| 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: | (811-02608) |
| Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Putnam Money Market Fund |
| Address of principal executive offices: | 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 |
| Name and address of agent for service: | Robert T. Burns, Vice President 100 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 |
| Copy to: | Bryan Chegwidden, Esq. Ropes & Gray LLP 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (617) 292-1000 |
| Date of fiscal year end: | September 30, 2021 |
| Date of reporting period: | October 1, 2020 — March 31, 2021 |
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
Money Market
Fund
Semiannual report
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Message from the Trustees
May 6, 2021
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
As society continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, optimism remains tempered by concern about newer, more aggressive strains of the virus. After infection rates dropped early in the year, they began to rise again in some areas during March. At the same time, the pace of vaccinations accelerated, and several states eased restrictions on consumer activity.
Markets appear to expect an improving economy. The S&P 500 Index crossed the 4,000 threshold as the calendar turned to April. In addition, yields rose in the bond market. This is typically a sign that fixed-income investors anticipate both higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth and the risk of inflation.
No matter how markets move, Putnam’s portfolio managers and analysts keep their focus on researching new opportunities and potential risks. This active approach is intended to serve you through changing conditions.
As always, thank you for investing with Putnam.
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. Class A shares do not bear an initial sales charge. For a portion of the periods, the fund had expense limitations, without which returns and yields would have been lower. Yield reflects current performance more closely than total return. See below and pages 7–8 for additional performance information. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, visit putnam.com.
* Source: Lipper, a Refinitiv company.
† Returns for the six-month period are not annualized, but cumulative.
This comparison shows your fund’s performance in the context of broad market indexes for the six months ended 3/31/21. See above and pages 7–8 for additional fund performance information. Index descriptions can be found on pages 11–12.
* Source: Bloomberg Index Services Limited.
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Please describe the money market environment during the six-month reporting period ended March 31, 2021.
JOANNE The period began with heightened uncertainty from the U.S. elections, the lack of a new stimulus package, and a resurgence of Covid-19 cases and more lockdowns. Sentiment rebounded in November with Biden’s presidential election victory and Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. President Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen as U.S. Treasury Secretary and his decision to keep Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as head of the central bank reassured investors the administration was focused on recovery. The Fed has held its key interest rate near zero since March 2020 and remains committed to its bond-buying program to support the credit markets. The central bank has revised its outlook for economic growth up to 4% and its outlook for the unemployment rate down to 5% for 2021.
Many investors expected the U.S. economic recovery would support a stronger global economic comeback. The accelerated vaccine rollouts and President Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, which followed the
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Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets as of 3/31/21. Cash and net other assets, if any, represent the market value weights of cash and other unclassified assets in the portfolio. Summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of any interest accruals, the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes, and rounding. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.
This chart shows how the fund’s top weightings have changed over the past six months. Allocations are shown as a percentage of the fund’s net assets. Current period summary information may differ from the portfolio schedule included in the financial statements due to the inclusion of any interest accruals, the exclusion of as-of trades, if any, the use of different classifications of securities for presentation purposes, and rounding. Holdings and allocations may vary over time.
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$900 billion Covid-19 aid bill in December 2020, added momentum. Anticipation of the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan further fueled growth expectations.
The stimulus-fueled growth and inflation expectations drove yields on all but very short-term government debt higher during the first quarter of 2021. Yields on the bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose from 0.69% on September 30, 2020, to a high of 1.74% on March 19, 2021 — a level not seen since January 2020. It dipped a bit in the following days before closing the period back at the high point of 1.74%. Many investors were concerned that inflationary pressures would eventually lead the Fed to raise short-term interest rates sooner than anticipated. As a result, the yield curve steepened. Longer-term, rate-sensitive fixed-income assets ended the period lower.
Yields on short-term securities, which influence money market yields, have remained near zero. As a result of the downward pressures on short-term interest rates, the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate [LIBOR] fell from 0.15% on September 30, 2020, to 0.11% by March 31, 2021. [LIBOR is a widely followed benchmark rate that the world’s largest banks use in determining rates for interbank loans.] The Fed’s Secured Overnight Financing Rate [SOFR] fell from 0.08% on September 30, 2020, to 0.01% at period-end.
How did the fund perform during the six months ended March 31, 2021?
JONATHAN The fund’s class A shares slightly underperformed the average return of the funds in its Lipper peer group, Money Market Funds.
How are credit fundamentals across the money markets?
MIKE We continue to have a high level of confidence in the creditworthiness of our financials exposure. We believe there is a perception that banks have been “part of the solution and not the problem” during the pandemic. We agree. In many ways, the banks are being looked at as an instrument of policy and as a sector that must stay stable.
Fiscal and monetary stimulus and efforts by banks to fortify their balance sheets have also helped stabilize the financial markets. As vaccine rollouts have been expedited, the economy has started to recover. As a result, we believe the financial sector should continue to improve in the near- to medium-term. Lingering uncertainty about downside risk in asset-quality should diminish, which could help maintain and increase confidence in the sector. Over the past decade, business risks have declined, and de-leveraging (reducing debt) has driven liquidity profiles and capital levels higher. Additionally, asset quality remains very good, in our view.
We view the profile of North American banks as particularly strong. But we are positioned more selectively in European banks due to geopolitical uncertainty and slower growth. We have also been more cautious with banks that have high exposure to Asia due to uncertainty around trade and political conflicts between the United States and China.
What was your strategy in this market environment during the period?
JOANNE We searched for income opportunities further out on the money market yield curve to lock in relatively attractive rates for longer periods, while maintaining the fund’s strong liquidity profile. As part of this strategy, we increased the portfolio’s fixed-rate credit exposure in the six- to nine-month range to lock in rates as we expected rates to continue to decline in the near term. We purchased fixed-rate commercial paper from issuers such as DNB Bank ASA and Liberty Street Funding. We
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also selected certificates of deposit issued by what we consider to be high-quality banks such as Svenska Handelsbanken and Bank of Montreal.
In November 2020, the ICE Benchmark Administration [IBA], which oversees LIBOR, announced their intention to extend the publication of its most widely followed tenors [overnight and 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month U.S. dollar LIBOR] until June 30, 2023. Previously, the IBA said it would cease publication of all LIBOR tenors by December 31, 2021, in an effort to wind down the benchmark in 2021. U.S. banks peg rates on everything from credit cards to leveraged loans to LIBOR but had been slowly transitioning to SOFR in anticipation of the 2021 cessation. Following the LIBOR extension announcement, we sought opportunities to increase the portfolio’s exposure to floating-rate issues that reset with LIBOR on a quarterly basis to capture higher market rates. On March 5, 2021, the IBA confirmed that it would cease publishing its most widely followed tenors on June 30, 2023.
These strategies pushed the weighted average maturity [WAM] of the fund’s portfolio from 34 days on September 30, 2020, to 41 days on March 31, 2021. [WAM represents the average life of all the money market securities held in the portfolio.] The fund’s weighted average life [WAL] was at 54 days at the beginning and end of the period. [WAL represents the average length of time for all the money market securities held in the portfolio to pay off principal at maturity.]
What are your thoughts on Fed policy as we look further into 2021?
JONATHAN If falling Covid-19 case counts and vaccine rollouts allow for a return to more normalcy later this year, we believe the Fed may reduce its asset purchases sometime in 2022. Given their plans to have a period of time between the first announcement and the actual taper process, which can be about six months, we believe the Fed could communicate its taper plans toward the end of this year. With regard to its rate policy, Fed officials in March highlighted an improved outlook for U.S. growth but signaled that they expected to maintain ultra-low interest rates through 2023.
We’ll continue to monitor vaccination progress, interest-rate changes, and inflation metrics that could cause the Fed to shift its tone sooner than expected.
Thank you everyone for your time and insights today.
The views expressed in this report are exclusively those of Putnam Management and are subject to change. 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. Statements in the Q&A concerning the fund’s performance or portfolio composition relative to those of the fund’s Lipper peer group may reference information produced by Lipper Inc. or through a third party.
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Your fund’s performance
This section shows your fund’s performance and distribution information for periods ended March 31, 2021, the end of the first half of its current fiscal year. In accordance with regulatory requirements for mutual funds, we also include 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 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.
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| Fund performance For periods ended 3/31/21 | (end of period)* | ||||||||||
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| fund) | 10 years | average | 5 years | average | 3 years | average | 1 year | 6 months | yield | tion) | |
| Class A (10/1/76) | |||||||||||
| Net asset value | 4.50% | 4.67% | 0.46% | 4.62% | 0.91% | 3.62% | 1.19% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.01% | –0.34% |
| Class B (4/27/92) | |||||||||||
| Before CDSC | 4.40 | 4.54 | 0.45 | 4.49 | 0.88 | 3.62 | 1.19 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.01 | –0.34 |
| After CDSC | 4.40 | 4.54 | 0.45 | 2.49 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.21 | –4.94 | –5.00 | — | — |
| Class C (2/1/99) | |||||||||||
| Before CDSC | 4.40 | 4.54 | 0.45 | 4.49 | 0.88 | 3.62 | 1.19 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.01 | –0.34 |
| After CDSC | 4.40 | 4.54 | 0.45 | 4.49 | 0.88 | 3.62 | 1.19 | –0.94 | –1.00 | — | — |
| Class R (1/21/03) | |||||||||||
| Net asset value | 4.11 | 4.54 | 0.45 | 4.49 | 0.88 | 3.62 | 1.19 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.01 | –0.34 |
Current performance may be lower or higher than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. None of the share classes carry an initial sales charge. 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 share returns reflect a 1% CDSC for the first year that is eliminated thereafter. Class A and R shares generally have no CDSC. Performance for class B, C, and R 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.
* The 7-day yield is the most common gauge for measuring money market mutual fund performance. Yield reflects current performance more closely than total return.
For a portion of the periods, the fund had expense limitations, without which returns and yields would have been lower.
Class B and C share performance reflects conversion to class A shares after eight years.
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Comparative Lipper returns For periods ended 3/31/21
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| average | Annual | Annual | Annual | ||||||
| (life of fund) | 10 years | average | 5 years | average | 3 years | average | 1 year | 6 months | |
| Lipper Money Market | |||||||||
| Funds category | 4.70% | 4.68% | 0.46% | 4.57% | 0.90% | 3.48% | 1.15% | 0.09% | 0.01% |
| average* |
Lipper results should be compared to fund performance at net asset value.
* Over the six-month, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and life-of-fund periods ended 3/31/21, there were 100, 99, 97, 84, 67, and 4 funds, respectively, in this Lipper category.
Fund distribution information For the six-month period ended 3/31/21
| Distributions | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class R |
| Number | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Income | $0.000050 | $0.000050 | $0.000050 | $0.000050 |
| Capital gains | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $0.000050 | $0.000050 | $0.000050 | $0.000050 |
The classification of distributions, if any, is an estimate. Final distribution information will appear on your year-end tax forms.
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other expenses. In the most recent six-month period, your fund’s expenses were limited; had expenses not been limited, they would have been higher. 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 R | |
| Total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year | ||||
| ended 9/30/20 | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| Annualized expense ratio for the six-month period | ||||
| ended 3/31/21* | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
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.
* Reflects a voluntary waiver of certain fund expenses.
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Expenses per $1,000
The following table shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in each class of the fund from 10/1/20 to 3/31/21. 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 R | |
| Expenses paid per $1,000*† | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.85 |
| Ending value (after expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
* 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 3/31/21. 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.
Estimate the expenses you paid
To estimate the ongoing expenses you paid for the six months ended 3/31/21, use the following calculation method. To find the value of your investment on 10/1/20, 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 R | |
| Expenses paid per $1,000*† | $0.86 | $0.86 | $0.86 | $0.86 |
| Ending value (after expenses) | $1,024.08 | $1,024.08 | $1,024.08 | $1,024.08 |
* 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 3/31/21. The expense ratio may differ for each share class.
† Expenses are calculated by multiplying the expense ratio by the average account value for the six-month period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the six-month period; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year.
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Consider these risks before investing
The value of investments in the fund’s portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general economic, political, or financial market conditions; investor sentiment and market perceptions; government actions; geopolitical events or changes; and factors related to a specific issuer, geography, industry, or sector. These and other factors may lead to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the fund’s portfolio holdings. You can lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, there is no guarantee it will do so. The fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below certain required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time.
