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.
Taxable Bond Mutual Fund Rankings
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














