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Name
As of 10/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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YTD Return
2.8%
1 yr return
5.8%
3 Yr Avg Return
0.6%
5 Yr Avg Return
0.8%
Net Assets
$138 M
Holdings in Top 10
23.2%
Expense Ratio 0.47%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 31.30%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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As of 10/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
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To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal bonds that provide income exempt from federal personal income tax. Municipal bonds are debt securities or other obligations issued by states, territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, or multistate agencies and authorities.
The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds rated, at the time of purchase, investment grade (Baa/BBB or higher) or the unrated equivalent as determined by Insight North America LLC, the fund's sub-adviser. For additional yield, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in municipal bonds rated, at the time of purchase, below investment grade ("high yield" or "junk" bonds) to as low as Caa/CCC or the unrated equivalent as determined by the fund's sub-adviser.The fund invests principally in municipal bonds with remaining maturities or mandatory puts of five years or less and generally maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of one to three years.
The fund's sub-adviser focuses on identifying undervalued sectors and securities. To select municipal bonds for the fund, the sub-adviser uses fundamental credit analysis to estimate the relative value and attractiveness of various sectors and securities and actively trades among various sectors and securities based on their apparent relative values. The fund seeks to invest in several different sectors, and does not seek to overweight any particular sector but may do so depending on each sector's relative value at a given time. A rigorous sell discipline is employed to continuously evaluate all fund holdings. Current holdings may become sell candidates if creditworthiness is deteriorating, if bonds with better risk and return characteristics become available, or if the holding no longer meets the sub-adviser's strategic or portfolio construction objectives.
Although the fund seeks to provide income exempt from federal income tax, income from some of the fund's holdings may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
Period | DIMIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 2.8% | -1.5% | 25.1% | 65.96% |
1 Yr | 5.8% | 2.6% | 38.2% | 94.43% |
3 Yr | 0.6%* | -9.7% | 3.5% | 16.61% |
5 Yr | 0.8%* | -6.6% | 1104.9% | 54.27% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -0.8% | 248.9% | 87.11% |
* Annualized
Period | DIMIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 1.8% | -1.4% | 41.0% | 78.31% |
2022 | -4.5% | -39.7% | 0.3% | 6.82% |
2021 | -1.1% | -5.6% | 6.9% | 77.92% |
2020 | 1.2% | -2.6% | 310.0% | 76.60% |
2019 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 26.0% | 93.00% |
Period | DIMIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 2.8% | -1.5% | 25.1% | 65.96% |
1 Yr | 5.8% | 2.6% | 38.2% | 94.43% |
3 Yr | 0.6%* | -9.7% | 3.5% | 16.61% |
5 Yr | 0.8%* | -6.6% | 1104.9% | 54.27% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -0.8% | 248.9% | 87.11% |
* Annualized
Period | DIMIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 3.2% | -1.3% | 41.0% | 95.81% |
2022 | -3.6% | -39.7% | 1.1% | 7.96% |
2021 | 0.0% | -4.8% | 23761504.0% | 87.36% |
2020 | 2.0% | -1.5% | 17057.9% | 89.38% |
2019 | 3.3% | 0.2% | 3514.6% | 91.15% |
DIMIX | Category Low | Category High | DIMIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 138 M | 3.22 M | 71.9 B | 79.95% |
Number of Holdings | 92 | 4 | 13418 | 86.99% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 31.7 M | -317 M | 3.45 B | 76.38% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 23.22% | 1.9% | 100.1% | 26.49% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DIMIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 97.66% | 0.00% | 150.86% | 76.59% |
Cash | 2.34% | -50.86% | 43.45% | 22.36% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.89% | 19.23% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% | 47.98% |
Other | 0.00% | -3.72% | 51.88% | 48.24% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.93% | 46.44% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DIMIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal | 99.21% | 44.39% | 100.00% | 35.71% |
Derivative | 0.00% | -3.72% | 51.88% | 46.32% |
Cash & Equivalents | 0.00% | 0.00% | 43.45% | 76.18% |
Securitized | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.93% | 46.90% |
Corporate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.41% | 56.03% |
Government | 0.00% | 0.00% | 52.02% | 49.97% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DIMIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 97.66% | 0.00% | 142.23% | 73.99% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 23.89% | 50.36% |
DIMIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 0.47% | 0.01% | 8.02% | 85.33% |
Management Fee | 0.25% | 0.00% | 1.20% | 9.08% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.44% | N/A |
DIMIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 0.50% | 4.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 0.25% | 5.00% | N/A |
DIMIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
DIMIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 31.30% | 0.00% | 283.00% | 80.91% |
DIMIX | Category Low | Category High | DIMIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 1.76% | 0.00% | 14.51% | 93.63% |
DIMIX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
DIMIX | Category Low | Category High | DIMIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 0.87% | -0.53% | 5.33% | 90.19% |
DIMIX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Sep 30, 2024 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2024 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2024 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2024 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 29, 2024 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2023 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2023 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2023 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2023 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2023 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2023 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2023 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2023 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 28, 2023 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2023 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2023 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2023 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.007 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2021 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2021 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 29, 2021 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2021 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 30, 2021 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2021 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 28, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2021 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2021 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2021 | $0.011 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 29, 2021 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2020 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2020 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 30, 2020 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2020 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2020 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2020 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2020 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2019 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 29, 2019 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2019 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2019 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2019 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2019 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2016 | $0.003 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 29, 2016 | $0.010 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 23, 2015 | $0.005 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 23, 2015 | $0.029 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 18, 2014 | $0.002 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 18, 2014 | $0.065 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2013 | $0.001 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2013 | $0.118 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 13, 2012 | $0.002 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 13, 2012 | $0.066 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Apr 21, 2011
11.12
11.1%
Thomas C. Casey Director, Senior Portfolio Manager Tom is a senior portfolio manager for US Municipal Bond strategies. He is responsible for managing US Municipal Bond portfolios for institutional, insurance and high net worth clients. Previously, Tom worked as a trader and a portfolio analyst on the US Municipal team. Prior to joining the firm in 1993, Tom worked as an analyst at State Street Bank & Trust Company. Tom has been in the investment industry since 1988. Tom earned an MBA and a BA from Boston College.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 02, 2012
10.33
10.3%
Jeffrey Burger, CFA Director, Senior Portfolio Manager Jeffrey is a senior portfolio manager for US Municipal Bond strategies. He is responsible for managing US Municipal Bond strategies for institutional, high net worth and mutual fund clients. Previously, he served as a senior analyst for the firm, specializing in land-secured and special tax bonds. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Jeffrey worked at Columbia Management as a portfolio manager and senior research analyst and at Fitch Ratings as a senior-level analyst. He is a former chairman and member of the executive committee and board of governors for the National Federation of Municipal Analysts. He is also a former president of the Boston Municipal Analysts Forum. Jeffrey has been in the investment industry since 1998. Jeffrey earned an MPA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a BA degree, cum laude, in policy studies and public relations from Syracuse University. He holds the CFA® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 35.05 | 7.33 | 1.58 |
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