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| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
| Municipal Bonds |
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S&P National Bond Index
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3.00% |
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S&P California Bond Index
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2.96% |
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S&P New York Bond Index
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3.13% |
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S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
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0.70% |
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400.09 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
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848.03 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
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636.26 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
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1,701.05 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
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1,276.26 |
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S&P REIT Index
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174.07 |
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S&P REIT Index (TR)
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425.30 |
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S&P MLP Index
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2,469.58 |
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S&P MLP Index (TR)
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5,428.50 |
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Top 5 High Yield Mutual Funds |
ZACKS - May 17, 2011 - By: Zacks Investment Research
Investors with a reasonably high appetite for risk in pursuit of significantly high income levels would do well to consider high yield bonds. This category of fixed-income securities generally represents corporate bonds with low ratings, often below investment grade. A significant amount of risk is therefore associated with these investments and mutual funds are the best option to invest in these instruments. By investing in a well diversified portfolio of such securities they successfully lower the associated risk for the investor.
Below we will share with you 5 top rated high yield mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) as we expect these mutual funds to outperform their peers in the future. To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all high yield funds, then click here.
Touchstone High Yield A (THYAX) invests a large proportion of its assets in debt securities rated below investment grade. The fund focuses on acquiring high yield securities issued by companies from the U.S. The high yield mutual fund has a three year annualized return of 11.1%.
As of March 2011, this high yield mutual fund held 180 issues, with 3.59% of its total assets invested in Touchstone Institutional Money Market.
Columbia High Yield Bond A (INEAX) seeks high current income. The majority of the fund’s assets are utilized to purchase debt securities rated below investment grade. Not more than 25% of its assets are invested in foreign high-yield debt instruments. The high yield mutual fund has a ten year annualized return of 5.36%.
Scott Schroepfer is the fund manager and he has managed this high yield mutual fund since 1999.
Delaware High-Yield Opportunities A (DHOAX) invests a large proportion of its assets in corporate bonds rated below investment-grade by renowned ratings firms such as Standard & Poors. The fund may also purchase unrated securities of similar quality. This high yield mutual fund returned 15.21% over the last one year period.
The high yield mutual fund has a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and an expense ratio of 1.11% compared to a category average of 1.18%.
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