N-CSRS

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: (811-01682)
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:	Putnam Voyager Fund
Address of principal executive offices: One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent for service:	Beth S. Mazor, Vice President
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy to:	John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
	Ropes & Gray LLP
	800 Boylston Street
	Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2011
Date of reporting period: August 1, 2010 — January 31, 2011

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

 

Putnam
Voyager
Fund

Semiannual report
1 | 31 | 11

Message from the Trustees	1
About the fund	2
Performance snapshot	4
Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager	5
Your fund’s performance	10
Your fund’s expenses	12
Terms and definitions	14
Other information for shareholders	15
Financial statements	16

Message from the Trustees

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

The U.S. economy and most economies around the world have continued to strengthen in early 2011, building on last year’s solid growth. The U.S. stock market added gains, delivering one of the best January returns in several years. Investors are encouraged by positive economic data, healthy corporate earnings, extended tax cuts, and historically low interest rates. Bond markets remain mixed, however, as U.S. Treasury yields have risen from their historic lows and investors have sought returns in riskier asset classes.

Putnam’s investment team maintains a positive outlook for U.S. equities in 2011, encouraged by steadily improving conditions in both the economy and in corporate America. The global outlook is less certain, with ongoing European debt issues, signs of inflation in emerging markets, and recent political uprisings in Egypt and other countries. While these global developments may well lead to future market volatility, we also believe that an active, research-focused manager like Putnam can uncover opportunities for shareholders in this environment.

In developments affecting oversight of your fund, we wish to thank Richard B. Worley and Myra R. Drucker, who have retired from the Board of Trustees, for their many years of dedicated and thoughtful leadership.

Lastly, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome new shareholders to the fund and to thank all of our investors for your continued confidence in Putnam.

About the fund

Seeking growth for investors for over 40 years

In 1969, when Putnam Voyager Fund made its debut, Richard M. Nixon became the 37th U.S. President and Americans landed on the moon for the first time. For the U.S. financial markets, it was the eve of a sluggish decade in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average would gain only 4.8%. Despite Vietnam War tensions and worries over inflation and recession, the fund’s first management team was ready to tap into the long-term growth potential of American businesses.

“The basic qualities underlying the dynamism of our economy are not at issue here,” said the first report to shareholders in 1969. “The future has never been brighter.” The report also discussed the risk of “underestimating the potential growth of companies with strong fundamental trends.”

In the 42 years since its first report was published, the fund has witnessed many more difficult markets, as well as unprecedented stock market growth and extraordinary innovation. One emerging growth trend was noted in the fund’s 1988 annual report: “Several years from now, when you’re leaving home . . . you may find yourself tossing something new into your tote bag or briefcase — your phone. That’s right: The era of truly portable telephones is dawning.”

Today, the fund continues to look for promising growth trends as well as companies across a wide range of sectors that have the potential to grow revenues and earnings at a rate that the market underestimates. While much has changed since the fund’s management wrestled with the challenges of the 1970s, some things have not — including the fund’s focus on seeking the most promising growth opportunities for investors.

Consider these risks before investing: The fund invests some or all of its assets in small and/or midsize companies. Such investments increase the risk of greater price fluctuations. Stocks with above-average earnings may be more volatile, especially if earnings do not continue to grow.

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance of class A shares assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. Fund returns in the bar chart do not reflect a sales charge of 5.75%; had they, returns would have been lower. See pages 5 and 10–11 for additional performance information. For a portion of the periods, the fund had expense limitations, without which returns would have been lower. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.

* The fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, was introduced on 12/31/78, which post-dates the inception of the fund’s class A shares.

† Returns for the six-month period are not annualized, but cumulative.

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Interview with your fund’s portfolio manager
Nick Thakore

The U.S. stock market has moved steadily higher in recent months. What is driving these gains?

Energized by the market rally that kicked off in early September, U.S. equities delivered strong results during the semiannual period that ended January 31, 2011. U.S. equities outperformed international stocks, which struggled because of European sovereign debt problems and inflationary fears in emerging economies such as China and Brazil. A number of market-friendly events restored confidence in the U.S. economic recovery, including healthy corporate profits and the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts. During the six-month period ended January 31, 2011, growth stocks, such as those in which Putnam Voyager Fund invests, generally outperformed value stocks.

How did Putnam Voyager Fund perform in this environment?

I am pleased to report that the fund’s class A shares posted a 21.31% gain over the six-month period, again surpassing its benchmark index return of 20.96% and the 19.79% average return of its Lipper peer group. Over the trailing 12 months, your fund has gained 28.60% at net asset value.

The main driver of performance was stock selection. Positive performance came from a wide number of sectors, including consumer cyclicals, consumer staples, basic materials, and technology. Holdings in the energy and financials sectors detracted from results, relative to the benchmark.

I take a risk-conscious approach to large-cap growth investing for the fund. I focus on finding companies that can grow earnings and cash flow faster than the overall market in the

This comparison shows you fund’s performance in the context of broad market indexes for the six months ended 1/31/11. See pages 4 and 10–11 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on page 14.

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ensuing couple of years, and I strive not to pay too much for that growth. This strategy has worked well during the recent market volatility, allowing me to seize opportunities to add to positions of companies that I want to own. Today, I believe the fund reflects a portfolio of companies that can grow earnings faster than the market. Importantly, it’s a portfolio made up of holdings that we did not pay a premium to own. For example, the fund’s average historical five-year earnings per share growth, or EPS, as of the end of January, was 21.0%, compared with 13.9% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index. That means the fund’s holdings have grown earnings faster, on average, than the benchmark. At the same time, the fund’s average price-to-earnings ratio, a measure of valuation, was 15.5X at the end of January, versus 20.1X for the benchmark. That means the fund paid less on average to purchase those fast-growing companies than the prices in the benchmark today.

From a sector view, how did you position the fund?

During the period, the fund had a modest bias to economically sensitive, cyclical growth sectors versus the more stable sectors. The fund had an overweight position in financials based on my belief that the sector was trading at depressed levels, earnings growth would be strong for the foreseeable future, credit trends would substantially improve, and regulatory concerns would eventually pass. Late in 2010, however, the financials sector struggled because of concerns about the slow rate of loan issuance and weak net interest margins that could potentially lead to lower revenue growth. Nevertheless, I still view financials as attractive and own various positions across insurance, banks, and diversified companies.

On the portfolio’s stable growth side, the fund had an overweight position to health care during the period. In my view, the regulatory risks and the market’s preference for other sectors created a number of attractive

Allocations are represented as a percentage of the fund’s net assets. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.

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valuations in such areas as biotech, health-care services, and pharmaceuticals. On January 31, 2011, the largest overweights versus the benchmark were in financials, technology, and basic materials. The fund’s most significant underweight versus the benchmark was in the consumer staples sector.

What holdings contributed to the fund’s positive return?

One of the biggest contributors to performance was the fund’s overweight position in telecommunications pioneer Qualcomm, which is also a top-10 holding. Qualcomm sells technology used in digital wireless telecommunications equipment. The company’s strengths can be seen in its revenue growth, its solid balance sheet, and its record of earnings per share growth.

In the basic materials sector, several investments benefited from the global rebound in commodity prices. National Oilwell Varco, which provides mechanical components for land-based and offshore drilling rigs, is capitalizing on a new cycle of exploration and development companies building new rigs. Teck Resources, a Canadian mining company that produces copper and metallurgical coal used in the production of steel, also performed well. I bought the stock at attractive price levels after an industry-wide sell-off. The company performed well, and its share price rallied strongly as global demand for commodities recovered.

It is also worth mentioning that the fund received a $6.2 million settlement related to the Enron bankruptcy case. This payment added slightly to the fund’s return during the period.

This table shows the fund’s top 10 holdings by percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 1/31/11. Short-term holdings are excluded. Holdings will vary over time.

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What were some of the fund’s detractors?

Detractors from performance included technology company Hewlett-Packard in which we held an overweight position relative to the benchmark. Shares of several technology stocks slipped during the fourth quarter of 2010 after a weak earnings outlook from technology heavyweight Cisco Systems fueled worries that economic softness would hurt profits across the sector. However, shares of Hewlett-Packard did rebound late in the period after the maker of computers, printers, and servers raised its fiscal 2011 forecast.

The fund’s largest detractor from performance was the result of being underweight to Exxon Mobil, the largest integrated energy company in the world. Its production of crude oil and natural gas liquids declined between 2006 and 2008 because of economic uncertainty, while the costs of producing oil continued to increase. Nevertheless, Exxon Mobil shares registered strong gains in the final months of 2010, based on investor optimism about the strengthening global economy. While the fund is underweight Exxon Mobil, we own other integrated oil stocks such as Chevron and Petrobras [Petroleo Brasileiro], that I believe offer a better combination of growth and valuation.

What is your outlook for the coming months?

I am relatively optimistic about U.S. stock market performance and the U.S. economic recovery in 2011. Although risks remain, the recent round of stimulus, combined with improving economic trends and a shift in Washington, D.C., toward a more moderately pro-business legislative environment, may prove positive for equity investors. I expect year-over-year growth in profit margins to slow somewhat, but at the same time to continue at today’s historically high levels. Corporations have elevated cash reserves and, with balance sheets at their strongest since the 1960s, I anticipate the stock market rally will continue. In particular, I expect capital management and mergers and acquisitions to play a significant role in 2011, augmenting earnings growth as a share-price driver. Moreover, with stocks

This chart shows the fund’s largest allocation shifts, by percentage, over the past six months. Weightings are shown as a percentage of net assets. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of derivative securities and the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, and the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes. Holdings will vary over time.

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hovering at about the cheapest they have ever been versus bonds, I anticipate increased interest in equities from fixed-income investors, and this potential influx of investment dollars could be a potent catalyst for equities if investor sentiment improves.

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

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

Please note that the holdings discussed in this report may not have been held by the fund for the entire period. Portfolio composition is subject to review in accordance with the fund’s investment strategy and may vary in the future. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

Portfolio Manager Nick Thakore is Head of U.S. Equities at Putnam. He has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Nick joined Putnam in 2008 and has been in the investment industry since 1993.

