Accessible Version
The Universe of Leveraged Bank Loan and High Yield Bond U.S. Mutual Funds Accessible Data
Figure 1: Total Net Assets
Billions
Date | Bank Loans | High Yield Bonds |
---|---|---|
1/1/2000 | 18.90 | 75.18 |
1/1/2001 | 15.52 | 79.74 |
1/1/2002 | 10.74 | 83.68 |
1/1/2003 | 12.63 | 125.66 |
1/1/2004 | 20.08 | 128.52 |
1/1/2005 | 23.39 | 116.12 |
1/1/2006 | 30.56 | 127.23 |
1/1/2007 | 27.67 | 126.34 |
1/1/2008 | 14.13 | 90.53 |
1/1/2009 | 23.72 | 157.45 |
1/1/2010 | 41.90 | 189.75 |
1/1/2011 | 54.95 | 206.67 |
1/1/2012 | 70.69 | 262.94 |
1/1/2013 | 136.58 | 280.37 |
1/1/2014 | 115.45 | 264.25 |
1/1/2015 | 93.26 | 235.90 |
1/1/2016 | 106.03 | 273.42 |
1/1/2017 | 119.48 | 266.35 |
1/1/2018 | 116.91 | 226.52 |
Source: Morningstar, Inc.
Figure 2: Bank Loan Mutual Funds Assets by Rating
Billions
Date | Missing Rating | Not Rated | Below B Rated | B Rated | BB Rated | BBB Rated | AAA Rated | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/1/2006 | 23.68 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 25.20 |
6/1/2006 | 26.30 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 27.66 |
9/1/2006 | 21.74 | 1.07 | 0.06 | 2.33 | 3.88 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 29.31 |
12/1/2006 | 27.78 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 1.31 | 1.16 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 30.55 |
3/1/2007 | 29.70 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 1.70 | 1.46 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 33.17 |
6/1/2007 | 16.70 | 1.50 | 0.33 | 7.55 | 9.69 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 36.47 |
9/1/2007 | 17.10 | 0.91 | 0.27 | 5.70 | 6.84 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 31.31 |
12/1/2007 | 17.51 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 4.07 | 5.03 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 27.65 |
3/1/2008 | 13.64 | 0.92 | 0.25 | 3.37 | 4.02 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 22.45 |
6/1/2008 | 13.17 | 0.97 | 0.26 | 3.74 | 4.74 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 23.31 |
9/1/2008 | 7.29 | 1.25 | 0.31 | 4.36 | 6.72 | 0.56 | 0.08 | 20.56 |
12/1/2008 | 3.03 | 0.91 | 0.34 | 3.51 | 5.62 | 0.54 | 0.16 | 14.12 |
3/1/2009 | 4.20 | 1.19 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 5.46 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 16.15 |
6/1/2009 | 8.05 | 0.65 | 0.95 | 4.01 | 5.91 | 0.67 | 0.16 | 20.39 |
9/1/2009 | 5.40 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 6.03 | 7.23 | 0.96 | 0.18 | 22.58 |
12/1/2009 | 2.27 | 1.56 | 1.86 | 7.86 | 8.84 | 0.95 | 0.18 | 23.53 |
3/1/2010 | 7.66 | 1.60 | 1.41 | 8.65 | 7.79 | 0.75 | 0.21 | 28.08 |
6/1/2010 | 9.75 | 1.40 | 0.96 | 8.44 | 8.96 | 0.73 | 0.22 | 30.45 |
9/1/2010 | 11.08 | 1.31 | 0.79 | 8.91 | 10.51 | 0.77 | 0.38 | 33.77 |
12/1/2010 | 13.11 | 2.05 | 1.06 | 10.92 | 13.26 | 1.27 | 0.18 | 41.84 |
3/1/2011 | 3.83 | 4.07 | 1.50 | 22.34 | 21.34 | 2.06 | 1.78 | 56.92 |
6/1/2011 | 19.91 | 2.29 | 1.62 | 21.43 | 18.12 | 1.65 | 0.31 | 65.32 |
9/1/2011 | 12.98 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 19.19 | 17.68 | 1.37 | 0.38 | 54.59 |
