The Invesco Municipal Trust functions as a closed-end mutual fund, focusing its investments on fixed income. It was initiated by Invesco Ltd. A group of Invesco entities collectively manages the fund, including Invesco Advisers, Inc., INVESCO Asset Management (Japan) Limited, INVESCO Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, INVESCO Asset Management Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., and Invesco Canada Ltd. The fund primarily allocates capital to high-grade municipal securities, such as municipal bonds, notes, commercial paper, and lease obligations. Its portfolio is built using a strategy of fundamental analysis combined with bottom-up security selection. Formerly, it was recognized as Invesco Van Kampen Municipal Trust. This trust was founded on September 27, 1991, and is legally based in the United States.