UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM N-Q |
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY |
Investment Company Act file number: | (811-01682) |
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: | Robert T. Burns, 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, 2012 |
Date of reporting period: | April 30, 2012 |
Item 1. Schedule of Investments: |
Putnam Voyager Fund | ||||||
The fund's portfolio | ||||||
4/30/12 (Unaudited) | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (93.3%)(a) | ||||||
Shares | Value | |||||
Aerospace and defense (4.2%) | ||||||
Embraer SA ADR (Brazil) | 534,748 | $18,523,671 | ||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 88,000 | 5,940,000 | ||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 872,800 | 52,944,048 | ||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 177,000 | 13,016,580 | ||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 68,400 | 4,328,352 | ||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 171,100 | 30,176,907 | ||||
United Technologies Corp. | 600,200 | 49,000,328 | ||||
173,929,886 | ||||||
Air freight and logistics (0.3%) | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 137,300 | 12,115,352 | ||||
12,115,352 | ||||||
Auto components (2.5%) | ||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.(NON) | 377,900 | 7,898,110 | ||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(NON) | 1,816,400 | 19,944,072 | ||||
Johnson Controls, Inc.(S) | 1,461,449 | 46,722,525 | ||||
Tenneco Automotive, Inc.(NON)(S) | 148,619 | 4,581,924 | ||||
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(NON) | 360,700 | 16,487,597 | ||||
Valeo SA (France) | 165,325 | 8,118,992 | ||||
103,753,220 | ||||||
Automobiles (2.2%) | ||||||
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Inc. (China)(NON) | 3,364,000 | 3,650,749 | ||||
Fiat SpA (Italy)(NON)(S) | 6,093,313 | 29,423,748 | ||||
Ford Motor Co. | 669,100 | 7,547,448 | ||||
General Motors Co.(NON) | 171,900 | 3,953,700 | ||||
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan) | 1,598,000 | 16,732,565 | ||||
Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference) (Germany) | 178,992 | 10,926,109 | ||||
Tesla Motors, Inc.(NON)(S) | 316,500 | 10,485,645 | ||||
Volkswagen AG (Preference) (Germany) | 34,053 | 6,450,371 | ||||
89,170,335 | ||||||
Beverages (0.3%) | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 437,000 | 13,162,440 | ||||
13,162,440 | ||||||
Biotechnology (1.2%) | ||||||
Celgene Corp.(NON) | 127,600 | 9,304,592 | ||||
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) | 278,400 | 11,770,752 | ||||
Dendreon Corp.(NON)(S) | 1,386,800 | 16,156,220 | ||||
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(NON) | 705,613 | 10,379,567 | ||||
United Therapeutics Corp.(NON) | 79,700 | 3,486,875 | ||||
51,098,006 | ||||||
Building products (0.9%) | ||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(NON) | 653,448 | 14,859,408 | ||||
Owens Corning, Inc.(NON)(S) | 598,100 | 20,544,735 | ||||
35,404,143 | ||||||
Capital markets (2.7%) | ||||||
Blackstone Group LP (The) | 1,422,263 | 19,285,886 | ||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 1,548,100 | 22,137,830 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 160,105 | 18,436,091 | ||||
KKR & Co. LP | 1,379,559 | 19,479,373 | ||||
State Street Corp. | 702,703 | 32,478,933 | ||||
111,818,113 | ||||||
Chemicals (2.4%) | ||||||
Celanese Corp. Ser. A | 374,300 | 18,138,578 | ||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 23,200 | 4,478,992 | ||||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 351,859 | 11,920,983 | ||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (Netherlands) | 245,879 | 10,272,825 | ||||
Monsanto Co. | 197,400 | 15,037,932 | ||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada) | 90,200 | 3,831,696 | ||||
Tronox, Inc.(NON) | 183,600 | 34,360,740 | ||||
98,041,746 | ||||||
Commercial banks (0.6%) | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 710,000 | 23,735,300 | ||||
23,735,300 | ||||||
Communications equipment (3.9%) | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,338,147 | 26,963,662 | ||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.(NON) | 464,588 | 9,956,121 | ||||
Polycom, Inc.(NON) | 1,791,300 | 23,770,551 | ||||
Qualcomm, Inc. | 1,549,309 | 98,907,887 | ||||
159,598,221 | ||||||
Computers and peripherals (10.4%) | ||||||
Apple, Inc.(NON) | 604,600 | 353,231,499 | ||||
EMC Corp.(NON) | 1,102,600 | 31,104,346 | ||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 557,100 | 13,793,796 | ||||
NetApp, Inc.(NON)(S) | 261,300 | 10,146,279 | ||||
SanDisk Corp.(NON) | 521,500 | 19,300,715 | ||||
427,576,635 | ||||||
Construction and engineering (0.1%) | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 78,300 | 4,521,825 | ||||
4,521,825 | ||||||
Construction materials (0.3%) | ||||||
BBMG Corp. (China) | 8,572,000 | 7,402,370 | ||||
China Shanshui Cement Group, Ltd. (China) | 7,308,000 | 5,924,654 | ||||
13,327,024 | ||||||
Consumer finance (0.6%) | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 469,300 | 26,036,764 | ||||
26,036,764 | ||||||
Diversified financial services (1.9%) | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 976,300 | 32,256,952 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,099,300 | 47,247,914 | ||||
79,504,866 | ||||||
Diversified telecommunication services (0.6%) | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 377,800 | 14,567,968 | ||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 219,100 | 8,847,258 | ||||
23,415,226 | ||||||
Electronic equipment, instruments, and components (1.1%) | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 628,100 | 9,013,235 | ||||
Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (China)(NON)(S) | 1,001,502 | 9,944,915 | ||||
KEMET Corp.(NON) | 1,052,744 | 8,958,851 | ||||
TE Connectivity, Ltd. (Switzerland) | 471,000 | 17,172,660 | ||||
45,089,661 | ||||||
Energy equipment and services (5.1%) | ||||||
Baker Hughes, Inc.(S) | 409,800 | 18,076,278 | ||||
Cameron International Corp.(NON) | 1,079,500 | 55,324,375 | ||||
Halliburton Co.(S) | 1,686,310 | 57,705,528 | ||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 321,500 | 24,356,840 | ||||
Noble Corp. (Switzerland)(S) | 263,300 | 10,021,198 | ||||
Schlumberger, Ltd. | 564,093 | 41,821,855 | ||||
207,306,074 | ||||||
Food products (0.6%) | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc.(NON) | 305,000 | 9,073,750 | ||||
Sara Lee Corp. | 616,700 | 13,592,068 | ||||
Zhongpin, Inc. (China)(NON) | 250,940 | 2,368,874 | ||||
25,034,692 | ||||||
Health-care equipment and supplies (2.4%) | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 594,100 | 32,919,081 | ||||
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR (China)(NON)(S) | 932,200 | 1,985,586 | ||||
Covidien PLC (Ireland) | 403,100 | 22,263,213 | ||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 326,500 | 12,642,080 | ||||
Stryker Corp. | 317,900 | 17,347,803 | ||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | 168,100 | 10,578,533 | ||||
97,736,296 | ||||||
Health-care providers and services (1.6%) | ||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 534,200 | 23,526,168 | ||||
CIGNA Corp. | 209,000 | 9,662,070 | ||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.(NON) | 608,760 | 33,962,720 | ||||
67,150,958 | ||||||
Health-care technology (0.3%) | ||||||
SXC Health Solutions Corp. (Canada)(NON) | 141,390 | 12,807,106 | ||||
12,807,106 | ||||||
Hotels, restaurants, and leisure (1.4%) | ||||||
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. ADR (China)(NON)(S) | 227,600 | 5,407,776 | ||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 166,200 | 9,222,438 | ||||
Sands China, Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 3,395,200 | 13,346,858 | ||||
Starbucks Corp. | 489,000 | 28,058,820 | ||||
56,035,892 | ||||||
Household durables (0.2%) | ||||||
Lennar Corp.(S) | 277,900 | 7,708,946 | ||||
7,708,946 | ||||||
Household products (0.1%) | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 42,800 | 4,234,632 | ||||
4,234,632 | ||||||
Independent power producers and energy traders (0.1%) | ||||||
AES Corp. (The)(NON) | 419,100 | 5,247,132 | ||||
5,247,132 | ||||||
Industrial conglomerates (1.5%) | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 1,193,900 | 23,376,562 | ||||
Tyco International, Ltd. | 683,900 | 38,387,307 | ||||
61,763,869 | ||||||
Insurance (2.6%) | ||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 1,011,546 | 45,560,032 | ||||
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. (Bermuda) | 1,900,409 | 26,947,800 | ||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 862,576 | 17,725,937 | ||||
MetLife, Inc. | 397,800 | 14,332,734 | ||||
104,566,503 | ||||||
Internet and catalog retail (1.4%) | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(NON) | 67,700 | 15,699,630 | ||||
HomeAway, Inc.(NON)(S) | 531,897 | 13,855,917 | ||||
Priceline.com, Inc.(NON) | 36,597 | 27,843,730 | ||||
57,399,277 | ||||||
Internet software and services (3.9%) | ||||||
Baidu, Inc. ADR (China)(NON) | 359,200 | 47,665,840 | ||||
eBay, Inc.(NON) | 568,700 | 23,345,135 | ||||
Google, Inc. Class A(NON) | 143,947 | 87,121,043 | ||||
158,132,018 | ||||||
IT Services (2.3%) | ||||||
Accenture PLC Class A(S) | 232,900 | 15,126,855 | ||||
Total Systems Services, Inc. | 172,800 | 4,064,256 | ||||
Unisys Corp.(NON)(AFF) | 3,331,884 | 62,172,955 | ||||
VeriFone Systems, Inc.(NON) | 175,300 | 8,351,292 | ||||
Visa, Inc. Class A(S) | 46,107 | 5,670,239 | ||||
95,385,597 | ||||||
Leisure equipment and products (0.6%) | ||||||
