Munis - Line-up (ex-Bond Ladders)

Components Performance/Risk
Period Return
8.3%
Return Rank
Subpar
Risk Exposure
Low Risk

Broad and complex, the Munis market is exposed to risk at multiple levels - such as call risk, credit risk or liquidity risk - with potential price inefficiencies...and investment opportunities

Check the full range of Muni themes, ranked by maturity target and by yield, ant the Muni bond ladders

Tax-exemption is a major factor in Muni pricing but the yield curve is not necessarily precisely symetrical to the Treasuries yield curve to account for the tax-benefit  - differentials by maturity segment matter

Diversified Muni investments in actively managed ETFs, in utilities (water and sewage, electrical or general utilities), further contribute to potential performance

 

To take a closer look, momentum signals trends of the last 5 days against a 20-day average

For comparison, select various time frames in the top right menu box, from 2 weeks to a full year (performance of some very recently listed ETFs may not be significant for lack of price data)

 

Has been set aside as a special case of intermediate maturity classification, with much higher performance and volatility than average :

X-Square Municipal Income Tax-Free ETF is a very small and unusual Muni ETF, invested in municipal securities issued by Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands, exempt from federal, state, and local taxes (under the triple-tax exemption rule)

Theme Components
Name
Ticker
Category
SubCategory
Cur. Price
Performance
Momentum
Risk Rank
Risk Contrib
 
iShares National Muni Bond ETF MUB MunicipalsBroad Maturities106.168.7% Neutral Below Average
First Trust Managed Municipal ETF FMB MunicipalsBroad Maturities50.729.6% Neutral Below Average
iShares New York Muni Bond ETF NYF MunicipalsBroad Maturities53.148.6% Neutral Below Average
Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF BAB MunicipalsBroad Maturities26.467.3% Neutral Above Average
SPDR® Nuveen Bloomberg Municipal Bond ETF TFI MunicipalsBroad Maturities45.158.7% Neutral Below Average
VanEck Vectors® CEF Municipal Income ETF XMPT MunicipalsBroad Maturities21.7918.0% Neutral Above Average
iShares California Muni Bond ETF CMF MunicipalsBroad Maturities56.938.2% Neutral Below Average
American Century® Diversified Municipal Bond ETF TAXF MunicipalsBroad Maturities50.199.6% Neutral Below Average
NYLI MacKay Muni Insured ETF MMIN MunicipalsBroad Maturities23.8211.1% Neutral Average Risk
PIMCO Municipal Income Opportunities Active ETF MINO MunicipalsBroad Maturities45.0910.7% Neutral Below Average
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