12/1/2011 | 14.35 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 19.74 | 16.40 | 1.24 | 0.26 | 54.87 |
3/1/2012 | 4.32 | 2.16 | 1.66 | 23.01 | 22.56 | 1.60 | 1.75 | 57.07 |
6/1/2012 | 15.22 | 1.69 | 1.61 | 20.05 | 18.19 | 1.38 | 0.55 | 58.68 |
9/1/2012 | 18.97 | 2.20 | 1.70 | 21.06 | 17.81 | 1.55 | 0.69 | 63.98 |
12/1/2012 | 18.68 | 2.69 | 2.08 | 24.01 | 20.15 | 1.82 | 1.15 | 70.58 |
3/1/2013 | 19.24 | 3.31 | 2.78 | 33.60 | 24.86 | 2.01 | 1.27 | 87.06 |
6/1/2013 | 22.49 | 3.51 | 3.38 | 40.37 | 28.56 | 2.49 | 1.28 | 102.09 |
9/1/2013 | 37.10 | 3.08 | 3.57 | 43.33 | 32.93 | 2.94 | 1.46 | 124.40 |
12/1/2013 | 30.00 | 3.47 | 4.88 | 56.67 | 36.71 | 3.72 | 0.84 | 136.29 |
3/1/2014 | 32.49 | 3.54 | 6.07 | 60.52 | 37.90 | 3.39 | 1.04 | 144.95 |
6/1/2014 | 32.29 | 3.15 | 6.27 | 59.82 | 33.73 | 2.86 | 1.91 | 140.04 |
9/1/2014 | 30.68 | 2.69 | 6.58 | 55.04 | 31.39 | 2.06 | 1.18 | 129.62 |
12/1/2014 | 24.93 | 2.26 | 5.95 | 50.07 | 27.65 | 3.16 | 1.12 | 115.13 |
3/1/2015 | 22.43 | 2.82 | 5.38 | 48.20 | 28.17 | 3.09 | 1.61 | 111.69 |
6/1/2015 | 21.86 | 3.18 | 5.25 | 45.49 | 30.42 | 3.13 | 1.74 | 111.05 |
9/1/2015 | 19.92 | 2.33 | 4.72 | 42.81 | 30.13 | 3.19 | 1.51 | 104.62 |
12/1/2015 | 15.24 | 2.07 | 4.95 | 37.52 | 27.85 | 3.62 | 1.72 | 92.97 |
3/1/2016 | 15.94 | 2.00 | 4.74 | 33.86 | 26.00 | 3.75 | 1.55 | 87.85 |
6/1/2016 | 16.71 | 2.45 | 5.07 | 32.90 | 25.78 | 4.09 | 1.96 | 88.95 |
9/1/2016 | 16.96 | 2.69 | 5.24 | 33.95 | 27.63 | 4.19 | 3.10 | 93.76 |
12/1/2016 | 18.47 | 2.31 | 5.39 | 37.76 | 31.28 | 5.63 | 4.65 | 105.50 |
3/1/2017 | 16.22 | 3.12 | 6.54 | 43.54 | 38.63 | 5.90 | 3.88 | 117.82 |
6/1/2017 | 17.98 | 3.57 | 6.38 | 45.64 | 39.27 | 5.92 | 3.07 | 121.83 |
9/1/2017 | 23.04 | 3.63 | 6.23 | 44.39 | 36.36 | 5.31 | 2.82 | 121.77 |
12/1/2017 | 27.97 | 3.28 | 6.11 | 41.81 | 31.93 | 5.30 | 2.70 | 119.10 |
3/1/2018 | 28.26 | 3.20 | 5.97 | 44.48 | 33.40 | 6.04 | 3.21 | 124.54 |
6/1/2018 | 22.38 | 3.83 | 6.72 | 55.55 | 36.24 | 5.55 | 2.31 | 132.58 |
9/1/2018 | 22.75 | 3.37 | 7.72 | 58.33 | 36.71 | 6.62 | 2.52 | 138.02 |
12/1/2018 | 24.16 | 3.30 | 5.32 | 49.35 | 27.35 | 4.51 | 2.02 | 116.01 |
Note: A and AA Rated are too small to be depicted.
Source: Morningstar, Inc.
Figure 3: High Yield Mutual Funds Assets by Rating
Billions
Date | Missing Rating | Not Rated | Below B Rated | B Rated | BB Rated | BBB Rated | AAA Rated | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/1/2006 | 61.31 | 1.61 | 4.30 | 28.50 | 18.95 | 1.75 | 1.43 | 117.86 |
6/1/2006 | 51.03 | 1.57 | 6.11 | 31.89 | 20.72 | 2.50 | 0.84 | 114.66 |
9/1/2006 | 36.78 | 5.83 | 12.04 | 38.73 | 21.71 | 2.47 | 2.36 | 119.92 |
12/1/2006 | 16.00 | 6.54 | 12.62 | 48.01 | 31.98 | 7.77 | 3.25 | 126.17 |
3/1/2007 | 48.38 | 2.25 | 10.85 | 39.13 | 24.79 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 131.57 |
6/1/2007 | 16.57 | 7.20 | 19.29 | 50.96 | 30.75 | 4.17 | 2.79 | 131.73 |
9/1/2007 | 12.13 | 7.03 | 17.86 | 52.13 | 31.96 | 4.15 | 3.63 | 128.90 |
12/1/2007 | 18.25 | 3.95 | 16.21 | 49.09 | 28.47 | 4.91 | 3.90 | 124.79 |
3/1/2008 | 19.64 | 3.17 | 12.75 | 44.77 | 28.28 | 4.65 | 3.99 | 117.25 |
6/1/2008 | 6.95 | 6.39 | 15.97 | 49.83 | 31.52 | 5.94 | 4.82 | 121.42 |
