MPALX

ActiveMin. $1M

MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.44%

Annual Cost per $10K

$144.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$25,426

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active · Min: $1M

Trailing 12-Month

+2.30%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

98%

Cash

Fee Comparison

MPALX

1.44%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

89% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+17.11%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

MPALX at 1.44%$253,485

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$127,128

Cost vs index fund−$123,940

Similar Funds (100)

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
MPALX	MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+2.30%	+5.41%	+1.07%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	+0.69%	+4.93%	+0.99%
GGLPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund	1.59%	+1.33%	+6.75%	+1.93%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+3.53%	+4.84%	+1.19%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+3.17%	+3.09%	+0.64%
FAAWX	Nuveen All-American Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	+2.30%	+5.42%	+0.28%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+2.56%	+4.96%	+3.30%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+50.77%	+36.13%	—
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+6.48%	+5.82%	+0.49%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-17.52%	-5.29%	-6.49%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+3.55%	+5.33%	+1.16%
EALDX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund	1.40%	+7.63%	+4.43%	+2.04%
TLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.10%	+1.39%	+0.61%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
IORAX	Invesco AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund	1.67%	-2.03%	+2.19%	+0.45%
ALNCX	AB National Portfolio	1.50%	-1.34%	+1.61%	-0.25%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	+2.38%	+4.93%	+2.70%
JTMRX	Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.49%	+0.83%	+3.17%	+1.21%
FCITX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.03%	+2.64%	+0.06%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-0.28%	-3.04%	+4.92%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
CMPIX	Core Fixed Income Fund	0.57%	+5.74%	+5.37%	-0.36%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
IORCX	Invesco California Municipal Fund	1.11%	-3.23%	+2.23%	+0.31%
JDJAX	Diversified Macro Fund	1.24%	-3.13%	-2.74%	+2.10%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
AHMFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.41%	+4.27%	+8.02%	+2.99%
NAWSX	Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	-3.46%	+0.04%	-2.34%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
ABTYX	AB High Income Municipal Portfolio	0.95%	-1.93%	+2.34%	+0.92%
VKMMX	Invesco Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.85%	+1.84%	-0.03%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
SHMMX	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	0.89%	-1.52%	+2.26%	+0.57%
CXHYX	Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.85%	-4.53%	+1.78%	+1.14%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+3.42%	+6.44%	+1.36%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+4.08%	+4.23%	+1.62%
FLTMX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.37%	+4.21%	+4.85%	+1.41%
TRBFX	T. Rowe Price Limited-Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.	0.50%	+6.32%	+3.40%	+2.91%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.11%	+5.85%	+1.29%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+2.71%	+5.73%	+1.90%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	+1.16%	+5.25%	+0.80%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+7.06%	+6.29%	+2.68%
NSAOX	Nuveen Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.64%	+2.27%	+6.05%	+1.50%
MBCAX	MFS California Municipal Bond Fund	1.55%	+0.43%	+4.71%	+0.04%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
ATBYX	Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.71%	+1.06%	+2.81%	+0.97%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+2.60%	+6.01%	+1.33%
SCMTX	DWS Intermediate Tax-Free Fund	1.48%	+0.66%	+2.96%	+0.84%
JHBDX	Select Bond Trust	0.85%	+5.49%	+5.59%	-0.38%
PPNAX	Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund	0.90%	+4.51%	+5.62%	+1.93%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+4.04%	+3.90%	+0.60%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+5.23%	+3.92%	+0.91%
IORLX	Invesco Limited Term California Municipal Fund	1.56%	+1.22%	+2.67%	+1.20%
LONSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.54%	+1.51%	+6.00%	+0.89%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	+3.28%	+7.29%	+2.10%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	+2.04%	+5.56%	+1.20%
HYMOX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.58%	+1.17%	+6.97%	+1.58%
ETHYX	Eaton Vance High Yield Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	+2.30%	+6.53%	+1.70%
ABYAX	Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund	1.79%	-4.08%	-2.92%	+2.90%
LTMFX	Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund	0.77%	+4.20%	+4.06%	+0.96%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.80%	+4.95%	+1.45%
COLCX	Columbia Total Return Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.21%	+5.59%	+0.45%
DHICX	Allspring Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0.79%	+2.51%	+3.46%	+1.94%
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
PTAEX	Putnam Tax Exempt Income Fund	1.67%	+0.21%	+5.24%	+0.91%
ABHYX	High-Yield Municipal Fund	1.60%	-1.67%	+1.95%	+0.90%
DSENX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.79%	+10.55%	+15.29%	+11.67%
CONL	GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF	1.15%	+9.47%	-30.28%	—
USATX	Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Fund	0.44%	+0.64%	+2.81%	+0.87%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	+2.85%	+5.61%	+1.17%
RBCUX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.41%	+4.12%	+5.42%	+1.71%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+3.79%	+4.73%	+1.65%
IORNX	Invesco Rochester AMT-Free New York Municipal Fund	1.19%	-3.84%	+1.71%	+0.16%
PTYIX	T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund	0.55%	-1.13%	+2.81%	+1.49%
PRSMX	T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund	0.40%	+4.70%	+5.09%	+1.29%
MOTIX	BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund	0.72%	-1.24%	+2.98%	+0.84%
SEIMX	INTERMEDIATE-TERM MUNICIPAL FUND	0.81%	+0.59%	+2.56%	+0.56%
IORMX	Invesco Rochester Limited Term New York Municipal Fund	0.83%	+1.23%	+2.83%	+1.31%
FDCCX	Nuveen North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund	1.61%	-2.29%	+0.66%	-1.55%
CATSX	Columbia Strategic Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.77%	—	—
TSLY	YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF	1.01%	+62.54%	+18.05%	—
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+6.67%	+8.45%	+6.03%
PATIX	T. Rowe Price Tax-Free Short-Intermediate Fund, Inc.	0.79%	+3.01%	+2.79%	+0.89%
NOTAX	DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free Fund	1.64%	-1.93%	+2.85%	+0.67%
DMUAX	BNY Mellon AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund	0.69%	-1.27%	+2.16%	+0.00%
HHMAX	THE HARTFORD MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND	0.66%	+4.19%	+5.66%	+1.31%
ITBRX	THE HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	1.04%	+5.79%	+6.06%	-0.30%
MBPAX	MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+1.41%	+4.50%	+0.20%
FASHX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	0.55%	-6.73%	-19.83%	-24.34%

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