BNCAX — Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-31
BNCAX — Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund. Intermediate Municipal - National Bond. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
BNCAX Fund Overview
BNCAX — Sterling Capital North 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: $112.00M
- 1-year return: -18.3%
- Ticker: BNCAX
- SEC CIK: 0000889284
- SEC series ID: S000003541
- Share class ID: C000009838
BNCAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| North Carolina (nc), State Of | 2.73% |
| Charlotte N C | 2.60% |
| Orange Cnty N C | 2.22% |
| Raleigh N C | 2.17% |
| Forsyth Cnty N C | 2.16% |
| Concord N C | 2.14% |
| University N C Ashville | 2.14% |
| Charlotte (nc), City Of | 2.14% |
| Guilford (nc), County Of | 2.09% |
| Iredell Cnty N C | 2.06% |
BNCAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.4% |
BNCAX Performance
Total returns for BNCAX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -10.7% |
| 1 year | -18.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -12.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -8.9% |
BNCAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for BNCAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 3.1%
BNCAX Costs and Fees
BNCAX costs about $83 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.83%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.83%
- Portfolio turnover: 30%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BNCAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund had net outflows of $12.84M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$673.50K |
| 2026-05 | −$2.03M |
| 2026-04 | −$723.98K |
| 2026-03 | −$1.14M |
| 2026-02 | $423.61K |
| 2026-01 | $420.34K |
BNCAX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| North Carolina (nc), State Of | 2.73% |
| Charlotte N C | 2.60% |
| Orange Cnty N C | 2.22% |
| Raleigh N C | 2.17% |
| Forsyth Cnty N C | 2.16% |
| Concord N C | 2.14% |
| University N C Ashville | 2.14% |
| Charlotte (nc), City Of | 2.14% |
| Guilford (nc), County Of | 2.09% |
| Iredell Cnty N C | 2.06% |
BNCAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Sterling Capital North 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.