Prospectus Supplement | August 23, 2019 |
Putnam Global Equity Fund
Prospectus dated February 28, 2019
Effective August 24, 2019, the sub-section Your fund’s management in the section Fund summary is replaced in its entirety with the following:
Your fund’s management
Investment advisor
Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Portfolio managers
R. Shepherd Perkins, Chief Investment Officer, Equities, portfolio manager of the fund since 2011
Jacquelyne Cavanaugh, Portfolio Manager, Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2019
Walter Scully, Portfolio Manager, Analyst, portfolio manager of the fund since 2019
Sub-advisors
Putnam Investments Limited*
The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC*
* Though the investment advisor has retained the services of both Putnam Investments Limited (PIL) and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (PAC), PIL and PAC do not currently manage any assets of the fund.
Effective August 24, 2019, the following replaces similar disclosure under the sub-section The fund’s investment manager–Portfolio manager in the section Who oversees and manages the fund? :
• Portfolio managers. The officers of Putnam Management identified below are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund’s portfolio.
Portfolio manager | Joined fund Employer | Positions over past five years | |
R. Shepherd Perkins | 2011 | Putnam Management | Chief Investment Officer, Equities |
2011-Present | Previously, Co-Head of Equities, Co-Head | ||
of International Equities | |||
Jacquelyne Cavanaugh | 2019 | Putnam Management | Portfolio Manager, Analyst |
2012 - Present | |||
Walter Scully | 2019 | Putnam Management | Portfolio Manager, Analyst |
1996 - Present | Previously, Assistant Portfolio Manager, | ||
Analyst |
The SAI provides information about these individuals’ compensation, other accounts managed by these individuals and these individuals’ ownership of securities in the fund.
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