The values of money market investments usually rise and fall in response to changes in interest rates. Interest-rate risk is generally lowest for investments with short maturities (a significant part of the fund’s investments). Although the fund only buys high-quality investments, investments backed by a letter of credit have the risk that the provider of the letter of credit will not be able to fulfill its obligations to the issuer. The effects of inflation may erode the value of your investment over time. Our investment techniques, analyses, and judgments may not produce the outcome we intend. The investments we select for the fund may not perform as well as other securities that we do not select for the fund. We, or the fund’s other service providers, may experience disruptions or operating errors that could have a negative effect on the fund.
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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. Net asset values fluctuate with market conditions, and are calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of shares by the number of outstanding shares in the class.
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.
Current rate is the annual rate of return earned from dividends or interest of an investment. Current rate is expressed as a percentage of the price of a security, fund share, or principal investment.
Share classes
Class A shares generally are fund shares purchased with an initial sales charge. In the case of your fund, which has no sales charge, the reference is to shares purchased or acquired through the exchange of class A shares from another Putnam fund. Exchange of your fund’s class A shares into another fund may involve a sales charge, however.
Class B shares are closed to new investments and are only available by exchange from another Putnam fund or through dividend and/or capital gains reinvestment. They are not subject to an initial sales charge and 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 R shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC and are only available to employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Comparative rates
London Interbank Offered Rate [LIBOR] is set by the British Bankers Association (BBA). It is based on offered interbank deposit rates contributed in accordance with the instructions to BBA LIBOR contributor banks.
Secured Overnight Financing Rate [SOFR] is a broad overnight secured market rate that reflects the rates of U.S. Treasury repurchase agreements [repos]. SOFR is not a credit-sensitive rate and is highly correlated to supply and demand dynamics in the repo market.
Comparative indexes
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. investment-grade fixed-income securities.
ICE BofA (Intercontinental Exchange Bank of America) 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.
Lipper Money Market Funds category average is an arithmetic average of the total return of all money market mutual funds tracked by Lipper.
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.
BLOOMBERG® is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively “Bloomberg”). BARCLAYS® is a trademark and service mark of Barclays Bank Plc (collectively with its affiliates, “Barclays”), used under license. Bloomberg
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or Bloomberg’s licensors, including Barclays, own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Barclays Indices. Neither Bloomberg nor Barclays approves or endorses this material, or guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any information herein, or makes any warranty, express or limited, as to the results to be obtained therefrom, and to the maximum extent allowed by law, neither shall have any liability or responsibility for injury or damages arising in connection therewith.
ICE Data Indices, LLC (“ICE BofA”), used with permission. ICE BofA permits use of the ICE BofA indices and related data on an “as is” basis; makes no warranties regarding same; does not guarantee the suitability, quality, accuracy, timeliness, and/or completeness of the ICE BofA indices or any data included in, related to, or derived therefrom; assumes no liability in connection with the use of the foregoing; and does not sponsor, endorse, or recommend Putnam Investments, or any of its products or services.
Lipper, a Refinitiv company, 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.
Other information for shareholders
Important notice regarding delivery of shareholder documents
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, Putnam sends a single notice of internet availability, or a single printed 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, 2020, are available in the Individual Investors section of putnam.com and on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. If you have questions about finding forms on the SEC’s website, 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 files monthly portfolio information with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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 March 31, 2021, Putnam employees had approximately $559,000,000 and the Trustees had approximately $79,000,000 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
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 3/31/21 (Unaudited)
| Principal | ||
| REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (36.4%)* | amount | Value |
| Interest in $358,744,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 3/31/2021 | ||
| with BofA Securities, Inc. due 4/1/2021 — maturity value of $96,549,027 for | ||
| an effective yield of 0.010% (collateralized by Agency Mortgage-Backed | ||
| Securities with coupon rates ranging from 2.000% to 5.500% and due dates | ||
| ranging from 11/1/2027 to 4/1/2051, valued at $365,918,880) | $96,549,000 | $96,549,000 |
| Interest in $472,531,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 3/31/2021 | ||
| with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. due 4/1/2021 — maturity value of | ||
| $96,400,027 for an effective yield of 0.010% (collateralized by Agency Mortgage- | ||
| Backed Securities with coupon rates ranging from 1.500% to 4.500% and due | ||
| dates ranging from 1/1/2051 to 3/1/2051, valued at $482,005,971) | 96,400,000 | 96,400,000 |
| Interest in $350,914,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 3/31/2021 | ||
| with Royal Bank of Canada due 4/1/2021 — maturity value of $96,400,013 | ||
| for an effective yield of 0.005% (collateralized by Agency Mortgage-Backed | ||
| Securities with coupon rates ranging from 1.579% to 5.000% and due dates | ||
| ranging from 6/1/2029 to 3/20/2051, valued at $357,932,330) | 96,400,000 | 96,400,000 |
| Total repurchase agreements (cost $289,349,000) | $289,349,000 |
| Maturity | Principal | |||
| COMMERCIAL PAPER (34.0%)* | Yield (%) | date | amount | Value |
| ABN AMRO Funding USA, LLC | 0.200 | 8/2/21 | $8,000,000 | $7,994,533 |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. (Australia) | 0.160 | 7/26/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,876 |
| BNP Paribas Fortis SA (France) | 0.140 | 6/10/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,997,822 |
| BPCE SA (France) | 0.150 | 6/4/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,997,867 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada) | 0.110 | 4/30/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,291 |
| DNB Bank ASA (Norway) | 0.220 | 5/12/21 | 12,000,000 | 11,996,993 |
| DNB Bank ASA (Norway) | 0.155 | 7/6/21 | 10,000,000 | 9,995,867 |
| FMS Wertmanagement (Germany) | 0.160 | 4/28/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,249,010 |
| FMS Wertmanagement (Germany) | 0.150 | 6/28/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,997,067 |
