
This exchange-traded fund is designed to closely replicate the performance of a designated index, which exclusively comprises high-quality municipal bonds issued across the United States.
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One of the largest IPOs in history closed in June, drawing more than $300 billion in orders for $75 billion of shares sold, an oversubscription of roughly 4x.

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The pitch for the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:MUB) is almost aggressively boring, and that is the point. While every brokerage feed screams about AI capex and $4 trillion market caps, MUB quietly sits on $45.7 billion in assets and does one thing. It pays federally tax-exempt interest from a giant, diversified pool of... Forget Flashy AI Stocks: This $45 Billion ETF Is Built for Tax-Free Income