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        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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        <name>National Bank of Greece SA</name>
        <lei>5UMCZOEYKCVFAW8ZLO05</lei>
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        <invCountry>GR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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        <name>FDJ United</name>
        <lei>969500R4CLSQFTYYI535</lei>
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          <isin value="FR0013451333"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1024910"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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        <lei>2138001JXGCFKBXYB828</lei>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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        <name>Prosus NV</name>
        <lei>635400Z5LQ5F9OLVT688</lei>
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        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="NL0013654783"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1007420"/>
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        <balance>233224.00000000</balance>
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        <pctVal>1.050867352044</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.</name>
        <lei>5493001NTNQJDH60PM02</lei>
        <title>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG017191142"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1022256"/>
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        <balance>1537600.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="HKD" exchangeRt="7.84240000"/>
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        <pctVal>2.270994270604</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SK Square Co. Ltd.</name>
        <lei>988400SX6QGRCASSFD87</lei>
        <title>SK Square Co. Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="KR7402340004"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1176245"/>
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        <balance>33771.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="KRW" exchangeRt="1425.70000000"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Universal Music Group NV</name>
        <lei>724500GJBUL3D9TW9Y18</lei>
        <title>Universal Music Group NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0015000IY2"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1164543"/>
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        <balance>1098987.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Berkeley Group Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>2138009OQSSLVVHQAL78</lei>
        <title>Berkeley Group Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BP0RGD03"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="319338"/>
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        <balance>476900.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74197737"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Unilever plc</name>
        <lei>549300MKFYEKVRWML317</lei>
        <title>Unilever plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BVZK7T90"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="3019"/>
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        <balance>206333.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74197737"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ryanair Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>635400BR2ROC1FVEBQ56</lei>
        <title>Ryanair Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BYTBXV33"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="203144"/>
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        <balance>1809282.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.86718987"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cogeco Communications, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XHH6LJM6IAXV57</lei>
        <title>Cogeco Communications, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>19239C106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA19239C1068"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="218108"/>
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        <balance>403860.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.40185000"/>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Canadian Dollar</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Canadian Dollar</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="CAD"/>
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        <balance>-0.05000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EURO</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="EUR"/>
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        <balance>-0.01000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.86718987"/>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>XX</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Liberty Global Ltd.</name>
        <lei>213800HRMKKTYH7SKA24</lei>
        <title>Liberty Global Ltd., Class A</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG611881019"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1312194"/>
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        <balance>1338543.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14201941.23000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Indian Rupee</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Indian Rupee</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="INR"/>
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        <balance>0.47000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>IN</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Won</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Won</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="KRW"/>
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        <balance>42.35000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>KR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mexican Peso</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="MXN"/>
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        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>MX</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>New Taiwan Dollar</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>New Taiwan Dollar</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="TWD"/>
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        <balance>1.20000000</balance>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>TW</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
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    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-08-31</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Putnam Focused International Equity Fund</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
