectors, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these types of clients may reflect, among other things, historical competitive forces operating in separate marketplaces. The Trustees considered the fact that in many cases fee rates across different asset classes are higher on average for 1940 Act-registered funds than for other clients, and the Trustees also considered the differences between the services that Putnam Management provides to the funds and those that it provides to its other clients. The Trustees did not rely on these comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.

Investment performance

The quality of the investment process provided by Putnam Management represented a major factor in the Trustees’ evaluation of the quality of services provided by Putnam Management under your fund’s management contract. The Trustees

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were assisted in their review of Putnam Management’s investment process and performance by the work of the investment oversight committees of the Trustees and the full Board of Trustees, which meet on a regular basis with individual portfolio managers and with senior management of Putnam Management’s Investment Division throughout the year. The Trustees concluded that Putnam Management generally provides a high-quality investment process — based on the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to them and in general Putnam Management’s ability to attract and retain high-quality personnel — but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period.

The Trustees considered that, in the aggregate, peer-relative and benchmark-relative Putnam fund performance was generally encouraging in 2022 against a backdrop of volatile equity and fixed income markets, driven by factors such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, increased tensions with China, disruptions in energy markets and broader supply chains, rising inflation and the significant tightening of monetary policy by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in an effort to combat inflation. The Trustees further noted that, in the face of these numerous economic headwinds, corporate earnings and employment data had been generally robust throughout 2022. For the one-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Trustees noted that the Putnam funds, on an asset-weighted basis, ranked in the 41st percentile of their peers as determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) and, on an asset-weighted-basis, outperformed their benchmarks by 1.3% gross of fees over the one-year period. The Committee also noted that the funds’ aggregate performance over longer-term periods continued to be strong, with the funds, on an asset-weighted basis, ranking in the 34th, 27th and 22nd percentiles of their Lipper peers over the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The Trustees further noted that the funds, in the aggregate, outperformed their benchmarks on a gross basis for each of the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Trustees also considered the Morningstar Inc. ratings assigned to the funds and that 40 funds were rated four or five stars at the end of 2022, which represented an increase of 15 funds year-over-year. The Trustees also considered that seven funds were five-star rated at the end of 2022, which was a year-over-year decrease of two funds, and that 83% of the funds’ aggregate assets were in four- or five-star rated funds at year end.

In addition to the performance of the individual Putnam funds, the Trustees considered, as they had in prior years, the performance of The Putnam Fund complex versus competitor fund complexes, as reported in the Barron’s/Lipper Fund Families survey (the “Survey”). The Trustees noted that the Survey ranks mutual fund companies based on their performance across a variety of asset types, and that The Putnam Fund complex had performed exceptionally well in 2022. In this regard, the Trustees considered that the funds had ranked 9th out of 49 fund companies, 3rd out of 49 fund companies and 2nd out of 47 fund companies for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods, respectively. The Trustees also noted that The Putnam Fund complex had been the only fund family to rank in the top ten in all three time periods. They also noted, however, the disappointing investment performance of some Putnam funds for periods ended December 31, 2022 and considered information provided by Putnam Management regarding the factors contributing to the underperformance and, where relevant, actions being taken to improve the performance of these particular funds. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor the performance of those funds.

For purposes of the Trustees’ evaluation of the Putnam funds’ investment performance, the Trustees generally focus on a competitive industry ranking of each fund’s total net return over a one-year, three-year and five-year period. For a number of Putnam funds with relatively unique investment mandates for which Putnam Management informed the Trustees that meaningful competitive performance rankings are not considered to be available, the Trustees evaluated performance based on their total gross and net returns and comparisons of those returns to the returns of selected investment benchmarks. For each of the Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds (except for the 2065 Fund, which commenced operations on January 4, 2021), the Trustees considered information about the fund’s total return and its performance relative to its internal benchmark over the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2022. Over the one-year period ended December 31, 2022, the class A share net return of each of the 2030

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Fund, 2035 Fund and 2040 Fund was negative but slightly exceeded the return of its internal benchmark, and the class A share net return of each of the Maturity Fund, the 2025 Fund, the 2045 Fund, the 2050 Fund, the 2055 Fund, the 2060 Fund and the 2065 Fund was negative and slightly trailed the return of its internal benchmark. Over the three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2022, the class A share net return of each Putnam Sustainable Retirement Fund was positive but trailed the return of its internal benchmark, except that the class A share net return of the Maturity Fund was negative and trailed the return of its internal benchmark over the three-year period ended December 31, 2022. (When considering performance information, shareholders should be mindful that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.)

The Trustees also considered Putnam Management’s continued efforts to support fund performance through certain initiatives, including structuring compensation for portfolio managers to enhance accountability for fund performance, emphasizing accountability in the portfolio management process and affirming its commitment to a fundamental-driven approach to investing.

Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations; distribution and investor servicing

The Trustees considered various potential benefits that Putnam Management may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage allocation and the use of soft dollars, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that are expected to be useful to Putnam Management in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. Subject to policies established by the Trustees, soft dollars generated by these means are used predominantly to acquire brokerage and research services (including third-party research and market data) that enhance Putnam Management’s investment capabilities and supplement Putnam Management’s internal research efforts. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor regulatory and industry developments in this area with the assistance of their Brokerage Committee. In addition, with the assistance of their Brokerage Committee, the Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor the allocation of the funds’ brokerage in order to ensure that the principle of seeking best price and execution remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

Putnam Management may also receive benefits from payments made to Putnam Management’s affiliates by the mutual funds for distribution services and investor services. In conjunction with the review of your fund’s management and sub-management contracts, the Trustees reviewed your fund’s investor servicing agreement with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. (“PSERV”) and its distributor’s contract and distribution plans with Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership (“PRM”), both of which are affiliates of Putnam Management. The Trustees concluded that the fees payable by the mutual funds to PSERV and PRM for such services were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of such services, the fees paid by competitive funds and the costs incurred by PSERV and PRM in providing such services. Furthermore, the Trustees were of the view that the investor services provided by PSERV were required for the operation of the mutual funds, and that they were of a quality at least equal to those provided by other providers.

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Audited financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, preceded by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, constitute each fund’s audited financial statements.

The funds’ portfolio lists each fund’s investments and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Holdings are organized by asset type and industry sector, country, or state to show areas of concentration and diversification.

Statement of assets and liabilities shows how each fund’s net assets and share price are determined. All investment and non-investment assets are added together. Any unpaid expenses and other liabilities are subtracted from this total. The result is divided by the number of shares to determine the net asset value per share, which is calculated separately for each class of shares. (For funds with preferred shares, the amount subtracted from total assets includes the liquidation preference of preferred shares.)

Statement of operations shows each fund’s net investment gain or loss. This is done by first adding up all the fund’s earnings — from dividends and interest income — and subtracting its operating expenses to determine net investment income (or loss). Then, any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings — as well as any unrealized gains or losses over the period — is added to or subtracted from the net investment result to determine the fund’s net gain or loss for the fiscal period.

Statement of changes in net assets shows how each fund’s net assets were affected by the fund’s net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders, and by changes in the number of the fund’s shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned.

Financial highlights provide an overview of each fund’s investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover (not required for money market funds) in one summary table, reflecting the five most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlights table also includes the current reporting period.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Putnam Target Date Funds and Shareholders of
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2065 Fund, Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund,
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2055 Fund, Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund,
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund, Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2040 Fund,
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2035 Fund, Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund,
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund, and Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund.

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the funds’ portfolios, of each of the funds indicated in the table below (ten of the funds constituting Putnam Target Date Funds, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 12, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Putnam Investments family of mutual funds since at least 1957. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor.

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The funds’ portfolios 7/31/23

2065 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (93.5%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  12,900  $326,671 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  8,218  164,538 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  5,652  121,181 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  1,636  34,088 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $590,241)    $646,478 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (5.4%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  449  $21,751 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  146  7,312 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  164  8,246 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $37,558)    $37,309 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.4%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  2,680  $2,680 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $2,680)    $2,680 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $630,479)    $686,467 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $691,744.

 

2060 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (92.0%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  300,398  $7,607,099 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  190,639  3,816,898 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  132,733  2,845,835 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  38,298  797,989 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $13,779,967)    $15,067,821 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (7.6%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  15,331  $742,669 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  5,110  255,934 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  5,035  253,160 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $1,260,516)    $1,251,763 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.3%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  48,626  $48,626 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $48,626)    $48,626 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $15,089,109)    $16,368,210 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $16,370,646.

 

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The funds’ portfolios 7/31/23 cont.

2055 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (86.8%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  912,221  $23,100,538 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  571,542  11,443,185 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  408,760  8,763,937 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  118,434  2,467,726 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $41,895,814)    $45,775,386 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (12.8%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  83,198  $4,030,302 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  27,842  1,394,467 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  26,828  1,348,912 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $6,818,863)    $6,773,681 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.4%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  190,570  $190,570 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $190,570)    $190,570 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $48,905,247)    $52,739,637 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $52,749,113.

 

2050 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (81.0%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  1,668,909  $42,262,450 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  1,029,310  20,608,433 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  754,734  16,181,723 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  217,466  4,531,187 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $76,416,131)    $83,583,793 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (18.8%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  241,867  $11,716,594 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  78,966  3,955,012 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  73,907  3,716,044 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $19,522,218)    $19,387,650 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.3%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  274,111  $274,111 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $274,111)    $274,111 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $96,212,460)    $103,245,554 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $103,126,535.

 

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The funds’ portfolios 7/31/23 cont.

2045 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (74.9%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  2,080,524  $52,685,942 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  1,269,728  25,421,986 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  952,890  20,430,247 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  265,970  5,541,831 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $95,286,277)    $104,080,006 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (24.8%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  406,955  $19,713,836 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  131,035  6,562,888 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  162,165  8,153,656 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $34,643,838)    $34,430,380 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.4%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  535,036  $535,036 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $535,036)    $535,036 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $130,465,151)    $139,045,422 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $138,997,053.

 

2040 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (67.6%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  2,827,651  $71,605,737 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  1,698,636  34,009,411 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  1,237,342  26,528,984 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  260,369  5,425,127 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $125,472,531)    $137,569,259 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (32.0%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  851,174  $41,232,826 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  192,404  9,636,554 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  285,489  14,354,387 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $65,741,187)    $65,223,767 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.5%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  1,020,109  $1,020,109 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $1,020,109)    $1,020,109 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $192,233,827)    $203,813,135 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $203,517,463.

 

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2035 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (56.9%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  2,474,362  $62,659,259 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  1,468,258  29,396,874 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  972,961  20,860,576 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF Ω  59,631  1,242,489 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $104,158,669)    $114,159,198 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (43.0%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  1,254,907  $60,790,581 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  190,948  9,563,631 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  315,961  15,886,519 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $87,084,319)    $86,240,731 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.1%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  277,985  $277,985 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $277,985)    $277,985 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $191,520,973)    $200,677,914 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $200,619,950.

 

2030 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (39.6%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  2,096,465  $53,089,622 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  1,204,875  24,123,525 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  809,043  17,346,125 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $86,372,450)    $94,559,272 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (59.6%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  2,179,133  $105,562,215 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  298,166  14,933,644 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  434,076  21,825,341 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $143,818,930)    $142,321,200 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.3%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  820,219  $820,219 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $820,219)    $820,219 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $231,011,599)    $237,700,691 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $238,676,324.

 

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2025 Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (25.4%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  1,166,608  $29,542,481 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  627,617  12,565,897 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  473,694  10,156,141 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $47,916,013)    $52,264,519 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (75.2%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  2,283,056  $110,596,484 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  473,833  23,731,926 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  407,329  20,480,502 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $156,369,077)    $154,808,912 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (—%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  101,553  $101,553 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $101,553)    $101,553 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $204,386,643)    $207,174,984 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $205,800,963.

 

Maturity Fund  Shares  Value 
EQUITY INVESTMENT COMPANIES (26.1%)*     
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF Ω  1,175,703  $29,772,798 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF Ω  755,046  15,117,229 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF Ω  410,155  8,793,846 
Equity Investment Companies (cost $48,641,837)    $53,683,873 
 
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES (73.6%)*     
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF Ω  2,170,679  $105,152,683 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF Ω  695,059  34,812,030 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF Ω  231,051  11,617,244 
Total Fixed Income Investment Companies (cost $153,094,424)    $151,581,957 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (0.2%)*     
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P 4.96% Ω  411,000  $411,000 
Total Short-term Investments (cost $411,000)    $411,000 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS     
Total Investments (cost $202,147,261)    $205,676,830 

 

*Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $206,015,460.

Notes to the fund’s portfolio

Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the funds’ portfolios are for the close of each fund’s reporting period, which ran from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

 Ω Affiliated company (Note 5). For investments in Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P, the rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

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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:

2065 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $646,478  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  37,309     
Short-Term Investments  2,680     
Totals by level  $686,467  $—  $— 
 
2060 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $15,067,821  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  1,251,763     
Short-Term Investments  48,626     
Totals by level  $16,368,210  $—  $— 
 
2055 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $45,775,386  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  6,773,681     
Short-Term Investments  190,570     
Totals by level  $52,739,637  $—  $— 
 
2050 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $83,583,793  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  19,387,650     
Short-Term Investments  274,111     
Totals by level  $103,245,554  $—  $— 
 
2045 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $104,080,006  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  34,430,380     
Short-Term Investments  535,036     
Totals by level  $139,045,422  $—  $— 
 
2040 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $137,569,259  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  65,223,767     
Short-Term Investments  1,020,109     
Totals by level  $203,813,135  $—  $— 

 

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2035 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $114,159,198  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  86,240,731     
Short-Term Investments  277,985     
Totals by level  $200,677,914  $—  $— 
 
2030 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $94,559,272  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  142,321,200     
Short-Term Investments  820,219     
Totals by level  $237,700,691  $—  $— 
 
2025 Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $52,264,519  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  154,808,912     
Short-Term Investments  101,553     
Totals by level  $207,174,984  $—  $— 
 
Maturity Fund  Valuation inputs   
Investments in securities:  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Equity Investment Companies  $53,683,873  $—  $— 
Fixed Income Investment Companies  151,581,957     
Short-Term Investments  411,000     
Totals by level  $205,676,830  $—  $— 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 7/31/23

ASSETS  2065 Fund  2060 Fund  2055 Fund  2050 Fund  2045 Fund 
Investments in affiliated underlying           
Putnam funds, at value (Notes 1 and 5)  $686,467  $16,368,210  $52,739,637  $103,245,554  $139,045,422 
Cash  3,849  14,310  562,956    199,180 
Receivable for income distributions           
from underlying Putnam fund shares  1  196  163  3,812  5,824 
Receivable for shares of the fund sold  2,222  11,141  389,688  208,777  470,350 
Receivable from Manager (Note 2)  3,977  10,770  23,898  39,493  45,767 
Total assets  696,516  16,404,627  53,716,342  103,497,636  139,766,543 
 
LIABILITIES           
Payable to custodian        146,508   
Payable for shares of the           
fund repurchased    19,919  19,266  158,213  256,146 
Payable for investments purchased      908,476    423,795 
Payable for investor servicing           
fees (Note 2)  172  4,451  15,813  30,095  41,577 
Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  789  1,999  8,202  10,231  15,085 
Payable for reports to shareholders  3,642  4,368  5,621  6,805  7,064 
Payable for auditing and tax fee  99  2,373  7,930  15,992  22,612 
Other accrued expenses  70  871  1,921  3,257  3,211 
Total liabilities  4,772  33,981  967,229  371,101  769,490 
 
Net assets  $691,744  $16,370,646  $52,749,113  $103,126,535  $138,997,053 
 
REPRESENTED BY           
Paid-in-capital           
(unlimited shares authorized)           
(Notes 1 and 4)  $671,721  $16,319,347  $53,998,669  $106,234,162  $144,706,365 
Total distributable earnings (Note 1)  20,023  51,299  (1,249,556)  (3,107,627)  (5,709,312) 
Total — Representing net assets           
applicable to capital outstanding  $691,744  $16,370,646  $52,749,113  $103,126,535  $138,997,053 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET           
VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE  2065 Fund  2060 Fund  2055 Fund  2050 Fund  2045 Fund 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class A     
Net Assets  $183,369  $1,471,120  $5,727,399  $7,769,392  $12,814,826 
Number of shares outstanding  17,749  127,300  514,475  437,737  687,085 
Net asset value and redemption price  $10.33  $11.56  $11.13  $17.75  $18.65 
Offering price per class A share           
(100/94.25 of Class A net asset value)*  $10.96  $12.27  $11.81  $18.83  $19.79 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities 7/31/23 cont.

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET           
VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE  2065 Fund  2060 Fund  2055 Fund  2050 Fund  2045 Fund 
Computation of net asset value and offering price Class B       
Net Assets  N/A  $16,896  $48,833  $84,670  $270,077 
Number of shares outstanding  N/A  1,475  4,439  4,869  17,222 
Net asset value and offering price***  N/A  $11.46  $11.00  $17.39  $15.68 
Computation of net asset value and offering price Class C       
Net Assets  $261,916  $326,341  $640,657  $1,041,686  $869,225 
Number of shares outstanding  25,579  28,783  59,809  61,879  55,475 
Net asset value and offering price***  $10.24  $11.34  $10.71  $16.83  $15.67 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R     
Net Assets  $11,325  $17,490  $71,858  $155,715  $69,452 
Number of shares outstanding  1,095  1,505  6,281  9,039  3,498 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $10.34  $11.62  $11.44  $17.23  $19.85 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R3     
Net Assets  $11,398  $58,085  $2,990,115  $1,898,739  $2,862,963 
Number of shares outstanding  1,101  5,003  266,559  107,446  115,656 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $10.36  $11.61  $11.22  $17.67  $24.75 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R4     
Net Assets  $11,471  $80,700  $381,579  $248,161  $753,420 
Number of shares outstanding  1,106  6,941  33,940  14,023  30,422 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $10.37  $11.63  $11.24  $17.70  $24.77 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R5     
Net Assets  $11,516  $11,493  $11,392  $11,282  $11,163 
Number of shares outstanding  1,109  987  1,012  637  450 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $10.38  $11.65  $11.25  $17.70  $24.80 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R6     
Net Assets  $189,235  $1,648,204  $2,486,629  $5,244,951  $4,990,514 
Number of shares outstanding  18,223  141,413  220,855  296,173  201,201 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $10.38  $11.66  $11.26  $17.71  $24.80 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class Y     
Net Assets  $11,514  $12,740,317  $40,390,651  $86,671,939  $116,355,413 
Number of shares outstanding  1,109  1,098,174  3,578,432  4,898,767  4,691,880 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $10.38  $11.60  $11.29  $17.69  $24.80 
Cost of investments (Note 1)  $630,479  $15,089,109  $48,905,247  $96,212,460  $130,465,151 

 

* On retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

*** Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Net asset value may not recalculate due to rounding of fractional shares.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of assets and liabilities 7/31/23 cont.

          Maturity 
ASSETS  2040 Fund  2035 Fund  2030 Fund  2025 Fund  Fund 
Investments in affiliated underlying           
Putnam funds, at value (Notes 1 and 5)  $203,813,135  $200,677,914  $237,700,691  $207,174,984  $205,676,830 
Cash  2,620,446    640,272  68,705   
Receivable for income distributions           
from underlying Putnam fund shares  11,635  8,047  11,608  10,552  953 
Receivable for shares of the fund sold  77,672  193,134  1,343,668  264,223  774,796 
Receivable for investments sold    701,667    662,899   
Receivable from Manager (Note 2)  56,993  43,162  30,651  12,963  30,550 
Total assets  206,579,881  201,623,924  239,726,890  208,194,326  206,483,129 
 
LIABILITIES           
Payable to custodian    266,117      165,238 
Payable for shares of the           
fund repurchased  474,333  606,796  548,280  2,046,107  162,718 
Payable for investments purchased  2,461,854    349,959  209,907   
Payable for investor servicing           
fees (Note 2)  61,463  60,936  73,535  64,699  65,301 
Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)  18,577  25,495  25,710  26,117  24,013 
Payable for reports to shareholders  7,909  7,195  8,148  7,111  8,561 
Payable for auditing and tax fee  33,910  33,225  41,092  35,646  39,209 
Other accrued expenses  4,372  4,210  3,842  3,776  2,629 
Total liabilities  3,062,418  1,003,974  1,050,566  2,393,363  467,669 
 
Net assets  $203,517,463  $200,619,950  $238,676,324  $205,800,963  $206,015,460 
 
REPRESENTED BY           
Paid-in-capital           
(unlimited shares authorized)           
(Notes 1 and 4)  $211,868,576  $214,790,760  $264,634,808  $235,083,938  $246,613,241 
Total distributable earnings (Note 1)  (8,351,113)  (14,170,810)  (25,958,484)  (29,282,975)  (40,597,781) 
Total — Representing net assets           
applicable to capital outstanding  $203,517,463  $200,619,950  $238,676,324  $205,800,963  $206,015,460 
 
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET          Maturity 
VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE  2040 Fund  2035 Fund  2030 Fund  2025 Fund  Fund 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class A     
Net Assets  $16,840,451  $22,105,783  $22,952,331  $23,401,689  $23,630,335 
Number of shares outstanding  845,004  1,104,124  1,198,218  1,225,174  1,529,967 
Net asset value and redemption price  $19.93  $20.02  $19.16  $19.10  $15.44 
Offering price per class A share           
(100/94.25 of Class A net asset value)*  $21.15  $21.24  $20.33  $20.27  N/A 
Offering price per class A share           
(100/96.00 of Class A net asset value)**  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  $16.08 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities 7/31/23 cont.

