Q2 2021 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds
Top 50 fixed income funds ranked by quarterly returns
| Name | 3-Month Return | One-Year Return % | Three-Year Annualized Return % | Five-Year Annualized Return % | Portfolio Total Net Assets ($M) | Expense Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DFA LTIP Portfolio;Institutional (DRXIX) | 10.41535113 | 5.61966336 | 11.70517149 | 7.39324831 | 364.27 | 0.15 |
| 2 | PIMCO Extended Duration Fund;Inst (PEDIX) | 9.69457003 | -12.99066169 | 10.0924778 | 3.85971148 | 1066.36 | 1.71 |
| 3 | AXS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund;R-1 (KCMTX) | 9.46153846 | 38.15533981 | 9.62276084 | 11.7934432 | 16.87 | 1.77 |
| 4 | ProFunds US Government Plus ProFund;Investor (GVPIX) | 9.4424162 | -18.09488326 | 7.91726442 | 1.55260628 | 20.69 | 1.4 |
| 5 | Rydex Government Long Bond 1.2x Strategy Fund;Inv (RYGBX) | 9.242877 | -16.63711245 | 8.30711473 | 1.85454371 | 72.35 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Wasatch-Hoisington US Treasury Fund;Investor (WHOSX) | 8.9525 | -12.7162473 | 8.26217112 | 2.90773559 | 455.63 | 0.66 |
| 7 | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fd;Inst (VEDTX) | 8.87982947 | -13.78415582 | 9.81674792 | 3.62076597 | 2359.93 | 0.06 |
| 8 | AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund;I (QRMIX) | 8.83919063 | 21.00216168 | 9.19501028 | 7.6361879 | 56.37 | 0.82 |
| 9 | PIMCO Lg-Tr Real Return Fund;Institutional (PRAIX) | 8.305793 | 7.72958616 | 11.70456934 | 7.80844324 | 518.59 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Asset Fund;A (PDPAX) | 8.0449827 | 26.76224026 | 4.47022298 | 4.88467966 | 23.58 | 1.4 |
| 11 | AQR Multi-Asset Fund;I (AQRIX) | 7.81563126 | 21.5559092 | 8.87330547 | 7.9370096 | 135.67 | 0.99 |
| 12 | Orinda Income Opportunities Fund;I (OIOIX) | 7.77344536 | 39.14229647 | 2.37097094 | 3.25444403 | 201.26 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund;I (LAOIX) | 7.65682657 | 8.6115394 | 7.32871588 | 6.18373381 | 1722.45 | 1.32 |
| 14 | Putnam PanAgora Risk Parity Fund;Y (PPRYX) | 7.58341759 | 13.51322205 | 9.38266781 | N/A | 46.75 | 1.06 |
| 15 | WP Income Plus Fund;Institutional (WPINX) | 7.48407643 | 31.98913944 | -11.56787598 | -5.29327942 | 5.96 | 4.79 |
| 16 | Virtus AllianzGI Global Dynamic Alloc Fd;Inst (AGAIX) | 7.39182692 | 33.72885167 | 11.91497201 | 10.08148016 | 55.42 | 0.64 |
| 17 | T Rowe Price Institutional Long Duration Credit Fd (RPLCX) | 7.09668064 | 5.30397032 | 12.31119032 | 7.14208898 | 19.4 | 0.46 |
| 18 | Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund (FBLTX) | 6.91853177 | -10.69081951 | 8.1010204 | 3.17924334 | 1469.6 | 0.03 |
| 19 | BNY Mellon Dynamic Total Return Fund;I (AVGRX) | 6.8452381 | 13.32070707 | 5.30904738 | 4.60525953 | 346.5 | 1.19 |
| 20 | Schroder Long Duration Investment-Grade Bond;Inv (STWLX) | 6.76739236 | -1.00311833 | 10.93582991 | 6.03969871 | 111.62 | 0.32 |
| 21 | Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund;Institutional (VBLLX) | 6.75670794 | -1.76005877 | 10.02662999 | 5.45325205 | 11121.82 | 0.05 |