| ING (U.S.) Funding, LLC | 0.220 | 6/8/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,246,572 |
| Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom) | 0.240 | 4/26/21 | 8,500,000 | 8,498,583 |
| Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom) | 0.180 | 7/14/21 | 5,000,000 | 4,997,400 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp./NY | 0.250 | 4/28/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,248,453 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp./NY | 0.200 | 8/5/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,994,400 |
| National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia) | 0.240 | 6/7/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,246,315 |
| National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia) | 0.130 | 6/1/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,998,238 |
| National Bank of Canada (Canada) | 0.210 | 7/2/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,707 |
| Nordea Bank ABP (Finland) | 0.220 | 5/24/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,247,328 |
| NRW.Bank (Germany) | 0.165 | 4/21/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,249,244 |
| NRW.Bank (Germany) | 0.140 | 5/7/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,998,880 |
| Rabobank Nederland NV/NY (Netherlands) | 0.150 | 8/10/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,633 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden) | 0.220 | 5/7/21 | 8,500,000 | 8,498,130 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden) | 0.140 | 5/17/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,998,569 |
| Societe Generale SA (France) | 0.210 | 5/4/21 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,230 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Japan) | 0.240 | 4/8/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,249,615 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Sweden) | 0.208 | 9/2/21 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 |
| Swedbank AB (Sweden) | 0.150 | 6/18/21 | 4,000,000 | 3,998,700 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada) | 0.150 | 8/24/21 | 12,000,000 | 11,992,750 |
| Total Capital Canada, Ltd. (Canada) | 0.180 | 8/4/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,000 |
| Total Capital Canada, Ltd. (Canada) | 0.180 | 4/6/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,800 |
| Toyota Motor Credit Corp. | 0.160 | 6/29/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,996,836 |
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| Maturity | Principal | |||
| COMMERCIAL PAPER (34.0%)* cont. | Yield (%) | date | amount | Value |
| Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia) | 0.191 | 9/1/21 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,271 |
| Westpac Banking Corp./NY (Australia) | 0.175 | 4/6/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,806 |
| Total commercial paper (cost $269,669,786) | $269,669,786 | |||
| Maturity | Principal | |||
| CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (14.3%)* | Yield (%) | date | amount | Value |
| Bank of Montreal/Chicago, IL FRN (Canada) | 0.240 | 3/16/22 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Bank of Montreal/Chicago, IL FRN (Canada) | 0.223 | 3/25/22 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York, NY | 0.150 | 6/22/21 | 7,360,000 | 7,364,517 |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/ | ||||
| New York, NY FRN | 0.353 | 8/6/21 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,000 |
| Citibank, NA | 0.230 | 8/5/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,250,000 |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York, NY | 0.140 | 7/8/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY FRN (Netherlands) | 0.178 | 5/17/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,427 |
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd./New York, NY | 0.180 | 6/1/21 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd./New York, NY | 0.170 | 6/1/21 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,999 |
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd./New York, NY | 0.135 | 4/20/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,443 |
| Nordea Bank ABP/New York, NY | 0.150 | 7/14/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,928 |
| Royal Bank of Canada/New York, NY FRN (Canada) | 0.512 | 4/29/21 | 4,250,000 | 4,250,000 |
| Royal Bank of Canada/New York, NY FRN (Canada) | 0.234 | 3/11/22 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York FRN (Japan) | 0.201 | 8/12/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,399 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd./New York | 0.190 | 7/6/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken/New York, NY FRN (Sweden) | 0.310 | 6/16/21 | 10,000,000 | 10,003,371 |
| Total certificates of deposit (cost $113,370,084) | $113,370,084 | |||
| Maturity | Principal | |||
| ASSET-BACKED COMMERCIAL PAPER (13.5%)* | Yield (%) | date | amount | Value |
| Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC | 0.160 | 5/27/21 | $8,000,000 | $7,998,009 |
| Barclays Bank PLC CCP (United Kingdom) | 0.140 | 4/27/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,191 |
| Chariot Funding, LLC | 0.150 | 6/17/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,997,433 |
| CHARTA, LLC | 0.170 | 4/19/21 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,660 |
| Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co., LLC | 0.229 | 5/25/21 | 8,000,000 | 8,000,879 |
| Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co., LLC | 0.170 | 8/3/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,316 |
| CRC Funding, LLC | 0.100 | 4/15/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,689 |
| Fairway Finance Co., LLC (Canada) | 0.250 | 6/14/21 | 8,250,000 | 8,245,760 |
| Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) | 0.140 | 5/7/21 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,020 |
| Liberty Street Funding, LLC (Canada) | 0.130 | 5/27/21 | 11,750,000 | 11,747,624 |
| MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC | 0.200 | 4/5/21 | 8,500,000 | 8,499,811 |
| MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC | 0.140 | 8/23/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,995,520 |
| Old Line Funding, LLC | 0.160 | 5/27/21 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,004 |
| Thunder Bay Funding, LLC | 0.150 | 6/22/21 | 8,000,000 | 7,997,264 |
| Total asset-backed commercial paper (cost $107,474,180) | $107,474,180 | |||
| Maturity | Principal | |||
| U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (1.9%)* | Yield (%) | date | amount | Value |
| U.S. Treasury FRN | 0.240 | 7/31/21 | $7,500,000 | $7,499,251 |
| U.S. Treasury FRN | 0.159 | 4/30/21 | 7,500,000 | 7,500,023 |
| Total U.S. treasury obligations (cost $14,999,274) | $14,999,274 | |||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||
| Total investments (cost $794,862,324) | $794,862,324 | |||
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Key to holding’s abbreviations
| FRN | Floating Rate Notes: the rate shown is the current interest rate or yield at the close of the reporting period. |
| Rates may be subject to a cap or floor. For certain securities, the rate may represent a fixed rate currently in | |
| place at the close of the reporting period. |
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 October 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 (the reporting period). Within the following notes to the portfolio, references to “Putnam Management” represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund’s manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to “ASC 820” represent Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
* Percentages indicated are based on net assets of $794,067,501.
