BASCX — Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
BASCX — Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Municipal - National Bond · $22.40M AUM · 0.91% expense ratio · -18.9% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory 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: $22.40M
- 1-year return: -18.9%
- 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 Cnty S C Sch Dist No 2 | 3.94% |
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Dev Auth | 3.80% |
| Dorchester Cnty S C Sch Dist No 4 | 3.71% |
| South Carolina Pub Svc Auth | 3.71% |
| South Carolina St | 3.63% |
| Beaufort Cnty S C | 3.45% |
| Charleston S C | 3.45% |
| Patriots Energy Group Fing Agy S C | 3.41% |
| Lexington & Richland Cntys S C Sch Dist No 5 | 3.20% |
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Dev Auth | 3.20% |
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 | 96.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.6% |
BASCX Performance
Total returns for BASCX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -6.4% |
| 1 year | -18.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -11.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -7.8% |
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 2026-03, Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund had net outflows of $674.29K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $275.16K |
| 2026-02 | $677.94K |
| 2026-01 | −$258.05K |
| 2025-12 | $639.62K |
| 2025-11 | $170.27K |
| 2025-10 | −$188.92K |
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 Cnty S C Sch Dist No 2 | 3.94% |
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Dev Auth | 3.80% |
| Dorchester Cnty S C Sch Dist No 4 | 3.71% |
| South Carolina Pub Svc Auth | 3.71% |
| South Carolina St | 3.63% |
| Beaufort Cnty S C | 3.45% |
| Charleston S C | 3.45% |
| Patriots Energy Group Fing Agy S C | 3.41% |
| Lexington & Richland Cntys S C Sch Dist No 5 | 3.20% |
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Dev Auth | 3.20% |
BASCX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.