MUB vs FCAL
YTDYear to date
Level
Past year
FCAL wins+0.1 pts
Fee
MUB winslower fee
Yield
FCAL wins+0.3 pts
AUM
MUB256.5× more
2–1FCAL wins
MUB and FCAL · year-to-date · as of Nov 4, 2026 · AUM not scored
FCAL vs S&P 500
YTD$47.72 · 0.0% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3MYTD ▼1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return0.0%+3.3%−1.3%−0.4%+0.2%+12.8%+2.0%+23.1%
Peer average0.0%+2.9%−0.9%+0.3%+0.6%+14.6%+2.5%—
S&P 500 · VOO+0.3%−2.6%−1.7%+11.5%+11.9%+90.9%+77.5%+816.4%
First Trust FCAL and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 4, 2026
FCAL’s Holdings
TodaySAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN 5%, due 05/01/20491.4%FONTANA CA S1.4%STHRN CA PUB1.2%STOCKTON-EAS1.1%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA C1.0%CENTRL VLY C1.0%FRESNO CA JT1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%ANAHEIM CA H1.0%CALIFORNIA S0.9%CALIFORNIA S0.9%IRVINE RANCH0.9%CALIFORNIA S0.9%CENTRL VLY C0.8%RIVERSIDE CA0.8%SANTA CLARA 0.8%CALIFORNIA S0.8%CALIFORNIA S0.8%CORONA-NORCO0.7%SAN DIEGO CA0.7%
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN 5%, due 05/01/20491.4%FONTANA CA S1.4%STHRN CA PUB1.2%STOCKTON-EAS1.1%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA C1.0%CENTRL VLY C1.0%FRESNO CA JT1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%ANAHEIM CA H1.0%CALIFORNIA S0.9%
First Trust FCAL · 280 holdings · top 22 shown · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 3, 2026
All 166 Municipal ETFs
YTD| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUB | National Muni BondReadDesk | 0.05% | 3.3% | −0.4% | −0.4% | $54.5B | |
| 2 | VTEB | Tax-Exempt BondReadDesk | 0.03% | 3.5% | −0.3% | −0.3% | $49.6B | |
| 3 | SUB | Short-Term National Muni BondReadDesk | 0.07% | 2.6% | +1.4% | +1.4% | $13.3B | |
| 4 | JMUB | JPMorgan MunicipalReadDesk | 0.18% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | $9.0B | |
| 5 | CGMU | Capital Group Municipal IncomeReadDesk | 0.27% | 3.4% | +0.5% | +0.5% | $7.5B | |
| 6 | CMF | California Muni BondReadDesk | 0.08% | 3.1% | −0.6% | −0.6% | $5.4B | |
| 7 | HYD | VanEck High Yield MuniReadDesk | 0.32% | 4.5% | −0.5% | −0.5% | $4.6B | |
| 8 | PZA | National AMT-Free Municipal BondReadDesk | 0.28% | 4.0% | −1.6% | −1.6% | $4.1B | |
| 9 | SCMB | Municipal BondReadDesk | 0.03% | 3.6% | −0.8% | −0.8% | $4.1B | |
| 10 | HYMB | State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal BondReadDesk | 0.35% | 4.8% | +0.3% | +0.3% | $3.8B | |
| 11 | CGHM | Capital Group Municipal High-IncomeReadDesk | 0.34% | 4.3% | +0.8% | +0.8% | $3.8B | |
| 12 | MUNI | PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-TradedReadDesk | 0.35% | 3.3% | +0.4% | +0.4% | $3.7B | |
| 13 | VTEC | California Tax-Exempt BondReadDesk | 0.06% | 3.2% | −0.8% | −0.8% | $3.6B | |
| 14 | VTES | Short-Term Tax-Exempt BondReadDesk | 0.05% | 2.7% | +1.0% | +1.0% | $3.6B | |
| 15 | SHM | State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal BondReadDesk | 0.20% | 2.7% | +1.0% | +1.0% | $3.5B | |
| 16 | TFI | State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal BondReadDesk | 0.23% | 3.7% | −0.8% | −0.8% | $2.9B |