Brunswick Corp.(S) | 545,900 | 14,351,711 | ||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 292,100 | 10,731,754 | ||||
25,083,465 | ||||||
Life sciences tools and services (0.6%) | ||||||
Sequenom, Inc.(NON)(S) | 1,079,199 | 5,525,499 | ||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 377,700 | 21,019,005 | ||||
26,544,504 | ||||||
Machinery (2.0%) | ||||||
China National Materials Co., Ltd. (China) | 15,342,000 | 5,932,218 | ||||
Eaton Corp. | 241,000 | 11,611,380 | ||||
Joy Global, Inc.(S) | 342,500 | 24,238,725 | ||||
Meritor, Inc.(NON) | 1,272,869 | 8,286,377 | ||||
Timken Co. | 467,980 | 26,445,550 | ||||
Titan International, Inc. | 130,393 | 3,767,054 | ||||
80,281,304 | ||||||
Media (3.3%) | ||||||
Comcast Corp. Class A | 1,122,835 | 34,055,586 | ||||
DIRECTV Class A(NON) | 819,369 | 40,370,311 | ||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital Class A(NON) | 80,885 | 7,072,584 | ||||
News Corp. Class A(S) | 948,900 | 18,598,440 | ||||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(NON)(S) | 2,691,600 | 6,083,016 | ||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 425,400 | 15,935,484 | ||||
Walt Disney Co. (The)(S) | 271,800 | 11,717,298 | ||||
133,832,719 | ||||||
Metals and mining (3.0%) | ||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.(S) | 432,444 | 26,923,963 | ||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B (Indonesia) | 588,714 | 22,547,746 | ||||
Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada) | 337,800 | 12,924,228 | ||||
Molycorp, Inc.(NON)(S) | 413,717 | 11,195,182 | ||||
Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom) | 476,763 | 26,558,576 | ||||
Vedanta Resources PLC (United Kingdom) | 670,240 | 13,237,703 | ||||
Walter Energy, Inc. | 144,300 | 9,568,533 | ||||
122,955,931 | ||||||
Multiline retail (0.2%) | ||||||
Target Corp. | 128,100 | 7,422,114 | ||||
7,422,114 | ||||||
Office electronics (0.7%) | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 3,609,470 | 28,081,677 | ||||
28,081,677 | ||||||
Oil, gas, and consumable fuels (5.1%) | ||||||
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(NON) | 1,105,857 | 17,837,473 | ||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 108,700 | 7,957,927 | ||||
Apache Corp. | 348,920 | 33,475,385 | ||||
BG Group PLC (United Kingdom) | 825,608 | 19,434,945 | ||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | 806,000 | 28,322,840 | ||||
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(NON) | 141,898 | 3,797,190 | ||||
Hess Corp. | 749,400 | 39,073,716 | ||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,028,921 | 30,188,542 | ||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 122,500 | 12,166,700 | ||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Brazil) | 245,500 | 5,779,070 | ||||
Southwestern Energy Co.(NON)(S) | 323,000 | 10,200,340 | ||||
208,234,128 | ||||||
Personal products (0.4%) | ||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 787,200 | 17,003,520 | ||||
17,003,520 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (2.2%) | ||||||
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NON) | 400,400 | 7,175,168 | ||||
Elan Corp. PLC ADR (Ireland)(NON) | 337,100 | 4,648,609 | ||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)(NON) | 466,200 | 23,790,186 | ||||
Medicines Co. (The)(NON) | 595,854 | 13,162,415 | ||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 141,000 | 5,532,840 | ||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 324,032 | 7,430,054 | ||||
Shire PLC ADR (Ireland) | 87,200 | 8,507,232 | ||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR (Israel) | 115,900 | 5,301,266 | ||||
Warner Chilcott PLC Class A (Ireland)(NON) | 640,000 | 13,920,000 | ||||
89,467,770 | ||||||
Professional services (0.8%) | ||||||
Nielsen Holdings NV(NON) | 426,900 | 12,474,018 | ||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A(NON) | 443,600 | 21,714,220 | ||||
34,188,238 | ||||||
Real estate management and development (0.9%) | ||||||
BR Malls Participacoes SA (Brazil) | 821,992 | 10,211,563 | ||||
CBRE Group, Inc.(NON) | 1,329,700 | 25,011,657 | ||||
35,223,220 | ||||||
Road and rail (0.8%) | ||||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(NON) | 1,672,303 | 25,770,189 | ||||
Localiza Rent a Car SA (Brazil) | 375,300 | 6,408,738 | ||||
32,178,927 | ||||||
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment (3.6%) | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(NON)(S) | 4,394,614 | 32,344,359 | ||||
Cymer, Inc.(NON) | 85,100 | 4,411,584 | ||||
First Solar, Inc.(NON)(S) | 1,394,470 | 25,658,248 | ||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(NON) | 1,187,300 | 32,223,322 | ||||
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. ADR (China)(S) | 447,700 | 6,178,260 | ||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,446,000 | 46,185,240 | ||||
147,001,013 | ||||||
