C000017441 Performance — Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2025-10-27
C000017441 returned −3.05% over one year to Aug 2025. Annualised returns are +1.40% over 3 years and −0.72% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Long-Term Municipal Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $104, against $107 for the category, and to $97 over one year, against $98. Volatility over the past three years was 8.35% a year. In the 12 months to Aug 2025 the fund lost a net $38.0M, and assets reached $684.89M.
C000017441 Growth of $100
What $100 invested in Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Long-Term Municipal Bond category average over the same months.
| Period | C000017441 | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Sep 2024 – Aug 2025) | $97 | $98 |
| 3 years (Sep 2022 – Aug 2025) | $104 | $107 |
| 5 years (Sep 2020 – Aug 2025) | $96 | $100 |
| Since data start (Sep 2019 – Aug 2025) | $97 | $102 |
C000017441 Trailing Returns
Total returns to Aug 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | −3.05% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +1.40% |
| 5 years (annualised) | −0.72% |
C000017441 Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Aug) | −5.52% |
| 2024 | +7.10% |
| 2023 | +6.16% |
| 2022 | −12.80% |
| 2021 | +3.35% |
| 2020 | −0.53% |
| 2019 (Sep–Dec) | +0.65% |
C000017441 Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.0% | −1.8% | −2.2% | −1.1% | −0.8% | +0.4% | −1.0% | +0.8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | −0.3% | +3.1% | +0.1% | −1.6% | −0.1% | +0.3% | +0.8% | +1.9% | +2.0% | −1.5% | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | +3.5% | −0.2% | −0.8% | 0.0% | +2.1% | −1.7% | +0.2% | +1.1% | +7.8% | −2.2% | −3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | −2.7% | 0.0% | +1.3% | −3.4% | −3.3% | −2.9% | +3.2% | −2.7% | +6.1% | −1.3% | −4.8% | −2.6% |
| 2021 | +0.8% | +0.9% | +0.5% | +1.1% | +0.6% | −0.5% | +0.7% | +0.4% | +1.0% | −0.4% | −1.0% | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +1.7% | +0.3% | +3.3% | −2.6% | −5.1% | −0.4% | +1.5% | +1.4% | +2.0% | −0.2% | −0.4% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.1% | −0.1% | −0.8% | +1.4% |
C000017441 Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Sep 2022 – Aug 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 8.35%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.37 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +7.79% (Sep 2023)
- Worst month: −4.81% (Nov 2022)
C000017441 Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: −$38.0M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $97.7M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.72×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | $6.4M | $11.4M | −$5.0M |
| Jul 2025 | $8.6M | $15.1M | −$6.5M |
| Jun 2025 | $9.7M | $12.0M | −$2.3M |
| May 2025 | $7.4M | $15.1M | −$7.7M |
| Apr 2025 | $10.5M | $17.1M | −$6.6M |
| Mar 2025 | $9.4M | $9.0M | $391K |
| Feb 2025 | $9.7M | $17.9M | −$8.2M |
| Jan 2025 | $8.4M | $8.3M | $99K |
| Dec 2024 | $9.4M | $8.8M | $543K |
| Nov 2024 | $10.8M | $9.3M | $1.5M |
| Oct 2024 | $7.5M | $11.7M | −$4.2M |
| Sep 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
C000017441 Assets Under Management
Net assets of Putnam New York Tax Exempt Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $684.89M |
| 2025-05-31 | $702.03M |
| 2025-02-28 | $751.03M |
| 2024-11-30 | $769.59M |
| 2024-08-31 | $769.87M |
| 2024-05-31 | $761.88M |
| 2024-02-29 | $791.02M |
| 2023-11-30 | $789.49M |
| 2023-08-31 | $793.40M |
| 2023-05-31 | $809.92M |
| 2023-02-28 | $806.94M |
| 2022-11-30 | $813.16M |
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.