Fixed-income investments are subject to interest-rate and credit risk; their value will normally decline as interest rates rise or if an issuer is unable or unwilling to make principal or interest payments. Investments in higher-yielding, lower-rated securities include a higher risk of default. Municipal bond prices can decline due to fiscal mismanagement or tax shortfalls or if related projects become unprofitable. Liquidity—the extent to which a security may be sold or a derivative position closed without negatively affecting its market value, if at all—may be impaired by reduced trading volume, heightened volatility, rising interest rates, and other market conditions. The use of hedging and derivatives could produce disproportionate gains or losses and may increase costs. Tender option bonds use leverage that magnifies both positive and negative returns, which increases the fund risk by magnifying the volatility of returns and could lead to termination of the Tender Option Bond Trust. In that event, the fund may sell assets to purchase the trust’s floating-rate security, which could negatively affect fund performance or liquidate the trust’s assets. Fund distributions generally depend on income from underlying investments and may vary or cease altogether in the future. The fund may invest heavily in bonds from any given state or region, and currently has substantial investments in obligations of Massachusetts and New York and their agencies, instrumentalities, and/or political subdivisions. Please see the fund’s prospectus for additional risks.
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