Putnam ETF Trust
10/29/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/29/2025 13:58
Annual Report by Investment Company (Form N-CSR)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-23643
Putnam ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Stephen Tate, Vice President
100 Federal Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Copy to:
Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
James E. Thomas, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2025
| ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
(a) The Report to Shareholders is filed herewith
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Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
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PFUT| NYSE Arca, Inc.
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Annual Shareholder Report | August 31, 2025
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This annual shareholder reportcontains important information about Putnam Sustainable Future ETF for the period September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025.
You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.
You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.
This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
WHAT WERE THE FUND COSTS FOR THE LAST YEAR? (based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
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Fund Name
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*
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Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
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$64
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0.63%
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| * | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. |
HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM LAST YEAR AND WHAT AFFECTED ITS PERFORMANCE?
For the twelve months ended August 31, 2025, Putnam Sustainable Future ETF returned 3.52%. The Fund compares its performance to the Russell Midcap Growth Index, which returned 26.42% for the same period.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
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Top contributors to performance:
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Overweight position in GE Vernova, a global energy technology company
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Underweight exposure to The Trade Desk, a provider of cloud-based advertising technology
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Not owning Nu Holdings, a digital financial services platform
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Top detractors from performance:
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Not owning Palantir Technologies, a software company
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Underweight exposure to AppLovin, a global technology company
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Underweight exposure to Roblox, a gaming company
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HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS?
The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares.
VALUE OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT - Putnam Sustainable Future ETF 5/25/2021 - 8/31/2025
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (%) Period Ended August 31, 2025
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1 Year
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Since Inception
(5/25/2021) |
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Putnam Sustainable Future ETF (NAV)
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3.52
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0.47
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Russell 3000 Index
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15.84
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11.12
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Russell Midcap Growth Index
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26.42
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8.27
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Fund performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which the performance would have been lower.
For current month-end performance, please call Franklin Templeton at (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or visit
https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/exchange-traded-funds.
https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/exchange-traded-funds.
Important data provider notices and terms available at www.franklintempletondatasources.com.
KEY FUND STATISTICS (as of August 31, 2025)
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Total Net Assets
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$372,367,290
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings
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82
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Total Management Fee Paid (based on a unitary fee)
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$2,125,132
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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62%
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WHAT DID THE FUND INVEST IN? (as of August 31, 2025)
Portfolio Composition*(% of Total Investments)
| * | Does not include derivatives, except purchased options, if any. |
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HOW HAS THE FUND CHANGED?
Effective November 1, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), Putnam Investments Limited ("PIL"), a sub-advisor of the Fund prior to the Effective Date, merged with and into Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited ("FTIML"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the "Merger"). As of the Effective Date, PIL investment professionals became employees of FTIML, and the sub-advisory agreement between Putnam Investment Management, LLC ("Putnam Management") and PIL with respect to the Fund was terminated. In connection with the Merger, the Fund's Trustees approved a new sub-advisory agreement between Putnam Management and FTIML, pursuant to which FTIML became a sub-advisor of the Fund on the Effective Date.
Effective January 31, 2025, the portfolio managers for the Fund are Katherine Collins, Stephanie Dobson and Rob Forker. Ms. Collins is anticipated to retire and step down as a member of the Fund's portfolio management team on or about December 31, 2025.
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since September 1, 2024. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's current prospectus and any applicable supplements and the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by January 1, 2026, at https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documentsor upon request at (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236or
[email protected].
[email protected].
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on https://www.franklintempleton.com/regulatory-fund-documents, including its:
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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(b) Not applicable
| ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(f) Pursuant to Item 19(a) (1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.
| ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that Gregory G. McGreevey and Manoj P. Singh possess the technical attributes identified in Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as "audit committee financial experts," and has designated Gregory G. McGreevey and Manoj P. Singh as the Audit Committee's financial experts. Gregory G. McGreevey and Manoj P. Singh are "independent" Trustees pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an "expert" for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.
| ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
(a) Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the last two fiscal years ending August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2025 (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $89,774 in August 31, 2024 and $87,998 in August 31, 2025.
(b) Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the Registrant's financial statements were $0 in August 31, 2024 and $0 in August 31, 2025.
(c) Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $9,171 in August 31, 2024 and $15,284 in August 31, 2025. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held.
(d) All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor to the Registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item, were $0 in August 31, 2024 and $0 in August 31, 2025.
There were no other non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to the Service Affiliates requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee in the Reporting Periods.
(e) Audit Committee's pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
Pre-Approval Policies of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee. The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee of the Putnam funds has determined that, as a matter of policy, all work performed for the funds by the funds' independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Committee itself and thus will generally not be subject to pre-approval procedures.
The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee also has adopted a policy to pre-approve the engagement by the fund's investment manager and certain of its affiliates of the fund's independent auditors, even in circumstances where pre-approval is not required by applicable law. Any such requests by the fund's investment manager or certain of its affiliates are typically submitted in writing to the Committee and explain, among other things, the nature of the proposed engagement, the estimated fees, and why this work should be performed by that particular audit firm as opposed to another one. In reviewing such requests, the Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of such services by the audit firm are compatible with the independence of the audit firm.
(2) None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were performed in reliance on paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant and the Service Affiliates during the reporting period were $1,030,797 in August 31, 2024 and $489,647 in August 31, 2025.
(h) Yes. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence. All services provided by the Auditor to the Registrant or to the Service Affiliates, which were required to be pre-approved, were pre-approved as required.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable
| ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
| (a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Putnam
Sustainable Future ETF
Sustainable Future ETF
Financial Statements and Other Important Information
Annual | August 31, 2025
Table of Contents
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Schedule of Investments
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1
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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6
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Statement of Operations
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7
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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8
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Financial Highlights
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9
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Notes to Financial Statements
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10
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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20
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Important Tax Information
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21
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
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22
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Results of Meeting(s) of Shareholders
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22
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Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers and Others
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22
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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements
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23
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Financial Statements and Other Important Information - Annual
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2025
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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Common Stocks - 98.1%
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Communication Services - 4.3%
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Entertainment - 1.9%
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ROBLOX Corp., Class A Shares
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55,283
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$6,887,709
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Interactive Media & Services - 1.7%
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Pinterest Inc., Class A Shares
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173,217
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6,344,939
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Media - 0.7%
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Trade Desk Inc., Class A Shares
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48,552
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2,653,852
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Total Communication Services
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15,886,500
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Consumer Discretionary - 16.4%
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Diversified Consumer Services - 2.3%
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
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49,389
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5,829,878
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Duolingo Inc.
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9,104
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2,711,717
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Total Diversified Consumer Services
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8,541,595
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 8.6%
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Cava Group Inc.
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45,293
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3,059,542
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
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91,085
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3,838,322
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First Watch Restaurant Group Inc.
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283,454
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5,340,273
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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
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38,137
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10,528,100
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Life Time Group Holdings Inc.
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152,463
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4,256,767
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Viking Holdings Ltd.
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75,085
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4,776,908
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Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
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31,799,912
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Household Durables - 0.9%
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DR Horton Inc.
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20,355
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3,449,766
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Leisure Products - 1.2%
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Hasbro Inc.
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56,337
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4,572,874
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Specialty Retail - 0.9%
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Ulta Beauty Inc.
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6,789
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3,345,144
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.5%
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Birkenstock Holding PLC
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72,774
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3,793,709
*
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Lululemon Athletica Inc.
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8,206
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1,659,253
*
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On Holding AG, Class A Shares
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84,069
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3,789,830
*
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Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
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9,242,792
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Total Consumer Discretionary
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60,952,083
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Consumer Staples - 3.2%
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Beverages - 1.8%
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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
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164,596
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4,788,098
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Vita Coco Co. Inc.
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60,470
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2,161,198
*
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Total Beverages
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6,949,296
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF 2025 Annual Report
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Schedule of Investments (cont'd) August 31, 2025
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.4%
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Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.
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36,286
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$5,099,634
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Total Consumer Staples
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12,048,930
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Financials - 10.2%
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Capital Markets - 5.0%
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Coinbase Global Inc., Class A Shares
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9,789
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2,981,142
*
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KKR & Co. Inc.
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40,611
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5,664,828
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MSCI Inc.
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4,709
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2,673,393
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TPG Inc.
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117,756
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7,106,575
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Total Capital Markets
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18,425,938
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Consumer Finance - 1.4%
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Capital One Financial Corp.
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23,457
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5,329,900
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Financial Services - 3.8%
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HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.
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154,746
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4,370,027
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Mastercard Inc., Class A Shares
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8,756
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5,212,359
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Toast Inc., Class A Shares
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103,288
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4,658,289
*
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Total Financial Services
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14,240,675
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Total Financials
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37,996,513
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Health Care - 19.0%
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Biotechnology - 6.3%
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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20,067
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8,960,116
*
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Argenx SE, ADR
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2,425
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1,727,085
*
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Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR
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19,401
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3,769,032
*
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
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42,853
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2,497,044
*
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Merus NV
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22,432
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1,476,923
*
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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5,205
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3,022,544
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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
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60,761
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1,820,400
*
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Total Biotechnology
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23,273,144
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 8.1%
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Dexcom Inc.
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87,867
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6,619,900
*
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
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51,301
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4,172,823
*
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IDEXX Laboratories Inc.
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11,435
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7,399,474
*
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Intuitive Surgical Inc.
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2,242
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1,061,127
*
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Penumbra Inc.
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19,369
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5,280,764
*
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ResMed Inc.
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20,395
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5,598,632
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Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies
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30,132,720
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Health Care Technology - 1.0%
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Veeva Systems Inc., Class A Shares
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14,173
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3,815,372
*
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.6%
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ICON PLC
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21,637
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3,850,088
*
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
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3,517
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4,575,758
*
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Putnam Sustainable Future ETF 2025 Annual Report
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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Life Sciences Tools & Services - continued
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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10,412
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$5,130,200
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Total Life Sciences Tools & Services
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13,556,046
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Total Health Care
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70,777,282
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Industrials - 13.9%
|
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.0%
|
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Casella Waste Systems Inc., Class A Shares
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17,103
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1,685,672
*
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Republic Services Inc.
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24,521
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5,737,178
|
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Total Commercial Services & Supplies
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7,422,850
|
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Construction & Engineering - 2.2%
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Quanta Services Inc.
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21,931
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8,289,041
|
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Electrical Equipment - 3.5%
|
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GE Vernova Inc.
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8,069
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4,946,055
|
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Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A Shares
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62,895
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8,022,257
|
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Total Electrical Equipment
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12,968,312
|
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Machinery - 3.4%
|
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Federal Signal Corp.
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47,584
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5,852,356
|
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Xylem Inc.
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47,275
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6,692,249
|
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Total Machinery
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12,544,605
|
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Professional Services - 2.8%
|
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Planet Labs PBC
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359,579
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2,549,416
*
|
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Verisk Analytics Inc.
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29,609
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7,938,765
|
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Total Professional Services
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10,488,181
|
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Total Industrials
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51,712,989
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Information Technology - 23.4%
|
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.5%
|
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Trimble Inc.
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67,895
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5,487,274
*
|
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IT Services - 0.9%
|
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Accenture PLC, Class A Shares
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12,694
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3,300,059
|
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.7%
|
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Applied Materials Inc.
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14,483
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2,328,287
|
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ASML Holding NV, Registered Shares
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6,453
|
4,792,127
|
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Broadcom Inc.
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21,965
|
6,532,171
|
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First Solar Inc.
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16,002
|
3,123,431
*
|
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Marvell Technology Inc.
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71,571
|
4,499,311
|
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Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
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21,275,327
|
||||
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Software - 13.6%
|
|||||
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AppLovin Corp., Class A Shares
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7,616
|
3,644,941
*
|
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Cadence Design Systems Inc.
