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  • ETF
  • BAB
    Pricing Data
    $31.68
    Change: $0.2 (0.01%)
    Time: 11/12/19
    Previous Close: $31.48
  • Category
  • National Munis
Last Updated:

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Trading Data

Open: - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • 52 Week Lo: $27.57
  • 52 Week Hi: $32.95
  • AUM: $1,294.6 M
  • Shares: 41.1 M

Investment Themes

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume: 162,048
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume: 186,044

Alternative ETFs in the National Munis Category

Type Ticker Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest MUB 0.07% $14,486.7 M 776,768 6.05%
Largest (AUM) MUB 0.07% $14,486.7 M 776,768 6.05%
Most Liquid (Volume) MUB 0.07% $14,486.7 M 776,768 6.05%
Top YTD Performer MLN 0.24% $194.9 M 65,297 9.09%

Analyst Report

BAB will offer exposure to an index which is designed to track the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated Build America Bonds publicly issued by U.S. states and territories, and their political subdivisions, in the U.S. market. Unlike most municipal bonds, Build America Bonds are taxable securities, eliminating one of the advantages that has traditionally allowed municipalities to issue debt at lower rates than otherwise comparable corporate debt. Here?s the unique element of Build America Bonds: the U.S. Treasury makes a payment to the issuers of direct-payment Build America Bonds equal to 35% of the total interest payable to investors. So if a municipality issues a $100 million Build America Bond with a taxable coupon of 10%, the issuer would make an annual interest payment to investors of $10 million and would receive a $3.5 million payment from the Treasury, resulting in an effective interest rate of 6.5%. BAB invests primarily in investment grade debts, giving investors safety during unstable markets, and with an average coupon rate above 5%, the ETF will also offer and attractive yield.

Realtime Rating

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Realtime Rating Summary

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for BAB on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the National Munis with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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BAB Overall Realtime Rating:

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A- n/a
Expenses B- n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

BAB In-Depth Analysis

The following tables and charts contain in-depth metrics for this ETF and compare it to similar peer ETFs within its ETFdb.com Category.

BAB Holdings

Filings Data as of: Nov 11, 2019

All 303 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Number of Holdings
Rank: 18 of 47
303
Category Low OVM (2)
Category High MUB (4047)
% Assets in Top 10
Rank: 24 of 47
18.63%
Category Low MUB (1.90%)
Category High OVM (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 15
Rank: 25 of 47
24.15%
Category Low MUB (2.67%)
Category High OVM (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 50
Rank: 26 of 47
51.96%
Category Low MUB (7.21%)
Category High OVM (100.00%)

Asset Allocation

Asset Percentage
Municipal debt 96.32%
ETF Cash Component 3.06%
Corporate debt 0.62%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Bond Sector Percentage
Municipal 96.32%
ETF Cash Component 3.06%
Corporate 0.62%

Bond Detailed Sector Breakdown

Bond Sector Percentage
Municipal Build America Bond 67.0%
Municipal Bond 29.04%
Corporate Bond 0.62%
Other 3.34%

Coupon Breakdown

Coupon Range Percentage
0% to 1% 0.0%
1% to 2% 3.73%
2% to 3% 3.44%
3% to 4% 10.64%
4% to 5% 14.8%
5% to 6% 18.11%
6% to 7% 28.08%
7% to 8% 16.55%
8% to 9% 1.54%
9% to 10% 0.07%
Greater Than 10% 0.0%
ETF Cash Component 3.06%

Credit Quality

Credit Percentage
AAA 8.39%
AA 42.29%
A 37.51%
BBB 6.45%
BB 1.41%
B 0.76%
Below B 0.0%
Not Rated 0.13%
ETF Cash Component 3.06%

Maturity Breakdown

Maturity Percentage
Less Than 1 Year 0.58%
1-3 Years 3.29%
3-5 Years 2.42%
5-7 Years 1.89%
7-10 Years 7.21%
10-15 Years 15.98%
15-20 Years 19.98%
20-30 Years 33.92%
30+ Years 11.67%
ETF Cash Component 3.06%

BAB Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.542%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.20%
Category Average
0.26%
Expense Ratio
Rank: 29 of 47
0.28%
Category Low SUB (0.07%)
Category High OVM (0.82%)

Commission Free Trading

This ETF is not currently available for commission free trading on any platforms.