IN THE NEWS

The U.S. economic recovery is progressing, although the unemployment rate remains persistently high. Increases in exports, consumer spending, and existing home sales drove the fourth-quarter GDP growth of 2.8%, the Commerce Department reported. At its December meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee noted that the recent economic growth has been “insufficient to bring about a significant improvement in labor market conditions.” In January, the U.S. unemployment rate did inch down to 9.0% from 9.4%. Consumer spending remains constrained by high unemployment, while businesses may be investing more in equipment and less on new hires.

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Your fund’s performance

This section shows your fund’s performance, price, and distribution information for periods ended January 31, 2011, the end of the first half of its current fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include performance as of the most recent calendar quarter-end and expense information taken from the fund’s current prospectus. Performance should always be considered in light of a fund’s investment strategy. Data represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. More recent returns may be less or more than those shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Performance information does not reflect any deduction for taxes a shareholder may owe on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares. For the most recent month-end performance, please visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com or call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581. Class R and class Y shares are not available to all investors. See the Terms and Definitions section in this report for definitions of the share classes offered by your fund.

Fund performance Total return for periods ended 1/31/11

	Class A		Class B		Class C		Class M		Class R	Class Y
(inception dates)	(4/1/69)		(4/27/92)		(7/26/99)		(12/1/94)		(1/21/03)	(3/31/94)
	NAV	POP	NAV	CDSC	NAV	CDSC	NAV	POP	NAV	NAV
Annual average
(life of fund)	11.03%	10.87%	10.05%	10.05%	10.20%	10.20%	10.34%	10.25%	10.75%	11.15%
10 years	10.50	4.15	2.44	2.44	2.46	2.46	5.06	1.37	7.81	13.29
Annual average	1.00	0.41	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.49	0.14	0.75	1.26
5 years	39.80	31.73	34.61	32.61	34.68	34.68	36.36	31.61	38.10	41.56
Annual average	6.93	5.67	6.12	5.81	6.14	6.14	6.40	5.65	6.67	7.20
3 years	39.41	31.38	36.20	33.20	36.29	36.29	37.36	32.53	38.34	40.49
Annual average	11.71	9.52	10.85	10.03	10.87	10.87	11.16	9.84	11.42	12.00
1 year	28.60	21.19	27.63	22.63	27.68	26.68	27.93	23.44	28.29	28.92
6 months	21.31	14.32	20.83	15.83	20.87	19.86	20.98	16.77	21.16	21.42

Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. After-sales-charge returns (public offering price, or POP) for class A and M shares reflect a maximum 5.75% and 3.50% load, respectively. Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5% in the first year, declining over time to 1% in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter. Class C shares reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class R and Y shares have no initial sales charge or CDSC. Performance for class B, C, M, R, and Y shares before their inception is derived from the historical performance of class A shares, adjusted for the applicable sales charge (or CDSC) and the higher operating expenses for such shares, except for class Y shares, for which 12b-1 fees are not applicable.

Prior performance benefited from the receipt of an Enron Class Action Settlement pertaining to investments made prior to 2002.

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

Class B share performance does not reflect conversion to class A shares.

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Comparative index returns For periods ended 1/31/11

		Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds
	Russell 1000 Growth Index	category average*
Annual average (life of fund)	—†	9.24%
10 years	–3.92%	–0.99
Annual average	–0.40	–0.32
5 years	21.17	11.96
Annual average	3.91	2.21
3 years	9.64	3.77
Annual average	3.12	1.14
1 year	25.14	23.08
6 months	20.96	19.79

Index and Lipper results should be compared to fund performance at net asset value.

* Over the 6-month, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and life-of-fund periods ended 1/31/11, there were 906, 865, 764, 643, 394, and 13 funds, respectively, in this Lipper category.

† The fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, was introduced on 12/31/78, which post-dates the inception of the fund’s class A shares.

Fund price and distribution information For the six-month period ended 1/31/11

Distributions	Class A		Class B	Class C	Class M		Class R	Class Y
Number	1		—	—	—		1	1
Income	$0.084		—	—	—		$0.067	$0.136
Capital gains	—		—	—	—		—	—
Total	$0.084		—	—	—		$0.067	$0.136
Share value	NAV	POP	NAV	NAV	NAV	POP	NAV	NAV
7/31/10	$20.12	$21.35	$17.09	$18.74	$18.59	$19.26	$19.80	$20.97
1/31/11	24.32	25.80	20.65	22.65	22.49	23.31	23.92	25.32

The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.

Fund performance as of most recent calendar quarter

Total return for periods ended 12/31/10

	Class A		Class B		Class C		Class M		Class R	Class Y
(inception dates)	(4/1/69)		(4/27/92)		(7/26/99)		(12/1/94)		(1/21/03)	(3/31/94)
	NAV	POP	NAV	CDSC	NAV	CDSC	NAV	POP	NAV	NAV
Annual average
(life of fund)	10.99%	10.83%	10.01%	10.01%	10.15%	10.15%	10.30%	10.20%	10.71%	11.10%
10 years	8.47	2.24	0.57	0.57	0.62	0.62	3.18	–0.43	5.86	11.21
Annual average	0.82	0.22	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.31	–0.04	0.57	1.07
5 years	38.10	30.17	32.99	30.99	33.06	33.06	34.73	30.05	36.41	39.89
Annual average	6.67	5.41	5.87	5.55	5.88	5.88	6.14	5.40	6.41	6.94
3 years	24.63	17.44	21.86	18.86	21.90	21.90	22.82	18.53	23.75	25.61
Annual average	7.62	5.50	6.81	5.93	6.82	6.82	7.09	5.83	7.36	7.90
1 year	20.61	13.69	19.66	14.66	19.72	18.72	19.96	15.78	20.30	20.88
6 months	29.96	22.47	29.50	24.50	29.47	28.47	29.67	25.16	29.77	30.13

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Your fund’s expenses

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

Expense ratios

	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class M	Class R	Class Y
Total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year
ended 7/31/10	1.30%	2.05%	2.05%	1.80%	1.55%	1.05%
Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period
ended 1/31/11*	1.21%	1.96%	1.96%	1.71%	1.46%	0.96%

Fiscal-year expense information in this table is taken from the most recent prospectus, is subject to change, and may differ from that shown for the annualized expense ratio and in the financial highlights of this report. Expenses are shown as a percentage of average net assets.

* Includes 0.02% of annualized performance fees for the six months ended 1/31/11.

Expenses per $1,000

The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from August 1, 2010, to January 31, 2011. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class M	Class R	Class Y
Expenses paid per $1,000*†	$6.75	$10.91	$10.91	$9.52	$8.14	$5.36
Ending value (after expenses)	$1,213.10	$1,208.30	$1,208.70	$1,209.80	$1,211.60	$1,214.20

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 1/31/11. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

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

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Estimate the expenses you paid

To estimate the ongoing expenses you paid for the six months ended January 31, 2011, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on August 1, 2010, call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581.

Compare expenses using the SEC’s method

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

	Class A	Class B	Class C	Class M	Class R	Class Y
Expenses paid per $1,000*†	$6.16	$9.96	$9.96	$8.69	$7.43	$4.89
Ending value (after expenses)	$1,019.11	$1,015.32	$1,015.32	$1,016.59	$1,017.85	$1,020.37

* Expenses for each share class are calculated using the fund’s annualized expense ratio for each class, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of average net assets for the six months ended 1/31/11. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.

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

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Terms and definitions

Important terms

Total return shows how the value of the fund’s shares changed over time, assuming you held the shares through the entire period and reinvested all distributions in the fund.

Net asset value (NAV) is the price, or value, of one share of a mutual fund, without a sales charge. NAVs fluctuate with market conditions. NAV is calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of shares by the number of outstanding shares in the class.

Public offering price (POP) is the price of a mutual fund share plus the maximum sales charge levied at the time of purchase. POP performance figures shown here assume the 5.75% maximum sales charge for class A shares and 3.50% for class M shares.

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is generally a charge applied at the time of the redemption of class B or C shares and assumes redemption at the end of the period. Your fund’s class B CDSC declines over time from a 5% maximum during the first year to 1% during the sixth year. After the sixth year, the CDSC no longer applies. The CDSC for class C shares is 1% for one year after purchase.

Share classes

Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class B shares are not subject to an initial sales charge. They may be subject to a CDSC.

Class C shares are not subject to an initial sales charge and are subject to a CDSC only if the shares are redeemed during the first year.

Class M shares have a lower initial sales charge and a higher 12b-1 fee than class A shares and no CDSC (except on certain redemptions of shares bought without an initial sales charge).

Class R shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC and are available only to certain defined contribution plans.

Class Y shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC, and carry no 12b-1 fee. They are generally only available to corporate and institutional clients and clients in other approved programs.

Comparative indexes

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

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

Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index of those companies in the large-cap Russell 1000 Index chosen for their growth orientation.

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

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

Lipper is a third-party industry-ranking entity that ranks mutual funds. Its rankings do not reflect sales charges. Lipper rankings are based on total return at net asset value relative to other funds that have similar current investment styles or objectives as determined by Lipper. Lipper may change a fund’s category assignment at its discretion. Lipper category averages reflect performance trends for funds within a category.

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Other information for shareholders

Important notice regarding delivery of shareholder documents

In accordance with SEC regulations, Putnam sends a single copy of annual and semiannual shareholder reports, prospectuses, and proxy statements to Putnam shareholders who share the same address, unless a shareholder requests otherwise. If you prefer to receive your own copy of these documents, please call Putnam at 1-800-225-1581, and Putnam will begin sending individual copies within 30 days.

Proxy voting

Putnam is committed to managing our mutual funds in the best interests of our shareholders. The Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information regarding how your fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010, are available in the Individual Investors section of putnam.com, and on the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s Web site, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain the Putnam funds’ proxy voting guidelines and procedures at no charge by calling Putnam’s Shareholder Services at 1-800-225-1581.

Fund portfolio holdings

The fund will file a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain the fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about the SEC’s Web site or the operation of the Public Reference Room.

Trustee and employee fund ownership

Putnam employees and members of the Board of Trustees place their faith, confidence, and, most importantly, investment dollars in Putnam mutual funds. As of January 31, 2011, Putnam employees had approximately $352,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $68,000,000 invested in Putnam mutual funds. These amounts include investments by the Trustees’ and employees’ immediate family members as well as investments through retirement and deferred compensation plans.

