If you're evaluating mutual funds for your investment portfolio or retirement account, this list highlights the best international bond funds to consider now, based on each fund outperforming the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index over the last one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. Shaded cells indicate the best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance. Of 70 international bond funds at least 10 years old, 12 of them, or 17%, won awards.
All returns as of Dec. 31, 2020.
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Best International Bond Funds
| Mutual fund | Symbol | 1-year total return (%) | 3-year average annual return (%) | 5-year average annual return (%) | 10-year average annual return (%) | Morningstar category | Closed to new inv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark: BBgBarc Global Aggregate | 9.20 | 4.85 | 4.79 | 2.83 | |||
| PGIM Global Total Return A | GTRAX | 9.75 | 6.47 | 6.99 | 4.96 | World Bond | No |
| BrandywineGLOBAL Global Opp Bond IS | GOBSX | 12.66 | 5.38 | 6.75 | 4.68 | World Bond | No |
| Federated Hermes Intl Bond Strategy | FIBPX | 10.94 | 5.71 | 6.40 | 4.43 | World Bond | No |
| AMG GW&K High Income N | MGGBX | 12.16 | 4.99 | 6.04 | 3.74 | World Bond | No |
| JHancock Opportunistic Fixed Inc. 1 | JIGDX | 11.65 | 5.42 | 5.64 | 3.70 | World Bond | No |
| Voya Global Bond I | IGBIX | 10.09 | 5.13 | 6.03 | 3.37 | World Bond | No |
| Voya Global Bond Port I | IOSIX | 9.21 | 4.91 | 6.13 | 3.34 | World Bond | No |
| Loomis Sayles Global Bond Instl | LSGBX | 13.49 | 5.74 | 5.92 | 3.31 | World Bond | No |
| PIMCO International Bond (Unhedged)Instl | PFUIX | 12.32 | 5.04 | 5.92 | 3.19 | World Bond | No |
| VALIC Company I International Govt Bond | VCIFX | 10.26 | 5.12 | 5.43 | 3.18 | World Bond | No |
| Invesco World Bond Factor Fund Class R5 | AUBIX | 9.37 | 5.16 | 5.97 | 3.09 | World Bond | No |
| American Funds Capital World Bond A | CWBFX | 9.90 | 5.23 | 5.03 | 3.02 | World Bond | No |