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10,995
|
3,852,978
*
|
|||
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Clear Secure Inc., Class A Shares
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52,033
|
1,889,318
|
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CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., Class A Shares
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3,517
|
1,490,153
*
|
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF 2025 Annual Report
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Schedule of Investments (cont'd) August 31, 2025
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Security
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Shares
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Value
|
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|
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Software - continued
|
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Datadog Inc., Class A Shares
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65,491
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$8,951,310
*
|
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DocuSign Inc.
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32,427
|
2,485,854
*
|
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Gitlab Inc., Class A Shares
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85,735
|
4,116,995
*
|
|||
|
Guidewire Software Inc.
|
19,821
|
4,301,553
*
|
|||
|
HubSpot Inc.
|
10,642
|
5,141,895
*
|
|||
|
Roper Technologies Inc.
|
7,312
|
3,848,379
|
|||
|
ServiceNow Inc.
|
6,183
|
5,672,655
*
|
|||
|
ServiceTitan Inc., Class A Shares
|
21,755
|
2,332,789
*
|
|||
|
Vertex Inc., Class A Shares
|
113,836
|
2,939,245
*
|
|||
|
Total Software
|
50,668,065
|
||||
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.7%
|
|||||
|
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
|
39,160
|
6,555,384
|
|||
|
|
|||||
|
Total Information Technology
|
87,286,109
|
||||
|
Materials - 0.7%
|
|||||
|
Containers & Packaging - 0.7%
|
|||||
|
International Paper Co.
|
54,321
|
2,698,667
|
|||
|
|
|||||
|
Real Estate - 1.2%
|
|||||
|
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.2%
|
|||||
|
FirstService Corp.
|
22,049
|
4,436,259
|
|||
|
|
|||||
|
Utilities - 5.8%
|
|||||
|
Electric Utilities - 3.3%
|
|||||
|
Constellation Energy Corp.
|
17,125
|
5,274,158
|
|||
|
NextEra Energy Inc.
|
23,323
|
1,680,422
|
|||
|
NRG Energy Inc.
|
35,259
|
5,132,300
|
|||
|
Total Electric Utilities
|
12,086,880
|
||||
|
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 2.5%
|
|||||
|
Vistra Corp.
|
50,077
|
9,470,061
|
|||
|
|
|||||
|
Total Utilities
|
21,556,941
|
||||
|
Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost - $326,169,438)
|
365,352,273
|
||||
|
|
|
Rate
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investments - 1.9%
|
|||||
|
Putnam Government Money Market Fund, Class P Shares
(Cost - $6,977,442)
|
4.090%
|
6,977,442
|
6,977,442
(a)(b)
|
||
|
Total Investments - 100.0% (Cost - $333,146,880)
|
372,329,715
|
||||
|
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.0%††
|
37,575
|
||||
|
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
|
$372,367,290
|
||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
|
††
|
Represents less than 0.1%.
|
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
(a)
|
Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.
|
|
(b)
|
In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an "Affiliated Company"represents Fund
ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common
ownership or control with the Fund. At August 31, 2025, the total market value of investments in Affiliated
Companies was $6,977,442 and the cost was $6,977,442 (Note 6).
|
|
Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:
|
||
|
ADR
|
-
|
American Depositary Receipts
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities August 31, 2025
|
Assets:
|
|
|
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost - $326,169,438)
|
$365,352,273
|
|
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost - $6,977,442)
|
6,977,442
|
|
Dividends receivable from unaffiliated investments
|
215,463
|
|
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments
|
23,151
|
|
Total Assets
|
372,568,329
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
Investment management fee payable
|
201,039
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
201,039
|
|
Total Net Assets
|
$372,367,290
|
|
Net Assets:
|
|
|
Paid-in capital
|
$367,270,274
|
|
Total distributable earnings (loss)
|
5,097,016
|
|
Total Net Assets
|
$372,367,290
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
14,600,000
|
|
Net Asset Value
|
$25.50
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations For the Year Ended August 31, 2025
|
Investment Income:
|
|
|
Dividends from unaffiliated investments
|
$1,794,382
|
|
Dividends from affiliated investments
|
299,655
|
|
Less: Foreign taxes withheld
|
(7,363
)
|
|
Total Investment Income
|
2,086,674
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
Investment management fee (Note 2)
|
2,144,118
|
|
Total Expenses
|
2,144,118
|
|
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2)
|
(18,986
)
|
|
Net Expenses
|
2,125,132
|
|
Net Investment Loss
|
(38,458
)
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Notes 1 and 3):
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain From Unaffiliated Investment Transactions
|
15,772,647
|
|
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Unaffiliated
Investments
|
(1,780,118
)
|
|
Net Gain on Investments
|
13,992,529
|
|
Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
$13,954,071
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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7
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
For the Years Ended August 31,
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
Operations:
|
||
|
Net investment loss
|
$(38,458
)
|
$(77,246
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
15,772,647
|
25,628,227
|
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
(1,780,118
)
|
26,569,168
|
|
Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
13,954,071
|
52,120,149
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note 1):
|
||
|
Total distributable earnings
|
(99,940
)
|
-
|
|
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders
|
(99,940
)
|
-
|
|
Fund Share Transactions (Note 5):
|
||
|
Net proceeds from sale of shares (10,050,000 and 5,950,000 shares issued,
respectively)
|
251,361,944
|
136,780,803
|
|
Cost of shares repurchased (7,075,000 and 3,425,001 shares repurchased,
respectively)
|
(179,344,292
)
|
(80,734,335
)
|
|
Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions
|
72,017,652
|
56,046,468
|
|
Increase in Net Assets
|
85,871,783
|
108,166,617
|
|
Net Assets:
|
||
|
Beginning of year
|
286,495,507
|
178,328,890
|
|
End of year
|
$372,367,290
|
$286,495,507
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
|
For a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended August 31,
unless otherwise noted:
|
|||||
|
|
20251
|
20241
|
20231
|
20221
|
20211,2
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$24.64
|
$19.60
|
$18.12
|
$28.11
|
$25.00
|
|
Income (loss) from operations:
|
|||||
|
Net investment loss
|
(0.00
)3
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.06
)
|
(0.03
)
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
0.87
|
5.05
|
1.49
|
(9.93
)
|
3.14
|
|
Total income (loss) from operations
|
0.87
|
5.04
|
1.48
|
(9.99)
|
3.11
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.01
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total distributions
|
(0.01
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Net asset value, end of year
|
$25.50
|
$24.64
|
$19.60
|
$18.12
|
$28.11
|
|
Total return, based on NAV4
|
3.52
%
|
25.71
%
|
8.17
%
|
(35.54
)%
|
12.44
%5
|
|
Net assets, end of year (000s)
|
$372,367
|
$286,496
|
$178,329
|
$6,796
|
$9,136
|
|
Ratios to average net assets:
|
|||||
|
Gross expenses
|
0.64
%
|
0.63
%
|
0.63
%
|
0.64
%
|
0.17
%5
|
|
Net expenses
|
0.63
6,7
|
0.62
6,7
|
0.62
6,7
|
0.64
|
0.17
5
|
|
Net investment loss
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.04
)
|
(0.30
)
|
(0.10
)5
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate8
|
62
%
|
71
%
|
65
%
|
68
%
|
20
%5
|
|
1
|
Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
|
|
2
|
For the period May 25, 2021 (inception date) to August 31, 2021.
