PTAEX — Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund
Data updated: 2025-12-12
PTAEX — Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Municipal - National Bond · $518.32M AUM · 0.92% expense ratio · 0.2% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
PTAEX Fund Overview
PTAEX — Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund, categorised as Long Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund
- Category: Long Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $518.32M
- 1-year return: 0.2%
- Ticker: PTAEX
- SEC CIK: 0000205802
- SEC series ID: S000006568
- Share class ID: C000017918
PTAEX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Empire State Development Corp. | 2.03% |
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority | 1.53% |
| New York State Thruway Authority | 1.42% |
| Williamson County Industrial Development Board | 1.31% |
| Putnam Funds Trust | 1.25% |
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue | 1.22% |
| Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority | 1.21% |
| Orange County Health Facilities Authority | 1.20% |
| Port Authority of Houston of Harris County Texas | 1.14% |
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue | 1.13% |
PTAEX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 102.2% |
| Other | 1.2% |
| Securitized | 1.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
PTAEX Performance
Total returns for PTAEX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 0.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.9% |
PTAEX Risk Information
Risk metrics for PTAEX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 5.4%
PTAEX Costs and Fees
PTAEX costs about $92 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.92%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.92%
- Portfolio turnover: 35%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.07 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
PTAEX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2025-09, Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund had net outflows of $79.64M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | −$15.79M |
| 2025-08 | −$10.55M |
| 2025-07 | −$6.40M |
| 2025-06 | −$6.01M |
| 2025-05 | −$6.88M |
| 2025-04 | −$4.94M |
PTAEX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Empire State Development Corp. | 2.03% |
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority | 1.53% |
| New York State Thruway Authority | 1.42% |
| Williamson County Industrial Development Board | 1.31% |
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue | 1.22% |
| Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority | 1.21% |
| Orange County Health Facilities Authority | 1.20% |
| Port Authority of Houston of Harris County Texas | 1.14% |
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue | 1.13% |
| FHLMC Multifamily VRD Certificates | 1.13% |
PTAEX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.