08/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/28/2024 06:26
NYLI MacKay Colorado Muni Fund (formerly MainStay MacKay Colorado Muni Fund) |
Summary Prospectus
July 22, 2024 |
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Class/Ticker |
A COTAXC COTCXI COTYXZ COTFX |
The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal and Colorado income taxes.
The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. In addition, different financial intermediary firms and financial professionals may impose different sales loads and waivers. More information about these and other discounts or waivers is available from your financial professional, in the "Information on Sales Charges" section starting on page 63 of the Prospectus and Appendix A - Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts, and in the "Alternative Sales Arrangements" section on page 150 of the Statement of Additional Information.
Class A |
Class C |
Class I |
Class Z |
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
3.00 |
% |
None |
None |
3.00 |
% |
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of the original offering price or redemption proceeds) |
None |
1 |
1.00 |
% |
None |
None |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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Management Fees (as an annual percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets) |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
0.45 |
% |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.25 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
None |
0.075 |
% |
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Other Expenses2 |
0.17 |
% |
0.22 |
% |
0.17 |
% |
0.17 |
% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.87 |
% |
1.17 |
% |
0.62 |
% |
0.695 |
% |
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Waivers / Reimbursements3 |
(0.07 |
)% |
(0.07 |
)% |
(0.07 |
)% |
0.00 |
% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Waivers / Reimbursements3 |
0.80 |
% |
1.10 |
% |
0.55 |
% |
0.695 |
% |
1. No initial sales charge applies on investments of $250,000 or more (and certain other qualified purchases referenced within "Information on Sales Charges" in the Shareholder Guide). However, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within 18 months of the date of purchase on shares that were purchased without an initial sales charge. For more information on contingent deferred sales charges, see "Sales Charges" in the Shareholder Guide.
2. Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
3.New York Life Investment Management LLC ("New York Life Investments") has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, litigation, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and other transaction expenses relating to the purchase or sale of portfolio investments, and acquired (underlying) fund fees and expenses) for a class do not exceed the following percentages of its average daily net assets: Class A, 0.80%, Class C, 1.10%, Class I, 0.55% and Class Z, 0.785%. This agreement will remain in effect until February 28, 2027, and thereafter shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless New York Life Investments provides written notice of termination prior to the start of the next term or, at any time, upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated whether or not you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except as indicated with respect to Class C shares). The Example reflects Class C shares converting into Class A shares in years 9-10. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects the contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangement, if applicable, for the current duration of the arrangement only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expenses After |
Class A |
Class C |
Class I |
Class Z |
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Assuming no redemption |
Assuming redemption at end of period |
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1 Year |
$ 379 |
$ 112 |
$ 212 |
$ 56 |
$ 369 |
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3 Years |
$ 555 |
$ 357 |
$ 357 |
$ 184 |
$ 516 |
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5 Years |
$ 754 |
$ 630 |
$ 630 |
$ 332 |
$ 675 |
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10 Years |
$ 1,328 |
$ 1,324 |
$ 1,324 |
$ 761 |
$ 1,139 |
(NYLIM) NL565 MSCOM01 |
-08/24 |
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund's predecessor fund, Aquila Tax-Free Fund of Colorado, was 31% of the average value of its portfolio.
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in municipal bonds, whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuers at the time of issuance, exempt from federal and Colorado income taxes. The Fund is classified as a "non-diversified" investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act").
Municipal bonds are generally debt obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States, and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities that provide income free from federal, state and potentially local income taxes. If the interest on a particular municipal bond is exempt from federal and Colorado income taxes, the Fund will treat the bond as qualifying for purposes of the 80% policy even though the issuer of the bond may be located outside of Colorado. Municipal bonds include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, industrial revenue bonds, industrial development bonds, private activity bonds, as well as short-term, tax-exempt obligations such as municipal notes and variable rate demand obligations. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in municipal bonds subject to the federal alternative minimum tax, and municipal bonds that pay interest that is subject to federal and Colorado income taxes.
