C000071708 Performance — Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund, CL M

Data updated: 2026-09-25

In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $17.3M, and assets reached $1.41B.

C000071708 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Short-Term Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000071708Category average
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Oct 2019)$101$101

C000071708 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2019 (Aug–Oct)+0.78%

C000071708 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2019———————+0.2%+0.1%+0.4%——

C000071708 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Aug 2019 – Oct 2019.

  • Best month: +0.43% (Oct 2019)
  • Worst month: +0.13% (Sep 2019)

C000071708 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $17.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $557.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.03×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$54.1M$42.1M$12.0M
Jun 2026$41.8M$52.0M−$10.2M
May 2026$46.2M$30.1M$16.1M
Apr 2026$47.9M$46.9M$998K
Mar 2026$72.7M$46.8M$25.9M
Feb 2026$45.6M$34.2M$11.4M
Jan 2026$47.8M$36.6M$11.2M
Dec 2025$53.5M$40.3M$13.2M
Nov 2025$36.6M$47.0M−$10.4M
Oct 2025$43.4M$78.3M−$34.9M
Sep 2025$38.6M$45.5M−$6.9M
Aug 2025$29.0M$40.1M−$11.1M

C000071708 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$1.41B
2026-04-30$1.40B
2026-01-31$1.37B
2025-10-31$1.35B
2025-07-31$1.39B
2025-04-30$1.37B
2025-01-31$1.31B
2024-10-31$1.27B
2024-07-31$1.27B
2024-04-30$1.28B
2024-01-31$1.25B
2023-10-31$1.22B

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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