Short Takes: Mercantile Adding Muni Bond Fund

ST. LOUIS - Mercantile Bancorp. has rolled out its 11th Arch mutual fund, an offering that invests in tax-exempt state and municipal debt.

The Arch short-intermediate municipal portfolio has gathered $11 million in assets since it was launched last month.

The Arch funds are managed by Mississippi Valley Advisors, a unit of Mercantile.

With $1.7 billion of assets, the St. Louis banking company's Arch funds ranked 43 among bank-managed funds as of March 31, according to Lipper Analytical Services Inc., Summit N.J.

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