Although the Fund may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds, MacKay Shields LLC, the Fund's Subadvisor, intends to invest primarily in investment grade quality bonds as rated by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO") or if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality by the Subadvisor. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in municipal bonds that are rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as "high-yield securities" or "junk bonds") as rated by at least one NRSRO, including up to 10% of its net assets in municipal bonds that are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, that are in default as to the payment of principal or interest, or that are rated in the lowest rating category by a NRSRO, or if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality by the Subadvisor ("distressed securities"). If NRSROs assign different ratings to the same security, the Fund will use the higher rating for purposes of determining the security's credit quality.
The Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in municipal bonds that are related in such a way that an economic, business or political development or change affecting one such security could also affect the other securities. The Fund will seek to maintain a portfolio dollar-weighted average duration of 3-10 years, although the Fund may invest in instruments of any duration or maturity.
If the supply of Colorado state tax exempt municipal bonds is insufficient to meet the Fund's investment needs, the Fund may invest in municipal bonds issued by other states. Municipal bonds issued by other states purchased by the Fund will generally be exempt from federal income taxes, but may not be exempt from Colorado income taxes.
The Fund may invest in futures, options and swap agreements to seek enhanced returns or to reduce the risk of loss by hedging certain of its holdings.
Investment Process: In selecting investments, the Subadvisor analyzes the credit quality of issuers and considers the yields available on municipal bonds with different maturities.
The Subadvisor uses active management in an effort to identify municipal bonds it believes to be mispriced and to build a consistent yield advantage. The Subadvisor focuses on reducing volatility through a disciplined investment process, which includes fundamental, "bottom-up" credit research and risk management. In addition, the Subadvisor reviews macroeconomic events, technicals in the municipal market, and tax policies and analyzes individual municipal securities and sectors.
The Subadvisor's investment process includes a risk analysis that gives consideration to a variety of security-specific risks with respect to municipal bonds, including environmental, social and governance ("ESG") risks. "ESG risks" are defined as environmental, social or governance events or conditions that, if they occur, could cause an actual or a potential material negative impact on the value of the investment. Certain ESG factors may be more relevant for certain sectors or issuers than others. Factors considered by the Subadvisor may include an issuer's exposure to or management of climate risk, energy resources, community and/or employee relations, demographic shifts, cybersecurity, regulation and financial management of policies and procedures. In addition to proprietary research, the Subadvisor may use screening tools such as those provided by third-party providers and, to the extent available, third-party data to identify ESG risk factors that may not have been captured through its own research. The Subadvisor's consideration of ESG risk is weighed against other criteria and no sectors, industries or individual issuers are explicitly excluded from the Fund.
The Subadvisor may sell a security if it no longer believes the security will contribute to meeting the investment objective of the Fund. In considering whether to sell a security, the Subadvisor may evaluate, among other things, the condition of the economy and meaningful changes in the issuer's financial condition.
You can lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The investments selected by the Subadvisor may underperform the market in which the Fund invests or other investments. The Fund may receive large purchase or redemption orders which may have adverse effects on performance if the Fund were required to sell securities, invest cash or hold a relatively large amount of cash at times when it would not otherwise do so.
The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below.
Market Risk: Changes in markets may cause the value of investments to fluctuate, which could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Such changes may be rapid and unpredictable. From time to time, markets may experience periods of stress as a result of various market, economic and geopolitical factors for potentially prolonged periods that may result in: (i) increased market volatility; (ii) reduced market
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liquidity; and (iii) increased redemptions of shares. Such conditions may add significantly to the risk of volatility in the net asset value of the Fund's shares and adversely affect the Fund and its investments.
Portfolio Management Risk: The investment strategies, practices and risk analyses used by the Subadvisor may not produce the desired results or expected returns. The Subadvisor may give consideration to certain ESG criteria when evaluating an investment opportunity. The application of ESG criteria may result in the Fund (i) having exposure to certain securities or industry sectors that are significantly different than the composition of the Fund's benchmark and (ii) performing differently than other funds and strategies in its peer group that do not take into account ESG criteria or the Fund's benchmark.
Yield Risk: There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve or maintain any particular level of yield.
