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sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Putnam Global Health Care Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">September 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">August 31, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class A</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$109</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.99%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 109 0.0099 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended August 31, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Putnam Global Health Care Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">20.10%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the MSCI World Health Care Index-NR, which returned 19.65% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in EssilorLuxottica, an ophthalmic lens, equipment and instrument producer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Merck &amp; Co, a pharmaceutical company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Not owning Zoetis, a producer of medicine and vaccines for pets and livestock</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Intuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic-assisted surgical systems</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in Roche Holding, a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts8638img004.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.10</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.03</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.72</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class A (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">13.20</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.78</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.07</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI All Country World Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">22.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.58</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI World Health Care Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.65</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.04</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class A 0.2010 0.0603 0.0972 Class A (with sales charge) 0.1320 0.0478 0.0907 MSCI All Country World Index-NR 0.2235 0.1088 0.1258 MSCI World Health Care Index-NR 0.1965 0.0454 0.0904 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,540,889,507</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">46</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$9,021,646</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">70%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1540889507 46 9021646 0.70 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts8638img005.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective August 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), a sub-advisor to the Fund prior to the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (formerly Franklin Resources, Inc.), transferred its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment personnel and the assets and liabilities related to its Singapore branch’s investment management business to Templeton </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”), also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). As of the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, PAC investment professionals in its Singapore branch became employees of TAML, and the sub-advisory agreement </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">between Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and PAC with respect to the Fund was transferred to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">TAML pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement (such sub-advisory agreement, as modified by the assignment and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assumption agreement, the “New Sub-Advisory Contract”). In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund’s Trustees approved the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">New Sub-Advisory Contract between the Investment Manager and TAML, pursuant to which TAML became a sub-advisor of the Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">on the Effective Date.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The changes described above are not expected to change the Fund’s investment strategy or the way in which the Fund’s assets are </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">managed in any material way, are not expected to materially change the nature or level of services provided to the Fund, and will not </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">result in an increase in the fees payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-09-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 funddocuments@putnam.com 9425 10395 11285 11415 14402 17776 16156 18061 22931 19841 23829 10000 11711 13048 13011 15161 19504 16406 18694 23076 26721 32693 10000 11077 12562 12596 15414 19029 16933 18642 22463 19858 23759 0.876 0.065 0.020 0.017 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.007 Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class C PCHSX 2026-08-31 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Putnam Global Health Care Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">September 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">August 31, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class C</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$192</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.75%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 192 0.0175 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended August 31, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class C shares of Putnam Global Health Care Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">19.20%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the MSCI World Health Care Index-NR, which returned 19.65% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in EssilorLuxottica, an ophthalmic lens, equipment and instrument producer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Merck &amp; Co, a pharmaceutical company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Not owning Zoetis, a producer of medicine and vaccines for pets and livestock</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Intuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic-assisted surgical systems</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in Roche Holding, a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts8639img004.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.20</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.24</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.06</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class C (with sales charge)</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">18.20</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.24</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.06</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI All Country World Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">22.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.58</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI World Health Care Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.65</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.04</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class C 0.1920 0.0524 0.0906 Class C (with sales charge) 0.1820 0.0524 0.0906 MSCI All Country World Index-NR 0.2235 0.1088 0.1258 MSCI World Health Care Index-NR 0.1965 0.0454 0.0904 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,540,889,507</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">46</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$9,021,646</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">70%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1540889507 46 9021646 0.70 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts8639img005.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective August 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), a sub-advisor to the Fund prior to the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (formerly Franklin Resources, Inc.), transferred its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment personnel and the assets and liabilities related to its Singapore branch’s investment management business to Templeton </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”), also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). As of the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, PAC investment professionals in its Singapore branch became employees of TAML, and the sub-advisory agreement </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">between Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and PAC with respect to the Fund was transferred to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">TAML pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement (such sub-advisory agreement, as modified by the assignment and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assumption agreement, the “New Sub-Advisory Contract”). In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund’s Trustees approved the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">New Sub-Advisory Contract between the Investment Manager and TAML, pursuant to which TAML became a sub-advisor of the Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">on the Effective Date.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The changes described above are not expected to change the Fund’s investment strategy or the way in which the Fund’s assets are </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">managed in any material way, are not expected to materially change the nature or level of services provided to the Fund, and will not </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">result in an increase in the fees payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-09-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 funddocuments@putnam.com 10000 10946 11797 11842 14832 18168 16386 18182 22915 19684 23463 10000 11711 13048 13011 15161 19504 16406 18694 23076 26721 32693 10000 11077 12562 12596 15414 19029 16933 18642 22463 19858 23759 0.876 0.065 0.020 0.017 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.007 Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class R PHSRX 2026-08-31 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Putnam Global Health Care Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">September 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">August 31, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$136</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">1.24%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 136 0.0124 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended August 31, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class R shares of Putnam Global Health Care Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">19.81%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the MSCI World Health Care Index-NR, which returned 19.65% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in EssilorLuxottica, an ophthalmic lens, equipment and instrument producer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Merck &amp; Co, a pharmaceutical company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Not owning Zoetis, a producer of medicine and vaccines for pets and livestock</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Intuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic-assisted surgical systems</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in Roche Holding, a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts8641img004.