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iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB)

Muni National Interm | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
105.22 USD -0.17 (-0.161%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 105.74 +0.52 (0.494%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:48 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:42 a.m. EDT

The iShares National Muni Bond ETF presents a classic case of a defensive asset underperforming due to interest rate headwinds rather than structural failure. The long-term rating remains neutral because the price trajectory shows a net decline over the last nine years, driven by five consecutive years of negative annual returns ending with a drop in the most recent period. While the business—holding tax-exempt municipal debt—is fundamentally sound, the market has punished it for rising rates, and the multi-year downtrend prevents a 'buy' rating despite the attractive yield. The short-term outlook is similarly flat; the price is hovering near its 50-day average, showing no immediate catalyst for a reversal, though the statistical model hints at a negligible upward drift. The dividend yield of 3.23% is robust and has been consistently increased over the last few years, offering a reliable income floor that justifies holding for retirees, even if capital appreciation is currently off the table.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.012449
AutoARIMA0.013096
AutoETS0.013148
MSTL0.013868

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 77%
H-stat 14.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.088
Excess Kurtosis -0.90

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume concentrated in the January 2027 expiration, particularly at the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting a fear of a significant drop. Conversely, call activity is sparse and heavily skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes years out, indicating a lack of near-term bullish conviction despite the asset's defensive nature.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 3.20% 3.07% 2.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.286 0.271219
2026-07-01 0.289 0.269238
2026-06-01 0.280 0.261829
2026-05-01 0.289 0.270574
2026-04-01 0.282 0.265262
2026-03-02 0.292 0.269696
2026-02-02 0.279 0.259149
2025-12-19 0.285 0.267079
2025-12-01 0.288 0.269486
2025-11-03 0.275 0.256865
2025-10-01 0.287 0.269762
2025-09-02 0.280 0.269308
2025-08-01 0.278 0.267025
2025-07-01 0.281 0.269441
2025-06-02 0.275 0.266266
2025-05-01 0.285 0.273015
2025-04-01 0.277 0.262534
2025-03-03 0.282 0.262790
2025-02-03 0.271 0.254627
2024-12-18 0.272 0.255856
2024-12-02 0.270 0.249169
2024-11-01 0.268 0.251030
2024-10-01 0.276 0.253910
2024-09-03 0.268 0.248839
2024-08-01 0.264 0.245399
2024-07-01 0.260 0.244983
2024-06-03 0.278 0.263058
2024-05-01 0.261 0.245763
2024-04-01 0.260 0.242945
2024-03-01 0.268 0.248447
2024-02-01 0.258 0.237220
2023-12-14 0.254 0.235098
2023-12-01 0.251 0.234887
2023-11-01 0.252 0.249012
2023-10-02 0.242 0.237395
2023-09-01 0.234 0.222624
2023-08-01 0.236 0.222348
2023-07-03 0.240 0.225289
2023-06-01 0.231 0.217432
2023-05-01 0.234 0.219677
2023-04-03 0.228 0.211876
2023-03-01 0.243 0.231451
2023-02-01 0.224 0.206661
2022-12-15 0.212 0.199286
2022-12-01 0.211 0.198308
2022-11-01 0.198 0.194671
2022-10-03 0.202 0.196403
2022-09-01 0.199 0.189434
2022-08-01 0.186 0.171429
2022-07-01 0.186 0.174500
2022-06-01 0.162 0.150083
2022-05-02 0.172 0.161685
2022-04-01 0.165 0.150809
2022-03-01 0.174 0.153982
2022-02-01 0.158 0.139109