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET          Maturity 
VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE  2040 Fund  2035 Fund  2030 Fund  2025 Fund  Fund 
Computation of net asset value and offering price Class B       
Net Assets  $293,458  $157,943  $74,467  $117,081  $75,458 
Number of shares outstanding  17,191  9,006  4,200  6,743  5,032 
Net asset value and offering price ***  $17.07  $17.54  $17.73  $17.36  $14.99 
Computation of net asset value and offering price Class C       
Net Assets  $869,460  $1,201,750  $764,089  $1,198,094  $878,682 
Number of shares outstanding  52,678  69,760  43,877  70,307  58,427 
Net asset value and offering price ***  $16.51  $17.23  $17.41  $17.04  $15.04 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R     
Net Assets  $162,756  $551,545  $422,176  $573,116  $530,924 
Number of shares outstanding  7,686  29,323  24,137  32,821  34,425 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $21.18  $18.81  $17.49  $17.46  $15.42 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R3     
Net Assets  $3,106,345  $5,410,135  $6,171,069  $3,581,640  $1,545,791 
Number of shares outstanding  123,228  216,330  269,316  187,919  99,705 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $25.21  $25.01  $22.91  $19.06  $15.50 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R4     
Net Assets  $743,131  $940,126  $2,985,653  $1,266,050  $170,232 
Number of shares outstanding  29,449  37,589  130,180  66,458  10,973 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $25.23  $25.01  $22.93  $19.05  $15.51 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R5     
Net Assets  $11,016  $10,803  $10,510  $10,226  $10,128 
Number of shares outstanding  436  431  458  536  653 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $25.25  $25.04  $22.95  $19.06  $15.51 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class R6     
Net Assets  $8,039,186  $11,597,532  $12,067,925  $6,212,977  $1,599,136 
Number of shares outstanding  318,115  462,918  525,443  325,753  103,090 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $25.27  $25.05  $22.97  $19.07  $15.51 
Computation of net asset value, offering price and redemption price Class Y     
Net Assets  $173,451,660  $158,644,333  $193,228,104  $169,440,090  $177,574,774 
Number of shares outstanding  6,883,160  6,342,171  8,436,204  8,899,713  11,447,893 
Net asset value, offering price           
and redemption value  $25.20  $25.01  $22.90  $19.04  $15.51 
Cost of investments (Note 1)  $192,233,827  $191,520,973  $231,011,599  $204,386,643  $202,147,261 

 

* On retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

** On retail sales of less than $100,000. On sales of $100,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

*** Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

Net asset value may not recalculate due to rounding of fractional shares.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Year ended 7/31/23

INVESTMENT INCOME  2065 Fund  2060 Fund  2055 Fund  2050 Fund  2045 Fund 
Income distributions from underlying           
Putnam fund shares (Note 5)  $13,984  $333,655  $1,192,919  $2,557,187  $4,408,928 
 
EXPENSES           
Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  3,100  72,952  239,169  473,081  655,847 
Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  581  15,348  56,849  109,502  158,214 
Distribution fees (Note 2)  2,559  6,113  26,420  33,750  47,890 
Reports to shareholders  12,085  13,264  14,901  16,208  16,658 
Blue sky expense  72,785  77,289  79,184  79,364  80,440 
Postage  6,579  7,328  8,716  9,590  9,928 
Other  2,107  8,596  23,784  45,849  61,341 
Fees waived and reimbursed           
by Manager (Note 2)  (97,212)  (192,279)  (406,812)  (702,358)  (926,236) 
Total expenses  2,584  8,611  42,211  64,986  104,082 
 
Net investment income  11,400  325,044  1,150,708  2,492,201  4,304,846 
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)         
Net realized gain (loss) on:           
Sale of underlying Putnam fund shares           
(Notes 1 and 3)  (117,028)  (2,651,387)  (8,416,286)  (13,358,460)  (14,772,897) 
Capital gain distribution           
from underlying Putnam fund           
shares (Note 5)  80,058  1,641,864  4,301,424  5,620,121  3,333,875 
Total net realized loss  (36,970)  (1,009,523)  (4,114,862)  (7,738,339)  (11,439,022) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:       
Underlying Putnam fund shares  102,904  2,421,957  8,101,217  14,830,717  19,000,255 
Total change in net unrealized           
appreciation  102,904  2,421,957  8,101,217  14,830,717  19,000,255 
 
Net gain on investments  65,934  1,412,434  3,986,355  7,092,378  7,561,233 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting           
from operations  $77,334  $1,737,478  $5,137,063  $9,584,579  $11,866,079 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of operations Year ended 7/31/23 cont.

          Maturity 
INVESTMENT INCOME  2040 Fund  2035 Fund  2030 Fund  2025 Fund  Fund 
Income distributions from underlying           
Putnam fund shares (Note 5)  $8,026,413  $9,453,520  $14,559,097  $14,753,782  $17,103,672 
 
EXPENSES           
Compensation of Manager (Note 2)  964,068  925,838  1,121,235  952,519  1,024,161 
Investor servicing fees (Note 2)  236,465  232,470  289,768  252,806  279,188 
Distribution fees (Note 2)  59,302  81,179  82,494  86,081  78,239 
Reports to shareholders  17,293  16,643  17,494  16,364  16,975 
Blue sky expense  80,562  80,412  80,591  83,606  80,723 
Postage  9,648  9,300  11,517  10,783  12,610 
Other  87,772  84,639  107,174  92,000  101,636 
Fees waived and reimbursed           
by Manager (Note 2)  (1,277,821)  (1,179,816)  (1,358,756)  (1,140,785)  (1,243,670) 
Total expenses  177,289  250,665  351,517  353,374  349,862 
 
Net investment income  7,849,124  9,202,855  14,207,580  14,400,408  16,753,810 
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)         
Net realized gain (loss) on:           
Sale of underlying Putnam fund shares           
(Notes 1 and 3)  (17,807,403)  (22,206,842)  (28,486,322)  (26,041,149)  (29,176,679) 
Capital gain distribution           
from underlying Putnam fund           
shares (Note 5)  2,857,476  4,366,280  5,677,971  3,670,588  3,300,846 
Total net realized loss  (14,949,927)  (17,840,562)  (22,808,351)  (22,370,561)  (25,875,833) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:       
Underlying Putnam Fund shares  22,973,997  21,567,753  19,453,575  14,442,043  15,990,715 
Total change in net unrealized           
appreciation  22,973,997  21,567,753  19,453,575  14,442,043  15,990,715 
 
Net gain (loss) on investments  8,024,070  3,727,191  (3,354,776)  (7,928,518)  (9,885,118) 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting           
from operations  $15,873,194  $12,930,046  $10,852,804  $6,471,890  $6,868,692 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets

2065 Fund — INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $11,400  $573 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (36,970)  25,205 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  102,904  (60,459) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  77,334  (34,681) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (2,009)  (1,241) 
Class C  (2,747)  (3,970) 
Class R  (135)  (473) 
Class R3  (161)  (500) 
Class R4  (187)  (527) 
Class R5  (202)  (544) 
Class R6  (4,081)  (2,336) 
Class Y  (248)  (544) 
Net realized short-term gain on investments     
Class A  (194)  (242) 
Class C  (418)  (829) 
Class R  (19)  (103) 
Class R3  (19)  (103) 
Class R4  (19)  (103) 
Class R5  (19)  (103) 
Class R6  (360)  (418) 
Class Y  (23)  (103) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (2,435)   
Class C  (5,259)   
Class R  (236)   
Class R3  (237)   
Class R4  (238)   
Class R5  (238)   
Class R6  (4,531)   
Class Y  (288)   
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  227,899  274,080 
Total increase in net assets  280,930  227,260 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  410,814  183,554 
End of period  $691,744  $410,814 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2060 Fund — INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $325,044  $73,800 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (1,009,523)  800,304 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  2,421,957  (1,780,338) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  1,737,478  (906,234) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (17,047)  (48,077) 
Class B  (116)  (706) 
Class C  (2,167)  (13,724) 
Class R  (170)  (800) 
Class R3  (624)  (1,990) 
Class R4  (853)  (1,720) 
Class R5  (178)  (589) 
Class R6  (36,431)  (85,723) 
Class Y  (179,660)  (265,838) 
Net realized short-term gain on investments     
Class A    (7,403) 
Class B    (132) 
Class C    (2,429) 
Class R    (134) 
Class R3    (315) 
Class R4    (262) 
Class R5    (87) 
Class R6    (12,460) 
Class Y    (39,300) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (48,734)  (64,495) 
Class B  (678)  (1,152) 
Class C  (12,686)  (21,138) 
Class R  (690)  (1,168) 
Class R3  (1,957)  (2,744) 
Class R4  (2,242)  (2,281) 
Class R5  (450)  (756) 
Class R6  (86,792)  (108,754) 
Class Y  (445,481)  (344,595) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  4,301,530  6,592,636 
Total increase in net assets  5,202,052  4,657,630 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  11,168,594  6,510,964 
End of period  $16,370,646  $11,168,594 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2055 Fund — INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $1,150,708  $444,900 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (4,114,862)  5,777,296 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  8,101,217  (10,283,137) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  5,137,063  (4,060,941) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (86,036)  (237,999) 
Class B  (392)  (3,783) 
Class C  (4,651)  (49,655) 
Class R  (698)  (598) 
Class R3  (48,535)  (148,241) 
Class R4  (5,716)  (17,051) 
Class R5  (195)  (586) 
Class R6  (124,628)  (315,790) 
Class Y  (599,087)  (1,397,057) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (355,585)  (317,792) 
Class B  (3,714)  (6,127) 
Class C  (44,619)  (78,090) 
Class R  (3,371)  (1,916) 
Class R3  (218,048)  (204,164) 
Class R4  (22,658)  (22,474) 
Class R5  (714)  (750) 
Class R6  (434,241)  (396,353) 
Class Y  (2,175,190)  (1,777,722) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  8,309,989  16,338,426 
Total increase in net assets  9,318,974  7,301,337 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  43,430,139  36,128,802 
End of period  $52,749,113  $43,430,139 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2050 Fund — INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $2,492,201  $1,263,265 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (7,738,339)  14,294,401 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  14,830,717  (24,286,923) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  9,584,579  (8,729,257) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (136,534)  (368,100) 
Class B  (461)  (8,680) 
Class C  (12,612)  (40,364) 
Class R  (8,813)  (20,853) 
Class R3  (34,577)  (181,065) 
Class R4  (3,978)  (7,603) 
Class R5  (227)  (580) 
Class R6  (227,715)  (569,268) 
Class Y  (1,573,501)  (3,824,139) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (644,915)  (399,670) 
Class B  (8,042)  (12,066) 
Class C  (89,609)  (52,841) 
Class R  (49,674)  (26,122) 
Class R3  (179,909)  (203,079) 
Class R4  (17,565)  (8,232) 
Class R5  (950)  (601) 
Class R6  (912,479)  (578,012) 
Class Y  (6,586,111)  (3,943,437) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  15,967,544  16,570,346 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  15,064,451  (2,403,623) 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  88,062,084  90,465,707 
End of period  $103,126,535  $88,062,084 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2045 Fund — INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $4,304,846  $1,846,744 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (11,439,022)  16,529,262 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  19,000,255  (29,652,783) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  11,866,079  (11,276,777) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (459,165)  (712,068) 
Class B  (13,868)  (27,603) 
Class C  (24,076)  (53,176) 
Class R  (1,505)  (3,177) 
Class R3  (73,380)  (173,897) 
Class R4  (21,829)  (39,024) 
Class R5  (311)  (524) 
Class R6  (343,625)  (547,347) 
Class Y  (3,170,059)  (4,494,648) 
Net realized short-term gain on investments     
Class A  (629)  (1,560) 
Class B  (23)  (68) 
Class C  (40)  (132) 
Class R  (2)  (9) 
Class R3  (113)  (399) 
Class R4  (30)  (85) 
Class R5  (1)  (1) 
Class R6  (433)  (1,126) 
Class Y  (4,117)  (9,410) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (1,100,739)  (735,994) 
Class B  (40,584)  (32,146) 
Class C  (70,695)  (62,133) 
Class R  (4,295)  (4,108) 
Class R3  (197,562)  (188,412) 
Class R4  (52,044)  (39,927) 
Class R5  (707)  (520) 
Class R6  (757,360)  (531,204) 
Class Y  (7,204,678)  (4,438,192) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  13,008,198  36,251,748 
Total increase in net assets  11,332,407  12,878,081 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  127,664,646  114,786,565 
End of period  $138,997,053  $127,664,646 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2040 Fund — INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $7,849,124  $3,210,059 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (14,949,927)  26,003,462 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  22,973,997  (44,215,525) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  15,873,194  (15,002,004) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (667,187)  (879,785) 
Class B  (11,613)  (17,995) 
Class C  (35,173)  (45,729) 
Class R  (5,299)  (2,063) 
Class R3  (115,456)  (153,759) 
Class R4  (27,545)  (30,735) 
Class R5  (370)  (489) 
Class R6  (514,044)  (655,946) 
Class Y  (5,869,743)  (7,329,464) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (1,615,510)  (812,415) 
Class B  (33,518)  (20,325) 
Class C  (98,576)  (47,465) 
Class R  (14,189)  (3,250) 
Class R3  (295,991)  (151,663) 
Class R4  (65,697)  (28,339) 
Class R5  (851)  (432) 
Class R6  (1,150,773)  (567,379) 
Class Y  (13,479,421)  (6,471,817) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  19,573,260  23,568,450 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  11,445,498  (8,652,604) 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  192,071,965  200,724,569 
End of period  $203,517,463  $192,071,965 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2035 Fund — INCREASE IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $9,202,855  $2,897,833 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (17,840,562)  17,486,785 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  21,567,753  (32,557,666) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  12,930,046  (12,173,048) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (1,149,216)  (1,149,210) 
Class B  (8,550)  (16,264) 
Class C  (60,566)  (58,643) 
Class R  (27,429)  (24,407) 
Class R3  (207,006)  (251,819) 
Class R4  (37,919)  (31,241) 
Class R5  (460)  (468) 
Class R6  (717,606)  (755,501) 
Class Y  (6,754,008)  (5,988,006) 
Net realized short-term gain on investments     
Class A    (978) 
Class B    (16) 
Class C    (57) 
Class R    (24) 
Class R3    (226) 
Class R4    (27) 
Class R5    —† 
Class R6    (602) 
Class Y    (4,913) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (1,285,133)  (1,310,424) 
Class B  (11,737)  (21,092) 
Class C  (76,584)  (76,438) 
Class R  (32,816)  (32,331) 
Class R3  (245,577)  (302,961) 
Class R4  (41,849)  (35,684) 
Class R5  (495)  (511) 
Class R6  (753,903)  (805,538) 
Class Y  (7,239,702)  (6,567,590) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  19,568,141  39,552,318 
Total increase in net assets  13,847,631  9,944,299 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  186,772,319  176,828,020 
End of period  $200,619,950  $186,772,319 

 

Amount represents less than $1.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2030 Fund — INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $14,207,580  $4,111,468 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (22,808,351)  16,093,635 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  19,453,575  (33,076,640) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  10,852,804  (12,871,537) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (1,485,935)  (1,025,829) 
Class B  (9,695)  (8,366) 
Class C  (52,008)  (40,103) 
Class R  (26,523)  (20,632) 
Class R3  (290,130)  (252,857) 
Class R4  (152,314)  (105,359) 
Class R5  (568)  (409) 
Class R6  (1,049,075)  (721,929) 
Class Y  (10,789,894)  (7,796,393) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (1,033,986)  (1,100,970) 
Class B  (7,779)  (11,299) 
Class C  (41,010)  (53,124) 
Class R  (19,470)  (23,954) 
Class R3  (209,804)  (281,920) 
Class R4  (105,115)  (111,670) 
Class R5  (381)  (416) 
Class R6  (692,871)  (719,060) 
Class Y  (7,250,935)  (7,886,065) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  12,408,821  18,518,863 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  44,132  (14,513,029) 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  238,632,192  253,145,221 
End of period  $238,676,324  $238,632,192 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

2025 Fund — INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $14,400,408  $3,844,787 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (22,370,561)  6,131,810 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  14,442,043  (18,754,058) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  6,471,890  (8,777,461) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (1,468,168)  (752,203) 
Class B  (9,107)  (7,562) 
Class C  (98,665)  (36,980) 
Class R  (46,537)  (19,159) 
Class R3  (200,694)  (104,842) 
Class R4  (81,071)  (39,300) 
Class R5  (634)  (325) 
Class R6  (671,541)  (350,124) 
Class Y  (10,592,593)  (5,032,791) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A  (584,440)  (902,644) 
Class B  (4,394)  (12,400) 
Class C  (43,500)  (60,141) 
Class R  (19,512)  (26,252) 
Class R3  (82,132)  (141,940) 
Class R4  (31,762)  (46,113) 
Class R5  (242)  (361) 
Class R6  (252,912)  (377,790) 
Class Y  (4,047,709)  (5,590,421) 
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)  15,331,353  20,116,553 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets  3,567,630  (2,162,256) 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  202,233,333  204,395,589 
End of period  $205,800,963  $202,233,333 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of changes in net assets cont.

Maturity Fund —DECREASE IN NET ASSETS  Year ended 7/31/23  Year ended 7/31/22 
Operations     
Net investment income  $16,753,810  $6,261,498 
Net realized gain (loss) of underlying Putnam fund shares  (25,875,833)  715,377 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of underlying     
Putnam fund shares  15,990,715  (17,469,257) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting     
from operations  6,868,692  (10,492,382) 
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1)     
From ordinary income     
Net investment income     
Class A  (1,784,456)  (731,815) 
Class B  (8,577)  (8,169) 
Class C  (63,781)  (26,365) 
Class R  (36,203)  (15,976) 
Class R3  (113,009)  (50,926) 
Class R4  (15,315)  (5,981) 
Class R5  (733)  (287) 
Class R6  (251,783)  (125,027) 
Class Y  (14,476,017)  (6,932,183) 
From capital gain on investments     
Net realized long-term gain on investments     
Class A    (301,741) 
Class B    (4,929) 
Class C    (15,434) 
Class R    (7,663) 
Class R3    (22,316) 
Class R4    (2,359) 
Class R5    (107) 
Class R6    (46,706) 
Class Y    (2,638,840) 
Decrease from capital share transactions (Note 4)  (33,432,687)  (32,424,138) 
Total decrease in net assets  (43,313,869)  (53,853,344) 
 