|
|
3
|
Amount represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share.
|
|
4
|
Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or
expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. The total return calculation assumes that
distributions are reinvested at NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of
less than one year are not annualized.
|
|
5
|
Not annualized.
|
|
6
|
The manager has agreed to waive the Fund's management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.
|
|
7
|
Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
|
|
8
|
Portfolio turnover excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind fund share
transactions.
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF (the "Fund") is a separate diversified investment series of Putnam ETF Trust (the "Trust"). The Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.
The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF"). ETFs are funds that trade like other publicly-traded securities. Unlike shares of a mutual fund, which can be bought from and redeemed by the issuing fund by all shareholders at a price based on net asset value ("NAV"), shares of the Fund may be directly purchased from and redeemed by the Fund at NAV solely by certain large institutional investors who have entered into agreements with the Fund's distributor ("Authorized Participants"). Also unlike shares of a mutual fund, shares of the Fund are listed on a national securities exchange and trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day.
Shares of the Fund are listed and traded at market prices on NYSE Arca, Inc. The market price for the Fund's shares may be different from the Fund's NAV. The Fund issues and redeems shares at NAV only in blocks of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units"). Only Authorized Participants may purchase or redeem Creation Units directly with the Fund at NAV. Creation Units are created and redeemed principally in-kind (although under some circumstances its shares are created and redeemed partially for cash). Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable securities. Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants may not redeem shares directly from the Fund at NAV.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies("ASC 946"). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), including, but not limited to, ASC 946. Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.
(a) Investment valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services,
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which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will use the currency exchange rates, generally determined as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board").
Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board, the Fund's manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund's manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the "Valuation Committee"). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund's pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund's manager and the Board. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer's financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts' research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (cont'd)
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board quarterly.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
•
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
•
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
•
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund's assets carried at fair value:
|
ASSETS
|
||||
|
Description
|
Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
|
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
|
Total
|
|
Common Stocks†
|
$365,352,273
|
-
|
-
|
$365,352,273
|
|
Short-Term Investments†
|
6,977,442
|
-
|
-
|
6,977,442
|
|
Total Investments
|
$372,329,715
|
-
|
-
|
$372,329,715
|
|
†
|
See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
|
(b) Foreign investment risks. The Fund's investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions,
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expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
(c) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind securities) is recorded on the accrual basis. Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on debt securities are recorded to interest income over the lives of the respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities, which are amortized to the earliest call date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
(d) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income and distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(e) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund's policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision is required in the Fund's financial statements.
Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of August 31, 2025, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.
(f) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These
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13
Notes to Financial Statements (cont'd)
reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. During the current year, the following reclassifications have been made:
|
|
Total Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
(a)
|
$(44,826,332)
|
$44,826,332
|
(a)
Reclassifications are due to book/tax differences in the treatment of an in-kind distribution of securities, net operating losses, and characterization of distributions.
2. Investment management agreementand other transactions with affiliates
Putnam Investment Management, LLC ("Putnam Management") is the Fund's investment manager and Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("Franklin Advisers") is the Fund's subadviser. Putnam Management is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("Franklin Resources") and Franklin Advisers is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources.
The Fund pays its investment manager an annual all-inclusive management fee of 0.64% based on the Fund's average daily net assets computed and paid monthly. The management fee covers investment management services and all of the Fund's organizational and other operating expenses with certain exceptions, including but not limited to: payments under distribution plans, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, fund proxy expenses, litigation expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses.
Putnam Management has retained Franklin Advisers as a subadviser for the Fund pursuant to a subadvisory agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Franklin Advisers provides certain advisory and related services to the Fund. Putnam Management pays a monthly fee to Franklin Advisers based on the costs of Franklin Advisers in providing these services to the Fund, which may include a mark-up not to exceed 15% over such costs.
Under an agreement with Franklin Advisers, Franklin Templeton Services, LLC ("Franklin Templeton Services"), provides administrative services to the Fund. The fee is paid by Franklin Advisers based on the costs incurred by Franklin Templeton Services and is not an additional expense of the Fund.
The Fund invests in Putnam Government Money Market Fund, an open-end management investment company managed by Franklin Advisers. The manager has agreed to waive the Fund's management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund (the "affiliated money market fund waiver").
During the year ended August 31, 2025, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $18,986, all of which was an affiliated money market fund waiver.
Effective November 1, 2024, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited ("FTIML") is authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the Fund as
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determined by Putnam Management from time to time. FTIML did not manage any portion of the assets of the Fund during the reporting period. If Putnam Management were to engage the services of FTIML, Putnam Management (and not the Fund) would pay a monthly sub-management fee to FTIML for its services at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by FTIML.
