Expense Ratio History

PCTEX expense ratio history

Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Trust, Class A Shares

Fund company
Putnam
Type
Mutual fund

0.88%

In basis points
88 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$88
Prospectus dated
31 January 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 0.89% on 31 January 2025

Fee over time

PCTEX expense ratio: 0.75% until 30 Jan 2014, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 30 Jan 2019, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 30 Jan 2020, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 23 Mar 2020, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 31 Jan 2021, then 0.78%; 0.78% until 31 Jan 2022, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 31 Jan 2023, then 0.80%; 0.80% until 31 Jan 2024, then 0.89%; 0.89% until 31 Jan 2025, then 0.88%; read at 0.88% on 31 Jan 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jan 2011Jun 2013Nov 2015Apr 2018Sep 2020Feb 20230.75% before0.88% from 31 Jan 2025
PCTEX expense ratio: 0.75% until 30 Jan 2014, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 30 Jan 2019, then 0.73%; 0.73% until 30 Jan 2020, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 23 Mar 2020, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 31 Jan 2021, then 0.78%; 0.78% until 31 Jan 2022, then 0.76%; 0.76% until 31 Jan 2023, then 0.80%; 0.80% until 31 Jan 2024, then 0.89%; 0.89% until 31 Jan 2025, then 0.88%; read at 0.88% on 31 Jan 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Jan 2011Oct 2015Jul 20200.75% before0.88% from 31 Jan 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 7 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
PCTEX (this page) Class A Shares 0.88% — 31 Jan 2025
PCTBX Class B Shares 1.49% — 31 Jan 2024
PCTCX Class C Shares 1.63% — 31 Jan 2025
— — 1.02% — 30 Jan 2019
— Class Y 0.63% — 31 Jan 2025
— — 0.77% — 30 Jan 2018
— Class R6 Shares 0.63% — 31 Jan 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
31 Jan 2025 0.88% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2025 0.88% Cut from 0.89% to 0.88%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-01-28
31 Jan 2024 0.89% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2024 0.89% Raised from 0.80% to 0.89%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-01-26
31 Jan 2023 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2023 0.80% Raised from 0.76% to 0.80%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-01-27
31 Jan 2022 0.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2022 0.76% Cut from 0.78% to 0.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-01-28
31 Jan 2021 0.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-01-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Jan 2021 0.78% Raised from 0.76% to 0.78%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-01-28
23 Mar 2020 0.76% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-03-23 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
23 Mar 2020 0.76% Raised from 0.72% to 0.76%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2020-04-08
30 Jan 2020 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2020 0.72% Cut from 0.73% to 0.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-02-14
30 Jan 2019 0.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2019 0.73% Cut from 0.74% to 0.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-02-15
30 Jan 2018 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2017 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-01-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Jan 2016 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2015 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2014 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2014 0.74% Cut from 0.75% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-02-18
30 Jan 2013 0.75% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2012 0.75% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Jan 2011 0.75% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-01-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.88% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,088 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,943.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$90
3 years$282
5 years$490
10 years$1,088

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 16 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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