NET ASSETS     
Beginning of period  249,329,329  303,182,673 
End of period  $206,015,460  $249,329,329 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2065 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $9.72­  .18­  .86­  1.04­  (.19)  (.24)  (.43)  $10.33­  11.38­  $183­  .28­  1.90­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.34­  .05­  (1.04)  (.99)  (. 53)  (.10)  (.63)  9.72­  (9.42)  57­  .28­  . 52­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  (.02)  1.36­  1.34­  —­  —­  —­  11.34­  13.40*  18­  .18*  (.17)*  7* 
Class C­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.64­  .14­  .82­  .96­  (.12)  (.24)  (.36)  $10.24­  10.54­  $262­  1.03­  1.44­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.29­  (.03)  (1.03)  (1.06)  (.49)  (.10)  (.59)  9.64­  (10.05)  180­  1.03­  (.32)  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  (.07)  1.36­  1.29­  —­  —­  —­  11.29­  12.90 *  84­  .61*  (.60)*  7* 
Class R­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.70­  .16­  .85­  1.01­  (.13)  (.24)  (.37)  $10.34­  11.02­  $11­  .68­  1.71­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.32­  .04­  (1.09)  (1.05)  (.47)  (.10)  (.57)  9.70­  (9.89)  10­  .68­  .41­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  (.04)  1.36­  1.32­  —­  —­  —­  11.32­  13.20*  11­  .41*  (.40)*  7* 
Class R3­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.72­  .19­  .84­  1.03­  (.15)  (.24)  (.39)  $10.36­  11.29­  $11­  .43­  1.96­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.33­  .07­  (1.08)  (1.01)  (. 50)  (.10)  (.60)  9.72­  (9.58)  10­  .43­  .66­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  (.03)  1.36­  1.33­  —­  —­  —­  11.33­  13.30 *  11­  .26*  (.25)*  7* 
Class R4­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.74­  .21­  .84­  1.05­  (.18)  (.24)  (.42)  $10.37­  11.47­  $11­  .18­  2.21­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.35­  .10­  (1.08)  (.98)  (. 53)  (.10)  (.63)  9.74­  (9.35)  10­  .18­  .91­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  (.01)  1.36­  1.35­  —­  —­  —­  11.35­  13.50 *  11­  .12*  (.11)*  7* 
Class R5­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.75­  .23­  .83­  1.06­  (.19)  (.24)  (.43)  $10.38­  11.63­  $12­  .03­  2.36­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.36­  .11­  (1.08)  (.97)  (. 54)  (.10)  (.64)  9.75­  (9.21)  10­  .03­  1.06­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  —­f  1.36­  1.36­  —­  —­  —­  11.36­  13.60*  11­  .03*  (.02)*  7* 
Class R6­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.75­  .27­  .80­  1.07­  (.20)  (.24)  (.44)  $10.38­  11.76­  $189­  (.07)  2.84­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.36­  .07­  (1.02)  (.95)  (. 56)  (.10)  (.66)  9.75­  (9.11)  122­  (.07)  .67­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  —­f  1.36­  1.36­  —­  —­  —­  11.36­  13.60*  26­  (.03)*  .04*  7* 
Class Y­                           
July 31, 2023  $9.75­  .23­  .83­  1.06­  (.19)  (.24)  (.43)  $10.38­  11.65­  $12­  .03­  2.43­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  11.36­  .11­  (1.08)  (.97)  (. 54)  (.10)  (.64)  9.75­  (9.21)  11­  .03­  1.03­  13­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  10.00­  —­f  1.36­  1.36­  —­  —­  —­  11.36­  13.60*  11­  .03*  (.02)*  7* 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2060 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.07­  .22­  .93­  1.15­  (.17)  (.49)  (.66)  $11.56­  11.28­  $1,471­  .28­  2.09­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.89­  .10­  (1.18)  (1.08)  (.70)  (1.04)  (1.74)  11.07­  (9.43)  984­  .28­  .78­  52­ 
July 31, 2021  11.00­  .03­  3.15­  3.18­  (.02)  (.27)  (.29)  13.89­  29.22­  912­  .34­g  .24­  73­ 
July 31, 2020  10.99­  .12­  . 52­  .64­  (.12)  (. 51)  (.63)  11.00­  5.83­  1,773­  .41­g  1.15­  86­ 
July 31, 2019  11.70­  .11­  (.12)  (.01)  (.34)  (.36)  (.70)  10.99­  .72­  1,323­  .38­  1.01­  69­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $10.97­  .15­  .91­  1.06­  (.08)  (.49)  (.57)  $11.46­  10.45­  $17­  1.03­  1.41­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.75­  .01­  (1.18)  (1.17)  (. 57)  (1.04)  (1.61)  10.97­  (10.08)  15­  1.03­  .08­  52­ 
July 31, 2021  10.96­  (.04)  3.10­  3.06­  —­  (.27)  (.27)  13.75­  28.20­  17­  1.09­g  (.29)  73­ 
July 31, 2020  10.94­  .05­  . 51­  .56­  (.03)  (. 51)  (.54)  10.96­  5.06­  17­  1.16­g  .46­  86­ 
July 31, 2019  11.66­  .06­  (.15)  (.09)  (.27)  (.36)  (.63)  10.94­  (.07)  22­  1.13­  . 56­  69­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $10.86­  .14­  .91­  1.05­  (.08)  (.49)  (.57)  $11.34­  10.46­  $326­  1.03­  1.37­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.67­  .01­  (1.17)  (1.16)  (.61)  (1.04)  (1.65)  10.86­  (10.13)  296­  1.03­  .06­  52­ 
July 31, 2021  10.89­  (.04)  3.09­  3.05­  —­  (.27)  (.27)  13.67­  28.30­  290­  1.09­g  (.34)  73­ 
July 31, 2020  10.90­  .04­  . 52­  .56­  (.06)  (. 51)  (.57)  10.89­  5.06­  198­  1.16­g  .42­  86­ 
July 31, 2019  11.60­  .01­  (.10)  (.09)  (.25)  (.36)  (.61)  10.90­  (.05)  134­  1.13­  .06­  69­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.12­  .19­  .92­  1.11­  (.12)  (.49)  (.61)  $11.62­  10.78­  $17­  .68­  1.76­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.94­  .05­  (1.19)  (1.14)  (.64)  (1.04)  (1.68)  11.12­  (9.78)  16­  .68­  .43­  52­ 
July 31, 2021  11.09­  .01­  3.15­  3.16­  (.04)  (.27)  (.31)  13.94­  28.86­  17­  .68­  .10­  73­ 
July 31, 2020  11.01­  .06­  . 55­  .61­  (.02)  (. 51)  (.53)  11.09­  5.49­  14­  .66­g  . 59­  86­ 
July 31, 2019  11.69­  .09­  (.12)  (.03)  (.29)  (.36)  (.65)  11.01­  .52­  27­  .63­  .82­  69­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.12­  .21­  .93­  1.14­  (.16)  (.49)  (.65)  $11.61­  11.07­  $58­  .43­  1.95­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.94­  .09­  (1.19)  (1.10)  (.68)  (1.04)  (1.72)  11.12­  (9.52)  40­  .43­  .68­  52­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  12.31­  (.03)  1.66­  1.63­  —­  —­  —­  13.94­  13.24*  39­  .26*g  (.25)*  73­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.14­  .23­  .94­  1.17­  (.19)  (.49)  (.68)  $11.63­  11.38­  $81­  .18­  2.10­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.96­  .11­  (1.18)  (1.07)  (.71)  (1.04)  (1.75)  11.14­  (9.32)  36­  .18­  .90­  52­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  12.31­  (.01)  1.66­  1.65­  —­  —­  —­  13.96­  13.40*  32­  .12*g  (.11)*  73­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.15­  .26­  .92­  1.18­  (.19)  (.49)  (.68)  $11.65­  11.54­  $11­  .03­  2.41­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.97­  .13­  (1.18)  (1.05)  (.73)  (1.04)  (1.77)  11.15­  (9.18)  10­  .03­  1.07­  52­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  12.31­  —­f  1.66­  1.66­  —­  —­  —­  13.97­  13.48*  11­  .03*g  (.02)*  73­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

2060 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.16­  .31­  .88­  1.19­  (.20)  (.49)  (.69)  $11.66­  11.65­  $1,648­  (.07)  2.89­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.98­  .13­  (1.17)  (1.04)  (.74)  (1.04)  (1.78)  11.16­  (9.07)  1,909­  (.07)  1.06­  52­ 
July 31, 2021  11.11­  .10­  3.15­  3.25­  (.11)  (.27)  (.38)  13.98­  29.67­  1,487­  .01­g  .76­  73­ 
July 31, 2020  11.08­  .17­  . 52­  .69­  (.15)  (. 51)  (.66)  11.11­  6.20­  877­  .09­g  1.63­  86­ 
July 31, 2019  11.77­  .20­  (.18)  .02­  (.35)  (.36)  (.71)  11.08­  1.02­  775­  .05­  1.87­  69­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.11­  .26­  .92­  1.18­  (.20)  (.49)  (.69)  $11.60­  11.52­  $12,740­  .03­  2.40­  154­i 
July 31, 2022  13.94­  .10­  (1.16)  (1.06)  (.73)  (1.04)  (1.77)  11.11­  (9.23)  7,863­  .03­  .85­  52­ 
July 31, 2021  11.08­  .09­  3.15­  3.24­  (.11)  (.27)  (.38)  13.94­  29.66­  3,705­  .09­g  .67­  73­ 
July 31, 2020  11.06­  .16­  . 51­  .67­  (.14)  (. 51)  (.65)  11.08­  6.08­  79­  .16­g  1.52­  86­ 
July 31, 2019  11.74­  .04­  (.02)  .02­  (.34)  (.36)  (.70)  11.06­  1.01­  116­  .13­  .34­  69­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2055 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.07­  .24­  .79­  1.03­  (.19)  (.78)  (.97)  $11.13­  10.55­  $5,727­  .28­  2.30­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.76­  .12­  (1.20)  (1.08)  (.69)  (.92)  (1.61)  11.07­  (9.33)  4,851­  .28­  .94­  28­ 
July 31, 2021  10.77­  .04­  2.99­  3.03­  (.04)  —­  (.04)  13.76­  28.18­  4,412­  .34­g  .39­  39­ 
July 31, 2020  11.01­  .13­  .48­  .61­  (.08)  (.77)  (.85)  10.77­  5.53­  16,369­  .43­g  1.21­  50­ 
July 31, 2019  12.57­  .13­  (.25)  (.12)  (.31)  (1.13)  (1.44)  11.01­  .73­  14,360­  .42­  1.19­  57­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $10.92­  .16­  .78­  .94­  (.08)  (.78)  (.86)  $11.00­  9.73­  $49­  1.03­  1.59­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.56­  .04­  (1.19)  (1.15)  (. 57)  (.92)  (1.49)  10.92­  (9.92)  63­  1.03­  .29­  28­ 
July 31, 2021  10.67­  (.04)  2.93­  2.89­  —­  —­  —­  13.56­  27.09­  103­  1.09­g  (.31)  39­ 
July 31, 2020  10.92­  .05­  .47­  .52­  —­  (.77)  (.77)  10.67­  4.72­  103­  1.18­g  .45­  50­ 
July 31, 2019  12.45­  .05­  (.23)  (.18)  (.22)  (1.13)  (1.35)  10.92­  .06­  102­  1.17­  .47­  57­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $10.65­  .16­  .76­  .92­  (.08)  (.78)  (.86)  $10.71­  9.77­  $641­  1.03­  1.60­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.29­  .04­  (1.17)  (1.13)  (. 59)  (.92)  (1.51)  10.65­  (10.01)  599­  1.03­  .34­  28­ 
July 31, 2021  10.47­  (.03)  2.87­  2.84­  (.02)  —­  (.02)  13.29­  27.16­  1,158­  1.09­g  (.27)  39­ 
July 31, 2020  10.73­  .05­  .46­  .51­  —­f  (.77)  (.77)  10.47­  4.74­  923­  1.18­g  . 53­  50­ 
July 31, 2019  12.28­  .05­  (.24)  (.19)  (.23)  (1.13)  (1.36)  10.73­  .02­  959­  1.17­  .49­  57­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.36­  .19­  .83­  1.02­  (.16)  (.78)  (.94)  $11.44­  10.16­  $72­  .68­  1.81­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.74­  .01­  (1.18)  (1.17)  (.29)  (.92)  (1.21)  11.36­  (9.66)  39­  .68­  .03­  28­ 
July 31, 2021  10.83­  .02­  2.97­  2.99­  (.08)  —­  (.08)  13.74­  27.71­  166­  .68­g  .15­  39­ 
July 31, 2020  11.07­  .10­  .49­  .59­  (.06)  (.77)  (.83)  10.83­  5.26­  116­  .68­g  .94­  50­ 
July 31, 2019  12.52­  .07­  (.21)  (.14)  (.18)  (1.13)  (1.31)  11.07­  .44­  87­  .67­  . 58­  57­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.15­  .25­  .77­  1.02­  (.17)  (.78)  (.95)  $11.22­  10.40­  $2,990­  .43­  2.32­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.84­  .10­  (1.20)  (1.10)  (.67)  (.92)  (1.59)  11.15­  (9.42)  2,904­  .43­  .79­  28­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  12.27­  (.03)  1.60­  1.57­  —­  —­  —­  13.84­  12.80 *  2,945­  .26*g  (.24)*  39­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.17­  .25­  .80­  1.05­  (.20)  (.78)  (.98)  $11.24­  10.64­  $382­  .18­  2.39­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.86­  .13­  (1.20)  (1.07)  (.70)  (.92)  (1.62)  11.17­  (9.20)  317­  .18­  1.06­  28­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  12.27­  (.01)  1.60­  1.59­  —­  —­  —­  13.86­  12.96*  336­  .12*g  (.10)*  39­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.18­  .27­  .79­  1.06­  (.21)  (.78)  (.99)  $11.25­  10.80­  $11­  .03­  2.55­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.87­  .15­  (1.20)  (1.05)  (.72)  (.92)  (1.64)  11.18­  (9.05)  10­  .03­  1.22­  28­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  12.27­  —­f  1.60­  1.60­  —­  —­  —­  13.87­  13.04*  11­  .03*g  (.01)*  39­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

2055 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments   distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.18­  .38­  .70­  1.08­  (.22)  (.78)  (1.00)  $11.26­  11.01­  $2,487­  (.07)  3.59­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.88­  .16­  (1.21)  (1.05)  (.73)  (.92)  (1.65)  11.18­  (9.03)  6,073­  (.07)  1.26­  28­ 
July 31, 2021  10.91­  .10­  3.00­  3.10­  (.13)  —­  (.13)  13.88­  28.60­  6,221­  —­g,h  .84­  39­ 
July 31, 2020  11.14­  .16­  . 50­  .66­  (.12)  (.77)  (.89)  10.91­  5.88­  6,246­  .09­g  1.55­  50­ 
July 31, 2019  12.71­  .18­  (.26)  (.08)  (.36)  (1.13)  (1.49)  11.14­  1.10­  6,071­  .05­  1.62­  57­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $11.21­  .27­  .80­  1.07­  (.21)  (.78)  (.99)  $11.29­  10.89­  $40,391­  .03­  2.50­  133­i 
July 31, 2022  13.91­  .14­  (1.20)  (1.06)  (.72)  (.92)  (1.64)  11.21­  (9.07)  28,572­  .03­  1.13­  28­ 
July 31, 2021  10.95­  .10­  2.99­  3.09­  (.13)  —­  (.13)  13.91­  28.41­  20,777­  .09­g  .78­  39­ 
July 31, 2020  11.12­  .18­  .47­  .65­  (.05)  (.77)  (.82)  10.95­  5.80­  318­  .18­g  1.68­  50­ 
July 31, 2019  12.68­  .16­  (.25)  (.09)  (.34)  (1.13)  (1.47)  11.12­  1.01­  662­  .17­  1.43­  57­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2050 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.27­  .42­  1.11­  1.53­  (.36)  (1.69)  (2.05)  $17.75­  9.93­  $7,769­  .29­  2.49­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  22.32­  .23­  (1.99)  (1.76)  (1.10)  (1.19)  (2.29)  18.27­  (9.16)  7,023­  .28­  1.11­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  17.62­  .03­  4.67­  4.70­  —­f  —­  —­f  22.32­  26.68­  7,601­  .34­g  .19­  33­ 
July 31, 2020  17.96­  .23­  .72­  .95­  (.22)  (1.07)  (1.29)  17.62­  5.33­  53,927­  .42­g  1.34­  46­ 
July 31, 2019  20.52­  .23­  (.40)  (.17)  (. 51)  (1.88)  (2.39)  17.96­  .87­  48,610­  .39­  1.27­  35­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $17.80­  .25­  1.13­  1.38­  (.10)  (1.69)  (1.79)  $17.39­  9.09­  $85­  1.04­  1.50­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  21.72­  .09­  (1.96)  (1.87)  (.86)  (1.19)  (2.05)  17.80­  (9.82)  131­  1.03­  .43­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  17.36­  (.05)  4.51­  4.46­  (.10)  —­  (.10)  21.72­  25.76­  316­  1.09­g  (.27)  33­ 
July 31, 2020  17.67­  .09­  .71­  .80­  (.04)  (1.07)  (1.11)  17.36­  4.52­  294­  1.17­g  . 55­  46­ 
July 31, 2019  20.19­  .11­  (.39)  (.28)  (.36)  (1.88)  (2.24)  17.67­  .14­  416­  1.14­  . 59­  35­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $17.44­  .28­  1.04­  1.32­  (.24)  (1.69)  (1.93)  $16.83­  9.05­  $1,042­  1.04­  1.75­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  21.37­  .06­  (1.89)  (1.83)  (.91)  (1.19)  (2.10)  17.44­  (9.81)  895­  1.03­  .29­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  17.11­  (.05)  4.44­  4.39­  (.13)  —­  (.13)  21.37­  25.73­  1,077­  1.09­g  (.28)  33­ 
July 31, 2020  17.48­  .09­  .71­  .80­  (.10)  (1.07)  (1.17)  17.11­  4.55­  864­  1.17­g  . 52­  46­ 
July 31, 2019  20.02­  .09­  (.38)  (.29)  (.37)  (1.88)  (2.25)  17.48­  .13­  754­  1.14­  . 53­  35­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $17.80­  .49­  .93­  1.42­  (.30)  (1.69)  (1.99)  $17.23­  9.52­  $156­  .69­  2.92­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  21.74­  .11­  (1.91)  (1.80)  (.95)  (1.19)  (2.14)  17.80­  (9.50)  499­  .68­  . 57­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  17.40­  .03­  4.52­  4.55­  (.21)  —­  (.21)  21.74­  26.28­  754­  .67­g  .15­  33­ 
July 31, 2020  17.72­  .18­  .71­  .89­  (.14)  (1.07)  (1.21)  17.40­  5.01­  568­  .67­g  1.06­  46­ 
July 31, 2019  20.27­  .18­  (.38)  (.20)  (.47)  (1.88)  (2.35)  17.72­  .68­  505­  .64­  1.01­  35­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.19­  .42­  1.08­  1.50­  (.33)  (1.69)  (2.02)  $17.67­  9.75­  $1,899­  .44­  2.50­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  22.23­  .29­  (2.08)  (1.79)  (1.06)  (1.19)  (2.25)  18.19­  (9.30)  2,144­  .43­  1.39­  32­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  19.82­  (.05)  2.46­  2.41­  —­  —­  —­  22.23­  12.16*  3,864­  .26*g  (.22)*  33­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.23­  .43­  1.11­  1.54­  (.38)  (1.69)  (2.07)  $17.70­  10.06­  $248­  .19­  2.53­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  22.26­  .23­  (1.97)  (1.74)  (1.10)  (1.19)  (2.29)  18.23­  (9.08)  170­  .18­  1.11­  32­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  19.82­  (.02)  2.46­  2.44­  —­  —­  —­  22.26­  12.31*  176­  .12*g  (.08)*  33­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.23­  .47­  1.09­  1.56­  (.40)  (1.69)  (2.09)  $17.70­  10.20­  $11­  .04­  2.74­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  22.28­  .28­  (1.99)  (1.71)  (1.15)  (1.19)  (2.34)  18.23­  (8.95)  10­  .03­  1.38­  32­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  19.82­  —­f  2.46­  2.46­  —­  —­  —­  22.28­  12.41*  11­  .03*g  .01*  33­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

90 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 91 

 


 

Financial highlights cont.

2050 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.24­  . 58­  1.00­  1.58­  (.42)  (1.69)  (2.11)  $17.71­  10.31­  $5,245­  (.06)  3.42­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  22.29­  .30­  (1.99)  (1.69)  (1.17)  (1.19)  (2.36)  18.24­  (8.85)  9,794­  (.07)  1.48­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  17.80­  .17­  4.62­  4.79­  (.30)  —­  (.30)  22.29­  27.13­  10,882­  g,h   .84­  33­ 
July 31, 2020  18.13­  .29­  .73­  1.02­  (.28)  (1.07)  (1.35)  17.80­  5.65­  9,883­  .08­g  1.67­  46­ 
July 31, 2019  20.70­  .31­  (.41)  (.10)  (. 59)  (1.88)  (2.47)  18.13­  1.23­  11,249­  .05­  1.67­  35­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.23­  .46­  1.09­  1.55­  (.40)  (1.69)  (2.09)  $17.69­  10.15­  $86,672­  .04­  2.71­  129­i 
July 31, 2022  22.27­  .28­  (1.98)  (1.70)  (1.15)  (1.19)  (2.34)  18.23­  (8.89)  67,397­  .03­  1.39­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  17.81­  .17­  4.60­  4.77­  (.31)  —­  (.31)  22.27­  26.97­  65,784­  .09­g  .84­  33­ 
July 31, 2020  18.14­  . 52­  .49­  1.01­  (.27)  (1.07)  (1.34)  17.81­  5.58­  418­  .17­g  2.91­  46­ 
July 31, 2019  20.66­  .09­  (.20)  (.11)  (. 53)  (1.88)  (2.41)  18.14­  1.17­  6,430­  .14­  . 51­  35­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2045 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  net realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $19.66­  . 58­  .89­  1.47­  (.73)  (1.75)  (2.48)  $18.65­  9.07­  $12,815­  .30­  3.22­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  24.20­  .30­  (2.05)  (1.75)  (1.37)  (1.42)  (2.79)  19.66­  (8.55)  11,577­  .28­  1.37­  33­ 
July 31, 2021  19.54­  .05­  4.66­  4.71­  —­f  (.05)  (.05)  24.20­  24.14­  13,491­  .35­g  .24­  36­ 
July 31, 2020  19.90­  .25­  .69­  .94­  (.29)  (1.01)  (1.30)  19.54­  4.75­  70,455­  .42­g  1.35­  47­ 
July 31, 2019  22.67­  .27­  (.41)  (.14)  (.69)  (1.94)  (2.63)  19.90­  1.01­  55,446­  .40­  1.33­  50­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.92­  .37­  .74­  1.11­  (.60)  (1.75)  (2.35)  $15.68­  8.23­  $270­  1.05­  2.41­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  21.20­  .12­  (1.76)  (1.64)  (1.22)  (1.42)  (2.64)  16.92­  (9.22)  417­  1.03­  .63­  33­ 
July 31, 2021  17.30­  (.05)  4.05­  4.00­  (.05)  (.05)  (.10)  21.20­  23.20­  524­  1.10­g  (.27)  36­ 
July 31, 2020  17.75­  .11­  .60­  .71­  (.15)  (1.01)  (1.16)  17.30­  3.98­  482­  1.17­g  .65­  47­ 
July 31, 2019  20.50­  .12­  (.40)  (.28)  (. 53)  (1.94)  (2.47)  17.75­  .28­  544­  1.15­  .66­  50­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.90­  .33­  .79­  1.12­  (.60)  (1.75)  (2.35)  $15.67­  8.29­  $869­  1.05­  2.16­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  21.18­  .13­  (1.78)  (1.65)  (1.21)  (1.42)  (2.63)  16.90­  (9.25)  694­  1.03­  .70­  33­ 
July 31, 2021  17.29­  (.05)  4.05­  4.00­  (.06)  (.05)  (.11)  21.18­  23.23­  987­  1.10­g  (.27)  36­ 
July 31, 2020  17.73­  .11­  .60­  .71­  (.14)  (1.01)  (1.15)  17.29­  3.97­  930­  1.17­g  .65­  47­ 
July 31, 2019  20.52­  .13­  (.41)  (.28)  (. 57)  (1.94)  (2.51)  17.73­  .26­  944­  1.15­  .69­  50­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.72­  .49­  1.00­  1.49­  (.61)  (1.75)  (2.36)  $19.85­  8.61­  $69­  .70­  2.56­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  25.19­  .18­  (2.14)  (1.96)  (1.09)  (1.42)  (2.51)  20.72­  (8.92)  44­  .68­  .76­  33­ 
July 31, 2021  20.53­  .08­  4.77­  4.85­  (.14)  (.05)  (.19)  25.19­  23.70­  127­  .68­g  .36­  36­ 
July 31, 2020  20.63­  .24­  .70­  .94­  (.03)  (1.01)  (1.04)  20.53­  4.58­  226­  .67­g  1.19­  47­ 
July 31, 2019  23.32­  .21­  (.39)  (.18)  (. 57)  (1.94)  (2.51)  20.63­  .73­  212­  .65­  1.00­  50­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.20­  .68­  1.27­  1.95­  (.65)  (1.75)  (2.40)  $24.75­  8.93­  $2,863­  .45­  2.87­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.24­  .36­  (2.67)  (2.31)  (1.31)  (1.42)  (2.73)  25.20­  (8.69)  3,383­  .43­  1.29­  33­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  27.23­  (.06)  3.07­  3.01­  —­  —­  —­  30.24­  11.05*  4,270­  .26*g  (.21)*  36­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.24­  .79­  1.22­  2.01­  (.73)  (1.75)  (2.48)  $24.77­  9.23­  $753­  .20­  3.34­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.29­  .42­  (2.67)  (2.25)  (1.38)  (1.42)  (2.80)  25.24­  (8.47)  678­  .18­  1.51­  33­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  27.23­  (.02)  3.08­  3.06­  —­  —­  —­  30.29­  11.24*  840­  .12*g  (.06)*  36­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.27­  .79­  1.26­  2.05­  (.77)  (1.75)  (2.52)  $24.80­  9.38­  $11­  .05­  3.33­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.31­  .45­  (2.64)  (2.19)  (1.43)  (1.42)  (2.85)  25.27­  (8.29)  10­  .03­  1.61­  33­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  27.23­  .01­  3.07­  3.08­  —­  —­  —­  30.31­  11.31*  11­  .03*g  .02*  36­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

