# Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund — new fund registration

PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST registered 6 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2012-12-10. Featured series: Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST
- CIK: 0001005942
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2012-12-10
- State of incorporation: MA
- Accession: 0000928816-12-001893
- Reported net assets: $179.6M

## Series & classes (30)

_Showing 25 of 30 series/class rows._

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039833) | CLASS A | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039833) | CLASS B | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039833) | CLASS C | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039833) | CLASS M | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039833) | CLASS Y | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039834) | CLASS Y | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039834) | CLASS A | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039834) | CLASS B | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039834) | CLASS C | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039834) | CLASS M | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039835) | CLASS A | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039835) | CLASS B | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039835) | CLASS C | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039835) | CLASS M | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039835) | CLASS Y | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Global Dividend Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039836) | CLASS A | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Global Dividend Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039836) | CLASS B | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Global Dividend Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039836) | CLASS C | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Global Dividend Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039836) | CLASS M | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Global Dividend Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039836) | CLASS Y | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Low Volatility Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039837) | CLASS A | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Low Volatility Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039837) | CLASS B | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Low Volatility Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039837) | CLASS C | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Low Volatility Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039837) | CLASS M | — | Yes |
| [Putnam Low Volatility Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000039837) | CLASS Y | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.72%
- Management fee: 0.27%
- Net expense ratio: 0.61%
- Other expenses: 0.20%

## Investment objective

The fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as the Investment Manager (as defined below) believes is consistent with preservation of capital.

## Advisers

- [Franklin Advisors, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/104517)
- [Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/111360)
- [Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106629)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2023-01-19 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-23-000055)
- [485APOS — 2022-07-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-22-000813)
- [485APOS — 2020-03-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-000385)
- [485APOS — 2020-03-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-000381)
- [485APOS — 2019-04-30](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-19-000826)
- [485APOS — 2019-04-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-19-000712)
- [485APOS — 2018-09-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-18-001968)
- [485APOS — 2018-06-29 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-18-001430)
- [485APOS — 2018-04-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-18-000718)
- [485APOS — 2018-03-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-18-000499)
- [485APOS — 2016-04-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-16-002516)
- [485APOS — 2015-07-31 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-15-001028)

## More

- [Registrant profile: PUTNAM FUNDS TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1005942)
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