Municipal Bond Risk: Municipal bond risks include the inability of the issuer to repay the obligation, the relative lack of information about certain issuers, and the possibility of future tax and legislative changes, which could affect the market for and value of municipal securities. Additional risks include:
·General Obligation Bonds Risk-timely payments depend on the issuer's credit quality, ability to raise tax revenues and ability to maintain an adequate tax base;
·Revenue Bonds (including Industrial Development Bonds) Risk-timely payments depend on the money earned by the particular facility or class of facilities, or the amount of revenues derived from another source, and may be negatively impacted by the general credit of the user of the facility;
·Private Activity Bonds Risk-municipalities and other public authorities issue private activity bonds to finance development of industrial facilities for use by a private enterprise, which is solely responsible for paying the principal and interest on the bond, and payment under these bonds depends on the private enterprise's ability to do so;
·Moral Obligation Bonds Risk-moral obligation bonds are generally issued by special purpose public authorities of a state or municipality. If the issuer is unable to meet its obligations, repayment of these bonds becomes a moral commitment, but not a legal obligation, of the state or municipality;
·Municipal Notes Risk-municipal notes are shorter-term municipal debt obligations that pay interest that is, in the opinion of bond counsel, generally excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (except that the interest may be includable in taxable income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax) and that have a maturity that is generally one year or less. If there is a shortfall in the anticipated proceeds, the notes may not be fully repaid and the Fund may lose money; and
·Municipal Lease Obligations Risk-in a municipal lease obligation, the issuer agrees to make payments when due on the lease obligation. Although the issuer does not pledge its unlimited taxing power for payment of the lease obligation, the lease obligation is secured by the leased property. Municipal leases may pose additional risks because many leases and contracts contain "non-appropriation" clauses that provide that the governmental issuer has no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for this purpose by the appropriate legislative body.
Municipalities may experience political, economic and financial difficulties in an adverse economic environment. The ability of a municipal issuer to make payments and the value of municipal bonds can be affected by uncertainties in the municipal securities market and economic and societal events, such as infectious diseases and increased unemployment. Actions that municipalities may take in response to such events could result in disruption or reduced operations and productivity for businesses, thereby causing reduced tax revenues and increased budgetary pressures, which may adversely affect the issuer's financial condition or ability to meet its financial obligations. Such events and uncertainties could cause increased volatility and reduced liquidity in the municipal securities market and could negatively impact the Fund's net asset value and/or the distributions paid by the Fund.
Certain of the issuers in which the Fund may invest have recently experienced, or may experience, significant financial difficulties and repeated credit rating downgrades. For example, in recent years, Puerto Rico has experienced difficult financial, economic and other conditions, which may negatively affect the value of the Fund's holdings in Puerto Rico municipal securities.
To be tax exempt, municipal bonds must meet certain regulatory requirements. If a municipal bond fails to meet such requirements, the interest received by the Fund from its investment in such bonds and distributed to shareholders may be taxable. It is possible that interest on a municipal bond may be declared taxable after the issuance of the bond, and this determination may apply retroactively to the date of the issuance of the bond, which would cause a portion of prior distributions made by the Fund to be taxable to shareholders in the year of receipt.
Municipal Bond Focus Risk: From time to time the Fund may invest a substantial amount of its assets in municipal bonds on which interest is paid solely from revenues of similar projects. If the Fund focuses its investments in this manner, it assumes the legal and economic risks relating to such projects, which may have a significant impact on the Fund's investment performance. In addition, the Fund may invest more heavily in bonds from certain cities, states or regions than others, which may increase the Fund's exposure to losses resulting from economic, political or regulatory occurrences impacting these particular cities, states or regions.
Debt Securities Risk: The risks of investing in debt or fixed-income securities include (without limitation): (i) credit risk, e.g., the issuer or guarantor of a debt security may be unable or unwilling (or be perceived as unable or unwilling) to make timely principal and/or interest payments or otherwise honor its obligations, or changes in an issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness may affect the value of the Fund's investments; (ii) maturity risk, e.g., a debt security with a longer maturity may fluctuate in value more than one with a shorter maturity; (iii) market risk, e.g., low demand for debt securities may negatively impact their price; (iv) interest rate risk, e.g., when interest rates go up, the value of a debt security generally goes down, and when interest rates go down, the value of a debt security generally goes up (long-term debt securities are generally more susceptible to interest rate risk than short-term debt securities); and (v) call or prepayment risk, e.g., during a period of falling interest rates, the issuer may redeem a security by repaying it early, which may reduce the Fund's income if the proceeds are reinvested at lower interest rates.
