Putnam U.S. Government Income A LW  PGSIX.LW
  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
   2.14 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AAA
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.03
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 14.93
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
27.93%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,336
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Putnam U.S. Government Income A LW
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Intermediate Government
Index: Barcap Aggregate Bond TR!
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1984-02-08 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 27.93 36.78 9.30 6.78 6.11 7.37
+/- Category 22.75 26.24 3.78 2.50 0.84 ---
+/- Barcap Aggregate Bond TR! --- --- --- --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 23.29 19.92 8.34 6.12 5.93 7.31
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 25.89 27.68 8.87 6.44 6.11 7.37
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 25.60 7.18 4.91 4.44 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 17.83 6.55 4.58 4.21 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 345 funds), (5 yrs : out of 318 funds), (10 yrs : out of 236 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 60.83
US Treasuries 22.84
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 38.00
Mortgage 37.68
Mortgage Pass-Thru 15.14
Mortgage CMO 22.54
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 0.90
US Corporate 0.72
Asset-Backed 0.18
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 0.58
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 98.8
AA 0.2
A 0.0
BBB 0.3
BB 0.4
B 0.4
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.5
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 98.4
Other 1.1
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 % 271
Total Number of Bond Holdings 1,028 30 Day SEC Yield % 4.45
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 89.36 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
GNMA 2039-10-01 302,000 312,523 23.98
US Treasury Bond --- 2 213,013 16.35
Gnma1 Gn30 Tba 2039-10-01 183,000 185,716 14.25
US Treasury Note (Fut) --- 1 131,581 10.10
GNMA 2039-10-01 74,000 78,556 6.03
GNMA 6.5% 2037-08-20 59,592 63,635 4.88
GNMA 6.5% 2037-09-20 47,611 50,842 3.90
Swptn 2yx10y R 5.355 Usd 11/09/2009 Jp --- 297,878 47,193 3.62
FNMA CMO 2036-08-27 44,500 41,923 3.22
FNMA 2039-10-01 39,000 39,500 3.03
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1984-02-08
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 % 0.96
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
One Post Office Sq

Boston,  MA  02109
United States
Telephone:
800-225-1581
617-292-1000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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