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.81</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">5.77</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.44</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI All Country World Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">22.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.58</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI World Health Care Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.65</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.04</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R 0.1981 0.0577 0.0944 MSCI All Country World Index-NR 0.2235 0.1088 0.1258 MSCI World Health Care Index-NR 0.1965 0.0454 0.0904 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,540,889,507</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">46</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$9,021,646</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">70%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1540889507 46 9021646 0.70 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts8641img005.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective August 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), a sub-advisor to the Fund prior to the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (formerly Franklin Resources, Inc.), transferred its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment personnel and the assets and liabilities related to its Singapore branch’s investment management business to Templeton </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”), also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). As of the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, PAC investment professionals in its Singapore branch became employees of TAML, and the sub-advisory agreement </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">between Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and PAC with respect to the Fund was transferred to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">TAML pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement (such sub-advisory agreement, as modified by the assignment and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assumption agreement, the “New Sub-Advisory Contract”). In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund’s Trustees approved the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">New Sub-Advisory Contract between the Investment Manager and TAML, pursuant to which TAML became a sub-advisor of the Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">on the Effective Date.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The changes described above are not expected to change the Fund’s investment strategy or the way in which the Fund’s assets are </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">managed in any material way, are not expected to materially change the nature or level of services provided to the Fund, and will not </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">result in an increase in the fees payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-09-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 funddocuments@putnam.com 10000 11000 11913 12021 15127 18626 16887 18831 23846 20580 24657 10000 11711 13048 13011 15161 19504 16406 18694 23076 26721 32693 10000 11077 12562 12596 15414 19029 16933 18642 22463 19858 23759 0.876 0.065 0.020 0.017 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.007 Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class R6 PGHAX 2026-08-31 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Putnam Global Health Care Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">September 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">August 31, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class R6</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$74</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.67%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 74 0.0067 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended August 31, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class A shares of Putnam Global Health Care Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">20.50%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the MSCI World Health Care Index-NR, which returned 19.65% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in EssilorLuxottica, an ophthalmic lens, equipment and instrument producer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Merck &amp; Co, a pharmaceutical company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Not owning Zoetis, a producer of medicine and vaccines for pets and livestock</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Intuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic-assisted surgical systems</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in Roche Holding, a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts8640img004.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class R6</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.50</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.39</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.06</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI All Country World Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">22.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.58</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI World Health Care Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.65</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.04</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class R6 0.2050 0.0639 0.1006 MSCI All Country World Index-NR 0.2235 0.1088 0.1258 MSCI World Health Care Index-NR 0.1965 0.0454 0.0904 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,540,889,507</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">46</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$9,021,646</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">70%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1540889507 46 9021646 0.70 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts8640img005.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective August 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), a sub-advisor to the Fund prior to the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (formerly Franklin Resources, Inc.), transferred its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment personnel and the assets and liabilities related to its Singapore branch’s investment management business to Templeton </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”), also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). As of the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, PAC investment professionals in its Singapore branch became employees of TAML, and the sub-advisory agreement </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">between Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and PAC with respect to the Fund was transferred to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">TAML pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement (such sub-advisory agreement, as modified by the assignment and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assumption agreement, the “New Sub-Advisory Contract”). In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund’s Trustees approved the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">New Sub-Advisory Contract between the Investment Manager and TAML, pursuant to which TAML became a sub-advisor of the Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">on the Effective Date.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The changes described above are not expected to change the Fund’s investment strategy or the way in which the Fund’s assets are </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">managed in any material way, are not expected to materially change the nature or level of services provided to the Fund, and will not </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">result in an increase in the fees payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span> 2025-09-01 https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 funddocuments@putnam.com 10000 11056 12031 12200 15440 19123 17437 19562 24923 21639 26075 10000 11711 13048 13011 15161 19504 16406 18694 23076 26721 32693 10000 11077 12562 12596 15414 19029 16933 18642 22463 19858 23759 0.876 0.065 0.020 0.017 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.007 Putnam Global Health Care Fund Class Y PHSYX 2026-08-31 <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">This </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">annual shareholder report</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;"> contains important information about </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">Putnam Global Health Care Fund for the period </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">September 1, 2025, to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">August 31, 2026.</span> annual shareholder report <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">You can find additional information about the Fund at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">. You can also </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">request this information by contacting us at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;;">.</span> https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents (800) 225-1581 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#161616;"><b><i>This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.