C000011177 Fees and Costs — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2025 Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2025-06-24

The net expense ratio is 0.85% (1.34% before fee waivers). This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $49K in broker commissions, 0.0217% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 32%.

C000011177 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000011177. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.47%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.19%
Gross expense ratio1.34%
Fee waiver−0.49%
Net expense ratio0.85%
Sales charges
Max front load5.75%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000011177 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000011177, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,249 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.14% 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$673$575$575
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.85%)$84$263$456
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$7$12
Lost growth on money paid in costs$29$104$206
Total costs$788$948$1,249
Value after costs$9,712$10,628$11,514
Impact on return, per year7.88%2.95%2.14%

C000011177 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0217%
  • Total broker commissions: $49K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $65.9M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 32%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000011177 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
JSTR - JANE STREET$36K74.03%
CDEL - Citadel Securities Institutional LLC$13K25.97%

C000011177 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
JSTR - JANE STREET$35.0M53.07%
CDEL - Citadel Securities Institutional LLC$30.9M46.93%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.