Garrett L. Hamilton,CFA

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Hamilton is a Portfolio Manager in the Tax Exempt Fixed Income group. He is responsible for managing a number of Putnam's single-state municipal bond and tax-exempt income funds, including Putnam Short-Term Municipal Income Fund and Putnam Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund. He joined Putnam in 2016 and has been in the investment industry since 2006.

Funds managed

 Fact sheet Annual Semi annual Compare
California Tax Exempt Income Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 93 funds in the Muni California Long category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 63 funds in the Muni California Long category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 76 funds in the Muni California Long category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 93 funds in the Muni California Long category.
Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund
Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 44 funds in the Muni Massachusetts category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 35 funds in the Muni Massachusetts category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 38 funds in the Muni Massachusetts category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 44 funds in the Muni Massachusetts category.
Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 44 funds in the Muni Minnesota category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 33 funds in the Muni Minnesota category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 40 funds in the Muni Minnesota category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 44 funds in the Muni Minnesota category.
New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 47 funds in the Muni New Jersey category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 43 funds in the Muni New Jersey category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 47 funds in the Muni New Jersey category.
New York Tax Exempt Income Fund
Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 26 funds in the Muni Ohio category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 23 funds in the Muni Ohio category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 26 funds in the Muni Ohio category.
Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 50 funds in the Muni Pennsylvania category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 46 funds in the Muni Pennsylvania category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 50 funds in the Muni Pennsylvania category.
Short-Term Municipal Income Fund
Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 250 funds in the Muni National Interm category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 165 funds in the Muni National Interm category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 223 funds in the Muni National Interm category.
3-year Morningstar RatingTM among 250 funds in the Muni National Interm category.
Tax Exempt Income Fund
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 123 funds in the Muni National Long category.
Tax-Free High Yield Fund
Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 178 funds in the High Yield Muni category.
10-year Morningstar RatingTM among 100 funds in the High Yield Muni category.
5-year Morningstar RatingTM among 152 funds in the High Yield Muni category.

Closed End Funds

Managed Municipal Income Trust
Municipal Opportunities Trust

Blog posts

New York confident about recovery

2/24/2021

New York leaders are confident about the state's economic recovery.

California budget outlook brightens

2/10/2021

With revenues coming in higher than projected, the outlook for the California budget is positive in the near term.

Record-setting muni issuance pauses post-election

12/2/2020

Muni issuance pauses post-election, but reinvestment demand typically increases near year-end.