NPORT-EX 2 b_012nport240731.htm QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
Putnam Large Cap Value Fund
The fund's portfolio
7/31/24 (Unaudited)


COMMON STOCKS (96.0%)(a)
        Shares Value
Aerospace and defense (2.9%)
Northrop Grumman Corp. 879,585 $426,000,607
RTX Corp. 4,118,589 483,893,022
909,893,629
Air freight and logistics (2.0%)
FedEx Corp. 2,040,582 616,765,910
616,765,910
Automobiles (1.7%)
General Motors Co. 11,969,724 530,498,168
530,498,168
Banks (7.9%)
Bank of America Corp. 19,065,015 768,510,755
Citigroup, Inc. 13,431,236 871,418,592
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1,409,074 299,850,947
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 2,624,116 475,227,408
2,415,007,702
Beverages (2.4%)
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 11,153,899 744,411,219
744,411,219
Biotechnology (4.9%)
AbbVie, Inc. 4,417,384 818,629,603
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 656,354 708,330,673
1,526,960,276
Building products (0.9%)
Johnson Controls International PLC 4,120,922 294,810,760
294,810,760
Capital markets (4.0%)
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 6,737,081 439,190,310
CME Group, Inc. 1,496,344 289,856,796
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 745,477 379,470,157
State Street Corp. 1,632,687 138,729,414
1,247,246,677
Chemicals (3.9%)
Corteva, Inc. 7,939,925 445,429,793
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 3,570,948 298,888,348
Eastman Chemical Co. 1,930,875 199,517,314
PPG Industries, Inc. 1,855,032 235,551,963
1,179,387,418
Construction materials (1.3%)
CRH PLC 4,761,647 408,073,148
408,073,148
Consumer finance (1.9%)
Capital One Financial Corp. 3,849,304 582,784,626
582,784,626
Consumer staples distribution and retail (4.4%)
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(NON) 2,224,800 195,693,408
Target Corp. 2,135,634 321,220,710
Walmart, Inc. 11,829,716 811,991,706
1,328,905,824
Containers and packaging (0.6%)
Ball Corp. 2,729,026 174,193,730
174,193,730
Electric utilities (3.9%)
NextEra Energy, Inc. 6,496,009 496,230,128
NRG Energy, Inc. 5,309,853 399,141,650
PPL Corp. 10,014,602 297,633,971
1,193,005,749
Electronic equipment, instruments, and components (0.5%)
Vontier Corp. 4,075,550 159,883,827
159,883,827
Financial services (1.3%)
Apollo Global Management, Inc. 3,100,291 388,497,465
388,497,465
Health care equipment and supplies (1.3%)
Boston Scientific Corp.(NON) 5,337,652 394,345,730
394,345,730
Health care providers and services (5.9%)
Cigna Group (The) 1,331,032 464,090,927
McKesson Corp. 1,088,206 671,444,866
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 1,156,278 666,201,132
1,801,736,925
Hotels, restaurants, and leisure (1.1%)
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 1,600,146 343,503,342
343,503,342
Household durables (2.5%)
PulteGroup, Inc. 5,811,787 767,155,884
767,155,884
Household products (2.1%)
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 3,965,047 637,420,956
637,420,956
Industrial conglomerates (1.4%)
Honeywell International, Inc. 2,041,560 418,009,410
418,009,410
Insurance (2.5%)
American International Group, Inc. 5,017,639 397,547,538
AXA SA (France) 10,657,743 374,750,753
772,298,291
Life sciences tools and services (2.0%)
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 974,807 597,888,125
597,888,125
Machinery (2.4%)
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. 4,523,756 454,185,102
Otis Worldwide Corp. 3,013,388 284,765,166
738,950,268
Media (1.6%)
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(NON)(S) 753,227 286,015,356
Comcast Corp. Class A 4,856,167 200,414,012
486,429,368
Metals and mining (1.6%)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 10,514,393 477,458,586
477,458,586
Office REITs (0.7%)
Vornado Realty Trust(R) 6,721,794 201,586,602
201,586,602
Oil, gas, and consumable fuels (7.0%)
ConocoPhillips 3,605,604 400,943,165
Exxon Mobil Corp. 7,861,151 932,253,897
Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam Exchange) (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom) 11,667,128 426,720,957
Valero Energy Corp. 2,256,041 364,846,951
2,124,764,970
Passenger airlines (1.4%)
Southwest Airlines Co. 15,479,684 417,022,687
417,022,687
Personal care products (0.3%)
Kenvue, Inc. 4,643,106 85,851,030
85,851,030
Pharmaceuticals (3.0%)
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (United Kingdom) 5,838,799 462,140,941
Merck & Co., Inc. 1,864,990 210,986,319
Sanofi SA (France) 2,445,512 252,305,635
925,432,895
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (3.1%)
NXP Semiconductors NV 1,492,445 392,751,826
Qualcomm, Inc. 3,070,191 555,551,061
948,302,887
Software (4.7%)
Microsoft Corp. 1,947,152 814,591,039
Oracle Corp. 4,352,640 606,975,648
1,421,566,687
Specialized REITs (1.4%)
American Tower Corp.(R) 679,665 149,798,166
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.(R) 5,242,428 263,169,886
412,968,052
Specialty retail (1.0%)
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(NON) 258,427 291,076,667
291,076,667
Tobacco (1.9%)
Philip Morris International, Inc. 4,917,038 566,246,096
566,246,096
Trading companies and distributors (1.2%)
United Rentals, Inc. 467,886 354,236,491
354,236,491
Wireless telecommunication services (1.4%)
T-Mobile US, Inc. 2,358,284 429,868,005
429,868,005
Total common stocks (cost $19,887,283,848) $29,314,446,082








