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VanEck Blog - Municipal Bonds
Municipal BondsSeptember 21, 2020
Strong Demand: Still Bullish
David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio and Quantitative Investment Solutions, VanEck
MAAX's aggressive allocation has helped generate outperformance over the past few months and recover much of the losses experienced in the beginning of the year.
Municipal BondsSeptember 16, 2020
Muni Bond Defaults Remain Rare Through 2019
by Michael Cohick, Senior ETF Product Manager
Read moreThe latest Moody's Investors Service's annual municipal bond market snapshot affirms two hallmark benefits of muni bonds: defaults are rare and muni bonds continue to be highly rated.
Municipal BondsAugust 12, 2020
MAAX Remains Bullish While Becoming More Diversified
by David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio and Quantitative Investment Solutions, VanEck
Read moreMAAX adjusts its portfolio to improve performance by increasing diversification in four distinct risk scenarios, while maintaining the overall risk and return profile of the strategy.
Municipal BondsJuly 16, 2020
MAAX Continues to Benefit from the Rebound
by David Schassler, Portfolio Manager and Head of Portfolio and Quantitative Investment Solutions, VanEck
Read moreThe municipal bond market’s strong performance in June benefitted MAAX as it continued to remain overweight both long duration investment grade and non-investment grade bonds.
Municipal BondsJuly 10, 2020
Sin Tax May Mitigate States’ Financial Shortfalls
by Jim Colby, Portfolio Manager and Strategist, Municipal Bonds,
Jack Washburn, Intern
Read moreAs state and local municipalities face revenue shortfalls, online sports betting may provide tax revenues to help supplement federal aid and other budgetary actions.