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XMPTVanEck

VanEck CEF Municipal Income ETF

$21.47-0.28% today
212352-WK

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in investments the income from which is exempt from U.S. federal income tax (other than federal alternative minimum tax). It normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities of issuers that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The CEFMX Index is comprised of shares of U.S.-listed closed-end funds.

Price & daily flows
22.221.721.221.47DAILY 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 -1.9% so far this year. At 1.82% 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

$20.9Bassets under management
1.82%expense ratio · $182 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
42Kavg daily volume, 30 days
58holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed July 12, 2011 · beta 0.25
Sector weights
Mutual fund100%
Utilities100%
Other1.99%
Miscellaneous1.99%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States93.93%
United Kingdom5.91%
Other0.16%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.6%
1 month-0.7%
3 months-0.4%
6 months-4.5%
YTD-1.9%
1 year+3.0%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
8%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.0%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

The case against XMPT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XMPT 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-179bp on fee · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-178bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-177bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-178bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-178bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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