Software (4.1%) | ||||||
Facebook, Inc. Class B(F) | 115,920 | 4,173,120 | ||||
Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd. ADR (Hong Kong)(F)(NON) | 478,830 | — | ||||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,732,000 | 55,458,640 | ||||
Oracle Corp. | 2,342,089 | 68,833,996 | ||||
Perfect World Co., Ltd. ADR (China) | 603,227 | 7,365,402 | ||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.(NON)(S) | 157,850 | 24,581,981 | ||||
VMware, Inc. Class A(NON) | 85,200 | 9,518,544 | ||||
169,931,683 | ||||||
Specialty retail (3.6%) | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(NON) | 142,900 | 10,058,731 | ||||
Best Buy Co., Inc.(S) | 2,078,159 | 45,864,969 | ||||
Cia Hering (Brazil) | 627,000 | 15,558,639 | ||||
hhgregg, Inc.(NON)(S) | 482,456 | 5,046,490 | ||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 504,500 | 15,876,615 | ||||
Office Depot, Inc.(NON) | 8,210,996 | 24,961,428 | ||||
OfficeMax, Inc.(NON)(S) | 2,370,407 | 11,022,393 | ||||
Staples, Inc. | 1,164,100 | 17,927,140 | ||||
146,316,405 | ||||||
Textiles, apparel, and luxury goods (0.7%) | ||||||
Coach, Inc. | 363,700 | 26,608,292 | ||||
26,608,292 | ||||||
Thrifts and mortgage finance (0.1%) | ||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.(NON) | 503,900 | 1,743,494 | ||||
Radian Group, Inc.(S) | 593,600 | 1,852,032 | ||||
3,595,526 | ||||||
Tobacco (0.7%) | ||||||
Lorillard, Inc. | 132,200 | 17,885,338 | ||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 122,769 | 10,989,053 | ||||
28,874,391 | ||||||
Trading companies and distributors (0.2%) | ||||||
WESCO International, Inc.(NON)(S) | 98,600 | 6,546,054 | ||||
6,546,054 | ||||||
Total common stocks (cost $3,821,269,611) | $3,821,178,636 | |||||
WARRANTS (3.3%)(a)(NON) | ||||||
Expiration date | Strike Price | Warrants | Value | |||
Bank of America Corp.(W) | 10/28/18 | $ 30.79 | 19,401,439 | $17,267,281 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. | 1/4/19 | 106.10 | $38,441,283 | 15,953,132 | ||
Ford Motor Co. | 1/1/13 | 9.20 | 4,863,329 | 11,866,523 | ||
General Motors Co. | 7/10/16 | 10.00 | 400,790 | 5,647,131 | ||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)(W) | 6/26/19 | 9.70 | $955,528 | 12,163,871 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(W) | 10/28/18 | 42.42 | 2,526,332 | 31,579,150 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co.(W) | 10/28/18 | 34.01 | $3,694,600 | 39,162,760 | ||
Total warrants (cost $161,228,082) | $133,639,848 | |||||
PURCHASED OPTIONS OUTSTANDING (0.9%)(a) | ||||||
Expiration date/ | Contract | |||||
strike price | amount | Value | ||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Call) | July-12/$10.00 | $4,573,571 | $274,414 | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Call) | July-12/8.00 | 1,789,658 | 225,497 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | Jun-12/52.50 | 699,604 | 25,885 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | May-12/47.50 | 1,327,737 | 301,927 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | May-12/50.00 | 605,453 | 15,136 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | May-12/55.00 | 735,193 | 10,057 | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. (Call) | May-12/225.00 | 108,278 | 1,173,543 | |||
Apple, Inc. (Call) | July-12/650.00 | 651,246 | 7,680,173 | |||
Apple, Inc. (Call) | July-12/590.00 | 79,493 | 563,741 | |||
Baker Hughes, Inc. (Call) | July-12/50.00 | 343,090 | 147,254 | |||
Baker Hughes, Inc. (Call) | July-12/60.00 | 748,559 | 15,795 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (Call) | Jun-12/20.00 | 839,430 | 2,195,647 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (Call) | Jun-12/30.00 | 1,286,289 | 51,117 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (Call) | Jun-12/30.00 | 791,598 | 31,458 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (Call) | Jun-12/27.00 | 2,058,310 | 2 | |||
DIRECTV (Call) | Dec-12/55.00 | 1,764,332 | 2,081,912 | |||
DIRECTV (Call) | Dec-12/50.00 | 1,029,125 | 250,798 | |||
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (Call) | Jun-12/80.00 | 1,029,054 | 16,465 | |||
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (Call) | Jun-12/85.00 | 1,234,865 | 6,211 | |||
FTS Eurofirst80 Index (Call) | Sep-12/4.40 | 6,053,673 | 313,318 | |||
FTS Eurofirst80 Index (Call) | Sep-12/5.20 | 2,518,733 | 205,444 | |||
General Electric Co. (Call) | May-12/20.00 | 5,096,128 | 842,900 | |||
Hang Seng Index (Call) | May-12/22,000.00 | 93,021 | 977,623 | |||
Hang Seng Index (Call) | May-12/21,553.06 | 40,620 | 875,818 | |||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (Call) | Jun-12/14.00 | 326,556 | 2,147,741 | |||
Hess Corp. (Call) | May-12/63.00 | 190,490 | 4,762 | |||
Hewlett-Packard Co. (Call) | May-12/30.00 | 1,015,019 | 10,150 | |||
iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (Call) | May-12/40.00 | 2,572,529 | 343,690 | |||
iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (Call) | May-12/41.00 | 3,428,798 | 167,051 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Call) | Jun-12/41.00 | 358,858 | 1,001,178 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Call) | Jun-12/45.00 | 1,097,550 | 650,847 | |||
Schlumberger Ltd. (Call) | Aug-12/80.00 | 628,435 | 1,212,880 | |||
Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Call) | Jan-13/30.00 | 1,028,632 | 3,265,907 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call) | May-12/145.00 | 2,228,087 | 973,228 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call) | May-12/145.00 | 8,254,288 | 1,155,600 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | May-12/134.00 | 4,364,799 | 2,127,403 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | May-12/136.00 | 2,131,992 | 1,553,412 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | May-12/132.00 | 2,572,738 | 797,549 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | May-12/134.00 | 1,029,064 | 123,385 | |||
Xerox Corp. (Call) | Jun-12/6.00 | 2,005,995 | 3,620,239 | |||
Total purchased options outstanding (cost $52,284,926) | $37,437,157 | |||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.4%)(a) | ||||||
Shares | Value | |||||
iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction Index Fund(S) | 297,100 | $4,593,166 | ||||
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF(S) | 591,800 | 12,741,454 | ||||
Total investment Companies (cost $14,204,765) | $17,334,620 | |||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%)(a) | ||||||
Shares | Value | |||||
Unisys Corp. Ser. A, 6.25% cv. pfd. | 159,420 | $9,491,867 | ||||
Total convertible preferred stocks (cost $12,472,615) | $9,491,867 | |||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (0.1%)(a) | ||||||
Principal amount | Value | |||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities 1 1/8s, January 15, 2021(i) | $1,806,688 | $2,079,426 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||||||
2 3/4s, November 30, 2016(i) | 2,492,000 | 2,746,882 | ||||
1/8s, December 31, 2013(i) | 172,000 | 171,714 | ||||
Total U.S. treasury Obligations (cost $4,998,022) | $4,998,022 | |||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (9.0%)(a) | ||||||
Principal amount/shares | Value | |||||
U.S. Treasury bills with effective yields ranging from 0.082% to 0.111%, July 26, 2012 | $7,079,000 | $7,077,436 | ||||
U.S. Treasury bills with effective yields ranging from 0.104% to 0.107%, December 13, 2012(SEGSF) | 3,167,000 | 3,164,020 | ||||
U.S. Treasury bills with an effective yield of 0.106%, October 18, 2012 | 412,000 | 411,723 | ||||
U.S. Treasury bills with effective yields ranging from 0.090% to 0.093%, November 15, 2012 | 1,653,000 | 1,651,659 | ||||
Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC 0.20%(d) | 270,602,438 | 270,602,438 | ||||
Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund 0.10%(e) | 69,689,936 | 69,689,936 | ||||
SSgA Prime Money Market Fund 0.12%(P) | 15,927,703 | 15,927,703 | ||||
Total short-term investments (cost $368,526,105) | $368,524,915 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
Total investments (cost $4,434,984,126)(b) | $4,392,605,065 | |||||
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS at 4/30/12 (aggregate face value $238,028,237) (Unaudited) | |||||||
Unrealized | |||||||
Contract | Delivery | Aggregate | appreciation/ | ||||
Counterparty | Currency | type | date | Value | face value | (depreciation) | |
Barclays Bank PLC | |||||||
Danish Krone | Sell | 5/16/12 | $10,743,793 | $10,659,382 | $(84,411) | ||
Credit Suisse AG | |||||||
Euro | Sell | 5/16/12 | 127,304,128 | 127,870,046 | 565,918 | ||
Japanese Yen | Sell | 5/16/12 | 8,346,594 | 8,110,461 | (236,133) | ||
UBS AG | |||||||
British Pound | Sell | 5/16/12 | 65,939,706 | 65,048,200 | (891,506) | ||
Canadian Dollar | Sell | 5/16/12 | 26,551,753 | 26,340,148 | (211,605) | ||
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Total | $(857,737) |
WRITTEN OPTIONS OUTSTANDING at 4/30/12 (premiums received $17,832,935) (Unaudited) | ||||||
Contract | Expiration date/ | |||||
amount | strike price | Value | ||||
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Call) | $4,573,571 | July-12/$11.00 | $124,781 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | 699,604 | Jun-12/57.50 | 2,498 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | 1,327,737 | May-12/50.00 | 89,881 | |||
Aflac, Inc. (Call) | 735,193 | May-12/60.00 | 3,422 | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. (Call) | 108,278 | May-12/250.00 | 140,112 | |||
Apple, Inc. (Call) | 651,246 | July-12/675.00 | 4,827,482 | |||
Baker Hughes, Inc. (Call) | 748,559 | July-12/65.00 | 3,728 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (Call) | 1,286,289 | Jun-12/33.00 | 16,014 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. (Call) | 791,598 | Jun-12/33.00 | 12,903 | |||
