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1 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
2
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5
4
1
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Zacks Investment Research
4
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Standard & Poor's
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TheStreet.com
E
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U.S. News evaluated 53 Nontraditional 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 1.90 percent over the past year, 1.34 percent over the past three years, 3.13 percent over the past five years, and 5.02 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 1.1% |
| 1 Year | 1.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 1.3% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 3.1% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 5.0% |
Summary
The investment seeks total return. The fund seeks its investment objective by investing in securities, derivatives and other instruments to establish long and short investment exposures around the world. It normally invests in multiple countries and may have significant exposure to foreign currencies. The fund's long and short investments primarily are sovereign exposures, including currencies, interest rates and debt instruments issued or guaranteed by sovereign entities. It is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Fund has an expense ratio of 2.02 percent.
Risk
Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
