0000928816-16-003613.txt : 20160929 0000928816-16-003613.hdr.sgml : 20160929 20160929141548 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928816-16-003613 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160929 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160929 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160929 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: 161909467 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 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, 2016
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2016



Item 1. Schedule of Investments:














Putnam Global Equity Fund

The fund's portfolio
7/31/16 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS (96.1%)(a)
Shares Value

Aerospace and defense (1.7%)
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. 29,029 $4,401,667
Northrop Grumman Corp. 42,300 9,163,449

13,565,116
Airlines (0.7%)
American Airlines Group, Inc. 143,800 5,104,900

5,104,900
Automobiles (2.2%)
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) 976,800 16,829,660

16,829,660
Banks (1.5%)
Bank of Ireland (Ireland)(NON) 23,913,147 4,945,958
Metro Bank PLC (United Kingdom)(NON) 123,424 3,382,885
Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC (Ireland)(NON) 1,415,418 3,376,923

11,705,766
Beverages (3.1%)
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ADR (Belgium) 49,200 6,368,448
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. 51,000 5,024,010
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B 43,606 4,454,789
SABMiller PLC (United Kingdom) 147,874 8,638,366

24,485,613
Biotechnology (2.2%)
Biogen, Inc.(NON) 19,500 5,653,635
Celgene Corp.(NON) 43,300 4,857,827
Medivation, Inc.(NON) 105,400 6,744,546

17,256,008
Building products (1.3%)
Assa Abloy AB Class B (Sweden) 230,677 5,062,655
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. 85,471 5,407,750

10,470,405
Capital markets (1.5%)
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) 135,800 3,859,436
E*Trade Financial Corp.(NON) 326,600 8,191,128

12,050,564
Chemicals (3.6%)
Axiall Corp. 134,029 4,376,047
Monsanto Co. 115,700 12,353,289
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) 15,900 4,765,707
Symrise AG (Germany) 90,201 6,357,254

27,852,297
Commercial services and supplies (0.7%)
dorma + kaba Holding AG Class B (Switzerland) 7,471 5,461,415

5,461,415
Communications equipment (0.5%)
Nokia OYJ (Finland) 660,578 3,793,072

3,793,072
Containers and packaging (1.9%)
Ball Corp.(S) 83,900 5,929,213
Sealed Air Corp. 184,500 8,704,710

14,633,923
Diversified consumer services (0.6%)
Service Corp. International/US 179,100 4,964,652

4,964,652
Diversified financial services (0.5%)
Eurazeo SA (France) 65,139 4,163,430

4,163,430
Diversified telecommunication services (5.0%)
Com Hem Holding AB (Sweden) 583,398 4,983,802
Koninklijke KPN NV (Netherlands) 1,301,962 4,283,814
Level 3 Communications, Inc.(NON) 93,600 4,736,160
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan) 172,200 8,237,450
SBA Communications Corp. Class A(NON) 58,300 6,704,500
SFR Group SA (France) 143,807 3,397,203
Telecom Italia SpA RSP (Italy) 9,934,579 6,914,023

39,256,952
Electric utilities (1.6%)
Exelon Corp. 343,800 12,816,864

12,816,864
Food products (6.1%)
Adecoagro SA (Argentina)(NON) 327,700 3,591,592
Associated British Foods PLC (United Kingdom) 166,877 5,943,163
JM Smucker Co. (The) 63,500 9,789,160
Kerry Group PLC Class A (Ireland) 66,744 5,712,148
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 69,800 6,030,022
Nomad Foods, Ltd. (United Kingdom)(NON) 541,479 4,792,089
Orkla ASA (Norway) 662,958 6,152,505
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(NON)(S) 53,853 5,557,091

47,567,770
Health-care equipment and supplies (2.1%)
Becton Dickinson and Co. 24,700 4,347,200
C.R. Bard, Inc. 26,400 5,906,472
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) 35,600 6,495,932

16,749,604
Hotels, restaurants, and leisure (2.9%)
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(NON)(S) 11,700 4,960,683
Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom) 376,126 7,148,177
Dalata Hotel Group PLC (Ireland)(NON) 1,166,916 5,048,851
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 224,571 5,207,801