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Financial statements

A guide to financial statements

These sections of the report, as well as the accompanying Notes, constitute the fund’s financial statements.

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

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

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

Statement of changes in net assets shows how the fund’s net assets were affected by the fund’s net investment gain or loss, by distributions to shareholders, and by changes in the number of the fund’s shares. It lists distributions and their sources (net investment income or realized capital gains) over the current reporting period and the most recent fiscal year-end. The distributions listed here may not match the sources listed in the Statement of operations because the distributions are determined on a tax basis and may be paid in a different period from the one in which they were earned. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year.

Financial highlights provide an overview of the fund’s investment results, per-share distributions, expense ratios, net investment income ratios, and portfolio turnover in one summary table, reflecting the five most recent reporting periods. In a semiannual report, the highlights table also includes the current reporting period.

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The fund’s portfolio 1/31/11 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (90.9%)*	Shares	Value
Advertising and marketing services (0.2%)
Focus Media Holding, Ltd. ADR (China) †	420,800	$10,482,128
		10,482,128
Aerospace and defense (3.0%)
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.	538,800	42,161,100
Northrop Grumman Corp.	165,400	11,462,220
Precision Castparts Corp.	384,000	54,908,160
Raytheon Co.	221,284	11,061,987
Safran SA (France)	588,456	21,265,839
United Technologies Corp.	87,100	7,081,230
		147,940,536
Automotive (2.6%)
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (China)	970,000	1,704,388
Fiat Industrial SpA (Italy) †	694,330	9,399,154
Fiat SpA (Italy)	2,140,986	20,846,125
Ford Motor Co. † S	1,244,100	19,843,395
General Motors Co. †	133,600	4,875,064
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)	3,351,100	33,825,835
Tata Motors, Ltd. (India)	371,857	9,265,726
Visteon Corp. 144A †	321,062	22,551,395
Volkswagen AG (Preference) (Germany)	38,330	6,189,908
		128,500,990
Banking (2.3%)
Bond Street Holdings, LLC 144A Class A † F	167,181	3,418,851
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	553,800	24,887,772
State Street Corp.	988,703	46,192,204
Wells Fargo & Co.	1,212,400	39,306,008
		113,804,835
Biotechnology (3.4%)
Amarin Corp. PLC ADR (United Kingdom) †	535,000	4,750,800
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. † S	926,900	21,031,361
Celgene Corp. †	1,259,800	64,917,494
Dendreon Corp. †	988,675	34,643,172
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. †	850,400	20,630,704
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †	759,300	8,192,847
Sequenom, Inc. † S	1,279,199	8,762,513
		162,928,891
Broadcasting (0.4%)
Liberty Media Corp. — Capital Ser. A †	270,985	17,792,875
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. † S	744,435	1,202,263
		18,995,138
Building materials (0.3%)
Owens Corning, Inc. †	463,500	15,513,345
		15,513,345
Cable television (1.6%)
Comcast Corp. Class A	1,217,638	27,701,265
DIRECTV Class A †	1,134,669	48,098,619
		75,799,884
Chemicals (1.2%)
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.	123,100	16,623,424
Dow Chemical Co. (The)	393,600	13,964,928

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COMMON STOCKS (90.9%)* cont.	Shares	Value
Chemicals cont.
Huabao International Holdings, Ltd. (China)	6,196,000	$9,167,261
Mosaic Co. (The)	60,200	4,878,608
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)	42,400	7,537,872
Syngenta AG (Switzerland)	22,462	7,245,784
		59,417,877
Commercial and consumer services (1.5%)
Green Dot Corp. Class A † S	69,800	4,391,118
Mastercard, Inc. Class A	83,700	19,795,887
Priceline.com, Inc. † S	65,200	27,939,504
Visa, Inc. Class A S	277,300	19,369,405
		71,495,914
Communications equipment (6.4%)
Cisco Systems, Inc. †	4,994,120	105,625,638
Corning, Inc.	1,522,800	33,821,388
Harris Corp.	619,453	28,829,343
Qualcomm, Inc.	2,610,309	141,296,026
		309,572,395
Computers (12.0%)
Apple, Inc. †	821,600	278,785,309
EMC Corp. †	1,039,100	25,863,199
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan)	2,343,000	14,573,228
Hewlett-Packard Co.	3,550,900	162,240,621
Polycom, Inc. †	681,800	29,896,930
Seagate Technology †	1,777,123	24,879,722
SXC Health Solutions Corp. (Canada) †	204,355	9,831,519
Western Digital Corp. †	873,900	29,730,078
Xerox Corp.	880,500	9,350,910
		585,151,516
Conglomerates (2.4%)
General Electric Co.	2,709,300	54,565,302
Honeywell International, Inc.	176,000	9,857,760
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan)	568,000	9,534,138
Tyco International, Ltd.	966,400	43,323,712
		117,280,912
Consumer (0.2%)
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	105,900	7,696,812
		7,696,812
Consumer finance (0.1%)
Air Lease Corp. 144A	197,533	4,049,427
		4,049,427
Consumer goods (0.7%)
Colgate-Palmolive Co.	127,200	9,765,144
hhgregg, Inc. † S	840,131	15,399,601
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)	142,300	8,983,399
		34,148,144
Consumer services (0.4%)
WebMD Health Corp. †	354,500	18,533,260
		18,533,260
Electric utilities (0.2%)
EnerNOC, Inc. † S	408,642	10,632,865
		10,632,865

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COMMON STOCKS (90.9%)* cont.	Shares	Value
Electrical equipment (0.8%)
Emerson Electric Co.	83,300	$4,904,704
GrafTech International, Ltd. †	473,900	9,951,900
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)	1,968,000	21,681,238
		36,537,842
Electronics (3.4%)
Intel Corp.	215,800	4,631,068
Jabil Circuit, Inc.	274,000	5,537,540
Kyocera Corp. (Japan)	92,300	9,587,450
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. †	4,343,600	82,571,836
Micron Technology, Inc. †	581,573	6,129,779
SanDisk Corp. †	897,000	40,696,890
Texas Instruments, Inc.	420,700	14,265,937
		163,420,500
Energy (oil field) (3.5%)
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.	706,300	52,195,570
Schlumberger, Ltd.	766,987	68,254,173
Weatherford International, Ltd. (Switzerland) †	2,139,500	50,748,940
		171,198,683
Energy (other) (1.9%)
First Solar, Inc. † S	602,843	93,187,471
		93,187,471
Financial (0.8%)
CME Group, Inc.	22,600	6,973,456
Criteria Caixacorp SA (Spain)	806,074	5,562,874
KKR & Co. LP	1,874,313	28,095,952
		40,632,282
Food (0.2%)
Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Co., Ltd. (China) †	50,324,000	8,180,369
		8,180,369
Forest products and packaging (0.4%)
International Paper Co.	637,200	18,402,336
		18,402,336
Health-care services (2.0%)
Aetna, Inc.	1,178,100	38,806,614
Alapis Hldg. Industrial and Commercial SA of Pharmaceutical
Chemical Products (Greece)	3,406,504	2,472,909
AmerisourceBergen Corp.	195,700	7,017,802
Express Scripts, Inc. †	461,776	26,011,842
Lincare Holdings, Inc. S	380,400	10,289,820
WellPoint, Inc. †	230,200	14,300,024
		98,899,011
Homebuilding (0.2%)
Lennar Corp. S	293,100	5,674,416
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. S	159,800	4,939,418
		10,613,834
Industrial (0.2%)
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group, Ltd. ADS (China) † S	815,137	7,523,715
		7,523,715
Insurance (4.2%)
Aflac, Inc.	1,103,846	63,559,453
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. (Bermuda)	4,394,423	63,543,357
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)	2,712,176	75,344,249
		202,447,059

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COMMON STOCKS (90.9%)* cont.	Shares	Value
Investment banking/Brokerage (0.8%)
Blackstone Group LP (The)	1,056,863	$16,624,455
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)	111,951	18,317,423
Morgan Stanley	169,300	4,977,420
		39,919,298
Leisure (0.1%)
Brunswick Corp. S	215,079	4,284,374
		4,284,374
Machinery (1.0%)
Cummins, Inc.	96,600	10,228,008
Parker Hannifin Corp.	421,100	37,650,551
		47,878,559
Manufacturing (1.2%)
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.	300,100	16,052,349
Ingersoll-Rand PLC S	919,600	43,405,120
		59,457,469
Media (0.3%)
Walt Disney Co. (The)	358,100	13,919,347
		13,919,347
Medical technology (2.3%)
Baxter International, Inc.	892,200	43,262,778
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR (China) † S	932,200	11,447,416
Covidien PLC (Ireland)	457,045	21,695,926
Medtronic, Inc.	203,500	7,798,120
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. †	452,900	25,937,583
		110,141,823
Metals (3.3%)
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B	34,360	3,736,650
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. (Australia)	223,960	8,383,864
Nucor Corp. S	533,700	24,502,167
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)	213,201	14,724,960
Teck Resources, Ltd. Class B (Canada)	496,700	30,088,749
Vedanta Resources PLC (United Kingdom) S	2,103,062	76,692,514
		158,128,904
Oil and gas (5.0%)
Apache Corp.	156,020	18,622,547
Cairn Energy PLC (United Kingdom) †	4,083,605	27,138,552
Chevron Corp.	318,900	30,273,177
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	415,300	40,151,204
Petrohawk Energy Corp. †	1,788,113	35,851,666
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Brazil) S	1,193,800	43,848,274
Southwestern Energy Co. † S	1,164,400	45,993,800
		241,879,220
Pharmaceuticals (2.5%)
Abbott Laboratories	414,600	18,723,336
Pfizer, Inc.	1,936,932	35,290,901
Sanofi-Aventis (France)	348,811	23,801,999
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR (Israel)	825,986	45,140,135
		122,956,371
Power producers (0.2%)
China Power New Energy Development Co., Ltd. (China) †	44,092,000	4,086,807
China WindPower Group, Ltd. (China) †	35,310,000	3,402,424
		7,489,231

