0000928816-14-001524.txt : 20140926 0000928816-14-001524.hdr.sgml : 20140926 20140926154324 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-14-001524 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140926 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140926 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140926 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081251 IRS NUMBER: 046145734 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01403 FILM NUMBER: 141123984 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE POST OFFICE SQ CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172921000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM GLOBAL GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900722 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES FUND INC /PRED/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19821109 0000081251 S000005651 PUTNAM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND C000015432 Class A Shares PEQUX C000015433 Class B Shares PEQBX C000015434 Class C Shares PUGCX C000015435 Class M Shares PEQMX C000015436 Class R Shares PGLRX C000015437 Class Y Shares PEQYX C000117973 Class R5 C000117974 Class R6 N-Q 1 a_globalequity.htm PUTNAM GLOBAL EQUITY FUND a_globalequity.htm


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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY




Investment Company Act file number: (811-01403)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Putnam Global Equity Fund
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent for service: Robert T. Burns, Vice President
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:         Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2014
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2014



Item 1. Schedule of Investments:














Putnam Global Equity Fund

The fund's portfolio
7/31/14 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS (98.9%)(a)
Shares Value

Aerospace and defense (1.2%)
General Dynamics Corp. 44,100 $5,149,557
Northrop Grumman Corp. 46,200 5,695,074

10,844,631
Airlines (1.1%)
American Airlines Group, Inc.(NON) 112,500 4,370,625
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(NON) 83,100 5,436,402

9,807,027
Auto components (0.5%)
Faurecia (France) 130,756 4,604,704

4,604,704
Automobiles (1.2%)
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) 532,300 5,249,098
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) 100,000 5,915,844

11,164,942
Banks (6.0%)
Bank of America Corp. 399,600 6,093,900
Bank of Ireland (Ireland)(NON) 16,577,614 5,874,058
Credicorp, Ltd. (Peru) 36,800 5,443,456
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Mexico) 782,300 5,204,484
Metro Bank PLC (acquired 1/15/14, cost $2,776,744) (Private) (United Kingdom)(F)(RES)(NON) 130,448 2,817,734
Natixis (France) 1,110,047 7,134,051
TSB Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)(NON) 885,497 4,275,654
UniCredit SpA (Italy) 1,196,856 9,325,056
Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA (Italy) 552,073 4,530,597
Zions Bancorp. 172,300 4,965,686

55,664,676
Beverages (0.7%)
Britvic PLC (United Kingdom) 538,664 6,353,927

6,353,927
Biotechnology (2.5%)
Celgene Corp.(NON) 113,300 9,874,095
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(NON) 91,500 8,376,825
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) 58,600 5,210,126

23,461,046
Building products (1.0%)
Assa Abloy AB Class B (Sweden) 88,038 4,314,082
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 124,571 4,707,538

9,021,620
Capital markets (3.3%)
Carlyle Group LP (The) 228,300 7,620,654
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 260,100 7,217,775
E*Trade Financial Corp.(NON) 195,100 4,101,002
Morgan Stanley 350,900 11,348,106

30,287,537
Chemicals (4.5%)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 28,300 3,734,185
Axiall Corp. 107,729 4,614,033
Huntsman Corp. 158,200 4,121,110
Monsanto Co. 116,100 13,129,749
Solvay SA (Belgium) 35,975 5,808,842
Tronox, Ltd. Class A 196,481 5,214,606
Wacker Chemie AG (Germany) 48,506 5,630,310

42,252,835
Commercial services and supplies (0.3%)
Regus PLC (United Kingdom) 1,073,287 3,144,401

3,144,401
Communications equipment (0.7%)
Alcatel-Lucent ADR (France) 1,951,100 6,692,273

6,692,273
Construction and engineering (0.9%)
Abengoa SA Class B (Spain)(S) 717,294 3,782,981
Mota-Engil SGPS SA (Portugal) 776,127 4,836,042

8,619,023
Construction materials (1.2%)
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (Mexico)(NON)(S) 394,368 4,953,262
HeidelbergCement AG (Germany) 78,899 5,878,170