DIRECTV (Call) | 1,764,332 | Dec-12/60.00 | 617,516 | |||
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (Call) | 1,234,865 | Jun-12/90.00 | 753 | |||
FTS Eurofirst80 Index (Call) | 2,518,733 | Sep-12/6.00 | 75,850 | |||
General Electric Co. (Call) | 5,096,128 | May-12/21.00 | 119,657 | |||
Hang Seng Index (Call) | 93,021 | May-12/23,000.00 | 159,389 | |||
Hang Seng Index (Call) | 40,620 | May-12/22,560.21 | 153,342 | |||
Hess Corp. (Call) | 190,490 | May-12/72.00 | 190 | |||
iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (Call) | 6,001,327 | May-12/42.00 | 107,964 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Call) | 358,858 | Jun-12/45.00 | 212,803 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Call) | 1,097,550 | Jun-12/48.00 | 95,487 | |||
Schlumberger Ltd. (Call) | 628,435 | Aug-12/90.00 | 207,384 | |||
Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Call) | 1,028,632 | Jan-13/35.00 | 1,789,305 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call) | 2,228,087 | May-12/147.00 | 385,905 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Call) | 8,254,288 | May-12/147.00 | 473,218 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | 4,364,799 | May-12/132.00 | 1,380,149 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | 2,131,992 | May-12/134.00 | 976,516 | |||
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (Put) | 2,572,738 | May-12/130.00 | 540,275 | |||
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Total | $12,516,524 |
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS OUTSTANDING at 4/30/12 (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) | |||
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Barclay's Bank, PLC | ||||||||
baskets | 331,279 | $— | 1/25/13 | (3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA) | A basket (BCSU116) of common stocks | $1,967,089 | ||
baskets | 415,414 | — | 1/25/13 | (3 month USD-LIBOR-BBA) | A basket (BCSU115) of common stocks | (3,269,953) | ||
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Total | $(1,302,864) |
Key to holding's abbreviations | |||
ADR | American Depository Receipts: represents ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a custodian bank | ||
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund | ||
SPDR | S&P Depository Receipts |
Notes to the fund's portfolio | ||
Unless noted otherwise, the notes to the fund's portfolio are for the close of the fund's reporting period, which ran from August 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and references to “Putnam Management” represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund's manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC. | ||
(a) | Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $4,097,217,202. | |
(b) | The aggregate identified cost on a tax basis is $4,449,637,299, resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $386,637,616 and $443,669,850, respectively, or net unrealized depreciation of $57,032,234. | |
(NON) | Non-income-producing security. | |
(AFF) | Transactions during the period with a company which is under common ownership, or with companies in which the fund owned at least 5% of the voting securities, were as follows: |
Name of affiliates | Market value at the beginning of the reporting period | Purchase cost | Sales proceeds | Dividend income | Market value at the end of the reporting period | |
Unisys Corp. | $58,717,953 | $35,828,421 | $38,204,730 | $— | $62,172,955 | |
Totals | $58,717,953 | $35,828,421 | $38,204,730 | $— | $62,172,955 | |
Market values are shown for those securities affiliated at period end. | ||
(SEGSF) | This security, in part or in entirety, was pledged and segregated with the custodian for collateral on certain derivative contracts at the close of the reporting period. | |
(d) | 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. At the close of the reporting period, the value of securities loaned amounted to $262,429,217. Certain of these securities were sold prior to the close of the reporting period. | |
The fund received cash collateral of $270,602,438, which is invested in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC, a limited liability company managed by an affiliate of Putnam Management. Investments in Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC are valued at its closing net asset value each business day. There are no management fees charged to Putnam Cash Collateral Pool, LLC. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield at the close of the reporting period. | ||
