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First Trust Managed Municipal Fund Class A CWAAX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 20.35  /  −0.10 %
  • Total Assets 52.8M
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.750%
  • Expense Ratio 0.910%
  • Distribution Fee Level High
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Category Muni National Interm
  • Credit Quality / Interest Rate Sensitivity —
  • Min. Initial Investment 2,500
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 3.09%
  • Effective Duration —

USD | NAV as of Jul 18, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 18, 2026, 12:35 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis CWAAX

Will CWAAX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable CWAAX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the CWAAX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of CWAAX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Associate Analyst Rafael Ramirez

Rafael Ramirez

Associate Analyst

Summary

An active muni ETF with an appetite for credit risk. First Trust Managed Municipal ETF’s research capabilities are sufficient, but the team’s propensity to take more credit risk than most muni national intermediate Morningstar Category peers hasn’t paid off.

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Portfolio Holdings CWAAX

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  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 17.7
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

KERN CALIF CMNTY COLLEGE DIST 5.25%

1.95 1M
municipal

PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMIC DEV FING AUTH PRIVATE ACTIVITY REV 5.5%

1.91 1M
municipal

YONKERS N Y 5%

1.91 1M
municipal

CONSOLIDATED WYO MUNICIPALTIES ELEC PWR SYS JT PWRS BRD REV 5.25%

1.90 1M
municipal

LAKEWOOD RANCH STEWARDSHIP DIST FLA UTIL REV 5.25%

1.80 1M
municipal

PORT PORTLAND ORE ARPT REV 5%

1.80 1M
municipal

DENVER COLO CITY & CNTY ARPT REV 5.5%

1.79 1M
municipal

MARYLAND ST ECONOMIC DEV CORP REV 4.1%

1.76 1M
municipal

Us Dollar

1.72 999,904
Cash and Equivalents

CALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING AUTH CLEAN ENERGY PROJ REV 4%

1.45 845,557
municipal

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