v3.25.1
Jun. 06, 2025
Putnam Research Fund
Annual fund operating expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses - Putnam Research Fund
Class A
Class C
Class R
Class R6
Class Y
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.54% 0.54% 0.54% 0.54% 0.54%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.50% none none
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.12% 0.22%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.01% 1.76% 1.26% 0.66% 0.76%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] (0.12%) (0.12%) (0.12%) (0.17%) (0.27%)
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) [2] 0.89% 1.64% 1.14% 0.49% 0.49%
[1] Effective June 2, 2025, the fund's investment manager has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees, interest expense, payments under the fund's investor servicing contract, brokerage commissions, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, investment-related expenses (such as short selling and lines of credit costs) and extraordinary expenses) for the fund so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.49% for each share class. In addition, the fund's investor servicing agent has agreed to waive all investor servicing fees with respect to Class R6 and Y shares of the fund. These contractual fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements run until November 30, 2026. During their terms, the fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements may not be terminated or amended without approval of the board of trustees.
[2] Total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement have been restated to reflect current waiver arrangements and operating expense caps.
Example

The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Only the first year of each period in the example takes into account the fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangements described above. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

Expense Example - Putnam Research Fund - USD ($)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years
Class A 661 867 1,090 1,730        
Class C 267 543 943 1,865 167 543 943 1,865
Class R 116 387 679 1,510        
Class R6 50 194 351 396        
Class Y 50 216 396 917