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3 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
3
3
3
5
4
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Zacks Investment Research
2
(Buy)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
A-
(Buy)
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U.S. News evaluated 25 Muni New York Long Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 5.64 percent over the past year, 5.93 percent over the past three years, 5.62 percent over the past five years, and 4.58 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 1.4% |
| 1 Year | 5.6% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 5.9% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 5.6% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 4.6% |
Summary
The investment seeks to provide current income that is exempt from both federal and New York personal income taxes. The fund invests primarily in high-quality municipal bonds issued by New York state and local governments and regional governmental authorities. It invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities whose income is exempt from federal and New York taxes. Although the fund has no limitations on the maturities of individual securities, its dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to be between 10 and 25 years. It is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Vanguard New York Long Term Tax Exempt Fund has an expense ratio of 0.12 percent.
Risk
Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
