Best Mutual Funds Awards 2026: Best U.S. Taxable Bond Funds

If you're evaluating mutual funds for your investment portfolio or retirement account, this list highlights the best bond funds (U.S. taxable) to consider now, based on each fund outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index over the past one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. This signals outperformance in both the short and long term.

Of 818 U.S. taxable bond funds at least 10 years old, 287 of them, or 35%, won IBD Best Mutual Funds 2026 awards. Among these outperformers, the shaded cells on the list below highlight the five best bond funds based on 10-year performance.

U.S. taxable bond funds are fixed-income funds that distribute income that is subject to taxation at the federal, state and sometimes local levels.

For more details, read about how the best mutual funds deliver benchmark-beating returns, and see the full 2026 list of IBD's Best Mutual Funds in every category, including bond funds, diversified stock funds, blend and index funds.

All returns are as of Dec. 31, 2025.

Best U.S. Taxable Bond Funds

| Fund | | --- | Symbol | 1-year total return | 3-year total return | 5-year total return | 10-year total return | Morningstar category | Annual report net expense ratio | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Benchmark: Bloomberg US Agg Bond | | 7.30% | 4.66% | -0.36% | 2.01% | | | | Virtus Convertible Inst | ANNPX | 22.37 | 14.82 | 5.33 | 12.37 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.71% | | Franklin Convertible Securities A* | FISCX | 13.54 | 13.08 | 5.50 | 12.11 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.81 | | Lord Abbett Convertible I | LCFYX | 22.28 | 14.31 | 3.02 | 11.73 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.89 | | Fidelity Convertible Securities | FCVSX | 18.38 | 14.53 | 6.96 | 11.38 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.64 | | Columbia Convertible Securities A | PACIX | 19.58 | 13.58 | 4.12 | 11.20 | US Fund Convertibles | 1.07 | | NYLI MacKay Convertible Class A | MCOAX | 15.44 | 10.75 | 5.54 | 10.01 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.93 | | Putnam Convertible Securities A | PCONX | 11.95 | 11.55 | 3.29 | 9.94 | US Fund Convertibles | 1.03 | | Calamos Convertible A | CCVIX | 19.08 | 13.05 | 3.67 | 9.78 | US Fund Convertibles | 1.14 | | Invesco Convertible Securities Y | CNSDX | 16.14 | 11.37 | 4.13 | 9.57 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.71 | | Catalyst/SMH High Income A | HIIFX | 15.72 | 13.67 | 6.54 | 9.40 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.48 | | Harbor Convertible Securities Instl | HACSX | 20.36 | 14.56 | 5.49 | 8.77 | US Fund Convertibles | 0.71 | | TETON Convertible Securities AAA | WESRX | 17.16 | 11.21 | 1.95 | 8.00 | US Fund Convertibles | 1.16 | | Fidelity Capital & Income | FAGIX | 12.36 | 12.00 | 7.03 | 7.93 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.63 | | Calamos Global Convertible I | CXGCX | 18.53 | 14.29 | 3.03 | 7.90 | US Fund Convertibles | 1.08 | | Fidelity Advisor Capital & Income M | FAHYX | 11.74 | 11.42 | 6.62 | 7.70 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.94 | | American Beacon SiM High Yld Opps R5 | SHOIX | 9.50 | 10.65 | 6.53 | 7.32 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.74 | | Artisan High Income Advisor* | APDFX | 8.28 | 10.80 | 5.48 | 7.30 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.78 | | SEI High Yield Bond A (SIIT) | SGYAX | 7.93 | 10.44 | 5.62 | 7.02 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.29 | | Fidelity Series High Income* | FSHNX | 11.13 | 10.54 | 5.22 | 6.82 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.00 | | Franklin High Income A1* | FHAIX | 8.93 | 10.16 | 4.95 | 6.71 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.73 | | Nuveen Credit Income I | FJSYX | 8.15 | 11.02 | 5.15 | 6.64 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.71 | | American Funds American High-Inc A | AHITX | 8.24 | 9.90 | 5.47 | 6.64 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.70 | | PIMCO High Yield Spectrum Instl | PHSIX | 9.00 | 10.60 | 5.03 | 6.56 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.69 | | Nationwide Strategic Income R6 | NWXGX | 7.48 | 8.92 | 5.89 | 6.56 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.49 | | T. Rowe Price Credit Opportunities | PRCPX | 8.84 | 9.92 | 5.13 | 6.56 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.81 | | BlackRock High Yield K | BRHYX | 9.44 | 10.60 | 5.13 | 6.56 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.46 | | American Century High Income Y | NPHIX | 8.80 | 9.97 | 4.70 | 6.53 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.58 | | Nuveen High Yield Income