
Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income ETF
The ETF.net FIMU Grade
Score 41 out of 100
- 18 of 20
Score 41 of 100 falls in the C 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.C53 out of 100Rank 9 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D35 out of 100Rank 19 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F13 out of 100Rank 19 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 10 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C42 out of 100Rank 14 of 20
Our read on FIMU
In short
CNot a new fund so much as a new door into an old one: FIMU is an ETF share class of Fidelity's actively managed intermediate muni strategy, holding the same bonds, run by the same managers, carrying the same track record.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax while preserving capital. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in investment-grade municipal securities and maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of 3 to 10 years.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FIMU Holdings
- Bonds
- 2,863
- 9%
- Municipal Cash Cf
Geography
- United States99.66%
- Puerto Rico0.34%
FIMU 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 | FIMU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | |
| 1 month | +3.4% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | |
| 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 | FIMU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.3% |
FIMU in the news
FIMU Dividends
- $0.02 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
FIMU Risk
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.
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.
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.
- 0.77
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.
FIMU Cost
Overpaying vs TAXI, cheapest in Intermediate Municipal Bonds
$5,089
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FIMU 0.30%
$6,149
TAXI 0.05% Cheapest
$1,060
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FIMU | TAXI | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $545 | $92 | $453 |
| 20 | $2,113 | $360 | $1,753 |
| 30 | $6,149 | $1,060 | $5,089 |
Full fee 0.31% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.30%
Other funds in Intermediate Municipal Bonds
- CMMCANYLI MacKay California Muni Intermediate ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return +0.1%
- CTXXIBondBloxx IR+M Tax-Aware Intermediate Duration ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +0.5%
- CINTMInvesco Intermediate Municipal ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +0.9%
- CMNBDALPS BBH Intermediate Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +0.7%
- DGENMGenter Capital Municipal Quality Intermediate ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +1.3%

