C000010818 Fees and Costs — Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund, Class M

Data updated: 2026-10-13

The net expense ratio is 1.06%: a 0.43% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.25%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $27K in broker commissions, 0.0012% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 41%.

C000010818 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000010818. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2018.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.43%
12b-1 fee0.50%
Other expenses0.13%
Gross expense ratio1.06%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.06%
Sales charges
Max front load3.25%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—

C000010818 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000010818, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,056 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.80% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$325$325$325
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.06%)$108$336$582
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$0$1
Lost growth on money paid in costs$16$68$149
Total costs$449$729$1,056
Value after costs$10,051$10,847$11,707
Impact on return, per year4.49%2.25%1.80%

C000010818 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0012%
  • Total broker commissions: $27K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.9B
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 41%

C000010818 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$15K55.54%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$12K44.46%

C000010818 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Jefferies LLC$237.5M15.48%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$211.4M13.78%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$209.1M13.63%
BofA Securities, Inc.$203.1M13.24%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$199.5M13.00%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$119.0M7.76%
FMSBONDS, INC.$109.4M7.13%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$104.5M6.81%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$74.7M4.87%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.$66.0M4.30%

Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000202840Class R60.56%none
C000060535Class Y0.65%none
PPNAXClass A0.90%2.25%
C000010818Class M1.06%3.25%
PTFIXClass B1.44%none
C000010817Class C1.65%none

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.