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

8.7

Fidelity New Markets Income Fund (FNMIX)

Performance (1-YR): 13.08% Expense Ratio: 0.87%

8.3

GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund (GMCDX)

Performance (1-YR): 14.34% Expense Ratio: 0.65%

8.2

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund (TGEIX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.77% Expense Ratio: 0.87%

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High Yield Bond

8.9

Federated Institutional High Yield Bond Fund (FIHBX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.90% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

8.6

Delaware Pooled Trust High-Yield Bond Portfolio (DPHYX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.08% Expense Ratio: 0.59%

8.2

TIAA-CREF High Yield Fund (TIHYX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.91% Expense Ratio: 0.40%

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Inflation-Protected Bond

5.3

Frost Kempner Treasury and Inc Fund (FIKTX)

Performance (1-YR): 9.66% Expense Ratio: 0.79%

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Intermediate Government

8.3

Payden GNMA Fund (PYGNX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.03% Expense Ratio: 0.50%

8.2

Fidelity GNMA Fund (FGMNX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.87% Expense Ratio: 0.45%

8.1

Vanguard GNMA Fund (VFIIX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.52% Expense Ratio: 0.23%

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Intermediate-Term Bond

8.9

Baird Core Plus Bond Fund (BCOIX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.13% Expense Ratio: 0.30%

8.7

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund (TGCFX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.24% Expense Ratio: 0.44%

8.7

TCW Total Return Bond Fund (TGLMX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.63% Expense Ratio: 0.44%

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Long Government

6.7

American Century Zero Coupon 2020 Fund (BTTTX)

Performance (1-YR): 17.41% Expense Ratio: 0.56%

6.3

Fidelity Spartan Long Term Trust Bond Index Fund (FLBIX)

Performance (1-YR): 23.22% Expense Ratio: 0.20%

6.3

T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund (PRULX)

Performance (1-YR): 22.51% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

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Long-Term Bond

8.1

Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund (LSIGX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.01% Expense Ratio: 0.49%

7.8

Vanguard Long Term Investment Grade Fund (VWESX)

Performance (1-YR): 17.56% Expense Ratio: 0.24%

7.7

Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund (DEEAX)

Performance (1-YR): 16.74% Expense Ratio: 0.95%

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Multisector Bond

9.1

PIMCO Income Fund (PONAX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.29% Expense Ratio: 0.80%

7.8

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund (LSBDX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.88% Expense Ratio: 0.63%

7.5

Fidelity Strategic Income Fund (FSICX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.59% Expense Ratio: 0.70%

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Nontraditional Bond

6.0

Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Portfolio (WAARX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.94% Expense Ratio: 0.80%

5.7

AllianceBern Unconstrained Bond Fund (AGSAX)

Performance (1-YR): 5.72% Expense Ratio: 0.90%

4.8

Iron Strategic Income Fund (IFUNX)

Performance (1-YR): 1.84% Expense Ratio: 1.73%

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Short Government

7.2

SIT U.S. Government Securities Fund (SNGVX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.98% Expense Ratio: 0.81%

6.9

Vanguard Short Term Federal Fund (VSGBX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.95% Expense Ratio: 0.22%

6.7

Fidelity Spartan Short Term Trust Bond Index Fund (FSBIX)

Performance (1-YR): 3.05% Expense Ratio: 0.20%

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Short-Term Bond

7.3

Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund (LALDX)

Performance (1-YR): 4.53% Expense Ratio: 0.59%

7.2

Federated Intermediate Government/Corporate Fund (FGCIX)

Performance (1-YR): 6.12% Expense Ratio: 0.32%

7.1

Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Fund (VFSTX)

Performance (1-YR): 2.89% Expense Ratio: 0.22%

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Ultrashort Bond

6.0

Managers Short Duration Government Fund (MGSDX)

Performance (1-YR): 1.15% Expense Ratio: 0.84%

5.5

PIA Short Term Securities Fund (PIASX)

Performance (1-YR): 0.51% Expense Ratio: 0.35%

5.3

GMO Short Duration Investment Fund (GMSIX)

Performance (1-YR): 0.03% Expense Ratio: 0.22%

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World Bond

7.5

GMO Currency Hedged International Bond Fund (GMHBX)

Performance (1-YR): 10.23% Expense Ratio: 0.44%

7.1

Consulting Group International Fixed-Income Investments (TIFUX)

Performance (1-YR): 7.98% Expense Ratio: 0.79%

7.0

PIMCO Global Bond Fund (Unhedged) (PIGLX)

Performance (1-YR): 8.36% Expense Ratio: 0.55%

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Updated 04.04.2012

Top Performing Mutual Funds as of 04.04.2012

ProFunds Short Precious Metals Fund (SPPIX)

U.S. Stocks | Bear Market

Total Return: 10.69%

Biondo Focus Fund (BFONX)

U.S. Stocks | Large Growth

Total Return: 8.84%

Tilson Focus Fund (TILFX)

U.S. Stocks | Mid-Cap Value

Total Return: 8.14%

PIMCO Extended Duration Fund (PEDIX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 43.47%

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (VEDTX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 43.45%

Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund (WHOSX)

Municipal Bond Funds | Long Government

Total Return: 32.82%

Oceanstone Fund (OSFDX)

U.S. Stocks | Small Value

Total Return: 42.14%

Reynolds Blue Chip Growth Fund (RBCGX)

U.S. Stocks | Large Growth

Total Return: 14.72%

Berkshire Focus Fund (BFOCX)

Sector Funds | Technology

Total Return: 14.49%

* annualized