| 22 | SEI Long Duration Fund;A (LDRAX) | 6.75482046 | 0.9402556 | 11.34986319 | 6.70633987 | 1276.34 | 0.37 |
| 23 | AMG FQ Global Risk-Balanced Fund;Z (MMAFX) | 6.74308833 | 16.1920578 | 2.71673932 | 4.57985278 | 39.06 | 1.1 |
| 24 | PIMCO Long-Term Cr Bd Fund;Institutional (PTCIX) | 6.74035546 | 5.51335442 | 11.23876555 | 7.52068319 | 3769.83 | 0.84 |
| 25 | SEI Inst Inv Long Duration Credit Fund;A (SLDAX) | 6.73434732 | 1.81530273 | 10.93981667 | 6.49691109 | 4551.8 | 0.37 |
| 26 | Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund;Investor (VWESX) | 6.71962195 | 0.74487895 | 10.47843827 | 6.08431924 | 21172.94 | 0.22 |
| 27 | PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Fund;Inst (PLRIX) | 6.66016584 | 0.05690444 | 10.45419862 | 6.46821839 | 3922.82 | 1.07 |
| 28 | Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Fund (FTLTX) | 6.58340172 | -10.52992391 | 7.94148099 | N/A | 11565.32 | 0 |
| 29 | Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund (FNBGX) | 6.57955391 | -10.56413971 | 7.97087732 | N/A | 3277.08 | 0.03 |
| 30 | PIMCO All Asset All Authority Fund;Institutional (PAUIX) | 6.55374144 | 29.49033564 | 7.16234306 | 6.61497468 | 3293.65 | 2.99 |
| 31 | Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund;Investor (VUSTX) | 6.54375033 | -10.01328643 | 8.13075702 | 3.08666709 | 3911.75 | 0.2 |
| 32 | Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund;Institutional (DEEIX) | 6.46051641 | 6.24360511 | 10.92728879 | 6.7638401 | 573.98 | 0.57 |
| 33 | Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund;I (CRAZX) | 6.39585134 | 20.09534198 | 9.64630899 | 8.68392871 | 4349.39 | 0.81 |
| 34 | T Rowe Price US Treasury Long-Term Index Fund (PRULX) | 6.38095985 | -10.43499926 | 7.97104228 | 2.97473598 | 3533.41 | 0.22 |
| 35 | Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund;Y (ABRYX) | 6.33130963 | 23.25644046 | 8.15902735 | 7.00442941 | 2428.81 | 1.08 |
| 36 | PIMCO Long-Term US Government Fund;Institutional (PGOVX) | 6.25170672 | -10.13910848 | 7.76685718 | 3.12430505 | 713.34 | 1.86 |
| 37 | Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund;C (WASCX) | 6.11590446 | 29.60372024 | 11.09067977 | 9.93362907 | 2730.26 | 1.88 |
| 38 | PIMCO All Asset Fund;Institutional (PAAIX) | 6.09427665 | 29.55019944 | 9.97150046 | 8.96915389 | 17147.72 | 1.185 |
| 39 | PF Emerging Markets Debt Fund;P | 6.06060606 | 11.1971798 | 4.23059784 | 4.2401113 | 63.93 | 0.92 |
| 40 | DoubleLine Long Duration Total Return Bond Fund;I (DBLDX) | 6.02681046 | -7.99943606 | 6.91857116 | 2.84006319 | 86.55 | 0.51 |
| 41 | HCM Income Plus Fund;A (HCMEX) | 5.86319218 | 32.85010765 | 17.01079941 | N/A | 519.07 | 1.7 |
| 42 | Matisse Discounted Bond CEF Strategy;Inst (MDFIX) | 5.77037583 | 28.97460376 | N/A | N/A | 29.96 | 2.61 |
| 43 | RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund;R (RNCOX) | 5.67942602 | 36.57957081 | 10.66581696 | 10.82332898 | 84.03 | 2.94 |
| 44 | Western Asset SMASh Series Core Plus Completion Fd (LMECX) | 5.61826588 | 10.82911716 | 6.91074011 | 5.56324553 | 3629.68 | 0 |