The dates shown on debt obligations are the original maturity dates.
| DIVERSIFICATION BY COUNTRY |
Distribution of investments by country of risk at the close of the reporting period, excluding collateral received, if any (as a percentage of Portfolio Value):
| United States | 60.5% | United Kingdom | 2.7% | |
| Canada | 12.0 | France | 2.5 | |
| Sweden | 5.3 | Japan | 2.0 | |
| Australia | 5.1 | Netherlands | 2.0 | |
| Germany | 4.1 | Finland | 1.0 | |
| Norway | 2.8 | Total | 100.0% |
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 | ||
| Asset-backed commercial paper | $— | $107,474,180 | $— | ||
| Certificates of deposit | — | 113,370,084 | — | ||
| Commercial paper | — | 269,669,786 | — | ||
| Repurchase agreements | — | 289,349,000 | — | ||
| U.S. treasury obligations | — | 14,999,274 | — | ||
| Totals by level | $— | $794,862,324 | $— | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities 3/31/21 (Unaudited)
| ASSETS | |
| Investment in securities, at value (Note 1): | |
| Unaffiliated issuers (at amortized cost) | $505,513,324 |
| Repurchase agreements (identified cost $289,349,000) | 289,349,000 |
| Cash | 725 |
| Interest and other receivables | 362,761 |
| Receivable for shares of the fund sold | 560,330 |
| Receivable from Manager (Note 2) | 45,761 |
| Prepaid assets | 58,425 |
| Total assets | 795,890,326 |
| LIABILITIES | |
| Payable for shares of the fund repurchased | 1,049,097 |
| Payable for custodian fees (Note 2) | 12,199 |
| Payable for investor servicing fees (Note 2) | 185,615 |
| Payable for Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2) | 445,384 |
| Payable for administrative services (Note 2) | 2,625 |
| Distributions payable to shareholders | 1,533 |
| Other accrued expenses | 126,372 |
| Total liabilities | 1,822,825 |
| Net assets | $794,067,501 |
| REPRESENTED BY | |
| Paid-in capital (Unlimited shares authorized) (Notes 1 and 4) | $794,067,066 |
| Total distributable earnings (Note 1) | 435 |
| Total — Representing net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding | $794,067,501 |
| COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE | |
| Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class A share | |
| ($770,728,837 divided by 770,728,181 shares) | $1.00 |
| Net asset value and offering price per class B share ($3,935,766 divided by 3,935,740 shares)* | $1.00 |
| Net asset value and offering price per class C share ($13,979,898 divided by 13,980,556 shares)* | $1.00 |
| Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per class R share | |
| ($5,423,000 divided by 5,423,079 shares) | $1.00 |
*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 3/31/21 (Unaudited)
| INVESTMENT INCOME | |
| Interest | $702,703 |
| Total investment income | 702,703 |
| EXPENSES | |
| Compensation of Manager (Note 2) | 1,131,406 |
| Investor servicing fees (Note 2) | 570,362 |
| Custodian fees (Note 2) | 8,762 |
| Trustee compensation and expenses (Note 2) | 18,892 |
| Administrative services (Note 2) | 14,047 |
| Other | 177,130 |
| Fees waived and reimbursed by Manager (Note 2) | (1,252,278) |
| Total expenses | 668,321 |
| Expense reduction (Note 2) | (1,174) |
| Net expenses | 667,147 |
| Net investment income | 35,556 |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $35,556 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of changes in net assets
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | Six months ended 3/31/21* | Year ended 9/30/20 |
| Operations | ||
| Net investment income | $35,556 | $5,467,756 |
| Net realized gain on investments | — | 435 |
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 35,556 | 5,468,191 |
| Distributions to shareholders (Note 1): | ||
| From ordinary income | ||
| Net investment income | ||
| Class A | (34,790) | (5,256,536) |
| Class B | (195) | (20,188) |
| Class C | (547) | (94,081) |
| Class M | — | (63,299) |
| Class R | (24) | (41,355) |
| Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions (Note 4) | (49,243,384) | 89,269,149 |
| Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (49,243,384) | 89,261,881 |
| NET ASSETS | ||
| Beginning of period | 843,310,885 | 754,049,004 |
| End of period | $794,067,501 | $843,310,885 |
*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 of net | |||||||||||
| investment | |||||||||||
| income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Net asset value, | Net realized | Total from | From | Net assets, | Ratio of expenses | to average | |||||
| beginning | Net investment | gain (loss) | investment | net investment | Total | Net asset value, end | Total return at net | end of period | to average net assets | net assets | |
| Period ended | of period | income (loss) | on investments | operations | income | distributions | of period | asset value (%)a | (in thousands) | (%)b | (%) |
| Class A | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2021** | $1.00 | —c | — | —c | —c | —c | $1.00 | —*d | $770,729 | .08*e | —*d,e |
| September 30, 2020 | 1.00 | .0072 | —c | .0072 | (.0072) | (.0072) | 1.00 | .72 | 805,153 | .41e | .68e |
| September 30, 2019 | 1.00 | .0203 | — | .0203 | (.0203) | (.0203) | 1.00 | 2.05 | 702,331 | .48 | 2.03 |
| September 30, 2018 | 1.00 | .0129 | — | .0129 | (.0129) | (.0129) | 1.00 | 1.30 | 713,763 | .50 | 1.29 |
| September 30, 2017 | 1.00 | .0046 | — | .0046 | (.0046) | (.0046) | 1.00 | .46 | 738,646 | .50e | .45e |
| September 30, 2016 | 1.00 | .0001 | —c | .0001 | (.0001) | (.0001) | 1.00 | .01 | 868,914 | .44e | .01e |
| Class B | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2021** | $1.00 | —c | — | —c | —c | —c | $1.00 | —*d | $3,936 | .08*e | —*d,e |
| September 30, 2020 | 1.00 | .0072 | —c | .0072 | (.0072) | (.0072) | 1.00 | .72 | 4,022 | .41e | .60e |
| September 30, 2019 | 1.00 | .0203 | — | .0203 | (.0203) | (.0203) | 1.00 | 2.05 | 3,044 | .48 | 2.04 |
| September 30, 2018 | 1.00 | .0129 | — | .0129 | (.0129) | (.0129) | 1.00 | 1.30 | 3,941 | .50 | 1.21 |
| September 30, 2017 | 1.00 | .0034 | — | .0034 | (.0034) | (.0034) | 1.00 | .34 | 9,460 | .61e | .33e |
| September 30, 2016 | 1.00 | .0001 | —c | .0001 | (.0001) | (.0001) | 1.00 | .01 | 9,155 | .44e | .01e |
| Class C | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2021** | $1.00 | —c | — | —c | —c | —c | $1.00 | —*d | $13,980 | .08*e | .01*e |
| September 30, 2020 | 1.00 | .0072 | —c | .0072 | (.0072) | (.0072) | 1.00 | .72 | 26,051 | .41e | .51e |
| September 30, 2019 | 1.00 | .0203 | — | .0203 | (.0203) | (.0203) | 1.00 | 2.05 | 16,076 | .48 | 2.03 |
| September 30, 2018 | 1.00 | .0129 | — | .0129 | (.0129) | (.0129) | 1.00 | 1.30 | 10,794 | .50 | 1.20 |
| September 30, 2017 | 1.00 | .0034 | — | .0034 | (.0034) | (.0034) | 1.00 | .34 | 19,347 | .60e | .34e |
| September 30, 2016 | 1.00 | .0001 | —c | .0001 | (.0001) | (.0001) | 1.00 | .01 | 26,581 | .44e | .02e |
| Class R | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2021** | $1.00 | —c | — | —c | —c | —c | $1.00 | —*d | $5,423 | .08*e | .01*e |
| September 30, 2020 | 1.00 | .0072 | —c | .0072 | (.0072) | (.0072) | 1.00 | .72 | 8,084 | .41e | .65e |
| September 30, 2019 | 1.00 | .0203 | — | .0203 | (.0203) | (.0203) | 1.00 | 2.05 | 5,605 | .48 | 2.02 |
| September 30, 2018 | 1.00 | .0129 | — | .0129 | (.0129) | (.0129) | 1.00 | 1.30 | 5,567 | .50 | 1.25 |
| September 30, 2017 | 1.00 | .0034 | — | .0034 | (.0034) | (.0034) | 1.00 | .34 | 7,470 | .61e | .33e |
| September 30, 2016 | 1.00 | .0001 | —c | .0001 | (.0001) | (.0001) | 1.00 | .01 | 12,536 | .44e | .01e |
* Not annualized.