I | NCOIX | 8.16 | 10.15 | 5.04 | 6.51 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | SEI High Yield Bond F (SIMT) | SHYAX | 7.52 | 9.73 | 5.07 | 6.51 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.90 | | Stone Ridge Hi Yld Reinsurance Risk PrmI | SHRIX | 13.08 | 16.90 | 9.47 | 6.44 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 1.72 | | Payden High Income | PYHRX | 8.73 | 10.49 | 5.35 | 6.42 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.60 | | Loomis Sayles High Income Opps Instl | LSIOX | 9.96 | 10.24 | 4.02 | 6.34 | US Fund High Yield Bond | n.a. | | RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond I | RGHYX | 9.02 | 9.65 | 4.56 | 6.29 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.56 | | Federated Hermes High Yield Strategy | FHYSX | 8.98 | 9.92 | 4.35 | 6.28 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.00 | | T. Rowe Price Global High Income Bd | RPIHX | 9.29 | 10.55 | 4.19 | 6.21 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | T. Rowe Price US High Yield I | TUHIX | 8.20 | 10.28 | 3.73 | 6.20 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.60 | | PGIM High Yield A | PBHAX | 8.75 | 9.56 | 4.22 | 6.19 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.74 | | MFS High Yield Pooled | HYPPX | 9.44 | 10.09 | 4.61 | 6.19 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.03 | | MML Barings High Yield Svc | DLHYX | 8.57 | 10.30 | 5.04 | 6.15 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.74 | | Intrepid Income Institutional | ICMUX | 8.15 | 9.81 | 7.13 | 6.15 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.96 | | Victory High Yield A | GUHYX | 9.68 | 9.80 | 2.91 | 6.14 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.00 | | T. Rowe Price Instl High Yield | TRHYX | 9.00 | 9.87 | 4.43 | 6.11 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.50 | | Strategic Advisers Income Opportunities | FPIOX | 9.49 | 10.09 | 4.77 | 6.11 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.18 | | Northern Multi-Manager Hi Yld Opp | NMHYX | 7.56 | 9.17 | 4.52 | 6.08 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.68 | | 1290 High Yield Bond I | TNHIX | 8.07 | 9.43 | 4.29 | 6.07 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | Aristotle High Yield Bond I | PLHIX | 7.31 | 9.07 | 4.21 | 6.04 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.55 | | Western Asset High Yield I | WAHYX | 9.19 | 9.96 | 3.96 | 6.01 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | Integrity High Income A | IHFAX | 8.25 | 8.94 | 4.30 | 6.00 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.04 | | Eaton Vance Glbl Macro Abs Ret Advtg I | EGRIX | 20.35 | 12.61 | 7.74 | 6.00 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 2.22 | | Loomis Sayles Instl High Income | LSHIX | 9.25 | 9.56 | 4.69 | 5.99 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.73 | | DWS Global High Income Inst | MGHYX | 8.64 | 9.67 | 4.26 | 5.99 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.67 | | Empower High Yield Bond Inv | MXHYX | 8.96 | 9.23 | 3.57 | 5.98 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.98 | | PACE High Yield P | PHYPX | 8.46 | 9.75 | 3.96 | 5.97 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.88 | | Virtus Seix High Yield I | SAMHX | 7.33 | 9.04 | 3.81 | 5.95 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.64 | | VALIC Company I High Yield Bond | VHYLX | 9.37 | 9.64 | 4.20 | 5.92 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.68 | | Nuveen High Yield R6 | TIHYX | 8.39 | 9.74 | 4.54 | 5.92 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.36 | | Federated Hermes Opportunistic HY Bd Svc | FHYTX | 8.20 | 9.17 | 4.24 | 5.90 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.97 | | PIMCO Preferred and Capital Secs Instl | PFINX | 10.15 | 8.82 | 3.28 | 5.89 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 1.02 | | Hartford High Yield Y | HAHYX | 9.32 | 9.58 | 4.10 | 5.89 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.66 | | Federated Hermes Instl High Yield Bd IS | FIHBX | 8.49 | 9.29 | 3.92 | 5.88 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.49 | | Victory High Income | USHYX | 8.48 | 9.44 | 4.27 | 5.84 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.79 | | Northern High Yield Fixed Income | NHFIX | 8.73 | 10.17 | 4.49 | 5.83 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.60 | | Fidelity High Income | SPHIX | 9.79 | 10.10 | 4.13 | 5.82 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.66 | | T. Rowe Price High Yield | PRHYX | 8.59 | 9.57 | 4.22 | 5.80 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | DWS High Income A | KHYAX | 8.67 | 9.03 | 4.12 | 5.77 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.99 | | River Canyon Total