Mutual Fund Insights: Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX)

In-depth Analysis of Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX)

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See Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $11.25 on 3/18/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Janet I. Grangaard

Fund Manager Tenure: 7.9 years
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.63)     (What does this score mean?)

Grangaard is a portfolio manager with Thrivent Investment Management, her employer since 1988. She initially worked as a securities analyst, and began managing portfolios for the company in 1994. Grangaard holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.  Get more insights on Janet I. Grangaard

  

 What we like about Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX)

Data for Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) as of January 31, 2010

• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) management has been with Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund for 7.9 years
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 4.20% vs 2.61% Muni National Long category average)
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 3.77% vs 2.89% Muni National Long category average)
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 8.00% vs Muni National Long average of 50.55%. It is good that Thrivent Municipal Bond A management does not trade extensively for its return.
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 5.24, lower than category average of 7.62
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) has a lower management fee than its Muni National Long average: 0.78% vs 1.02%

  

 What we are cautious about Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX)

Data for Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) as of January 31, 2010

• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 8.81% vs 12.81% Muni National Long category average)
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) is less safe compared to its Muni National Long peers
• Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) carries a 4.5% load

See Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$1.28B
11/2009	$1.26B
10/2009	$1.24B

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Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Thrivent Municipal Bond A fund (AAMBX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
11/2009	3.82%	0%	96.03%	0.15%
09/2009	3.95%	0%	95.88%	0.16%
08/2009	3.54%	0%	96.31%	0.15%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Thrivent Municipal Bond A Fund (AAMBX)

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30-Nov-09 New York St Urban Dev Corp Cor Rev Bd 5% [1.55%] Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev 5.25% [1.3%] New York N Y City Transitional Future Ta [1.01%] New York N Y Go Bds 5.25% [0.99%] New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev 5.75% [0.9%] Ohio St Tpk Commn Tpk Rev Ref Rev B 5.5% [0.87%] Dallas Tex Indpt Sch Dist 6.375% [0.85%] Jefferson Cnty Colo Sch Dist 5% [0.84%] St John Baptist Parish La Rev Rev 5.125% [0.84%] King Cnty Wash Swr Rev Ref Rev B 5.5% [0.81%]

30-Sep-09 New York St Urban Dev Corp Cor Rev Bd 5% [1.56%] Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev 5.25% [1.38%] New York N Y City Transitional Future Ta [1.02%] New York N Y Go Bds 5.25% [1%] New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev 5.75% [0.93%] St John Baptist Parish La Rev Rev 5.125% [0.92%] Ohio St Tpk Commn Tpk Rev Ref Rev B 5.5% [0.9%] Dallas Tex Indpt Sch Dist 6.375% [0.87%] Los Angeles Calif Cmnty Colleg Go Bds 6% [0.86%] Jefferson Cnty Colo Sch Dist 5% [0.85%]

31-Aug-09 New York St Urban Dev Corp Cor Rev Bd 5% [1.61%] Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev 5.25% [1.33%] New York N Y City Transitional Future Ta [1.06%] New York N Y Go Bds 5.25% [1.02%] New York N Y City Mun Wtr Fin Rev 5.75% [0.93%] St John Baptist Parish La Rev Rev 5.125% [0.91%] Ohio St Tpk Commn Tpk Rev Ref Rev B 5.5% [0.89%] Dallas Tex Indpt Sch Dist 6.375% [0.88%] Jefferson Cnty Colo Sch Dist 5% [0.87%] King Cnty Wash Swr Rev Ref Rev B 5.5% [0.84%]

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