9/1/2008 | 5.93 | 5.73 | 15.03 | 44.25 | 28.70 | 5.65 | 4.29 | 109.58 |
12/1/2008 | 5.50 | 4.28 | 12.70 | 30.83 | 23.70 | 6.40 | 4.47 | 87.87 |
3/1/2009 | 27.22 | 2.27 | 12.09 | 26.31 | 19.29 | 5.74 | 4.55 | 97.47 |
6/1/2009 | 26.62 | 2.18 | 18.92 | 34.05 | 30.58 | 7.24 | 3.71 | 123.31 |
9/1/2009 | 7.54 | 5.79 | 31.64 | 49.07 | 37.96 | 8.46 | 3.44 | 143.89 |
12/1/2009 | 7.98 | 7.51 | 31.42 | 58.79 | 39.09 | 7.79 | 2.80 | 155.38 |
3/1/2010 | 47.40 | 3.54 | 22.29 | 51.70 | 32.11 | 5.85 | 2.27 | 165.15 |
6/1/2010 | 44.52 | 4.10 | 22.74 | 52.04 | 30.33 | 4.64 | 2.90 | 161.27 |
9/1/2010 | 50.91 | 4.84 | 22.64 | 57.65 | 34.71 | 5.02 | 2.88 | 178.64 |
12/1/2010 | 59.74 | 4.18 | 25.92 | 58.14 | 33.00 | 4.81 | 3.14 | 188.93 |
3/1/2011 | 48.52 | 8.27 | 26.99 | 70.34 | 40.00 | 5.60 | 3.93 | 203.63 |
6/1/2011 | 60.98 | 4.64 | 25.83 | 65.10 | 36.06 | 5.42 | 2.89 | 200.91 |
9/1/2011 | 57.83 | 3.44 | 21.68 | 57.83 | 35.64 | 5.04 | 2.75 | 184.22 |
12/1/2011 | 60.12 | 4.57 | 22.87 | 65.71 | 42.21 | 6.01 | 4.50 | 205.99 |
3/1/2012 | 74.89 | 4.85 | 21.73 | 72.91 | 48.50 | 6.03 | 3.79 | 232.70 |
6/1/2012 | 68.17 | 6.79 | 25.96 | 73.26 | 49.03 | 8.30 | 4.74 | 236.25 |
9/1/2012 | 89.47 | 6.21 | 26.95 | 71.74 | 48.21 | 8.94 | 4.26 | 255.78 |
12/1/2012 | 81.17 | 6.57 | 29.67 | 81.05 | 50.17 | 8.18 | 3.92 | 260.74 |
3/1/2013 | 76.89 | 8.21 | 33.52 | 86.08 | 55.65 | 8.31 | 3.97 | 272.63 |
6/1/2013 | 67.72 | 8.23 | 33.02 | 83.29 | 53.09 | 7.79 | 2.79 | 255.92 |
9/1/2013 | 74.16 | 7.55 | 33.73 | 83.36 | 56.36 | 8.32 | 3.28 | 266.76 |
12/1/2013 | 92.36 | 6.02 | 32.22 | 78.82 | 59.62 | 7.22 | 2.92 | 279.18 |
3/1/2014 | 109.36 | 6.18 | 31.72 | 75.18 | 57.73 | 6.40 | 4.09 | 290.66 |
6/1/2014 | 86.40 | 7.63 | 40.04 | 87.68 | 66.06 | 6.30 | 4.81 | 298.92 |
9/1/2014 | 77.71 | 6.54 | 37.81 | 81.65 | 60.15 | 4.86 | 3.83 | 272.55 |
12/1/2014 | 59.19 | 8.31 | 37.44 | 83.91 | 63.34 | 5.57 | 5.70 | 263.46 |
3/1/2015 | 56.64 | 8.51 | 36.96 | 92.45 | 67.21 | 6.60 | 5.57 | 273.94 |
6/1/2015 | 53.19 | 7.38 | 38.24 | 90.74 | 67.40 | 7.12 | 6.49 | 270.56 |
9/1/2015 | 42.95 | 7.00 | 36.28 | 84.48 | 65.51 | 7.07 | 6.46 | 249.75 |
12/1/2015 | 42.53 | 6.73 | 31.98 | 75.50 | 63.38 | 7.95 | 6.62 | 234.70 |
3/1/2016 | 42.00 | 7.20 | 33.38 | 77.53 | 69.19 | 8.95 | 7.10 | 245.35 |
6/1/2016 | 46.15 | 7.39 | 32.72 | 80.21 | 72.15 | 9.33 | 6.84 | 254.80 |
9/1/2016 | 69.71 | 6.24 | 31.90 | 78.41 | 68.78 | 9.23 | 7.73 | 272.00 |
12/1/2016 | 49.70 | 7.68 | 35.72 | 87.35 | 73.68 | 10.11 | 7.50 | 271.75 |
3/1/2017 | 43.35 | 7.25 | 36.47 | 93.30 | 75.27 | 8.51 | 6.65 | 270.81 |
6/1/2017 | 45.55 | 6.92 | 33.73 | 96.16 | 74.49 | 7.93 | 6.94 | 271.72 |
9/1/2017 | 46.94 | 7.40 | 32.42 | 96.31 | 74.88 | 8.00 | 5.49 | 271.43 |
12/1/2017 | 50.92 | 7.05 | 31.86 | 90.83 | 71.12 | 7.61 | 5.18 | 264.56 |
3/1/2018 | 50.64 | 6.54 | 28.34 | 85.38 | 66.30 | 6.89 | 4.02 | 248.10 |
6/1/2018 | 55.90 | 6.18 | 29.34 | 83.32 | 62.32 | 6.27 | 4.26 | 247.59 |
9/1/2018 | 56.02 | 5.98 | 30.97 | 83.57 | 62.77 | 7.05 | 5.39 | 251.74 |
12/1/2018 | 54.31 | 5.04 | 25.43 | 71.76 | 57.79 | 6.55 | 4.10 | 224.97 |
Note: A and AA Rated are too small to be depicted.
Source: Morningstar, Inc.
Figure 4: Percentage of BL and HY Bonds held by Mutual Funds
Percent
Date | High Yield | Bank Loan |
---|---|---|
3/1/2006 | 7.3% | 0.2% |
6/1/2006 | 8.1% | 0.3% |
9/1/2006 | 10.1% | 1.9% |
12/1/2006 | 12.4% | 0.6% |
3/1/2007 | 10.1% | 0.7% |
6/1/2007 | 13.4% | 3.6% |
9/1/2007 | 13.5% | 2.5% |
12/1/2007 | 12.4% | 1.7% |
3/1/2008 | 11.5% | 1.4% |
6/1/2008 | 12.7% | 1.5% |
9/1/2008 | 10.3% | 1.9% |
12/1/2008 | 8.4% | 1.6% |
3/1/2009 | 7.2% | 1.7% |
6/1/2009 | 9.7% | 1.9% |
9/1/2009 | 13.9% | 2.6% |
12/1/2009 | 15.5% | 3.5% |
3/1/2010 | 12.1% | 3.5% |
6/1/2010 | 11.7% | 3.7% |
9/1/2010 | 12.3% | 3.9% |
12/1/2010 | 12.2% | 5.1% |
3/1/2011 | 14.1% | 9.2% |
6/1/2011 | 13.0% | 7.9% |
9/1/2011 | 12.0% | 7.4% |
12/1/2011 | 13.7% | 7.3% |
3/1/2012 | 14.8% | 9.3% |
6/1/2012 | 15.8% | 7.5% |
9/1/2012 | 14.9% | 7.7% |
12/1/2012 | 16.2% | 8.4% |
3/1/2013 | 17.1% | 10.9% |
6/1/2013 | 16.6% | 12.2% |
9/1/2013 | 16.5% | 12.5% |
12/1/2013 | 16.0% | 14.4% |
3/1/2014 | 15.3% | 14.7% |
6/1/2014 | 17.9% | 13.2% |
9/1/2014 | 16.1% | 11.6% |
12/1/2014 | 16.6% | 10.1% |
3/1/2015 | 17.1% | 9.8% |
6/1/2015 | 17.3% | 9.7% |
9/1/2015 | 16.5% | 9.2% |
12/1/2015 | 15.4% | 8.1% |
3/1/2016 | 15.7% | 7.3% |
6/1/2016 | 16.5% | 7.2% |
9/1/2016 | 16.1% | 7.7% |
12/1/2016 | 18.2% | 8.5% |
3/1/2017 | 19.2% | 10.1% |
6/1/2017 | 19.6% | 9.9% |
9/1/2017 | 19.4% | 9.3% |
12/1/2017 | 18.5% | 8.4% |
3/1/2018 | 17.2% | 8.5% |
6/1/2018 | 17.0% | 9.4% |
9/1/2018 | 17.3% | 9.4% |
12/1/2018 | 15.5% | 7.2% |
Note: Ratio for BL is the assets of BL held by BL MFs to institutional leveraged loan outstanding. The ratio for HY is the assets of HY bonds held by HY MFs to HY bonds total outstanding. HY CB outstanding excudes unrated.
Source: Morningstar, Inc.; Thomson Reuters LPC; Mergent, Inc.
Figure 5: Net Flows as a Percentage of Assets
Percent
Date | Bank Loan MFs | High Yield Bond MFs |
---|---|---|
1/31/2000 | 0 | 0 |
2/29/2000 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
3/31/2000 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
4/30/2000 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
5/31/2000 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
6/30/2000 | 0.4% | 1.4% |
7/31/2000 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
8/31/2000 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
9/30/2000 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
10/31/2000 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
11/30/2000 | -0.8% | -2.3% |
12/31/2000 | -3.8% | -1.2% |
1/31/2001 | 0.5% | 5.2% |
2/28/2001 | -0.8% | 2.0% |
3/31/2001 | -0.9% | -0.9% |
4/30/2001 | -1.4% | 0.0% |
5/31/2001 | -0.8% | 1.7% |
6/30/2001 | -1.5% | -1.5% |
7/31/2001 | -0.2% | 0.5% |
8/31/2001 | -1.1% | 0.1% |
9/30/2001 | -2.3% | -2.3% |
10/31/2001 | -3.3% | 0.8% |
11/30/2001 | -3.5% | 2.6% |
12/31/2001 | -2.9% | -0.6% |
1/31/2002 | -2.3% | 2.2% |
2/28/2002 | -2.2% | -0.4% |
3/31/2002 | -2.2% | 3.8% |
4/30/2002 | -2.0% | 1.3% |
5/31/2002 | -2.0% | -0.2% |
6/30/2002 | -1.9% | -0.6% |
7/31/2002 | -2.6% | -1.9% |
8/31/2002 | -3.9% | 1.8% |
9/30/2002 | -4.3% | -1.5% |
10/31/2002 | -4.0% | 1.7% |
11/30/2002 | -3.7% | 3.8% |
12/31/2002 | -2.9% | 1.1% |
1/31/2003 | -1.9% | 1.4% |
2/28/2003 | -1.7% | 3.1% |
3/31/2003 | -1.7% | 6.7% |
4/30/2003 | 0.2% | 5.8% |
5/31/2003 | -0.6% | 0.8% |
6/30/2003 | -0.5% | 2.9% |
7/31/2003 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
8/31/2003 | 4.0% | 0.1% |
9/30/2003 | 2.5% | 0.3% |
10/31/2003 | 3.5% | 1.1% |
11/30/2003 | 2.1% | 0.6% |
12/31/2003 | 1.9% | 0.8% |
1/31/2004 | 3.2% | 0.6% |
2/29/2004 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
3/31/2004 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
4/30/2004 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
5/31/2004 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
6/30/2004 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