Prior to November 1, 2024, Putnam Investments Limited ("PIL"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton was authorized by the Trustees to manage a separate portion of the assets of the Fund as determined by Putnam Management from time to time. PIL did not manage any portion of the assets of the Fund during the reporting period. If Putnam Management had engaged the services of PIL, Putnam Management (and not the Fund) would have paid a quarterly sub-management fee to PIL for its services at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by PIL. Effective November 1, 2024, PIL merged into FTIML, and PIL investment professionals became employees of FTIML.
Franklin Distributors, LLC ("Franklin Distributors") serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. Franklin Distributors is an indirect, wholly-owned broker-dealersubsidiary of Franklin Resources.
The Board has adopted a Rule 12b-1 shareholder services and distribution plan and under that plan, the Fund is authorized to pay service and/or distribution fees calculated at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets. No service and/or distribution fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees.
The Fund has adopted a Trustee Fee Deferral Plan (the "Deferral Plan") which allows the Trustees to defer the receipt of all or a portion of Trustees fees payable from July 1, 1995 through December 31, 2023. The deferred fees remain invested in certain Putnam funds until distribution in accordance with the Deferral Plan.
All officers and one Trustee of the Trust are employees of Franklin Resources or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Trust.
As of August 31, 2025, Franklin Resources and its affiliates owned 99% of the Fund.
3. Investments
During the year ended August 31, 2025, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:
|
Purchases
|
$345,429,738
|
|
Sales
|
204,015,666
|
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15
Notes to Financial Statements (cont'd)
During the year ended August 31, 2025, in-kind transactions (Note 5) were as follows:
|
Contributions
|
$92,507,888
|
|
Redemptions
|
158,300,205
|
|
Realized gain (loss)*
|
46,287,098
|
|
*
|
Net realized gains on redemptions in-kind are not taxable to the remaining shareholders of the Fund.
|
The in-kind contributions and in-kind redemptions shown in this table may not agree with the Fund Share Transactions on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. This table represents the accumulation of the Fund's daily net shareholder transactions while the Statements of Changes in Net Assets reflects gross shareholder transactions including any cash component of the transactions.
At August 31, 2025, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
|
|
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
Securities
|
$335,974,615
|
$52,436,668
|
$(16,081,568)
|
$36,355,100
|
4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
During the year ended August 31, 2025, the Fund did not invest in derivative instruments.
5. Fund share transactions
At August 31, 2025, the Trust had an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest authorized without par value. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Units or Creation Unit aggregations, where 25,000 shares of the Fund constitute a Creation Unit. Such transactions are generally on an in-kind basis, with a separate cash payment, which is a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the net asset value per share of the Fund on the transaction date. Transactions in capital shares of the Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. Authorized Participants are subject to standard creation and redemption transaction fees to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. Such transactions fees are treated as increases in capital and are disclosed in the Fund's Statements of Changes in Net Assets. Creations and redemptions for cash (when cash creations and redemptions are available or specified) may be subject to an additional variable fee.
6. Transactions with affiliated company
As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for
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all or some portion of the year ended August 31, 2025. The following transactions were effected in such company for the year ended August 31, 2025.
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|
Affiliate
Value at
August 31,
2024
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Purchased
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Sold
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||
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Cost
|
Shares
|
Proceeds
|
Shares
|
||
|
Putnam
Government
Money Market
Fund, Class P
Shares
|
$11,698,047
|
$144,988,063
|
144,988,063
|
$149,708,668
|
149,708,668
|
|
(cont'd)
|
Realized
Gain (Loss)
|
Dividend
Income
|
Net Increase
(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Affiliate
Value at
August 31,
2025
|
|
Putnam Government
Money Market Fund,
Class P Shares
|
-
|
$299,655
|
-
|
$6,977,442
|
7. Redemption facility
Effective January 31, 2025, the Fund, together with other U.S. registered and foreign investment funds (collectively, the "Borrowers") managed by Franklin Resources or its affiliates, is a borrower in a joint syndicated senior unsecured credit facility totaling $2.995 billion (the "Global Credit Facility"). The Global Credit Facility provides a source of funds to the Borrowers for temporary and emergency purposes, including the ability to meet future unanticipated or unusually large redemption requests. Unless renewed, the Global Credit Facility will terminate on January 30, 2026.
Under the terms of the Global Credit Facility, the Fund shall, in addition to interest charged on any borrowings made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund, pay its share of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the implementation and maintenance of the Global Credit Facility, based upon its relative share of the aggregate net assets of all the Borrowers, including an annual commitment fee of 0.15% based upon the unused portion of the Global Credit Facility. These fees are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The Fund did not utilize the Global Credit Facility during the year ended August 31, 2025.
Prior to January 31, 2025 the Fund participated, along with other Putnam funds, in a $320 million syndicated unsecured committed line of credit, provided by State Street ($160 million) and JPMorgan ($160 million), and a $235.5 million unsecured uncommitted line of credit, provided by State Street. Borrowings may have been made for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests and trade settlements. Interest was charged to the Fund based on the Fund's borrowings. A closing fee equal to 0.04% of the committed line of credit and 0.04% of the uncommitted line of credit was paid by the participating funds and a $75,000 fee was paid by the participating funds to State Street as agent of the syndicated committed line of credit. In addition, a
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commitment fee of 0.21% per annum on any unutilized portion of the committed line of credit was allocated to the participating funds based on their relative net assets and paid quarterly. During the reporting period, the Fund had no borrowings against these arrangements.
8. Income tax information and distributions to shareholders
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, was as follows:
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
Distributions paid from:
|
||
|
Ordinary income
|
$99,940
|
-
|
As of August 31, 2025, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
|
Deferred capital losses*
|
$(31,258,084)
|
|
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)
|
36,355,100
|
|
Total distributable earnings (loss) - net
|
$5,097,016
|
|
*
|
These capital losses have been deferred in the current year as either short-term or long-term losses. The losses
will be deemed to occur on the first day of the next taxable year in the same character as they were originally
deferred and will be available to offset future taxable capital gains.
|
|
(a)
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the
tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
|
9. Recent accounting pronouncement
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments enhance income tax disclosures by requiring greater disaggregation in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, while removing certain disclosure requirements. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact and believes that the adoption of the ASU will not have a material impact on the financial statements.