** Unaudited.
a Total return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect the effect of sales charges.
b Includes amounts paid through expense offset and/or brokerage/service arrangements, if any (Note 2). Also excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, if any.
c Amount represents less than $0.0001 per share.
d Amount represents less than 0.01%.
e Reflects a voluntary waiver of certain fund expenses in effect during the period relating to the enhancement of certain annualized net yields of the fund. As a result of such waivers, the expenses of each class reflect a reduction of the following amounts as a percentage of average net assets:
| 3/31/21 | 9/30/20 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | |||
| Class A | 0.15% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.08% | ||
| Class B | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.58 | ||
| Class C | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.58 | ||
| Class R | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.58 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements 3/31/21 (Unaudited)
Within the following Notes to financial statements, references to “State Street” represent State Street Bank and Trust Company, references to “the SEC” represent the Securities and Exchange Commission, references to “Putnam Management” represent Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the fund’s manager, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC and references to “OTC”, if any, represent over-the-counter. Unless otherwise noted, the “reporting period” represents the period from October 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
Putnam Money Market 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 intends to operate as a “retail money market fund” as defined by Rule 2a–7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and limits investments in the fund to accounts beneficially owned by natural persons. The fund has adopted policies and procedures permitting the Board of Trustees of the fund to impose a liquidity fee or to temporarily suspend redemptions from the fund (a “redemption gate”) if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below specified thresholds. The goal of the fund is to seek as high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The fund invests mainly in money market instruments that are high quality and have short-term maturities. The fund invests significantly in certificates of deposit, commercial paper (including asset-backed commercial paper), U.S. government debt and repurchase agreements, corporate obligations and time deposits and may also invest in U.S. dollar denominated foreign securities of these types. Putnam Management may consider, among other factors, credit and interest rate risks and characteristics of the issuer or counterparty, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments.
The fund offers class A, class B, class C and class R shares. Purchases of class B shares are closed to new and existing investors except by exchange from class B shares of another Putnam fund or through dividend and/or capital gains reinvestment. Each class of shares is sold without a front-end sales charge. Class A shares also are generally not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, and class R shares are not subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. In addition to the standard offering of class A shares, they are also sold to certain college savings plans and other Putnam funds. Class B shares convert to class A shares after approximately eight years and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions. Class C shares are subject to a one-year 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions and generally convert to class A shares after approximately eight years. Prior to March 1, 2021, class C shares generally converted to class A shares after approximately ten years. Class R shares are not available to all investors. The expenses for class A, class B, class C and class R shares may differ based on each class’ distribution fee, which is identified in Note 2.
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 fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent and custodian, who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the fund’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the Putnam Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Note 1: Significant accounting policies
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.
Investment income, realized 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
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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. Shares of each class would receive their pro-rata share of the net assets of the fund, if the fund were liquidated. In addition, the Trustees declare separate dividends on each class of shares.
Security valuation Portfolio securities and other investments are valued using policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees have formed a Pricing Committee to oversee the implementation of these procedures and have delegated responsibility for valuing the fund’s assets in accordance with these procedures to Putnam Management. Putnam Management has established an internal Valuation Committee that is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the pricing policies of the fund and reporting to the Pricing Committee.
The valuation of the fund’s portfolio instruments is determined by means of the amortized cost method (which approximates fair value) as set forth in Rule 2a–7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at its original cost and thereafter amortizing any discount or premium from its face value at a constant rate until maturity and is generally categorized as a Level 2 security.
Joint trading account Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, the fund may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account along with the cash of other registered investment companies and certain other accounts managed by Putnam Management. These balances may be invested in issues of short-term investments having maturities of up to 90 days.
Repurchase agreements The fund, or any joint trading account, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the fair value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. Collateral for certain tri-party repurchase agreements, which totaled $295,140,962 at the end of the reporting period, is held at the counterparty’s custodian in a segregated account for the benefit of the fund and the counterparty. Putnam Management is responsible for determining that the value of these underlying securities is at all times at least equal to the resale price, including accrued interest. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
Security transactions and related investment income Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, is recorded on the accrual basis. Gains or losses on securities sold are determined on the identified cost basis.
Interfund lending The fund, along with other Putnam funds, may participate in an interfund lending program pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC. This program allows the fund to 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.