Return Bond Instl | RCTIX | 7.75 | 8.41 | 4.97 | 5.74 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.65 | | Victory Pioneer High Yield Y | TYHYX | 7.94 | 9.08 | 4.22 | 5.71 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.85 | | Dunham High-Yield Bond N | DNHYX | 7.48 | 9.74 | 4.47 | 5.69 | US Fund High Yield Bond | n.a. | | MFS Global High Yield I | MHOIX | 8.51 | 9.91 | 4.28 | 5.67 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.80 | | Western Asset Short Duration High Inc A | SHIAX | 7.56 | 8.82 | 5.04 | 5.66 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.96 | | JPMorgan High Yield I | OHYFX | 8.36 | 9.59 | 4.73 | 5.65 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.64 | | Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston A | EVIBX | 8.18 | 8.99 | 4.64 | 5.63 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.96 | | Putnam High Yield A | PHYIX | 8.57 | 9.44 | 3.91 | 5.62 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.99 | | PIMCO High Yield Instl | PHIYX | 8.57 | 9.34 | 3.94 | 5.62 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.61 | | Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Inv | VWEHX | 9.35 | 9.06 | 4.11 | 5.58 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.22 | | Timothy Plan High Yield Bond A | TPHAX | 7.57 | 9.23 | 3.87 | 5.56 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.19 | | Voya High Yield Port S | IPHYX | 8.41 | 9.21 | 3.66 | 5.55 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.73 | | Transamerica High Yield Bond I3 | TAHTX | 8.69 | 9.06 | 4.04 | 5.53 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.61 | | BNY Mellon High Yield - I | DLHRX | 8.17 | 9.55 | 4.04 | 5.53 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.70 | | Aristotle Strategic Income I | PLSRX | 7.40 | 8.20 | 3.46 | 5.53 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.59 | | Principal Capital Securities S | PCSFX | 8.95 | 9.28 | 3.72 | 5.49 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 0.00 | | PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Z | HYSZX | 7.80 | 8.68 | 5.11 | 5.47 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | Federated Hermes Sust High Yield Bond A | FHIIX | 8.00 | 8.83 | 3.56 | 5.47 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.89 | | Hartford Low Duration High Inc Y | HFHYX | 7.57 | 8.82 | 5.17 | 5.46 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | AB High Income A | AGDAX | 8.04 | 10.30 | 4.42 | 5.45 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.86 | | Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Inv* | NHINX | 8.36 | 9.12 | 3.66 | 5.42 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.88 | | Lord Abbett High Yield A | LHYAX | 7.40 | 8.74 | 3.32 | 5.37 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.92 | | Nuveen Preferred Secs & Inc I | NPSRX | 11.16 | 8.95 | 4.21 | 5.35 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 0.75 | | Janus Henderson High-Yield D* | JNHYX | 9.11 | 9.72 | 3.52 | 5.35 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | Goldman Sachs High Yield Instl | GSHIX | 8.50 | 9.23 | 3.48 | 5.33 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.68 | | Segall Bryant & Hamill Qua Hi Yld Retail | WTLTX | 7.97 | 8.52 | 3.53 | 5.31 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.85 | | Columbia High Yield Bond A | INEAX | 8.51 | 9.11 | 3.83 | 5.30 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.97 | | Nuveen Flexible Income I | NWQIX | 11.22 | 8.68 | 3.05 | 5.30 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.71 | | Hartford Strategic Income I | HSNIX | 9.58 | 9.17 | 2.60 | 5.29 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.63 | | First Trust Preferred Sec & Inc I | FPEIX | 9.46 | 8.72 | 3.55 | 5.26 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 1.07 | | MFS High Income A | MHITX | 8.69 | 9.13 | 3.71 | 5.25 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.86 | | Loomis Sayles High Income A | NEFHX | 8.88 | 9.16 | 2.93 | 5.23 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.95 | | PIMCO Low Duration Income Instl | PFIIX | 9.81 | 8.20 | 4.39 | 5.21 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.53 | | Impax High Yield Bond Investor | PAXHX | 8.72 | 8.61 | 2.81 | 5.19 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.93 | | Morgan Stanley Pathway Hi Yld | THYUX | 7.32 | 9.11 | 3.61 | 5.12 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.82 | | Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities C | ECHIX | 7.30 | 8.23 | 4.40 | 5.12 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.63 | | PIMCO Income Instl | PIMIX | 11.04 | 8.57 | 3.89 | 5.09 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.50 | | Touchstone High Yield A | THYAX | 7.58 | 8.80 | 3.70 | 5.09 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.04 | | Voya High Yield Bond A | IHYAX | 8.00 | 8.88 | 3.31 | 5.08 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.01 | | American Century High-Yield Inv | ABHIX | 8.60 | 8.36 | 3.22 | 5.07 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.77 | | Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Pref & Inc I | DPIIX | 8.18 | 8.95 | 3.27 | 5.07 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 1.21 | | Calvert High Yield Bond I | CYBIX | 7.99 | 8.72 | 3.51 | 5.06 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.76 | | Thrivent High Yield A | LBHYX | 8.42 | 8.81 | 3.74 | 5.01 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.81 | | Allspring High Yield Bond A | EKHAX | 7.54 | 8.97 | 3.34 | 4.99 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.89 | | North Square Strategic Income I | ADVNX | 11.20 | 8.62 | 4.32 | 4.98 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.74 | | Fidelity Short Duration High Income | FSAHX | 7.71 | 8.71 | 4.52 | 4.97 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.73 | | Fidelity Focused High Income | FHIFX | 8.88 | 8.37 | 3.17 | 4.97 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.75 | | Carillon Chartwell Real Income I | BERIX | 13.22 | 9.36 | 4.76 | 4.94 | US Fund Inflation-Protected Bond | 0.64 | | Russell Inv Opportunistic Credit Y | RGCYX | 8.69 | 9.07 | 3.38 | 4.88 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.65 | | Cohen & Steers Preferred Sec & Inc I | CPXIX | 8.44 | 8.38 | 2.89 | 4.87 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 0.85 | | Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture A | LBNDX | 8.39 | 7.34 | 2.20 | 4.85 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.79 | | PIMCO Diversified Inc Instl | PDIIX | 10.50 | 9.06 | 2.34 | 4.84 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.75 | | Columbia Income Opportunities A | AIOAX | 8.24 | 8.51 | 3.63 | 4.81 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.96 | | Western Asset SMASh Series C | LMLCX | 12.47 | 7.50 | 4.03 | 4.80 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.00 | | Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income I | JMUIX | 9.59 | 8.95 | 3.29 | 4.79 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.65 | | Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Instl | GIOIX | 7.59 | 8.32 | 3.60 | 4.78 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.92 | | Lazard US High Yield Portfolio Instl | LZHYX | 10.43 | 8.77 | 3.54 | 4.76 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 0.55 | | PIMCO Fixed Income SHares M | FXIMX | 10.51 | 8.51 | 1.96 | 4.74 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.14 | | Eaton Vance Glbl Macr Absolute Return I | EIGMX | 12.41 | 9.34 | 5.86 | 4.72 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 1.25 | | PIMCO Credit Opportunities Bond Instl | PCARX | 7.90 | 7.91 | 4.27 | 4.72 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.60 | | BlackRock Allc Trgt Sctzd TR | BATAX | 7.35 | 8.13 | 4.27 | 4.71 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.01 | | Thornburg Strategic Income I | TSIIX | 7.56 | 6.66 | 3.20 | 4.71 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.60 | | JPMorgan Income R6 | JMSFX | 7.64 | 7.52 | 3.36 | 4.68 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.38 | | PGIM Strategic Bond Z | PUCZX | 8.44 | 7.66 | 1.71 | 4.67 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.62 | | Nuveen Strategic Income I | FCBYX | 8.52 | 8.13 | 2.77 | 4.63 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.55 | | Rydex High Yield Strategy H | RYHGX | 10.43 | 9.95 | 3.59 | 4.63 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.53 | | Loomis Sayles Fixed Income | LSFIX | 9.09 | 7.56 | 2.47 | 4.56 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.62 | | Principal Spectrum Pref&Cptl Scs IncInst | PPSIX | 7.85 | 8.03 | 3.02 | 4.54 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 0.80 | | Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income M | FSIAX | 8.67 | 7.87 | 2.88 | 4.51 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.94 | | Neuberger Berman Strategic Income I | NSTLX | 9.41 | 8.46 | 3.27 | 4.51 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.59 | | Calvert Flexible Bond Fund Class I | CUBIX | 8.24 | 7.82 | 4.64 | 4.50 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.62 | | Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Inst2 | CLMVX | 11.94 | 8.23 | 1.90 | 4.48 | US Fund Securitized Bond - Diversified | 0.77 | | Doubleline Selective Credit I | DBSCX | 8.46 | 8.26 | 3.96 | 4.48 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.07 | | BlackRock Income Fund Instl | BMSIX | 8.38 | 7.91 | 