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COMMON STOCKS (90.9%)* cont.	Shares	Value
Publishing (0.5%)
Gannett Co., Inc. S	1,766,100	$26,032,314
		26,032,314
Regional Bells (0.1%)
Verizon Communications, Inc.	135,200	4,815,824
		4,815,824
Restaurants (0.6%)
Starbucks Corp.	945,500	29,811,615
		29,811,615
Retail (5.8%)
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. †	321,500	15,432,000
Best Buy Co., Inc.	999,699	33,989,766
CVS Caremark Corp.	255,271	8,730,268
Kohl’s Corp. †	566,900	28,787,182
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.	3,262,500	80,910,000
Office Depot, Inc. †	4,994,881	26,223,125
OfficeMax, Inc. †	572,348	9,197,632
Staples, Inc.	1,189,400	26,535,514
Target Corp.	529,500	29,032,485
Urban Outfitters, Inc. †	672,600	22,747,332
		281,585,304
Schools (0.8%)
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A †	890,029	36,731,497
		36,731,497
Semiconductor (0.3%)
Novellus Systems, Inc. †	418,400	15,091,688
		15,091,688
Shipping (0.1%)
Swift Transporation Co. † S	357,600	5,110,104
		5,110,104
Software (2.1%)
Adobe Systems, Inc. †	148,200	4,898,010
Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd. ADR (Hong Kong) † S	178,300	5,866,070
Microsoft Corp.	2,057,600	57,046,960
Oracle Corp.	960,400	30,761,612
VMware, Inc. Class A †	50,100	4,284,552
		102,857,204
Technology (0.1%)
Tech Data Corp. †	95,600	4,484,596
		4,484,596
Technology services (3.9%)
Google, Inc. Class A †	178,936	107,426,017
Unisys Corp. † § S	2,457,125	69,610,351
VeriSign, Inc. S	427,000	14,368,550
		191,404,918
Telecommunications (0.5%)
Iridium Communications, Inc. † S	927,367	7,122,179
Sprint Nextel Corp. † S	3,204,725	14,485,357
Sycamore Networks, Inc.	210,400	4,388,944
		25,996,480
Textiles (0.6%)
Hanesbrands, Inc. †	1,259,200	28,986,784
		28,986,784

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COMMON STOCKS (90.9%)* cont.	Shares	Value
Tobacco (1.6%)
Philip Morris International, Inc.	1,383,069	$79,166,870
		79,166,870
Toys (0.2%)
Hasbro, Inc.	215,400	9,496,986
		9,496,986
Trucks and parts (0.5%)
ArvinMeritor, Inc. † S	1,148,919	25,115,369
		25,115,369
Total common stocks (cost $4,006,852,706)		$4,415,730,120

WARRANTS (2.2%)* †	Expiration	Strike
	date	price	Warrants	Value
Bank of America Corp. W	10/28/18	$30.79	7,722,843	$20,079,392
Citigroup, Inc.	1/04/19	10.61	3,249,058	3,216,567
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) W	6/26/19	9.79	571,000	10,974,620
JPMorgan Chase & Co. W	10/28/18	42.42	3,077,686	44,934,216
Visteon Corp. F	10/01/10	9.66	20,310	1,230,380
Wells Fargo & Co. W	10/28/18	34.01	2,711,400	28,822,182
Total warrants (cost $92,278,516)				$109,257,357

PURCHASED OPTIONS	Expiration date/	Contract
OUTSTANDING (0.8%)*	strike price	amount	Value
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (Put)	Feb-11/$122.00	3,573,843	$143,704
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (Put)	Feb-11/125.00	3,068,940	220,442
General Electric Co. (Call)	Apr-11/22.00	6,956,178	1,669,483
Hewlett-Packard Co. (Call)	May-11/46.00	5,969,971	13,310,349
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Call)	Jan-12/45.00	738,710	3,396,005
SPDR S&P ETF 500 Trust (Put)	Feb-11/127.00	3,780,963	4,814,414
SPDR S&P ETF 500 Trust (Put)	Feb-11/129.00	588,496	1,159,049
TiVo, Inc. (Call)	Feb-11/15.00	3,744,985	259,340
TOPIX Index (Call)	Jun-11/JPY 995.39	JPY 23,507,653	2,127,340
WellPoint, Inc. (Call)	Jun-11/$60.00	2,355,328	12,247,706
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $29,646,080)			$39,347,832

INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.7%)*	Shares	Value
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF S	248,300	$13,696,228
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF S	1,172,300	20,737,987
Total investment companies (cost $31,364,115)		$34,434,215
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (0.3%)*	Principal amount	Value
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
2 1/2s, July 15, 2016 i	$4,568,613	$5,199,996
2s, July 15, 2014 i	5,776,903	6,320,452
U.S. Treasury Notes
3 1/4s, December 31, 2016 i	1,700,000	1,789,947
2 3/4s, February 15, 2019 i	246,000	245,702
1 3/8s, September 15, 2012 i	2,793,000	2,848,022
Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $16,404,119)		$16,404,119

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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (14.6%)*	Principal amount/shares	Value
U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective yield of 0.24%,
July 28, 2011 ##	$3,700,000	$3,695,371
U.S. Treasury Bills for an effective yield of 0.20%,
June 2, 2011 ##	409,000	408,629
U.S. Treasury Bills zero %, August 25, 2011 i	1,450,000	1,448,695
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 0.20% d	415,665,058	415,665,058
Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund 0.17% e	280,546,078	280,546,078
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund 0.14% i P	8,810,000	8,810,000
Total short-term investments (cost $710,574,228)		$710,573,831
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
Total investments (cost $4,887,119,764)		$5,325,747,474

Key to holding’s currency abbreviations
JPY	Japanese Yen
Key to holding’s abbreviations
ADR	American Depository Receipts
ADS	American Depository Shares
ETF	Exchange Traded Fund
SPDR	S&P 500 Index 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 August 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011 (the reporting period).

* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $4,859,541,160.

† Non-income-producing security.

§ Affilated Companies (Note 7).

## These securities, in part or in entirety, were pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivatives contracts at the close of the reporting period.

^d See Note 1 to the financial statements regarding securities lending. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

^e See Note 6 to the financial statements regarding investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

^F Is valued at fair value following procedures approved by the Trustees. Securities may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 for Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (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 (Note 1).

ⁱ Securities purchased with cash or securities received, that were pledged to the fund for collateral on certain derivatives contracts (Note 1).

^P The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period.

^S Securities on loan, in part or in entirety, at the close of the reporting period.

^W Warrants issued to the U.S. Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

At the close of the reporting period, the fund maintained liquid assets totaling $6,166,119 to cover certain derivatives contracts.

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.

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ADR or ADS after the name of a foreign holding represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with custodian bank.

The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 1/31/11 (aggregate face value $285,681,909) (Unaudited)

     

						Unrealized
		Contract	Delivery		Aggregate	appreciation/
Counterparty	Currency	type	date	Value	face value	(depreciation)
Credit Suisse AG
	Euro	Sell	2/16/11	$76,241,194	$74,270,296	$(1,970,898)
	Japanese Yen	Sell	2/16/11	93,627,406	93,966,606	339,200
UBS AG
	British Pound	Sell	2/16/11	121,495,528	117,445,007	(4,050,521)
Total						$(5,682,219)

WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/11 (premiums received $12,129,312) (Unaudited)

		Contract	Expiration date/
		amount	strike price	Value
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (Put)		3,573,843	Feb-11/$120.00	$357,384
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (Put)		3,068,941	Feb-11/123.00	147,248
Hewlett-Packard Co. (Call)		5,969,971	May-11/50.00	4,663,101
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)		3,780,963	Feb-11/125.00	3,257,640
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put)		588,496	Feb-11/124.00	424,488
TiVo, Inc. (Call)		3,744,985	Feb-11/17.50	117,705
TOPIX Index (Call)	JPY	23,507,653	Jun-11/JPY 1,040.64	758,585
WellPoint, Inc. (Call)		2,355,328	Jun-11/$65.00	6,406,493
Total				$16,132,644

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 1/31/11 (Unaudited)

		Upfront		Fixed payments	Total return	Unrealized
Swap counterparty /		premium	Termination	received (paid) by	received by	appreciation/
Notional amount		received (paid)	date	fund per annum	or paid by fund	(depreciation)
Citibank, N.A.
baskets	1,214,697	$—	1/24/12	(3 month USD-	A basket	$2,545,105
				LIBOR-BBA plus	(CGPUTTR1)
				0.15 bp)	of common stocks
Goldman Sachs International
baskets	132,455	—	12/21/11	(1 month USD-	A basket	(342,093)
				LIBOR-BBA plus	(GSCBPBAT)
				35 bp)	of common stocks
Total						$2,203,012

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ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of 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:
Basic materials	$119,734,734	$116,214,383	$—
Capital goods	281,506,413	42,947,077	—
Communication services	106,612,188	—	—
Conglomerates	107,746,774	9,534,138	—
Consumer cyclicals	515,090,471	103,782,531	—
Consumer staples	207,121,654	8,180,369	—
Energy	479,126,822	27,138,552	—
Financials	387,821,749	9,612,301	3,418,851
Health care	468,651,188	26,274,908	—
Technology	1,347,822,139	24,160,678	—
Transportation	5,110,104	—	—
Utilities and power	10,632,865	7,489,231	—
Total common stocks	4,036,977,101	375,334,168	3,418,851
Investment Companies	34,434,215	—	—
Purchased options outstanding	—	39,347,832	—
U.S. Treasury Obligations	—	16,404,119	—
Warrants	108,026,977	—	1,230,380
Short-term investments	289,356,078	421,217,753	—
Totals by level	$4,468,794,371	$852,303,872	$4,649,231
		Valuation inputs
Other financial instruments:	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Forward currency contracts	$—	$(5,682,219)	$—
Written options	—	(16,132,644)	—
Total return swap contracts	—	2,203,012	—
Totals by level	$—	$(19,611,851)	$—

At the start and close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities and other financial instruments were not considered a significant portion of the fund’s portfolio.