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund's investments in fixed-income or debt securities will change because of changes in interest rates. There is a risk that interest rates across the financial system may change, possibly significantly and/or rapidly. Changes in interest rates or a lack of market participants may lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income or debt markets, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell its
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fixed-income or debt holdings. Decreased liquidity in the fixed-income or debt markets also may make it more difficult to value some or all of the Fund's fixed-income or debt holdings. For most fixed-income investments, when market interest rates fall, prices of fixed-rate debt securities rise. However, when market interest rates fall, prices of certain variable and fixed-rate debt securities may be adversely affected (i.e., falling interest rates bring the possibility of prepayment risk, as an instrument may be redeemed before maturity). Very low or negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. Low interest rates (or negative interest rates) may magnify the risks associated with rising interest rates. There is a risk that the income generated by investments may not keep pace with inflation. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases or decreases in interest rates. Periods of higher inflation could cause such authorities to raise interest rates, which may adversely affect the Fund and its investments. The Fund may also be subject to heightened interest rate risk when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance to the extent the Fund is exposed to such interest rates and/or volatility. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities include, but are not limited to, economic, political, public health, and other crises and responses by governments and companies to such crises.
Not all U.S. government debt securities are guaranteed by the U.S. government-some are backed only by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. The Fund's yield will fluctuate with changes in short-term interest rates.
Distressed Securities Risk: Investments in distressed securities are subject to substantial risks in addition to the risks of investing in other types of high-yield securities. Distressed securities are speculative and involve substantial risk that principal will not be repaid. Generally, the Fund will not receive interest payments on such securities and may incur costs to protect its investment. In addition, the Fund's ability to sell distressed securities and any securities received in exchange for such securities may be restricted.
High-Yield Municipal Bond Risk: High-yield or non-investment grade municipal bonds (commonly referred to as "junk bonds") may be subject to increased liquidity risk as compared to other high-yield debt securities. There may be little or no active trading market for certain high-yield municipal bonds, which may make it difficult for the Fund to sell such bonds at or near their perceived value. In such cases, the value of a high-yield municipal bond may decline dramatically, even during periods of declining interest rates. The high-yield municipal bonds in which the Fund intends to invest may be more likely to pay interest that is includable in taxable income for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax than other municipal bonds.
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are investments whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying instrument, such as a security, asset, reference rate or index. Derivative strategies may be riskier than investing directly in the underlying instrument and often involve leverage, which may exaggerate a loss, potentially causing the Fund to lose more money than it originally invested and would have lost had it invested directly in the underlying instrument. For example, if the Fund is the seller of credit protection in a credit default swap, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio and is subject to the credit exposure on the full notional value of the swap. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind and/or value. Derivatives may also be subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund. Futures and other derivatives may be more volatile than direct investments in the instrument underlying the contract, and may not correlate perfectly to the underlying instrument. Futures and other derivatives also may involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed, which could result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Due to fluctuations in the price of the underlying instrument, the Fund may not be able to profitably exercise an option and may lose its entire investment in an option. To the extent that the Fund writes or sells an option, if the decline in the value of the underlying instrument is significantly below the exercise price in the case of a written put option or increase above the exercise price in the case of a written call option, the Fund could experience a substantial loss. Swaps may be subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. Swap transactions tend to shift a Fund's investment exposure from one type of investment to another and may entail the risk that a party will default on its payment obligations to the Fund. Additionally, applicable regulators have adopted rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums on uncleared swaps, which may result in the Fund and its counterparties posting higher margin amounts for uncleared swaps. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and exchange trading. Central clearing, which interposes a central clearinghouse to each participant's swap, and exchange trading are intended to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity but neither makes swap transactions risk-free. Derivatives may also increase the expenses of the Fund.
