# Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund — new fund registration

Putnam Target Date Funds registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2025-12-22. Featured series: Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: Putnam Target Date Funds
- CIK: 0001295293
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2025-12-22
- State of incorporation: MA
- Accession: 0001193125-25-328931
- Reported net assets: $281.4M

## Series & classes (80)

_Showing 25 of 80 series/class rows._

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class A Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class C Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class R Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class Y Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class R6 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class R4 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class R5 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003995) | Class R3 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class A Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class C Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class R Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class Y Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class R6 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class R3 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class R4 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement Maturity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003996) | Class R5 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class A Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class C Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class R Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class Y Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class R6 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class R4 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class R3 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2045 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003997) | Class R5 Shares | — | — |
| [Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2040 Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003998) | Class A Shares | — | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.61%
- Management fee: 0.51%
- Net expense ratio: 0.94%
- Other expenses: 0.18%

## Investment objective

The fund seeks capital appreciation and current income consistent with a decreasing emphasis on capital appreciation and an increasing emphasis on current income as it approaches its target date.

## Advisers

- [Franklin Advisers, 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 — 2025-05-01 (16 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-109708)
- [485APOS — 2022-12-09](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-22-001312)
- [485APOS — 2022-07-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-22-000737)
- [485APOS — 2020-12-11](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-001423)
- [485APOS — 2020-10-19 (9 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-001198)
- [485APOS — 2020-10-16 (9 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-001182)
- [485APOS — 2020-07-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-000773)
- [485APOS — 2020-07-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-20-000714)
- [485APOS — 2019-10-17 (60 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-19-001710)
- [485APOS — 2015-09-14 (6 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-15-001298)
- [485APOS — 2010-09-16 (6 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-10-001098)
- [485APOS — 2009-09-18](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000928816-09-000998)

## More

- [Registrant profile: Putnam Target Date Funds](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1295293)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-328931.md)
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