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FIRST TRUST MANAGED MUNICIPAL ETF

$50.18-0.37% today
505252-WK

The primary investment objective of the Fund will be to generate current income that is exempt from regular federal income taxes and its secondary objective will be long term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in municipal debt securities that pay interest that is exempt from regular federal income taxes.

Price & daily flows
51.550.850.250.18DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -2.0% so far this year. At 0.65% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ITDG runs the same ground at 0.11%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2Bassets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
141Kavg daily volume, 30 days
3holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 20, 2023 · beta 0.08
Sector weights
Municipal100.89%
Other100%
Cash & Others100%
Revenue82.43%
General obligation13.95%
Double barrel3.62%
Cash1%
Corporate0.1%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month-0.1%
3 months-1.0%
6 months-3.3%
YTD-2.0%
1 year+0.9%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
3%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.5%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against FMB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FMB on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16B+$288M-62bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-61bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-60bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-61bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-61bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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