This fund tracks an index of municipal bonds, a slice of the bond market that is highly coveted due to its tax features. These bonds are generally free from federal taxes and in some cases, state and local income taxes as well making these funds crucial components of portfolios for those in high tax brackets. Muni bonds are used by local entities to pay for a variety of services or to make improvements to infrastructure paying for everything from new sewer systems to school renovations and bridge construction as such, they are relatively low risk instruments. This is especially true in the case of PZA since the fund only targets munis that are insured or in other words, have bought insurance from a private company that will pay out if the underlying bond defaults. As a result PZA is a solid choice for investors seeking broad exposure to the muni market but with much lower levels of risk; allowing investors the safety of an insured product but with the tax advantages of the muni sector. However, the fund does have a much lower rate of interest than others in the category and its level of diversification is a little lacking compared to other muni funds; the product holds just under 160 securities in total but puts close to 30% in the fund's top ten holdings. Still, for risk adverse investors in high tax brackets this could make for a solid fund, however, other investors should probably look to other corners of the muni market in order to capture higher levels of current income.
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Asset | Percentage |
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Municipal | 95.03% |
Other | 2.63% |
CASH | 2.25% |
Bond Sector | Percentage |
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Maturity | Percentage |
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Less Than 1 Year | 0.0% |
1-3 Years | 0.0% |
3-5 Years | 0.0% |
5-7 Years | 0.0% |
7-10 Years | 0.0% |
10-15 Years | 0.0% |
15-20 Years | 0.0% |
20-30 Years | 0.0% |
30+ Years | 0.0% |
Asset | Percentage |
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Municipal | 95.03% |
Other | 2.63% |
CASH | 2.25% |
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5 Day Net Flows: 1.33 M 1 Month Net Flows: 32.63 M 3 Month Net Flows: 109.82 M 6 Month Net Flows: -422.31 M 1 Year Net Flows: -39.76 M 3 Year Net Flows: 517.2 M 5 Year Net Flows: 1.05 B 10 Year Net Flows: 1.66 BThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for PZA 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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PZA does not have an ESG score. There are no ESG themes that map to this ETF.
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