Putnam Research Fund Class A

This fund primarily allocates capital to the equity securities of major U.S. corporations. The portfolio managers seek out companies, encompassing both growth-oriented and value-focused opportunities, that they believe offer promising investment prospects. For example, one strategy involves acquiring shares of businesses whose current market price appears to be less than their underlying intrinsic worth, as determined by the management team. Moreover, the managers also evaluate other qualitative and quantitative elements they anticipate will drive an increase in a stock's valuation.