Top Performing International Bond Funds
World bond funds invest >40% of their assets in foreign bonds. Some world bond funds follow a conservative approach. They invest in high-quality bonds from developed markets. Other funds may invest in some lower-quality bonds from developed or emerging markets (i.e. high yield bonds).These top world bond mutual funds are sorted based on its 3 year performance up to May 17, 2015. You can find the fund review, management information, expense fee, sales load, etc. I also provide the table for the fund performance below.
Best 12 world bond mutual funds 2015 are:
- Chou Income Fund (CHOIX)
- Henderson Strategic Income Fund (HFAAX)
- Templeton Global Total Return Fund (TGTRX)
- Morgan Stanley Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund (DINAX)
- PIMCO Foreign Bond (US Dollar-Hedged) Fund (PFOAX)
- Templeton Global Bond Fund (TPINX)
- Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund (DHGAX)
- Payden Global Fixed Income Fund (PYGFX)
- PIMCO Global Bond (US Dollar-Hedged) Fund (PAIIX)
- T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund (PRSNX)
- Matthews Asia Strategic Income Fund (MAINX)
- GuideStone Funds Global Bond Fund (GGBFX)
Chou Income Fund
The Chou Income Fund uses its assets to purchase fixed-income securities, financial instruments that provide exposure to fixed-income securities, and preferred stock. It has $17 million of assets. Its expense fee is quite high, 1.50%. This world bond fund has a high yield of 5.13%. The fund manager is Francis S.M. Chou.More: Top World Bond Mutual Funds 2013
Morningstar has ranked this international bond fund with 5 star rating. As one of the best world bond mutual funds 2015, it has returned -9.02% over the past 1 year, and 12.41% over the past 3 year.
Top 3 bond sectors are convertible, corporate bond, and bank loan.
Templeton Global Total Return Fund
This Templeton Global Total Return Fund is ranked with 4 star and silver rating. You can buy this bond fund from 76 brokerages with as little as $1,000. The class A fund has a sales load of 4.25%. With assets of $8.5 billion, this popular mutual fund has an expense fee of 1.01%. The current yield is 7.69%.More: Best World Bond Mutual Funds 2012
Managed by Michael J. Hasenstab and Sonal Desai, this fixed income fund has a 3 year annualized return of 6.18%. As one of best 12 world bond mutual funds 2015, the fund performance for the past 5 years is as follows:
- Year 2015: 1.24% (YTD)
- Year 2014: 0.37%
- Year 2013: 3.55%
- Year 2012: 19.03%
- Year 2011: -1.08%
PIMCO Foreign Bond (US Dollar-Hedged) Fund
PIMCO Foreign Bond (USD-Hedged) Fund is a 5 star mutual fund. It has a high yield of 7.18% for income. This bond fund invests in foreign countries debts. This fund has a 3 year average return of 5.86%.International Bond Mutual Funds Performance
| No | Fund Name | Ticker | 3 Year return % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chou Income Fund | CHOIX | 12.41 |
| 2 | Henderson Strategic Income Fund Class A | HFAAX | 6.47 |
| 3 | Templeton Global Total Return Fund Class A | TGTRX | 6.18 |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund Class A | DINAX | 5.92 |
| 5 | PIMCO Foreign Bond (US Dollar-Hedged) Fund Class A | PFOAX | 5.86 |
| 6 | Templeton Global Bond Fund Class A | TPINX | 5.41 |
| 7 | Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund Class A | DHGAX | 4.71 |
| 8 | Payden Global Fixed Income Fund | PYGFX | 4.53 |
| 9 | PIMCO Global Bond (US Dollar-Hedged) Fund Class A | PAIIX | 4.52 |
| 10 | T. Rowe Price Strategic Income Fund | PRSNX | 4.29 |
| 11 | Matthews Asia Strategic Income Fund Investor Class Shares | MAINX | 4.13 |
| 12 | GuideStone Funds Global Bond Fund Investor Class | GGBFX | 4.05 |
More: 10 Best International Bond Mutual Funds
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