BWVAX — Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
BWVAX — Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Municipal - National Bond · $48.25M AUM · 0.86% expense ratio · -18.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
BWVAX Fund Overview
BWVAX — Sterling Capital West Virginia 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: $48.25M
- 1-year return: -18.5%
- Ticker: BWVAX
- SEC CIK: 0000889284
- SEC series ID: S000003552
- Share class ID: C000009874
BWVAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| West Va Pkwys Auth | 4.21% |
| Berkeley Cnty W Va Brd Ed | 3.72% |
| West Virginia Univ | 3.47% |
| Putnam Cnty W Va Brd Ed | 3.43% |
| West Va Economic Dev Auth | 3.35% |
| Wood Cnty W Va Brd Ed | 3.32% |
| West Virginia St | 3.24% |
| West Virginia St Hosp Fin Auth | 3.09% |
| Marshall Univ W Va | 3.03% |
| Ohio Cnty W Va Cnty Commn | 2.69% |
BWVAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.4% |
BWVAX Performance
Total returns for BWVAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -6.2% |
| 1 year | -18.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -11.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -7.5% |
BWVAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for BWVAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.9%
BWVAX Costs and Fees
BWVAX costs about $86 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.86%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.86%
- Portfolio turnover: 16%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BWVAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund had net outflows of $3.69M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $14.58K |
| 2026-02 | $107.99K |
| 2026-01 | $247.16K |
| 2025-12 | −$1.33M |
| 2025-11 | −$570.74K |
| 2025-10 | $117.48K |
BWVAX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| West Va Pkwys Auth | 4.21% |
| Berkeley Cnty W Va Brd Ed | 3.72% |
| West Virginia Univ | 3.47% |
| Putnam Cnty W Va Brd Ed | 3.43% |
| West Va Economic Dev Auth | 3.35% |
| Wood Cnty W Va Brd Ed | 3.32% |
| West Virginia St | 3.24% |
| West Virginia St Hosp Fin Auth | 3.09% |
| Marshall Univ W Va | 3.03% |
| Ohio Cnty W Va Cnty Commn | 2.69% |
BWVAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Sterling Capital West Virginia 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.