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Municipal · current AUM · as of Nov 4, 2026
FCAL Payouts by Year
6YLatest payout, Oct 2026
$0.15
a share · every month
3.6% yield
3.6% yield
6 years added up
$7.19 a share
$7.19 a share
First Trust FCAL · per-share distributions by ex-date · 2021–2026
FCAL’s Peers
YTD| # | Trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUB | iShares National Muni Bond ETFReadVersus | 0.05% | 3.3% | 0.0% | −0.4% | +0.1% | $54.5B | |
| 2 | VTEB | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETFReadVersus | 0.03% | 3.5% | 0.0% | −0.3% | +0.1% | $49.6B | |
| 3 | SUB | iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETFReadVersus | 0.07% | 2.6% | +0.1% | +1.4% | +2.2% | $13.3B | |
| 4 | JMUB | JPMorgan Municipal ETFReadVersus | 0.18% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.3% | $9.0B | |
| 5 | CGMU | Capital Group Municipal Income ETFReadVersus | 0.27% | 3.4% | +0.1% | +0.5% | +1.1% | $7.5B | |
| 6 | FCAL | First Trust California Municipal High Income ETFThis fund | 0.49% | 3.6% | 0.0% | −0.4% | +0.2% | $212M |
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FCAL and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 4, 2026
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FCAL’s Top 10 Holdings
Today11.0%of FCAL sits in these 10
1SAN FRSAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN 5%, due 05/01/20491.42%
2FONTANFONTANA CA SPL TAX 5%, due 09/01/20391.36%
3STHRN STHRN CA PUBLIC PWR AUTH REV 5%, due 11/01/20331.24%
4STOCKTSTOCKTON-EAST CA WTR DIST 5%, due 03/01/20501.09%
5CALIFOCALIFORNIA ST 5%, due 08/01/20461.00%
6CALIFOCALIFORNIA CMNTY CHOICE FING AUTH Variable rate, due 10/01/20561.00%
7CENTRLCENTRL VLY CA ENERGY AUTH COMMODITY SPLY REV Variable rate, due 12/01/20550.99%
8FRESNOFRESNO CA JT PWRS FING AUTH 5.25%, due 04/01/20500.98%
9CALIFOCALIFORNIA ST HLTH FACS FING AUTH 5%, due 12/01/20440.97%
10CALIFOCALIFORNIA ST MUNI FIN AUTH REV Variable rate, due 11/01/20350.96%
First Trust FCAL · weight in the fund · as of Nov 3, 2026
FCAL’s Holdings
TodaySAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN 5%, due 05/01/20491.4%FONTANA CA S1.4%STHRN CA PUB1.2%STOCKTON-EAS1.1%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA C1.0%CENTRL VLY C1.0%FRESNO CA JT1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%ANAHEIM CA H1.0%CALIFORNIA S0.9%CALIFORNIA S0.9%IRVINE RANCH0.9%CALIFORNIA S0.9%CENTRL VLY C0.8%RIVERSIDE CA0.8%SANTA CLARA 0.8%CALIFORNIA S0.8%CALIFORNIA S0.8%CORONA-NORCO0.7%SAN DIEGO CA0.7%
SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN 5%, due 05/01/20491.4%FONTANA CA S1.4%STHRN CA PUB1.2%STOCKTON-EAS1.1%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA C1.0%CENTRL VLY C1.0%FRESNO CA JT1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%CALIFORNIA S1.0%ANAHEIM CA H1.0%CALIFORNIA S0.9%
First Trust FCAL · 280 holdings · top 22 shown · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 3, 2026
FCAL vs Peer Average
YTDFCALAvsBPeer average
1D0.0%0.0%
1M+3.3%+2.9%
3M−1.3%−0.9%
YTD−0.4%+0.3%
1Y+0.2%+0.6%
3Y+12.8%+14.6%
5Y+2.0%+2.5%
1–6Peer average wins
165 Municipal peers · each row scaled to its leader