Long-Term Bond

Long-term bond portfolios invest primarily in corporate and other investment-grade U.S. fixed-income issues and have durations of more than six years (or, if duration is unavailable, average effective maturities greater than 10 years). Due to their long durations, these portfolios are exposed to greater interest rate risk. Morningstar®

8.1 Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX)

Performance (1-yr.): 7.01% Expenses: 0.49%
Performance (1-mo.): 0.25% Total Assets: $586.94M

7.8 Vanguard Long Term Investment Grade Fund (VWESX)

Performance (1-yr.): 17.56% Expenses: 0.24%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.35% Total Assets: $11.41B

7.7 Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund (DEEAX)

Performance (1-yr.): 16.74% Expenses: 0.95%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.43% Total Assets: $679.74M

7.6 Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (VBLTX)

Performance (1-yr.): 19.69% Expenses: 0.22%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.95% Total Assets: $4.9B

7.5 T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund (PRPIX)

Performance (1-yr.): 9.26% Expenses: 0.64%
Performance (1-mo.): 0.76% Total Assets: $594.45M

7.5 PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Fund (PLRIX)

Performance (1-yr.): 16.91% Expenses: 0.50%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.69% Total Assets: $5.78B

7.4 Morgan Stanley Institutional Long Duration Fixed Income Portfolio (MSFIX)

Performance (1-yr.): 19.08% Expenses: 0.50%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.85% Total Assets: $24.14M

7.0 Cavanal Hill Bond Fund (APBDX)

Performance (1-yr.): 7.13% Expenses: 0.82%
Performance (1-mo.): 0.25% Total Assets: $46.09M

6.6 PIA BBB Bond Fund (PBBBX)

Performance (1-yr.): 10.51% Expenses: 0.00%
Performance (1-mo.): 0.90% Total Assets: $317.94M

6.3 BlackRock Long Duration Bond (BLADX)

Performance (1-yr.): 19.85% Expenses: 0.91%
Performance (1-mo.): 2.86% Total Assets: $246.98M
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Top Performing Long-Term Bond Funds as of 04.04.2012

Nuveen Preferred Securities Fund (NPSAX)

Total Return: 1.34%

Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund (CPXAX)

Total Return: 0.70%

Eaton Vance Build America Bonds Fund (EBABX)

Total Return: 0.46%

Eaton Vance Build America Bonds Fund (EBABX)

Total Return: 22.40%

BlackRock Long Duration Bond (BLADX)

Total Return: 19.85%

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Fund (VBLTX)

Total Return: 19.69%

Nuveen Preferred Securities Fund (NPSAX)

Total Return: 34.45%

Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund (DEEAX)

Total Return: 21.64%

Legg Mason Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund (SIGAX)

Total Return: 20.34%

* annualized