</i></b></span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF;border-left:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-right:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #E6FAFF; margin-left:7.9pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:50%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:22.33812949640288%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:27.661870503597125%;background-color:#E6FAFF;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Class Name</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs of a $10,000 </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>investment</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>Costs paid as a percentage of a </b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;"><b>$10,000 investment</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">Class Y</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$82</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#E6FAFF;;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#E6FAFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:center;text-align:center;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">0.74%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 82 0.0074 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For the twelve months ended August 31, 2026, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Class Y shares of Putnam Global Health Care Fund returned </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">20.40%. The Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">compares its performance to the MSCI World Health Care Index-NR, which returned 19.65% for the same period.</span></div><div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS</b></span></span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top contributors to performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in EssilorLuxottica, an ophthalmic lens, equipment and instrument producer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Merck &amp; Co, a pharmaceutical company</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#30DB87;;">↑</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Not owning Zoetis, a producer of medicine and vaccines for pets and livestock</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;padding-bottom:2pt;padding-top:0pt;margin-left:7.75pt;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:1.8507194244604317%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:98.14928057553956%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Top detractors from performance:</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Boston Scientific, a medical device manufacturer</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Overweight position in Intuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic-assisted surgical systems</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#CA0046;;">↓</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Underweight position in Roche Holding, a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> The Fund’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The graph and table </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.</span> <div><img alt="image" src="ts8642img004.jpg" style="width:88.88888888888889%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#161616;;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Period Ended </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #778B8B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:47.530575539568346%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.489208633093526%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.140287769784173%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:17.83992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0;"> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>1 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>5 Year</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #1447FF;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>10 Year</b></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Class Y</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">20.40</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">6.30</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:0.5pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.99</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI All Country World Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">22.35</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">10.88</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #778B8B;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">12.58</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>MSCI World Health Care Index-NR</b></span> </div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">19.65</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">4.54</span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">9.04</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> Class Y 0.2040 0.0630 0.0999 MSCI All Country World Index-NR 0.2235 0.1088 0.1258 MSCI World Health Care Index-NR 0.1965 0.0454 0.0904 <div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581 or visit</span><br/><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Important data provider notices and terms available at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">www.franklintempletondatasources.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. </span></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:98%;cellspacing:0;border-top:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-left:7.75pt;border-bottom:1.5pt solid #6B6B6B;margin-top:10px;"> <tr style="height:1px;"> <td style="height:1px;width:74.41007194244604%;"></td> <td style="height:1px;width:25.58992805755396%;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Net Assets</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$1,540,889,507</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Number of Portfolio Holdings (excludes derivatives, except purchased options, if any)</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">46</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Total Management Fee Paid</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #6B6B6B;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">$9,021,646</span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" style="vertical-align:top"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:left;text-align:left;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"><b>Portfolio Turnover Rate</b></span></div> </td> <td colspan="1" style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom"> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding-left:2pt;padding-top:1pt;padding-bottom:0;align:right;text-align:right;padding-right:2pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:0;"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;">70%</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> 1540889507 46 9021646 0.70 <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? </b></span></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(as of </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.824pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">August 31, 2026)</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b>Portfolio Composition</b></span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;">^*</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;color:#161616;;"><b> (% of Total Investments)</b></span></div><div><img alt="image" src="ts8642img005.jpg" style="width:96.41294838145232%"/></div> <div><span style="text-transform:uppercase;"><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.024pt;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1447FF;;"><b>HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective August 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (“PAC”), a sub-advisor to the Fund prior to the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (formerly Franklin Resources, Inc.), transferred its </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">investment personnel and the assets and liabilities related to its Singapore branch’s investment management business to Templeton </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”), also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). As of the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">Effective Date, PAC investment professionals in its Singapore branch became employees of TAML, and the sub-advisory agreement </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">between Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and PAC with respect to the Fund was transferred to </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">TAML pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement (such sub-advisory agreement, as modified by the assignment and </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">assumption agreement, the “New Sub-Advisory Contract”). In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund’s Trustees approved the </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">New Sub-Advisory Contract between the Investment Manager and TAML, pursuant to which TAML became a sub-advisor of the Fund </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">on the Effective Date.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">The changes described above are not expected to change the Fund’s investment strategy or the way in which the Fund’s assets are </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">managed in any material way, are not expected to materially change the nature or level of services provided to the Fund, and will not </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">result in an increase in the fees payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager.</span></div><div><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. For more complete information, you may review the Fund’s </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund’s next prospectus, which we expect to be available by </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">January 1, </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">2027, at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;;">https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or upon request at </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">(800) 225-1581</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;"> or </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">funddocuments@putnam.com</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">.</span></div> <span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since </span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">September 1, 2025</span><span style="clear:both;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.02pt;color:#2D2D2D;;">. 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