7/31/2004 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
8/31/2004 | 4.1% | 0.5% |
9/30/2004 | 2.8% | 0.5% |
10/31/2004 | 2.3% | 0.6% |
11/30/2004 | 2.0% | 0.5% |
12/31/2004 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
1/31/2005 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
2/28/2005 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
3/31/2005 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
4/30/2005 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
5/31/2005 | -0.4% | -0.7% |
6/30/2005 | -0.9% | 0.0% |
7/31/2005 | 0.6% | 0.2% |
8/31/2005 | -0.3% | -0.7% |
9/30/2005 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
10/31/2005 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
11/30/2005 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
12/31/2005 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
1/31/2006 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
2/28/2006 | 0.8% | 0.2% |
3/31/2006 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
4/30/2006 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
5/31/2006 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
6/30/2006 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
7/31/2006 | 2.4% | 0.5% |
8/31/2006 | 1.4% | 0.4% |
9/30/2006 | 1.0% | 0.3% |
10/31/2006 | 1.8% | 0.8% |
11/30/2006 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
12/31/2006 | 0.8% | 0.4% |
1/31/2007 | 2.7% | 0.8% |
2/28/2007 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
3/31/2007 | 2.7% | 0.4% |
4/30/2007 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
5/31/2007 | 2.6% | 1.0% |
6/30/2007 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
7/31/2007 | -3.9% | -1.2% |
8/31/2007 | -7.3% | -0.9% |
9/30/2007 | -1.3% | 0.8% |
10/31/2007 | -0.4% | 0.6% |
11/30/2007 | -5.6% | -1.2% |
12/31/2007 | -4.8% | -0.2% |
1/31/2008 | -3.9% | -1.2% |
2/29/2008 | -8.7% | -0.3% |
3/31/2008 | -2.1% | -0.4% |
4/30/2008 | 0.3% | 2.2% |
5/31/2008 | -1.0% | 0.9% |
6/30/2008 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
7/31/2008 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
8/31/2008 | -1.8% | 0.2% |
9/30/2008 | -3.5% | -0.6% |
10/31/2008 | -3.3% | -1.8% |
11/30/2008 | -3.5% | -0.1% |
12/31/2008 | -2.3% | 3.2% |
1/31/2009 | 4.0% | 3.1% |
2/28/2009 | 2.8% | 0.7% |
3/31/2009 | 0.0% | 2.6% |
4/30/2009 | 4.1% | 3.5% |
5/31/2009 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
6/30/2009 | 3.2% | 0.3% |
7/31/2009 | 2.7% | 1.2% |
8/31/2009 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
9/30/2009 | 0.2% | 1.0% |
10/31/2009 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
11/30/2009 | -0.8% | 0.7% |
12/31/2009 | 2.2% | 0.7% |
1/31/2010 | 4.4% | 0.8% |
2/28/2010 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
3/31/2010 | 5.9% | 2.1% |
4/30/2010 | 7.5% | 1.3% |
5/31/2010 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
6/30/2010 | 2.1% | 0.9% |
7/31/2010 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
8/31/2010 | 1.6% | 0.8% |
9/30/2010 | 4.2% | 2.3% |
10/31/2010 | 4.1% | 1.2% |
11/30/2010 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
12/31/2010 | 10.3% | 1.2% |
1/31/2011 | 13.0% | 2.3% |
2/28/2011 | 10.2% | 1.8% |
3/31/2011 | 7.5% | -3.2% |
4/30/2011 | 6.1% | 0.8% |
5/31/2011 | 4.8% | 0.6% |
6/30/2011 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
7/31/2011 | 0.5% | 1.0% |
8/31/2011 | -10.8% | -2.5% |
9/30/2011 | -2.6% | 0.7% |
10/31/2011 | -1.2% | 4.9% |
11/30/2011 | -0.8% | -0.5% |
12/31/2011 | -1.2% | 1.7% |
1/31/2012 | 0.4% | 3.1% |
2/29/2012 | -0.5% | 2.5% |
3/31/2012 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
4/30/2012 | 2.4% | 0.9% |
5/31/2012 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
6/30/2012 | -0.1% | 0.5% |
7/31/2012 | 1.4% | 2.1% |
8/31/2012 | 1.9% | 1.6% |
9/30/2012 | 3.0% | 1.0% |
10/31/2012 | 3.4% | 0.5% |
11/30/2012 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
