Best Fit Municipal Debt Funds

Municipal ETFs invest in the debt issued by state and local governments to fund public works projects. Broadly, their income is free from federal taxes and sometimes state taxes if investors reside in the state in which the debt is issued. These funds are typically seen as some of the safest available because many are backed by the full faith and credit of a particular municipality.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

Market Vectors Municipal Bond Closed-End Fund ETF (XMPT)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.12% Avg. Volume: 14,751
Fees: 1.43% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Market Vectors Municipal Bond Closed-End Fund Index

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Market Vectors Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF (PRB)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.38% Avg. Volume: 6,678
Fees: 0.24% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital Municipal Pre-Refunded Treasury-Escrowed Index

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PIMCO Build America Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BABZ)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 2.36% Avg. Volume: 9,147
Fees: 0.45% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Not applicable

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PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (MUNI)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.84% Avg. Volume: 30,984
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Not applicable

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PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (SMMU)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.48% Avg. Volume: 9,641
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Municipal Bond Index

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PowerShares Insured California Municipal Bond Portfolio (PWZ)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.45% Avg. Volume: 16,335
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: BofA Merrill Lynch California Insured Long-Term Core Municipal Securities Index

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PowerShares VRDO Tax-Free Weekly Portfolio (PVI)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.02% Avg. Volume: 58,593
Fees: 0.25% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Thompson Municipal Market Data VRDO Index

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SPDR Nuveen Barclays Build American Bond ETF (BABS)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 1.67% Avg. Volume: 25,178
Fees: 0.35% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Build America Bond Index

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SPDR Nuveen Barclays California Municipal Bond ETF (CXA)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.86% Avg. Volume: 27,304
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Managed Money Municipal California Index

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SPDR Nuveen Barclays New York Municipal Bond ETF (INY)

Asset Class: Fixed Income

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Performance (YTD): 0.27% Avg. Volume: 15,935
Fees: 0.20% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Barclays Managed Money Municipal New York Index

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Top Performing MUNICIPAL DEBT FUNDS as of 05.03.2013

PowerShares Build America Bond Portfolio (BAB)

Total Return: 12.26%

Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD)

Total Return: 8.95%

Market Vectors Long Municipal Index ETF (MLN)

Total Return: 7.74%

* annualized