MFS High Yield Municipal Trust

MFS High Yield Municipal Trustverified

CMU

Price:

$3.49

Market Cap:

$88.89M

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in tax-exempt bonds and tax-exempt notes. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Municipal Bond Index. It was formerly known as Colonial Municipal Income Trust. MFS High Yield Municipal Trust was founded in March 19, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

1987-03-19

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

CMU

The Dividend Yield as of December 2025 (TTM) for MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) is 5.36%

According to MFS High Yield Municipal Trust’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 5.36%. This represents a change of 119.41% compared to the average of 2.44% of the last 4 quarters.

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has CMU Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust over the last ten years is 5.57%. The current 5.36% Dividend Yield has changed -3.81% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), CMU's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the November 2013 quarter at 3.52%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the November 2021 quarter at 2.18%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

5.57%

Median

5.63%

Minimum

4.42%

Maximum

6.65%

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 21.70%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 6.65%

Minimum Annual Increase = -33.54%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 4.42%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
20244.42%-33.54%
20236.65%19.68%
20225.56%21.70%
20214.57%-9.08%
20205.02%4.13%
20194.82%-26.14%
20186.53%14.41%
20175.71%-7.62%
20166.18%-0.90%
20156.24%-5.11%

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Average Dividend Yield

How has CMU Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

5.54%

5-year avg

5.24%

10-year avg

5.57%

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (CMU) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is CMU’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust’s Dividend Yield is less than SEI Asset Allocation Trust Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund Class F (1.61%), less than Rydex High Yield Strategy Fund Class A (6.65%), less than Rydex High Yield Strategy Fund Class H (6.65%), less than Jacob Discovery Fund Investor Class (0%), less than ProFunds Mid Cap Growth Fund Investor Class (0%), less than YieldMax Short TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF (16.12%), less than MUFG Japan Small Cap Active ETF (0%), less than Rydex Dow Jones Industrial Average H (0.21%), less than AlphaCentric Robotics and Automation Fund Class I (0%), less than MassMutual Emerg Mkts Dbt Blnded TR A (2.60%),

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