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

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Statement of assets and liabilities 1/31/11 (Unaudited)

ASSETS
Investment in securities, at value, including $410,455,215 of securities on loan (Note 1):
Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $4,128,859,892)	$4,559,925,987
Affiliated issuers (identified cost $758,259,872) (Notes 1, 6 and 7)	765,821,487
Cash	3,544,877
Foreign currency (cost $42) (Note 1)	47
Dividends, interest and other receivables	4,286,904
Receivable for shares of the fund sold	46,880,772
Receivable for investments sold	134,652,207
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)	2,545,105
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)	339,200
Total assets	5,517,996,586
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased	181,149,048
Payable for shares of the fund repurchased	5,985,366
Payable for compensation of Manager (Note 2)	2,666,307
Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2)	1,128,149
Payable for custodian fees (Note 2)	42,031
Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)	1,089,196
Payable for administrative services (Note 2)	8,358
Payable for distribution fees (Note 2)	1,159,597
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1)	6,021,419
Written options outstanding, at value (premiums received $12,129,312) (Notes 1 and 3)	16,132,644
Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts (Note 1)	342,093
Collateral on securities loaned, at value (Note 1)	415,665,058
Collateral on certain derivative contracts, at value (Note 1)	26,662,814
Other accrued expenses	403,346
Total liabilities	658,455,426
Net assets	$4,859,541,160
REPRESENTED BY
Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4)	$6,374,326,949
Distributions in excess of net investment income (Note 1)	(3,848,046)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions (Note 1)	(1,942,097,622)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies	431,159,879
Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding	$4,859,541,160
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Statement of assets and liabilities (Continued)

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE
Net asset value and redemption price per class A share
($3,912,358,741 divided by 160,899,153 shares)	$24.32
Offering price per class A share (100/94.25 of $24.32)*	$25.80
Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($191,824,343 divided by 9,287,867 shares)**	$20.65
Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($182,300,061 divided by 8,049,502 shares)**	$22.65
Net asset value and redemption price per class M share ($33,722,943 divided by 1,499,492 shares)	$22.49
Offering price per class M share (100/96.50 of $22.49)*	$23.31
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share
($12,621,780 divided by 527,627 shares)	$23.92
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class Y share
($526,713,292 divided by 20,801,683 shares)	$25.32

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

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

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

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Statement of operations Six months ended 1/31/11 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends (net of foreign tax of $282,382)	$22,837,712
Interest (including interest income of $53,832 from investments in affiliated issuers) (Note 6)	1,108,814
Securities lending (Note 1)	759,554
Total investment income	24,706,080
EXPENSES
Compensation of Manager (Note 2)	12,179,570
Investor servicing fees (Note 2)	7,068,311
Custodian fees (Note 2)	50,026
Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2)	215,185
Administrative services (Note 2)	58,273
Distribution fees — Class A (Note 2)	4,346,392
Distribution fees — Class B (Note 2)	929,168
Distribution fees — Class C (Note 2)	605,397
Distribution fees — Class M (Note 2)	117,917
Distribution fees — Class R (Note 2)	19,714
Other	622,671
Total expenses	26,212,624
Expense reduction (Note 2)	(11,049)
Net expenses	26,201,575
Net investment loss	(1,495,495)
Net realized gain on investments (including realized gain of $2,602,842
on affiliated issuers) (Notes 1, 3 and 7)	289,742,710
Net realized gain on swap contracts (Note 1)	466,477
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions (Note 1)	(3,763,817)
Net realized gain on written options (Notes 1 and 3)	73,730,998
Net unrealized depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies during the period	(4,220,274)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments, swap contracts and written options
during the period	441,656,317
Net gain on investments	797,612,411
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$796,116,916

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

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Statement of changes in net assets

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS	Six months ended 1/31/11*	Year ended 7/31/10
Operations:
Net investment loss	$(1,495,495)	$(2,614,860)
Net realized gain on investments
and foreign currency transactions	360,176,368	968,585,018
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies	437,436,043	(337,724,559)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	796,116,916	628,245,599
Distributions to shareholders (Note 1):
From ordinary income
Net investment income
Class A	(13,010,997)	(29,854,006)
Class B	—	(1,013,327)
Class C	—	(328,745)
Class M	—	(183,395)
Class R	(24,298)	(23,854)
Class Y	(2,169,494)	(2,000,365)
Increase in capital from settlement payments	—	8,472
Redemption fees (Note 1)	612	13,392
Increase from capital share transactions (Note 4)	349,805,128	12,864,933
Total increase in net assets	1,130,717,867	607,728,704
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period	3,728,823,293	3,121,094,589
End of period (including distributions in excess of
net investment income of $3,848,046 and undistributed
net investment income of $12,852,238, respectively)	$4,859,541,160	$3,728,823,293
* Unaudited

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

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

INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:					LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:						RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
												Ratio	Ratio
			Net realized									of expenses	of net investment
	Net asset value,		and unrealized	Total from	From					Total return	Net assets,	to average	income (loss)	Portfolio
	beginning	Net investment	gain (loss)	investment	net investment	Total	Redemption	Non-recurring	Net asset value,	at net asset	end of period	net assets	to average	turnover
Period ended	of period	income (loss) a	on investments	operations	income	distributions	fees e	reimbursements	end of period	value (%) b	(in thousands)	(%) c	net assets (%)	(%)
Class A
January 31, 2011**	$20.12	— e	4.28	4.28	(.08)	(.08)	—	—	$24.32	21.31 *	$3,912,359	.61*	(.02)*	89.24*
July 31, 2010	16.85	— e	3.46	3.46	(.19)	(.19)	—	— e,f	20.12	20.58	3,111,020	1.26	(.03)	177.37
July 31, 2009	16.93	.08	(.16) h	(.08)	—	—	—	— e,i	16.85	(.47) h	2,715,001	1.26 d	.61 d	186.67
July 31, 2008	18.54	(.01)	(1.60)	(1.61)	—	—	—	—	16.93	(8.68)	3,213,102	1.20 d	(.08) d	67.79
July 31, 2007	16.20	(.06)	2.40	2.34	—	—	—	—	18.54	14.44	4,790,506	1.14 d	(.33) d	65.48
July 31, 2006	17.16	(.04) g	(.79)	(.83)	(.13)	(.13)	—	—	16.20	(4.93) g	5,528,893	1.04 d,g	(.23) d,g	75.88
Class B
January 31, 2011**	$17.09	(.07)	3.63	3.56	—	—	—	—	$20.65	20.83 *	$191,824	.99*	(.39)*	89.24*
July 31, 2010	14.35	(.13)	2.94	2.81	(.07)	(.07)	—	— e,f	17.09	19.64	182,569	2.01	(.77)	177.37
July 31, 2009	14.52	(.02)	(.15) h	(.17)	—	—	—	— e,i	14.35	(1.17) h	217,981	2.01 d	(.13) d	186.67
July 31, 2008	16.03	(.13)	(1.38)	(1.51)	—	—	—	—	14.52	(9.42)	368,079	1.95 d	(.84) d	67.79
July 31, 2007	14.12	(.17)	2.08	1.91	—	—	—	—	16.03	13.53	726,751	1.89 d	(1.08) d	65.48
July 31, 2006	14.95	(.15) g	(.68)	(.83)	—	—	—	—	14.12	(5.55) g	1,089,121	1.79 d,g	(.98) d,g	75.88
Class C
January 31, 2011**	$18.74	(.09)	4.00	3.91	—	—	—	—	$22.65	20.87 *	$182,300	.99*	(.41)*	89.24*
July 31, 2010	15.76	(.15)	3.24	3.09	(.11)	(.11)	—	— e,f	18.74	19.63	87,221	2.01	(.79)	177.37
July 31, 2009	15.95	(.02)	(.17) h	(.19)	—	—	—	— e,i	15.76	(1.19) h	37,356	2.01 d	(.14) d	186.67
July 31, 2008	17.60	(.14)	(1.51)	(1.65)	—	—	—	—	15.95	(9.38)	45,990	1.95 d	(.82) d	67.79
July 31, 2007	15.50	(.19)	2.29	2.10	—	—	—	—	17.60	13.55	59,248	1.89 d	(1.08) d	65.48
July 31, 2006	16.42	(.16) g	(.76)	(.92)	—	—	—	—	15.50	(5.60) g	72,213	1.79 d,g	(.98) d,g	75.88
Class M
January 31, 2011**	$18.59	(.05)	3.95	3.90	—	—	—	—	$22.49	20.98 *	$33,723	.86*	(.27)*	89.24*
July 31, 2010	15.60	(.10)	3.21	3.11	(.12)	(.12)	—	— e,f	18.59	19.94	28,857	1.76	(.53)	177.37
July 31, 2009	15.74	.01	(.15) h	(.14)	—	—	—	— e,i	15.60	(.89) h	25,635	1.76 d	.11 d	186.67
July 31, 2008	17.34	(.10)	(1.50)	(1.60)	—	—	—	—	15.74	(9.23)	32,089	1.70 d	(.58) d	67.79
July 31, 2007	15.22	(.14)	2.26	2.12	—	—	—	—	17.34	13.93	47,801	1.64 d	(.83) d	65.48
July 31, 2006	16.12	(.12) g	(.75)	(.87)	(.03)	(.03)	—	—	15.22	(5.42) g	60,394	1.54 d,g	(.73) d,g	75.88
Class R
January 31, 2011**	$19.80	(.04)	4.23	4.19	(.07)	(.07)	—	—	$23.92	21.16 *	$12,622	.74*	(.16)*	89.24*
July 31, 2010	16.61	(.06)	3.41	3.35	(.16)	(.16)	—	— e,f	19.80	20.23	5,573	1.51	(.29)	177.37
July 31, 2009	16.72	.05	(.16) h	(.11)	—	—	—	— e,i	16.61	(.66) h	2,156	1.51 d	.35 d	186.67
July 31, 2008	18.37	(.05)	(1.60)	(1.65)	—	—	—	—	16.72	(8.98)	2,363	1.45 d	(.30) d	67.79
July 31, 2007	16.09	(.10)	2.38	2.28	—	—	—	—	18.37	14.17	2,243	1.39 d	(.58) d	65.48
July 31, 2006	17.06	(.09) g	(.77)	(.86)	(.11)	(.11)	—	—	16.09	(5.12) g	1,740	1.29 d,g	(.50) d,g	75.88
Class Y
January 31, 2011**	$20.97	.02	4.47	4.49	(.14)	(.14)	—	—	$25.32	21.42 *	$526,713	.49*	.10*	89.24*
July 31, 2010	17.54	.04	3.62	3.66	(.23)	(.23)	—	— e,f	20.97	20.91	313,583	1.01	.21	177.37
July 31, 2009	17.58	.14	(.18) h	(.04)	—	—	—	— e,i	17.54	(.23) h	122,966	1.01 d	.96 d	186.67
July 31, 2008	19.21	.03	(1.66)	(1.63)	—	—	—	—	17.58	(8.49)	935,875	.95 d	.18 d	67.79
July 31, 2007	16.74	(.02)	2.49	2.47	—	—	—	—	19.21	14.76	1,297,987	.89 d	(.08) d	65.48
July 31, 2006	17.73	— e,g	(.82)	(.82)	(.17)	(.17)	—	—	16.74	(4.69) g	1,579,957	.79 d,g	.02 d,g	75.88

See notes to financial highlights at the end of this section.

