iShares New York Muni Bond ETF
$50.89+0.26 (+0.50%)
- 0.09%
- $1.6B
- −2.3%
- 3.31%
- 0.3M sh
- $50.45
- low $50.04high $54.52
The ETF.net NYF Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 6 of 63
Score 81 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.A90 out of 100Rank 7 of 63Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 59Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 9 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 20 of 63Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B67 out of 100Rank 24 of 63Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A88 out of 100Rank 5 of 63
Our read on NYF
ANew York in one ticker: roughly 900 investment-grade, AMT-free munis from the Empire State, at a fee that undercuts most muni funds. Running since 2007, and it tracks its index closely.
The fund seeks to track the ICE AMT-Free New York Plus Municipal Index, which represents investment-grade, tax-exempt U.S. dollar debt issued primarily by New York and its political subdivisions. It uses indexing and representative sampling rather than active security selection.
Why people hold it
- At 0.09% a year it charges less than the typical muni bond ETF, which is unusual for single-state exposure (narrower usually means pricier).
- Follows the ICE AMT-Free New York Plus Municipal Index with very little drift, using representative sampling rather than picking bonds by hand.sec.gov
- Launched in 2007, one of the original New York muni ETFs and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that pays monthly.
- Income is tax-exempt at the federal level and for New York State, and the index screens out AMT bonds.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- One state's credit story: New York and its subdivisions drive the portfolio, so Albany and City Hall budget news matters more here than in a national muni fund.
- The state tax break only reaches New York taxpayers. Elsewhere you get the federal exemption alone.ishares.com
- Muni prices move with interest rates, and this trades less actively than national heavyweights like MUB and VTEB, so spreads can run wider.
NYF Holdings
- Bonds
- 995
- 6%
- BlackRock Liq Municash Class Ins Mmf
Geography
- United States100.00%
NYF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
NYF$9,770
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 | NYF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.1% |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | −4.8% |
| 1 year | −2.3% |
| 3 years | +2.7% |
| 5 years | 0.0% |
| 10 years | +1.3% |
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 | NYF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.1% | |
| 2025 | +3.6% | |
| 2024 | +1.1% | |
| 2023 | +5.8% | |
| 2022 | −7.8% | |
| 2021 | +1.3% | |
| 2020 | +4.2% |
NYF in the news
NYF Dividends
- 3.31%
- $1.68
- $0.14 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
NYF Risk
- 5.7%
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.
- −0.31
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.
- −12.3%
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.
- 0.96
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NYF Cost
0.09%
NYF0.09%
- The middle half of Other Municipal Bond funds
- Median 0.30%
6 of the 63 Other Municipal Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in Other Municipal Bond
- ATFIState Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return −2.9%
- ACMFiShares California Muni Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return −2.3%
- ATAXTNorthern Trust Tax-Exempt Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return −0.7%
- AJMUBJPMorgan Municipal ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −2.1%
- ADFNMDimensional - National Municipal Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −1.1%