American Century Diversified Municipal Bond ETF

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Market cap $661M

American Century Investments has established itself as an innovative player in the ETF space, after launching its first products in January 2018. The index-based American Century US Quality Value ETF (VALQ) and the actively managed American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF (KORP) are still trading today.

Like other corners of the fixed income market, municipal bonds didn't set the investing world ablaze in the first quarter. Some market observers believe there's no opportunity in the asset class often considered to be a conservative income investor's friend.

Key Takeaways With the U.S. equity market highly concentrated and representing a smaller share of global GDP, advisors are seeking non-U.S. growth opportunities. Funds like the American Century Quality Diversified International ETF (QINT) are capturing significant assets as investors target more attractive overseas valuations.

Key Takeaways: Active ETFs have helped unlock fixed income strategies in recent years. Muni bond interest has grown at the same time as investors look to reduce bills.

Many investors may still be making end of year investment decisions, whether to reduce tax impacts or to shift fixed income allocations for the new year. More than ever, ETFs offer tools to meet those goals, with an ever-increasing roster of strategies therein.

Looking for options to reduce your portfolio's overall tax bill? Even in an uncertain 2025, many investors will have some serious gains to pay for.

Now may be the time to begin looking seriously at tax-loss harvesting for many investors. 2025 has presented plenty of upheaval for portfolios.

The end of the year is fast approaching, and so too is the end of the tax year. It's been a complicated stock market year for investors, to say the least, with tax implications galore.

Fall is just around the corner, and with it comes the start of portfolio preparation for the end of the year. For many investors and advisors, that means adding investments that can help reduce the tax bill from portfolios.

With advisor enthusiasm mounting towards fixed income strategies, many portfolios are looking to build municipal bond exposure. Joe Gotelli, vice president and senior portfolio manager for American Century Investments®, recently sat down with VettaFi to break down the advantages of municipal bonds, American Century's fund library, and more.