10. Operating segments
The Fund has adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The update is limited to disclosure requirements and does not impact the Fund's financial position or results of operations.
The Fund operates as a single operating segment, which is an investment portfolio. A management group of the Fund's investment manager serves as the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") and is responsible for evaluating the Fund's operating results and allocating resources in accordance with the Fund's investment strategy. Internal reporting
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provided to the CODM aligns with the accounting policies and measurement principles used in the financial statements.
For information regarding segment assets, segment profit or loss, and significant expenses, refer to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, along with the related Notes to Financial Statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments provides details of the Fund's investments that generate returns such as interest, dividends, and realized and unrealized gains or losses. Performance metrics, including portfolio turnover and expense ratios, are disclosed in the Financial Highlights.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Putnam ETF Trust and Shareholders of Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Putnam Sustainable Future ETF (one of the funds constituting Putnam ETF Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of August 31, 2025, the related statement of operations for the year ended August 31, 2025, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2025, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended August 31, 2025 and for the period May 25, 2021 (inception date) to August 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2025, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2025 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended August 31, 2025 and for the period May 25, 2021 (inception date) to August 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2025 by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 20, 2025
October 20, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Putnam Funds family of funds since at least 1957. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor.
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
By mid-February, tax information related to a shareholder's proportionate share of distributions paid during the preceding calendar year will be received, if applicable. Please also refer to www.franklintempleton.com for per share tax information related to any distributions paid during the preceding calendar year. Shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors for further information on the treatment of these amounts on their tax returns.
The following tax information for the Fund is required to be furnished to shareholders with respect to income earned and distributions paid during its fiscal year.
The Fund hereby reports the following amounts, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable amounts, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025:
|
|
Pursuant to:
|
Amount Reported
|
|
Income Eligible for Dividends Received Deduction (DRD)
|
§854(b)(1)(A)
|
$1,541,381
|
|
Qualified Dividend Income Earned (QDI)
|
§854(b)(1)(B)
|
$1,731,369
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
|
For the period covered by this report
|
|
Not applicable.
|
|
|
Results of Meeting(s) of Shareholders
|
For the period covered by this report
|
|
Not applicable.
|
|
|
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers and Others
|
For the period covered by this report
|
|
Not applicable. Remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is included as part of the all-inclusive
management fee and not paid directly by the Fund.
|
|
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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited)
Consideration of your fund's management and sub-advisory contracts
At their meeting on June 27, 2025, the Board of Trustees ("Board") of your fund, including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as this term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) of the Putnam mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (collectively, the "funds") (the "Independent Trustees") approved the continuance of a management contract with Putnam Investment Management, LLC (the "Advisor"), a subadvisory agreement between the Advisor and Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited ("FTIML"), and a subadvisory agreement between the Advisor and Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("Franklin Advisers" and together with FTIML, the "Subadvisors") (collectively, the "Management Contracts"). The Advisor, FTIML, and Franklin Advisers are each direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, "Franklin Templeton").
General conclusions
The Board oversees the management of each fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of your fund's management contract with the Advisor and the sub-advisory contract with respect to your fund between the Advisor and each Subadvisor. Because the Subadvisors are affiliates of the Advisor and the Advisor remains fully responsible for all services provided by the Subadvisors, the Trustees did not attempt to evaluate the Subadvisors as separate entities. All references to the Advisor describing the Board's considerations should be deemed to include references to the applicable Subadvisor as necessary or appropriate in the context. The Board, with the assistance of its Contract Committee, requests and evaluates all information it deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances in connection with its annual contract review. The Contract Committee consists solely of Independent Trustees.
At the outset of the review process, the Board's independent staff and independent legal counsel, as defined in Rule 0-1(a)(6) under the 1940 Act (their "independent legal counsel"), considered any possible changes to the annual contract review materials furnished to the Contract Committee in prior years and, as applicable, identified those changes to the Advisor. Following these discussions and in consultation with the Contract Committee, the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel submitted an initial request that the Advisor and its affiliates furnish specified information, together with any additional information the Advisor considered relevant, to the Contract Committee. Over the course of several months ending in June 2025, the Contract Committee met on a number of occasions with representatives of the Advisor, and separately in executive session, to consider the information that the Advisor provided, including information provided in response to supplemental requests submitted by independent legal counsel. Throughout this process, the Contract Committee was assisted by the Board's independent staff and by independent legal counsel.
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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited) (cont'd)
At the Board's June 2025 meeting, the Contract Committee met in executive session to discuss and consider its recommendations with respect to the continuance of the Management Contracts. At that meeting, the Contract Committee also met in executive session with the other Independent Trustees to review a summary of the process undertaken by the Contract Committee and key information that the Contract Committee considered in the course of its review. The Contract Committee then presented its written report, which summarized the key factors that the Committee had considered and set forth its recommendations. The Contract Committee recommended, and the Independent Trustees approved, the continuance of your fund's Management Contracts, effective July 1, 2025.
In considering the continuance of the Management Contracts, the Board took into account a number of factors, including:
• That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided to the fund, the fees paid by competitive funds, the costs incurred by the Advisor in providing services to the fund and the application of certain reductions and waivers noted below;
• That the fee schedule in effect for your fund represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and the Advisor of any economies of scale that may exist in the management of the fund at current asset levels;
• That the funds benefited, and were expected to continue to benefit, from Franklin Templeton's large retail and institutional global distribution capabilities and significant network of intermediary relationships, which may provide additional opportunities for the funds to increase assets and reduce the impact of expenses by spreading them over a larger asset base; and
• The financial strength, reputation, experience and resources of Franklin Templeton and its investment advisory subsidiaries.
These conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees' deliberations and how the Trustees considered these factors are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently, giving different weights to various factors.