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

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Financial highlights (Continued)

* Not annualized.

** Unaudited.

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

^b Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.

^c Includes amounts paid through expense offset and brokerage/service arrangements (Note 2).

^d Reflects an involuntary contractual expense limitation and/or waivers of certain fund expenses in connection with investments in Putnam Prime Money Market Fund in effect during the period. As a result of such limitation and/or waivers, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of the following amounts:

	Percentage of
	average net assets
July 31, 2009	0.03%
July 31, 2008	<0.01
July 31, 2007	<0.01
July 31, 2006	<0.01

^e Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

^f Reflects a non-recurring reimbursement pursuant to a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Prudential Securities, Inc., which amounted to less than $0.01 per share outstanding as of March 30, 2010.

^g Reflects a non-recurring reimbursement from Putnam Investments relating to the calculation of certain amounts paid by the fund to Putnam in previous years for transfer agent services, which amounted to $0.01 per share and 0.06% of average net assets for the period ended July 31, 2006.

^h Reflects a non-recurring litigation payment from Enron Corporation which amounted to the following amounts per share outstanding as of December 29, 2008:

	Per share
Class A	$0.11
Class B	0.10
Class C	0.11
Class M	0.10
Class R	0.11
Class Y	0.12

This payment resulted in an increase to total returns of 0.71% for the year ended July 31, 2009.

ⁱ Reflects a non-recurring reimbursement pursuant to a settlement between the SEC and Millennium Partners, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C., and Millennium International Management, L.L.C., which amounted to less than $0.01 per share outstanding as of June 23, 2009.

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

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Notes to financial statements 1/31/11 (Unaudited)

Note 1: Significant accounting policies

Putnam Voyager Fund (the fund), is a Massachusetts business trust, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The fund invests mainly in common stocks of midsize and large U.S. companies, with a focus on growth stocks.

The fund offers class A, class B, class C, class M, class R and class Y shares. Class A and class M shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% and 3.50%, respectively, and generally do not pay a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares, which convert to class A shares after approximately eight years, do not pay a front-end sales charge and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares have a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge and do not convert to class A shares. Class R shares, which are not available to all investors, are sold at net asset value. The expenses for class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares may differ based on the distribution fee of each class, which is identified in Note 2. Class Y shares, which are sold at net asset value, are generally subject to the same expenses as class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, but do not bear a distribution fee. Class Y shares are not available to all investors.

Prior to August 2, 2010, a 1.00% redemption fee applied to certain shares that were redeemed (either by selling or exchanging into another fund) within 7 days of purchase. The redemption fee was accounted for as an addition to paid-in-capital. Effective August 2, 2010, this redemption fee no longer applies to shares redeemed.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses of the fund are borne pro-rata based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the fund, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the distribution fees applicable to such classes). Each class votes as a class only with respect to its own distribution plan or other matters on which a class vote is required by law or determined by the Trustees. If the fund were liquidated, shares of each class would receive their pro-rata share of the net assets of the fund. In addition, the Trustees declare separate dividends on each class of shares.

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

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events after the Statement of assets and liabilities date through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from August 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011.

A) 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. If no sales are reported — as in the case of some securities traded over-the-counter — a security is valued at its last reported bid price and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.

Market quotations are not considered to be readily available for certain debt obligations; such investments are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service approved by the Trustees or dealers selected by Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Putnam Management), the fund’s manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC. 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 considers 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 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,

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exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. These securities, which will generally represent a transfer from a Level 1 to a Level 2 security, will be classified as Level 2. 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. 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.

B) Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income, net of applicable withholding taxes, is recognized on the ex-dividend date except that certain dividends from foreign securities, if any, are recognized as soon as the fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Dividends representing a return of capital or capital gains, if any, are reflected as a reduction of cost and/or as a realized gain. All premiums/discounts are amortized/accreted on a yield-to-maturity basis.

C) Foreign currency translation The accounting records of the fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market value of foreign securities, currency holdings, and other assets and liabilities is recorded in the books and records of the fund after translation to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rates on that day. The cost of each security is determined using historical exchange rates. Income and withholding taxes are translated at prevailing exchange rates when earned or incurred. The fund does not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. Such gains and losses are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net realized exchange gains or losses on closed forward currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of open forward currency contracts and assets and liabilities other than investments at the period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations, not present with domestic investments.

D) Options contracts The fund uses options contracts to hedge against changes in values of securities it owns, owned or expects to own. 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. Options traded over-the-counter are valued using prices supplied by dealers. Written option contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio. The fund had an average contract amount of approximately 43,300,000 on purchased options contracts for the reporting period. See Note 3 for the volume of written options contracts activity for the reporting period.

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E) 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 are 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 market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. 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. 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. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio. The fund had an average contract amount of approximately $185,000,000 on forward currency contracts for the reporting period.

F) Total return swap contracts The fund enters into 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 specific sectors/industries. 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. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from 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 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. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after the fund’s portfolio. The fund had an average notional amount of approximately $87,400,000 on total return swap contracts for the reporting period.

G) Master agreements The fund is a party to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter 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, are presented in the fund’s portfolio. Collateral posted to the fund which cannot be sold or repledged totaled $5,093,610 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 had a net liability position of $4,012,757 on derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund totaled $3,729,394.

H) Securities lending 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 market value of the securities loaned. The market 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. Income from securities lending is included in investment income on the Statement of operations. Cash collateral is invested in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool,

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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 by Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC. At the close of the reporting period, the value of securities loaned amounted to $410,455,215 and the fund received cash collateral of $415,665,058.

I) Interfund lending Effective July 2010, the fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an inter-fund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). This program allows the fund to borrow from or lend to other Putnam funds that permit such transactions. Interfund lending transactions are subject to each fund’s investment policies and borrowing and lending limits. Interest earned or paid on the interfund lending transaction will be based on the average of certain current market rates. During the reporting period, the fund did not utilize the program.

J) Line of credit Effective July 2010, the fund participates, along with other Putnam funds, in a $285 million unsecured committed line of credit and a $165 million unsecured uncommitted line of credit, both provided by State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street). Borrowings may be made for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests and trade settlements. Interest is charged to the fund based on the fund’s borrowing at a rate equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 1.25% for the committed line of credit and the Federal Funds rate plus 1.30% for the uncommitted line of credit. A closing fee equal to 0.03% of the committed line of credit and $100,000 for the uncommitted line of credit has been paid by the participating funds. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on any unutilized portion of the committed line of credit is allocated to the participating funds based on their relative net assets and paid quarterly. During the reporting period, the fund had no borrowings against these arrangements.

K) Federal taxes It is the policy of the fund to distribute all of its taxable income within the prescribed time period and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), applicable to regulated investment companies. It is also the intention of the fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any excise tax under Section 4982 of the Code. The fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The fund did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for federal taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held nor for excise tax on income and capital gains. Each of the fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

At July 31, 2010, the fund had a capital loss carryover of $2,286,630,820 available to the extent allowed by the Code to offset future net capital gain, if any. The amounts of the carryovers and the expiration dates are:

Loss carryover	Expiration
$1,987,450,372	July 31, 2011
299,180,448	July 31, 2017

The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $4,900,955,158, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $575,462,146 and $150,669,830, respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $424,792,316.

L) Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are recorded by the fund on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually. The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. Actual results may vary. Any non-taxable return of capital cannot be determined until final tax calculations are completed after the end of the fund’s fiscal year. Reclassifications are made to the fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations.

Note 2: Management fee, administrative services and other transactions

The fund pays Putnam Management a management fee (base fee) (based on the fund’s average net assets and computed and paid monthly) at annual rates that may vary based on the average of the aggregate net assets of most open-end funds, as defined in the fund’s management contract, sponsored by Putnam Management. Such annual rates may vary as follows: 0.710% of the first $5 billion, 0.660% of the next $5 billion, 0.610% of the next $10 billion,

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0.560% of the next $10 billion, 0.510% of the next $50 billion, 0.490% of the next $50 billion, 0.480% of the next $100 billion, and 0.475% of any excess thereafter.

In addition, beginning with the fund’s thirteenth complete calendar month of operation under the management contract (January 2011), the monthly management fee consists of the monthly base fee plus or minus a performance adjustment for the month. The performance adjustment is determined based on performance over the thirty-six month period then ended or, if the management contract has not yet been effective for thirty-six complete calendar months, the period from the date the management contract became effective to the end of the month for which the fee adjustment is being computed. Each month, the performance adjustment is calculated by multiplying the performance adjustment rate and the fund’s average net assets over the performance period and the result is divided by twelve. The resulting dollar amount is added to, or subtracted from the base fee for that month. The performance adjustment rate is equal to 0.03 multiplied by the difference between the fund’s annualized performance (measured by the fund’s class A shares) and the annualized performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index, each measured over the performance period. The maximum annualized performance adjustment rates are +/– 0.12%. The monthly base fee is determined based on the fund’s average net assets for the month, while the performance adjustment is determined based on the fund’s average net assets over the performance period of up to thirty-six months. This means it is possible that, if the fund underperforms significantly over the performance period, and the fund’s assets have declined significantly over that period, the negative performance adjustment may exceed the base fee. In this event, Putnam Management would make a payment to the fund.

For the reporting period ended, the base fee represented an effective rate of 0.28% of the fund’s average net assets before an increase of $391,623 (0.01% of the fund’s average net assets) based on performance.

