PXMAX Fees and Costs — Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund, CL A
Data updated: 2025-10-27
The net expense ratio is 0.80%: a 0.42% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.00% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. Portfolio turnover was 17%.
PXMAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PXMAX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.42% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.80% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.80% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
PXMAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PXMAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $993 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.69% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $500 | $400 | $400 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.80%) | $81 | $252 | $438 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $20 | $76 | $155 |
| Total costs | $601 | $728 | $993 |
| Value after costs | $9,899 | $10,849 | $11,770 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.01% | 2.25% | 1.69% |
PXMAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $202.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PXMAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | $48.7M | 31.63% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $23.6M | 15.36% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $14.7M | 9.57% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $13.0M | 8.44% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $10.7M | 6.98% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $10.1M | 6.55% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $10.0M | 6.51% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $8.8M | 5.70% |
| Headlands Tech Global Markets, LLC | $7.6M | 4.94% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6.7M | 4.32% |
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.