Bond Funds

A seasoned analyst opines on active fixed-income management, private debt investments, and the evolution of an asset class.

Offerings from Fidelity and Artisan Partners stand out.

Bond and technology sector equity funds gain, while actively managed US equity funds continue to shed assets.

A sensible approach to a diverse universe.

Vanguard dominates the list of best-performing corporate bond funds.

Following years of relative underperformance against the US Dollar, global-currency exposure has borne fruit in 2025.

Disclosures already tell investors a lot—if they look.

Bond, gold, and inverse equity funds gain clout, while stock funds—especially leveraged ones—were out.

PIMCO and Vanguard funds beat the competition.

Diversification and a sense of conservatism continued as themes, while growth funds drove equity outflows.

Offerings from BBH and Federated Hermes stand out.

Explaining the gap between bond funds’ investor returns and total returns.

Offerings from Eaton Vance and Guggenheim stand out.

Emerging-market bond funds are having another good year.

Funds from J.P. Morgan, Eaton Vance, and Morgan Stanley are among the best performers.

Their broader diversification helped reduce the effects of the government’s credit downgrade.

Funds from JPMorgan, Fidelity, and Guggenheim are among the best performers.

Offerings from American Funds and Artisan Partners stand out.

Offerings from Vanguard and iShares stand out.

These two Vanguard bond funds remain solid options during a volatile period for the category.