POXBX Performance — Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund, CL B
Data updated: 2025-10-27
POXBX returned +5.92% over one year to Aug 2024. Annualised returns are −1.32% over 3 years and +0.11% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Long-Term Municipal Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $96, against $97 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $107. Volatility over the past three years was 7.73% a year. In the 12 months to Aug 2025 the fund lost a net $5.5M, and assets reached $76.19M.
POXBX Growth of $100
What $100 invested in Putnam Ohio 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 | POXBX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Sep 2023 – Aug 2024) | $106 | $107 |
| 3 years (Sep 2021 – Aug 2024) | $96 | $97 |
| 5 years (Sep 2019 – Aug 2024) | $101 | $104 |
POXBX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Aug 2024, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +5.92% |
| 3 years (annualised) | −1.32% |
| 5 years (annualised) | +0.11% |
POXBX Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Aug) | +4.20% |
| 2023 | +5.09% |
| 2022 | −11.47% |
| 2021 | +2.55% |
| 2020 | +0.56% |
| 2019 (Sep–Dec) | +0.58% |
POXBX 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% | +2.7% | −0.2% | −1.1% | −0.1% | +0.6% | +0.8% | +1.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | +3.0% | +0.1% | −0.9% | −0.3% | +2.0% | −1.5% | 0.0% | +1.0% | +6.3% | −1.6% | −2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | −2.4% | 0.0% | +1.0% | −3.1% | −2.9% | −2.6% | +2.9% | −2.1% | +5.0% | −1.0% | −4.0% | −2.6% |
| 2021 | +0.4% | +0.5% | +0.4% | +0.8% | +0.6% | −0.4% | +0.6% | +0.4% | +0.7% | −0.2% | −0.7% | −0.6% |
| 2020 | +1.6% | +0.2% | +3.0% | −1.8% | −3.7% | −0.4% | +1.6% | +0.7% | +1.2% | −0.2% | −0.1% | −1.4% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.1% | 0.0% | −0.7% | +1.2% |
POXBX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Sep 2021 – Aug 2024.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.73%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.75 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +6.28% (Sep 2023)
- Worst month: −3.97% (Nov 2022)
POXBX Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: −$5.5M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $17.7M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.76×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | $1.2M | $3.6M | −$2.4M |
| Jul 2025 | $1.8M | $3.2M | −$1.4M |
| Jun 2025 | $1.9M | $2.9M | −$986K |
| May 2025 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $225K |
| Apr 2025 | $2.2M | $2.5M | −$238K |
| Mar 2025 | $1.4M | $1.5M | −$35K |
| Feb 2025 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $46 |
| Jan 2025 | $887K | $1.7M | −$848K |
| Dec 2024 | $1.1M | $739K | $323K |
| Nov 2024 | $2.2M | $1.3M | $956K |
| Oct 2024 | $638K | $1.8M | −$1.1M |
| Sep 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
POXBX Assets Under Management
Net assets of Putnam Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | $76.19M |
| 2025-05-31 | $81.08M |
| 2025-02-28 | $84.21M |
| 2024-11-30 | $85.45M |
| 2024-08-31 | $84.50M |
| 2024-05-31 | $85.04M |
| 2024-02-29 | $87.22M |
| 2023-11-30 | $84.20M |
| 2023-08-31 | $83.24M |
| 2023-05-31 | $82.99M |
| 2023-02-28 | $84.33M |
| 2022-11-30 | $86.21M |
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.