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2 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
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Zacks Investment Research
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Standard & Poor's
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TheStreet.com
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U.S. News evaluated 166 High Yield Bond Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 2.99 percent over the past year, 5.22 percent over the past three years, and 8.62 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
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| Year to date | 4.7% |
| 1 Year | 3.0% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 5.2% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 8.6% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks maximum total return with an emphasis on high current income. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high-yield fixed-income securities, which include debt securities and preferred stocks. It invests in a diversified portfolio of lower-quality, high-risk U.S. and foreign corporate bonds, commonly referred to as high-yield bonds that are rated below investment grade by Moody's Investor Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P"), or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") (which may include bonds having default credit ratings), or that are unrated but are considered by the Advisor, to be of comparable quality.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Aegis High Yield Fund has an expense ratio of 1.45 percent.
Risk
Risk is Above Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