22,365,512
Household durables (1.8%)
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. 68,147 2,467,603
PulteGroup, Inc. 296,600 6,281,988
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) 1,227,000 5,195,266

13,944,857
Independent power and renewable electricity producers (3.8%)
Calpine Corp.(NON) 749,100 10,292,634
NextEra Energy Partners LP 196,327 6,131,292
NRG Energy, Inc. 585,800 8,107,472
NRG Yield, Inc. Class C 292,700 5,251,038

29,782,436
Insurance (5.6%)
Admiral Group PLC (United Kingdom) 171,521 4,912,268
American International Group, Inc. 167,923 9,141,728
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. 242,100 6,485,859
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Canada) 12,800 6,862,580
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 230,200 9,173,470
Prudential PLC (United Kingdom) 385,238 6,806,406

43,382,311
Internet and catalog retail (1.5%)
Amazon.com, Inc.(NON) 15,600 11,837,436
FabFurnish GmbH (acquired 8/2/13, cost $17) (Private) (Brazil)(F)(RES)(NON) 13 11
Global Fashion Group SA (acquired 8/2/13, cost $855,718) (Private) (Brazil)(F)(RES)(NON) 20,200 145,449
New Bigfoot Other Assets GmbH (acquired 8/2/13, cost $17) (Private) (Brazil)(F)(RES)(NON) 13 11
New Middle East Other Assets GmbH (acquired 8/2/13, cost $7) (Private) (Brazil)(F)(RES)(NON) 5 4

11,982,911
Internet software and services (5.6%)
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR (China)(NON) 74,300 6,128,264
Alphabet, Inc. Class C(NON) 33,762 25,955,888
Facebook, Inc. Class A(NON) 43,400 5,378,996
Wix.com, Ltd. (Israel)(NON)(S) 176,400 6,279,840

43,742,988
IT Services (2.5%)
Computer Sciences Corp. 105,500 5,046,065
Visa, Inc. Class A(S) 114,900 8,967,945
Worldpay Group PLC (United Kingdom)(NON) 1,436,072 5,576,270

19,590,280
Leisure products (0.7%)
Brunswick Corp. 101,600 5,041,392

5,041,392
Media (3.0%)
Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion SA (Spain) 471,807 4,942,492
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(NON) 15,551 3,652,463
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(NON) 192,700 5,283,834
Mediaset SpA (Italy) 1,067,230 3,231,087
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA (Germany)(S) 138,608 6,587,512

23,697,388
Metals and mining (1.0%)
Newmont Mining Corp. 176,300 7,757,200

7,757,200
Multi-utilities (0.8%)
Veolia Environnement SA (France) 279,562 6,207,252

6,207,252
Oil, gas, and consumable fuels (3.6%)
EOG Resources, Inc. 66,200 5,408,540
Exxon Mobil Corp. 63,700 5,666,115
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 32,600 5,299,782
Range Resources Corp. 131,700 5,308,827
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 628,400 2,991,184
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada) 137,950 3,712,758

28,387,206
Personal products (1.6%)
Coty, Inc. Class A 159,400 4,283,078
Unilever NV ADR (Netherlands) 180,029 8,339,726

12,622,804
Pharmaceuticals (7.1%)
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Japan) 535,900 9,041,524
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) 132,826 8,873,806
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 79,000 5,909,990
Impax Laboratories, Inc.(NON) 129,700 4,075,174
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(NON) 30,900 4,664,973
Novartis AG (Switzerland) 170,598 14,134,358
Perrigo Co. PLC 39,900 3,646,461
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Japan) 97,100 5,091,245

55,437,531
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) (1.4%)
Big Yellow Group PLC (United Kingdom) 481,673 4,526,037
Hibernia REIT PLC (Ireland) 4,397,891 6,686,908

11,212,945
Real estate management and development (1.9%)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 196,935 4,145,482
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. Class A 164,957 7,145,937
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. (Japan) 121,000 3,184,647

14,476,066
Road and rail (1.1%)
Union Pacific Corp. 90,200 8,393,110

8,393,110
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (1.5%)
Micron Technology, Inc.(NON) 425,500 5,846,370
SK Hynix, Inc. (South Korea) 176,360 5,416,046

