Best Mutual Funds

The U.S. News Mutual Fund Score offers a broad look at what some of the brightest minds conducting investment analysis have to say about more than 4,500 mutual funds using ratings from Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, TheStreet.com, and Standard & Poor's. To learn more about our score, see the methodology.

Long-Term Bond

7.6

PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Fund (PLRIX)

Performance (1-YR): 22.54% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

7.5

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.08% Expense Ratio: 0.48%

7.5

T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund (PRPIX)

Performance (1-YR): 9.77% Expense Ratio: 0.64%

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Short-Term Bond

7.3

Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Fund (VFSTX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.46% Expense Ratio: 0.22%

7.2

Federated Intermediate Government/Corporate Fund (FGCIX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.86% Expense Ratio: 0.32%

7.1

Vanguard Short-Term Index Fund (VBISX)

Performance (1-YR): 3.22% Expense Ratio: 0.22%

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Small Growth

8.7

Praxis Small Cap Fund (MMSCX)

Performance (1-YR): 11.63% Expense Ratio: 1.70%

8.6

T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund (PRNHX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.72% Expense Ratio: 0.81%

8.5

T. Rowe Price Diversified Small Cap Growth Fund (PRDSX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.47% Expense Ratio: 1.25%

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High Yield Bond

9.0

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund (FIHBX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.94% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

8.6

CNI Charter High Yield Bond Fund (CHYIX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.84% Expense Ratio: 1.10%

8.4

TIAA-CREF High Yield Fund (TIHYX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.99% Expense Ratio: 0.40%

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Large Growth

9.7

Monetta Young Investor (MYIFX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.93% Expense Ratio: 1.06%

9.4

Delaware Pooled Large Cap Growth Equity Fund (DPLGX)

Performance (1-YR): 9.41% Expense Ratio: 0.65%

9.4

Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund (CISGX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.73% Expense Ratio: 0.80%

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Large Value

9.5

SunAmerica Focused Dividend Strategy Portfolio (FDSAX)

Performance (1-YR): 14.76% Expense Ratio: 1.05%

9.2

Artisan Value Fund (ARTLX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.10% Expense Ratio: 1.18%

8.7

ING Corporate Leaders Trust Fund (LEXCX)

Performance (1-YR): 9.99% Expense Ratio: 0.59%

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Small Value

9.1

Homestead Small Company Stock Fund (HSCSX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.63% Expense Ratio: 1.18%

8.4

James Small Cap Fund (JASCX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.44% Expense Ratio: 1.50%

7.9

Berwyn Fund (BERWX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.96% Expense Ratio: 1.26%

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Financial

8.3

Prudential Financial Services (PFSAX)

Performance (1-YR): 12.89% Expense Ratio: 1.44%

7.0

Fidelity Select Insurance Portfolio (FSPCX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.07% Expense Ratio: 0.93%

6.6

Royce Financial Services Fund (RYFSX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.94% Expense Ratio: 1.67%

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Mid-Cap Growth

9.4

Meridian Growth Fund (MERDX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.25% Expense Ratio: 0.81%

9.2

Delaware Select Growth Fund (DVEAX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.16% Expense Ratio: 1.49%

9.2

Eaton Vance Atlanta Cap SMID-Cap Fund (EAASX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.17% Expense Ratio: 1.20%

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Mid-Cap Value

9.3

Invesco US Mid Cap Value Fund (MPMVX)

Performance (1-YR): 3.83% Expense Ratio: 1.03%

9.1

Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund (ARTQX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.54% Expense Ratio: 1.21%

8.7

Wasatch Strategic Income Fund (WASIX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.37% Expense Ratio: 1.50%

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World Bond

8.0

PIMCO Global Bond Fund (Unhedged) (PIGLX)

Performance (1-YR): 11.15% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

7.5

GMO Global Bond Fund (GMGBX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.22% Expense Ratio: 0.43%

7.2

John Hancock II Global Bond Fund (JIGDX)

Performance (1-YR): 11.13% Expense Ratio: 0.85%

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Retirement Income

8.5

Vanguard Target Retirement Income (VTINX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.33% Expense Ratio: 0.17%

7.8

T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund (TRRIX)

Performance (1-YR): 3.57% Expense Ratio: 0.56%

7.5

MFS Lifetime Retirement Income Fund (MLLAX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.10% Expense Ratio: 0.97%

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Updated 02.03.2012

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Top Performing Mutual Funds as of 02.03.2012

Dreyfus India Fund (DIIAX)

International Funds | Pacific/Asia Ex-Japan Stk

Total Return: 23.91%

New Frontiers KC India Fund

International Funds | Pacific/Asia Ex-Japan Stk

Total Return: 22.07%

Eaton Vance Greater India Fund (ETGIX)

International Funds | Pacific/Asia Ex-Japan Stk

Total Return: 21.40%

PIMCO Extended Duration Fund (PEDIX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 65.70%

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (VEDTX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 65.02%

Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (WHOSX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 46.24%

Oceanstone Fund (OSFDX)

U.S. Stocks | Small Value

Total Return: 41.21%

PIMCO Extended Duration Fund (PEDIX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 16.21%

Tocqueville Gold Fund (TGLDX)

Commodities Funds | Equity Precious Metals

Total Return: 14.73%

* annualized