Putnam American Government Income R  PAMRX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Intermediate Government Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   3.76 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AAA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 10.15
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
21.76%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
712
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Putnam American Government Income R
(from 2003-04-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Intermediate Government
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2003-04-01 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 21.76 28.45 9.05 6.20 --- 4.87
+/- Category 16.58 17.91 3.53 1.92 --- ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 14.85 15.96 2.60 0.93 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 18.21 18.55 8.27 5.58 --- 4.68
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 20.13 23.15 8.67 5.79 --- 4.87
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 21.41 7.09 4.44 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 14.93 6.45 4.13 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 345 funds), (5 yrs : out of 318 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 1.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 67.43
US Treasuries 59.38
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 8.05
Mortgage 29.89
Mortgage Pass-Thru 8.39
Mortgage CMO 21.50
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 0.25
US Corporate 0.00
Asset-Backed 0.24
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 2.43
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 99.3
AA 0.2
A 0.0
BBB 0.1
BB 0.1
B 0.4
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 2.1
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 97.0
Other 1.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 173
Total Number of Bond Holdings 676 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.91
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 84.27 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
US Treasury Bond --- 2 217,383 30.33
US Treasury Note (Fut) --- 1 155,838 21.74
US Treasury Bond 6% 2026-02-15 47,270 58,681 8.19
FNMA CMO 2036-08-27 35,820 33,745 4.71
US Treasury Note 4.25% 2013-08-15 29,441 32,109 4.48
2.938 R Iswp Usl3m P 03/11/2016 De --- 98,618 26,475 3.69
Gnma1 Gn30 Tba 2039-10-01 24,000 24,356 3.40
US Treasury Bond 8% 2021-11-15 16,475 23,331 3.25
3.6825 R Iswp Usl3m P 08/28/2019 Cs --- 194,497 16,686 2.33
US Treasury Note 4% 2015-02-15 14,300 15,412 2.15
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2003-04-01
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Robert A. Bloemker  (2002-07-31)
Bloemker is managing director and mortgage specialist in the core fixed income team. Bloemker joined Putnam in 1999. Prior to joining Putnam, Bloemker served as managing director of mortgage sales and trades for Lehman Brothers. Previously, Bloemker was employed by Salomon Brothers as vice president of mortgage sales and trading.
Daniel S. Choquette  (2005-02-28)
Choquette is a senior vice president and mortgage specialist on the core fixed income team. Choquette specializes in mortgage passthroughs, agency securities, and adjustable rate mortgages (ARMS). Choquette joined Putnam in 2002.
Michael Salm  (2007-05-31)
Mr. Salm is a Managing Director and Team Leader of the Liquid Markets group. He is also a member of the Income Fund and Global Income groups. Mr. Salm specializes in mortgage derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and government securities. Mr. Salm, who joined Putnam in 1997, holds Series 3, 7, and 63 licenses with the NASD and has 16 years of investment experience.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-08-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.24
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
Putnam Investments Inc
One Post Office Square Mail Stop A 14
Boston,  MA  02109
United States
Telephone:
800-225-1581
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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