Tax Exempt Fixed Income

Generating tax-efficient income through a disciplined approach to municipal bond investing.

Overview

AMI's Tax-Exempt Fixed Income strategy is designed to deliver strong after-tax returns through a disciplined focus on capital preservation, liquidity, and predictable cash flow. We actively manage portfolios to maximize risk-adjusted performance, investing in bonds backed by clear and stable revenue streams. We emphasize sectors such as Mello-Roos special tax bonds and essential service revenue bonds like water and sewer, where inefficiencies create opportunities for higher current income. With a combination of fundamental, bottom-up security selection and top-down risk management, we build customized portfolios tailored to each client’s unique objectives while maintaining a strong commitment to quality and transparency.

Strong After-Tax Returns

Actively managed portfolios built for capital preservation, liquidity, and predictable cash flow.

Targeted Opportunities

Overweighting Mello-Roos and essential service revenue bonds, where inefficiencies create attractive income potential.

Disciplined Approach

Combining bottom-up security selection with top-down risk management to deliver customized solutions for each client.

Strategy Details as of 6/30/25

Inception Date January 1, 2009
Investment Philosophy Active management targeting misunderstood opportunities to generate alpha
Target Universe Municipal bonds with maturities longer than 10 years
Portfolio Construction Concentrated portfolio of between 40-80 registered bonds
Typical Duration Target 3-7 years
Benchmark ICE Bof A 3-7 Year US Municipal Securities Index
Risk Management Rigorous bottom up analysis, top down risk management
Key Differentiator Overweight essential service and special tax bonds
Cash Position Under 2%
Investment Style Intermediate duration with longer maturity municipal bonds
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