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Putnam Investment Management, LLC

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106629

Filed as PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

Putnam Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1971, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 16, 2026.

54 years
registered since 1971
$117,238,832,053
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
4
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Putnam Investment Management, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Putnam Investment Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Putnam Investment Management, LLC located?

Putnam Investment Management, LLC's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Putnam Investment Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Putnam Investment Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106629.

How much does Putnam Investment Management, LLC manage?

Putnam Investment Management, LLC reports $117,238,832,053 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 16, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have Putnam Investment Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Putnam Investment Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $112,250,309,678 in the October 2021 data and $117,238,832,053 in the October 2026 data, up 4%. Total employees: 302 in October 2021 and 139 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Putnam Investment Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (16,168); corporations or other businesses not listed above (87); investment companies (63).

Which custodians does Putnam Investment Management, LLC use?

Putnam Investment Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Putnam Investment Management, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/106629

What changed in Putnam Investment Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated December 24, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$117,238,832,053

$117,238,832,053 as of October 2026, filing dated September 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $110,554,689,541.Non-discretionary: $6,684,142,512.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 16,168 Assets $3,193,289,951 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 19 Assets $604,775,154 (1%)
Investment companies
Clients 63 Assets $104,339,359,072 (89%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 6 Assets $1,458,182,348 (1%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 39 Assets $7,955,890 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 21 Assets $55,634,444 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,225,712 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 25 Assets $6,684,889,908 (6%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $763,946,102 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 87 Assets $126,616,591 (0%)
Other
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $956,881 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
37 CAPITAL, PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1971 (54 years)
Employees
Total: 139. Performing investment advisory functions: 72.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

4 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$112B 2021 $116B 2022 $91.2B 2023 $97.9B 2024 $85.2B 2025 $117B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$117,238,832,053139September 16, 2026
October 2025$85,208,444,537197January 10, 2025
October 2024$97,851,190,759330September 27, 2024
October 2023$91,178,973,223319June 12, 2023
October 2022$115,562,505,380316September 27, 2022
October 2021$112,250,309,678302July 14, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $112,250,309,678 in the October 2021 data and $117,238,832,053 in the October 2026 data, up 4%.

Total employees: 302 in October 2021 and 139 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. January 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 51 to 72.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $85,208,444,537 to $117,238,832,053 (+38%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
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Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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