10,831,432
Consumer finance (1.1%)
Ally Financial, Inc.(F)(NON) 188,170 4,320,383
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (Japan) 310,300 6,145,206

10,465,589
Containers and packaging (1.3%)
MeadWestvaco Corp. 141,600 5,918,880
Sealed Air Corp. 182,600 5,865,112

11,783,992
Diversified financial services (3.2%)
Challenger, Ltd. (Australia) 969,560 7,161,902
CME Group, Inc. 146,900 10,861,786
Eurazeo SA (France) 53,975 4,056,720
ING Groep NV GDR (Netherlands)(NON) 627,446 8,126,155

30,206,563
Diversified telecommunication services (1.3%)
Iliad SA (France) 16,142 4,423,350
Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV (Netherlands)(NON) 1,350,369 4,291,145
Telecom Italia SpA RSP (Italy) 3,991,082 3,723,110

12,437,605
Electronic equipment, instruments, and components (0.7%)
Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan) 830,000 6,461,425

6,461,425
Energy equipment and services (2.0%)
Aker Solutions ASA (Norway) 258,352 3,795,420
Ezion Holdings, Ltd. (Singapore) 5,693,200 9,770,645
Halliburton Co. 74,500 5,139,755

18,705,820
Food and staples retail (0.5%)
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) 99,800 4,165,070

4,165,070
Health-care equipment and supplies (0.5%)
St. Jude Medical, Inc. 74,000 4,824,060

4,824,060
Health-care providers and services (2.5%)
Capital Senior Living Corp.(NON) 215,853 5,318,618
Catamaran Corp.(NON) 168,200 7,651,418
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.(NON) 80,600 5,780,632
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B 41,700 4,445,220

23,195,888
Hotels, restaurants, and leisure (3.2%)
Dalata Hotel Group, Ltd. (Ireland)(NON) 970,458 4,001,401
Grand Korea Leisure Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 103,120 4,261,995
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(NON) 172,271 4,170,681
NH Hotel Group SA (Spain)(NON)(S) 721,925 3,897,317
Thomas Cook Group PLC (United Kingdom)(NON) 4,138,337 8,501,130
TUI Travel PLC (United Kingdom) 855,870 5,216,008

30,048,532
Household durables (4.9%)
Coway Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 73,255 6,311,287
Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (China) 1,417,000 4,057,661
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A(NON)(S) 868,200 3,472,800
Panasonic Corp. (Japan) 593,000 7,167,475
Persimmon PLC (United Kingdom) 174,745 3,666,851
PulteGroup, Inc. 237,100 4,184,815
Standard Pacific Corp.(NON) 470,135 3,544,818
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. Class A(NON) 204,973 3,644,420
Techtronic Industries Co. (Hong Kong) 1,579,500 4,755,038
Whirlpool Corp. 35,200 5,020,928

45,826,093
Independent power and renewable electricity producers (0.9%)
Abengoa Yield PLC (United Kingdom)(NON) 107,000 3,871,260
NRG Energy, Inc. 145,000 4,489,200

8,360,460
Industrial conglomerates (1.3%)
Toshiba Corp. (Japan) 2,706,000 12,050,132

12,050,132
Insurance (5.5%)
Admiral Group PLC (United Kingdom) 199,854 4,907,323
American International Group, Inc. 233,023 12,112,536
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. 244,600 5,459,472
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A(NON) 430,500 5,639,550
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 444,400 15,180,704
Prudential PLC (United Kingdom) 342,591 7,888,821

51,188,406
Internet and catalog retail (0.7%)
Bigfoot GmbH (acquired 8/2/13, cost $857,248) (Private) (Brazil)(F)(RES)(NON) 39 561,907
Groupon, Inc.(NON)(S) 679,100 4,393,777
Zalando AG (acquired 9/30/13, cost $1,479,680) (Private) (Germany)(F)(RES)(NON) 66 1,465,738

6,421,422
Internet software and services (4.6%)
Facebook, Inc. Class A(NON) 191,600 13,919,740
Google, Inc. Class C(NON) 26,902 15,377,183
Telecity Group PLC (United Kingdom) 438,073 5,830,793
Yahoo!, Inc.(NON) 210,400 7,534,424