2045 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  net realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b   on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.28­  1.03­  1.03­  2.06­  (.79)  (1.75)  (2.54)  $24.80­  9.45­  $4,991­  (.05)  4.28­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.33­  .47­  (2.64)  (2.17)  (1.46)  (1.42)  (2.88)  25.28­  (8.22)  10,842­  (.07)  1.68­  33­ 
July 31, 2021  24.62­  .23­  5.77­  6.00­  (.24)  (.05)  (.29)  30.33­  24.52­  11,513­  .01­g  .83­  36­ 
July 31, 2020  24.72­  .40­  .86­  1.26­  (.35)  (1.01)  (1.36)  24.62­  5.11­  10,492­  .09­g  1.67­  47­ 
July 31, 2019  27.44­  .43­  (.44)  (.01)  (.77)  (1.94)  (2.71)  24.72­  1.36­  11,005­  .05­  1.72­  50­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.27­  .79­  1.26­  2.05­  (.77)  (1.75)  (2.52)  $24.80­  9.39­  $116,355­  .05­  3.32­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.33­  .42­  (2.63)  (2.21)  (1.43)  (1.42)  (2.85)  25.27­  (8.34)  100,019­  .03­  1.50­  33­ 
July 31, 2021  24.62­  .23­  5.78­  6.01­  (.25)  (.05)  (.30)  30.33­  24.54­  83,023­  .10­g  .80­  36­ 
July 31, 2020  24.67­  .42­  .82­  1.24­  (.28)  (1.01)  (1.29)  24.62­  5.03­  831­  .17­g  1.78­  47­ 
July 31, 2019  27.38­  .43­  (.46)  (.03)  (.74)  (1.94)  (2.68)  24.67­  1.27­  2,478­  .15­  1.74­  50­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

96 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 97 

 


 

Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2040 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $21.67­  .75­  .66­  1.41­  (.92)  (2.23)  (3.15)  $19.93­  8.08­  $16,840­  .31­  3.82­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  25.95­  .33­  (2.05)  (1.72)  (1.33)  (1.23)  (2.56)  21.67­  (7.60)  15,869­  .30­  1.37­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  21.58­  .05­  4.32­  4.37­  —­f  —­  —­f  25.95­  20.26­  17,763­  .36­g  .23­  43­ 
July 31, 2020  22.00­  .29­  .60­  .89­  (.25)  (1.06)  (1.31)  21.58­  4.04­  151,384­  .41­g  1.37­  53­ 
July 31, 2019  24.24­  .34­  (.32)  .02­  (.64)  (1.62)  (2.26)  22.00­  1.33­  138,186­  .38­  1.55­  28­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $19.00­  . 52­  . 55­  1.07­  (.77)  (2.23)  (3.00)  $17.07­  7.28­  $293­  1.06­  3.04­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  22.99­  .12­  (1.79)  (1.67)  (1.09)  (1.23)  (2.32)  19.00­  (8.31)  298­  1.05­  . 58­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  19.50­  (.05)  3.81­  3.76­  (.27)  —­  (.27)  22.99­  19.39­  539­  1.10­g  (.22)  43­ 
July 31, 2020  19.99­  .12­  . 53­  .65­  (.08)  (1.06)  (1.14)  19.50­  3.24­  523­  1.16­g  .63­  53­ 
July 31, 2019  22.20­  .16­  (.29)  (.13)  (.46)  (1.62)  (2.08)  19.99­  .61­  574­  1.13­  .79­  28­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.50­  . 50­  . 53­  1.03­  (.79)  (2.23)  (3.02)  $16.51­  7.29­  $869­  1.06­  3.05­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  22.53­  .13­  (1.74)  (1.61)  (1.19)  (1.23)  (2.42)  18.50­  (8.27)  797­  1.05­  .63­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  19.11­  (.05)  3.73­  3.68­  (.26)  —­  (.26)  22.53­  19.38­  823­  1.10­g  (.22)  43­ 
July 31, 2020  19.63­  .12­  . 52­  .64­  (.10)  (1.06)  (1.16)  19.11­  3.23­  829­  1.16­g  .63­  53­ 
July 31, 2019  21.88­  .20­  (.34)  (.14)  (.49)  (1.62)  (2.11)  19.63­  .57­  1,011­  1.13­  1.03­  28­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $22.82­  .70­  .72­  1.42­  (.83)  (2.23)  (3.06)  $21.18­  7.66­  $163­  .71­  3.35­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  26.76­  .07­  (2.00)  (1.93)  (.78)  (1.23)  (2.01)  22.82­  (7.97)  142­  .70­  .28­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  22.65­  .08­  4.39­  4.47­  (.36)  —­  (.36)  26.76­  19.88­  284­  .69­g  .32­  43­ 
July 31, 2020  23.06­  .24­  .62­  .86­  (.21)  (1.06)  (1.27)  22.65­  3.73­  357­  .66­g  1.08­  53­ 
July 31, 2019  25.09­  .28­  (.27)  .01­  (.42)  (1.62)  (2.04)  23.06­  1.11­  282­  .63­  1.20­  28­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $26.54­  .94­  .83­  1.77­  (.87)  (2.23)  (3.10)  $25.21­  7.92­  $3,106­  .46­  3.82­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  31.18­  .37­  (2.53)  (2.16)  (1.25)  (1.23)  (2.48)  26.54­  (7.73)  3,365­  .45­  1.27­  32­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  28.47­  (.03)  2.74­  2.71­  —­  —­  —­  31.18­  9.52*  3,860­  .27*g  (.11)*  43­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $26.57­  1.01­  .81­  1.82­  (.93)  (2.23)  (3.16)  $25.23­  8.16­  $743­  .21­  4.09­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  31.22­  .41­  (2.50)  (2.09)  (1.33)  (1.23)  (2.56)  26.57­  (7.49)  751­  .20­  1.41­  32­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  28.47­  .01­  2.74­  2.75­  —­  —­  —­  31.22­  9.66*  880­  .13*g  .03*  43­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $26.59­  1.00­  .86­  1.86­  (.97)  (2.23)  (3.20)  $25.25­  8.31­  $11­  .06­  4.06­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  31.25­  .48­  (2.52)  (2.04)  (1.39)  (1.23)  (2.62)  26.59­  (7.34)  10­  .05­  1.65­  32­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  28.47­  .03­  2.75­  2.78­  —­  —­  —­  31.25­  9.76*  11­  .04*g  .12*  43­ 

 

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Financial highlights cont.

2040 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $26.60­  1.23­  .66­  1.89­  (.99)  (2.23)  (3.22)  $25.27­  8.47­  $8,039­  (.04)  4.92­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  31.27­  . 50­  (2.52)  (2.02)  (1.42)  (1.23)  (2.65)  26.60­  (7.28)  13,998­  (.05)  1.72­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  26.34­  .26­  5.14­  5.40­  (.47)  —­  (.47)  31.27­  20.69­  14,318­  .02­g  .89­  43­ 
July 31, 2020  26.56­  .45­  .70­  1.15­  (.31)  (1.06)  (1.37)  26.34­  4.36­  17,177­  .09­g  1.76­  53­ 
July 31, 2019  28.73­  .49­  (.32)  .17­  (.72)  (1.62)  (2.34)  26.56­  1.68­  21,085­  .05­  1.84­  28­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $26.54­  1.00­  .86­  1.86­  (.97)  (2.23)  (3.20)  $25.20­  8.33­  $173,452­  .06­  4.05­  137­i 
July 31, 2022  31.20­  .48­  (2.52)  (2.04)  (1.39)  (1.23)  (2.62)  26.54­  (7.35)  156,842­  .05­  1.65­  32­ 
July 31, 2021  26.31­  .25­  5.12­  5.37­  (.48)  —­  (.48)  31.20­  20.59­  162,247­  .10­g  .86­  43­ 
July 31, 2020  26.54­  . 51­  .61­  1.12­  (.29)  (1.06)  (1.35)  26.31­  4.24­  1,823­  .16­g  1.97­  53­ 
July 31, 2019  28.68­  .46­  (.31)  .15­  (.67)  (1.62)  (2.29)  26.54­  1.61­  4,637­  .13­  1.74­  28­ 

 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2035 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments­  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $21.25­  .92­  .25­  1.17­  (1.13)  (1.27)  (2.40)  $20.02­  6.54­  $22,106­  .34­  4.64­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  25.36­  .32­  (1.73)  (1.41)  (1.27)  (1.43)  (2.70)  21.25­  (6.43)  21,379­  .34­  1.36­  39­ 
July 31, 2021  21.92­  .16­  3.28­  3.44­  —­f  —­  —­f  25.36­  15.70­  23,803­  .38­g  .70­  46­ 
July 31, 2020  22.18­  .31­  .38­  .69­  (.38)  (. 57)  (.95)  21.92­  3.12­  127,040­  .42­g  1.45­  63­ 
July 31, 2019  24.08­  .40­  (.19)  .21­  (.77)  (1.34)  (2.11)  22.18­  1.93­  103,856­  .39­  1.79­  44­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.83­  .69­  .21­  .90­  (.92)  (1.27)  (2.19)  $17.54­  5.79­  $158­  1.09­  3.93­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  22.76­  .14­  (1.56)  (1.42)  (1.08)  (1.43)  (2.51)  18.83­  (7.17)  222­  1.09­  .68­  39­ 
July 31, 2021  19.87­  (.01)  2.97­  2.96­  (.07)  —­  (.07)  22.76­  14.90­  370­  1.13­g  (.05)  46­ 
July 31, 2020  20.17­  .14­  .33­  .47­  (.20)  (. 57)  (.77)  19.87­  2.32­  463­  1.17­g  .72­  63­ 
July 31, 2019  22.07­  .23­  (.19)  .04­  (.60)  (1.34)  (1.94)  20.17­  1.17­  653­  1.14­  1.12­  44­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023  $18.62­  .65­  .23­  .88­  (1.00)  (1.27)  (2.27)  $17.23­  5.78­  $1,202­  1.09­  3.82­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  22.56­  .15­  (1.55)  (1.40)  (1.11)  (1.43)  (2.54)  18.62­  (7.15)  1,134­  1.09­  .73­  39­ 
July 31, 2021  19.70­  (.01)  2.93­  2.92­  (.06)  —­  (.06)  22.56­  14.85­  1,213­  1.13­g  (.05)  46­ 
July 31, 2020  20.02­  .14­  .33­  .47­  (.22)  (. 57)  (.79)  19.70­  2.37­  1,391­  1.17­g  .72­  63­ 
July 31, 2019  21.96­  .21­  (.19)  .02­  (.62)  (1.34)  (1.96)  20.02­  1.12­  1,675­  1.14­  1.06­  44­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.11­  .78­  .25­  1.03­  (1.06)  (1.27)  (2.33)  $18.81­  6.13­  $552­  .74­  4.21­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  24.07­  .19­  (1.62)  (1.43)  (1.10)  (1.43)  (2.53)  20.11­  (6.83)  517­  .74­  .85­  39­ 
July 31, 2021  21.04­  .06­  3.15­  3.21­  (.18)  —­  (.18)  24.07­  15.32­  876­  .71­g  .29­  46­ 
July 31, 2020  21.31­  .25­  .35­  .60­  (.30)  (. 57)  (.87)  21.04­  2.86­  654­  .67­g  1.20­  63­ 
July 31, 2019  23.16­  .33­  (.18)  .15­  (.66)  (1.34)  (2.00)  21.31­  1.66­  626­  .64­  1.55­  44­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.90­  1.08­  .37­  1.45­  (1.07)  (1.27)  (2.34)  $25.01­  6.40­  $5,410­  .49­  4.40­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.30­  .35­  (2.13)  (1.78)  (1.19)  (1.43)  (2.62)  25.90­  (6.58)  5,458­  .49­  1.24­  39­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  28.16­  .03­  2.11­  2.14­  —­  —­  —­  30.30­  7.60*  7,415­  . 30*g  .09*  46­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.92­  1.12­  .39­  1.51­  (1.15)  (1.27)  (2.42)  $25.01­  6.66­  $940­  .24­  4.59­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.34­  .40­  (2.11)  (1.71)  (1.28)  (1.43)  (2.71)  25.92­  (6.36)  791­  .24­  1.42­  39­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  28.16­  .06­  2.12­  2.18­  —­  —­  —­  30.34­  7.74*  687­  .16*g  .19*  46­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.94­  1.18­  .37­  1.55­  (1.18)  (1.27)  (2.45)  $25.04­  6.85­  $11­  .09­  4.85­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.37­  .46­  (2.14)  (1.68)  (1.32)  (1.43)  (2.75)  25.94­  (6.24)  10­  .09­  1.62­  39­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  28.16­  .09­  2.12­  2.21­  —­  —­  —­  30.37­  7.85*  11­  .07*g  .31*  46­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

2035 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.96­  1.34­  .23­  1.57­  (1.21)  (1.27)  (2.48)  $25.05­  6.92­  $11,598­  (.01)  5.44­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.38­  .48­  (2.12)  (1.64)  (1.35)  (1.43)  (2.78)  25.96­  (6.11)  15,997­  (.01)  1.71­  39­ 
July 31, 2021  26.44­  .29­  3.94­  4.23­  (.29)  —­  (.29)  30.38­  16.10­  17,492­  .04­g  1.01­  46­ 
July 31, 2020  26.53­  .45­  .46­  .91­  (.43)  (. 57)  (1.00)  26.44­  3.48­  16,244­  .09­g  1.75­  63­ 
July 31, 2019  28.35­  . 59­  (.22)  .37­  (.85)  (1.34)  (2.19)  26.53­  2.24­  18,605­  .05­  2.24­  44­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $25.92­  1.19­  .35­  1.54­  (1.18)  (1.27)  (2.45)  $25.01­  6.82­  $158,644­  .09­  4.89­  138­i 
July 31, 2022  30.35­  .45­  (2.12)  (1.67)  (1.33)  (1.43)  (2.76)  25.92­  (6.23)  141,266­  .09­  1.62­  39­ 
July 31, 2021  26.42­  .26­  3.97­  4.23­  (.30)  —­  (.30)  30.35­  16.09­  124,961­  .13­g  .89­  46­ 
July 31, 2020  26.48­  .45­  .44­  .89­  (.38)  (. 57)  (.95)  26.42­  3.38­  1,713­  .17­g  1.75­  63­ 
July 31, 2019  28.30­  . 59­  (.24)  .35­  (.83)  (1.34)  (2.17)  26.48­  2.14­  5,493­  .14­  2.23­  44­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2030 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.61­  1.11­  (.31)  .80­  (1.33)  (.92)  (2.25)  $19.16­  4.58­  $22,952­  .37­  5.80­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  23.86­  .32­  (1.47)  (1.15)  (1.02)  (1.08)  (2.10)  20.61­  (5.36)  22,901­  .36­  1.43­  37­ 
July 31, 2021  21.51­  .23­  2.12­  2.35­  —­f  —­  —­f  23.86­  10.93­  24,643­  .39­g  1.03­  54­ 
July 31, 2020  21.95­  .32­  .15­  .47­  (.49)  (.42)  (.91)  21.51­  2.12­  198,756­  .42­g  1.53­  66­ 
July 31, 2019  23.22­  . 51­  (.08)  .43­  (.71)  (.99)  (1.70)  21.95­  2.62­  180,390­  .38­  2.33­  31­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $19.20­  .96­  (.36)  .60­  (1.15)  (.92)  (2.07)  $17.73­  3.79­  $74­  1.12­  5.35­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  22.30­  .14­  (1.37)  (1.23)  (.79)  (1.08)  (1.87)  19.20­  (6.07)  185­  1.11­  .67­  37­ 
July 31, 2021  20.32­  .01­  2.04­  2.05­  (.07)  —­  (.07)  22.30­  10.11­  282­  1.14­g  .04­  54­ 
July 31, 2020  20.76­  .16­  .13­  .29­  (.31)  (.42)  (.73)  20.32­  1.36­  617­  1.17­g  .77­  66­ 
July 31, 2019  22.02­  .33­  (.09)  .24­  (. 51)  (.99)  (1.50)  20.76­  1.80­  815­  1.13­  1.61­  31­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.93­  .89­  (.31)  .58­  (1.18)  (.92)  (2.10)  $17.41­  3.72­  $764­  1.12­  5.06­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  22.03­  .14­  (1.35)  (1.21)  (.81)  (1.08)  (1.89)  18.93­  (6.05)  898­  1.11­  .66­  37­ 
July 31, 2021  20.18­  —­f  2.04­  2.04­  (.19)  —­  (.19)  22.03­  10.14­  1,349­  1.14­g  —­h  54­ 
July 31, 2020  20.66­  .15­  .14­  .29­  (.35)  (.42)  (.77)  20.18­  1.36­  1,384­  1.17­g  .77­  66­ 
July 31, 2019  21.94­  .33­  (.09)  .24­  (. 53)  (.99)  (1.52)  20.66­  1.81­  1,430­  1.13­  1.61­  31­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $19.02­  .95­  (.30)  .65­  (1.26)  (.92)  (2.18)  $17.49­  4.13­  $422­  .77­  5.38­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  22.17­  .21­  (1.36)  (1.15)  (.92)  (1.08)  (2.00)  19.02­  (5.76)  395­  .76­  1.03­  37­ 
July 31, 2021  20.31­  .09­  2.05­  2.14­  (.28)  —­  (.28)  22.17­  10.62­  586­  .72­g  .43­  54­ 
July 31, 2020  20.79­  .26­  .12­  .38­  (.44)  (.42)  (.86)  20.31­  1.83­  571­  .67­g  1.27­  66­ 
July 31, 2019  22.02­  .42­  (.07)  .35­  (. 59)  (.99)  (1.58)  20.79­  2.36­  652­  .63­  2.04­  31­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $24.19­  1.26­  (.34)  .92­  (1.28)  (.92)  (2.20)  $22.91­  4.38­  $6,171­  . 52­  5.54­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  27.61­  .35­  (1.73)  (1.38)  (.96)  (1.08)  (2.04)  24.19­  (5.48)  5,622­  . 51­  1.33­  37­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  26.19­  .06­  1.36­  1.42­  —­  —­  —­  27.61­  5.42*  7,452­  . 30*g  .26*  54­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $24.22­  1.33­  (.36)  .97­  (1.34)  (.92)  (2.26)  $22.93­  4.61­  $2,986­  .27­  5.82­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  27.65­  .40­  (1.72)  (1.32)  (1.03)  (1.08)  (2.11)  24.22­  (5.23)  2,733­  .26­  1.54­  37­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  26.19­  .09­  1.37­  1.46­  —­  —­  —­  27.65­  5.57*  2,899­  .16*g  .36*  54­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $24.24­  1.37­  (.37)  1.00­  (1.37)  (.92)  (2.29)  $22.95­  4.78­  $11­  .12­  6.01­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  27.68­  .44­  (1.72)  (1.28)  (1.08)  (1.08)  (2.16)  24.24­  (5.11)  10­  .11­  1.69­  37­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  26.19­  .12­  1.37­  1.49­  —­  —­  —­  27.68­  5.69*  11­  .07*g  .45*  54­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

2030 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $24.25­  1.57­  (. 53)  1.04­  (1.40)  (.92)  (2.32)  $22.97­  4.93­  $12,068­  .02­  6.86­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  27.69­  .49­  (1.75)  (1.26)  (1.10)  (1.08)  (2.18)  24.25­  (5.01)  18,059­  .01­  1.89­  37­ 
July 31, 2021  25.25­  .30­  2.54­  2.84­  (.40)  —­  (.40)  27.69­  11.33­  18,567­  .05­g  1.13­  54­ 
July 31, 2020  25.60­  .46­  .16­  .62­  (. 55)  (.42)  (.97)  25.25­  2.44­  23,780­  .09­g  1.86­  66­ 
July 31, 2019  26.78­  .69­  (.10)  .59­  (.78)  (.99)  (1.77)  25.60­  2.94­  24,909­  .05­  2.73­  31­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $24.19­  1.38­  (.38)  1.00­  (1.37)  (.92)  (2.29)  $22.90­  4.79­  $193,228­  .12­  6.08­  144­i 
July 31, 2022  27.63­  .44­  (1.72)  (1.28)  (1.08)  (1.08)  (2.16)  24.19­  (5.11)  187,829­  .11­  1.70­  37­ 
July 31, 2021  25.22­  .23­  2.58­  2.81­  (.40)  —­  (.40)  27.63­  11.24­  197,357­  .14­g  .89­  54­ 
July 31, 2020  25.57­  .43­  .17­  .60­  (. 53)  (.42)  (.95)  25.22­  2.34­  3,709­  .17­g  1.74­  66­ 
July 31, 2019  26.74­  .68­  (.10)  .58­  (.76)  (.99)  (1.75)  25.57­  2.87­  7,617­  .13­  2.69­  31­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