11,262,416
Software (2.3%)
NetSuite, Inc.(NON)(S) 51,900 5,649,315
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) 23,300 4,910,732
RIB Software AG (Germany)(S) 310,154 3,467,523
ServiceNow, Inc.(NON) 51,700 3,873,364

17,900,934
Specialty retail (2.1%)
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. 24,900 4,229,514
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 31,100 4,299,264
Lowe's Cos., Inc. 59,500 4,895,660
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.(NON) 166,255 2,834,648

16,259,086
Textiles, apparel, and luxury goods (0.7%)
Luxottica Group SpA (Italy) 117,417 5,698,529

5,698,529
Thrifts and mortgage finance (0.7%)
Radian Group, Inc. 397,700 5,130,330

5,130,330
Tobacco (3.3%)
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom) 197,077 10,389,825
Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan) 381,300 15,041,236

25,431,061
Transportation infrastructure (0.9%)
Aena SA (Spain) 49,362 7,119,089

7,119,089
Wireless telecommunication services (1.9%)
KDDI Corp. (Japan) 203,300 6,266,266
Vodafone Group PLC ADR (United Kingdom) 283,081 8,747,203

15,013,469

Total common stocks (cost $701,882,917) $750,567,114

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (0.6%)(a)
Shares Value

Global Fashion Group SA zero % cv. pfd. (acquired 7/11/16, cost $103,080) (Brazil) (Private)(F)(RES)(NON) 13,609 $104,222
Uber Technologies, Inc. Ser. E, 8.00% cv. pfd. (acquired 2/18/15, cost $3,653,997) (Private)(F)(RES)(NON) 108,051 4,742,877

Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $3,757,077) $4,847,099

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (0.1%)(a)
Principal amount Value

U.S. Treasury Notes
     1.375%, 10/31/20(i) $301,000 $307,089
     1.50%, 2/28/23(i) 180,000 183,870

Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $490,959) $490,959

PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (—%)(a)
Expiration Contract
date/strike price amount Value

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) Aug-16/$190.00 $656,142 $32,794

Total purchased options outstanding (cost $1,850,320) $32,794

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (6.8%)(a)
Principal amount/shares Value

Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 0.62%(d) Shares 32,217,982 $32,217,982
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund 0.44%(AFF) Shares 19,530,182 19,530,182
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund Class N 0.34%(P) Shares 1,420,000 1,420,000
U.S. Treasury Bills 0.201%, 8/11/16 $130,000 129,995

Total short-term investments (cost $53,298,157) $53,298,159

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Total investments (cost $761,279,430)(b) $809,236,125














FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 7/31/16 (aggregate face value $132,967,849) (Unaudited)