(e) | 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 and totaled $43,588 for the reporting period. During the reporting period, cost of purchases and proceeds of sales of investments in Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund aggregated $1,676,596,256 and $1,661,298,821, respectively. Management fees charged to Putnam Money Market Liquidity Fund have been waived by Putnam Management. 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 ASC 820 based on the securities' valuation inputs. | |
(i) | Security purchased with cash or security received, that was pledged to the fund for collateral on certain derivative contracts. | |
(P) | Security purchased with cash or security received, that was pledged to the fund for collateral on certain derivatives contracts. The rate quoted in the security description is the annualized 7-day yield of the fund at the close of the reporting period. | |
(S) | Security 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 $4,780,936 to cover certain derivatives contracts. | ||
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates. | ||
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. | ||
Investments in other open-end investment companies (excluding exchange traded funds), which are classified as Level 1 securities, are based on their net asset value. The net asset value of an investment company equals the total value of its assets less its liabilities and divided by the number of its outstanding shares. Shares are only valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange each day that the exchange is open. | ||
Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, on certain days, the fund will fair value foreign equity securities taking into account multiple factors including movements in the U.S. securities markets, currency valuations and comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts. These securities, which 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. 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. | ||
Options contracts: The fund used 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. | ||
The fund had an average contract amount of approximately 84,600,000 on purchased options contracts for the reporting period. The fund had an average contract amount of approximately 62,900,000 on written options contracts for the reporting period. | ||
Forward currency contracts: The fund buys and sells forward currency contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts were used to hedge foreign exchange risk. | ||
The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The 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. The fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the fund is unable to enter into a closing position. | ||
Outstanding forward currency contracts at the close of the reporting period are indicative of the volume of activity during the reporting period. | ||
Total return swap contracts: The fund entered 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 or 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 an independent pricing service or market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Certain 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. | ||
The fund had an average notional amount of approximately $98,000,000 on total return swap contracts for the reporting period. | ||
Master agreements: The fund is a party to ISDA (International Swaps 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 $2,712,898 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 $835,867 on derivative contracts subject to the Master Agreements. Collateral posted by the fund totaled $793,285. |
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 | ||||
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Investments in securities: | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
Common stocks: | ||||
Consumer discretionary | $653,330,665 | $— | $— | |
Consumer staples | 88,309,675 | — | — | |
Energy | 415,540,202 | — | — | |
Financials | 384,480,292 | — | — | |
Health care | 344,804,640 | — | — | |
Industrials | 440,929,598 | — | — | |
Information technology | 1,226,623,385 | — | 4,173,120 | |
Materials | 234,324,701 | — | — | |
Telecommunication services | 23,415,226 | — | — | |
Utilities | 5,247,132 | — | — | |
Total common stocks | 3,817,005,516 | — | 4,173,120 | |
Convertible preferred stocks | — | 9,491,867 | — | |
Investment Companies | 17,334,620 | — | — | |
Purchased options outstanding | — | 37,437,157 | — | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 4,998,022 | — | |
Warrants | 133,639,848 | — | — | |
Short-term investments | 85,617,639 | 282,907,276 | — | |
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Totals by level | $4,053,597,623 | $334,834,322 | $4,173,120 | |
Valuation inputs | ||||
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Other financial instruments: | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
Forward currency contracts | $(857,737) | |||