2025 Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b   on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.32­  1.31­  (.78)  .53­  (1.25)  (. 50)  (1.75)  $19.10­  2.94­  $23,402­  .38­  6.83­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  22.72­  .37­  (1.32)  (.95)  (.66)  (.79)  (1.45)  20.32­  (4.48)  23,539­  .37­  1.74­  57­ 
July 31, 2021  21.56­  .21­  1.18­  1.39­  (.05)  (.18)  (.23)  22.72­  6.52­  24,306­  .41­g  .96­  74­ 
July 31, 2020  21.98­  .33­  (.06)  .27­  (. 50)  (.19)  (.69)  21.56­  1.23­  151,047­  .42­g  1.56­  79­ 
July 31, 2019  22.91­  . 57­  (.02)  .55­  (.80)  (.68)  (1.48)  21.98­  2.99­  112,950­  .39­  2.60­  44­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.54­  1.14­  (.79)  .35­  (1.03)  (. 50)  (1.53)  $17.36­  2.17­  $117­  1.13­  6.45­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  20.83­  .20­  (1.22)  (1.02)  (.48)  (.79)  (1.27)  18.54­  (5.19)  229­  1.12­  .99­  57­ 
July 31, 2021  19.99­  .01­  1.12­  1.13­  (.11)  (.18)  (.29)  20.83­  5.73­  348­  1.16­g  .05­  74­ 
July 31, 2020  20.38­  .16­  (.08)  .08­  (.28)  (.19)  (.47)  19.99­  .42­  483­  1.17­g  .79­  79­ 
July 31, 2019  21.32­  .40­  (.04)  .36­  (.62)  (.68)  (1.30)  20.38­  2.22­  739­  1.14­  1.95­  44­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.33­  1.09­  (.75)  .34­  (1.13)  (. 50)  (1.63)  $17.04­  2.15­  $1,198­  1.13­  6.30­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  20.61­  .18­  (1.18)  (1.00)  (.49)  (.79)  (1.28)  18.33­  (5.17)  1,569­  1.12­  .93­  57­ 
July 31, 2021  19.83­  .02­  1.11­  1.13­  (.17)  (.18)  (.35)  20.61­  5.75­  1,688­  1.16­g  .07­  74­ 
July 31, 2020  20.27­  .16­  (.07)  .09­  (.34)  (.19)  (.53)  19.83­  .45­  2,409­  1.17­g  .80­  79­ 
July 31, 2019  21.26­  .39­  (.04)  .35­  (.66)  (.68)  (1.34)  20.27­  2.21­  2,393­  1.14­  1.93­  44­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $18.74­  1.31­  (.91)  .40­  (1.18)  (. 50)  (1.68)  $17.46­  2.49­  $573­  .78­  7.38­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  21.06­  .26­  (1.21)  (.95)  (. 58)  (.79)  (1.37)  18.74­  (4.83)  716­  .77­  1.29­  57­ 
July 31, 2021  20.18­  .05­  1.18­  1.23­  (.17)  (.18)  (.35)  21.06­  6.18­  741­  .74­g  .28­  74­ 
July 31, 2020  20.57­  .29­  (.10)  .19­  (.39)  (.19)  (.58)  20.18­  .95­  140­  .67­g  1.44­  79­ 
July 31, 2019  21.44­  .48­  (.02)  .46­  (.65)  (.68)  (1.33)  20.57­  2.70­  458­  .64­  2.32­  44­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.28­  1.26­  (.77)  .49­  (1.21)  (. 50)  (1.71)  $19.06­  2.76­  $3,582­  . 53­  6.59­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  22.63­  .33­  (1.30)  (.97)  (. 59)  (.79)  (1.38)  20.28­  (4.59)  3,502­  . 52­  1.56­  57­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  21.92­  .06­  .65­  .71­  —­  —­  —­  22.63­  3.24*  5,475­  .31*g  .28*  74­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.27­  1.33­  (.78)  .55­  (1.27)  (. 50)  (1.77)  $19.05­  3.05­  $1,266­  .28­  6.93­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  22.66­  .39­  (1.31)  (.92)  (.68)  (.79)  (1.47)  20.27­  (4.38)  1,310­  .27­  1.81­  57­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  21.92­  .08­  .66­  .74­  —­  —­  —­  22.66­  3.38*  1,351­  .17*g  . 38*  74­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.29­  1.37­  (.80)  .57­  (1.30)  (. 50)  (1.80)  $19.06­  3.17­  $10­  .13­  7.13­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  22.68­  .42­  (1.31)  (.89)  (.71)  (.79)  (1.50)  20.29­  (4.21)  10­  .12­  1.96­  57­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  21.92­  .10­  .66­  .76­  —­  —­  —­  22.68­  3.47*  10­  .08*g  .47*  74­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

110 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 111 

 


 

Financial highlights cont.

2025 Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.30­  1.59­  (1.00)  .59­  (1.32)  (. 50)  (1.82)  $19.07­  3.27­  $6,213­  .03­  8.25­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  22.70­  .44­  (1.32)  (.88)  (.73)  (.79)  (1.52)  20.30­  (4.16)  10,678­  .02­  2.06­  57­ 
July 31, 2021  21.77­  .26­  1.22­  1.48­  (.37)  (.18)  (.55)  22.70­  6.93­  11,001­  .07­g  1.18­  74­ 
July 31, 2020  22.18­  .41­  (.07)  .34­  (. 56)  (.19)  (.75)  21.77­  1.54­  15,965­  .09­g  1.89­  79­ 
July 31, 2019  23.11­  .66­  (.04)  .62­  (.87)  (.68)  (1.55)  22.18­  3.35­  20,842­  .05­  3.02­  44­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $20.27­  1.36­  (.79)  .57­  (1.30)  (. 50)  (1.80)  $19.04­  3.18­  $169,440­  .13­  7.11­  156­i 
July 31, 2022  22.66­  .42­  (1.31)  (.89)  (.71)  (.79)  (1.50)  20.27­  (4.21)  160,679­  .12­  1.95­  57­ 
July 31, 2021  21.76­  .20­  1.26­  1.46­  (.38)  (.18)  (.56)  22.66­  6.82­  159,475­  .16­g  .92­  74­ 
July 31, 2020  22.13­  .40­  (.08)  .32­  (. 50)  (.19)  (.69)  21.76­  1.46­  2,318­  .17­g  1.86­  79­ 
July 31, 2019  23.06­  .66­  (.06)  .60­  (.85)  (.68)  (1.53)  22.13­  3.24­  6,541­  .14­  3.02­  44­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

112 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 113 

 


 

Financial highlights
(For a common share outstanding throughout the period)

Maturity Fund

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class A                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.12­  1.13­  (.65)  .48­  (1.16)  —­  (1.16)  $15.44­  3.24­  $23,630­  .37­  7.29­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.41­  .34­  (1.00)  (.66)  (.45)  (.18)  (.63)  16.12­  (3.90)  25,827­  .38­  2.04­  24­ 
July 31, 2021  17.18­  .19­  .32­  .51­  (.24)  (.04)  (.28)  17.41­  2.99­  29,465­  .39­g  1.10­  65­ 
July 31, 2020  17.62­  .30­  (.27)  .03­  (.30)  (.17)  (.47)  17.18­  .19­  108,011­  .41­g  1.77­  73­ 
July 31, 2019  17.62­  . 53­  .03­  .56­  (. 53)  (.03)  (.56)  17.62­  3.35­  104,174­  .38­  3.10­  37­ 
Class B                           
July 31, 2023­  $15.69­  .99­  (.64)  .35­  (1.05)  —­  (1.05)  $14.99­  2.48­  $75­  1.12­  6.51­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  16.96­  .22­  (.99)  (.77)  (.32)  (.18)  (.50)  15.69­  (4.62)  201­  1.13­  1.34­  24­ 
July 31, 2021  16.75­  .05­  .32­  .37­  (.12)  (.04)  (.16)  16.96­  2.22­  531­  1.14­g  .32­  65­ 
July 31, 2020  17.18­  .17­  (.25)  (.08)  (.18)  (.17)  (.35)  16.75­  (.52)  475­  1.16­g  1.03­  73­ 
July 31, 2019  17.20­  .39­  .03­  .42­  (.41)  (.03)  (.44)  17.18­  2.53­  688­  1.13­  2.33­  37­ 
Class C                           
July 31, 2023­  $15.73­  .98­  (.62)  .36­  (1.05)  —­  (1.05)  $15.04­  2.54­  $879­  1.12­  6.51­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.00­  .22­  (.99)  (.77)  (.32)  (.18)  (.50)  15.73­  (4.61)  1,066­  1.13­  1.32­  24­ 
July 31, 2021  16.79­  .05­  .33­  .38­  (.13)  (.04)  (.17)  17.00­  2.22­  1,647­  1.13­g  .28­  65­ 
July 31, 2020  17.23­  .17­  (.27)  (.10)  (.17)  (.17)  (.34)  16.79­  (.58)  829­  1.16­g  1.03­  73­ 
July 31, 2019  17.24­  .36­  .07­  .43­  (.41)  (.03)  (.44)  17.23­  2.61­  1,069­  1.13­  2.16­  37­ 
Class R                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.10­  .96­  (. 54)  .42­  (1.10)  —­  (1.10)  $15.42­  2.86­  $531­  .77­  6.21­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.39­  .27­  (1.00)  (.73)  (.38)  (.18)  (.56)  16.10­  (4.28)  704­  .78­  1.63­  24­ 
July 31, 2021  17.16­  .13­  .33­  .46­  (.19)  (.04)  (.23)  17.39­  2.69­  737­  .73­g  .75­  65­ 
July 31, 2020  17.60­  .25­  (.26)  (.01)  (.26)  (.17)  (.43)  17.16­  (.06)  1,021­  .66­g  1.49­  73­ 
July 31, 2019  17.61­  . 54­  (.03)  .51­  (.49)  (.03)  (.52)  17.60­  3.03­  581­  .63­  3.10­  37­ 
Class R3                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.17­  1.05­  (. 59)  .46­  (1.13)  —­  (1.13)  $15.50­  3.15­  $1,546­  . 52­  6.79­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.47­  .31­  (1.01)  (.70)  (.42)  (.18)  (.60)  16.17­  (4.09)  1,926­  . 53­  1.86­  24­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  17.33­  .08­  .14­  .22­  (.08)  —­  (.08)  17.47­  1.28*  2,584­  . 30*g  .49*  65­ 
Class R4                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.18­  1.22­  (.72)  .50­  (1.17)  —­  (1.17)  $15.51­  3.37­  $170­  .27­  7.83­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.47­  .36­  (1.01)  (.65)  (.46)  (.18)  (.64)  16.18­  (3.81)  224­  .28­  2.14­  24­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  17.33­  .12­  .13­  .25­  (.11)  —­  (.11)  17.47­  1.44*  220­  .16*g  .67*  65­ 
Class R5                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.18­  1.16­  (.64)  .52­  (1.19)  —­  (1.19)  $15.51­  3.54­  $10­  .12­  7.48­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.47­  .38­  (1.00)  (.62)  (.49)  (.18)  (.67)  16.18­  (3.66)  10­  .13­  2.29­  24­ 
July 31, 2021 ­  17.33­  .12­  .14­  .26­  (.12)  —­  (.12)  17.47­  1.52*  10­  .07*g  .70*  65­ 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

114 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 115 

 


 

Financial highlights cont.

Maturity Fund cont.

  INVESTMENT OPERATIONS      LESS DISTRIBUTIONS          RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA   
                        Ratio of net   
                      Ratio  investment   
  Net asset    Net realized                of expenses  income (loss)   
  value,    and unrealized  Total from  From net  From net    Net asset  Total return  Net assets,  to average  to average  Portfolio 
  beginning  Net investment  gain (loss)  investment  investment  realized gain  Total  value, end  at net asset  end of period  net assets  net assets  turnover 
Period ended­  of period­  income (loss)a,b  on investments­  operations­  income­  on investments  distributions  of period­  value (%)c  (in thousands)  (%)d,e  (%)b,e  (%) 
Class R6                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.18­  1.45­  (.91)  .54­  (1.21)  —­  (1.21)  $15.51­  3.63­  $1,599­  .02­  9.28­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.47­  .41­  (1.02)  (.61)  (. 50)  (.18)  (.68)  16.18­  (3.55)  3,662­  .03­  2.42­  24­ 
July 31, 2021  17.24­  .25­  .33­  .58­  (.31)  (.04)  (.35)  17.47­  3.38­  4,673­  .05­g  1.41­  65­ 
July 31, 2020  17.68­  .36­  (.27)  .09­  (.36)  (.17)  (.53)  17.24­  .52­  2,509­  .09­g  2.08­  73­ 
July 31, 2019  17.68­  .61­  .01­  .62­  (. 59)  (.03)  (.62)  17.68­  3.69­  2,958­  .05­  3.50­  37­ 
Class Y                           
July 31, 2023­  $16.18­  1.17­  (.65)  .52­  (1.19)  —­  (1.19)  $15.51­  3.54­  $177,575­  .12­  7.54­  121­i 
July 31, 2022  17.47­  .38­  (1.00)  (.62)  (.49)  (.18)  (.67)  16.18­  (3.66)  215,711­  .13­  2.28­  24­ 
July 31, 2021  17.25­  .22­  .34­  .56­  (.30)  (.04)  (.34)  17.47­  3.23­  263,315­  .13­g  1.25­  65­ 
July 31, 2020  17.68­  .36­  (.27)  .09­  (.35)  (.17)  (.52)  17.25­  .48­  707­  .16­g  2.10­  73­ 
July 31, 2019  17.68­  .62­  (.01)  .61­  (. 58)  (.03)  (.61)  17.68­  3.60­  3,188­  .13­  3.59­  37­ 

 

See page 118 for notes to financial highlights.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial highlights cont.

Before February 10, 2023, each fund was managed with a materially different investment strategy and may have achieved materially different performance results under its current investment strategy from that shown for periods before this date.

* Not annualized.

For the period January 4, 2021 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2021.

a Per share net investment income (loss) has been determined on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.

b The ratio of net investment income and net investment income per share amounts shown may not correspond with the expected class specific difference due to the timing of income received from the underlying Putnam funds and the timing of subscriptions/redemption to the class.

c Total return does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

d Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying funds.

e Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation in effect during the period. As a result of such limitation the expenses for the following periods reflect a reduction of the following based on each fund’s average net assets (Note 2):

  7/31/23  7/31/22  7/31/21  7/31/20  7/31/19 
2065 Fund           
Class A, C, R, R3, R4, R5, R6,Y  17.30%  41.55%  80.98%  N/A  N/A 
2060 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  1.43  1.71  2.44  3.32%  6.13% 
Class R3, R4, R5  1.43  1.71  1.43  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  1.43  1.71  2.44  3.32  6.13 
2055 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.90  0.88  0.68  0.43  0.45 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.90  0.88  0.53  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.90  0.88  0.68  0.43  0.45 
2050 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.77  0.75  0.49  0.16  0.18 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.77  0.75  0.42  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.77  0.75  0.49  0.16  0.18 
2045 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.72  0.72  0.45  0.15  0.17 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.72  0.72  0.40  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.72  0.72  0.45  0.15  0.17 
2040 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.66  0.66  0.39  0.08  0.09 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.66  0.66  0.36  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.66  0.66  0.39  0.08  0.09 
2035 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.62  0.62  0.37  0.09  0.11 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.62  0.62  0.33  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.62  0.62  0.37  0.09  0.11 

 

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  7/31/23  7/31/22  7/31/21  7/31/20  7/31/19 
2030 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.58  0.56  0.33  0.07  0.08 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.58  0.56  0.30  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.58  0.56  0.33  0.07  0.08 
2025 Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.56  0.56  0.33  0.08  0.10 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.56  0.56  0.30  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.56  0.56  0.33  0.08  0.10 
Maturity Fund           
Class A, B, C, R, Y  0.56  0.52  0.33  0.18  0.12 
Class R3, R4, R5  0.56  0.52  0.29  N/A  N/A 
Class R6  0.56  0.52  0.33  0.18  0.12 

 

f Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

g Includes one-time proxy costs which amounted to the following as a percentage of average net assets.

  7/31/21  7/31/20 
2060 Fund  0.01%  0.04% 
2055 Fund  0.01  0.04 
2050 Fund  0.01  0.03 
2045 Fund  0.01  0.04 
2040 Fund  0.01  0.04 
2035 Fund  0.01  0.04 
2030 Fund  0.01  0.04 
2025 Fund  0.01  0.04 
Maturity Fund  0.01  0.04 

 

h Amount represents less than 0.01% of average net assets.

i Reflects a change in the funds investment strategy.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to financial statements 7/31/23

Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The following table defines commonly used references within the Notes to financial statements:

References to  Represent 
Putnam Management  Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund’s manager, an indirect wholly-owned 
  subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC 
State Street  State Street Bank and Trust Company 
JPMorgan  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 
the SEC  the Securities and Exchange Commission 
ESG  environmental, social and governance 
PIL  Putnam Investments Limited, an affiliate of Putnam Management 
ETFs  exchange-traded funds 
PanAgora  PanAgora Asset Management, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management 

 

Effective February 10, 2023, each of the Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds (collectively the funds) are named:

 

Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2065 Fund (2065 Fund)  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2040 Fund (2040 Fund) 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2060 Fund (2060 Fund)  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2035 Fund (2035 Fund) 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2055 Fund (2055 Fund)  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund (2030 Fund) 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund (2050 Fund)  Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund (2025 Fund) 
  Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund 
Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund (2045 Fund)  (Maturity Fund) 

 

Prior to February 10, 2023, the Putnam RetirementReady® Funds (collectively the funds) were named the following:

 

Putnam RetirementReady 2065 Fund (2065 Fund)  Putnam RetirementReady 2040 Fund (2040 Fund) 
Putnam RetirementReady 2060 Fund (2060 Fund)  Putnam RetirementReady 2035 Fund (2035 Fund) 
Putnam RetirementReady 2055 Fund (2055 Fund)  Putnam RetirementReady 2030 Fund (2030 Fund) 
Putnam RetirementReady 2050 Fund (2050 Fund)  Putnam RetirementReady 2025 Fund (2025 Fund) 
Putnam RetirementReady 2045 Fund (2045 Fund)  Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund (Maturity Fund) 

 

Each fund is a diversified series of Putnam Target Date Funds, (the Trust), a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end investment company.

Each target date fund, seeks capital appreciation and current income consistent with a decreasing emphasis on capital appreciation and an increasing emphasis on current income as it approaches its target date. Each target date fund is one of a series of target date funds that invest primarily in ETFs that focus on investments with positive sustainability or ESG characteristics, referred to as underlying funds. The underlying funds are sponsored by Putnam Management and advised by Putnam Management. Two underlying funds are subadvised by PanAgora. Each target date fund’s asset allocation strategy may be attractive to investors who plan to retire or otherwise intend to begin making periodic withdrawals of their investments on or about the funds’ target date. Each target date fund is designed to provide diversification among different asset classes by investing its assets in the underlying funds.

Maturity Fund seeks as high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital. The fund employs an asset allocation strategy designed for investors who are already in retirement or who plan to retire (or otherwise begin withdrawing the invested funds) in the near future. The fund is designed to provide diversification among different asset classes by investing its assets primarily in ETFs that focus on investments with positive sustainability or ESG characteristics, referred to as underlying funds. The underlying funds are sponsored by Putnam Management and advised by Putnam Management. Two underlying funds are subadvised by PanAgora.

Under normal circumstances, each fund will invest in underlying funds (which, for purposes of this policy, include money market mutual funds advised by Putnam Management or its affiliates) such that, in the aggregate, it has

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indirect exposure to investments that meet Putnam Management’s or PanAgora’s, as applicable, sustainability or ESG criteria and that represent at least 80% of the value of its net assets. This policy is non-fundamental and may be changed only after 60 days’ notice to shareholders. Putnam Management may not apply ESG or sustainability criteria to investments that are not subject to the fund’s 80% policy, and such investments may not meet the applicable ESG or sustainability criteria. Each fund, through its investments in underlying funds, makes use of a range of ESG- and sustainability-oriented investment strategies and invests across of variety of asset classes. For example, Putnam Management’s sustainability criteria for the investments of Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF and Putnam Sustainable Future ETF (two of the underlying funds that invest primarily in equities) differ from the ESG approach used by Putnam Management for the fixed-income underlying funds, and from PanAgora’s quantitatively-oriented ESG equity approach for the underlying funds that it subadvises. These differences may arise both from differences in the underlying funds’ asset classes (such as the characteristics of non-U.S. versus U.S. issuers, or the structural differences (i.e., position in the capital structure) between equity and fixed income investments) as well as from different managers’ styles. In implementing an underlying fund’s investment strategy, the portfolio managers of the underlying fund may apply and weigh different ESG criteria differently than the portfolio managers of the other underlying funds. There are also expected to be differences in how the portfolio managers of the underlying funds source ESG-related or sustainability-oriented research (e.g., proprietary versus third-party research) and/or their approach to selecting companies based on ESG or sustainability criteria.

Currently there are ten separate funds, of which nine have a target date specified by the calendar year in the name of each fund. The target dates are in five-year increments beginning with the year 2025. The tenth fund is named Maturity Fund. Amounts invested in each target date fund are allocated among underlying Putnam funds based on the fund’s target date. The target percentages for each target date fund gradually change over time based on the number of years that remain until the target date of the fund so that a fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative as the fund approaches its target date. The asset allocation of each target date fund is designed to provide a diversified investment that Putnam Management believes is neither overly aggressive nor overly conservative for a typical investor planning to retire (or otherwise begin using the invested funds) in the target year. When a fund’s target percentages correspond to those of Maturity Fund, which currently is expected to occur during the latter part of the target year, the fund will be merged into Maturity Fund.

Pending investment in underlying funds, the fund also expects to temporarily invest cash balances resulting from purchase activity by fund shareholders in Putnam Government Money Market Fund, a mutual fund sponsored by Putnam Management, or in cash or cash equivalents. The fund also expects to invest a portion of its assets in Putnam Government Money Market Fund or in cash or cash equivalents in order to manage shareholder redemptions. The percentage of a fund invested in Putnam Government Money Market Fund is expected to vary over time and will depend on the level of purchase and redemption activity by fund shareholders.