U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (—%)(a)
        Principal amount Value
U.S. Treasury Notes
4.375%, 8/31/28(i) $453,000 $468,120
0.625%, 8/15/30(i) 420,000 346,734
Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $814,854) $814,854








SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (3.9%)(a)
        Principal amount/shares Value
Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC asset-backed commercial paper 5.373%, 8/20/24 $50,000,000 $49,851,343
Barclays Bank, PLC commercial paper 5.375%, 8/29/24 (United Kingdom) 50,000,000 49,784,568
Chariot Funding, LLC asset-backed commercial paper 5.371%, 8/19/24 30,000,000 29,915,286
Chariot Funding, LLC asset-backed commercial paper 5.374%, 8/28/24 50,000,000 49,791,465
DNB Bank ASA commercial paper 5.399%, 8/26/24 (Norway) 12,850,000 12,800,841
Federal Home Loan Banks discount notes commercial paper 5.301%, 9/20/24 109,614,000 108,801,075
Interest in $200,000,000 tri-party repurchase agreement dated 7/31/2024 with JPMorgan Securities, LLC due 8/1/2024 - maturity value of $200,029,667 for an effective yield of 5.340% (collateralized by U.S. Treasuries (including strips) with coupon rates ranging from 1.375% to 4.125% and due dates ranging from 10/31/2027 to 8/15/2050, valued at $204,030,284) 200,000,000 200,000,000
Interest in $300,000,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 7/31/2024 with Barclays Capital, Inc. due 8/1/2024 - maturity value of $200,029,667 for an effective yield of 5.340% (collateralized by U.S. Treasuries (including strips) with coupon rates ranging from 0.125% to 5.428% and due dates ranging from 10/15/2024 to 11/30/2030, valued at $306,045,465) 200,000,000 200,000,000
Interest in $444,006,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 7/31/2024 with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. due 8/1/2024 - maturity value of $140,743,913 for an effective yield of 5.350% (collateralized by Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities and U.S. Treasuries (including strips) with coupon rates ranging from 1.125% to 6.500% and due dates ranging from 10/31/2026 to 4/1/2053, valued at $452,905,868) 140,723,000 140,723,000
Manhattan Asset Funding Co., LLC asset-backed commercial paper 5.369%, 8/29/24 (Japan) 43,000,000 42,814,209
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 5.57%(AFF) Shares 15,825,375 15,825,375
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund Class P 5.47%(AFF) Shares 210,332,717 210,332,717
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class 5.26%(P) Shares 2,771,000 2,771,000
U.S. Treasury Bills 5.367%, 8/20/24(SEG) $50,000,000 49,860,728
U.S. Treasury Bills 5.382%, 8/27/24(SEG)(SEGSF) 6,400,000 6,375,604
U.S. Treasury Bills 5.386%, 9/24/24(SEG)(SEGSF) 2,200,000 2,182,675
U.S. Treasury Bills 5.377%, 10/24/24(SEG)(SEGSF) 7,100,000 7,014,947
Total short-term investments (cost $1,178,896,567) $1,178,844,833
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $21,066,995,269) $30,494,105,769








FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 7/31/24 (aggregate face value $1,346,408,573) (Unaudited)
  Counterparty Currency Contract type* Delivery date Value Aggregate face value Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Bank of America N.A.
Euro Sell 9/18/24 $36,760,141 $37,072,595 $312,454
Barclays Bank PLC
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 185,140,526 183,890,994 (1,249,532)
Euro Sell 9/18/24 98,439,236 98,853,971 414,735
Citibank, N.A.
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 191,517,098 189,174,596 (2,342,502)
Goldman Sachs International
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 185,812,380 184,544,300 (1,268,080)
Euro Sell 9/18/24 46,347,474 46,743,812 396,338
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 6,730,376 6,684,419 (45,957)
Euro Sell 9/18/24 59,457,022 59,965,684 508,662
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 28,660,945 28,466,061 (194,884)
Euro Sell 9/18/24 54,476,312 54,938,596 462,284
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
Euro Sell 9/18/24 179,911,994 181,534,267 1,622,273
NatWest Markets PLC
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 31,282,901 31,068,924 (213,977)
Euro Sell 9/18/24 2,156,019 2,174,544 18,525
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 91,707,617 91,078,547 (629,070)
Euro Sell 9/18/24 56,347,834 56,378,201 30,367
UBS AG
Euro Sell 9/18/24 61,764,996 62,294,828 529,832
WestPac Banking Corp.
British Pound Sell 9/18/24 31,757,855 31,544,234 (213,621)
Unrealized appreciation 4,295,470
Unrealized (depreciation) (6,157,623)
Total $(1,862,153)
* The exchange currency for all contracts listed is the United States Dollar.








FUTURES CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 7/31/24 (Unaudited)
    Number of contracts Notional amount Value Expiration date Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
S&P 500 Index E-Mini (Long) 1,037 $286,331,255 $288,182,300 Sep-24 $2,148,118
Unrealized appreciation 2,148,118
Unrealized (depreciation) —
Total $2,148,118