Putnam Management has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2011, to waive fees or reimburse the fund’s expenses to the extent necessary to limit the cumulative expenses of the fund, exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes, investment-related expenses, extraordinary expenses and payments under the fund’s investor servicing contract, investment management contract and distribution plans, on a fiscal year-to-date basis to an annual rate of 0.20% of the fund’s average net assets over such fiscal year-to-date period. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were not reduced as a result of this limit.

Putnam Investments Limited (PIL), an affiliate of Putnam Management, is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. Putnam Management pays a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.35% of the average net assets of the portion of the fund managed by PIL.

The fund reimburses Putnam Management an allocated amount for the compensation and related expenses of certain officers of the fund and their staff who provide administrative services to the fund. The aggregate amount of all such reimbursements is determined annually by the Trustees.

Custodial functions for the fund’s assets are provided by State Street. Custody fees are based on the fund’s asset level, the number of its security holdings and transaction volumes.

Putnam Investor Services, Inc., an affiliate of Putnam Management, provides investor servicing agent functions to the fund. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. received fees for investor servicing based on the fund’s retail asset level, the number of shareholder accounts in the fund and the level of defined contribution plan assets in the fund. Investor servicing fees will not exceed an annual rate of 0.375% of the fund’s average net assets. The amounts incurred for investor servicing agent functions during the reporting period are included in Investor servicing fees in the Statement of operations.

The fund has entered into expense offset arrangements with Putnam Investor Services, Inc. and State Street whereby Putnam Investor Services, Inc.’s and State Street’s fees are reduced by credits allowed on cash balances. The fund also reduced expenses through brokerage/service arrangements. For the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $10,747 under the expense offset arrangements and by $302 under the brokerage/service arrangements.

Each independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $2,852, as a quarterly retainer, has been allocated to the fund, and an additional fee for each Trustees meeting attended. Trustees also are reimbursed for expenses they incur relating to their services as Trustees.

The fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the Deferral Plan) which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees payable on or after July 1, 1995. The deferred fees remain invested in certain Putnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.

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The fund has adopted an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the Pension Plan) covering all Trustees of the fund who have served as a Trustee for at least five years and were first elected prior to 2004. Benefits under the Pension Plan are equal to 50% of the Trustee’s average annual attendance and retainer fees for the three years ended December 31, 2005. The retirement benefit is payable during a Trustee’s lifetime, beginning the year following retirement, for the number of years of service through December 31, 2006. Pension expense for the fund is included in Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of operations. Accrued pension liability is included in Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses in the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Trustees have terminated the Pension Plan with respect to any Trustee first elected after 2003.

The fund has adopted distribution plans (the Plans) with respect to its class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The purpose of the Plans is to compensate Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and Putnam Retail Management GP, Inc., for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the fund. The Plans provide for payments by the fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to 0.35%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively. The Trustees have approved payment by the fund at an annual rate of 0.25%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.75% and 0.50% of the average net assets attributable to class A, class B, class C, class M and class R shares, respectively.

For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received net commissions of $339,688 and $1,388 from the sale of class A and class M shares, respectively, and received $73,464 and $10,568 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class B and class C shares, respectively.

A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% and 0.65% is assessed on certain redemptions of class A and class M shares, respectively. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received $35 and no monies on class A and class M redemptions, respectively.

Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities

During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities other than short-term investments aggregated $3,734,716,762 and $3,557,372,723, respectively. There were no purchases or proceeds from sales of long-term U.S. government securities.

Written option transactions during the reporting period are summarized as follows:

		Contract amounts	Premiums received
Written options outstanding at the
beginning of the reporting period	USD	56,843,796	$69,818,559
Options opened	USD	154,807,666	61,246,624
	JPY	23,507,653	1,379,485
Options exercised	USD	—	—
Options expired	USD	(97,415,773)	(32,310,038)
Options closed	USD	(91,153,162)	(88,005,318)
Written options outstanding at the	USD	23,082,527	$10,749,827
end of the reporting period	JPY	23,507,653	$1,379,485

Note 4: Capital shares

At the close of the reporting period, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

	Six months ended 1/31/11		Year ended 7/31/10
Class A	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	17,871,069	$409,251,072	20,917,576	$414,621,152
Shares issued in connection with
reinvestment of distributions	513,472	11,938,213	1,485,196	28,322,682
	18,384,541	421,189,285	22,402,772	442,943,834
Shares repurchased	(12,122,016)	(268,572,798)	(28,871,725)	(564,527,763)
Net increase (decrease)	6,262,525	$152,616,487	(6,468,953)	$(121,583,929)

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	Six months ended 1/31/11		Year ended 7/31/10
Class B	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	698,507	$13,403,778	1,218,106	$20,382,301
Shares issued in connection with
reinvestment of distributions	—	—	60,422	983,669
	698,507	13,403,778	1,278,528	21,365,970
Shares repurchased	(2,092,692)	(39,371,727)	(5,787,196)	(96,975,052)
Net decrease	(1,394,185)	$(25,967,949)	(4,508,668)	$(75,609,082)
	Six months ended 1/31/11		Year ended 7/31/10
Class C	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	3,749,182	$80,470,579	2,908,403	$53,745,988
Shares issued in connection with
reinvestment of distributions	—	—	14,172	252,964
	3,749,182	80,470,579	2,922,575	53,998,952
Shares repurchased	(353,680)	(7,307,729)	(638,989)	(11,647,956)
Net increase	3,395,502	$73,162,850	2,283,586	$42,350,996
	Six months ended 1/31/11		Year ended 7/31/10
Class M	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	96,980	$2,016,158	180,748	$3,298,531
Shares issued in connection with
reinvestment of distributions	—	—	10,034	177,403
	96,980	2,016,158	190,782	3,475,934
Shares repurchased	(150,017)	(3,083,715)	(281,887)	(5,112,273)
Net decrease	(53,037)	$(1,067,557)	(91,105)	$(1,636,339)
	Six months ended 1/31/11		Year ended 7/31/10
Class R	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	286,111	$6,538,548	222,112	$4,468,999
Shares issued in connection with
reinvestment of distributions	773	17,695	1,240	23,316
	286,884	6,556,243	223,352	4,492,315
Shares repurchased	(40,664)	(893,814)	(71,734)	(1,387,560)
Net increase	246,220	$5,662,429	151,618	$3,104,755
	Six months ended 1/31/11		Year ended 7/31/10
Class Y	Shares	Amount	Shares	Amount
Shares sold	10,379,695	$249,063,815	10,795,507	$224,743,980
Shares issued in connection with
reinvestment of distributions	64,437	1,560,026	92,495	1,835,103
	10,444,132	250,623,841	10,888,002	226,579,083
Shares repurchased	(4,599,437)	(105,224,973)	(2,939,764)	(60,340,551)
Net increase	5,844,695	$145,398,868	7,948,238	$166,238,532

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Note 5: Summary of derivative activity

The following is a summary of the market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period:

Market values of derivative instruments as of the close of the reporting period

	Asset derivatives		Liability derivatives
Derivatives not
accounted for as	Statement of		Statement of
hedging instruments	assets and		assets and
under ASC 815	liabilities location	Market value	liabilities location	Market value
Foreign exchange
contracts	Receivables	$339,200	Payables	$6,021,419
	Investments,
Equity contracts	Receivables	151,150,294	Payables	16,474,737
Total		$151,489,494		$22,496,156

The following is a summary of realized and change in unrealized gains or losses of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations for the reporting period (see Note 1):

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not
accounted for as			Forward
hedging instruments			currency
under ASC 815	Options	Warrants	contracts	Swaps	Total
Foreign exchange
contracts	$—	$—	$(3,539,389)	$—	$(3,539,389)
Equity contracts	(42,016,199)	(758,118)	—	466,477	(42,307,840)
Total	$(42,016,199)	$(758,118)	$(3,539,389)	$466,477	$(45,847,229)

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in net gain or (loss) on investments

Derivatives not
accounted for as			Forward
hedging instruments			currency
under ASC 815	Options	Warrants	contracts	Swaps	Total
Foreign exchange
contracts	$—	$—	$(4,207,492)	$—	$(4,207,492)
Equity contracts	22,479,682	12,528,318	—	(1,274,387)	33,733,613
Total	$22,479,682	$12,528,318	$(4,207,492)	$(1,274,387)	$29,526,121

Note 6: Investment in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund

The fund invested in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as interest income in the Statement of operations and totaled $53,832 for the reporting period. During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund aggregated $1,068,927,374 and $943,325,794, respectively. Management fees charged to Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund have been waived by Putnam Management.

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Note 7: Transactions with affiliated issuers

Transactions during the reporting period with companies in which the fund owned at least 5% of the voting securities were as follows:

	Purchase	Sales	Dividends	Market
Affiliates	cost	proceeds	Income	Value
Unisys Corp.	$13,723,722	$8,564,194	$—	$69,610,351
Totals	$13,723,722	$8,564,194	$—	$69,610,351

Market values are shown for those securities affiliated at the close of the reporting period.

Note 8: Regulatory matters and litigation

In late 2003 and 2004, Putnam Management settled charges brought by the SEC and the Massachusetts Securities Division in connection with excessive short-term trading in Putnam funds. Distribution of payments from Putnam Management to certain open-end Putnam funds and their shareholders is expected to be completed in the next several months. These allegations and related matters have served as the general basis for certain lawsuits, including purported class action lawsuits against Putnam Management and, in a limited number of cases, some Putnam funds. Putnam Management believes that these lawsuits will have no material adverse effect on the funds or on Putnam Management’s ability to provide investment management services. In addition, Putnam Management has agreed to bear any costs incurred by the Putnam funds as a result of these matters.

Note 9: Market and credit risk

In the normal course of business, the fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the contracting party to the transaction to perform (credit risk). The fund may be exposed to additional credit risk that an institution or other entity with which the fund has unsettled or open transactions will default.