| 45 | Ashmore Emerging Markets Total Return Fund;Inst (EMKIX) | 5.60243006 | 12.74245252 | 4.04357268 | 4.18632354 | 1360.13 | 1.02 |
| 46 | Virtus AllianzGI Preferred Sec & Inc Fd;R6 (ARISX) | 5.58016847 | 21.29537815 | 9.05627109 | N/A | 22 | 0.5 |
| 47 | Barings Em Mkts Debt Blended Total Return Fund;Y (BXEYX) | 5.56954787 | 13.61727788 | 12.26303766 | 9.23597666 | 128.66 | 0.95 |
| 48 | Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund;Inst (NGLIX) | 5.51670552 | 24.59560331 | 8.81705201 | 9.2375046 | 10.97 | 0.78 |
| 49 | Preferred Plus; Class I Shares (IPPPX) | 5.4145892 | 26.45970201 | N/A | N/A | 13.61 | 1.64 |
| 50 | Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund;N (DNAVX) | 5.36912752 | 13.5687317 | 4.49383058 | 3.67249464 | 25.17 | 1.79 |
Source: Data from Refinitiv Lipper, an LSEG Business; ex-conventional mutual funds, ex-leveraged, and ex-dedicated short bias.; Data through June 30, 2021.
Top 25 fixed income funds ranked by largest Inflows
| Name | 3-Month Portfolio Estimated Net Flows ($M) | 3-Month Return | One-Year Return % | Three-Year Annualized Return % | Five-Year Annualized Return % | Portfolio Total Net Assets ($M) | Expense Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard Total International Bond II Index Fd;Inst (VTILX) | 28365.21 | 0.32235266 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 64538.11 | 0.0007 |
| 2 | Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund;Investor (VTBIX) | 12419.17 | 1.98062509 | -0.48797777 | 5.18954555 | 2.83897305 | 251653.11 | 0.0009 |
| 3 | Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund (FIWGX) | 4498.58 | 2.25959055 | 2.79259486 | N/A | N/A | 37776.88 | 0.0021 |
| 4 | Fidelity SAI High Income Fund (FSHGX) | 3997.89 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4017.4 | 0.0057 |
| 5 | Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund;Investor (VFSTX) | 2942.93 | 0.65785594 | 2.03299889 | 4.07078957 | 2.69557759 | 78827.82 | 0.002 |
| 6 | PIMCO Income Fund;Institutional (PIMIX) | 2863.21 | 2.00916961 | 9.58519465 | 5.66562612 | 5.80738086 | 140173.78 | 0.0109 |
| 7 | American Funds Strategic Bond Fund;A (ANBAX) | 2617.72 | 2.14516511 | 1.22634846 | 8.31409573 | 5.00258557 | 9022.18 | 0.0078 |
| 8 | Fidelity Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund (FPCIX) | 2532.59 | 2.22480284 | 2.44746382 | 6.14618318 | 4.11119382 | 44508.15 | 0.0039 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Income Fund;I (JMSIX) | 2420.42 | 1.58997533 | 10.4293212 | 6.33497473 | 5.51828549 | 12126.55 | 0.0042 |
| 10 | Fidelity Series Bond Index Fund (FIFZX) | 2331.34 | 1.81734497 | -0.63502436 | N/A | N/A | 19713.97 | 0 |
| 11 | BlackRock Strategic Income Opps Port;Inst (BSIIX) | 2330.69 | 0.95884252 | 8.35193614 | 5.28431498 | 4.61845139 | 41211.71 | 0.0075 |
| 12 | Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund;A (LALDX) | 2267.89 | 0.84269584 | 4.05098316 | 3.51903519 | 2.81902207 | 60522.87 | 0.0059 |
