BASCX — Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-31
BASCX — Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund. Intermediate Municipal - National Bond. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
BASCX Fund Overview
BASCX — Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Sterling Capital Funds, categorised as Intermediate Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Sterling Capital Funds
- Category: Intermediate Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $21.45M
- 1-year return: -18.1%
- Ticker: BASCX
- SEC CIK: 0000889284
- SEC series ID: S000003545
- Share class ID: C000009852
BASCX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Richland County School District N.2 (sc) | 4.14% |
| Dorchester Cnty S C Sch Dist No 4 | 3.94% |
| South Carolina St | 3.83% |
| Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency (sc) | 3.59% |
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (sc) | 3.37% |
| Lexington & Richland Cntys S C Sch Dist No 5 | 3.36% |
| Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust | 3.32% |
| Lexington Cnty S C Sch Dist No 1 | 2.96% |
| Lugoff-Elgin Water Authority (sc) | 2.73% |
| Anderson Cnty S C Sch Dist No 4 | 2.64% |
BASCX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 97.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.3% |
BASCX Performance
Total returns for BASCX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -10.5% |
| 1 year | -18.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -12.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -8.8% |
BASCX Risk Information
Risk metrics for BASCX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.8%
BASCX Costs and Fees
BASCX costs about $91 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.91%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.91%
- Portfolio turnover: 16%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BASCX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund had net outflows of $203.03K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$307.13K |
| 2026-05 | −$155.77K |
| 2026-04 | −$681.89K |
| 2026-03 | $275.16K |
| 2026-02 | $677.94K |
| 2026-01 | −$258.05K |
BASCX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Richland County School District N.2 (sc) | 4.14% |
| Dorchester Cnty S C Sch Dist No 4 | 3.94% |
| South Carolina St | 3.83% |
| Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency (sc) | 3.59% |
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (sc) | 3.37% |
| Lexington & Richland Cntys S C Sch Dist No 5 | 3.36% |
| Lexington Cnty S C Sch Dist No 1 | 2.96% |
| Lugoff-Elgin Water Authority (sc) | 2.73% |
| Anderson Cnty S C Sch Dist No 4 | 2.64% |
| Dorchester Cnty S C | 2.64% |
BASCX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-01-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-01-31
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-02-02
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-31
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-12-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-12-13
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.