Industry description
The investment seeks current income exempt from federal and New York State and, in some cases, New York local income taxes.
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 New York income taxes. It generally invests in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer at the time of purchase.