Lines of credit The fund participates, along with other Putnam funds, in a $317.5 million unsecured committed line of credit and a $235.5 million unsecured uncommitted line of credit, both provided by 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 1.25% plus the higher of (1) the Federal Funds rate and (2) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (overnight LIBOR prior to October 16, 2020) for the committed line of credit and 1.30% plus the higher of (1) the Federal Funds rate and (2) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate (1.30% prior to October 16, 2020) for the uncommitted line of credit. A closing fee equal to 0.04% of the committed line of credit and 0.04% of the uncommitted line of credit has been paid by the participating funds. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.21% 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.
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 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
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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. The aggregate identified cost on a financial reporting and tax basis is the same.
Distributions to shareholders Income dividends are recorded daily by the fund and are paid monthly. Distributions from capital gains, if any, are 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 (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 all open-end mutual funds sponsored by Putnam Management (excluding net assets of funds that are invested in, or that are invested in by, other Putnam funds to the extent necessary to avoid “double counting” of those assets). Such annual rates may vary as follows:
| 0.440% | of the first $5 billion, | 0.240% | of the next $50 billion, | |
| 0.390% | of the next $5 billion, | 0.220% | of the next $50 billion, | |
| 0.340% | of the next $10 billion, | 0.210% | of the next $100 billion and | |
| 0.290% | of the next $10 billion, | 0.205% | of any excess thereafter. |
For the reporting period, the management fee represented an effective rate (excluding the impact from any expense waivers in effect) of 0.137% of the fund’s average net assets.
Putnam Management has contractually agreed, through January 30, 2022, to waive fees and/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, acquired fund fees and 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 Management may from time to time voluntarily undertake to waive fees and/or reimburse certain fund expenses in order to enhance the annualized net yield for the fund. Any such waiver or reimbursement would be voluntary and may be modified or discontinued by Putnam Management at any time without notice. During the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $1,252,278 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. PIL did not manage any portion of the assets of the fund during the reporting period. If Putnam Management were to engage the services of PIL, Putnam Management would pay a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.25% 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 for class A, class B, class C and class R shares that included (1) a per account fee for each direct and underlying non-defined contribution account (retail account) of the fund; (2) a specified rate of the fund’s assets attributable to defined contribution plan accounts; and (3) a specified rate based on the average net assets in retail accounts. Putnam Investor Services, Inc. has agreed that the aggregate investor servicing fees for each fund’s retail and defined contribution accounts for these share classes will not exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the fund’s average assets attributable to such accounts.
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During the reporting period, the expenses for each class of shares related to investor servicing fees were as follows:
| Class A | $549,367 | Class R | 4,979 | |
| Class B | 2,687 | Total | $570,362 | |
| Class C | 13,329 |
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. For the reporting period, the fund’s expenses were reduced by $1,174 under the expense offset arrangements.
Each Independent Trustee of the fund receives an annual Trustee fee, of which $564, 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.
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 the following share classes 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, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam Investments, LLC, for services provided and expenses incurred in distributing shares of the fund. The Plans provide payments by the fund to Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership at an annual rate of up to the following amounts (Maximum %) of the average net assets attributable to each class. The Trustees currently have not approved payments by the fund under the Plans.
| Maximum % | Approved % | |
| Class B | 0.75% | 0.00% |
| Class C | 1.00% | 0.00% |
| Class R | 1.00% | 0.00% |
For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received net commissions of $2,263 and $244, respectively, in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class B and class C shares purchased by exchange from another Putnam fund.
A deferred sales charge of up to 1.00% for class A shares may be assessed on certain redemptions. For the reporting period, Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership, acting as underwriter, received no monies in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of class A shares purchased by exchange from another Putnam fund.
Note 3: Purchases and sales of securities
During the reporting period, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales (including maturities) of investment securities (all short-term obligations) aggregated $37,071,835,204 and $37,120,937,910, respectively. The fund may purchase or sell investments from or to other Putnam funds in the ordinary course of business, which can reduce the fund’s transaction costs, at prices determined in accordance with SEC requirements and policies approved by the Trustees. During the reporting period, purchases or sales from or to other Putnam funds, if any, did not represent more than 5% of the fund’s total cost of purchases and/or total proceeds from sales.
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Note 4: Capital shares
At the close of the reporting period, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized. Transactions, including, if applicable, direct exchanges pursuant to share conversions, in capital shares were as follows:
| SIX MONTHS ENDED 3/31/21 | YEAR ENDED 9/30/20 | |||
| Class A | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold | 179,201,548 | $179,201,548 | 546,346,361 | $546,346,361 |
| Shares issued in connection with | ||||
| reinvestment of distributions | 34,609 | 34,609 | 5,176,352 | 5,176,352 |
| 179,236,157 | 179,236,157 | 551,522,713 | 551,522,713 | |
| Shares repurchased | (213,660,361) | (213,660,361) | (448,692,830) | (448,692,830) |
| Net increase (decrease) | (34,424,204) | $(34,424,204) | 102,829,883 | $102,829,883 |
| SIX MONTHS ENDED 3/31/21 | YEAR ENDED 9/30/20 | |||
| Class B | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold | 1,758,035 | $1,758,035 | 3,670,667 | $3,670,667 |
| Shares issued in connection with | ||||
| reinvestment of distributions | 168 | 168 | 19,870 | 19,870 |
| 1,758,203 | 1,758,203 | 3,690,537 | 3,690,537 | |
| Shares repurchased | (1,844,603) | (1,844,603) | (2,712,831) | (2,712,831) |
| Net increase (decrease) | (86,400) | $(86,400) | 977,706 | $977,706 |
| SIX MONTHS ENDED 3/31/21 | YEAR ENDED 9/30/20 | |||
| Class C | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold | 6,475,169 | $6,475,169 | 45,403,602 | $45,403,602 |
| Shares issued in connection with | ||||
| reinvestment of distributions | 547 | 547 | 86,390 | 86,390 |
| 6,475,716 | 6,475,716 | 45,489,992 | 45,489,992 | |
| Shares repurchased | (18,547,266) | (18,547,266) | (35,514,715) | (35,514,715) |
| Net increase (decrease) | (12,071,550) | $(12,071,550) | 9,975,277 | $9,975,277 |
| YEAR ENDED 9/30/20* | ||||
| Class M | Shares | Amount | ||
| Shares sold | 4,652,625 | $4,652,625 | ||
| Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of distributions | 37,036 | 37,036 | ||
| 4,689,661 | 4,689,661 | |||
| Shares repurchased | (31,682,904) | (31,682,904) | ||
| Net decrease | (26,993,243) | $(26,993,243) | ||
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| SIX MONTHS ENDED 3/31/21 | YEAR ENDED 9/30/20 | |||
| Class R | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
| Shares sold | 1,873,663 | $1,873,663 | 6,316,034 | $6,316,034 |
| Shares issued in connection with | ||||
| reinvestment of distributions | 24 | 24 | 41,173 | 41,173 |
| 1,873,687 | 1,873,687 | 6,357,207 | 6,357,207 | |
| Shares repurchased | (4,534,917) | (4,534,917) | (3,877,681) | (3,877,681) |
| Net increase (decrease) | (2,661,230) | $(2,661,230) | 2,479,526 | $2,479,526 |
* Effective November 25, 2019, the fund converted all of its class M shares to class A shares and class M shares were no longer able to be purchased.
