FIRST TRUST MANAGED MUNICIPAL ETF
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.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
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
| 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
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
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.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16B | +$288M | -62bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$288M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | 0.04% | $39B | +$26M | -61bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$26M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -60bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -61bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -61bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |