Foreign Bond Funds
Name
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Ticker
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Morningstar Category
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Medalist Rating
Overall
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Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
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| Amana Participation Investor | AMAPX | Emerging Markets Bond | ||
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| HkzcvdkvpfWGNQXL Vfcgjv Hvg Tktq TZ | YKSD | Global Bond | ||
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| Fmyljs Yhfyymhg Kczmcyd Yhqg Ybgwlk | QHQPM | Emerging Markets Bond | ||
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| Jvzdkc Gcnkgq Jjy Cfmqgtryytv | QKNNXM | Global Bond | ||
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| N. Qvws Dtyzh Rclxcrmb Zxyd Zmhz G | ZRGWN | Emerging Markets Bond | ||
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| G. Xdgy Jhdpn Bxyhhhcxdbpwb Lcyfm | YSJN | Global Bond | ||
| N. Zlkv Bgnyl Mtnrlydgbpkqp Tbrq Cxvdn | LJGHCV | Global Bond | ||
| RDW Gpydfrwj Bpgyffx Svyhfm | NGGBQY | Emerging Markets Bond | ||
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List Criteria
Foreign Bond Funds
This list includes funds in Morningstar’s world bond and emerging-markets bond categories. World bond funds invest at least 40% of bonds in foreign markets. Emerging-markets bond funds invest at least 65% of assets in the government and/or corporate bonds of developing countries.
Medalist Funds (Gold, Silver, or Bronze)
The Medalist Rating for funds reflects our forward-looking assessment of a fund’s ability to outperform its peer group (funds in the same category) and benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis over the long term. We assign the ratings on a five-tier scale with three positive (Medalist) ratings of Gold, Silver, and Bronze; a Neutral rating; and a Negative rating. If a fund receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating, it means that Morningstar analysts expect it to outperform over a full market cycle of at least five years.
Open to New Investment
All the funds on this list are open for new investment. Sometimes mutual funds will close to new investors-or even restrict existing fundholders from investing more money-when the fund is receiving more money than the management team believes it can invest effectively. Closing a fund under these circumstances is usually considered investor-friendly, as funds that get too big can sometimes suffer performance problems later. Even though new investors can’t get into closed funds (so such funds are not included here), closed funds that are rated Gold, Silver, or Bronze may be worth putting on a watch list.
Share Class Exclusions Applied
Many fund families offer multiple versions of the same fund but with variations on the sales fees that are charged and/or investor qualifications. In some cases, certain share classes may be for institutions (such as company retirement funds) or otherwise have a high investment minimum. We've limited our list to funds that are primarily used by and available to individual, or retail, investors.