Note 5: Market, credit and other risks
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. Investments in foreign securities involve certain risks, including those related to economic instability, unfavorable political developments, and currency fluctuations.
On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. In November 2020, this date was extended until June 30, 2023 for certain widely followed tenors (overnight and one-, three-, six-, and 12- month U.S. dollar LIBOR). LIBOR has historically been a common benchmark interest rate index used to make adjustments to variable-rate loans. It is used throughout global banking and financial industries to determine interest rates for a variety of financial instruments and borrowing arrangements. The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that currently rely on LIBOR to determine interest rates. It could also lead to a reduction in the value of some LIBOR-based investments and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against existing LIBOR-based investments. While some LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology, not all may have such provisions and there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies. Since the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to June 30, 2023.
Beginning in January 2020, global financial markets have experienced, and may continue to experience, significant volatility resulting from the spread of a virus known as COVID–19. The outbreak of COVID–19 has resulted in travel and border restrictions, quarantines, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and general market uncertainty. The effects of COVID–19 have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the global economy, the economies of certain nations, and individual issuers, all of which may negatively impact the fund’s performance.
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Note 6: Offsetting of financial and derivative assets and liabilities
The following table summarizes any derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, at the end of the reporting period, that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement. For securities lending transactions or borrowing transactions associated with securities sold short, if any, see Note 1. For financial reporting purposes, the fund does not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to the master netting agreements in the Statement of assets and liabilities.
| Citigroup Global | Royal Bank | |||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | Markets, Inc. | of Canada | Total | |
| Assets: | ||||
| Repurchase agreements ** | $96,549,000 | $96,400,000 | $96,400,000 | $289,349,000 |
| Total Assets | $96,549,000 | $96,400,000 | $96,400,000 | $289,349,000 |
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Total Liabilities | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Total Financial and Derivative | $96,549,000 | $96,400,000 | $96,400,000 | $289,349,000 |
| Net Assets | ||||
| Total collateral received | $96,549,000 | $96,400,000 | $96,400,000 | |
| (pledged)†## | ||||
| Net amount | $— | $— | $— | |
| Controlled collateral received | ||||
| (including TBA commitments)** | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Uncontrolled collateral received | $98,479,980 | $98,332,968 | $98,328,014 | $295,140,962 |
| Collateral (pledged) (including TBA | ||||
| commitments)** | $— | $— | $— | $— |
**Included with Investments in securities on the Statement of assets and liabilities.
† Additional collateral may be required from certain brokers based on individual agreements.
##Any over-collateralization of total financial and derivative net assets is not shown. Collateral may include amounts related to unsettled agreements.
Note 7: New accounting pronouncements
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020–04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020–04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. The discontinuation of LIBOR was subsequently extended to June 30, 2023. ASU 2020–04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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Fund information
Founded over 80 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 funds across income, value, blend, growth, sustainable, asset allocation, absolute return, and global sector categories.
| Investment Manager | Trustees | Michael J. Higgins |
| Putnam Investment | Kenneth R. Leibler, Chair | Vice President, Treasurer, |
| Management, LLC | Liaquat Ahamed | and Clerk |
| 100 Federal Street | Ravi Akhoury | |
| Boston, MA 02110 | Barbara M. Baumann | Jonathan S. Horwitz |
| Katinka Domotorffy | Executive Vice President, | |
| Investment Sub-Advisor | Catharine Bond Hill | Principal Executive Officer, |
| Putnam Investments Limited | Paul L. Joskow | and Compliance Liaison |
| 16 St James’s Street | George Putnam, III | |
| London, England SW1A 1ER | Robert L. Reynolds | Richard T. Kircher |
| Manoj P. Singh | Vice President and BSA | |
| Marketing Services | Mona K. Sutphen | Compliance Officer |
| Putnam Retail Management | ||
| 100 Federal Street | Officers | Susan G. Malloy |
| Boston, MA 02110 | Robert L. Reynolds | Vice President and |
| President | Assistant Treasurer | |
| Custodian | ||
| State Street Bank | Robert T. Burns | Denere P. Poulack |
| and Trust Company | Vice President and | Assistant Vice President, Assistant |
| Chief Legal Officer | Clerk, and Assistant Treasurer | |
| Legal Counsel | ||
| Ropes & Gray LLP | James F. Clark | Janet C. Smith |
| Vice President, Chief Compliance | Vice President, | |
| Officer, and Chief Risk Officer | Principal Financial Officer, | |
| and Assistant Treasurer | ||
| Nancy E. Florek | ||
| Vice President, Director of | Mark C. Trenchard | |
| Proxy Voting and Corporate | Vice President | |
| Governance, Assistant Clerk, | ||
| and Assistant Treasurer |
This report is for the information of shareholders of Putnam Money Market 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 objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of a fund, which are described in its prospectus. For this and other information or to request a prospectus or summary prospectus, 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 180 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. Disclosures of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Investment Companies: |
| Not Applicable |
| Item 13. Exhibits: |
| (a)(1) Not applicable |
| (b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) 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. |
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| By (Signature and Title): |
| /s/ Janet C. Smith Janet C. Smith Principal Accounting Officer |
| Date: May 26, 2021 |
| 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: May 26, 2021 |
| By (Signature and Title): |
| /s/ Janet C. Smith Janet C. Smith Principal Financial Officer |
| Date: May 26, 2021 |