Prior to February 10, 2023, each fund, except Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund, sought capital appreciation and current income consistent with a decreasing emphasis on capital appreciation and an increasing emphasis on current income as it approached its target date. Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund sought as high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes was consistent with preservation of capital.

These financial statements report on each fund, which may invest in certain Putnam funds which are managed by Putnam Management. The financial statements of the underlying Putnam funds contain additional information about the expenses and investments of the underlying Putnam funds and are available upon request. As of the following dates, each fund may invest in the following funds:

Effective February 10, 2023  Prior to February 10, 2023 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  Putnam Core Bond Fund Class P§ 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF  Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund Class PΔ 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International Equity ETF  Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund Class P 
  Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF  Class P 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF  Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund Class P 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF  Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund Class P 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF  Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class G 
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P   

 

§ Prior to 2/28/23, the fund was known as Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund.

Δ Effective 2/17/23, the fund merged into Putnam Multi-Asset Income Fund.

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Each fund offers the following share classes. The expense for each class of share may differ based on the distribution and investor servicing fees of each class, which are identified in Note 2.

Share class  Sales charge  Contingent deferred charges  Conversion feature 
    1.00% on certain redemptions of   
  Up to 5.75%/  shares bought with no initial   
Class A  Up to 4.00%  sales charge  None 
      Converts to class A shares 
Class B*‡  None  5.00% phased out over six years  after 8 years 
      Converts to class A shares 
Class C  None  1.00% eliminated after one year  after 8 years 
Class R**  None  None  None 
Class R3**  None  None  None 
Class R4**  None  None  None 
Class R5**  None  None  None 
Class R6**  None  None  None 
Class Y**  None  None  None 

 

* Not available on 2065 Fund.

Purchases of class B shares are closed to new and existing investors except by exchange from class B shares of another Putnam fund or through dividend and/or capital gains reinvestment.

** Not available to all investors.

Sales charge 5.75% for all funds except Maturity Fund which is 4.00%.

In the normal course of business, each fund enters into contracts that may include agreements to indemnify another party under given circumstances. Each fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be, but have not yet been, made against each fund. However, each fund’s management team expects the risk of material loss to be remote.

Each fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent and custodian, who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of each fund.

Under each Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted by a shareholder against or on behalf of the Trust (or its series), including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each fund 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 through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses of each fund are borne pro-rata based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each fund, 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 Trustees. Shares of each class would receive their pro-rata share of the net assets of the fund, if that fund were liquidated. In addition, the Trustees declare separate dividends on each class of shares.

Security valuation Effective February 10, 2023, the price of the fund’s shares is based on its net asset value (NAV), which in turn will be generally based on the last sale price or closing price of the underlying Putnam ETFs in

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which it invests (and in the case of Putnam Government Money Market Fund class P, based on its NAV), which are classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities under Accounting Standards Codification Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). The NAVs of the underlying Putnam ETFs are determined based on the policies contained in each underlying Putnam ETF’s financial statements. The NAV per share of each class equals the total value of its assets, less its liabilities, divided by the number of its outstanding shares. Shares are only valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day the exchange is open. Prior to February 10, 2023, the price of each fund’s shares was based on its net asset value (NAV), which in turn was based on the NAVs of the underlying Putnam mutual funds in which it invests, which were classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). The NAVs of the underlying Putnam mutual funds were determined based on the policies contained in each underlying Putnam fund’s financial statements.

Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions, which consist of shares of the underlying Putnam funds, are recorded on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses from the sale of the underlying Putnam funds are determined on the identified cost basis. Income and capital gain distributions from the underlying Putnam funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Interfund lending Each fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC. This program allows the funds to borrow from or lend to other Putnam funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. Interest earned or paid on the interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. During the reporting period, the funds did not utilize the program.

Federal taxes It is the policy of each fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time period and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of each fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code.

Each fund 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 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 nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Each of the funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, or life of the fund, if shorter, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred for an unlimited period and the carry forwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. At July 31, 2023, the following funds had capital loss carryovers available in the following amounts, to the extent allowed by the Code, to offset future net capital gain, if any:

Loss carryover 
  Short-term  Long-term  Total 
2065 Fund  $18,997  $17,892  $36,889 
2060 Fund  398,908  904,036  1,302,944 
2050 Fund    10,623,750  10,623,750 
2045 Fund  204,367  14,261,404  14,465,771 
2040 Fund  271,710  20,352,871  20,624,581 
2035 Fund  733,685  22,748,432  23,482,117 
2030 Fund  441,967  32,418,952  32,860,919 
Maturity Fund  99,960  43,979,206  44,079,166 

 

Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to regulated investment companies, the following funds have elected to defer certain capital losses of the following amounts, recognized during the period between November 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023 to its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024.

 

2055 Fund  $5,333,093 
2025 Fund  $33,359,755 

 

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Distributions to shareholders Each fund normally distributes any net investment income, if any, and any distributions from capital gains, if any, annually, except Maturity Fund, which normally distributes any net investment income monthly and any distributions from capital gains annually, if any. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include the following temporary and/or permanent difference for the following funds:

  Differences during the period 
2065 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions, redesignation of taxable distributions 
2060 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions 
2055 Fund  late year loss deferrals 
2045 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions 
2040 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions, redesignation of taxable distributions 
2035 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions 
2030 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions 
2025 Fund  losses on wash sale transactions, late year loss deferrals 

 

Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. At the close of the reporting period, each fund reclassified the following amounts:

 

    Accumulated net realized   
  Undistributed net  gain/(loss) on investment   
  investment income  transactions  Paid-in-capital 
2065 Fund  $—  $—  $— 
2060 Fund  (209)  209   
2055 Fund  (14,542)  14,542   
2050 Fund  10,370  (10,370)   
2045 Fund  (26,135)  26,135   
2040 Fund       
2035 Fund  71  (71)   
2030 Fund  (10,845)  10,845   
2025 Fund  (29,510)  29,510   
Maturity Fund       

 

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Tax cost of investments includes adjustments to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) which may not necessarily be final tax cost basis adjustments, but closely approximate the tax basis unrealized gains and losses that may be realized and distributed to shareholders. The tax basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of the close of the reporting period were as follows:

  Unrealized appreciation  Unrealized (depreciation)  Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)  Undistributed ordinary income  Capital loss carryover  Post-October loss  Cost for federal income tax purposes 
2065 Fund  $55,597  $(316)  $55,281  $1,630  $(36,889)  $—  $631,186 
2060 Fund  1,277,833  (11,177)  1,266,656  87,590  (1,302,944)    15,101,554 
2055 Fund  3,884,659  (59,477)  3,825,182  258,362    (5,333,093)  48,914,455 
2050 Fund  7,177,778  (170,986)  7,006,792  509,325  (10,623,750)    96,238,762 
2045 Fund  8,799,679  (280,403)  8,519,276  237,180  (14,465,771)    130,526,146 
2040 Fund  11,882,298  (620,179)  11,262,119  1,011,348  (20,624,581)    192,551,016 
2035 Fund  10,025,572  (954,433)  9,071,139  240,166  (23,482,117)    191,606,775 
2030 Fund  8,218,371  (1,656,538)  6,561,833  340,591  (32,860,919)    231,138,858 
2025 Fund  4,471,139  (1,780,294)  2,690,845  1,385,935    (33,359,755)  204,484,139 
Maturity Fund  5,254,190  (1,776,742)  3,477,448  3,936  (44,079,166)    202,199,382 

 

Expenses of the Trust Expenses directly charged or attributable to any fund will be paid from the assets of that fund. Generally, expenses of the Trust will be allocated among and charged to the assets of each fund on a basis that the Trustees deem fair and equitable, which may be based on the relative assets of each fund or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability to each fund.

Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

Under the funds’ management contract (the “Management Contract”), each fund pays a management fee to Putnam Management. The fee for each fund is calculated and paid monthly based on an annual rate and the fund’s average net assets for the month. For Maturity Fund, the annual rate is 0.46%. For each other fund, the annual rate is based on the number of years remaining (determined as of September 30th of each year and applicable through September 30th of the following year) until the date referenced in the fund’s name (the “Target Date”). “Average net assets” means the average of all of the determinations of a fund’s net asset value at the close of business on each business day during each month. The annual rate for each fund for the reporting period were:

2065 Fund  0.55% 
2060 Fund  0.54% 
2055 Fund  0.53% 
2050 Fund  0.52% 
2045 Fund  0.51% 
2040 Fund  0.50% 
2035 Fund  0.49% 
2030 Fund  0.48% 
2025 Fund  0.47% 
Maturity Fund  0.46% 

 

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Putnam Management has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of each fund through at least November 30, 2026 for all the funds (with the exception of 2060 Fund, where the contractual agreement is through November 30, 2033) in an amount equal to the fund’s acquired fund fees and expenses. During the reporting period, expenses for each fund were reduced by the following amounts as a result of this waiver:

  Fees waived and reimbursed by 
    the Manager 
2065 Fund    $3,354 
2060 Fund    80,065 
2055 Fund    266,156 
2050 Fund    532,078 
2045 Fund    744,413 
2040 Fund    1,081,886 
2035 Fund    1,006,767 
2030 Fund    1,189,156 
2025 Fund    998,348 
Maturity Fund    1,124,796 

 

Putnam Management has also contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of each class of shares of each fund through at least November 30, 2026 for all funds (with the exception of 2060 Fund, where the contractual agreement is through November 30, 2033) in an amount sufficient to result in total annual fund operating expenses for the following class shares of the fund (exclusive of payments under the fund’s distribution plans, brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, acquired fund fees and extraordinary expenses) that equal the following annual rates of the fund’s average net assets.

 

  Effective February 1, 2023  Prior to February 1, 2023 
A  0.60%  0.65% 
B (ex 2065 Fund)  0.60%  0.65% 
C  0.60%  0.65% 
R  0.75%  0.80% 
R3  0.75%  0.80% 
R4  0.75%  0.80% 
R5  0.60%  0.65% 
R6  0.50%  0.55% 
Y  0.60%  0.65% 

 

During the reporting period, expenses for each fund were reduced by the following amounts as a result of this waiver:

 

  Fees waived and reimbursed by 
    the Manager 
2065 Fund    $93,858 
2060 Fund    112,214 
2055 Fund    140,656 
2050 Fund    170,280 
2045 Fund    181,823 
2040 Fund    195,935 
2035 Fund    173,049 
2030 Fund    169,600 
2025 Fund    142,437 
Maturity Fund    118,874 

 

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PIL is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of each fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. PIL did not manage any portion of the assets of the funds during the reporting period. If Putnam Management were to engage the services of PIL, Putnam Management would pay a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average net assets of the portion of the funds managed by PIL.

Putnam Investor Services, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management, provides investor servicing agent functions to each fund and receives fees for investor servicing at the following class specific rates. During the period, the expenses for each class of shares related to investor servicing fees for each fund were as follows:

  Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y  Total 
Maximum %  0.125%  0.125%  0.275%  0.275%  0.275%  0.125%  0.025%  0.125%   
2065 Fund  $154  $272  $28  $28  $28  $13  $43  $15  $581 

 

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Class R4  Class R5  Class R6  Class Y  Total 
Maximum %  0.125%  0.125%  0.125%  0.275%  0.275%  0.275%  0.125%  0.025%  0.125%   
2060 Fund  $1,439  $19  $361  $43  $127  $150  $13  $429  $12,767  $15,348 
2055 Fund  6,331  63  755  144  7,633  909  13  1,074  39,927  $56,849 
2050 Fund  8,746  115  1,159  941  4,799  542  13  1,914  91,273  $109,502 
2045 Fund  14,719  466  920  148  7,813  1,951  13  1,988  130,196  $158,214 
2040 Fund  19,629  358  1,024  406  9,077  2,014  13  2,709  201,235  $236,465 
2035 Fund  26,515  210  1,406  1,420  13,897  2,399  13  3,347  183,263  $232,470 
2030 Fund  28,471  182  1,027  1,095  15,274  7,668  13  3,833  232,205  $289,768 
2025 Fund  29,027  195  1,857  1,680  9,422  3,595  12  2,136  204,882  $252,806 
Maturity Fund  30,318  164  1,170  1,572  4,485  541  12  673  240,253  $279,188 

 

Each fund has adopted distribution plans (the Plans) with respect to the following share classes pursuant to Rule 12b–1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The purpose of the Plans is to compensate Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC, for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the funds. The Plans provide for payments by each fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to the following amounts (“Maximum %”) of the average net assets attributable to each class. The Trustees have approved payment by the funds at the following annual rates (“Approved %”) of the average net assets attributable to each class. During the reporting period, the class-specific expenses related to distribution fees for each fund were as follows:

 

  Class A  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Total 
Maximum %  0.35%  1.00%  1.00%  0.35%   
Approved %  0.25%  1.00%  0.50%  0.25%   
2065 Fund  $308  $2,174  $51  $26  $2,559 

 

  Class A  Class B  Class C  Class R  Class R3  Total 
Maximum %  0.35%  1.00%  1.00%  1.00%  0.35%   
Approved %  0.25%  1.00%  1.00%  0.50%  0.25%   
2060 Fund  $2,881  $153  $2,885  $79  $115  $6,113 
2055 Fund  12,666  508  6,043  263  6,940  $26,420 
2050 Fund  17,496  918  9,267  1,704  4,365  $33,750 
2045 Fund  29,425  3,727  7,364  269  7,105  $47,890 
2040 Fund  39,262  2,866  8,188  738  8,248  $59,302 
2035 Fund  53,029  1,682  11,251  2,582  12,635  $81,179 
2030 Fund  56,945  1,454  8,217  1,992  13,886  $82,494 
2025 Fund  58,048  1,563  14,846  3,059  8,565  $86,081 
Maturity Fund  60,623  1,312  9,366  2,860  4,078  $78,239 

 

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For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received net commissions from the sale of class A shares, and received contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class B, if applicable, and class C shares, in the following amounts:

  Class A   
  Net commissions  Class C CDSC 
2065 Fund  $397  $— 

 

  Class A     
  Net commissions  Class B CDSC  Class C CDSC 
2060 Fund  $2,373  $—  $29 
2055 Fund  6,559    31 
2050 Fund  5,054    35 
2045 Fund  5,340  2  2 
2040 Fund  8,750    160 
2035 Fund  9,814  12  68 
2030 Fund  10,300  3  38 
2025 Fund  4,071  16  28 
Maturity Fund  1,340  5   

 

A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of class A shares. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received the following amounts on class A redemptions:

 

  Class A CDSC 
2065 Fund  $49 
2060 Fund  54 
2055 Fund  102 
2050 Fund  102 
2045 Fund  119 
2040 Fund   
2035 Fund   
2030 Fund  4 
2025 Fund  29 
Maturity Fund   

 

128 Sustainable Retirement Funds 

 


 

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of underlying Putnam funds, excluding short-term investments in Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class P, were as follows:

  Cost of purchases  Proceeds from sales 
2065 Fund  $1,092,733  $805,970 
2060 Fund  26,010,337  20,631,025 
2055 Fund  69,822,696  60,394,881 
2050 Fund  131,108,556  117,679,567 
2045 Fund  184,347,479  177,740,101 
2040 Fund  270,523,998  264,986,736 
2035 Fund  274,982,144  260,747,362 
2030 Fund  342,352,517  335,111,094 
2025 Fund  331,995,642  315,595,775 
Maturity Fund  270,295,440  301,246,956 

 

Note 4: Capital shares

At the close of the reporting period, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions, including, if applicable, direct exchanges pursuant to share conversions, in capital shares were as follows:

2065 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  14,496  $136,357  4,650  $47,340 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  521  4,638  133  1,483 
  15,017  140,995  4,783  48,823 
Shares repurchased  (3,091)  (29,700)  (506)  (5,344) 
Net increase  11,926  $111,295  4,277  $43,479 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  8,118  $73,489  10,824  $117,093 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  950  8,424  432  4,799 
  9,068  81,913  11,256  121,892 
Shares repurchased  (2,137)  (19,524)  (6)  (60) 
Net increase  6,931  $62,389  11,250  $121,832 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  43  390  52  576 
  43  390  52  576 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  43  $390  52  $576 

 

Sustainable Retirement Funds 129 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  47  416  54  603 
  47  416  54  603 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  47  $416  54  $603 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  50  444  56  630 
  50  444  56  630 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  50  $444  56  $630 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  51  459  58  647 
  51  459  58  647 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  51  $459  58  $647 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  23,619  $224,349  11,748  $121,499 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,004  8,972  246  2,754 
  24,623  233,321  11,994  124,253 
Shares repurchased  (18,918)  (180,045)  (1,741)  (19,727) 
Net increase  5,705  $53,276  10,253  $104,526 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  149  $1,402  117  $1,140 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  62  557  58  647 
  211  1,959  175  1,787 
Shares repurchased  (277)  (2,729)     
Net increase (decrease)  (66)  $(770)  175  $1,787 

 

130 Sustainable Retirement Funds 

 


 

2060 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  42,801  $458,186  21,525  $263,959 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  6,585  65,781  9,439  119,975 
  49,386  523,967  30,964  383,934 
Shares repurchased  (10,918)  (116,980)  (7,823)  (97,208) 
Net increase  38,468  $406,987  23,141  $286,726 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  80  794  157  1,990 
  80  794  157  1,990 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  80  $794  157  $1,990 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  4,545  $47,672  4,890  $58,994 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,509  14,853  2,978  37,291 
  6,054  62,525  7,868  96,285 
Shares repurchased  (4,471)  (45,580)  (1,871)  (22,177) 
Net increase  1,583  $16,945  5,997  $74,108 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  86  860  164  2,102 
  86  860  164  2,102 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  86  $860  164  $2,102 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,316  $14,190  702  $8,765 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  257  2,581  395  5,049 
  1,573  16,771  1,097  13,814 
Shares repurchased  (143)  (1,593)  (289)  (3,705) 
Net increase  1,430  $15,178  808  $10,109 

 

Sustainable Retirement Funds 131 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  3,402  $36,668  858  $10,187 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  308  3,095  334  4,263 
  3,710  39,763  1,192  14,450 
Shares repurchased  (40)  (435)  (193)  (2,331) 
Net increase  3,670  $39,328  999  $12,119 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  63  628  112  1,432 
  63  628  112  1,432 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  63  $628  112  $1,432 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  61,321  $662,142  67,112  $819,790 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  12,261  123,223  16,192  206,937 
  73,582  785,365  83,304  1,026,727 
Shares repurchased  (103,220)  (1,107,765)  (18,611)  (231,894) 
Net increase (decrease)  (29,638)  $(322,400)  64,693  $794,833 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  921,437  $9,942,702  709,969  $8,605,860 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  62,452  625,141  50,999  649,732 
  983,889  10,567,843  760,968  9,255,592 
Shares repurchased  (593,322)  (6,424,633)  (319,250)  (3,846,375) 
Net increase  390,567  $4,143,210  441,718  $5,409,217 

 

2055 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  110,973  $1,166,361  110,471  $1,344,823 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  44,714  433,282  42,780  542,027 
  155,687  1,599,643  153,251  1,886,850 
Shares repurchased  (79,444)  (849,822)  (35,792)  (433,881) 
Net increase  76,243  $749,821  117,459  $1,452,969 

 

132 Sustainable Retirement Funds 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  146  $1,484    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  427  4,106  790  9,910 
  573  5,590  790  9,910 
Shares repurchased  (1,942)  (20,400)  (2,541)  (32,273) 
Net decrease  (1,369)  $(14,810)  (1,751)  $(22,363) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  8,600  $85,427  6,047  $71,960 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  5,258  49,270  10,437  127,744 
  13,858  134,697  16,484  199,704 
Shares repurchased  (10,323)  (104,356)  (47,339)  (534,126) 
Net increase (decrease)  3,535  $30,341  (30,855)  $(334,422) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  2,606  $28,015  2,040  $25,485 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  407  4,069  193  2,514 
  3,013  32,084  2,233  27,999 
Shares repurchased  (176)  (1,922)  (10,900)  (152,099) 
Net increase (decrease)  2,837  $30,162  (8,667)  $(124,100) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  75,599  $801,739  70,713  $881,261 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  22,304  218,134  27,596  352,405 
  97,903  1,019,873  98,309  1,233,666 
Shares repurchased  (91,836)  (923,481)  (50,620)  (643,410) 
Net increase  6,067  $96,392  47,689  $590,256 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  3,443  $36,483  3,469  $41,685 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  2,901  28,374  3,095  39,525 
  6,344  64,857  6,564  81,210 
Shares repurchased  (803)  (8,739)  (2,425)  (29,615) 
Net increase  5,541  $56,118  4,139  $51,595 

 

Sustainable Retirement Funds 133 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  93  909  104  1,336 
  93  909  104  1,336 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  93  $909  104  $1,336 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  80,161  $855,136  89,447  $1,097,303 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  57,144  558,869  55,767  712,143 
  137,305  1,414,005  145,214  1,809,446 
Shares repurchased  (459,493)  (4,769,851)  (50,388)  (680,459) 
Net increase (decrease)  (322,188)  $(3,355,846)  94,826  $1,128,987 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,823,385  $19,412,033  1,370,372  $17,397,526 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  282,801  2,774,277  247,836  3,174,779 
  2,106,186  22,186,310  1,618,208  20,572,305 
Shares repurchased  (1,076,924)  (11,469,408)  (562,871)  (6,978,137) 
Net increase  1,029,262  $10,716,902  1,055,337  $13,594,168 

 

2050 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  40,118  $680,358  44,345  $908,711 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  49,826  776,295  36,607  762,523 
  89,944  1,456,653  80,952  1,671,234 
Shares repurchased  (36,553)  (627,074)  (37,149)  (788,328) 
Net increase  53,391  $829,579  43,803  $882,906 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  555  8,503  1,018  20,746 
  555  8,503  1,018  20,746 
Shares repurchased  (3,071)  (52,608)  (8,157)  (167,556) 
Net decrease  (2,516)  $(44,105)  (7,139)  $(146,810) 

 