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

Bank of America N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 $389,433 $381,741 $7,692
British Pound Buy 9/21/16 48,612 52,965 (4,353)
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 604,282 609,604 (5,322)
Euro Sell 9/21/16 3,542,093 3,585,627 43,534
Barclays Bank PLC
Euro Sell 9/21/16 4,412,016 4,404,671 (7,345)
Hong Kong Dollar Buy 8/18/16 3,755,647 3,757,371 (1,724)
Japanese Yen Buy 8/18/16 2,486,889 2,391,122 95,767
Japanese Yen Sell 8/18/16 2,486,889 2,410,272 (76,617)
Singapore Dollar Buy 8/18/16 3,963,089 3,951,605 11,484
Singapore Dollar Sell 8/18/16 3,963,089 3,907,468 (55,621)
Swiss Franc Buy 9/21/16 9,144,022 8,984,955 159,067
Citibank, N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 4,737,411 4,641,800 95,611
British Pound Buy 9/21/16 32,187 32,680 (493)
Canadian Dollar Sell 10/19/16 520,922 525,488 4,566
Danish Krone Buy 9/21/16 5,800,765 5,801,045 (280)
Euro Sell 9/21/16 2,526,642 2,528,457 1,815
Japanese Yen Sell 8/18/16 1,655,925 1,615,388 (40,537)
Credit Suisse International
Australian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 3,844,451 3,769,195 75,256
British Pound Sell 9/21/16 3,942,859 4,292,357 349,498
Japanese Yen Buy 8/18/16 252,285 240,668 11,617
Norwegian Krone Sell 9/21/16 162,510 159,471 (3,039)
Swiss Franc Sell 9/21/16 55,453 54,489 (964)
Goldman Sachs International
British Pound Sell 9/21/16 3,606,550 3,926,904 320,354
Chinese Yuan (Offshore) Sell 8/18/16 516,461 515,794 (667)
Japanese Yen Sell 8/18/16 960,279 995,120 34,841
Swedish Krona Buy 9/21/16 2,111,509 2,181,434 (69,925)
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
British Pound Sell 9/21/16 4,656,407 5,069,604 413,197
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 2,066,679 2,084,375 (17,696)
Euro Sell 9/21/16 3,364,747 3,366,853 2,106
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 77,250 75,716 1,534
British Pound Sell 9/21/16 4,447,654 4,856,991 409,337
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 554,480 559,321 (4,841)
Euro Buy 9/21/16 457,312 393,100 64,212
Japanese Yen Buy 8/18/16 1,110,869 1,114,971 (4,102)
Norwegian Krone Sell 9/21/16 3,734,124 3,811,238 77,114
Singapore Dollar Sell 8/18/16 90,911 90,686 (225)
Singapore Dollar Buy 11/16/16 3,960,345 3,905,371 54,974
South Korean Won Sell 8/18/16 3,662,058 3,597,157 (64,901)
Swedish Krona Sell 9/21/16 3,228,230 3,334,301 106,071
Swiss Franc Sell 9/21/16 70,971 69,601 (1,370)
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
Australian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 327,800 321,243 6,557
British Pound Buy 9/21/16 4,154,129 3,795,638 358,491
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 944,770 952,823 (8,053)
Euro Sell 9/21/16 3,796,628 3,800,636 4,008
Israeli Shekel Sell 10/19/16 2,842,831 2,805,760 (37,071)
Japanese Yen Buy 8/18/16 148,183 142,057 6,126
Swedish Krona Buy 9/21/16 211,474 218,452 (6,978)
Swiss Franc Sell 9/21/16 73,868 73,529 (339)
UBS AG
Australian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 2,934,358 2,875,466 58,892
British Pound Sell 9/21/16 4,387,519 4,586,509 198,990
Euro Sell 9/21/16 4,617,257 4,620,444 3,187
Swiss Franc Sell 9/21/16 2,834,197 2,796,727 (37,470)
WestPac Banking Corp.
British Pound Sell 9/21/16 5,444,131 5,927,257 483,126
Canadian Dollar Buy 10/19/16 1,741,131 1,756,060 (14,929)
Japanese Yen Sell 8/18/16 284,389 248,272 (36,117)

Total $2,958,045













WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 7/31/16 (premiums $1,627,232) (Unaudited)


Expiration       Contract
date/strike price       amount Value

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) Aug-16/$188.00        $656,142 $29,539

Total $29,539













Key to holding's abbreviations
ADR American Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bank
ETF Exchange Traded Fund
SPDR S&P Depository Receipts
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, 2015 through July 31, 2016 (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 $781,379,948.
(b) The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $761,983,696, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $112,676,899 and $65,424,470, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $47,252,429.
(NON) This security is non-income-producing.
(RES) This 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 $4,992,574, or 0.1% 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* $6,332,840 $167,921,766 $154,724,424 $48,092 $19,530,182
* Management fees charged to Putnam Short Term Investment Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.

(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 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 received cash collateral of $32,217,982, 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 $31,232,617.
(F) This security is valued by Putnam Management 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.
(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.
(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.
Debt obligations are considered secured unless otherwise indicated.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.

