FITQX

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Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.12%

Annual Cost per $10K

$112.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$20,607

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+1.84%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

98%

Cash

Other

Fee Comparison

FITQX

1.12%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

47% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025 · Updated quarterly

+10.53%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FITQX at 1.12%$277,580

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$103,033

Cost vs index fund−$99,844

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FITQX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.84%	+3.39%	+0.78%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.12%	+4.49%	—
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	-1.54%	+2.73%	+2.95%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.32%	+3.38%	+0.33%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
GGLPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund	1.59%	-2.04%	+2.83%	+1.24%
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-19.08%	-6.21%	-5.98%
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+0.35%	+2.66%	+0.73%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+42.26%	—	—
FCITX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.03%	+2.64%	+0.06%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+1.09%	+2.97%	+0.62%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	-0.15%	+3.74%	+2.21%
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	-5.95%	+0.07%	+0.17%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
CMPIX	Core Fixed Income Fund	0.57%	+2.92%	+2.87%	-0.77%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+0.44%	+1.91%	+0.39%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	-2.44%	+3.14%	+1.36%
TLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.10%	+1.39%	+0.61%
AHMFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.41%	+0.03%	+3.95%	+2.15%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	-1.25%	+2.88%	+1.24%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	-1.01%	+2.75%	+0.36%
VKMMX	Invesco Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.85%	+1.84%	-0.03%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+3.27%	+3.34%	+1.44%
ABTYX	AB High Income Municipal Portfolio	0.95%	-1.93%	+2.34%	+0.92%
CXHYX	Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.85%	-4.53%	+1.78%	+1.14%
SHMMX	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	0.89%	-1.52%	+2.26%	+0.57%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	-0.10%	+2.90%	+0.44%
IORCX	Invesco California Municipal Fund	1.11%	-3.23%	+2.23%	+0.31%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+0.27%	+3.29%	+1.37%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	-2.17%	+2.40%	+0.09%
FIQZX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.31%	+1.67%	+3.05%	+1.03%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+5.53%	+4.95%	+2.41%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
ATBYX	Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.71%	+1.06%	+2.81%	+0.97%
PPNAX	Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund	0.90%	+2.78%	+2.87%	+1.27%
FAAWX	Nuveen All-American Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	-1.10%	+2.44%	-0.33%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+1.50%	+2.34%	+0.17%
JDJAX	Diversified Macro Fund	1.24%	-5.31%	-2.23%	+1.61%
TRPZX	T. Rowe Price Limited-Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.	0.34%	+6.85%	+3.93%	+3.39%
EALDX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund	1.40%	+6.50%	+3.65%	+1.97%
LONSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.54%	-1.58%	+2.70%	+0.19%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	-1.18%	+2.92%	+1.14%
HYMOX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.58%	-1.79%	+2.70%	+0.82%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	-0.35%	+3.17%	+0.68%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-21.18%	-21.22%	-24.37%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+4.24%	+1.72%	+0.63%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	-1.11%	+2.62%	+0.52%
LTMFX	Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund	0.77%	+2.74%	+2.94%	+0.74%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
ETHYX	Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.75%	+2.50%	+0.67%
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+1.78%	+3.22%	+1.08%
COLCX	Columbia Total Return Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	-2.88%	+1.54%	-0.62%
USATX	Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Fund	0.44%	+0.64%	+2.81%	+0.87%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	-0.19%	+2.84%	+0.60%
RBCUX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.41%	+1.13%	+3.22%	+1.16%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+1.85%	+3.18%	+1.28%
DHICX	Allspring Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0.79%	+1.01%	+2.83%	+1.67%
PRSMX	T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund	0.40%	+1.41%	+2.79%	+0.68%
PTYIX	T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund	0.55%	-1.13%	+2.81%	+1.49%
FLTEX	Limited Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.37%	+3.38%	+3.54%	+1.35%
MOTIX	BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund	0.72%	-1.24%	+2.98%	+0.84%
ALNCX	AB National Portfolio	1.50%	-1.34%	+1.61%	-0.25%
SEIMX	INTERMEDIATE-TERM MUNICIPAL FUND	0.81%	+0.59%	+2.56%	+0.56%
CATSX	Columbia Strategic Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	—	—	—
IORMX	Invesco Rochester Limited Term New York Municipal Fund	0.83%	+1.23%	+2.83%	+1.31%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
DMUAX	BNY Mellon AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund	0.69%	-1.27%	+2.16%	+0.00%
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
IORAX	Invesco AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund	1.67%	-2.03%	+2.19%	+0.45%
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—
FCAQX	Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund	0.52%	-1.40%	+2.28%	+0.50%
JTMRX	Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.49%	+0.83%	+3.17%	+1.21%
ACITX	Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund	0.54%	+4.70%	+1.94%	+1.08%
DSENX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.79%	+11.42%	+12.81%	+10.55%
DMTFX	Macquarie Tax-Free USA Fund	0.80%	-5.22%	+1.77%	+0.08%
CONL	GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF	1.15%	+14.18%	-24.84%	—
FCCIX	Franklin California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	0.74%	+0.04%	+1.90%	-0.18%
FASHX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	0.55%	-12.59%	-22.07%	-25.29%
VKLCX	Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund	0.57%	+0.15%	+2.24%	+0.22%
FGORX	Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.51%	+2.95%	+2.37%	-0.41%
TSLY	YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF	1.01%	+29.96%	—	—
HICOX	Colorado BondShares A Tax Exempt Fund	0.60%	+3.68%	+5.18%	+3.89%
HICMX	Victory Pioneer High Income Municipal Fund	0.82%	—	—	—
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%
EXCAX	Tax-Exempt Fund of California	0.40%	-0.43%	+3.04%	+0.72%
WCPNX	Core Plus Income Fund	0.45%	+3.80%	+4.45%	+1.71%
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
TIKPX	Nuveen Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.85%	+3.37%	+2.42%
SCMBX	DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	-1.47%	+2.48%	+0.20%
WSMAX	Allspring Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund	0.63%	+3.11%	+3.53%	+2.10%
IORNX	Invesco Rochester AMT-Free New York Municipal Fund	1.19%	-3.84%	+1.71%	+0.16%
SCPDX	Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund	0.80%	+3.62%	+0.74%	-1.70%
DMUSX	Macquarie Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund	0.75%	-2.42%	+2.18%	+0.24%
CALAX	Lord Abbett California Tax-Free Income Fund	1.02%	-2.68%	+1.51%	-1.10%
EACAX	Eaton Vance California Municipal Opportunities Fund	0.75%	-1.06%	+2.71%	+0.37%
PHICX	PGIM Muni High Income Fund	0.81%	-2.09%	+2.37%	-0.06%

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