PCTBX Performance — Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund, Class B
Data updated: 2025-12-12
PCTBX returned +11.47% over one year to Sep 2024. Over one year the fund beat its Long-Term Municipal Bond category average: $100 grew to $111, against $108 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 8.42% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2025 the fund lost a net $93.6M, and assets reached $636.51M.
PCTBX 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.
| Period | PCTBX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Sep 2023 – Sep 2024) | $111 | $108 |
| 3 years (Sep 2021 – Sep 2024) | $99 | $98 |
| 5 years (Sep 2019 – Sep 2024) | $104 | $104 |
| Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2024) | $106 | $107 |
PCTBX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Sep 2024, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +11.47% |
3- and 5-year figures withheld: disagrees with sibling classes.
PCTBX 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.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Sep) | +2.58% |
| 2023 | +6.53% |
| 2022 | −10.92% |
| 2021 | +1.25% |
| 2020 | +4.70% |
| 2019 (Jul–Dec) | +2.40% |
PCTBX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +0.2% | +0.1% | −0.1% | +2.0% | +0.4% | −1.6% | — | +0.7% | +0.9% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | +1.7% | −2.5% | +3.4% | +1.1% | −0.8% | −0.1% | −3.2% | −1.5% | +0.2% | +3.0% | +7.4% | −2.0% |
| 2022 | −3.3% | −0.7% | −2.8% | −2.5% | +1.4% | −3.7% | −4.8% | −2.4% | +3.2% | +0.1% | +6.0% | −1.4% |
| 2021 | +0.9% | −1.7% | +0.7% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +1.0% | −1.1% | −0.5% | +0.7% | 0.0% | +0.9% | −0.4% |
| 2020 | −5.4% | +1.5% | +1.9% | +1.5% | +3.6% | −1.7% | 0.0% | −0.5% | +1.8% | +0.6% | +1.8% | −0.2% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.6% | +1.9% | +0.7% | +0.3% | +0.2% | −0.1% |
PCTBX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Sep 2023 – Sep 2024.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 8.42%
- Best month: +7.38% (Nov 2023)
- Worst month: −1.98% (Dec 2023)
PCTBX 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×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net 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 |
PCTBX Assets Under Management
Net assets of Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net 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.