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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 82 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 74. There are 71 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 97.


Top Performing NUMI Alternatives (YTD)

NUMI is at 1.68% YTD. There are 62 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 4.58%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to NUMI

NUMI has 3.31% 1-year volatility. There are 103 ETFs in the Municipal Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.54%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to NUMI

NUMI has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.82%. There are 76 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 9 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $3B.


Often Compared With NUMI

Investors most often compare NUMI with BPH, MUB, NUMV. These 20 comparison targets span 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
BP p.l.c. ADRhedged ETFEnergy Equities2.19MJan 2025NUMI vs BPH
iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds
72
1.51%
45.66BSep 2007NUMI vs MUB
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETFMid Cap Value Equities, ESG
66
13.15%
444.82MDec 2016NUMI vs NUMV
abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ET...Commodities
53
17.72%
2.38BMar 2017NUMI vs BCI
VanEck Long Muni ETFMunicipal Bonds
85
2.81%
694.76MJan 2008NUMI vs MLN
abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strateg...Commodities
53
13.57%
392.43MMar 2017NUMI vs BCD
Brookstone Ultra-Short Bond ETFUltrashort Bond
99
1.36%
67.95MSep 2023NUMI vs BAMU
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active ETFMunicipal Bonds
93
1.33%
1.14BFeb 2010NUMI vs SMMU
Invesco DB Oil FundOil & Gas
35
48.03%
215.47MJan 2007NUMI vs DBO
X-Square Municipal Income Tax Free ETFMunicipal Bonds
16
1.06%
4.54MMay 2023NUMI vs ZTAX
Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds
72
0.89%
2.00BMar 2023NUMI vs VTES
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking FundCommodities
49
23.08%
1.60BFeb 2006NUMI vs DBC
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal ...Municipal Bonds
70
3.63%
3.08BApr 2011NUMI vs HYMB
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETFMunicipal Bonds, Short-Term Bond
82
0.92%
11.36BNov 2008NUMI vs SUB
United States Brent Oil Fund LPOil & Gas
31
48.83%
883.37MJun 2010NUMI vs BNO
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETFCommodities
45
26.00%
1.12BOct 2014NUMI vs COMT
Fidelity Systematic Municipal Bond Index ETFMunicipal Bonds
73
1.91%
183.09MJul 2019NUMI vs FMUN
Invesco DB Energy FundOil & Gas
46
55.40%
85.45MJan 2007NUMI vs DBE
Bastion Energy ETFEnergy Equities
86
16.74%
Jun 2025NUMI vs BESF
Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETFEnergy Equities
73
26.07%
479.43MOct 2013NUMI vs ENFR

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Diversifiers

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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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