Private Placement and Restricted Securities Risk: The Fund may invest in privately issued securities, including those which may be resold only in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securities acquired in a private placement generally are subject to strict restrictions on resale, and there may be no market or a limited market for the resale of such securities. Therefore, the Fund may be unable to dispose of such securities when it desires to do so or at the most favorable price. This potential lack of liquidity also may make it more difficult to accurately value these securities.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk: The Fund's investments may be illiquid at the time of purchase or liquid at the time of purchase and subsequently become illiquid due to, among other things, events relating to the issuer of the securities, market events, operational issues, economic conditions, investor perceptions or lack of market participants. The lack of an active trading market may make it difficult to sell or obtain an accurate price for a security. If market conditions or issuer specific developments make it difficult to value securities, the Fund may value these securities using more subjective methods, such as fair value pricing. In such cases, the value determined for a security could be different than the value realized upon such security's sale. As a result, an investor could pay more than the market value when buying shares or receive less than the market value when selling shares. This could affect the proceeds of any redemption or the number of shares an investor receives upon purchase. The Fund is subject to the risk that it could not meet redemption requests within the allowable time period without significant dilution of remaining investors' interests in the Fund. To meet redemption requests or to raise cash to pursue other investment opportunities, the Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, which may adversely affect the Fund's performance. These risks are heightened for fixed-income instruments in a changing interest rate environment.
Colorado State Specific Risk: Because the Fund invests in municipal bonds issued by or on behalf of the State of Colorado, and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, events in Colorado may affect the Fund's investments and performance. These events may include fiscal or political policy changes, tax base erosion, budget deficits and other financial difficulties. Any deterioration of Colorado's fiscal situation and economic situation of its municipalities could cause greater volatility and increase the risk of investing in Colorado.
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Tax Risk: Income from municipal bonds held by the Fund could be declared taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the obligation was issued, because of unfavorable changes in tax law, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer. In such event, the value of the security would likely fall and a portion of the Fund's distributions attributable to interest the Fund received on such bond for the current year and for prior years could be characterized or recharacterized as taxable income. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return and pay additional taxes.
Money Market/Short-Term Securities Risk: To the extent the Fund holds cash or invests in money market or short-term securities, the Fund may be less likely to achieve its investment objective. In addition, it is possible that the Fund's investments in these instruments could lose money.
Variable Rate Demand Instruments Risk: A variable rate demand instrument is generally subject to certain of the risks associated with debt securities. Variable rate demand instruments are also subject to potential delays between the instrument's periodic interest rate reset and an intervening rise in general interest rates, which could adversely affect the Fund. In addition, these instruments are subject to the risk that, if not held to maturity, the Fund will be subject to the credit risk of any third party supporting or providing the instrument's demand feature, as well as the risk that such third party's obligations may terminate or that it may otherwise fail to meet such obligations.
Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund is a non-diversified, open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. A non-diversified fund may have a significant portion of its investments in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Having a larger percentage of assets in a smaller number of issuers makes a non-diversified fund, like the Fund, more susceptible to the risk that one single event or occurrence can have a significant adverse impact upon the Fund.
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance and an additional index over time. Sales loads, if any, are not reflected in the bar chart. If they were, returns would be less than those shown. In accordance with new regulatory requirements, the Fund has selected the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, which represents a broad measure of market performance, and is generally representative of the market sectors or types of investments in which the Fund invests. The table also includes the average annual returns of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index 1-15 Yr. Blend, which is generally representative of the market sectors or types of investments in which the Fund invests.
Index returns reflect no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes, except for foreign withholding taxes where applicable.
Because it has less than one calendar year of performance, performance data is not shown for Class A shares. The following bar chart and table reflect the performance for Class I shares of the Fund. The performance of Class A shares would be similar to the other shares classes of the Fund because all share classes are invested in the same portfolio of securities and would differ only to the extent that Class A shares have different expenses.
Performance data for the classes varies based on differences in their fee and expense structures. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Please visit newyorklifeinvestments.com/funds for more recent performance information.
Effective July 19, 2024, the Aquila Tax-Free Fund of Colorado (the "Predecessor Fund") was reorganized into the Fund. As accounting successor to the Predecessor Fund, the Fund has assumed the Predecessor Fund's historical performance. Therefore, the performance information shown below is that of the Predecessor Fund, which had a different fee structure from the Fund. The returns of the Predecessor Fund have not been adjusted to reflect the applicable expenses of the Fund.