42,662,140
IT Services (2.1%)
Computer Sciences Corp. 76,400 4,766,596
Visa, Inc. Class A(S) 68,500 14,454,185

19,220,781
Leisure products (0.8%)
Brunswick Corp. 108,500 4,375,805
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (Japan) 173,600 3,448,642

7,824,447
Machinery (0.1%)
Mota-Engil Africa (Rights) (Portugal)(F)(NON) 687,645 792,801

792,801
Media (4.2%)
Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA (Spain)(S) 449,899 6,579,856
Comcast Corp. Class A 182,100 9,784,233
DISH Network Corp. Class A(NON) 77,400 4,787,964
Global Mediacom Tbk PT (Indonesia) 24,840,500 4,117,132
Liberty Global PLC Ser. A (United Kingdom)(NON) 111,500 4,638,400
Mediaset SpA (Italy)(NON) 1,085,000 4,303,299
Numericable Group SA (France)(NON)(S) 87,792 4,858,690

39,069,574
Multi-utilities (0.6%)
Veolia Environnement SA (France) 317,411 5,593,031

5,593,031
Multiline retail (0.3%)
Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT (Indonesia) 6,510,800 2,908,858

2,908,858
Oil, gas, and consumable fuels (5.9%)
BG Group PLC (United Kingdom) 444,518 8,769,945
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 109,400 3,604,730
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA (France) 61,170 3,851,804
Genel Energy PLC (United Kingdom)(NON) 383,851 6,448,022
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.(NON) 523,400 8,133,636
Marathon Oil Corp. 129,500 5,018,125
Origin Energy, Ltd. (Australia) 281,302 3,709,926
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (United Kingdom) 374,976 15,429,021

54,965,209
Paper and forest products (0.4%)
Boise Cascade Co.(NON) 147,500 4,152,125

4,152,125
Personal products (0.8%)
Asaleo Care, Ltd. (Australia)(NON) 2,081,012 3,461,652
Coty, Inc. Class A 253,100 4,330,541

7,792,193
Pharmaceuticals (7.3%)
Allergan, Inc. 28,100 4,660,662
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 879,500 11,807,380
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) 173,088 12,610,398
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 172,500 8,731,950
Impax Laboratories, Inc.(NON) 204,700 4,787,933
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(NON) 34,000 4,750,820
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 58,547 5,110,532
Sanofi (France) 72,846 7,642,978
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(NON) 67,300 7,900,347

68,003,000
Professional services (0.5%)
Experian PLC (United Kingdom) 260,421 4,449,663

4,449,663
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) (1.7%)
Altisource Residential Corp. 142,647 3,307,984
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.(S) 143,144 4,819,658
Hibernia REIT PLC (Ireland)(NON) 5,788,046 8,157,865

16,285,507
Real estate management and development (1.7%)
Forestar Group, Inc.(NON)(S) 226,018 4,226,537
Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(NON) 39,700 5,773,174
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A 201,057 5,890,970

15,890,681
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (4.3%)
Applied Materials, Inc. 323,200 6,774,272
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) 57,138 5,395,952
Inotera Memories, Inc. (Taiwan)(NON) 3,042,000 5,150,211
Micron Technology, Inc.(NON) 459,300 14,031,615
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 6,797 8,856,176

40,208,226
Software (0.9%)
Electronic Arts, Inc.(NON) 132,300 4,445,280
Fidessa Group PLC (United Kingdom) 108,002 3,805,125

8,250,405
Specialty retail (2.6%)
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 73,600 5,950,560
Industria de Diseno Textil (Inditex) SA (Spain) 281,250 8,196,352
Lowe's Cos., Inc. 131,100 6,273,135
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc.(NON) 98,500 1,867,560
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.(NON)(S) 209,582 2,118,874

24,406,481
Thrifts and mortgage finance (0.7%)
Radian Group, Inc.(S) 492,700 6,237,582

6,237,582
Tobacco (2.7%)
Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan) 431,100 15,041,658
Philip Morris International, Inc. 119,800 9,824,798