Written options | (12,516,524) | |||
Total return swap contracts | (1,302,864) | |||
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Totals by level | $— | $(14,677,125) | $— | |
At the start and/or close of the reporting period, Level 3 investments in securities were not considered a significant portion of the fund's portfolio. | ||||
Market Values of Derivative Instruments as of the close of the reporting period | ||||
Asset derivatives | Liability derivatives | |||
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815 | Market value | Market value | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $565,918 | $1,423,655 | ||
Equity contracts | 173,044,094 | 15,786,477 | ||
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Total | $173,610,012 | $17,210,132 | ||
For additional information regarding the fund please see the fund's most recent annual or semiannual shareholder report filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site, www.sec.gov, or visit Putnam's Individual Investor Web site at www.putnaminvestments.com |
Item 2. Controls and Procedures: |
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are generally effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. |
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting: Not applicable |
Item 3. Exhibits: |
Separate certifications for the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
Putnam Voyager Fund |
By (Signature and Title): |
/s/ Janet C. Smith Janet C. Smith Principal Accounting Officer Date: June 28, 2012 |
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: June 28, 2012 |
By (Signature and Title): |
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar Steven D. Krichmar Principal Financial Officer Date: June 28, 2012 |
Certifications | |
I, Jonathan S. Horwitz, the Principal Executive Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that: | |
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A: | |
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report; | |
3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; | |
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have: | |
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared; | |
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and | |
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | |
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and | |
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. | |
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
_____________________________ | |
Date: June 27, 2012 | |
Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
Principal Executive Officer | |
Certifications | |
I, Steven D. Krichmar, the Principal Financial Officer of the funds listed on Attachment A, certify that: | |
1. I have reviewed each report on Form N-Q of the funds listed on Attachment A: | |
2. Based on my knowledge, each report does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by each report; | |
3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in each report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; | |
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrants and have: | |
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which each report is being prepared; | |
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and | |
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to each registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of each registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | |
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect each registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and | |
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in each registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. | |
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar | |
_______________________________ | |
Date: June 27, 2012 | |
Steven D. Krichmar | |
Principal Financial Officer | |
Attachment A | |
NQ | |
Period (s) ended April 30, 2012 | |
Putnam AMT- Free Municipal Fund | |
Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Fund | |
George Putnam Balanced Fund | |
Putnam Voyager Fund | |
Putnam Research Fund | |
Putnam Premier Income Trust | |
Putnam Investors Fund | |
Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund | |
Putnam Short Duration Income Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2055 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2050 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2045 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2040 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2035 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2030 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2025 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2020 Fund | |
Putnam RetirementReady 2015 Fund | |
Putnam Retirement Income Fund Lifestyle 1 |