2.60 | 4.45 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.62 | | Thompson Bond | THOPX | 7.97 | 8.81 | 4.79 | 4.44 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.73 | | Allspring Income Plus Inst | WSINX | 7.35 | 7.39 | 3.05 | 4.40 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.39 | | Allspring Real Return A | IPBAX | 10.90 | 8.10 | 4.11 | 4.39 | US Fund Inflation-Protected Bond | 0.76 | | Wavelength | WAVLX | 10.06 | 7.41 | 2.24 | 4.38 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.99 | | Northeast Investors Trust | NTHEX | 10.26 | 9.32 | 6.02 | 4.38 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.94 | | American Century Multisector Income R6 | ASIPX | 8.24 | 6.91 | 2.48 | 4.37 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.32 | | Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Y3 | MOFIX | 10.39 | 8.16 | 2.02 | 4.36 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.43 | | Eaton Vance Total Return Bond I | EIBAX | 9.13 | 6.83 | 1.81 | 4.35 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.47 | | Empower Multi-Sector Bond Investor | MXLMX | 7.98 | 6.99 | 1.83 | 4.35 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.90 | | Cohen & Steers Low Duration Pref & Inc I | LPXIX | 7.61 | 7.78 | 3.81 | 4.33 | US Fund Preferred Stock | 0.60 | | Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond I | SUBFX | 10.61 | 7.75 | 3.50 | 4.30 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.58 | | Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sect Intrmdt Bd A | NAMFX | 7.80 | 7.37 | 2.59 | 4.30 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.99 | | Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy | FCSPX | 7.80 | 6.68 | 0.44 | 4.28 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.00 | | City National Rochdale Fxd Inc Opps N | RIMOX | 8.07 | 8.86 | 3.35 | 4.27 | US Fund High Yield Bond | 1.20 | | Touchstone Strategic Income Fund Class A | TQPAX | 9.36 | 8.32 | 2.75 | 4.23 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 1.00 | | RiverNorth Doubleline Strategic Inc I | RNSIX | 7.58 | 8.01 | 2.66 | 4.21 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.93 | | Voya Securitized Credit I | VCFIX | 7.81 | 8.54 | 4.28 | 4.21 | US Fund Securitized Bond - Diversified | 0.68 | | Morgan Stanley Inst Corporate Bond I | MPFDX | 7.75 | 6.78 | -0.01 | 4.20 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.65 | | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Y | LASYX | 8.58 | 8.26 | 3.42 | 4.17 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.74 | | Eaton Vance Strategic Income Class C | ECSIX | 11.32 | 8.09 | 4.22 | 4.13 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 2.20 | | Transamerica Strategic Income I | TUNIX | 7.96 | 6.73 | 3.07 | 4.10 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.67 | | PIMCO Dynamic Bond Instl | PFIUX | 9.27 | 7.91 | 3.25 | 4.06 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.79 | | PIMCO Low Duration Opportunities Instl | PUTIX | 8.10 | 7.13 | 3.02 | 4.05 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.57 | | NYLI MacKay Strategic Bond Class A | MASAX | 8.11 | 7.97 | 3.41 | 4.04 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.98 | | T. Rowe Price Spectrum Income | RPSIX | 7.83 | 6.56 | 2.11 | 4.00 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.61 | | Western Asset Income A | SDSAX | 7.95 | 7.74 | 2.25 | 3.95 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.94 | | Loomis Sayles Income Instl | LSBDX | 9.14 | 7.96 | 2.59 | 3.92 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.66 | | Shelton Tactical Credit Institutional | DEBIX | 8.55 | 6.72 | 3.83 | 3.89 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.99 | | BlackRock Strategic Income Opps Instl | BSIIX | 8.60 | 7.04 | 3.17 | 3.85 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.70 | | PIMCO Fixed Income SHares R | FXIRX | 11.07 | 5.42 | 0.76 | 3.84 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 4.30 | | Loomis Sayles Strategic Income A | NEFZX | 10.27 | 8.40 | 2.90 | 3.83 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.93 | | Weitz Core Plus Income Institutional | WCPBX | 7.49 | 5.96 | 1.75 | 3.82 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.45 | | Leader Short Term High Yield Bond Inv | LCCMX | 9.66 | 14.30 | 5.43 | 3.82 | US Fund High Yield Bond | n.a. | | PIMCO Mortgage Opportunities and BdInstl | PMZIX | 8.52 | 7.04 | 3.12 | 3.80 | US Fund Securitized Bond - Diversified | 1.68 | | Victory Pioneer Strategic Income A | PSRAX | 10.26 | 7.53 | 1.99 | 3.79 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 1.02 | | Columbia Select Corporate Income Inst | SRINX | 7.33 | 6.53 | 0.32 | 3.77 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.61 | | Goldman Sachs Dynamic Bond Instl | GSZIX | 9.76 | 9.07 | 4.39 | 3.73 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.73 | | AB Corporate Income | ACISX | 8.43 | 6.91 | 0.37 | 3.73 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | n.a. | | Nomura Strategic Income A | DEGGX | 7.89 | 7.88 | 2.59 | 3.70 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.84 | | Lord Abbett Income A | LAGVX | 8.27 | 6.76 | 0.82 | 3.69 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.71 | | Calvert Income A | CFICX | 8.89 | 7.30 | 1.19 | 3.66 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.89 | | Medlst MBS Ttl Rtn Inst | SEMMX | 8.81 | 11.61 | 5.23 | 3.66 | US Fund Securitized Bond - Diversified | 0.92 | | Invesco Corporate Bond A | ACCBX | 7.33 | 6.14 | -0.03 | 3.65 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.71 | | JPMorgan Corporate Bond R6 | CBFVX | 8.00 | 6.67 | 0.25 | 3.64 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.39 | | Voya Investment Grade Credit I | VIGCX | 7.69 | 6.32 | -0.27 | 3.61 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.65 | | PIA BBB Bond | PBBBX | 8.13 | 6.54 | 0.05 | 3.61 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.17 | | AAM/Insight Select Income I* | CPUIX | 7.71 | 6.80 | 0.38 | 3.60 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.59 | | Vanguard Interm-Term Corp Bd Idx Instl | VICBX | 9.37 | 7.14 | 0.82 | 3.57 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.04 | | BlackRock Allc Trgt Corp Crdt TR | BRACX | 7.97 | 6.51 | 0.25 | 3.56 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.00 | | Federated Hermes Strategic Income C | SINCX | 8.18 | 7.15 | 1.59 | 3.55 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 1.69 | | Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund | USIBX | 7.46 | 5.79 | 0.85 | 3.55 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.64 | | CM Advisors Fixed Income | CMFIX | 8.67 | 8.49 | 4.86 | 3.53 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.87 | | PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Instl | PIGIX | 8.50 | 6.68 | 0.23 | 3.51 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.95 | | Loomis Sayles Investment Grade F/I | LSIGX | 7.59 | 6.22 | 1.24 | 3.48 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.53 | | Payden Corporate Bond | PYACX | 7.38 | 6.33 | 0.10 | 3.46 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.65 | | TCW MetWest Strategic Income M | MWSTX | 7.41 | 7.35 | 3.30 | 3.45 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 1.04 | | Goldman Sachs Investment Grd Crdt SAI | GSCPX | 8.22 | 6.79 | 0.10 | 3.39 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.37 | | PIMCO Real Return Instl | PRRIX | 8.17 | 4.80 | 1.40 | 3.39 | US Fund Inflation-Protected Bond | 0.55 | | Fidelity Real Estate High Income | FRE.TEMP | 8.24 | 7.16 | 3.82 | 3.38 | US Fund Securitized Bond - Focused | 0.75 | | Transamerica Asset Alloc Short Hrzn R4 | TSHFX | 7.46 | 6.40 | 1.62 | 3.38 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.35 | | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Instl | GIBIX | 8.19 | 6.24 | 0.23 | 3.37 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.48 | | Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond I | FCBIX | 7.79 | 6.40 | -0.13 | 3.37 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.50 | | TCW MetWest Unconstrained Bd I | MWCIX | 8.08 | 7.28 | 2.76 | 3.36 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.75 | | Dodge & Cox Income I | DODIX | 8.32 | 6.06 | 1.05 | 3.35 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.41 | | Thrivent Multisector Bond A | AAINX | 7.81 | 7.07 | 2.18 | 3.32 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.88 | | Thrivent Income A | LUBIX | 7.60 | 6.40 | 0.06 | 3.30 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.75 | | MFS Income A | MFIOX | 7.35 | 5.79 | 0.40 | 3.29 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.73 | | JHancock Strategic Income Opps NAV | JHSEX | 7.61 | 6.17 | 1.71 | 3.29 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 0.67 | | Aristotle Core Income I | PLIIX | 7.38 | 6.12 | 0.95 | 3.28 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.45 | | Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond I | SCPZX | 8.68 | 5.39 | 0.24 | 3.27 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.48 | | Vanguard Interm-Term Invmt-Grade Inv | VFICX | 9.53 | 7.03 | 0.85 | 3.16 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.20 | | Lord Abbett Core Plus Bond R6 | LAPWX | 7.72 | 6.21 | 0.85 | 3.15 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.36 | | MFS Corporate Bond A | MFBFX | 7.33 | 6.28 | -0.27 | 3.13 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.76 | | PACE Strategic Fixed Income P | PCSIX | 7.88 | 6.49 | 0.65 | 3.09 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.79 | | PIMCO Fixed Income SHares C | FXICX | 10.35 | 7.96 | 1.01 | 3.09 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.27 | | Fidelity Total Bond Fund | FTBFX | 7.49 | 5.71 | 0.55 | 3.06 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.45 | | BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund Y | DCPYX | 7.41 | 5.61 | 0.26 | 3.06 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.39 | | FPA New Income - Institutional | FPNIX | 7.36 | 6.48 | 3.35 | 3.06 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.45 | | Federated Hermes Intermediate Corp Bd IS | FIIFX | 7.35 | 5.87 | 1.18 | 3.04 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.51 | | SEI Intermediate Duration Credit A(SIIT) | SIDCX | 7.37 | 5.75 | -0.20 | 3.01 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.14 | | GuidePath® Absolute Return Allc Svc | GPARX | 7.35 | 6.13 | 1.45 | 3.00 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.65 | | DFA Intermediate-Term Extnd Qlty I | DFTEX | 8.04 | 6.81 | -0.02 | 2.99 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.20 | | Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond* | FSIGX | 7.64 | 5.50 | 0.44 | 2.97 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.00 | | Putnam Diversified Income A | PDINX | 8.58 | 6.36 | 1.61 | 2.96 | US Fund Nontraditional Bond | 0.98 | | Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond | BBCPX | 8.95 | 5.88 | 0.66 | 2.95 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.15 | | Invesco Core Plus Bond Y | CPBYX | 7.37 | 5.73 | 0.15 | 2.94 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.49 | | NYLI MacKay Total Return Bond Class I | MTMIX | 7.83 | 6.82 | 0.54 | 2.93 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.38 | | Hartford Inflation Plus A | HIPAX | 7.39 | 4.68 | 1.84 | 2.92 | US Fund Inflation-Protected Bond | 0.85 | | Columbia Total Return Bond Inst | SRBFX | 8.88 | 6.30 | -0.13 | 2.91 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.49 | | T. Rowe Price Corporate Income | PRPIX | 7.90 | 6.45 | -0.13 | 2.91 | US Fund Corporate Bond | 0.59 | | MML Barings Diversified Bond R5 | MDBSX | 8.92 | 6.56 | 0.57 | 2.90 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.69 | | Baird Core Plus Bond Inst | BCOIX | 7.47 | 5.61 | 0.32 | 2.87 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.30 | | Putnam Core Bond Fund Y | PYTRX | 7.40 | 4.78 | 2.02 | 2.87 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.39 | | Nuveen Core Plus Bond R6 | TIBFX | 7.34 | 5.81 | 0.47 | 2.84 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.30 | | PIMCO Moderate Duration Instl | PMDRX | 8.68 | 6.04 | 1.46 | 2.76 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.95 | | Fidelity Investment Grade Bond | FBNDX | 7.36 | 5.11 | -0.08 | 2.74 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.45 | | Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset | LSSAX | 8.67 | 6.52 | 1.41 | 2.74 | US Fund Securitized Bond - Diversified | n.a. | | AB Income Advisor | ACGYX | 7.84 | 5.65 | -0.14 | 2.74 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.54 | | Calvert Bond A | CSIBX | 7.89 | 5.98 | 0.85 | 2.73 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.73 | | JPMorgan Core Plus Bond I | HLIPX | 7.98 | 5.64 | 0.52 | 2.72 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.44 | | Strategic Advisers Core Income | FPCIX | 8.18 | 5.51 | 0.04 | 2.69 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.05 | | Segall Bryant & Hamill Plus Bond Ret | WTIBX | 7.38 | 5.58 | 0.33 | 2.68 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.55 | | Voya Intermediate Bond Port I | IPIIX | 7.71 | 5.91 | 0.15 | 2.66 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.53 | | Eaton Vance Core Bond I | EIGIX | 7.78 | 5.57 | 0.58 | 2.65 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.49 | | PGIM Total Return Bond A | PDBAX | 7.48 | 5.78 | -0.22 | 2.65 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.75 | | MML Barings Core Bond R5 | MCBDX | 8.01 | 6.12 | 0.37 | 2.61 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.47 | | Victory Pioneer Bond A | PIOBX | 8.48 | 5.88 | 0.35 | 2.60 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.78 | | Nomura Diversified Income A | DPDFX | 7.37 | 5.19 | -0.21 | 2.59 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.67 | | MFS Total Return Bond I | MRBIX | 7.33 | 5.64 | 0.14 | 2.57 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.45 | | Nuveen Core Bond R6 | TIBDX | 7.36 | 5.43 | 0.14 | 2.57 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.29 | | Mercer Core Fixed Income Y3 | MCFIX | 7.79 | 5.39 | -0.03 | 2.57 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.14 | | PIMCO Total Return Instl | PTTRX | 9.33 | 6.04 | 0.31 | 2.56 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.46 | | Bridge Builder Core Bond | BBTBX | 7.53 | 5.38 | 0.15 | 2.55 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.12 | | Touchstone Active Bond A | TOBAX | 8.00 | 5.50 | -0.12 | 2.53 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.83 | | Johnson Institutional Intermediate Bond | JIBEX | 7.39 | 5.22 | 0.80 | 2.52 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.25 | | PIMCO Total Return II Instl | PMBIX | 8.24 | 5.71 | -0.02 | 2.50 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 1.62 | | JHancock Bond A | JHNBX | 7.35 | 5.15 | -0.26 | 2.49 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.76 | | BlackRock Total Return K | MPHQX | 8.19 | 5.32 | -0.08 | 2.49 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.36 | | Lord Abbett Total Return I | LTRYX | 7.49 | 5.60 | 0.32 | 2.49 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.42 | | DWS Total Return Bond S | SCSBX | 7.39 | 5.31 | -0.19 | 2.49 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.51 | | Columbia Bond Inst | UMMGX | 8.01 | 5.96 | -0.07 | 2.47 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.49 | | Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income A | ANGLX | 7.43 | 6.64 | 1.98 | 2.45 | US Fund Multisector Bond | 1.62 | | DoubleLine Core Fixed Income I | DBLFX | 7.54 | 5.65 | 0.50 | 2.45 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.46 | | SEI Core Fixed Income A (SIIT) | SCOAX | 7.53 | 5.15 | -0.30 | 2.45 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.12 | | Baird Aggregate Bond Inst | BAGIX | 7.36 | 5.19 | -0.13 | 2.43 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.30 | | Goldman Sachs Bond Institutional | GSNIX | 8.55 | 5.77 | -0.34 | 2.41 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.47 | | PIMCO Total Return IV Instl | PTUIX | 8.14 | 5.57 | 0.16 | 2.41 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.57 | | Oakhurst Fixed Income Instl Shrs | OHFIX | 7.58 | 5.49 | 0.47 | 2.41 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.60 | | Payden Core Bond | PYCBX | 7.69 | 5.57 | 0.14 | 2.40 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.53 | | Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Inv* | VBIIX | 8.46 | 5.25 | -0.29 | 2.39 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.15 | | Janus Henderson Flexible Bond D* | JANFX | 7.61 | 5.06 | -0.17 | 2.38 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.54 | | American Century Core Plus R5 | ACCUX | 7.63 | 5.17 | -0.07 | 2.38 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.35 | | Western Asset Intermediate Bond I | WATIX | 7.33 | 5.29 | 0.28 | 2.37 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.55 | | American Funds College Enrollment 529F1 | CENFX | 7.94 | 5.93 | 1.96 | 2.37 | US Fund Short-Term Bond | 0.21 | | Calvert Green Bond I | CGBIX | 7.44 | 5.41 | 0.09 | 2.36 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.47 | | VALIC Company I Core Bond | VCBDX | 7.64 | 5.25 | -0.16 | 2.36 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.48 | | Janus Henderson VIT Flexible Bond Instl | JAFLX | 7.40 | 4.93 | -0.23 | 2.32 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.57 | | Nuveen Core Impact Bond R6 | TSBIX | 7.50 | 5.34 | -0.10 | 2.32 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.35 | | PACE Intermediate Fixed Income P | PCIFX | 7.54 | 6.39 | 0.47 | 2.31 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.61 | | Northern Fixed Income | NOFIX | 7.62 | 5.10 | -0.03 | 2.30 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.45 | | JPMorgan Core Bond I | WOBDX | 7.38 | 5.02 | 0.08 | 2.27 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.49 | | Multi-Manager Total Return Bd Strat Inst | CTRZX | 7.46 | 5.31 | -0.18 | 2.25 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.48 | | PGIM Core Bond Z | TAIBX | 7.34 | 5.35 | -0.25 | 2.24 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.33 | | Sterling Capital Quality Income Instl | SCSPX | 7.60 | 5.00 | 0.83 | 2.21 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.58 | | Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income I | LCRYX | 7.34 | 5.13 | -0.02 | 2.18 | US Fund Intermediate Core Bond | 0.32 | | Integrity Short Term Government I | MDSIX | 7.89 | 6.57 | 2.23 | 2.14 | US Fund Short Government | 0.55 | | DoubleLine Total Return Bond I | DBLTX | 8.04 | 5.46 | 0.56 | 2.03 | US Fund Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | 0.50 | | BlackRock Allc Trgt Mortg TR | BRAMX | 8.67 | 5.41 | 0.48 | 2.02 | US Fund Miscellaneous Fixed Income | 0.00 |

Sources: IBD, Morningstar Direct

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