C000011174 Fees and Costs — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund, Class M

Data updated: 2026-10-13

The net expense ratio is 1.48% (1.56% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.50%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $202K in broker commissions, 0.0408% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 18%.

C000011174 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000011174. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2018.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.00%
12b-1 fee0.75%
Other expenses0.22%
Gross expense ratio1.56%
Fee waiver−0.08%
Net expense ratio1.48%
Sales charges
Max front load3.50%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—

C000011174 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000011174, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,355 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.33% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$350$350$350
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.48%)$150$465$803
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$13$22
Lost growth on money paid in costs$17$79$180
Total costs$522$907$1,355
Value after costs$9,978$10,669$11,408
Impact on return, per year5.22%2.82%2.33%

C000011174 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0408%
  • Total broker commissions: $202K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 18%

C000011174 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$57K28.02%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$50K24.87%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$34K16.88%
Citadel Securities LLC$25K12.46%
Mischler Financial Group, Inc.$22K10.76%
Flow Traders U.S. Institutional Trading LLC$12K6.12%
Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP$1K0.64%
Old Mission Markets LLC$5080.25%

Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2030 Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000174679Class R60.53%none
C000011176Class Y0.63%none
C000222448Class R50.63%none
C000222447Class R40.78%none
C000011171Class A0.88%5.75%
C000222446Class R31.03%none
C000011175Class R1.28%none
C000011174Class M1.48%3.50%
C000011173Class C1.63%none

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.