24,866,456
Trading companies and distributors (0.6%)
Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan) 281,600 5,939,658

5,939,658
Wireless telecommunication services (1.4%)
SoftBank Corp. (Japan) 123,000 8,720,467
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (United Kingdom) 131,881 4,381,087

13,101,554

Total common stocks (cost $819,104,612) $921,511,503

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (4.7%)(a)
Principal amount/shares Value

Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 0.18%(d) Shares 30,733,412 $30,733,412
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund 0.05%(AFF) Shares 12,056,736 12,056,736
U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.10%, July 23, 2015(SEGSF) $241,000 240,732
U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.08%, May 28, 2015(SEGSF) 110,000 109,922
U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.05%, January 15, 2015(SEGSF) 120,000 119,971
U.S. Treasury Bills with an effective yield of 0.05%, November 20, 2014(SEGSF) 270,000 269,971
U.S. Treasury Bills with effective yields ranging from 0.04% to 0.13%, December 11, 2014(SEGSF) 470,000 469,924
U.S. Treasury Bills with effective yields ranging from 0.03% to 0.11%, October 16, 2014(SEGSF) 71,000 70,997

Total short-term investments (cost $44,071,628) $44,071,665

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $863,176,240)(b) $965,583,168














FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 7/31/14 (aggregate face value $183,826,322) (Unaudited)


Unrealized
Contract Delivery Aggregate appreciation/
Counterparty Currency type date Value face value (depreciation)

Barclays Bank PLC
British Pound Sell 9/17/14 $13,442,503 $13,499,021 $56,518
Hong Kong Dollar Buy 8/20/14 7,245,140 7,243,973 1,167
Japanese Yen Sell 8/20/14 2,890,211 2,842,890 (47,321)
Singapore Dollar Sell 8/20/14 2,683,447 2,666,752 (16,695)
Swedish Krona Buy 9/17/14 3,434,265 3,535,309 (101,044)
Swiss Franc Buy 9/17/14 10,588,470 10,712,444 (123,974)
Citibank, N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 4,640,560 4,724,826 (84,266)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 3,419,090 3,496,571 (77,481)
Danish Krone Buy 9/17/14 5,085,940 5,159,741 (73,801)
Euro Sell 9/17/14 10,000,886 10,176,193 175,307
Japanese Yen Sell 8/20/14 5,626,152 5,633,783 7,631
Credit Suisse International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 1,560,509 1,588,903 (28,394)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 3,551,931 3,632,209 (80,278)
Swiss Franc Buy 9/17/14 12,150,642 12,292,551 (141,909)
Deutsche Bank AG
Australian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 2,701,090 2,750,641 (49,551)
British Pound Sell 9/17/14 5,035,411 4,928,205 (107,206)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 1,971,474 2,016,481 (45,007)
Euro Sell 9/17/14 6,893,455 7,073,512 180,057
Goldman Sachs International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 903,199 919,758 (16,559)
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
British Pound Sell 9/17/14 2,187,086 2,169,920 (17,166)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 2,345,921 2,399,015 (53,094)
Euro Sell 9/17/14 9,054,984 9,197,665 142,681
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 5,193,728 5,261,649 (67,921)
Euro Buy 9/17/14 4,248,194 4,335,087 (86,893)
Norwegian Krone Sell 9/17/14 254,950 164,933 (90,017)
Singapore Dollar Sell 8/20/14 2,848,096 2,830,038 (18,058)
Swedish Krona Buy 9/17/14 4,275,381 4,404,624 (129,243)
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 2,643,555 2,703,221 (59,666)
Euro Sell 9/17/14 12,105,765 12,341,767 236,002
Israeli Shekel Buy 10/15/14 2,403,541 2,401,255 2,286
Japanese Yen Sell 8/20/14 6,093,042 6,088,758 (4,284)
UBS AG
British Pound Sell 9/17/14 6,274,350 6,222,545 (51,805)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 734,977 751,594 (16,617)
Swiss Franc Buy 9/17/14 8,181,700 8,298,889 (117,189)
WestPac Banking Corp.
British Pound Sell 9/17/14 6,936,602 6,881,191 (55,411)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/15/14 2,080,512 2,127,152 (46,640)
Euro Sell 9/17/14 332,667 353,256 20,589

