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SQMCX - DWS MA Tax-Free C

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DWS MA Tax-Free C (SQMCX)
Expense Ratio: 1.63%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $45,485.02


The DWS MA Tax-Free C fund (SQMCX) is a Muni Massachusetts fund started on 06/18/2001 and has $511.10 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running DWS MA Tax-Free C since 01/22/1990. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 1.00%

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iShares S&P National Municipal Bond (MUB)
Expense Ratio: 0.25%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $8,051.41


The iShares S&P National Municipal Bond (MUB) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Muni Massachusetts investment strategy and is an alternative to a Muni Massachusetts mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like DWS MA Tax-Free C because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Muni Massachusetts Funds Have Lower Fees Than DWS MA Tax-Free C (SQMCX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
AllianceBern Municipal Inc Massachuset A ABMCZ 15.0% 296 0.82%
AllianceBern Municipal Inc Massachuset B AMABX 15.0% 296 1.52%
AllianceBern Municipal Inc Massachuset C AMACX 15.0% 296 1.52%
BNY Mellon MA Interm Muni Bd Inv MMBIX 10.4% 348 0.78%
Columbia MA Intermediate Muni Bd B LMIBX 10.0% 387 1.50%
Columbia MA Intermediate Muni Bd C LMICX 10.0% 387 1.50%
Columbia MA Intermediate Muni Bd T GMBAX 10.0% 387 0.65%
Columbia MA Intermediate Muni Bd Z SEMAX 10.0% 387 0.50%
Columbia MA Tax-Exempt A COMAX 26.0% 131 0.80%
Columbia MA Tax-Exempt B CMABX 26.0% 131 1.55%
Columbia MA Tax-Exempt C COMCX 26.0% 131 1.55%
Dreyfus Massachusetts A PSMAX 15.0% 211 0.94%
Dreyfus Massachusetts Z PMAZX 15.0% 211 0.73%
DWS MA Tax-Free A SQMAX 26.0% 511 0.88%
DWS MA Tax-Free S SCMAX 26.0% 511 0.73%
DWS MA Tax-Free S SMT1Z 26.0% 511 0.73%
Eaton Vance MA Municipal Income A EVMSZ 19.0% 206 0.77%
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income FDMMX 11.0% 2,500 0.46%
Franklin MA Tax-Free Inc A FMICZ 14.5% 579 0.66%
Franklin MA Tax-Free Inc A FMISX 14.5% 579 0.66%
Franklin MA Tax-Free Inc C FMAIX 14.5% 579 1.21%
JHancock MA Tax-Free Income A JHMAX 17.0% 128 0.85%
JHancock MA Tax-Free Income B JHMBX 17.0% 128 1.60%
JHancock MA Tax-Free Income C JMACX 17.0% 128 1.60%
Legg Mason WA Massachusetts Muni A SLMMX 9.0% 116 0.75%
Legg Mason WA Massachusetts Muni B SMABX 9.0% 116 1.25%
Legg Mason WA Massachusetts Muni C SMALX 9.0% 116 1.30%
MFS MA Municipal Bond A MFSSX 26.0% 300 0.86%
MFS MA Municipal Bond B MBMAX 26.0% 300 1.61%
Nuveen MA Municipal Bond A NMAAX 3.0% 230 0.85%
Nuveen MA Municipal Bond B NMABX 3.0% 230 1.60%
Nuveen MA Municipal Bond C NMACX 3.0% 230 1.40%
Nuveen MA Municipal Bond I NBMAX 3.0% 230 0.65%
Putnam MA Tax Exempt Income A PXMAX 12.0% 358 0.77%
Putnam MA Tax Exempt Income B PMABX 12.0% 358 1.40%
Putnam MA Tax Exempt Income C PMMCX 12.0% 358 1.55%
Putnam MA Tax Exempt Income Y PMAYX 12.0% 358 0.55%
Putnam Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund Class M PMAMX 12.0% 358 1.05%
Vanguard MA Tax-Exempt Investor VMATX 13.0% 1,000 0.17%



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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.