| 13 | Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund;I (WACPX) | 2196.08 | 2.88452863 | 3.12703281 | 6.85850929 | 4.75232208 | 41899.52 | 0.0045 |
| 14 | Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund;A (LBNDX) | 2126.63 | 2.17712216 | 14.2863602 | 6.94769952 | 6.948382 | 24921.48 | 0.0078 |
| 15 | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund;Inv (VWITX) | 1856.81 | 1.20413223 | 3.82523689 | 4.77089108 | 2.93436826 | 86378 | 0.0017 |
| 16 | American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund;A (MIAQX) | 1804.83 | 2.71936637 | 10.72486767 | N/A | N/A | 2582.57 | 0.0091 |
| 17 | JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund;I (HLLVX) | 1793.38 | 0.09855625 | 1.61638402 | 3.44838824 | 2.0990723 | 10626.72 | 0.0034 |
| 18 | Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund;I (NHMRX) | 1767.21 | 4.88989069 | 14.94818125 | 7.78233372 | 6.05905944 | 23569.87 | 0.0099 |
| 19 | Fidelity SAI US Treasury Bond Index Fund (FUTBX) | 1635.12 | 1.76214814 | -3.25457041 | 4.60534583 | 2.08094136 | 11511.47 | 0.0003 |
| 20 | Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Fund (FTLTX) | 1507.02 | 6.58340172 | -10.52992391 | 7.94148099 | N/A | 11565.32 | 0 |
| 21 | Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund;Admiral (VUSFX) | 1431.39 | 0.149007 | 1.07323592 | 2.37809651 | 1.91278374 | 19796.1 | 0.001 |
| 22 | MetWest Total Return Bond Fund;M (MWTRX) | 1411.82 | 1.7430813 | 1.05237471 | 5.84128655 | 3.39942303 | 89737.78 | 0.0068 |
| 23 | JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus Fund;I (JSDSX) | 1376.16 | 0.612658 | 3.57818877 | 4.30576106 | 4.31125245 | 8518.38 | 0.0039 |
| 24 | Vanguard Limited-Term Tax-Exempt Fund;Investor (VMLTX) | 1300.19 | 0.40427447 | 1.9700662 | 2.88858939 | 1.90032581 | 36932.88 | 0.0017 |
| 25 | Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund;Inv (VIPSX) | 1230.42 | 3.04647887 | 6.2977196 | 6.27910848 | 3.90853877 | 36991.4 | 0.002 |
Source: Data from Refinitiv Lipper, an LSEG Business; ex-conventional mutual funds, ex-leveraged, and ex-dedicated short bias.; Data through June 30, 2021.
Top 25 fixed income funds ranked by largest outflows
| Name | 3-Month Portfolio Estimated Net Flows ($M) | 3-Month Return | One-Year Return % | Three-Year Annualized Return % | Five-Year Annualized Return % | Portfolio Total Net Assets ($M) | Expense Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity High Income Fund (SPHIX) | -3748.63 | 2.67971035 | 12.13296068 | 5.20657013 | 6.50736043 | 4774.08 | 0.007 |
| 2 | BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio;Institutional (BHYIX) | -3007.73 | 3.16179289 | 16.05058697 | 7.15752631 | 7.52973327 | 23583.62 | 0.0062 |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley Inst Ultra-Short Income Ptf;A (MUAIX) | -2521.2 | 0.00747955 | 0.05045503 | 1.22205827 | 1.15807383 | 13888.18 | 0.0045 |
| 4 | JPMorgan Corporate Bond;R6 (CBFVX) | -2180.04 | 3.64127343 | 3.88987804 | 8.11187079 | 5.34166484 | 355.91 | 0.004 |