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 57.7%
United Kingdom 10.3
Japan 8.9
Ireland 3.3
Switzerland 2.5
Germany 2.1
Italy 2.0
France 1.8
Netherlands 1.6
Spain 1.6
Canada 1.4
Sweden 1.3
Belgium 0.8
Israel 0.8
Norway 0.8
China 0.8
South Korea 0.7
Hong Kong 0.7
Finland 0.5
Other 0.4

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:
Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund's assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
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 (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 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.
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 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. 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, 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.
Options contracts: The fund used options contracts to gain exposure to securities.
The potential risk to the fund is that the change in value of options 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. Realized gains and losses on purchased options are included in realized gains and losses on investment securities. If a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as an addition to sales proceeds. If a written put option is exercised, the premium originally received is recorded as a reduction to the cost of investments.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales are reported, the last bid price for purchased options and the last ask price for written options. OTC traded options are valued using prices supplied by dealers.
Options on swaps are similar to options on securities except that the premium paid or received is to buy or grant the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default contract. Forward premium swap options contracts include premiums that have extended settlement dates. The delayed settlement of the premiums is factored into the daily valuation of the option contracts. In the case of interest rate cap and floor contracts, in return for a premium, ongoing payments between two parties are based on interest rates exceeding a specified rate, in the case of a cap contract, or falling below a specified rate in the case of a floor contract.
For the fund's average contract amount on options 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 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.
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 posted to the fund which cannot be sold or repledged totaled $803,389 at the close of the reporting period.
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 did not have a net liability position on open derivative contracts subject to the Master 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 $120,638,512 $— $145,475
    Consumer staples 110,107,248
    Energy 28,387,206
    Financials 102,121,412
    Health care 89,443,143
    Industrials 50,114,035
    Information technology 96,289,690
    Materials 50,243,420
    Telecommunication services 54,270,421
    Utilities 48,806,552
Total common stocks 750,421,639 145,475
Convertible preferred stocks 4,847,099
Purchased options outstanding 32,794
U.S. treasury obligations 490,959
Short-term investments 20,950,182 32,347,977



Totals by level $771,371,821 $32,871,730 $4,992,574



Valuation inputs

Other financial instruments: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Forward currency contracts $— $2,958,045 $—
Written options outstanding (29,539)



Totals by level $— $2,928,506 $—


* Common stock classifications are presented at the sector level, which may differ from the fund's portfolio presentation.
During the reporting period, transfers within the fair value hierarchy, if any (other than certain transfers involving non-U.S. equity securities as described in the Security valuation note above), did not represent, in the aggregate, more than 1% of the fund's net assets measured as of the end of the period. Transfers are accounted for using the end of period pricing valuation method.
At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities represented less than 1% of the fund's net assets and 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 $3,459,024 $500,979
Equity contracts 32,794 29,539


Total $3,491,818 $530,518


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:
Purchased equity option contracts (contract amount)$200,000
Written equity option contracts (contract amount)$200,000
Forward currency contracts (contract amount)$173,100,000
   
  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.
   
      Bank of America N.A. Barclays Bank PLC Citibank, N.A. Credit Suisse International 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:                          
  Forward currency contracts#   $51,226 $266,318 $101,992 $436,371 $355,195 $415,303 $713,242 $375,182 $261,069 $483,126   $3,459,024
  Purchased options#   32,794   32,794
                             
  Total Assets   $51,226 $266,318 $134,786 $436,371 $355,195 $415,303 $713,242 $375,182 $261,069 $483,126   $3,491,818
                             
  Liabilities:                          
  Forward currency contracts#   9,675 141,307 41,310 4,003 70,592 17,696 75,439 52,441 37,470 51,046   500,979
  Written options#   29,539   29,539
                             
  Total Liabilities   $9,675 $141,307 $70,849 $4,003 $70,592 $17,696 $75,439 $52,441 $37,470 $51,046   $530,518
                             
  Total Financial and Derivative Net Assets   $41,551 $125,011 $63,937 $432,368 $284,603 $397,607 $637,803 $322,741 $223,599 $432,080   $2,961,300
  Total collateral received (pledged)##†   $— $— $— $400,000 $284,603 $397,607 $637,803 $322,741 $223,599 $—    
  Net amount   $41,551 $125,011 $63,937 $32,368 $— $— $— $— $— $432,080    
                             
 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 29, 2016

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 29, 2016

By (Signature and Title):
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer
Date: September 29, 2016

EX-99.CERT 2 b_005certifications.htm CERTIFICATION 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 28, 2016
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 28, 2016
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer















Attachment A

NQ

Period (s) ended July 31, 2016
               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