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.
Most Popular Mutual Fund Rankings
| Long-Term Bond | Large Growth | Mid-Cap Growth |
| Short-Term Bond | Large Value | Mid-Cap Value |
| Small Growth | Small Value | World Bond |
| High Yield Bond | Financial | Retirement Income |
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