134 Sustainable Retirement Funds 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  10,365  $166,654  8,593  $165,488 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  6,888  102,221  4,670  93,205 
  17,253  268,875  13,263  258,693 
Shares repurchased  (6,683)  (106,056)  (12,337)  (254,352) 
Net increase  10,570  $162,819  926  $4,341 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  2,598  $43,242  4,781  $90,340 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  3,861  58,487  2,311  46,975 
  6,459  101,729  7,092  137,315 
Shares repurchased  (25,439)  (400,275)  (13,756)  (303,514) 
Net decrease  (18,980)  $(298,546)  (6,664)  $(166,199) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  20,826  $352,661  23,123  $479,160 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  11,119  172,685  18,513  384,144 
  31,945  525,346  41,636  863,304 
Shares repurchased  (42,372)  (720,522)  (97,594)  (2,041,973) 
Net decrease  (10,427)  $(195,176)  (55,958)  $(1,178,669) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  3,676  $62,014  2,981  $60,668 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,386  21,543  762  15,835 
  5,062  83,557  3,743  76,503 
Shares repurchased  (347)  (5,761)  (2,342)  (51,522) 
Net increase  4,715  $77,796  1,401  $24,981 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  75  1,176  57  1,181 
  75  1,176  57  1,181 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  75  $1,176  57  $1,181 

 

Sustainable Retirement Funds 135 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  49,145  $827,670  52,381  $1,045,426 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  73,466  1,140,194  55,291  1,147,279 
  122,611  1,967,864  107,672  2,192,705 
Shares repurchased  (363,253)  (5,986,881)  (59,040)  (1,184,905) 
Net increase (decrease)  (240,642)  $(4,019,017)  48,632  $1,007,800 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  2,058,803  $34,599,967  1,378,537  $28,437,742 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  526,087  8,159,612  374,522  7,767,576 
  2,584,890  42,759,579  1,753,059  36,205,318 
Shares repurchased  (1,384,086)  (23,306,561)  (1,008,529)  (20,064,503) 
Net increase  1,200,804  $19,453,018  744,530  $16,140,815 

 

2045 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  101,507  $1,914,436  56,362  $1,241,578 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  93,169  1,543,817  64,583  1,431,815 
  194,676  3,458,253  120,945  2,673,393 
Shares repurchased  (96,551)  (1,733,476)  (89,587)  (2,013,243) 
Net increase  98,125  $1,724,777  31,358  $660,150 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—  12  $226 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  3,894  54,475  3,122  59,817 
  3,894  54,475  3,134  60,043 
Shares repurchased  (11,328)  (172,959)  (3,219)  (65,213) 
Net decrease  (7,434)  $(118,484)  (85)  $(5,170) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  16,096  $234,637  3,796  $71,310 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  6,782  94,811  6,031  115,441 
  22,878  329,448  9,827  186,751 
Shares repurchased  (8,485)  (127,251)  (15,355)  (281,833) 
Net increase (decrease)  14,393  $202,197  (5,528)  $(95,082) 

 

136 Sustainable Retirement Funds 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,062  $20,276  1,445  $33,360 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  328  5,802  311  7,294 
  1,390  26,078  1,756  40,654 
Shares repurchased  (16)  (293)  (4,686)  (106,728) 
Net increase (decrease)  1,374  $25,785  (2,930)  $(66,074) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  26,162  $623,569  31,200  $828,677 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  11,070  243,651  12,749  362,708 
  37,232  867,220  43,949  1,191,385 
Shares repurchased  (55,794)  (1,322,938)  (50,905)  (1,427,722) 
Net decrease  (18,562)  $(455,718)  (6,956)  $(236,337) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  6,769  $164,189  3,930  $108,847 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  3,361  73,902  2,778  79,036 
  10,130  238,091  6,708  187,883 
Shares repurchased  (6,579)  (153,686)  (7,569)  (204,197) 
Net increase (decrease)  3,551  $84,405  (861)  $(16,314) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  46  1,018  37  1,045 
  46  1,018  37  1,045 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  46  $1,018  37  $1,045 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  34,529  $819,580  40,600  $1,118,991 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  50,087  1,101,418  37,950  1,079,677 
  84,616  1,920,998  78,550  2,198,668 
Shares repurchased  (312,297)  (7,228,105)  (29,249)  (844,448) 
Net increase (decrease)  (227,681)  $(5,307,107)  49,301  $1,354,220 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,917,597  $45,702,359  1,965,959  $54,453,754 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  471,766  10,378,854  314,204  8,942,250 
  2,389,363  56,081,213  2,280,163  63,396,004 
Shares repurchased  (1,654,782)  (39,229,888)  (1,060,280)  (28,740,694) 
Net increase  734,581  $16,851,325  1,219,883  $34,655,310 

 

2040 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  76,482  $1,487,351  62,079  $1,501,779 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  126,565  2,271,840  70,022  1,684,028 
  203,047  3,759,191  132,101  3,185,807 
Shares repurchased  (90,266)  (1,755,177)  (84,401)  (2,074,275) 
Net increase  112,781  $2,004,014  47,700  $1,111,532 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  723  $11,628    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  2,923  45,130  1,809  38,320 
  3,646  56,758  1,809  38,320 
Shares repurchased  (2,129)  (35,810)  (9,566)  (214,250) 
Net increase (decrease)  1,517  $20,948  (7,757)  $(175,930) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  7,217  $117,622  9,948  $206,049 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  8,958  133,749  4,520  93,194 
  16,175  251,371  14,468  299,243 
Shares repurchased  (6,584)  (106,379)  (7,926)  (155,780) 
Net increase  9,591  $144,992  6,542  $143,463 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,124  $23,332  4,404  $108,830 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,020  19,488  209  5,313 
  2,144  42,820  4,613  114,143 
Shares repurchased  (676)  (14,405)  (8,995)  (240,459) 
Net increase (decrease)  1,468  $28,415  (4,382)  $(126,316) 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  18,788  $464,249  18,284  $529,830 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  18,042  409,923  10,360  305,422 
  36,830  874,172  28,644  835,252 
Shares repurchased  (40,370)  (957,135)  (25,668)  (758,030) 
Net increase (decrease)  (3,540)  $(82,963)  2,976  $77,222 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  3,773  $93,959  4,920  $140,069 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  4,106  93,242  2,005  59,074 
  7,879  187,201  6,925  199,143 
Shares repurchased  (6,689)  (156,271)  (6,866)  (215,815) 
Net increase (decrease)  1,190  $30,930  59  $(16,672) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  54  1,221  31  921 
  54  1,221  31  921 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  54  $1,221  31  $921 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  59,062  $1,448,349  39,113  $1,119,527 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  73,308  1,664,817  41,525  1,223,325 
  132,370  3,113,166  80,638  2,342,852 
Shares repurchased  (340,429)  (8,125,805)  (12,376)  (358,784) 
Net increase (decrease)  (208,059)  $(5,012,639)  68,262  $1,984,068 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  2,396,840  $58,614,617  1,745,646  $50,116,854 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  853,891  19,349,164  469,272  13,801,281 
  3,250,731  77,963,781  2,214,918  63,918,135 
Shares repurchased  (2,277,214)  (55,525,439)  (1,505,462)  (43,347,973) 
Net increase  973,517  $22,438,342  709,456  $20,570,162 

 

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2035 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  71,788  $1,417,255  76,714  $1,807,114 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  130,283  2,389,390  105,454  2,439,141 
  202,071  3,806,645  182,168  4,246,255 
Shares repurchased  (104,224)  (2,016,569)  (114,450)  (2,708,189) 
Net increase  97,847  $1,790,076  67,718  $1,538,066 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  906  $15,224  251  $5,729 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,257  20,287  1,815  37,372 
  2,163  35,511  2,066  43,101 
Shares repurchased  (4,946)  (87,202)  (6,547)  (132,409) 
Net decrease  (2,783)  $(51,691)  (4,481)  $(89,308) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  9,715  $166,063  10,690  $217,924 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  8,653  137,150  6,637  135,138 
  18,368  303,213  17,327  353,062 
Shares repurchased  (9,507)  (163,944)  (10,192)  (209,920) 
Net increase  8,861  $139,269  7,135  $143,142 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,392  $26,023  1,245  $27,338 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  3,488  60,245  2,587  56,762 
  4,880  86,268  3,832  84,100 
Shares repurchased  (1,251)  (22,861)  (14,531)  (352,593) 
Net increase (decrease)  3,629  $63,407  (10,699)  $(268,493) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  30,539  $744,331  38,095  $1,091,915 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  19,738  452,583  19,674  555,005 
  50,277  1,196,914  57,769  1,646,920 
Shares repurchased  (44,711)  (1,102,098)  (91,725)  (2,681,642) 
Net increase (decrease)  5,566  $94,816  (33,956)  $(1,034,722) 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  8,921  $216,022  6,270  $174,008 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  3,483  79,768  2,374  66,952 
  12,404  295,790  8,644  240,960 
Shares repurchased  (5,315)  (130,226)  (783)  (21,608) 
Net increase  7,089  $165,564  7,861  $219,352 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  41  955  35  978 
  41  955  35  978 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  41  $955  35  $978 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  27,512  $669,574  36,540  $1,010,045 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  64,258  1,471,509  55,377  1,561,641 
  91,770  2,141,083  91,917  2,571,686 
Shares repurchased  (245,116)  (5,858,606)  (51,347)  (1,444,465) 
Net increase (decrease)  (153,346)  $(3,717,523)  40,570  $1,127,221 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  2,591,359  $63,129,563  2,665,788  $74,335,695 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  611,613  13,993,709  445,724  12,560,509 
  3,202,972  77,123,272  3,111,512  86,896,204 
Shares repurchased  (2,310,976)  (56,040,004)  (1,779,189)  (48,980,122) 
Net increase  891,996  $21,083,268  1,332,323  $37,916,082 

 

2030 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  114,060  $2,216,646  93,889  $2,065,922 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  138,762  2,494,933  95,630  2,104,825 
  252,822  4,711,579  189,519  4,170,747 
Shares repurchased  (165,645)  (3,164,795)  (111,266)  (2,496,550) 
Net increase  87,177  $1,546,784  78,253  $1,674,197 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  87  $1,643  1  $22 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,046  17,474  955  19,665 
  1,133  19,117  956  19,687 
Shares repurchased  (6,580)  (115,728)  (3,952)  (83,603) 
Net decrease  (5,447)  $(96,611)  (2,996)  $(63,916) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  6,157  $106,685  6,674  $137,533 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  5,670  93,018  4,592  93,227 
  11,827  199,703  11,266  230,760 
Shares repurchased  (15,403)  (268,905)  (25,037)  (528,041) 
Net decrease  (3,576)  $(69,202)  (13,771)  $(297,281) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  908  $16,035  1,520  $32,301 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  2,796  45,992  2,190  44,586 
  3,704  62,027  3,710  76,887 
Shares repurchased  (334)  (5,605)  (9,366)  (199,482) 
Net increase (decrease)  3,370  $56,422  (5,656)  $(122,595) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  34,291  $779,785  23,408  $602,855 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  23,231  499,934  20,688  534,777 
  57,522  1,279,719  44,096  1,137,632 
Shares repurchased  (20,618)  (497,154)  (81,530)  (2,130,830) 
Net increase (decrease)  36,904  $782,565  (37,434)  $(993,198) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  10,417  $235,307  4,068  $103,800 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  11,968  257,429  8,399  217,029 
  22,385  492,736  12,467  320,829 
Shares repurchased  (5,057)  (115,128)  (4,443)  (119,771) 
Net increase  17,328  $377,608  8,024  $201,058 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  44  949  32  825 
  44  949  32  825 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  44  $949  32  $825 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  67,033  $1,531,905  58,317  $1,475,929 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  80,983  1,741,945  55,766  1,440,989 
  148,016  3,273,850  114,083  2,916,918 
Shares repurchased  (367,261)  (8,139,488)  (39,842)  (1,057,927) 
Net increase (decrease)  (219,245)  $(4,865,638)  74,241  $1,858,991 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  3,373,209  $76,828,722  2,626,666  $67,382,328 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  840,672  18,040,829  608,083  15,682,458 
  4,213,881  94,869,551  3,234,749  83,064,786 
Shares repurchased  (3,542,446)  (80,193,607)  (2,612,298)  (66,804,004) 
Net increase  671,435  $14,675,944  622,451  $16,260,782 

 

2025 Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  112,606  $2,210,300  211,051  $4,620,165 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  111,866  2,048,270  77,309  1,649,010 
  224,472  4,258,570  288,360  6,269,175 
Shares repurchased  (157,657)  (3,016,435)  (199,882)  (4,242,014) 
Net increase  66,815  $1,242,135  88,478  $2,027,161 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  807  13,500  1,021  19,962 
  807  13,500  1,021  19,962 
Shares repurchased  (6,412)  (113,317)  (5,386)  (104,384) 
Net decrease  (5,605)  $(99,817)  (4,365)  $(84,422) 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  8,023  $139,408  31,036  $586,866 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  8,663  142,165  4,819  93,106 
  16,686  281,573  35,855  679,972 
Shares repurchased  (32,018)  (537,745)  (32,141)  (618,761) 
Net increase (decrease)  (15,332)  $(256,172)  3,714  $61,211 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  4,321  $75,451  4,295  $82,940 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  3,936  66,049  2,304  45,411 
  8,257  141,500  6,599  128,351 
Shares repurchased  (13,647)  (229,107)  (3,566)  (73,332) 
Net increase (decrease)  (5,390)  $(87,607)  3,033  $55,019 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  21,855  $417,872  18,231  $389,114 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  15,463  282,826  11,586  246,781 
  37,318  700,698  29,817  635,895 
Shares repurchased  (22,129)  (435,302)  (99,044)  (2,196,995) 
Net increase (decrease)  15,189  $265,396  (69,227)  $(1,561,100) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  6,466  $123,316  4,582  $97,500 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  6,183  112,833  4,016  85,413 
  12,649  236,149  8,598  182,913 
Shares repurchased  (10,831)  (207,750)  (3,558)  (79,224) 
Net increase  1,818  $28,399  5,040  $103,689 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  48  875  32  686 
  48  875  32  686 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  48  $875  32  $686 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  22,662  $432,128  32,087  $677,476 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  50,655  924,453  34,223  727,914 
  73,317  1,356,581  66,310  1,405,390 
Shares repurchased  (273,532)  (5,116,132)  (25,061)  (544,385) 
Net increase (decrease)  (200,215)  $(3,759,551)  41,249  $861,005 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  6,197,896  $118,298,533  4,703,012  $99,603,305 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  802,226  14,624,573  500,050  10,621,061 
  7,000,122  132,923,106  5,203,062  110,224,366 
Shares repurchased  (6,029,239)  (114,925,411)  (4,312,399)  (91,571,062) 
Net increase  970,883  $17,997,695  890,663  $18,653,304 

 

Maturity Fund

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class A  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  54,888  $848,714  65,774  $1,099,645 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  116,681  1,761,268  60,623  1,017,033 
  171,569  2,609,982  126,397  2,116,678 
Shares repurchased  (244,019)  (3,769,108)  (216,741)  (3,612,716) 
Net decrease  (72,450)  $(1,159,126)  (90,344)  $(1,496,038) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class B  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—  173  $2,817 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  585  8,577  799  13,097 
  585  8,577  972  15,914 
Shares repurchased  (8,339)  (126,299)  (19,493)  (314,974) 
Net decrease  (7,754)  $(117,722)  (18,521)  $(299,060) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class C  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  2,641  $39,734  3,527  $57,797 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  4,344  63,781  2,545  41,798 
  6,985  103,515  6,072  99,595 
Shares repurchased  (16,296)  (246,950)  (35,229)  (579,438) 
Net decrease  (9,311)  $(143,435)  (29,157)  $(479,843) 

 

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  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  847  $13,052  1,121  $18,525 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  2,382  35,905  1,410  23,639 
  3,229  48,957  2,531  42,164 
Shares repurchased  (12,507)  (198,098)  (1,194)  (20,727) 
Net increase (decrease)  (9,278)  $(149,141)  1,337  $21,437 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R3  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  12,955  $202,119  18,949  $319,636 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  7,458  113,009  4,349  73,242 
  20,413  315,128  23,298  392,878 
Shares repurchased  (39,780)  (625,477)  (52,182)  (895,175) 
Net decrease  (19,367)  $(310,349)  (28,884)  $(502,297) 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R4  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,191  $18,505  1,057  $17,691 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  1,011  15,315  496  8,340 
  2,202  33,820  1,553  26,031 
Shares repurchased  (5,095)  (78,757)  (301)  (5,163) 
Net increase (decrease)  (2,893)  $(44,937)  1,252  $20,868 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R5  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold    $—    $— 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  48  733  24  394 
  48  733  24  394 
Shares repurchased         
Net increase  48  $733  24  $394 
 
  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class R6  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  7,735  $120,843  28,865  $493,117 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  16,614  251,783  10,205  171,733 
  24,349  372,626  39,070  664,850 
Shares repurchased  (147,652)  (2,248,654)  (80,212)  (1,352,523) 
Net decrease  (123,303)  $(1,876,028)  (41,142)  $(687,673) 

 

146 Sustainable Retirement Funds 

 


 

  YEAR ENDED 7/31/23  YEAR ENDED 7/31/22 
Class Y  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount 
Shares sold  1,134,744  $17,633,505  2,412,688  $40,588,299 
Shares issued in connection with         
reinvestment of distributions  954,569  14,476,017  568,592  9,570,793 
  2,089,313  32,109,522  2,981,280  50,159,092 
Shares repurchased  (3,974,438)  (61,742,204)  (4,721,796)  (79,161,018) 
Net decrease  (1,885,125)  $(29,632,682)  (1,740,516)  $(29,001,926) 

 

At the close of the reporting period, Putnam Investments, LLC owned the following shares of each fund:

 

    Percentage of  Fair value at the 
    shares  end of the 
  Shares owned  outstanding  reporting period 
2065 Fund class C  1,096  4.28%  $11,223 
2065 Fund class R  1,095  100.00  11,325 
2065 Fund class R3  1,101  100.00  11,398 
2065 Fund class R4  1,106  100.00  11,471 
2065 Fund class R5  1,109  100.00  11,516 
2065 Fund class R6  1,112  6.10  11,543 
2065 Fund class Y  1,109  100.00  11,514 
2060 Fund class B  1,475  100.00  16,896 
2060 Fund class R  1,505  100.00  17,490 
2060 Fund class R3  980  19.59  11,378 
2060 Fund class R4  985  14.19  11,456 
2060 Fund class R5  987  100.00  11,493 
2055 Fund class R4  1,009  2.97  11,341 
2055 Fund class R5  1,012  100.00  11,392 
2050 Fund class R4  635  4.53  11,240 
2050 Fund class R5  637  100.00  11,282 
2045 Fund class R5  450  100.00  11,163 
2040 Fund class R5  436  100.00  11,016 
2035 Fund class R5  431  100.00  10,803 
2030 Fund class R5  458  100.00  10,510 
2025 Fund class R5  536  100.00  10,226 
Maturity Fund class R5  653  100.00  10,128 

 

At the close of the reporting period, the following funds had shareholders of record that owned the following percentages of the outstanding shares of the fund.

