PCIYX Performance — Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund, Class Y

Data updated: 2025-12-12

PCIYX returned −0.29% over one year to Sep 2025. Over one year the fund trailed its Long-Term Municipal Bond category average: $100 grew to $100, against $100 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 5.39% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2025 the fund lost a net $93.6M, and assets reached $636.51M.

PCIYX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Putnam California 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.

PeriodPCIYXCategory average
1 year (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025)$100$100
3 years (Oct 2022 – Sep 2025)$117$114
5 years (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025)$105$103
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2025)$111$108

PCIYX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−0.29%

3- and 5-year figures withheld: disagrees with sibling classes.

PCIYX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–Sep)+1.13%
2024+2.90%
2023+7.42%
2022−10.09%
2021+1.99%
2020+5.70%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.71%

PCIYX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025−1.9%+1.2%0.0%−1.1%−0.8%+0.6%−0.8%+0.8%+3.1%———
2024+0.3%+0.1%0.0%+2.2%+0.4%−1.5%+1.2%+0.7%+0.8%−1.5%+1.8%−1.7%
2023+1.8%−2.5%+3.5%+1.0%−0.7%0.0%−3.2%−1.4%+0.4%+3.1%+7.4%−1.8%
2022−3.2%−0.6%−2.8%−2.5%+1.5%−3.6%−4.7%−2.3%+3.3%+0.1%+6.0%−1.4%
2021+0.8%−1.6%+0.8%+0.4%+0.5%+1.1%−1.0%−0.4%+0.8%+0.1%+0.8%−0.3%
2020−5.3%+1.5%+1.9%+1.4%+3.7%−1.5%0.0%−0.3%+1.9%+0.8%+1.8%0.0%
2019——————−0.6%+1.9%+0.7%+0.4%+0.1%+0.1%

PCIYX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 5.39%
  • Best month: +3.15% (Sep 2025)
  • Worst month: −1.88% (Jan 2025)

PCIYX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$93.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $80.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.46×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2025$4.8M$19.8M−$15.0M
Aug 2025$7.0M$27.8M−$20.8M
Jul 2025$4.6M$18.4M−$13.9M
Jun 2025$7.6M$10.4M−$2.8M
May 2025$5.8M$8.6M−$2.8M
Apr 2025$8.7M$11.8M−$3.1M
Mar 2025$5.6M$11.9M−$6.2M
Feb 2025$4.6M$9.4M−$4.9M
Jan 2025$4.9M$10.0M−$5.1M
Dec 2024$7.6M$17.0M−$9.3M
Nov 2024$6.8M$11.8M−$5.0M
Oct 2024$13.0M$17.6M−$4.6M

PCIYX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2025-09-30$636.51M
2025-06-30$673.09M
2025-03-31$697.07M
2024-12-31$723.57M
2024-09-30$759.81M
2024-06-30$759.34M
2024-03-31$779.01M
2023-12-31$799.19M
2023-09-30$753.03M
2023-06-30$799.09M
2023-03-31$820.20M
2022-12-31$821.57M

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.