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.

Emerging Markets Bond

#1

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (GMCDX)

Performance (1-YR): 17.88% Expense Ratio: 0.72%

#2

Payden Emerging Markets Bond Fund (PYEMX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.42% Expense Ratio: 0.78%

#3

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund (TGEIX)

Performance (1-YR): 14.65% Expense Ratio: 0.84%

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High Yield Bond

#1

TIAA-CREF High Yield Fund (TIHYX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.49% Expense Ratio: 0.39%

#2

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund (FIHBX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.11% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

#3

Delaware Pooled Trust High-Yield Bond Portfolio (DPHYX)

Performance (1-YR): 14.84% Expense Ratio: 0.58%

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Intermediate Government

#1

Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund (AUGAX)

Performance (1-YR): 4.66% Expense Ratio: 0.86%

#2

Western Asset Mortgage Backed Securities Fund (SGVAX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.02% Expense Ratio: 0.96%

#3

Fidelity GNMA Fund (FGMNX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.56% Expense Ratio: 0.45%

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Intermediate-Term Bond

#1

TCW Total Return Bond Fund (TGLMX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.92% Expense Ratio: 0.44%

#2

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund (MWTRX)

Performance (1-YR): 9.57% Expense Ratio: 0.62%

#3

Scout Core Plus Bond Fund (SCPZX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.94% Expense Ratio: 0.40%

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Long Government

#1

American Century Zero Coupon 2025 Fund (BTTRX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.66% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

#2

American Century Zero Coupon 2020 Fund (BTTTX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.16% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

#3

Fidelity Spartan Long Term Trust Bond Index Fund (FLBIX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.02% Expense Ratio: 0.20%

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Long-Term Bond

#1

PIMCO Long-Term Credit Fund (PTCIX)

Performance (1-YR): 17.45% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

#2

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.60% Expense Ratio: 0.48%

#3

PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Fund (PLRIX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.64% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

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Multisector Bond

#1

PIMCO Income Fund (PONAX)

Performance (1-YR): 19.61% Expense Ratio: 0.85%

#2

Brandes Separate Managed Account Residential Trust Fund (SMARX)

Performance (1-YR): 11.26% Expense Ratio: 0.00%

#3

Osterweis Strategic Income Fund (OSTIX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.96% Expense Ratio: 0.93%

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Nontraditional Bond

#1

Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (DSTAX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.21% Expense Ratio: 1.10%

#2

Driehaus Active Income Fund (LCMAX)

Performance (1-YR): 4.92% Expense Ratio: 0.61%

#3

Hartford Unconstrained Bond Fund (HTIAX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.36% Expense Ratio: 0.99%

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Short Government

#1

Payden U.S. Government Fund (PYUSX)

Performance (1-YR): 1.76% Expense Ratio: 0.45%

#2

DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio (DFFGX)

Performance (1-YR): 1.27% Expense Ratio: 0.20%

#2

Homestead Funds Short-Term Government Securities Fund (HOSGX)

Performance (1-YR): 1.38% Expense Ratio: 0.72%

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Short-Term Bond

#1

BlackRock US Mortgage Portfolio (MSUMX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.39% Expense Ratio: 0.68%

#2

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund (LALDX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.01% Expense Ratio: 0.59%

#3

Thompson Bond Fund (THOPX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.98% Expense Ratio: 0.78%

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Ultrashort Bond

#1

Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond Fund (MWUSX)

Performance (1-YR): 4.28% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

#2

TCW Short Term Bond Fund (TGSMX)

Performance (1-YR): 1.67% Expense Ratio: 0.44%

#3

Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX)

Performance (1-YR): 0.61% Expense Ratio: 0.81%

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World Bond

#1

GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund (GMHBX)

Performance (1-YR): 14.60% Expense Ratio: 0.43%

#2

Legg Mason BW Global Opportunities Bond Fund (GOBSX)

Performance (1-YR): 11.43% Expense Ratio: 0.64%

#3

PIMCO Foreign Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (PFOAX)

Performance (1-YR): 9.82% Expense Ratio: 0.90%

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Updated 05.03.2013

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ProFunds Short Precious Metals Fund (SPPIX)

Unknown | Trading-Inverse Commodities

Total Return: 18.06%

Market Vectors Solar Energy Index ETF (VEFX)

Sector Funds | Miscellaneous Sector

Total Return: 16.82%

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund (FJSCX)

International Funds | Japan Stock

Total Return: 15.59%

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund (FJSCX)

International Funds | Japan Stock

Total Return: 51.03%

Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity Trust (LGOAX)

U.S. Stocks | Mid-Cap Value

Total Return: 46.29%

Fidelity Select Biotechnology Portfolio (FBIOX)

Sector Funds | Health

Total Return: 45.47%

Oceanstone Fund (OSFDX)

U.S. Stocks | Mid-Cap Value

Total Return: 43.34%

Delaware Healthcare Fund (DLHAX)

Sector Funds | Health

Total Return: 20.53%

Fidelity Select Biotechnology Portfolio (FBIOX)

Sector Funds | Health

Total Return: 19.18%

* annualized