 

2065 Fund  25.5%, 16.7%, 13.8%, 9.3% 
2060 Fund  9.6% 
2035 Fund  5.1% 

 

Sustainable Retirement Funds 147 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

Transactions during the reporting period with a company which is under common ownership or control, or involving securities of companies in which a fund owned at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities, were as follows:

 

2065 Fund                   
              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $324,631  $30,885  $—  $—  $709  $32,216  12,900  $326,671 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    161,596  12,487      6  15,423  8,218  164,538 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    126,044  11,884      220  6,801  5,652  121,181 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    35,132  2,808      (33)  1,797  1,636  34,088 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    24,331  2,259  311    (7)  (314)  449  21,751 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    7,712  446  181    (1)  47  146  7,312 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    12,842  4,613  210    (1)  18  164  8,246 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    64,583  61,903  18        2,680  2,680 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  2,338  2,041  4,274  130    (209)  104     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  37,655  39,491  70,558  7,663    (6,357)  (231)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Equity Fund Class P  303,800  304,822  542,856  4,523  79,190  (103,995)  38,229     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  65,577  49,560  116,591  938  868  (7,360)  8,814     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  1,778  4,531  6,309  10           
Totals  $411,148  $1,157,316  $867,873  $13,984  $80,058  $(117,028)  $102,904    $686,467 

 

148 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 149 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2060 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $7,833,521  $991,438  $—  $—  $31,055  $733,961  300,398  $7,607,099 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    3,892,418  433,197      6,210  351,467  190,639  3,816,898 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    3,017,003  337,784      6,745  159,871  132,733  2,845,835 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    844,826  88,547      (845)  42,555  38,298  797,989 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    830,548  76,230  10,282    (733)  (10,916)  15,331  742,669 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    280,187  25,731  5,979    (239)  1,717  5,110  255,934 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    419,728  166,981  6,754    (33)  446  5,035  253,160 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    913,644  865,018          48,626  48,626 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  84,674  61,358  142,391  4,160    (6,560)  2,919     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  1,022,838  886,876  1,753,448  183,824    (152,216)  (4,050)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Equity Fund Class P  7,793,917  6,274,045  12,646,146  91,903  1,615,225  (2,323,138)  901,322     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  2,216,268  1,570,150  3,817,450  28,776  26,639  (211,633)  242,665     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  52,005  99,677  151,682  1,977           
Totals  $11,169,702  $26,923,981  $21,496,043  $333,655  $1,641,864  $(2,651,387)  $2,421,957    $16,368,210 

 

150 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 151 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2055 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $22,772,201  $1,978,030  $—  $—  $89,282  $2,217,085  912,221  $23,100,538 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    11,145,778  754,636      15,879  1,036,164  571,542  11,443,185 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    8,833,288  581,272      14,236  497,685  408,760  8,763,937 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    2,466,577  126,261      (1,228)  128,638  118,434  2,467,726 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    4,302,524  213,044  55,492    (1,684)  (57,494)  83,198  4,030,302 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    1,456,232  71,202  32,383    (41)  9,478  27,842  1,394,467 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    2,335,429  988,981  35,090    (370)  2,834  26,828  1,348,912 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    3,086,114  2,895,544          190,570  190,570 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  618,292  201,142  795,415  26,779    (65,587)  41,568     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  3,981,759  1,783,708  5,229,070  627,305    (513,665)  (22,732)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Equity Fund Class P  23,353,185  9,587,313  29,145,488  235,966  4,142,148  (6,230,734)  2,435,724     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  15,281,283  4,649,932  20,021,108  172,680  159,276  (1,722,374)  1,812,267     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  201,802  288,572  490,374  7,224           
Totals  $43,436,321  $72,908,810  $63,290,425  $1,192,919  $4,301,424  $(8,416,286)  $8,101,217    $52,739,637 

 

152 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 153 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2050 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $41,123,640  $3,110,228  $—  $—  $144,555  $4,104,483  1,668,909  $42,262,450 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    19,978,374  1,269,638      35,397  1,864,300  1,029,310  20,608,433 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    16,064,449  852,052      9,583  959,743  754,734  16,181,723 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    4,441,301  147,224      (2,026)  239,136  217,466  4,531,187 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    12,283,576  394,088  168,058    (2,800)  (170,094)  241,867  11,716,594 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    4,071,868  143,038  97,226    (992)  27,174  78,966  3,955,012 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    7,510,164  3,803,007  104,096    535  8,352  73,907  3,716,044 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    6,685,096  6,410,985          274,111  274,111 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  2,012,015  568,517  2,503,000  88,734    (220,980)  143,448     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  8,264,031  3,240,262  10,413,159  1,277,196    (1,059,829)  (31,305)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Equity Fund Class P  30,589,686  10,419,205  36,212,751  293,371  5,142,308  (7,602,947)  2,806,807     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  46,792,545  10,863,369  57,875,631  516,156  477,813  (4,658,956)  4,878,673     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  411,920  543,831  955,751  12,350           
Totals  $88,070,197  $137,793,652  $124,090,552  $2,557,187  $5,620,121  $(13,358,460)  $14,830,717    $103,245,554 

 

154 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 155 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2045 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $52,971,247  $5,579,622  $—  $—  $240,815  $5,053,502  2,080,524  $52,685,942 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    25,393,095  2,258,216      50,191  2,236,916  1,269,728  25,421,986 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    20,764,807  1,575,194      25,459  1,215,175  952,890  20,430,247 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    5,562,355  305,464      (3,196)  288,136  265,970  5,541,831 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    21,200,848  1,200,849  289,203    (7,158)  (279,005)  406,955  19,713,836 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    6,926,653  405,939  167,809    (1,772)  43,946  131,035  6,562,888 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    14,387,045  6,255,804  213,407    814  21,601  162,165  8,153,656 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    7,658,291  7,123,255          535,036  535,036 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  3,544,879  1,117,508  4,524,729  151,215    (373,062)  235,404     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  15,578,755  6,523,453  20,028,506  2,430,677    (2,004,356)  (69,346)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Balanced Fund Class P  4,222,962  2,463,524  6,546,149  40,539  213,335  (571,509)  431,172     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Equity Fund Class P  14,737,541  4,969,667  17,460,864  128,631  2,246,834  (4,023,669)  1,777,325     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  87,539,237  19,214,062  106,693,274  943,819  873,706  (8,105,454)  8,045,429     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  2,052,276  2,853,215  4,905,491  43,628           
Totals  $127,675,650  $192,005,770  $184,863,356  $4,408,928  $3,333,875  $(14,772,897)  $19,000,255    $139,045,422 

 

156 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 157 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2040 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $71,471,653  $7,174,720  $—  $—  $206,357  $7,102,447  2,827,651  $71,605,737 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    33,874,929  2,960,660      28,528  3,066,614  1,698,636  34,009,411 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    26,791,929  1,897,553      47  1,634,561  1,237,342  26,528,984 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    5,591,628  448,725      (10,882)  293,106  260,369  5,425,127 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    44,207,674  2,345,891  612,329    (8,778)  (620,179)  851,174  41,232,826 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    10,244,862  669,917  251,966    (5,257)  66,866  192,404  9,636,554 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    23,787,370  9,469,845  370,690    969  35,893  285,489  14,354,387 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    13,537,389  12,517,280  13,328        1,020,109  1,020,109 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  9,442,421  2,865,547  11,946,172  414,069    (1,050,664)  688,868     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  31,159,487  11,519,292  38,583,757  4,808,499    (4,010,145)  (84,877)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Balanced Fund Class P  39,150,969  14,708,362  52,295,418  359,638  1,834,023  (5,353,432)  3,789,519     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  106,848,234  18,569,932  124,815,199  1,105,581  1,023,453  (7,604,146)  7,001,179     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  5,488,059  6,890,820  12,378,879  90,313           
Totals  $192,089,170  $284,061,387  $277,504,016  $8,026,413  $2,857,476  $(17,807,403)  $22,973,997    $203,813,135 

 

158 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 159 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2035 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $63,363,882  $7,139,211  $—  $—  $357,704  $6,076,884  2,474,362  $62,659,259 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    29,458,279  2,744,160      89,704  2,593,051  1,468,258  29,396,874 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    21,464,746  1,896,067      27,721  1,264,176  972,961  20,860,576 
Putnam PanAgora ESG Emerging                   
Markets Equity ETF    1,609,182  428,619      (4,492)  66,418  59,631  1,242,489 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    64,530,061  2,765,990  896,103    (21,388)  (952,102)  1,254,907  60,790,581 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    9,944,492  443,817  248,406    (2,053)  65,009  190,948  9,563,631 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    25,006,491  9,163,978  398,584    501  43,505  315,961  15,886,519 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    13,288,806  13,010,821  107,290        277,985  277,985 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  17,222,617  5,009,534  21,569,514  750,775    (1,811,505)  1,148,868     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  37,367,432  14,187,226  46,550,699  5,861,989    (4,882,431)  (121,528)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Balanced Fund Class P  87,097,187  23,917,531  107,013,225  783,783  3,949,706  (10,729,415)  6,727,922     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Conservative Fund Class P  1,864,102  875,526  2,627,237  19,543  79,308  (323,461)  211,070     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Growth Fund Class P  36,269,780  6,627,866  42,434,399  364,331  337,266  (4,907,727)  4,444,480     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  6,983,118  8,987,328  15,970,446  22,716           
Totals  $186,804,236  $288,270,950  $273,758,183  $9,453,520  $4,366,280  $(22,206,842)  $21,567,753    $200,677,914 

 

160 Sustainable Retirement Funds  Sustainable Retirement Funds 161 

 


 

Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2030 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $57,118,372  $9,513,719  $—  $—  $394,371  $5,090,598  2,096,465  $53,089,622 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    25,415,938  3,456,632      122,528  2,041,691  1,204,875  24,123,525 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    18,407,237  2,159,734      44,089  1,054,533  809,043  17,346,125 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    113,034,532  5,780,100  1,575,009    (37,026)  (1,655,191)  2,179,133  105,562,215 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    15,660,834  823,001  385,764    (3,665)  99,476  298,166  14,933,644 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    33,611,436  11,845,767  532,314    1,687  57,985  434,076  21,825,341 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    18,121,362  17,301,143  12,711        820,219  820,219 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  34,569,723  9,155,374  42,404,923  1,484,931    (3,831,117)  2,510,943     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  59,537,807  21,194,500  72,905,906  9,170,364    (7,796,801)  (29,600)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Balanced Fund Class P  105,659,880  22,759,677  123,015,466  913,896  4,461,918  (13,336,710)  7,932,619     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Conservative Fund Class P  26,906,708  10,945,545  36,159,096  287,685  1,216,053  (4,043,678)  2,350,521     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  11,997,678  15,049,072  27,046,750  196,423           
Totals  $238,671,796  $360,473,879  $352,412,237  $14,559,097  $5,677,971  $(28,486,322)  $19,453,575    $237,700,691 

 

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Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

2025 Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $31,191,936  $4,620,560  $—  $—  $217,826  $2,753,279  1,166,608  $29,542,481 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    13,212,337  1,678,618      53,239  978,939  627,617  12,565,897 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    10,718,972  1,207,781      28,662  616,288  473,694  10,156,141 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    122,141,369  9,755,225  1,715,303    (12,200)  (1,777,460)  2,283,056  110,596,484 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    24,971,628  1,395,212  580,704    (6,479)  161,989  473,833  23,731,926 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    31,703,753  11,279,124  500,458    567  55,306  407,329  20,480,502 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    17,527,413  17,425,860  11,294        101,553  101,553 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  44,535,018  18,506,423  61,350,496  1,925,522    (4,476,914)  2,785,969     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  58,461,295  28,471,356  79,271,639  8,987,533    (7,391,350)  (269,662)     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Balanced Fund Class P  32,608,771  10,680,022  41,505,131  274,711  1,309,312  (6,255,510)  4,471,848     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Conservative Fund Class P  54,829,130  23,926,723  75,222,410  564,299  2,361,276  (8,198,990)  4,665,547     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  11,838,456  16,471,123  28,309,579  193,958           
Totals  $202,272,670  $349,523,055  $333,021,635  $14,753,782  $3,670,588  $(26,041,149)  $14,442,043    $207,174,984 

 

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Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont.  Note 5: Transactions with affiliated issuers cont. 

 

Maturity Fund

 

              Change in     
              unrealized  Shares   
  Fair value as  Purchase  Sale  Investment  Capital gain  Realized  appreciation  outstanding  Fair value 
Affiliates  of 7/31/22  cost  proceeds  income  distributions  gain (loss)  (depreciation)  as of 7/31/23  as of 7/31/23 
Putnam Sustainable Leaders ETF  $—  $31,325,439  $4,813,309  $—  $—  $223,742  $3,036,926  1,175,703  $29,772,798 
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF    15,737,620  2,146,675      66,328  1,459,956  755,046  15,117,229 
Putnam PanAgora ESG International                   
Equity ETF    9,265,318  1,039,448      22,822  545,154  410,155  8,793,846 
Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF    116,644,179  9,682,468  1,665,432    (32,285)  (1,776,743)  2,170,679  105,152,683 
Putnam ESG High Yield ETF    37,380,061  2,792,678  954,317    (7,269)  231,916  695,059  34,812,030 
Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF    12,526,101  940,211  232,725    (1,006)  32,360  231,051  11,617,244 
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class P*    12,345,813  11,934,813  8,550        411,000  411,000 
Putnam Fixed Income Absolute                   
Return Fund Class P§  74,251,546  6,806,563  78,401,365  2,913,474    (8,925,410)  6,268,666     
Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute                   
Return Fund Class PΔ  73,921,982  14,287,825  79,482,912  10,286,651    (8,735,567)  8,672     
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Balanced Fund Class P                   
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation                   
Conservative Fund Class P  86,558,235  10,205,018  91,159,027  820,350  3,300,846  (11,788,034)  6,183,808     
Putnam Government Money                   
Market Fund Class G  14,671,547  16,117,316  30,788,863  222,173           
Totals  $249,403,310  $282,641,253  $313,181,769  $17,103,672  $3,300,846  $(29,176,679)  $15,990,715    $205,676,830 

 

* Purchase cost and Sale proceeds are excluded from Note 3.

§ Effective 2/28/23, the fund was renamed Putnam Core Bond Fund.

Δ Effective 2/17/23, the fund merged into Putnam Multi-Asset Income Fund.

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Note 6: Market, credit and other risks

In the normal course of business, the underlying Putnam funds trade financial instruments and enter 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 underlying Putnam funds may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The underlying Putnam funds may invest in foreign securities that involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations. The underlying Putnam fund may invest in ETFs with a focus on companies or issuers that exhibit a commitment to ESG factors may result in the fund investing in certain types of companies or issuers that underperform the market as a whole. In evaluating an investment opportunity, Putnam Management make investment decisions based on information and data that is incomplete or inaccurate. Due to changes in the products or services of the companies and issuers in which the underlying Putnam fund invests, the underlying Putnam fund may temporarily hold securities that are inconsistent with its ESG investment criteria. The financial statements of the underlying Putnam funds contain additional information about the expenses and investments of the underlying Putnam funds and are available upon request.

Note 7: Of special note

On May 31, 2023, Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”) and Great-West Lifeco Inc., the parent company of Putnam U.S. Holdings I, LLC (“Putnam Holdings”), announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a subsidiary of Franklin Resources to acquire Putnam Holdings in a stock and cash transaction.

As part of this transaction, Putnam Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Holdings and investment manager to the Putnam family of funds (the “Putnam Funds”), would become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. Subject to such approvals and the satisfaction of these conditions, the transaction is currently expected to be consummated in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, consummation of the transaction will result in the automatic termination of the investment management contract between each Putnam Fund and Putnam Management and any related sub-management and sub-advisory contracts, where applicable. In anticipation of this automatic termination, on June 23, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds approved a new investment management contract between each Putnam Fund and Putnam Management (and new sub-management and sub-advisory contracts, if applicable), which will be presented to the shareholders of each Putnam Fund for their approval at shareholder meetings currently expected to occur in October 2023. Proxy solicitation materials related to these meetings have been made available to shareholders that held shares of the fund at the close of business on July 24, 2023.

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Federal tax information (Unaudited)

Pursuant to §852 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, the following funds hereby designate the following monies as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended July 31, 2023, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

  Amount 
2055 Fund  $117,271 
2025 Fund  10,005 

 

Each fund designated the following percentages of ordinary income distributions as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporations.

 

  Qualifying % 
2065 Fund  47.26% 
2060 Fund  36.47 
2055 Fund  34.63 
2050 Fund  30.94 
2045 Fund  23.66 
2040 Fund  14.83 
2035 Fund  7.06 
2030 Fund  2.91 
2025 Fund  1.47 
Maturity Fund   

 

For the reporting period, each fund hereby designates the following percentages, or the maximum amount allowable, of its taxable ordinary income distributions as qualified dividends taxed at the individual net capital gain rates.

 

  Qualifying % 
2065 Fund  48.89% 
2060 Fund  37.70 
2055 Fund  36.81 
2050 Fund  33.41 
2045 Fund  26.35 
2040 Fund  18.30 
2035 Fund  11.00 
2030 Fund  6.30 
2025 Fund  3.89 
Maturity Fund  3.03 

 

The Form 1099 that will be mailed to you in January 2024 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar 2023.

 

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* Mr. Reynolds is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the fund and Putnam Investments. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam Investments, as well as the President of your fund and each of the other Putnam funds.

The address of each Trustee is 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110.

As of July 31, 2023, there were 89 mutual funds, 4 closed-end funds, and 12 exchange-traded funds in the Putnam funds complex. Each Trustee serves as Trustee of all funds in the Putnam funds complex.

Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until his or her resignation, retirement at age 75, removal, or death.

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Officers
In addition to Robert L. Reynolds, the other officers of the fund are shown below:

James F. Clark (Born 1974)  Alan G. McCormack (Born 1964) 
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer  Vice President and Derivatives Risk Manager 
Since 2016  Since 2022 
Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Risk Officer,  Head of Quantitative Equities and Risk, 
Putnam Investments, and Chief Compliance Officer,  Putnam Investments 
Putnam Management   
  Denere P. Poulack (Born 1968) 
Michael J. Higgins (Born 1976)  Assistant Vice President, Assistant Clerk, 
Vice President, Treasurer, and Clerk  and Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2010  Since 2004 
   
Jonathan S. Horwitz (Born 1955)  Janet C. Smith (Born 1965) 
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer,  Vice President, Principal Financial Officer, Principal 
and Compliance Liaison  Accounting Officer, and Assistant Treasurer 
Since 2004  Since 2007 
  Head of Fund Administration Services, 
Richard T. Kircher (Born 1962)  Putnam Investments and Putnam Management 
Vice President and BSA Compliance Officer   
Since 2019  Stephen J. Tate (Born 1974) 
Assistant Director, Operational Compliance, Putnam  Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 
Investments and Putnam Retail Management  Since 2021 
  General Counsel, Putnam Investments, 
Martin Lemaire (Born 1984)  Putnam Management, and Putnam Retail Management 
Vice President and Derivatives Risk Manager   
Since 2022  Mark C. Trenchard (Born 1962) 
Risk Manager and Risk Analyst, Putnam Investments  Vice President 
  Since 2002 
Susan G. Malloy (Born 1957)  Director of Operational Compliance, Putnam 
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer  Investments and Putnam Retail Management 
Since 2007   
Head of Accounting and Middle Office Services,   
Putnam Investments and Putnam Management   

 

The principal occupations of the officers for the past five years have been with the employers as shown above, although in some cases they have held different positions with such employers. The address of each officer is 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110.

 

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Fund information

Founded over 85 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage funds across income, value, blend, growth, sustainable, and asset allocation categories.

Investment Manager  Trustees  Richard T. Kircher 
Putnam Investment  Kenneth R. Leibler, Chair  Vice President and 
Management, LLC  Barbara M. Baumann, Vice Chair  BSA Compliance Officer 
100 Federal Street  Liaquat Ahamed   
Boston, MA 02110  Katinka Domotorffy  Martin Lemaire 
  Catharine Bond Hill  Vice President and 
Investment Sub-Advisor  Jennifer Williams Murphy  Derivatives Risk Manager 
Putnam Investments Limited  Marie Pillai   
16 St James’s Street  George Putnam III  Susan G. Malloy 
London, England SW1A 1ER  Robert L. Reynolds  Vice President and 
  Manoj P. Singh  Assistant Treasurer 
Marketing Services  Mona K. Sutphen   
Putnam Retail Management    Alan G. McCormack 
Limited Partnership  Officers  Vice President and 
100 Federal Street  Robert L. Reynolds  Derivatives Risk Manager 
Boston, MA 02110  President   
    Denere P. Poulack 
Custodian  James F. Clark  Assistant Vice President, 
State Street Bank  Vice President and  Assistant Clerk, and 
and Trust Company  Chief Compliance Officer  Assistant Treasurer 
     
Legal Counsel  Michael J. Higgins  Janet C. Smith 
Ropes & Gray LLP  Vice President, Treasurer,  Vice President, 
  and Clerk  Principal Financial Officer, 
Independent Registered    Principal Accounting Officer, 
Public Accounting Firm  Jonathan S. Horwitz  and Assistant Treasurer 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  Executive Vice President,   
  Principal Executive Officer,  Stephen J. Tate 
  and Compliance Liaison  Vice President and 
    Chief Legal Officer 
     
    Mark C. Trenchard 
    Vice President 

 

This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Sustainable Retirement Funds. It may also be used as sales literature when preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus, the most recent copy of Putnam’s Quarterly Performance Summary, and Putnam’s Quarterly Ranking Summary. For more recent performance, please visit putnam.com. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund, which are described in its prospectus. For this and other information or to request a prospectus or summary prospectus, call 1-800-225-1581 toll free. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. The fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the fund’s Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-225-1581.


 


Item 2. Code of Ethics:
(a) The fund’s principal executive, financial and accounting officers are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment manager. As such they are subject to a comprehensive Code of Ethics adopted and administered by Putnam Investments which is designed to protect the interests of the firm and its clients. The Fund has adopted a Code of Ethics which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments with respect to all of its officers and Trustees who are employees of Putnam Investment Management, LLC. For this reason, the Fund has not adopted a separate code of ethics governing its principal executive, financial and accounting officers.

(c) In January 2023, the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments and Code of Ethics of Putnam Funds were amended. The key changes to the Putnam Investments Code of Ethics are as follows: (i) Prohibition on investments in a single stock ETFs and (ii) Revision to the 7-day blackout rule for Analysts. The key change to the Putnam Funds Code of Ethics was that the provisions of the Code of Ethics for employees of PanAgora Asset Management, inc. and any of its subsidiaries are excluded from the Putnam Funds’ Code of Ethics.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:
The Funds’ Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are “independent” (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Regulations”)). The Trustees believe that each member of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee also possesses a combination of knowledge and experience with respect to financial accounting matters, as well as other attributes, that qualifies him or her for service on the Committee. In addition, the Trustees have determined that each of Dr. Hill, Ms. Murphy and Mr. Singh qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on their review of his or her pertinent experience and education.The SEC has stated, and the funds’ amended and restated agreement and Declaration of Trust provides, that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:
The following table presents fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the fund by the fund’s independent auditor:


Fiscal year ended Audit Fees Audit-Related Fees Tax Fees All Other Fees

July 31, 2023 $188,180 $ — $58,908 $ —
July 31, 2022 $169,518 $ — $58,728 $ —

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, the fund’s independent auditor billed aggregate non-audit fees in the amounts of $300,651 and $388,643 respectively, to the fund, Putnam Management and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Putnam Management that provides ongoing services to the fund.

Audit Fees represent fees billed for the fund’s last two fiscal years relating to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for services traditionally performed by the fund’s auditor, including accounting consultation for proposed transactions or concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and other audit or attest services not required by statute or regulation.

Tax Fees represent fees billed in the fund’s last two fiscal years for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice services. Tax planning and tax advice services include assistance with tax audits, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee. The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds’ independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.

The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by Putnam Management and certain of its affiliates of the funds’ independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by Putnam Management or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.

The following table presents fees billed by the fund’s independent auditor for services required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2–01 of Regulation S-X.


Fiscal year ended Audit-Related Fees Tax Fees All Other Fees Total Non-Audit Fees

July 31, 2023 $ — $241,743 $ — $ —
July 31, 2022 $ — $328,951 $ — $ —

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments:
The registrant’s schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 above.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:
Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies
Not Applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:
Not applicable

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:
Not applicable

Item 11. Controls and Procedures:
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable

Item 12. Disclosures of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies:
Not Applicable

Item 13. Exhibits:
(a)(1) The Code of Ethics of The Putnam Funds, which incorporates the Code of Ethics of Putnam Investments, is filed herewith

(a)(2) Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Putnam Target Date Funds
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer

Date: September 26, 2023
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer

Date: September 26, 2023
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Financial Officer

Date: September 26, 2023