2021-12-16 0.163 0.140046
2021-12-01 0.169 0.145127
2021-11-01 0.161 0.139165
2021-10-01 0.174 0.149948
2021-09-01 0.165 0.141026
2021-08-02 0.171 0.145520
2021-07-01 0.178 0.152046
2021-06-01 0.177 0.151515
2021-05-03 0.182 0.156277
2021-04-01 0.182 0.156897
2021-03-01 0.195 0.169007
2021-02-01 0.182 0.154867
2020-12-17 0.183 0.156477
2020-12-01 0.194 0.166466
2020-11-02 0.197 0.171170
2020-10-01 0.208 0.179760
2020-09-01 0.194 0.167443
2020-08-03 0.194 0.166181
2020-07-01 0.206 0.178726
2020-06-01 0.208 0.180948
2020-05-01 0.220 0.197186
2020-04-01 0.227 0.206251
2020-03-02 0.228 0.195456
2020-02-03 0.215 0.185954
2019-12-19 0.217 0.190568
2019-12-02 0.222 0.195354
2019-11-01 0.223 0.195717
2019-10-01 0.226 0.198367
2019-09-03 0.222 0.193010
2019-08-01 0.226 0.198646
2019-07-01 0.229 0.203122
2019-06-03 0.240 0.212672
2019-05-01 0.235 0.210989
2019-04-01 0.235 0.212190
2019-03-01 0.247 0.225406
2019-02-01 0.234 0.214521
2018-12-18 0.220 0.202971
2018-12-03 0.231 0.214167
2018-11-01 0.247 0.231230
2018-10-01 0.237 0.220117
2018-09-04 0.229 0.211040
2018-08-01 0.229 0.210924
2018-07-02 0.233 0.214213
2018-06-01 0.220 0.202392
2018-05-01 0.208 0.192968
2018-04-02 0.208 0.191440
2018-03-01 0.215 0.197792
2018-02-01 0.202 0.185628
2017-12-21 0.197 0.179140
2017-12-01 0.215 0.195206
2017-11-01 0.203 0.183677
2017-10-02 0.209 0.188867
2017-09-01 0.204 0.183387
2017-08-01 0.205 0.185152
2017-07-03 0.212 0.192973
2017-06-01 0.206 0.186442
2017-05-01 0.213 0.195556
2017-04-03 0.208 0.191159
2017-03-01 0.223 0.206024
2017-02-01 0.206 0.190582
2016-12-22 0.143 0.132752
2016-12-01 0.209 0.196226
2016-11-01 0.198 0.178138
2016-10-03 0.205 0.182238
2016-09-01 0.212 0.187048
2016-08-01 0.202 0.178398
2016-07-01 0.212 0.186243
2016-06-01 0.205 0.182840
2016-05-02 0.200 0.178619
2016-04-01 0.182 0.163390
2016-03-01 0.201 0.181163
2016-02-01 0.224 0.201656
2015-12-24 0.216 0.195670
2015-12-01 0.226 0.205548
2015-11-02 0.225 0.205630
2015-10-01 0.233 0.213175
2015-09-01 0.228 0.209270
2015-08-03 0.230 0.210816
2015-07-01 0.233 0.215761
2015-06-01 0.229 0.211177
2015-05-01 0.235 0.215340
2015-04-01 0.237 0.214635
2015-03-02 0.240 0.218321
2015-02-02 0.243 0.217411
2014-12-24 0.213 0.193971
2014-12-01 0.243 0.221655
2014-11-03 0.239 0.218026
2014-10-01 0.250 0.227687
2014-09-02 0.252 0.230095
2014-08-01 0.253 0.232046
2014-07-01 0.249 0.229747
2014-06-02 0.252 0.232001
2014-05-01 0.260 0.240629
2014-04-01 0.257 0.241111
2014-03-03 0.271 0.252964
2014-02-03 0.270 0.254118
2013-12-26 0.275 0.265265
2013-12-02 0.271 0.260302
2013-11-01 0.277 0.264212
2013-10-01 0.265 0.254685
2013-09-03 0.265 0.261341
2013-08-01 0.261 0.252101
2013-07-01 0.259 0.245103
2013-06-03 0.250 0.231696
2013-05-01 0.253 0.226520
2013-04-01 0.249 0.226035
2013-03-01 0.263 0.235136
2013-02-01 0.243 0.217547
2012-12-26 0.247 0.222985
2012-12-03 0.243 0.213777
2012-10-01 0.270 0.241784
2012-09-04 0.269 0.241906
2012-08-01 0.271 0.242940
2012-07-02 0.272 0.248925
2012-06-01 0.268 0.241354
2012-05-01 0.267 0.243169
2012-04-02 0.270 0.247570
2012-03-01 0.286 0.259528
2012-02-01 0.281 0.249534
2011-12-27 0.269 0.248155
2011-12-01 0.298 0.281504
2011-11-01 0.293 0.275998
2011-10-03 0.298 0.279628
2011-09-01 0.297 0.279529
2011-08-01 0.287 0.277402
2011-07-01 0.305 0.296433
2011-06-01 0.306 0.295452
2011-05-02 0.310 0.304788
2011-04-01 0.305 0.305979
2011-03-01 0.306 0.304599
2011-02-01 0.307 0.309538
2010-12-28 0.306 0.309623
2010-12-01 0.305 0.300433
2010-11-01 0.301 0.285877
2010-10-01 0.312 0.293316
2010-09-01 0.321 0.300787
2010-08-02 0.315 0.299971
2010-07-01 0.315 0.303410
2010-06-01 0.307 0.294371
2010-05-03 0.322 0.309794
2010-04-01 0.328 0.318292
2010-03-01 0.323 0.312651
2010-02-01 0.318 0.309068
2009-12-29 0.296 0.287882
2009-12-01 0.301 0.293001
2009-11-02 0.311 0.303770
2009-10-01 0.310 0.295548
2009-09-01 0.312 0.304420
2009-08-03 0.312 0.309524
2009-07-01 0.287 0.287460
2009-06-01 0.309 0.306700
2009-05-01 0.313 0.307435
2009-04-01 0.330 0.330993
2009-03-02 0.316 0.317492
2009-02-02 0.312 0.314136
2008-12-29 0.399 0.404337
2008-12-01 0.308 0.325409
2008-11-03 0.310 0.323997
2008-10-01 0.295 0.303811
2008-09-02 0.230 0.229243
2008-08-01 0.281 0.281930
2008-07-01 0.259 0.260905
2008-06-02 0.267 0.263314
2008-05-01 0.280 0.276954
2008-04-01 0.294 0.297180
2008-03-03 0.287 0.292857
2008-02-01 0.309 0.301199
2007-12-27 0.285 0.281621
2007-12-03 0.298 0.292932
2007-11-01 0.587 0.582920
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 118.15
All Time Low 85.1
Ask 106.66
Ask Size 700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,305,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,859,868
Average Volume 3,859,868
Average Volume10Days 4,305,750
Beta3 Year 0.9
Bid 104.98
Bid Size 1,500
Category Muni National Interm
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 105.525
Day Low 105.15
Dividend Yield 3.23
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 106.3062
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0861969
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010217626
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.2022734
Fifty Two Week High 109.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.7799988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.034678888
Fifty Two Week Low 103.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.3600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0130945565
Fifty Two Week Range 103.86 - 109.0
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,189,431,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0058344
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.169998
Fullday Change Percent -0.161304
Fullday Price 105.74
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,189,123,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The underlying index includes municipal bonds, the interest of which is exempt from Federal income taxes and not subject to alternative minimum tax. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
Long Name iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_37088920
Nav Price 105.21263
Net Assets 45,275,857,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 105.4
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.51999664
Post Market Change Percent 0.49419942
Post Market Price 105.74
Post Market Time 1,787,960,909
Previous Close 105.39
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.169998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.161304
Regular Market Day High 105.525
Regular Market Day Low 105.15
Regular Market Day Range 105.15 - 105.525
Regular Market Open 105.4
Regular Market Previous Close 105.39
Regular Market Price 105.22
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 3,296,853
Short Name iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol MUB
Three Year Average Return 0.0324244
Total Assets 45,275,856,896
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.59726
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.59726
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 106.9534
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.7333984
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.016207043
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,296,853
Yield 0.0323
Ytd Return 0.24076