12/31/2012 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
1/31/2013 | 5.5% | 0.9% |
2/28/2013 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
3/31/2013 | 7.3% | 0.2% |
4/30/2013 | 5.4% | 0.3% |
5/31/2013 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
6/30/2013 | 6.2% | -4.4% |
7/31/2013 | 8.1% | 1.8% |
8/31/2013 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
9/30/2013 | 4.6% | 1.3% |
10/31/2013 | 2.3% | 1.0% |
11/30/2013 | 2.6% | 0.4% |
12/31/2013 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
1/31/2014 | 2.8% | 0.1% |
2/28/2014 | 1.5% | 0.6% |
3/31/2014 | 1.3% | 0.4% |
4/30/2014 | -0.7% | 0.4% |
5/31/2014 | -1.2% | 0.6% |
6/30/2014 | -2.1% | -0.2% |
7/31/2014 | -1.3% | -2.6% |
8/31/2014 | -2.7% | -1.8% |
9/30/2014 | -2.5% | -2.4% |
10/31/2014 | -4.0% | 0.5% |
11/30/2014 | -1.2% | 1.2% |
12/31/2014 | -5.4% | -3.1% |
1/31/2015 | -3.2% | 0.8% |
2/28/2015 | -0.5% | 2.2% |
3/31/2015 | -0.9% | -0.8% |
4/30/2015 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
5/31/2015 | 0.5% | 0.2% |
6/30/2015 | -1.2% | -1.5% |
7/31/2015 | -0.2% | -1.1% |
8/31/2015 | -2.3% | -1.0% |
9/30/2015 | -1.5% | -0.7% |
10/31/2015 | -1.3% | 1.6% |
11/30/2015 | -1.6% | -1.2% |
12/31/2015 | -6.1% | -3.7% |
1/31/2016 | -2.7% | -1.3% |
2/29/2016 | -2.7% | 1.1% |
3/31/2016 | -1.1% | 3.3% |
4/30/2016 | -0.4% | 0.8% |
5/31/2016 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
6/30/2016 | -0.8% | -1.0% |
7/31/2016 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
8/31/2016 | 0.4% | 0.7% |
9/30/2016 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
10/31/2016 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
11/30/2016 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
12/31/2016 | 5.9% | 1.8% |
1/31/2017 | 3.6% | 0.3% |
2/28/2017 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
3/31/2017 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
4/30/2017 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
5/31/2017 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
6/30/2017 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
7/31/2017 | -0.1% | -0.7% |
8/31/2017 | -0.5% | -1.1% |
9/30/2017 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
10/31/2017 | -0.3% | -0.4% |
11/30/2017 | -0.9% | -2.0% |
12/31/2017 | -0.9% | -0.4% |
1/31/2018 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
2/28/2018 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
3/31/2018 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
4/30/2018 | 1.9% | 0.4% |
5/31/2018 | 2.4% | -1.1% |
6/30/2018 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
7/31/2018 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
8/31/2018 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
9/30/2018 | 0.8% | 0.4% |
10/31/2018 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
11/30/2018 | -3.1% | -1.2% |
12/31/2018 | -10.0% | -2.7% |
Note: Values are calculated as the weighted sum of fund's flows for a given day divided by total assets of the share class universe (TNA) where the weight is the lag assets of the fund divided by the lag TNA. Date of the Taper Tantrum is May 2013.
Source: Morningstar, Inc.
Figure 6: Annual Weighted Returns
Percent
Date | Bank Loan MFs | High Yield MFs |
---|---|---|
12/1/2000 | 3.5% | -8.2% |
12/1/2001 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
12/1/2002 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
12/1/2003 | 8.3% | 25.1% |
12/1/2004 | 4.7% | 9.8% |
12/1/2005 | 4.4% | 3.0% |
12/1/2006 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
12/1/2007 | 1.1% | 2.0% |
12/1/2008 | -29.1% | -26.8% |
12/1/2009 | 38.2% | 48.3% |
12/1/2010 | 9.4% | 14.5% |
12/1/2011 | 1.7% | 3.0% |
12/1/2012 | 8.5% | 15.0% |
12/1/2013 | 5.2% | 7.2% |
12/1/2014 | 0.6% | 2.0% |
12/1/2015 | -1.3% | -4.0% |
12/1/2016 | 10.1% | 13.7% |
12/1/2017 | 3.8% | 7.2% |
12/1/2018 | -0.1% | -2.8% |
Source: Morningstar, Inc.
