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APACZ - AllianceBern Muni Inc Pennsylvania A

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AllianceBern Muni Inc Pennsylvania A (APACZ)
Expense Ratio: 0.95%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $28,436.39


The AllianceBern Muni Inc Pennsylvania A fund (APACZ) is a Muni Pennsylvania fund started on 06/25/1993 and has $134.00 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running AllianceBern Muni Inc Pennsylvania A since 02/19/2010. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 0.30%

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iShares S&P National Municipal Bond (MUB)
Expense Ratio: 0.25%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $8,051.41


The iShares S&P National Municipal Bond (MUB) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Muni Pennsylvania investment strategy and is an alternative to a Muni Pennsylvania mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like AllianceBern Muni Inc Pennsylvania A because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Muni Pennsylvania Funds Have Lower Fees Than AllianceBern Muni Inc Pennsylvania A (APACZ). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
BlackRock PA Municipal Bond Instl MAPYX 25.0% 506 0.93%
BNY Mellon PA Interm Muni Bd Inv MIPAX 9.7% 416 0.91%
Dreyfus Pennsylvania Z DPENX 18.4% 194 0.75%
Eaton Vance PA Municipal Income A ETPAX 5.0% 253 0.80%
Federated PA Municipal Income A PAMFX 8.0% 274 0.75%
Fidelity Pennsylvania Municipal Income FPXTX 12.0% 455 0.50%
Franklin PA Tax-Free Income A FRP1Z 9.5% 1,600 0.64%
Franklin PA Tax-Free Income A FRPAX 9.5% 1,600 0.64%
Franklin PA Tax-Free Income Advisor FPFZX 9.5% 1,600 0.54%
Legg Mason WA Pennsylvania Muni A SBPAX 11.0% 305 0.69%
MFS PA Municipal Bond A MFPAX 21.0% 149 0.78%
Nuveen PA Municipal Bond A FPNTX 6.0% 280 0.82%
Nuveen PA Municipal Bond I NBPAX 6.0% 280 0.62%
Oppenheimer PA Municipal A OPATX 16.0% 1,200 0.70%
Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund Class Y OPAYX 16.0% 1,200 0.57%
Putnam PA Tax Exempt Income A PTEPX 13.0% 242 0.79%
Vanguard PA Long-Term Tax-Exempt Adm VPALX 9.0% 3,200 0.12%
Vanguard PA Long-Term Tax-Exempt Inv VPAIX 9.0% 3,200 0.20%
Wells Fargo Advantage PA Tax-Free A EKVAX 10.0% 237 0.74%
Wells Fargo Advantage PA Tax-Free I EKVYX 10.0% 237 0.49%



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