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SMHLX - Legg Mason WA Muni High Income C

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Legg Mason WA Muni High Income C (SMHLX)
Expense Ratio: 1.35%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $38,771.44


The Legg Mason WA Muni High Income C fund (SMHLX) is a High Yield Muni fund started on 11/17/1994 and has $930.60 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Legg Mason WA Muni High Income C since 06/9/2007. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 0.70%

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

Market Vectors High-Yield Muni ETF (HYD)
Expense Ratio: 0.35%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $11,154.10


The Market Vectors High-Yield Muni ETF (HYD) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the High Yield Muni investment strategy and is an alternative to a High Yield Muni mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Legg Mason WA Muni High Income C because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following High Yield Muni Funds Have Lower Fees Than Legg Mason WA Muni High Income C (SMHLX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
AllianceBern High Income Municipal A ABTHX 43.0% 955 0.80%
AllianceBern High Income Municipal Adv ABTYX 43.0% 955 0.50%
American Century High-Yield Muni A AYMAX 27.0% 368 0.86%
American Century High-Yield Muni Instl AYMIX 27.0% 368 0.41%
American Century High-Yield Muni Inv ABHYX 27.0% 368 0.61%
American High-Income Municipal Bond A AMHIX 18.0% 2,600 0.64%
American High-Income Municipal Bond F-1 ABHFX 18.0% 2,600 0.76%
American High-Income Municipal Bond F-2 AHMFX 18.0% 2,600 0.48%
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Instl MAYHX 31.0% 284 0.74%
Columbia High Yield Municipal Z SRH1Z 23.0% 937 0.60%
Columbia High Yield Municipal Z SRHMX 23.0% 937 0.60%
Delaware National Hi-Yld Muni Bd A CXHSZ 57.0% 343 0.85%
Delaware National Hi-Yld Muni Bd A CXHYX 57.0% 343 0.85%
Dreyfus High Yield Muni A DHYAX 41.1% 190 1.00%
Dreyfus High Yield Muni Bd I DYBIX 41.1% 190 0.74%
Dreyfus High Yield Muni Z DHMBX 41.1% 190 0.95%
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax Free A NOTAX 30.0% 2,000 0.92%
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax Free Inst NOTIX 30.0% 2,000 0.67%
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax Free S SHY1Z 30.0% 2,000 0.67%
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax Free S SHYTX 30.0% 2,000 0.67%
Eaton Vance High-Yield Municipal Inc A ETHYX 19.0% 698 0.93%
Eaton Vance High-Yield Municipal Inc I EIHYX 19.0% 698 0.68%
Federated Municipal High Yield Adv A FMOAX 28.0% 502 0.89%
Federated Municipal High Yield Adv F FHTFX 28.0% 502 0.89%
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Inc A FHT1Z 8.9% 9,000 0.63%
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Inc A FRHIX 8.9% 9,000 0.63%
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Inc Adv FHYVX 8.9% 9,000 0.53%
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Inc B FYIBX 8.9% 9,000 1.18%
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Inc C FHYIX 8.9% 9,000 1.18%
Goldman Sachs High Yield Muni A GHYAX 27.0% 3,500 0.86%
Goldman Sachs High Yield Muni Instl GHYIX 27.0% 3,500 0.57%
Hartford Municipal Opportunities A HHMAX 41.0% 393 0.90%
Hartford Municipal Opportunities A HHMSZ 41.0% 393 0.90%
Hartford Municipal Opportunities I HHMIX 41.0% 393 0.65%
Invesco Van Kampen High Yield Muni A ATTSZ 16.0% 6,400 0.82%
Invesco Van Kampen High Yield Muni Y ACTDX 16.0% 6,400 0.57%
Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class A IYIAX 4.0% 1,200 0.95%
Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class I WYMHX 4.0% 1,200 0.70%
Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class Y IYIYX 4.0% 1,200 0.95%
JHancock High-Yield Muni Bond A JHTFX 32.0% 294 0.88%
Legg Mason WA Muni High Income A STXCZ 24.0% 931 0.78%
Legg Mason WA Muni High Income I LMHIX 24.0% 931 0.65%
Lord Abbett High Yield Municipal Bond A HYMAX 40.9% 1,700 0.82%
Lord Abbett High Yield Municipal Bond A HYMSZ 40.9% 1,700 0.82%
Lord Abbett High Yield Municipal Bond I HYMIX 40.9% 1,700 0.62%
MainStay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class A MMHAX 154.0% 702 0.90%
MainStay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund Class I MMHIX 154.0% 702 0.65%
Managers AMG GW&K Muni Enhanced Yield I GWMEX 31.0% 284 0.65%
Managers AMG GW&K Municipal Enhanced Yield Investor Class GWMNX 31.0% 284 1.15%
MFS Municipal High-Income A MMH3Z 21.0% 2,500 0.69%
MFS Municipal High-Income A MMHYX 21.0% 2,500 0.69%
Northern High Yield Muni NHYMX 9.2% 394 0.80%
Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond A NHMAX 31.0% 6,800 0.86%
Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond I NHMRX 31.0% 6,800 0.66%
Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals A OPTAX 30.0% 2,500 0.95%
Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals A OTA1Z 30.0% 2,500 0.95%
Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals Fund Class Y OMFYX 30.0% 2,500 0.72%
Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal A OPITX 21.0% 4,700 0.73%
Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund Class Y OPIYX 21.0% 4,700 0.48%
Oppenheimer Rochester National Muni A ORNAX 18.0% 6,500 0.99%
Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals Class Y ORNYX 18.0% 6,500 0.84%
PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond A PYMAX 33.0% 382 0.79%
PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond D PYMDX 33.0% 382 0.79%
PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond I PHMIX 33.0% 382 0.54%
Pioneer High Income Municipal A PIMSZ 65.0% 757 0.88%
Pioneer High Income Municipal Y HIMYX 65.0% 757 0.67%
Prudential Municipal Hi-Inc A PMH1Z 24.0% 676 0.87%
Prudential Municipal Hi-Inc B PMHYX 24.0% 676 1.12%
Prudential Municipal Hi-Inc Z PHIZX 24.0% 676 0.62%
Putnam Tax-Free High Yield A PTHAX 14.0% 1,100 0.80%
Putnam Tax-Free High Yield M PTYMX 14.0% 1,100 1.07%
Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Y PTFYX 14.0% 1,100 0.57%
RS High Yield Municipal Bond A RSHMX 20.0% 253 0.70%
RS High Yield Municipal Bond Y RHMYX 20.0% 253 0.41%
Sit Tax-Free Income SNTIX 37.2% 165 0.82%
T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High-Yield PRFHX 12.9% 2,200 0.68%
Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income A TSSAX 19.5% 148 1.25%
Thornburg Strategic Municipal Income I TSSIX 19.5% 148 0.99%
Waddell & Reed Muni Hi-Inc A UMU1Z 14.0% 779 0.92%



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