Figure 7: Morningstar Weighted Returns over time
Percent
Date | Bank Loan MFs | High Yield MFs |
---|---|---|
1/1/2000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2/1/2000 | 100.5 | 100.8 |
3/1/2000 | 100.7 | 99.2 |
4/1/2000 | 101.1 | 98.8 |
5/1/2000 | 101.6 | 97.1 |
6/1/2000 | 102.0 | 98.8 |
7/1/2000 | 102.3 | 99.2 |
8/1/2000 | 102.6 | 99.7 |
9/1/2000 | 102.9 | 98.2 |
10/1/2000 | 102.9 | 95.1 |
11/1/2000 | 102.9 | 90.5 |
12/1/2000 | 103.0 | 92.2 |
1/1/2001 | 103.2 | 97.8 |
2/1/2001 | 103.5 | 98.2 |
3/1/2001 | 103.5 | 95.6 |
4/1/2001 | 102.8 | 94.6 |
5/1/2001 | 103.4 | 95.7 |
6/1/2001 | 103.3 | 93.3 |
7/1/2001 | 103.6 | 93.9 |
8/1/2001 | 104.1 | 94.5 |
9/1/2001 | 103.2 | 88.7 |
10/1/2001 | 102.3 | 90.4 |
11/1/2001 | 102.9 | 93.2 |
12/1/2001 | 103.4 | 93.1 |
1/1/2002 | 103.7 | 93.5 |
2/1/2002 | 103.6 | 92.2 |
3/1/2002 | 104.3 | 94.0 |
4/1/2002 | 104.9 | 95.0 |
5/1/2002 | 105.0 | 94.2 |
6/1/2002 | 104.3 | 89.3 |
7/1/2002 | 103.4 | 86.1 |
8/1/2002 | 102.9 | 87.7 |
9/1/2002 | 102.8 | 86.3 |
10/1/2002 | 101.9 | 86.0 |
11/1/2002 | 102.7 | 90.8 |
12/1/2002 | 103.5 | 91.8 |
1/1/2003 | 104.1 | 93.7 |
2/1/2003 | 104.4 | 95.0 |
3/1/2003 | 104.9 | 97.2 |
4/1/2003 | 106.2 | 101.8 |
5/1/2003 | 107.3 | 103.2 |
6/1/2003 | 108.3 | 105.6 |
7/1/2003 | 108.8 | 104.7 |
8/1/2003 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
9/1/2003 | 109.9 | 108.4 |
10/1/2003 | 110.7 | 110.7 |
11/1/2003 | 111.4 | 112.1 |
12/1/2003 | 112.1 | 114.8 |
1/1/2004 | 113.2 | 116.5 |
2/1/2004 | 113.4 | 116.4 |
3/1/2004 | 113.8 | 116.9 |
4/1/2004 | 114.2 | 116.3 |
5/1/2004 | 114.3 | 114.5 |
6/1/2004 | 114.9 | 116.1 |
7/1/2004 | 115.3 | 117.1 |
8/1/2004 | 115.5 | 119.0 |
9/1/2004 | 115.8 | 120.7 |
10/1/2004 | 116.3 | 122.7 |
11/1/2004 | 116.9 | 124.2 |
12/1/2004 | 117.3 | 126.0 |
1/1/2005 | 117.7 | 125.7 |
2/1/2005 | 118.3 | 127.5 |
3/1/2005 | 118.5 | 124.2 |
4/1/2005 | 118.5 | 122.8 |
5/1/2005 | 118.6 | 124.7 |
6/1/2005 | 119.2 | 126.8 |
7/1/2005 | 120.0 | 128.8 |
8/1/2005 | 120.7 | 129.4 |
9/1/2005 | 121.2 | 128.6 |
10/1/2005 | 121.5 | 127.5 |
11/1/2005 | 121.9 | 128.7 |
12/1/2005 | 122.5 | 129.8 |
1/1/2006 | 123.3 | 131.5 |
2/1/2006 | 124.0 | 132.6 |
3/1/2006 | 124.8 | 133.2 |
4/1/2006 | 125.4 | 134.1 |
5/1/2006 | 125.7 | 133.7 |
6/1/2006 | 126.0 | 133.1 |
7/1/2006 | 126.7 | 134.1 |
8/1/2006 | 127.5 | 135.9 |
9/1/2006 | 128.1 | 137.4 |
10/1/2006 | 129.0 | 139.4 |
11/1/2006 | 129.7 | 141.8 |
12/1/2006 | 130.6 | 143.3 |
1/1/2007 | 131.7 | 144.8 |
2/1/2007 | 132.7 | 146.6 |
3/1/2007 | 133.2 | 147.1 |
4/1/2007 | 134.0 | 149.1 |
5/1/2007 | 134.8 | 150.4 |
6/1/2007 | 135.0 | 148.1 |
7/1/2007 | 130.7 | 143.4 |
8/1/2007 | 130.7 | 144.6 |
9/1/2007 | 132.9 | 148.1 |
10/1/2007 | 133.9 | 149.2 |
11/1/2007 | 132.0 | 146.0 |
12/1/2007 | 132.0 | 146.2 |
1/1/2008 | 128.2 | 143.4 |
2/1/2008 | 124.5 | 141.7 |
3/1/2008 | 124.3 | 141.0 |
4/1/2008 | 128.2 | 146.6 |
5/1/2008 | 129.5 | 147.3 |
6/1/2008 | 129.5 | 143.7 |
7/1/2008 | 128.3 | 141.6 |
8/1/2008 | 128.2 | 141.9 |
9/1/2008 | 121.2 | 131.5 |
10/1/2008 | 104.4 | 111.4 |
11/1/2008 | 96.6 | 102.4 |
12/1/2008 | 93.6 | 107.0 |