Management fee schedules and total expenses
The Trustees reviewed the management fee schedules in effect for all funds, including fee levels and any breakpoints. The Trustees also reviewed the total expenses of each fund, recognizing that in most cases management fees represented the major, but not the sole, determinant of total costs to fund shareholders. (Two mutual funds and each of the exchange-traded funds (one of which is your fund) have implemented (or, in the case of ten
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municipal income funds that are converting into exchange-traded funds, will implement) so-called "all-in" or unitary management fees covering substantially all routine fund operating costs.)
In reviewing fees and expenses, the Trustees generally focus their attention on material changes in circumstances - for example, changes in assets under management, changes in a fund's investment strategy, changes in the Advisor's operating costs or profitability, or changes in competitive practices in the fund industry - that suggest that consideration of fee changes might be warranted. The Trustees concluded that the circumstances did not indicate that changes to the management fee schedule for your fund would be appropriate at this time.
Under its management contract, your fund pays a management fee at a fixed rate of 64 basis points to the Advisor. The Advisor is obligated to pay, out of the management fee, all of the fund's organizational and other operating expenses with limited exceptions, which include fees, if any payable under the fund's distribution plan, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, fund proxy expenses, litigation expenses, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses.
As in the past, the Trustees also focused on the competitiveness of each fund's total expense ratio. The Trustees noted that the exchange-traded funds are subject to unitary management fees, as noted above, and that none of the exchange-traded funds have a contractual expense limitation at present.
The Trustees reviewed comparative fee and expense information for a custom group of competitive funds selected by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge"). This comparative information included your fund's percentile ranking for total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees), which provides a general indication of your fund's relative standing. In the custom peer group, your fund ranked in the third quintile in total expenses (excluding any applicable 12b-1 fees) as of December 31, 2024. The first quintile represents the least expensive funds and the fifth quintile the most expensive funds. (Total expenses reflect the fees and expenses borne directly by the fund and the competitive funds included in the custom Lipper peer groups, as well as any underlying funds' net fees and expenses.) The fee and expense data reported by Broadridge as of December 31, 2024 reflected the most recent fiscal year-end data available in Broadridge's database at that time.
In connection with their review of fund management fees and total expenses, the Trustees also reviewed the costs of the services provided and the profits realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from their contractual relationships with the funds. This information included trends in revenues, expenses and profitability of the Advisor and its affiliates relating to the investment management, investor servicing and distribution services provided to the funds,
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as applicable. In this regard, the Trustees also reviewed an analysis of the revenues, expenses and profitability of the Advisor and its affiliates, allocated on a fund-by-fund basis, with respect to (as applicable) the funds' management, distribution and investor servicing contracts. For each fund, the analysis presented information about revenues, expenses and profitability in 2024 for each of the applicable agreements separately and for the agreements taken together on a combined basis. The Trustees concluded that, at current asset levels, the fee schedules in place for each of the funds, including the fee schedule for your fund, represented reasonable compensation for the services being provided and represented an appropriate sharing between fund shareholders and the Advisor of any economies of scale as may exist in the management of the funds at that time.
The information examined by the Trustees in connection with their annual contract review for the funds included information regarding services provided and fees charged by the Advisor and certain affiliates to other clients in similar asset categories, including other 1940 Act funds advised by the Advisor but overseen by a board of trustees other than the Board, sub-advised U.S. mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, other U.S. products (such as collective investment trusts, private funds, and separately managed and institutional accounts), non-U.S. funds, and other non-U.S. products. This information included, for products that are managed by the same portfolio team in a similar asset category to those of the funds, comparisons of the fees charged to other clients, by category, with fees charged to the funds, as well as a detailed assessment of the differences in the services provided to these clients as compared to the services provided to the funds. The Trustees observed that the differences in fee rates between these clients and the funds are by no means uniform when examined by individual asset classes, suggesting that differences in the pricing of investment management services to these types of clients may reflect, among other things, historical competitive forces operating in separate marketplaces, the characteristics of different clients, the particulars of different fee structures, factors unique to specific market segments, and the distinct risks and costs associated with providing services to different clients. The Trustees considered the fact that in many cases fee rates across different asset classes are higher on average for 1940 Act-registered funds than for other clients, and the Trustees also considered the differences between the services that the Advisor provides to the funds and those that it provides to its other clients. The Trustees did not rely on these fee comparisons to any significant extent in concluding that the management fees paid by your fund are reasonable.
Investment performance
The quality of the investment process provided by the Advisor represented a major factor in the Trustees' evaluation of the quality of services provided by the Advisor under your fund's Management Contracts. The Trustees were assisted in their review of the Advisor's investment process and performance by the work of the investment oversight committees of the Trustees and the full Board, which meet on a regular basis with individual portfolio
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managers and with senior investment management of the Advisor throughout the year. The Trustees concluded that the Advisor generally provides a high-quality investment process - based on the experience and skills of the individuals assigned to the management of fund portfolios, the resources made available to them and in general the Advisor's ability to attract and retain high-quality personnel - but also recognized that this does not guarantee favorable investment results for every fund in every time period.
The Trustees considered that, in the aggregate, peer-relative and benchmark-relative fund performance was strong in 2024 against a constructive yet complex investing environment. The S&P 500 was up 25% in 2024, but significant concentration of returns among large cap and technology stocks and periods of volatility posed challenges in the market. The Bloomberg Aggregate fixed income index was up slightly over 1% amidst many moving pieces, with the Federal Reserve cutting the Effective Federal Funds rate from 5.25% at year-end 2023 to 4.25% at year-end 2024, with three cuts in the latter part of the year, while also trying to manage inflation concerns. Ten-year Treasury yields ended 2024 at 4.6% up from 3.9% at year-end 2023. Corporate earnings and employment figures continued to generally show strength during the year, while geopolitical tensions were closely watched.
