# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001845809
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-197927
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 10022
**Document Hash:** b5c3678c78f79bcc54baaa298c1695ec
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-197927.hdr.sgml**: 20250908

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-197927

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BXT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250908

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250908

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Putnam ETF Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001845809

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-23643
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251298951

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02111
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6177601060

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02111
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Putnam ETF Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001845809

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BXT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-253222
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251298950

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02111
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6177601060

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02111

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Franklin California Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094549)

| Class ID   | Class Name                               | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263082 | Franklin California Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Pennsylvania Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094550)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                 | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263083 | Franklin Pennsylvania Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094551)

| Class ID   | Class Name                    | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263084 | Franklin Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Municipal High Yield ETF (Series ID: S000094552)

| Class ID   | Class Name                        | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263085 | Franklin Municipal High Yield ETF |  |

### Franklin New York Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094553)

| Class ID   | Class Name                             | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263086 | Franklin New York Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Short-Term Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094554)

| Class ID   | Class Name                               | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263087 | Franklin Short-Term Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094555)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                  | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263088 | Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Minnesota Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094556)

| Class ID   | Class Name                              | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263089 | Franklin Minnesota Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin New Jersey Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094557)

| Class ID   | Class Name                               | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263090 | Franklin New Jersey Municipal Income ETF |  |

### Franklin Ohio Municipal Income ETF (Series ID: S000094558)

| Class ID   | Class Name                         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000263091 | Franklin Ohio Municipal Income ETF |  |

**As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2025** 

**Securities Act File No. 333-253222**

**Investment Company Act File No. 811-23643**

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM N-1A**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

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| ***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933*** | ☒ |
| **Pre-Effective Amendment No.** | ☐ |
| **Post-Effective Amendment No. 28** | ☒ |

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**and/or** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940***

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| **Amendment No. 29** | ☒ |

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## PUTNAM ETF TRUST\*
**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)** 

**100 Federal Street** 

**Boston, MA 02110** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)** 

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000** 

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|  **Name and address of agent for**<br> **service:** | ***Copy to:*** |  |
|  **Stephen J. Tate, Vice President** | **Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.** | **James E. Thomas, Esq.** |
|  **Putnam ETF Trust** | **Ropes & Gray LLP** | **Ropes & Gray LLP** |
|  **100 Federal Street** | **1211 Avenue of the Americas** | **800 Boylston Street** |
|  **Boston, Massachusetts 02110** | **New York, New York 10036** | **Boston, Massachusetts 02199** |

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ on October 8, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

☐ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

\* This filing relates solely to Franklin California Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Minnesota Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Municipal High Yield ETF, Franklin Municipal Income ETF, Franklin New Jersey Municipal Income ETF, Franklin New York Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Ohio Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Pennsylvania Municipal Income ETF and Franklin Short-Term Municipal Income ETF. Information contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement relating to any other series of the Registrant is neither amended nor superseded hereby. 

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**PART A, PART B AND PART C** 

Pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") of Putnam ETF Trust (the "Registrant") (File No. 333-253222), relating only to Franklin California Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Minnesota Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Municipal High Yield ETF, Franklin Municipal Income ETF, Franklin New Jersey Municipal Income ETF, Franklin New York Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Ohio Municipal Income ETF, Franklin Pennsylvania Municipal Income ETF and Franklin Short-Term Municipal Income ETF (collectively, the "Funds"), each a series of the Registrant, is being filed solely for the purpose of designating October 8, 2025 as the new date upon which Post-Effective Amendment No. 23, as filed on May 30, 2025 (Accession No. 0001193125-25-132025) ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 23") shall become effective.

Accordingly, the [Part A—Prospectus, Part B—Statement of Additional Information, and Part C of the Funds](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1845809/000119312525132025/d822009d485apos.htm), as filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 23, are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this filing.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, Putnam ETF Trust, certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this 8th day of September, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
|  **PUTNAM ETF TRUST** | **PUTNAM ETF TRUST** |
| By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz |
|  | Jonathan S. Horwitz<br> Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on this 8th day of September, 2025:

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| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Barbara M. Baumann\*<br> Barbara M. Baumann | Chair, Board of Trustees |
| /s/ Robert L. Reynolds\*<br> Robert L. Reynolds | President and Trustee |
| /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz\*<br> Jonathan S. Horwitz | Executive Vice President, Principal Executive<br> Officer and Compliance Liaison |
| /s/ Michael J. Higgins\*<br> Michael J. Higgins | Vice President, Treasurer, and Clerk |
| /s/ Jeffrey W. White\*<br> Jeffrey W. White | Vice President, Principal Financial Officer, Principal<br> Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
| /s/ Liaquat Ahamed\*<br> Liaquat Ahamed | Trustee |
| /s/ Katinka Domotorffy\*<br> Katinka Domotorffy | Trustee |
| /s/ Catharine Bond Hill\*<br> Catharine Bond Hill | Trustee |
| /s/ Gregory G. McGreevey\*<br> Gregory G. McGreevey | Trustee |

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| /s/ Jennifer Williams Murphy\*<br> Jennifer Williams Murphy | Trustee |
| /s/ Marie Pillai\*<br> Marie Pillai | Trustee |
| /s/ George Putnam III \*<br> George Putnam III | Trustee |
| /s/ Manoj P. Singh\*<br> Manoj P. Singh | Trustee |
| /s/ Mona K. Sutphen\*<br> Mona K. Sutphen | Trustee |
| /s/ Jane E. Trust\*<br> Jane E. Trust | Trustee |

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| \*By: | /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz |
|  | Jonathan S. Horwitz, as Attorney-in-Fact |

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\* Attorney in Fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney.