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MBNESPDR

SPDR Nuveen Municipal Bond ESG ETF

$29.00+0.07% today
293052-WK

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal bonds that pay income that is exempt from regular federal income tax. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds issued by issuers with a score of 3 or higher at the time of purchase (“ESG Leaders”). It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
29.329.128.829.00DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Nov 14Feb 12May 12

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$4M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -0.2% so far this year. At 0.43% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.

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

$29.1Bassets under management
0.43%expense ratio · $43 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
avg daily volume, 30 days
104holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed April 3, 2022 · beta 0.02
HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1US DOLLAR100.00%
Sector weights
Cash & Others100%
Other100%
Municipal99.41%
Government4.22%
Cash0.59%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Other100%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week0.0%
1 month0.0%
3 months0.0%
6 months-1.4%
YTD-0.2%
1 year+1.2%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD−$4M
1 year−$4M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
3%realized volatility, 1 year
-2.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 100.0% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. Spread across 1+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against MBNE

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MBNE 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-40bp on fee · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-39bp on fee · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-38bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-39bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-39bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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