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The Putnam family of funds

The following is a list of Putnam’s open-end mutual funds offered to the public. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund before investing. For a prospectus, or a summary prospectus if available, containing this and other information for any Putnam fund or product, call your financial advisor at 1-800-225-1581 and ask for a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Growth	Value
Growth Opportunities Fund	Convertible Securities Fund
International Growth Fund	Prior to September 30, 2010, the fund was known as
Prior to January 1, 2010, the fund was known as	Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust
Putnam International New Opportunities Fund	Equity Income Fund
Multi-Cap Growth Fund	George Putnam Balanced Fund
Prior to September 1, 2010, the fund was known as	Prior to September 30, 2010, the fund was known as
Putnam New Opportunities Fund	The George Putnam Fund of Boston
Small Cap Growth Fund	The Putnam Fund for Growth and Income
Voyager Fund	International Value Fund
	Prior to January 1, 2010, the fund was known as
Blend	Putnam International Growth and Income Fund
Asia Pacific Equity Fund	Multi-Cap Value Fund
Capital Opportunities Fund	Prior to September 1, 2010, the fund was known as
Capital Spectrum Fund	Putnam Mid Cap Value Fund
Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Small Cap Value Fund
Equity Spectrum Fund
Europe Equity Fund	Income
Global Equity Fund	American Government Income Fund
International Capital Opportunities Fund	Diversified Income Trust
International Equity Fund	Floating Rate Income Fund
Investors Fund	Global Income Trust
Multi-Cap Core Fund	High Yield Advantage Fund
Research Fund	High Yield Trust
	Income Fund
	Money Market Fund*
	U.S. Government Income Trust

* An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

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Tax-free income	Asset allocation
AMT-Free Municipal Fund	Income Strategies Fund
Tax Exempt Income Fund	Putnam Asset Allocation Funds — three
Tax Exempt Money Market Fund*	investment portfolios that spread your
Tax-Free High Yield Fund	money across a variety of stocks, bonds,
	and money market investments.
State tax-free income funds:
Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan,	The three portfolios:
Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,	Asset Allocation: Balanced Portfolio
and Pennsylvania	Asset Allocation: Conservative Portfolio
	Asset Allocation: Growth Portfolio
Absolute Return
Absolute Return 100 Fund	Putnam RetirementReady®
Absolute Return 300 Fund	Putnam RetirementReady Funds — 10
Absolute Return 500 Fund	investment portfolios that offer diversifi-
Absolute Return 700 Fund	cation among stocks, bonds, and money
	market instruments and adjust to become
Global Sector	more conservative over time based on a
Global Consumer Fund	target date for withdrawing assets.
Global Energy Fund
Global Financials Fund	The 10 funds:
Global Health Care Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2055 Fund
Global Industrials Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2050 Fund
Global Natural Resources Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2045 Fund
Global Sector Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2040 Fund
Global Technology Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2035 Fund
Global Telecommunications Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2030 Fund
Global Utilities Fund	Putnam RetirementReady 2025 Fund
	Putnam RetirementReady 2020 Fund
	Putnam RetirementReady 2015 Fund
	Putnam RetirementReady Maturity Fund

A short-term trading fee of 1% may apply to redemptions or exchanges from certain funds within the time period specified in the fund's prospectus.

Check your account balances and the most recent month-end performance in the Individual Investors section at putnam.com.

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Services for shareholders

Investor services

Systematic investment plan Tell us how much you wish to invest regularly — weekly, semimonthly, or monthly — and the amount you choose will be transferred automatically from your checking or savings account. There’s no additional fee for this service, and you can suspend it at any time. This plan may be a great way to save for college expenses or to plan for your retirement.

Please note that regular investing does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Before arranging a systematic investment plan, consider your financial ability to continue making purchases in periods when prices are low.

Systematic exchange You can make regular transfers from one Putnam fund to another Putnam fund. There are no additional fees for this service, and you can cancel or change your options at any time.

Dividends PLUS You can choose to have the dividend distributions from one of your Putnam funds automatically reinvested in another Putnam fund at no additional charge.

Free exchange privilege You can exchange money between Putnam funds free of charge, as long as they are the same class of shares. A signature guarantee is required if you are exchanging more than $500,000. The fund reserves the right to revise or terminate the exchange privilege.

Reinstatement privilege If you’ve sold Putnam shares or received a check for a dividend or capital gain, you may reinvest the proceeds with Putnam within 90 days of the transaction and they will be reinvested at the fund’s current net asset value — with no sales charge. However, reinstatement of class B shares may have special tax consequences. Ask your financial or tax representative for details.

Check-writing service You have ready access to many Putnam accounts. It’s as simple as writing a check, and there are no special fees or service charges. For more information about the check-writing service, call Putnam or visit our Web site.

Dollar cost averaging When you’re investing for long-term goals, it’s time, not timing, that counts. Investing on a systematic basis is a better strategy than trying to figure out when the markets will go up or down. This means investing the same amount of money regularly over a long period. This method of investing is called dollar cost averaging. When a fund’s share price declines, your investment dollars buy more shares at lower prices. When it increases, they buy fewer shares. Over time, you will pay a lower average price per share.

For more information

Visit the Individual Investors section at putnam.com A secure section of our Web site contains complete information on your account, including balances and transactions, updated daily. You may also conduct transactions, such as exchanges, additional investments, and address changes. Log on today to get your password.

Call us toll free at 1-800-225-1581 Ask a helpful Putnam representative or your financial advisor for details about any of these or other services, or see your prospectus.

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Fund information

Founded over 70 years ago, Putnam Investments was built around the concept that a balance between risk and reward is the hallmark of a well-rounded financial program. We manage over 100 funds across income, value, blend, growth, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.

Investment Manager	Kenneth R. Leibler	Mark C. Trenchard
Putnam Investment	Robert E. Patterson	Vice President and
Management, LLC	George Putnam, III	BSA Compliance Officer
One Post Office Square	Robert L. Reynolds
Boston, MA 02109	W. Thomas Stephens	Francis J. McNamara, III
		Vice President and
Investment Sub-Manager	Officers	Chief Legal Officer
Putnam Investments Limited	Robert L. Reynolds
57–59 St James’s Street	President	James P. Pappas
London, England SW1A 1LD		Vice President
	Jonathan S. Horwitz
Marketing Services	Executive Vice President,	Judith Cohen
Putnam Retail Management	Principal Executive	Vice President, Clerk and
One Post Office Square	Officer, Treasurer and	Assistant Treasurer
Boston, MA 02109	Compliance Liaison
		Michael Higgins
Custodian	Steven D. Krichmar	Vice President, Senior Associate
State Street Bank	Vice President and	Treasurer and Assistant Clerk
and Trust Company	Principal Financial Officer
		Nancy E. Florek
Legal Counsel	Janet C. Smith	Vice President, Assistant Clerk,
Ropes & Gray LLP	Vice President, Assistant	Assistant Treasurer and
	Treasurer and Principal	Proxy Manager
Trustees	Accounting Officer
John A. Hill, Chairman		Susan G. Malloy
Jameson A. Baxter,	Beth S. Mazor	Vice President and
Vice Chairman	Vice President	Assistant Treasurer
Ravi Akhoury
Barbara M. Baumann	Robert R. Leveille
Charles B. Curtis	Vice President and
Robert J. Darretta	Chief Compliance Officer
Paul L. Joskow

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

Item 2. Code of Ethics:

Not applicable

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert:

Not applicable

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services:

Not applicable

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable

Item 6. Schedule of Investments:

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

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures For Closed-End Management Investment Companies:

Not applicable

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies

Not Applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers:

Not applicable

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:

Not applicable

Item 11. Controls and Procedures:

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

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

Item 12. Exhibits:

(a)(1) Not applicable

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

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

Putnam Voyager Fund

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Janet C. Smith
Janet C. Smith
Principal Accounting Officer

Date: March 31, 2011

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: March 31, 2011

By (Signature and Title):

/s/Steven D. Krichmar
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Date: March 31, 2011

EX-99.CERT

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-CSR 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 financial statements, and other financial information included in each report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in each report;

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 registrant 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 each 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.

Date: March 30, 2011

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
_______________________
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-CSR 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 financial statements, and other financial information included in each report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in each report;

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 registrant 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 each 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.

Date: March 30, 2011

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
_______________________
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Attachment A

N-CSR

Period (s) ended January 31, 2011 

Putnam Premier Income Trust
Putnam Research Fund
Putnam Investors Fund
Putnam Voyager Fund
Putnam Tax Free High Yield Fund
Putnam AMT-Free Insured Municipal Fund
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund
George Putnam Balanced Fund

Putnam RetirementReady – Funds:
Putnam RetirementReady – 2055
Putnam RetirementReady – 2050
Putnam RetirementReady – 2045
Putnam RetirementReady – 2040
Putnam RetirementReady – 2035
Putnam RetirementReady – 2030
Putnam RetirementReady – 2025
Putnam RetirementReady – 2020
Putnam RetirementReady – 2015
Putnam RetirementReady – Maturity Fund

EX-99.906 CERT

Section 906 Certifications

I, Jonathan S. Horwitz, the Principal Executive Officer of the Funds listed on Attachment A, certify that, to my knowledge:

1. The form N-CSR of the Funds listed on Attachment A for the period ended January 31, 2011 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR of the Funds listed on Attachment A for the period ended January 31, 2011 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds listed on Attachment A.

Date: March 30, 2011

/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
______________________
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Principal Executive Officer

Section 906 Certifications

I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the Funds listed on Attachment A, certify that, to my knowledge:

1. The form N-CSR of the Funds listed on Attachment A for the period ended January 31, 2011 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR of the Funds listed on Attachment A for the period ended January 31, 2011 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds listed on Attachment A.

Date: March 30, 2011

/s/ Steven D. Krichmar
______________________
Steven D. Krichmar
Principal Financial Officer

Attachment A

N-CSR

Period (s) ended January 31, 2011 

Putnam Premier Income Trust
Putnam Research Fund
Putnam Investors Fund
Putnam Voyager Fund
Putnam Tax Free High Yield Fund
Putnam AMT-Free Insured Municipal Fund
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund
George Putnam Balanced Fund

Putnam RetirementReady – Funds:
Putnam RetirementReady – 2055
Putnam RetirementReady – 2050
Putnam RetirementReady – 2045
Putnam RetirementReady – 2040
Putnam RetirementReady – 2035
Putnam RetirementReady – 2030
Putnam RetirementReady – 2025
Putnam RetirementReady – 2020
Putnam RetirementReady – 2015
Putnam RetirementReady – Maturity Fund