Annual Returns, Class I Shares
(by calendar year 2014-2023)
Best Quarter |
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2023, Q4 |
5.08 |
% |
Worst Quarter |
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2022, Q1 |
-5.28 |
% |
As of June 30, 2024, Class I shares year-to-date return is -0.55%.
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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2023)
Inception |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Return Before Taxes |
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Class I |
4/30/1996 |
3.86 |
% |
1.13 |
% |
1.99 |
% |
|
Return After Taxes on Distributions |
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Class I |
3.82 |
% |
1.11 |
% |
1.98 |
% |
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
||||||||
Class I |
3.17 |
% |
1.31 |
% |
2.08 |
% |
||
Return Before Taxes |
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Class C |
4/30/1996 |
1.84 |
% |
0.12 |
% |
0.97 |
% |
|
Class Z |
5/21/1987 |
0.69 |
% |
0.48 |
% |
1.63 |
% |
|
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index1 |
6.40 |
% |
2.25 |
% |
3.03 |
% |
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Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index 1-15 Yr Blend2 |
5.26 |
% |
2.17 |
% |
2.58 |
% |
1.The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year. Bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax or with floating or zero coupons are excluded.
2. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index 1-15 Yr Blend covers the USD-denominated long-term tax exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds and prerefunded bonds.
New York Life Investment Management LLC serves as the Manager. MacKay Shields LLC serves as the Subadvisor. The individuals listed below are jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day portfolio management.
Subadvisor |
Portfolio Managers |
Service Date |
MacKay Shields LLC |
Michael Denlinger, Managing Director |
Since July 2024 |
David Dowden, Managing Director |
Since July 2024 |
|
Scott Sprauer, Senior Managing Director |
Since July 2024 |
|
Matthew Hage, Director |
Since July 2024 |
|
Michael Perilli, Director |
Since July 2024 |
You may purchase or sell shares of the Fund on any day the Fund is open for business by contacting your financial adviser or financial intermediary firm, or by contacting the Fund by telephone at 800-624-6782, by mail at New York Life Investments Funds, P.O. Box 219003, Kansas City, MO 64121-9000, by overnight mail to 430 West 7th Street, Suite 219003, Kansas City, MO 64105-1407, or by accessing our website at newyorklifeinvestments.com/accounts. Class Z shares are generally only available to existing holders of Class Z shares of the Fund. Generally, an initial investment minimum of $1,000 applies if you invest in Class Z shares, $2,500 for Class C shares, $15,000 for Class A shares and $1,000,000 for individual investors in Class I shares investing directly (i) with the Fund; or (ii) through certain private banks and trust companies that have an agreement with NYLIFE Distributors LLC, the Fund's principal underwriter and distributor, or its affiliates. A subsequent investment minimum of $50 applies to investments in Class C shares. These initial investment minimum and subsequent purchase amounts also apply to Class C shares purchased through AutoInvest, New York Life Investments' systematic investment plan. Class A and Class Z shares have no subsequent investment minimum. Institutional shareholders in Class I shares have no initial or subsequent investment minimums.
Certain financial intermediaries through whom you may invest may impose their own investment minimums, fees, policies and procedures for purchasing and selling Fund shares, which are not described in this Prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information, and which will depend on the policies, procedures and trading platforms of the financial intermediary. Consult a representative of your financial intermediary about the availability of shares of the Fund and the intermediary's policies, procedures and other information.
The Fund's distributions are generally expected to be exempt from federal and Colorado state income tax. However, a portion of the distributions may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. Additionally, the Fund may derive taxable income and/or capital gains. Distributions to shareholders of any such taxable income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, generally will be taxable.
If you purchase Fund shares through a financial intermediary firm (such as a broker/dealer or bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary firm or your financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary firm's website for more information. The Distributor or an affiliate may pay de minimis amounts to intermediaries for setup, connectivity or other technological expenses.
"New York Life Investments" is both a service mark, and the common trade name, of certain investment advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company.
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