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
| 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