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Nuveen Municipal Income ETF (NUMI) belongs to the Municipal Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with NUMI. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to NUMI

NUMI charges 0.29% annually. There are 81 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.03%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to NUMI

NUMI has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 66. There are 77 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 97.


Top Performing NUMI Alternatives (YTD)

NUMI is at 1.53% YTD. There are 47 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.96%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to NUMI

NUMI has 3.48% 1-year volatility. There are 104 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.00%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to NUMI

NUMI has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.82%. There are 77 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.22%.


Other ETFs from Nuveen

The 10 most viewed Nuveen ETFs shown here include NULG, NPFI, NUDV and span 10 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $3B.


Often Compared With NUMI

Investors most often compare NUMI with TAXT, BPH, MUB. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Northern Trust Tax-Exempt Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds
1.49%
59.79MAug 2025NUMI vs TAXT
BP p.l.c. ADRhedged ETFOil & Gas2.19MJan 2025NUMI vs BPH
iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds
66
1.24%
44.94BSep 2007NUMI vs MUB
Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds
73
1.20%
21.18MDec 2023NUMI vs CA
VanEck Long Muni ETFMunicipal Bonds
69
1.92%
709.97MJan 2008NUMI vs MLN
Nuveen Dividend Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities, Dividend13.14MAug 2021NUMI vs NDVG
abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ET...Commodities
71
26.68%
2.50BMar 2017NUMI vs BCI
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking FundCommodities
75
35.47%
1.86BFeb 2006NUMI vs DBC
X-Square Municipal Income Tax Free ETFMunicipal Bonds
14
0.20%
4.54MMay 2023NUMI vs ZTAX
abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strateg...Commodities
71
20.45%
423.65MMar 2017NUMI vs BCD
iShares Short-Term California Muni Active ETFMunicipal Bonds
93
0.91%
360.67MOct 2007NUMI vs CALI
Brookstone Ultra-Short Bond ETFUltrashort Bond
98
1.06%
69.01MSep 2023NUMI vs BAMU
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds
83
0.79%
11.26BNov 2008NUMI vs SUB
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active ETFMunicipal Bonds
92
1.10%
1.06BFeb 2010NUMI vs SMMU
Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF SharesMunicipal Bonds
73
0.66%
1.90BMar 2023NUMI vs VTES
United States Brent Oil Fund LPOil & Gas
65
90.47%
95.54MJun 2010NUMI vs BNO
Invesco DB Oil FundOil & Gas
65
84.75%
275.60MJan 2007NUMI vs DBO
Invesco DB Energy FundOil & Gas
71
83.68%
99.79MJan 2007NUMI vs DBE
iShares Enhanced Short-Term Bond Active ETFUltrashort Bond
100
1.63%
190.45MJul 2024NUMI vs CSHP
FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETFFinancials Equities
-9.51%
34.30MJun 2025NUMI vs FBDC

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Nuveen Municipal Income ETF alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to NUMI.

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