Key to holding's abbreviations
ADR American Depository Receipts: Represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bank.
Notes to the fund's portfolio
Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund's portfolio are for the close of the fund's reporting period, which ran from November 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to "Putnam Management" represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's investment manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., references to "ASC 820" represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and references to "OTC", if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $30,542,884,083.
(NON) This security is non-income-producing.
(AFF) Affiliated company. For investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC, Putnam Government Money Market Fund and Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, the rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period. Transactions during the period with any company which is under common ownership or control, or involving securities of companies in which the fund owned at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities, were as follows:
Name of affiliate Fair value
as of
10/31/23		 Purchase
cost		 Sale
proceeds		 Investment income Capital gain distributions Realized gain (loss) Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) Shares outstanding at period end Fair value
as of
7/31/24
Short-term investments
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC*# $198,693,235 $311,726,098 $494,593,958 $1,375,429 $— $— $— 15,825,375 $15,825,375
Putnam Government Money Market Fund Class G† — 21,000,000 21,000,000 138,582 — — — — —
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund Class P‡ 133,471,743 536,226,107 459,365,133 7,087,070 — — — 210,332,717 210,332,717
Total Short-term investments 332,164,978 868,952,205 974,959,091 8,601,081 — — — 226,158,092
Common stocks**
Financials
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. Δ 183,437,842 — 249,875,265 1,734,428 — 176,187,653 (109,750,230) — —
Total Common Stock 183,437,842 — 249,875,265 1,734,428 — 176,187,653 (109,750,230) — —
Totals $515,602,820 $868,952,205 $1,224,834,356 $10,335,509 $— $176,187,653 $(109,750,230) $226,158,092
* The fund may lend securities, through its agent, to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The loans are collateralized by cash in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned. The fair value of securities loaned is determined daily and any additional required collateral is allocated to the fund on the next business day. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. The risk of borrower default will be borne by the fund’s agent; the fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. The fund receives cash collateral, which is invested in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC, a limited liability company that is managed by an affiliate of Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. There are no management fees charged to Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC and there were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
# At the close of the reporting period, the fund received cash collateral of $15,825,375 for securities loaned. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield at the close of the reporting period. At the close of the reporting period, the value of securities loaned amounted to $15,378,660.
† Management fees paid by the fund are reduced by an amount equal to the management fees paid by Putnam Government Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the fund in Putnam Government Money Market Fund. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
‡ Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses during the period.
** Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund's portfolio presentation.
Δ Security was not in affiliation as of the end of the reporting period.
(SEG) This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for futures contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $11,616,877.
(SEGSF) This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. Collateral at period end totaled $3,463,000.
(i) This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts.
(P) This security was pledged, or purchased with cash that was pledged, to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.
(R) Real Estate Investment Trust.
(S) This security is on loan, in part or in entirety, at the close of the reporting period.
Unless otherwise noted, the rates quoted in Short-term investments security descriptions represent the weighted average yield to maturity.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
Security valuation: Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (Trustees). The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures. Under compliance policies and procedures approved by the Trustees, the Trustees have designated the fund’s investment manager as the valuation designee and has responsibility for oversight of valuation. The investment manager is assisted by the fund’s administrator in performing this responsibility, including leading the cross-functional Valuation Committee (VC). The VC is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Trustees.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820). If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at the average of the last reported bid and ask prices, the“mid price”, and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange-traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 securities, are valued based on their net asset value. The net asset value of such investment companies equals the total value of their assets less their liabilities and divided by the number of their outstanding shares.
Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations (including short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) and other investments; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by the fund's investment manager. Such services or dealers determine valuations for normal institutional-size trading units of such securities using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships, generally recognized by institutional traders, between securities (which consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings). These securities will generally be categorized as Level 2. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value certain foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. The foreign equity securities, which would generally be classified as Level 1 securities, will be transferred to Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy when they are valued at fair value. The number of days on which fair value prices will be used will depend on market activity and it is possible that fair value prices will be used by the fund to a significant extent. Securities quoted in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate.
To the extent a pricing service or dealer is unable to value a security or provides a valuation that the fund's investment manager does not believe accurately reflects the security's fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by the fund's investment manager, which has been designated as valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Trustees. Certain investments, including certain restricted and illiquid securities and derivatives, are also valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. These valuations consider such factors as significant market or specific security events such as interest rate or credit quality changes, various relationships with other securities, discount rates, U.S. Treasury, U.S. swap and credit yields, index levels, convexity exposures, recovery rates, sales and other multiples and resale restrictions. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
To assess the continuing appropriateness of fair valuations, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of such valuations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the Trustees. The fair value of securities is generally determined as the amount that the fund could reasonably expect to realize from an orderly disposition of such securities over a reasonable period of time. By its nature, a fair value price is a good faith estimate of the value of a security in a current sale and does not reflect an actual market price, which may be different by a material amount.
Repurchase agreements: The fund, or any joint trading account, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the fair value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements, which totaled $551,604,313 at the end of the reporting period, is held at the counterparty’s custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund and the counterparty. Putnam Management is responsible for determining that the value of these underlying securities is at all times at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
Futures contracts: The fund used futures contracts for equitizing cash.
The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of futures contracts may not correspond to the change in value of the hedged instruments. In addition, losses may arise from changes in the value of the underlying instruments, if there is an illiquid secondary market for the contracts, if interest or exchange rates move unexpectedly or if the counterparty to the contract is unable to perform. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. When the contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade. The fund and the broker agree to exchange an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the futures contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin”.
For the fund's average number of futures contracts, see the appropriate table at the end of these footnotes.
Forward currency contracts: The fund buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts were used for hedging foreign exchange risk.
The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position.
For the fund's average contract amount on forward currency contracts, see the appropriate table at the end of these footnotes.
Master agreements: The fund is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the fund is held in a segregated account by the fund’s custodian and, with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, is presented in the fund’s portfolio.
Collateral pledged by the fund is segregated by the fund’s custodian and identified in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. Government or related agencies or other securities as agreed to by the fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the fund’s net position with each counterparty.
Termination events applicable to the fund may occur upon a decline in the fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time. Termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all derivative and foreign exchange contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of the fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the fund’s future derivative activity.
At the close of the reporting period, the fund had a net liability position of $5,056,817 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund at period end for these agreements totaled $3,463,000 and may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.








ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the 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 fund's net assets as of the close of the reporting period:
  Valuation inputs
Investments in securities: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Common stocks*:
Communication services $916,297,373 $— $—
Consumer discretionary 1,932,234,061 — —
Consumer staples 3,362,835,125 — —
Energy 2,124,764,970 — —
Financials 5,405,834,761 — —
Health care 5,246,363,951 — —
Industrials 3,749,689,155 — —
Information technology 2,529,753,401 — —
Materials 2,239,112,882 — —
Real Estate 614,554,654 — —
Utilities 1,193,005,749 — —
Total common stocks 29,314,446,082 — —
U.S. treasury obligations — 814,854 —
Short-term investments 2,771,000 1,176,073,833 —
Totals by level $29,317,217,082 $1,176,888,687 $—
  Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $(1,862,153) $—
Futures contracts 2,148,118 — —
Totals by level $2,148,118 $(1,862,153) $—
* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund's portfolio presentation.
The volume of activity for the reporting period for any derivative type that was held at the close of the period is listed below and was based on an average of the holdings of that derivative at the end of each fiscal quarter in the reporting period:
Futures contracts (number of contracts) 700
Forward currency contracts (contract amount) $1,355,400,000
For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnam.com