Total $(985,252)














OTC TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 7/31/14 (Unaudited)
Upfront     Payments Total return
Swap counterparty/ premium     Termination received (paid) by received by Unrealized
Notional amount received (paid)     date fund per annum or paid by fund depreciation

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
baskets 36,877 $—      7/16/15 (3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA plus 30 bp) A basket (JPCMPTMD) of common stocks $(54,665)

Total$—     $(54,665)











Key to holding's abbreviations
ADR American Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bank
GDR Global 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, 2013 through July 31, 2014 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , references to “Putnam Management” represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $931,410,452.
(b) The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $864,080,328, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $140,318,110 and $38,815,270, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $101,502,840.
(NON) Non-income-producing security.
(RES) Security is restricted with regard to public resale. The total fair value of this security and any other restricted securities (excluding 144A securities), if any, held at the close of the reporting period was $4,845,379, or 0.5% of net assets.
(AFF) Affiliated company. 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 Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, which is under common ownership and control, were as follows:
Name of affiliate Fair value at the beginning of the reporting period Purchase cost Sale proceeds Investment income Fair value at the end of the reporting period

Putnam Short Term Investment Fund* $13,240,517 $207,868,110 $209,051,891 $5,494 $12,056,736

* Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.
(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.
(d) Affiliated company. 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 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 received cash collateral of $30,733,412, which is invested in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC, a limited liability company 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. 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 $29,370,347.
(F) Security is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for ASC 820 based on the securities' valuation inputs. At the close of the reporting period, fair value pricing was also used for certain foreign securities in the portfolio.
(S) Security on loan, in part or in entirety, at the close of the reporting period.
At the close of the reporting period, the fund maintained liquid assets totaling $2,179,396 to cover certain derivatives contracts and the settlement of certain securities.
144A after the name of an issuer represents securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY⌂
Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):
United States 51.2%
United Kingdom 12.5
Japan 9.9
France 5.2
Spain 2.4
Italy 2.3
South Korea 2.1
Ireland 1.9
Netherlands 1.9
Australia 1.5
Germany 1.4
Mexico 1.1
Singapore 1.0
Indonesia 0.8
Belgium 0.6
Portugal 0.6
Peru 0.6
Taiwan 0.6
Switzerland 0.5
Hong Kong 0.5
Sweden 0.5
Other 0.9

Total 100.0%
⌂Methodology differs from that used for purposes of complying with the fund’s policy regarding investments in securities of foreign issuers, as discussed further in the fund’s prospectus.
Security valuation: Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last reported sales price on their principal exchange, or official closing price for certain markets, and are classified as Level 1 securities under ASC 820. If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities that are traded OTC, a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Investments in open-end investment companies (excluding exchange traded funds), if any, which can be classified as Level 1 or Level 2 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 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 Putnam Management. 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. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value and are classified as Level 2 securities.
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the 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 close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value 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. These 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. At the close of the reporting period, fair value pricing was used for certain foreign securities in the portfolio. 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 Putnam Management does not believe accurately reflects the security's fair value, the security will be valued at fair value by Putnam Management 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 and recovery rates. These securities are classified as Level 2 or as Level 3 depending on the priority of the significant inputs.
Such valuations and procedures are reviewed periodically by the 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.
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 to hedge 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.
Total return swap contracts: The fund entered into OTC total return swap contracts, which are arrangements to exchange a market linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to gain exposure to a basket of securities.
To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. OTC total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain OTC total return swap contracts may include extended effective dates. Payments related to these swap contracts are accrued based on the terms of the contract. The fund could be exposed to credit or market risk due to unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index, the possibility that there is no liquid market for these agreements or that the counterparty may default on its obligation to perform. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty.
For the fund's average notional amount on OTC total return swap 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 $1,286,676 on open derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund at period end for these agreements totaled $1,021,547 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*:
    Consumer discretionary $68,228,770 $102,018,638 $2,027,645
    Consumer staples 17,616,991 25,560,655
    Energy 21,896,246 51,774,783
    Financials 135,780,670 77,628,137 2,817,734
    Health care 82,312,706 37,171,288
    Industrials 25,359,196 38,516,959 792,801
    Information technology 87,995,568 35,499,682
    Materials 51,703,062 17,317,322
    Telecommunication services 4,381,087 21,158,072
    Utilities 8,360,460 5,593,031
Total common stocks 503,634,756 412,238,567 5,638,180
Short-term investments 12,056,736 32,014,929



