Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series (DUMSX)

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Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series (DUMSX) is up 2.5% since the beginning of the year. DUMSX is currently trading at $11 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of DUMSX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,108.

Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series (DUMSX) has returned 2.45% so far this year and 9.20% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, DUMSX has returned 2.88% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 31, 1999, DUMSX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.38%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 15.2 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Mar 2008 with a return of +5.0%, while the worst month was Feb 2008 at -6.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, DUMSX closed higher 35% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 10, 2025 with a return of +3.7%, while the worst single day was Apr 9, 2025 at -2.5%.

Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series has an annualized alpha of 4.70%, beta of -0.01, and R2 of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 31, 1999.

• This fund captured 12.76% of S&P 500 Index gains and tended to rise during its downturns (downside capture of -6.03%) - a profile typical of hedging or uncorrelated assets.
• Beta of -0.01 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

DUMSX has an expense ratio of 0.70%, placing it in the medium range.

DUMSX ranks 94 for risk / return — in the top 94% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series provided a 5.32% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.59 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Dupree Mississippi Tax-Free Income Series was 11.62%, occurring on Oct 15, 2008. Recovery took 61 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.