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Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income (NQP)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US6709721087
CUSIP
670972108
Issuer
Nuveen
Inception Date
Feb 21, 1991
Index Tracked
No Index (Active)
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Bond

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income (NQP) has returned 2.31% so far this year and 15.31% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, NQP has returned 3.35% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income

1D
3.20%
1M
-0.18%
YTD
2.31%
6M
3.36%
1Y
15.31%
3Y*
8.00%
5Y*
1.69%
10Y*
3.35%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 21, 1991, NQP's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.49%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 11.8 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Jan 2009 with a return of +19.7%, while the worst month was Sep 2008 at -16.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, NQP closed higher 47% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +10.4%, while the worst single day was Oct 10, 2008 at -11.8%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20261.33%1.16%-0.18%2.31%
20254.04%3.12%-4.50%1.43%-1.17%1.89%-2.61%1.74%10.24%1.23%1.98%-2.15%15.46%
20241.32%-0.66%2.38%-2.20%0.69%6.31%3.10%0.63%1.58%-4.71%1.17%-6.30%2.70%
20237.10%-5.65%2.41%-0.54%-2.13%1.80%0.79%-2.49%-7.21%-3.66%13.35%5.19%7.44%
2022-4.56%0.31%-4.30%-10.77%4.93%-2.39%3.24%-1.81%-10.26%-5.33%10.81%-2.31%-21.95%
2021-1.48%0.03%1.88%1.58%2.46%2.20%0.70%-0.03%-1.62%1.25%3.94%-3.20%7.75%

Benchmark Metrics

Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income has an annualized alpha of 4.71%, beta of 0.14, and R² of 0.04 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 22, 1991.

  • This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (25.48%) than losses (14.59%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • Beta of 0.14 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.04 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 0.04 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.

Alpha
4.71%
Beta
0.14
0.04
Upside Capture
25.48%
Downside Capture
14.59%

Expense Ratio

NQP has a high expense ratio of 1.27%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

NQP ranks 89 for risk / return — in the top 89% 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.


NQP Risk / Return Rank: 8989
Overall Rank
NQP Sharpe Ratio Rank: 8585
Sharpe Ratio Rank
NQP Sortino Ratio Rank: 8989
Sortino Ratio Rank
NQP Omega Ratio Rank: 8484
Omega Ratio Rank
NQP Calmar Ratio Rank: 9696
Calmar Ratio Rank
NQP Martin Ratio Rank: 8888
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income (NQP) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


NQPBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.67

0.90

+0.77

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

2.52

1.39

+1.13

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.35

1.21

+0.14

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

3.53

1.40

+2.13

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

9.67

6.61

+3.06

Explore NQP risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income provided a 7.85% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.94 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.94$0.94$0.75$0.36$0.54$0.67$0.63$0.60$0.65$0.70$0.74$0.84

Dividend yield

7.85%7.87%6.69%3.07%4.89%4.51%4.38%4.23%5.34%5.34%5.67%6.10%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.23
2025$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.94
2024$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.75
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36
2022$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.54
2021$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.67

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income. 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 Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income was 41.87%, occurring on Oct 10, 2008. Recovery took 203 trading sessions.

The current Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income drawdown is 1.52%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-41.87%Jan 30, 2008178Oct 10, 2008203Aug 3, 2009381
-32.41%Dec 1, 2021478Oct 25, 2023
-25.04%Dec 29, 1998247Dec 20, 1999410Aug 6, 2001657
-24.69%Dec 6, 2012176Aug 19, 2013366Feb 2, 2015542
-24.12%Mar 5, 202013Mar 23, 2020196Dec 30, 2020209

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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