Totals by level $515,691,492 $444,253,496 $5,638,180



Valuation inputs

Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $(985,252) $—
Total return swap contracts (54,665)



Totals by level $— $(1,039,917) $—


* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund's portfolio presentation.
At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant portion of the fund's portfolio.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of the close of the reporting period
Asset derivatives Liability derivatives

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 Fair value Fair value
Foreign exchange contracts $822,238 $1,807,490
Equity contracts 54,665


Total $822,238 $1,862,155


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 as follows based on an average of the holdings of that derivative at the end of each fiscal quarter in the reporting period:
Forward currency contracts (contract amount)$273,500,000
OTC total return swap contracts (notional)$1,200,000
 
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions, if applicable, see note "(d)" above, and for borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if applicable, see the "Short sales of securities" note above.
                             
      Barclays Bank PLC Citibank, N.A. Credit Suisse International Deutsche Bank AG Goldman Sachs International HSBC Bank USA, National Association JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. State Street Bank and Trust Co. UBS AG WestPac Banking Corp.   Total
                             
  Assets:                          
  OTC Total return swap contracts*#   $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $— $—  $—    $— 
  Forward currency contracts#   57,685  182,938  —  180,057  —  142,681  —  238,288 —  20,589    822,238 
                             
  Total Assets $  57,685  $182,938  $—  $180,057  $—  $142,681  $—  $238,288 $—  $20,589  $822,238 
                             
  Liabilities:                          
  OTC Total return swap contracts*#   —  —  —  —  —  —  54,665  —  —    54,665 
  Forward currency contracts#   289,034  235,548  250,581  201,764  16,559  70,260  392,132  63,950 185,611  102,051    1,807,490 
                             
  Total Liabilities $289,034  $235,548  $250,581  $201,764  $16,559  $70,260  $446,797  $63,950 $185,611  $102,051  $1,862,155 
                             
  Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets   $(231,349) $  (52,610) $(250,581) $(21,707) $(16,559) $72,421  $(446,797) $174,338 $(185,611) $(81,462)   $(1,039,917)
  Total collateral received (pledged)##†   $(231,349) $(52,610) $(139,972) $(19,996) $—  $—  $(269,853) $— $(149,973) $—     
  Net amount   $—  $—  $(110,609) $(1,711) $(16,559) $72,421  $(176,944) $174,338 $(35,638) $(81,462)    
                             
* Excludes premiums, if any.
                             
 Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.
                             
# Covered by master netting agreement.
                             
## Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.

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.putnaminvestments.com



Item 2. 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 3. Exhibits:
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.

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 Global Equity Fund
By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer
Date: September 26, 2014

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, 2014

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: September 26 2014

EX-99.CERT 2 b_005certifications.htm EX-99.CERT b_005certifications.htm

Certifications

I, Jonathan S. Horwitz, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:


a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;


b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and


d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
_____________________________

Date: September 26, 2014
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer














Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that:

1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A:

2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have:


a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared;


b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and


d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
_______________________________

Date: September 26, 2014
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer















Attachment A

NQ

Period (s) ended July 31, 2014
               Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust
               Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust
               Putnam Multi-Cap Value Fund
               The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income
               Putnam Capital Opportunities Fund
               Putnam Income Fund
               Putnam Global Income Trust
               Putnam Global Equity Fund
               Putnam Convertible Securities Fund
               Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund
               Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund
               Putnam Absolute Return 500 Fund
               Putnam Absolute Return 700 Fund
               Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund
               Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund
               Putnam Asia Pacific Equity Fund
               Putnam Global Sector Fund
               Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund