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SNPYX - Legg Mason WA New York Municipals I

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Legg Mason WA New York Municipals I (SNPYX)
Expense Ratio: 0.56%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $17,458.00


The Legg Mason WA New York Municipals I fund (SNPYX) is a Muni New York Long fund started on 01/4/2001 and has $1.10 billion in assets under management. The current manager has been running Legg Mason WA New York Municipals I since 06/9/2007. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

SPDR Barclays Capital New York Muni Bond (INY)
Expense Ratio: 0.20%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $6,475.12


The SPDR Barclays Capital New York Muni Bond (INY) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Muni New York Long investment strategy and is an alternative to a Muni New York Long mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Legg Mason WA New York Municipals I because computers automatically manage the stocks.



The Following Muni New York Long Funds Have Lower Fees Than Legg Mason WA New York Municipals I (SNPYX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
Fidelity Advisor NY Municipal Inc I FEMIX 11.0% 2,000 0.53%
Fidelity New York Municipal Income FTFMX 11.0% 2,000 0.47%
Franklin NY Tax-Free Income Adv FNYAX 6.7% 6,800 0.50%
PIMCO NY Municipal Instl PNYIX 26.0% 163 0.45%
T. Rowe Price NY Tax-Free Bond PRNYX 13.4% 409 0.51%
Vanguard NY Long-Term Tax-Exempt Adm VNYUX 22.0% 3,300 0.12%
Vanguard NY Long-Term Tax-Exempt Inv VNYTX 22.0% 3,300 0.20%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.