Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of the fund"s net assets in securities of emerging market companies excluding companies domiciled, or whose stock is listed for trading on an exchange, in China, as well as companies domiciled in Hong Kong. Putnam Management invests significantly in small and mid-size companies. In evaluating potential investments, Putnam Management seeks high-quality companies with mispriced earnings growth that can potentially deliver excess return over the fund"s benchmark. The fund is non-diversified.