| 5 | Vanguard GNMA Fund;Investor (VFIIX) | -1984.79 | -0.04071308 | -0.48228918 | 3.47866379 | 2.05055485 | 24856.4 | 0.0021 |
| 6 | Templeton Global Bond Fund;A (TPINX) | -1540.33 | 0.12651043 | -2.66517643 | -1.34350347 | 0.68517749 | 11494.88 | 0.0092 |
| 7 | Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund;A (LUBAX) | -1493.21 | 0.0949236 | 0.4159969 | 1.68884961 | N/A | 18375.46 | 0.0044 |
| 8 | JPMorgan Managed Income Fund;L (JMGIX) | -1477.07 | 0.10907191 | 0.45826076 | 1.88942561 | 1.65909218 | 14145.35 | 0.0025 |
| 9 | DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund;I (DBLTX) | -1412.6 | 1.58510573 | 1.50381617 | 3.95319442 | 2.87351628 | 49400.46 | 0.0049 |
| 10 | Lord Abbett High Yield Fund;A (LHYAX) | -1278.42 | 3.10686875 | 18.74889497 | 6.54014024 | 6.90624101 | 7522.02 | 0.009 |
| 11 | Putnam Ultra Short Duration Income Fund;Y (PSDYX) | -1268.98 | 0.19925143 | 0.69309728 | 1.8186502 | 1.68098013 | 15842.84 | 0.003 |
| 12 | Natixis Loomis Sayles Cor Pl Bd A (NEFRX) | -1140.88 | 1.82684588 | 2.04439018 | 5.92373043 | 4.18447856 | 8863.53 | 0.0072 |
| 13 | John Hancock Core Bond Fund;NAV | -1139.34 | 1.65807561 | 0.24336949 | 5.3637108 | 2.96431168 | 1817.56 | 0.006 |
| 14 | JPMorgan High Yield Fund;I (OHYFX) | -1068.87 | 3.2901456 | 16.25744164 | 6.12144587 | 6.20718092 | 6797.07 | 0.0075 |
| 15 | JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Fund;I (USMTX) | -1053.08 | 0.18063812 | 0.53158865 | 1.24396969 | N/A | 5592.54 | 0.0025 |
| 16 | Goldman Sachs Short-Term Conservative Inc Fd;Inst (GPPIX) | -1010.17 | 0.07880069 | 0.57982901 | 1.88831692 | 1.74189357 | 5213.66 | 0.0024 |
| 17 | PGIM Total Return Bond Fund;A (PDBAX) | -954.25 | 3.0367357 | 2.32143671 | 5.84506801 | 3.94896839 | 60657.49 | 0.0076 |
| 18 | Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund;Adm (VTABX) | -820.72 | 0.24684962 | 0.03728083 | 3.91108738 | 2.83600766 | 86893.03 | 0.0011 |
| 19 | PGIM High Yield Fund;A (PBHAX) | -787.87 | 2.79489638 | 15.95766027 | 7.55469738 | 7.4772108 | 22711.28 | 0.008 |
| 20 | Loomis Sayles Bond Fund;Institutional (LSBDX) | -749.5 | 4.06617271 | 11.41999696 | 4.57180216 | 4.52764638 | 7976.34 | 0.0067 |
| 21 | UBS Ultra Short Income Fund;A (USIAX) | -699.34 | 0.03841185 | 0.1734047 | 1.48192697 | N/A | 2532.34 | 0.0035 |
| 22 | MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bd Fd;B (MKHCX) | -615.75 | 2.30672903 | 12.91767611 | 5.56296767 | 5.59953679 | 12108.41 | 0.0183 |
| 23 | BlackRock Short Obligations Fund;K (BBSOX) | -607.07 | 0.08841994 | 0.40896932 | 1.93425073 | 1.71174309 | 4696.14 | 0.003 |
| 24 | Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund;Inst (FCNVX) | -568.83 | 0.07020581 | 0.37042615 | 1.70284387 | 1.5810021 | 7336.99 | 0.0025 |
| 25 | PIMCO Short Asset Investment Fund;Institutional (PAIDX) | -508.07 | 0.09822055 | 0.68087989 | 1.6280407 | 1.76820332 | 4597.26 | 0.0036 |
Source: Data from Refinitiv Lipper, an LSEG Business; ex-conventional mutual funds, ex-leveraged, and ex-dedicated short bias.; Data through June 30, 2021.
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