C000071715 Fees and Costs — Putnam Core Bond Fund, CL B
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.84%: a 0.39% management fee plus a 0.45% 12b-1 fee. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 389%.
C000071715 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000071715. Prospectus, as of February 29, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.39% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.45% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000071715 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000071715, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $527 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.88% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $104 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.84%) | $88 | $276 | $479 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $48 |
| Total costs | $192 | $289 | $527 |
| Value after costs | $10,308 | $11,287 | $12,236 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.92% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
C000071715 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $29.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 389%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000071715 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $10.6B | 36.78% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4.3B | 14.88% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.2B | 11.11% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3.2B | 10.90% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $3.0B | 10.38% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $1.9B | 6.60% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.6B | 5.44% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $635.5M | 2.20% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $285.1M | 0.99% |
| Bank of Montreal | $207.8M | 0.72% |
Putnam Core Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000071713 | CL Y | 0.39% | none |
| C000118006 | CL R6 | 0.39% | none |
| C000071714 | CL A | 0.64% | 4.00% |
| C000071715 | CL B | 0.84% | none |
| C000071712 | CL R | 0.89% | none |
| C000071716 | CL C | 1.39% | 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.