Category Commission Free Trading

There are 3 other ETFs in the National Munis ETFdb.com Category that are also eligible for commission free trading:

BAB ESG Themes and Scores

BAB does not have an ESG score. There are no ESG themes that map to this ETF.

BAB Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Return
Rank: 1 of 45
0.19%
Category Low BSMT (-1.01%)
Category High BAB (0.19%)
4 Week Return
Rank: 32 of 45
-0.71%
Category Low MLN (-1.28%)
Category High BSMN (0.13%)
13 Week Return
Rank: 37 of 37
-1.82%
Category Low BAB (-1.82%)
Category High FMHI (0.50%)
26 Week Return
Rank: 1 of 36
5.46%
Category Low PVI (0.60%)
Category High BAB (5.46%)
Year to Date Return
Rank: 1 of 33
10.22%
Category Low PVI (0.99%)
Category High BAB (10.22%)
1 Year Return
Rank: 1 of 31
14.61%
Category Low PVI (1.21%)
Category High BAB (14.61%)
3 Year Return
Rank: 1 of 21
21.58%
Category Low PVI (2.77%)
Category High BAB (21.58%)
5 Year Return
Rank: 1 of 17
31.06%
Category Low PVI (2.72%)
Category High BAB (31.06%)

BAB Fund Flows

This section compares the fund flows of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Fund Flow
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low PVI (‑$5.0 M)
Category High VTEB ($117.2 M)
4 Week Fund Flow
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low PVI (‑$5.0 M)
Category High VTEB ($357.7 M)
13 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 9 of 35
$63.4 M
Category Low IBMI (‑$15.3 M)
Category High MUB ($877.8 M)
26 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 6 of 37
$231.7 M
Category Low IBMI (‑$12.8 M)
Category High MUB ($1,669.8 M)
Year to Date Fund Flow
Rank: 7 of 37
$369.5 M
Category Low SHM (‑$236.0 M)
Category High MUB ($2,150.2 M)
1 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 8 of 37
$358.1 M
Category Low SHM (‑$106.5 M)
Category High MUB ($4,191.1 M)
3 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 11 of 37
$217.6 M
Category Low SMB (‑$87.0 M)
Category High MUB ($6,647.9 M)
5 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 10 of 37
$578.7 M
Category Low SMB (‑$69.4 M)
Category High MUB ($10,332.0 M)

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Charts

The following charts can be customized to display historical performance in a number of different formats, including line charts, bar charts, and candlesticks. Time periods can be adjusted to increase or decrease the period shown, ranging from five minutes to several months.

The following chart also includes the option to compare the performance of BAB relative to other ETFs and benchmarks or to include indicators such as Bollinger Bands, relative strength, and moving averages.

BAB Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low N/A
Category High N/A

BAB Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.10
Dividend Date
2019-10-21
Annual Dividend Rate
$1.22
Annual Dividend Yield
Rank: 3 of 46
3.85%
Category Low BSML (0.10%)
Category High HYD (4.15%)

BAB Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

5 Day Volatility
Rank: 18 of 47
3.21%
Category Low FLMB (0.75%)
Category High HYD (18.92%)
20 Day Volatility
Rank: 1 of 38
7.98%
Category Low PVI (0.66%)
Category High BAB (7.98%)
50 Day Volatility
Rank: 1 of 37
7.25%
Category Low PVI (0.67%)
Category High BAB (7.25%)
200 Day Volatility
Rank: 1 of 37
6.77%
Category Low IBMI (0.78%)
Category High BAB (6.77%)
Beta
Rank: 37 of 37
-0.15
Category Low BAB (-0.15)
Category High IBMQ (0.34)
Standard Deviation
Rank: 8 of 29
1.51%
Category Low PVI (0.09%)
Category High MUB (3.04%)

Technicals

  • 20 Day MA: $31.80
  • 60 Day MA: $32.16
  • MACD 15 Period: -0.10
  • MACD 100 Period: -0.18
  • Williams % Range 10 Day: 69.74
  • Williams % Range 20 Day: 69.74
  • RSI 10 Day: 45
  • RSI 20 Day: 45
  • RSI 30 Day: 47
  • Ultimate Oscillator: 36

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day): $31.33
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day): $32.22
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day): $31.47
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day): $32.16
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day): $31.37
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day): $32.61

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1: $31.55
  • Support Level 2: $31.43
  • Resistance Level 1: $31.77
  • Resistance Level 2: $31.87

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day): 42.64
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day): 28.18
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day): 35.08
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day): 27.69

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