NIFFX Performance — Aquila Narragansett Tax-Free Income Fund, Class F

Data updated: 2024-08-21

NIFFX returned +2.07% over one year to Jun 2024. Annualised returns are −1.23% over 3 years and +0.55% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Intermediate Municipal Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $96, against $97 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $103. Volatility over the past three years was 6.51% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2024 the fund lost a net $5.6M, and assets reached $145.86M.

NIFFX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Aquila Narragansett Tax-Free Income Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Municipal Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodNIFFXCategory average
1 year (Jul 2023 – Jun 2024)$102$103
3 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2024)$96$97
5 years (Jul 2019 – Jun 2024)$103$104

NIFFX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+2.07%
3 years (annualised)−1.23%
5 years (annualised)+0.55%

NIFFX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Aquila Narragansett Tax-Free Income Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Jun)−0.80%
2023+4.54%
2022−7.25%
2021+0.86%
2020+4.09%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.78%

NIFFX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−0.3%0.0%−0.1%−0.9%−0.7%+1.2%——————
2023+2.4%−2.0%+1.9%−0.3%−0.9%+0.6%+0.2%−1.0%−2.6%−1.4%+5.7%+2.2%
2022−2.2%−0.5%−2.6%−2.4%+1.3%−1.5%+2.3%−2.1%−3.2%−0.5%+4.0%+0.2%
2021+0.2%−1.0%+0.5%+0.6%+0.3%+0.2%+0.5%−0.2%−0.7%−0.2%+0.6%+0.1%
2020+1.3%+0.9%−1.8%−0.7%+2.6%0.0%+0.9%−0.2%0.0%−0.1%+0.8%+0.3%
2019——————+0.8%+1.1%−0.6%+0.1%+0.1%+0.3%

NIFFX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2021 – Jun 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.51%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.88 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.70% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −3.23% (Sep 2022)

NIFFX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Aquila Narragansett Tax-Free Income Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$5.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $23.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.81×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2024$405K$7.4M−$7.0M
May 2024$668K$16.3M−$15.6M
Apr 2024$3.9M$19.2M−$15.3M
Mar 2024$1.4M$3.8M−$2.4M
Feb 2024$1.4M$3.2M−$1.8M
Jan 2024$4.2M$3.1M$1.1M
Dec 2023$2.0M−$5.9M$7.9M
Nov 2023$3.2M−$2.8M$6.0M
Oct 2023$2.7M−$5.3M$8.1M
Sep 2023$725K−$2.6M$3.3M
Aug 2023$1.6M−$3.2M$4.8M
Jul 2023$1.7M−$3.6M$5.3M

NIFFX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Aquila Narragansett Tax-Free Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-06-28$145.86M
2024-03-28$185.72M
2023-12-29$190.54M
2023-09-29$185.88M
2023-06-30$199.10M
2023-03-31$205.85M
2022-12-30$201.81M
2022-09-30$215.92M
2022-06-30$232.22M
2022-03-31$249.01M
2021-12-31$270.28M
2021-09-30$269.07M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.