
AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF
$24.59+0.02 (+0.09%)
- 0.27%
- $1.23B
- +0.9%
- 200K sh
- low $23.95high $25.61
The ETF.net CAM Grade
Score 70 out of 100
- 7 of 20
Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 12 of 19Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 5 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 3 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C41 out of 100Rank 13 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 7 of 20
Our read on CAM
In short
AAn actively run California muni portfolio in ETF form: roughly 400 bonds chosen to keep income out of both federal and California state tax, with duration steered to the 3.5 to 7 year middle lane.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to preserve principal and maximize total return after federal and state taxes for California residents. It actively invests primarily in California municipal bonds and targets a 3.5–7 year duration.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
CAM Holdings
- Bonds
- 446
- 14%
- Los Angeles Cnty Ca Los 06/27 Fixed 5
Sectors
- Municipal100.0%
- Securitized0.0%
Geography
- United States97.46%
- Guam1.30%
- Puerto Rico1.12%
- American Samoa0.11%
CAM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | CAM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.5% |
| 1 month | +2.5% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +0.9% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CAM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.5% | |
| 2025 | +1.1% |
CAM in the news
CAM Dividends
- $0.06 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
CAM Risk
- 4.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.57
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −4.2%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
CAM Cost
Overpaying vs TAXI, cheapest in Intermediate Municipal Bonds
$4,497
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
CAM 0.27%
$5,557
TAXI 0.05% Cheapest
$1,060
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | CAM | TAXI | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $491 | $92 | $399 |
| 20 | $1,907 | $360 | $1,547 |
| 30 | $5,557 | $1,060 | $4,497 |
Other funds in Intermediate Municipal Bonds
- AMMITNYLI MacKay Muni Intermediate ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +0.7%
- ATAXET. Rowe Price Intermediate Municipal Income ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +1.5%
- ATAFMAB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +0.3%
- BNYMAB New York Intermediate Municipal ETFExpense ratio 0.27%1 year return
- BINMUiShares Intermediate Muni Income Active ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +1.6%
