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Form N-CEN PUTNAM INVESTMENT FUNDS For: Feb 28

May 7, 2021 3:08 PM EDT


  X0303
  
    N-CEN
    
      LIVE
      
        
          0000932101
          XXXXXXXX
        
      
      
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        false
      
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          S000003854
          true
        
      
    
  
  
    
    
      Putnam Investment Funds
      811-07237
      0000932101
      549300SRAF55EHI5J317
      100 FEDERAL STREET
      BOSTON
      02110
      US-MA
      US
      1-800-225-1581
      
        
      
      
        
          Putnam Investor Services, Inc.
          100 FEDERAL STREET
          BOSTON
          
          02110
          1-800-225-1581
          Records include accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder
        
        
          State Street Bank and Trust Company
          225 FRANKLIN STREET
          BOSTON
          
          02110
          1-617-786-3000
          Records include accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder
        
        
          Higgins Michael J.
          100 FEDERAL STREET
          BOSTON
          
          02110
          1-800-225-1581
          Records include accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder
        
        
          Putnam Investment Management, LLC
          100 FEDERAL STREET
          BOSTON
          
          02110
          1-800-225-1581
          Records include accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder
        
        
          Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership
          100 FEDERAL STREET
          BOSTON
          
          02110
          1-800-225-1581
          Records include accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules promulgated thereunder
        
      
      N
      N
      
      N-1A
      9
      Y
      
        
          Leibler Kenneth R
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Putnam, III George
          004355835
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Reynolds Robert L
          002009065
          Y
          
            
          
        
        
          Singh Manoj P
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Sutphen Mona K
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Ahamed Liaquat
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Akhoury Ravi
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Baumann Barbara M
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Domotorffy Katinka
          004506390
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Hill Catharine Bond
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
        
          Joskow Paul L
          N/A
          N
          
            
          
        
      
      
        
          Clark James F
          N/A
          100 FEDERAL STREET
          BOSTON
          
          02110
          XXXXXX
          N
          
            
          
        
      
      N
      N
      N
      N
      
      N
      
        
        
      
      
        
          Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership
          8-5088
          000007325
          N/A
          
          Y
        
      
      N
      
        
          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
          238
          5493002GVO7EO8RNNS37
          
        
      
      Y
      N
      N
      N
      N
      N
      N
    
    
      
        Putnam Small Cap Value Fund
        S000003854
        EYW12E59V2I5PAIL1O80
        N
        7
        0
        0
        
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
        
        N/A
        N
        N
        Y
        
          N
          N
        
        
          
            Goldman Sachs Bank USA
            KD3XUN7C6T14HNAYLU02
            N
            
              
                
              
              N
            
          
        
        
          
        
        
          Revenue sharing split
        
        16717203.00
        40214.00
        
          Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)
          Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)
          Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)
          Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)
          Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
        
        N
        N
        N
        N
        
          
            Putnam Investment Management, LLC
            801-7974
            000106629
            N/A
            
            N
          
        
        
          
            Putnam Investments Limited
            801-61441
            000122254
            N/A
            Y
            GB
            N
          
        
        
          
            Putnam Investor Services, Inc.
            84-06331
            N/A
            
            Y
            N
          
        
        N
        
          
            Reuters (equities)
            549300561UZND4C7B569
            
            N
          
        
        N
        
          
            State Street Bank and Trust Company
            N/A
            
            N
            N
            Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
            N
          
        
        N
        
          
            Putnam Investor Services, Inc.
            N/A
            
            Y
            N
          
        
        N
        N
        
          
            RAJA - RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
            8-10999
            000000705
            U4ONQX15J3RO8XCKE979
            
            87624.8
          
          
            JEFF - JEFFERIES LLC
            8-15074
            000002347
            NY9Q8VBNB6D1L6YV0J84
            
            69408.84
          
          
            CSFB - CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), LLC
            8-422
            000000816
            1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
            
            66015.01
          
          
            JPMS - J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, LLC.
            8-35008
            000000079
            ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
            
            65603.82
          
          
            UBSW - UBS SECURITIES L.L.C.
            8-22651
            000007654
            T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44
            
            61663.04
          
          
            PIJF - PIPER JAFFRAY & CO. (formerly WEEDEN & CO. L.P.)
            8-15204
            000000665
            QUQDBTUSOAKFEVMRMF78
            
            36751.07
          
          
            BCAP - BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
            8-41342
            000019714
            AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
            
            34241.36
          
          
            KBWI - KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.
            8-10888
            000000481
            549300OM47DQV01G4854
            
            22466.27
          
          
            WBLR - BLAIR (WILLIAM) & COMPANY, L.L.C.
            8-2698
            000001252
            549300J0P7XYE8BMZ775
            
            21352.73
          
          
            RBCD - RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
            8-45411
            000031194
            549300LCO2FLSSVFFR64
            
            20130.63
          
        
        632805.96
        
          
            RBCD - RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
            8-45411
            000031194
            549300LCO2FLSSVFFR64
            
            2552175
          
          
            MLCO - BofA Securities, Inc.
            8-7221
            000007691
            549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
            
            1364295.55
          
          
            JPMS - J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, LLC.
            8-35008
            000000079
            ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
            
            1033423.8
          
          
            CGML - CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
            8-8177
            000007059
            6SHGI4ZSSLCXXQSBB395
            
            1023757
          
          
            CSFB - CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA), LLC
            8-422
            000000816
            1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
            
            688380
          
          
            KBWI - KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.
            8-10888
            000000481
            549300OM47DQV01G4854
            
            511826
          
          
            BCAP - BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
            8-41342
            000019714
            AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
            
            307298.22
          
          
            COWN - COWEN & COMPANY, L.L.C.
            8-22522
            000007616
            549300WR155U7DVMIW58
            
            282235
          
          
            BARD - BAIRD (ROBERT W.) & CO., INCORPORATED
            8-497
            000008158
            549300772UJAHRD6LO53
            
            123840
          
          
            GSCO - GOLDMAN SACHS & CO LLC
            8-129
            000000361
            FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
            
            54814.5
          
        
        7967439.13
        Y
        150333459.32
        0.00
        
          
            
              Committed
              317500000
              
                
              
              
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
              
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              235500000
              
                
              
              
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
              
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Putnam Investment Funds and 
Shareholders of Putnam Small Cap Value Fund: 

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements 
of Putnam Small Cap Value Fund (one of the funds constituting 
Putnam Investment Funds, referred to hereafter as the Fund) as of 
and for the year ended February 28, 2021, in accordance with the 
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds internal control over 
financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding 
securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for 
the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements 
and to comply with the requirements of Form NCEN, but not for the 
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds 
internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we do not 
express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal 
control over financial reporting.

The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and 
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting.  
In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by 
management are required to assess the expected benefits and 
related costs of controls.  A companys internal control over 
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable 
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the 
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A 
companys internal control over financial reporting includes those 
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of 
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect 
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; 
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as 
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that 
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in 
accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the 
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention 
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or 
disposition of a companys assets that could have a material effect 
on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over 
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future 
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of 
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists 
when the design or operation of a control does not allow 
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their 
assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely 
basis.  A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of 
deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such 
that there is a reasonable possibility that a material 
misstatement of the companys annual or interim financial 
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.  

Our consideration of the Funds internal control over financial 
reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first 
paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in 
internal control over financial reporting that might be material 
weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB.  However, we 
noted no deficiencies in the Funds internal control over financial 
reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding 
securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined 
above as of February 28, 2021.










This report is intended solely for the information and use of the 
Board of Trustees of Putnam Investment Funds and the Securities 
and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not 
be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 6, 2021




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