For the one-year period ended December 31, 2024, the Trustees noted that the funds, on an asset-weighted basis, ranked in the 27th percentile of their peers as determined by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") and, on an asset-weighted basis, outperformed their benchmarks by 3.0% gross of fees over the one-year period. The Committee also noted that the funds' aggregate performance over longer-term periods continued to be strong, with the funds, on an asset-weighted basis, ranking in the 20th, 22nd and 20th percentiles of their Lipper peers over the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2024, respectively. The Trustees further noted that the funds, in the aggregate, outperformed their benchmarks on a gross basis for each of the three-year, five-year and ten-year periods. The Trustees also considered the Morningstar Inc. ratings assigned to the funds and that 52 funds were rated four or five stars at the end of 2024, which represented an increase of seven funds year-over-year. The Trustees also considered that 25 funds were five-star rated at the end of 2024, which was also a year-over-year increase of seven funds.
The Board noted, however, the disappointing investment performance of some funds for periods ended December 31, 2024 and considered information provided by the Advisor regarding the factors contributing to the underperformance and, where relevant, actions being taken to improve the performance of these particular funds. The Trustees indicated their intention to continue to monitor the performance of those funds.
For purposes of the Trustees' evaluation of the funds' investment performance, the Trustees generally focus on a competitive industry ranking of each fund's total net return over a one-year,three-year and five-year period. For a number of funds with relatively unique
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investment mandates for which the Advisor informed the Trustees that meaningful competitive performance rankings are not considered to be available, the Trustees evaluated performance based on their total gross and net returns and comparisons of those returns to the returns of selected investment benchmarks.
In the case of your fund, the Trustees considered information about your fund's total return and its performance relative to its benchmark over the one-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2024. Your fund's return, net of fees and expenses, was positive but trailed the return of its benchmark over the one-year period ended December 31, 2024, and was negative and trailed the return of its benchmark over the three-year period ended December 31, 2024. (When considering performance information, shareholders should be mindful that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.)
The Trustees expressed concern about your fund's significant underperformance relative to its benchmark for the one-year and three-year periods ended December 31, 2024. The Trustees noted and considered the Advisor's observations concerning the performance of your fund.
In the Advisor's view:
• Across both periods, stock selection accounted for most of the underperformance, whereas sector allocation was a smaller detractor.
• Over the one-year period, overweight positioning to health care, consumer staples, and materials were the largest detractors within sector allocation. This was partially offset by a positive contribution from the overweight positioning to utilities.
• Over the three-year period, excluding health care, which was the primary sector detractor, sector allocation was a positive contributor to relative performance due to the overweight positioning to utilities and information technology.
• Over both periods, from an individual stock perspective, an underweight position in mobile app marketing company AppLovin Corporation and not owning data software company Palantir Technologies were the largest single detractors. Semiconductor related company Nvidia and natural and organic food supermarket chain Sprouts Farmers Market were the strongest contributors.
The Trustees noted that the Advisor had made internal promotions and other portfolio management assignment changes in 2024 and 2025 to strengthen its investment teams providing services to the funds. The Trustees also noted that the Advisor remained confident in the fund's portfolio managers.
As a general matter, the Trustees believe that cooperative efforts between the Trustees and the Advisor represent the most effective way to address investment performance concerns
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that may arise from time to time. The Trustees noted that investors in the Putnam funds have, in effect, placed their trust in the Putnam organization, under the oversight of the funds' Trustees, to make appropriate decisions regarding the management of the funds. The Trustees also considered that the Advisor has made changes in light of subpar investment performance when warranted. Based on the Advisor's willingness to take appropriate measures to address fund performance issues, the Trustees concluded that it continued to be advisable to seek change within Putnam Management to address performance shortcomings. In the Trustees' view, the alternative of engaging a new investment adviser for an underperforming fund, with all the attendant risks and disruptions, would not likely provide any greater assurance of improved investment performance.
Brokerage and soft-dollar allocations
The Trustees considered various potential benefits that the Advisor may receive in connection with the services it provides under the management contract with your fund. These include benefits related to brokerage allocation and the use of soft dollars, whereby a portion of the commissions paid by a fund for brokerage may be used to acquire research services that are expected to be useful to the Advisor in managing the assets of the fund and of other clients. Subject to policies approved by the Trustees, soft dollars generated by these means may be used to acquire brokerage and research services (including proprietary executing broker research, third-party research and market data) that enhance the Advisor's investment capabilities and supplement the Advisor's internal research efforts. The Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor regulatory and industry developments in this area with the assistance of their Contract Committee. In addition, with the assistance of their Contract Committee, the Trustees indicated their continued intent to monitor the allocation of the funds' brokerage in order to ensure that the principle of seeking best price and execution remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.
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Putnam
Sustainable Future ETF
Trustees
Liaquat Ahamed
Barbara M. Baumann
Chair
Katinka Domotorffy
Catharine Bond Hill
Gregory G. McGreevey
Jennifer Williams Murphy
Marie Pillai
George Putnam III
Robert L. Reynolds
Manoj P. Singh
Mona K. Sutphen
Jane Trust
Investment manager
Putnam Investment Management, LLC
Subadvisers
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited†
Distributor
Franklin Distributors, LLC
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
Transfer agent
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Independent registered public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, MA
†
Effective November 1, 2024, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited is appointed as an additional
subadviser to the Fund.
Putnam Sustainable Future ETF
The Fund is a separate investment series of Putnam ETF Trust, a Delaware statutory trust.
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Putnam Investments
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Putnam Investments
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund's Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-800-225-1581.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-800-225-1581, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Putnam Sustainable Future ETF. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Investors should consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
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The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
| ITEM 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR, as applicable.
| ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.
| ITEM 16. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| (b) | During the period covered by this report, the Registrant transitioned to a new third-party service provider who performs certain accounting and administrative services for the Registrant that are subject to Franklin Templeton's oversight. |
| ITEM 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (3) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
| Putnam ETF Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
| Jonathan S. Horwitz | ||
| Principal Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | October 29, 2025 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz | |
| Jonathan S. Horwitz | ||
| Principal Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | October 29, 2025 |
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey White | |
| Jeffrey White | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | October 29, 2025 |
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