Short-term munis sell off, yields rise along with USTs
The Investment Company Institute reported investors pulled another $290 million out of municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending May 10.
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The Investment Company Institute reported investors pulled another $290 million out of municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending May 10.
The market is seeing a supportive environment for munis, said Nisha Patel, managing director of SMA Portfolio Management at Parametric.
"With rates volatility seemingly subsiding in the past few weeks, we could start to see outflows decrease and demand flow back into munis," according to AmeriVet Securities' Jason Wong.
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