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Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Overview

Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term (USATX) is an actively managed Municipal Bond Muni National Interm fund. Victory Capital Management Inc. launched the fund in 1982.

The investment seeks interest income that is exempt from federal income tax. The fund invests primarily in investment-grade securities, the interest from which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes (referred to herein as "tax-exempt securities"). During normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets will consist of tax-exempt securities. The fund's dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity is between three and 10 years. At least 80% of the fund's annual net investment income dividends will be tax-exempt and excludable from the calculation of the federal alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers.

About Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term (USATX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 6.26 years: Andrew Hattman (2019), Lauren Spalten (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Bloomberg Municipal TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Bloomberg Muni 1-15Y Blend(1-17) TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term has 1079 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 7.0% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term is part of the Fixed Income global asset class and is within the Municipal Bond fund group. Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term has 0.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 100.0% (99.9% domestic bond, 0.1% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term has 0.0% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 billion in total assets, which is above the $1 billion average for the Muni National Interm category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

USATX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Muni National Interm category. Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term has an expense ratio of 0.48%, which is 29% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. A portfolio turnover rate cannot be currently calculated for Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 39% for the Muni National Interm category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term returned -1.7%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Muni National Interm category had an average return of -1.6%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term has a trailing yield of 3.50%, which is above the 3.27% category average. The fund normally distributes its income monthly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 0.9%, 0.5 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 5.3% over the past year (grade of A), 3.5% over the past three years (grade of B) and 0.8% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 2.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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