C000222439 Fees and Costs — Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund, Class R5

Data updated: 2026-10-13

The net expense ratio is 0.68% (1.36% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $142K in broker commissions, 0.0411% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 19%.

C000222439 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000222439. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.50%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.18%
Gross expense ratio1.36%
Fee waiver−0.68%
Net expense ratio0.68%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—

C000222439 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000222439, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $454 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.76% 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
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.68%)$71$223$389
Trading costs (broker commissions)$4$14$23
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$12$41
Total costs$76$249$454
Value after costs$10,424$11,328$12,309
Impact on return, per year0.76%0.76%0.76%

C000222439 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): 0.0411%
  • Total broker commissions: $142K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 19%

C000222439 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$44K31.08%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$38K26.81%
Mischler Financial Group, Inc.$24K16.74%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$15K10.66%
Citadel Securities LLC$14K10.06%
Flow Traders U.S. Institutional Trading LLC$4K3.02%
Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP$2K1.11%
Old Mission Markets LLC$6520.46%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.$1060.07%

Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000174676Class R60.58%none
C000011158Class Y0.68%none
C000222439Class R50.68%none
C000222437Class R40.83%none
C000011153Class A0.93%5.75%
C000222438Class R31.08%none
C000011157Class R1.33%none
C000011155Class C1.68%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.