Northern Trust 2030 Tax-Exempt Distributing Ladder ETF
$99.14+0.24 (+0.25%)
- 0.18%
- $8M
- +1.1%
- 2.27%
- 0M sh
- $98.83
- low $98.33high $101.18
The ETF.net MUNA Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 13 of 32
Score 56 of 100 falls in the B 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.C45 out of 100Rank 10 of 32Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A76 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A73 out of 100Rank 3 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D36 out of 100Rank 25 of 32Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B60 out of 100Rank 17 of 32Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D34 out of 100Rank 26 of 32
Our read on MUNA
BMost target-maturity bond funds are a single rung. MUNA is the whole staircase: an actively managed muni ladder with rungs maturing each year through 2030 that pays principal back as it goes, then liquidates in the terminal year.
The Fund seeks periodic distributions of federally tax-exempt income and/or principal through 2030. It uses a laddered municipal-bond strategy with maturities across annual rungs through the terminal year.
Why people hold it
- One ticker does the job of several: a laddered portfolio of federally tax-exempt municipal bonds with rungs through 2030, paying income monthly.flexshares.com
- Built to hand cash back on a schedule. As each annual rung matures, principal goes out the door, and at the end of the final rung the fund liquidates and distributes its assets.flexshares.com
- Actively managed across a few hundred municipal bonds, spread in roughly equal proportions by par value across the existing rungs, so no single issuer dominates.flexshares.com
- Interest from the munis it holds is exempt from regular federal income tax, a structural feature the corporate and Treasury ladders in this category do not offer.flexshares.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.18% a year it runs pricier than single-maturity rivals such as IBTJ (0.07%) and BSCU (0.10%). That is the toll for active muni management and a multi-rung ladder in one wrapper.
- Unlike an individual bond, the fund carries no obligation to return principal, and NAV is designed to fall as payments are made. Distributions can include return of capital.flexshares.com
- Launched in 2025 and still small and thinly traded. Lighter-volume funds tend to carry wider bid/ask spreads than the long-established defined-maturity franchises.
MUNA Holdings
- Bonds
- 228
- 15%
- Cook Cnty Ill Sch Dist No 063 East Maine Go Ltd
Geography
- United States100.00%
MUNA Performance
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MUNA$10,106
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | MUNA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.7% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +1.1% |
| 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 | MUNA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.7% | |
| 2025 | +0.6% |
MUNA in the news
MUNA Dividends
- 2.27%
- $2.24
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
MUNA Risk
- 1.9%
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.
- −1.74
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.
- −2.1%
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.
- 0.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MUNA Cost
0.18%
MUNA0.18%
- The middle half of Defined-Maturity Municipal funds
- Median 0.18%
9 of the 32 Defined-Maturity Municipal funds charge less.
Other funds in Defined-Maturity Municipal
- BBSMVInvesco BulletShares 2031 Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −2.3%
- BIBMWiShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Muni Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return —
- CBSMSInvesco BulletShares 2028 Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +0.3%
- CBSMUInvesco BulletShares 2030 Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −1.7%
- CBSMQInvesco BulletShares 2026 Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +1.8%