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Municipal bond mutual funds, with assets of $25 million or more,
(Dollar amounts in millions)
1 Nations Sh-Term Muni Inc Inv ABank of America Corp.
2 Dreyfus Sh-Interm Tax Exempt Mellon Bank Corp.
3 Excelsior Sh Term Tax Ex Secs U.S. Trust Corp.
4 Evergreen Sh-Intermed Muni Y First Union Corp.
5 59 Wall Street T/F Sh-Int Fix/Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
6 Evergreen FL High Income Muni First Union Corp.
7 Evergreen FL High Income Muni First Union Corp.
8 Kent Fds-MI Muni Ltd Mat Inst Old Kent Financial Corp.
9 One Group-Muni Income I Banc One Corp.
10 One Group-Muni Income A Banc One Corp.
11 Firstar Tax-Exempt Inter Bd ReFirstar Corp.
12 Evergreen FL High Income Muni First Union Corp.
13 Firstar Tax-Exempt Inter Bd InFirstar Corp.
14 One Group-Muni Income B Banc One Corp.
15 Norwest Advantage-Ltd Term T/FNorwest Corp.
16 Mercantile-Short Interm Muni TMercantile Bancorp.
17 Pacific Capital T/F Sh-Interm Pacific Century Financial Corp.
18 Nations MD Interm Muni Pr A Bank of America Corp.
19 Munder Tax-Free Short Int BondComerica Inc.
20 Nations FL Interm Muni Pr A Bank of America Corp.
21 WesMark West Virginia Muni BonWesBanco Inc.
22 Dreyfus Premier FL Muni A Mellon Bank Corp.
23 Norwest Advantage-MN Interm TFNorwest Corp.
24 Nations SC Intermed Muni Pr A Bank of America Corp.
25 Arbor Golden Oak MI Tax-Free ICitizens Banking Corp.
Average for the top 25 funds with $25 million or more in assets
Average for all 225 funds with $25 million or more in assets
Average for all 469 bank proprietary municipal funds
Nonbank Muni Fund Averages
Lehman Bros Muni
TOTAL RETURNS
Fund Assets Second Year Latest
1 Municipal - National $35.72 0.18 1.14 3.65 4.36
2 Municipal - National 303.11 0.17 0.96 3.39 4.39
3 Municipal - National 42.9 -0.27 0.58 3.27 4.13
4 Municipal - National 157.78 -0.38 0.3 3.25 4.3
5 Municipal - National 95.77 -0.61 -0.07 2.6 3.75
6 Municipal - Single Stat 42.87 -0.74 0.03 3.1 7.55
7 Municipal - Single Stat 298.24 -0.8 -0.09 2.84 7.28
8 Municipal - Single Stat 115.16 -0.87 -0.07 2.8 4.34
9 Municipal - National 722.88 -0.88 -0.16 3.06 6.19
10 Municipal - National 180.39 -0.94 -0.28 2.8 5.93
11 Municipal - National 34.77 -0.97 -0.23 2.77 4.5
12 Municipal - Single Stat 123.11 -0.99 -0.46 2.07 6.48
13 Municipal - National 66.56 -1 -0.2 2.93 4.75
14 Municipal - National 88.73 -1.1 -0.7 2.14 5.22
15 Municipal - National 90.62 -1.15 -0.51 2.47
16 Municipal - National 40.66 -1.15 -0.36 2.52 4.05
17 Municipal - National 51.66 -1.2 -0.63 2.48 3.95
18 Municipal - Single Stat 183.41 -1.33 -0.81 2.57 5.03
19 Municipal - National 282.26 -1.33 -0.7 2.27 4.24
20 Municipal - Single Stat 234.02 -1.36 -0.8 2.29 5.26
21 Municipal - National 67.72 -1.39 -0.83 1.66
22 Municipal - Single Stat 149.8 -1.4 -1.13 1.36 4.67
23 Municipal - Single Stat 220.86 -1.4 -0.82 2.38
24 Municipal - Single Stat 239.16 -1.41 -0.79 2.4 5.27
25 Municipal - National 90.41 -1.43 -0.78 2.35
A $158.34 -0.95 0.3 2.62 5.03 5.18
A 193.32 -1.92 -1.4 1.86 5.53 5.89
A 96.83 -1.99 -1.53 1.62 5.29 5.72
Nonbank Muni Fund Averag 190.63 -1.97 -1.44 1.49 5.6
Lehman Bros Muni -0.37 0.51 4.28 7.04 7.32
Latest Latest
1 4.56
2 4.39 5.3
3 4.18
4 4.14
5 4.08
6
7 7.6
8 4.45
9 6.11
10 5.88
11 4.87
12 6.92
13 5.09
14 5.18
15
16
17 3.97 4.75
18 5.46
19 4.67 5.44
20 5.71
21
22 5.44 6.84
23
24 5.72
25
A 5.58
A 6.57
A 6.28
N 6 6.57
L 7.59