1/1/2009 | 99.3 | 111.7 |
2/1/2009 | 100.4 | 108.9 |
3/1/2009 | 100.9 | 110.8 |
4/1/2009 | 107.5 | 121.2 |
5/1/2009 | 111.9 | 127.9 |
6/1/2009 | 116.0 | 131.8 |
7/1/2009 | 120.3 | 140.2 |
8/1/2009 | 122.2 | 142.6 |
9/1/2009 | 125.3 | 150.0 |
10/1/2009 | 126.0 | 152.1 |
11/1/2009 | 126.2 | 153.9 |
12/1/2009 | 129.3 | 158.6 |
1/1/2010 | 131.5 | 160.3 |
2/1/2010 | 131.8 | 160.7 |
3/1/2010 | 134.5 | 165.7 |
4/1/2010 | 136.1 | 169.3 |
5/1/2010 | 133.2 | 163.2 |
6/1/2010 | 132.7 | 164.4 |
7/1/2010 | 134.8 | 170.2 |
8/1/2010 | 135.4 | 170.1 |
9/1/2010 | 137.2 | 175.2 |
10/1/2010 | 139.4 | 179.9 |
11/1/2010 | 139.8 | 178.0 |
12/1/2010 | 141.4 | 181.6 |
1/1/2011 | 143.6 | 185.6 |
2/1/2011 | 144.3 | 188.1 |
3/1/2011 | 144.4 | 188.5 |
4/1/2011 | 145.3 | 191.4 |
5/1/2011 | 145.3 | 191.8 |
6/1/2011 | 144.8 | 189.7 |
7/1/2011 | 145.1 | 191.4 |
8/1/2011 | 139.1 | 183.0 |
9/1/2011 | 139.5 | 176.8 |
10/1/2011 | 143.6 | 186.9 |
11/1/2011 | 142.8 | 182.8 |
12/1/2011 | 143.9 | 187.0 |
1/1/2012 | 146.7 | 193.0 |
2/1/2012 | 147.9 | 197.3 |
3/1/2012 | 148.8 | 197.4 |
4/1/2012 | 149.8 | 199.1 |
5/1/2012 | 148.6 | 196.0 |
6/1/2012 | 149.7 | 199.7 |
7/1/2012 | 151.1 | 203.3 |
8/1/2012 | 152.4 | 205.8 |
9/1/2012 | 153.9 | 208.5 |
10/1/2012 | 154.5 | 210.3 |
11/1/2012 | 155.1 | 211.9 |
12/1/2012 | 156.2 | 215.2 |
1/1/2013 | 157.7 | 218.0 |
2/1/2013 | 158.0 | 219.1 |
3/1/2013 | 159.4 | 221.3 |
4/1/2013 | 160.3 | 225.2 |
5/1/2013 | 160.5 | 224.1 |
6/1/2013 | 159.4 | 218.3 |
7/1/2013 | 161.1 | 222.4 |
8/1/2013 | 161.0 | 221.0 |
9/1/2013 | 161.4 | 223.2 |
10/1/2013 | 162.7 | 228.4 |
11/1/2013 | 163.4 | 229.3 |
12/1/2013 | 164.2 | 230.7 |
1/1/2014 | 164.9 | 232.0 |
2/1/2014 | 165.3 | 236.5 |
3/1/2014 | 165.7 | 237.1 |
4/1/2014 | 165.7 | 238.3 |
5/1/2014 | 166.5 | 240.5 |
6/1/2014 | 167.3 | 242.5 |
7/1/2014 | 167.2 | 239.6 |
8/1/2014 | 167.5 | 242.9 |
9/1/2014 | 166.3 | 237.9 |
10/1/2014 | 166.7 | 240.2 |
11/1/2014 | 167.3 | 238.9 |
12/1/2014 | 165.2 | 235.4 |
1/1/2015 | 165.4 | 236.3 |
2/1/2015 | 167.9 | 241.7 |
3/1/2015 | 168.4 | 240.8 |
4/1/2015 | 169.8 | 243.5 |
5/1/2015 | 170.1 | 244.5 |
6/1/2015 | 169.2 | 241.1 |
7/1/2015 | 169.3 | 240.4 |
8/1/2015 | 167.9 | 236.3 |
9/1/2015 | 166.6 | 230.4 |
10/1/2015 | 166.7 | 236.0 |
11/1/2015 | 164.8 | 231.6 |
12/1/2015 | 163.1 | 226.0 |
1/1/2016 | 161.6 | 222.4 |
2/1/2016 | 160.7 | 222.8 |
3/1/2016 | 165.4 | 230.9 |
4/1/2016 | 168.8 | 237.9 |
5/1/2016 | 170.3 | 239.2 |
6/1/2016 | 170.3 | 240.9 |
7/1/2016 | 172.7 | 246.5 |
8/1/2016 | 174.1 | 251.2 |
9/1/2016 | 175.6 | 252.7 |
10/1/2016 | 177.0 | 253.2 |
11/1/2016 | 177.4 | 252.6 |
12/1/2016 | 179.5 | 257.1 |
1/1/2017 | 180.4 | 260.5 |
2/1/2017 | 181.4 | 264.0 |
3/1/2017 | 181.5 | 263.6 |
4/1/2017 | 182.1 | 266.4 |
5/1/2017 | 182.7 | 268.4 |
6/1/2017 | 182.6 | 268.5 |
7/1/2017 | 183.9 | 271.7 |
8/1/2017 | 183.7 | 271.7 |
9/1/2017 | 184.4 | 273.9 |
10/1/2017 | 185.5 | 275.0 |
11/1/2017 | 185.6 | 274.4 |
12/1/2017 | 186.4 | 275.5 |
1/1/2018 | 188.1 | 277.5 |
2/1/2018 | 188.3 | 274.8 |
3/1/2018 | 188.6 | 273.3 |
4/1/2018 | 189.4 | 274.6 |
5/1/2018 | 189.6 | 274.5 |
6/1/2018 | 189.6 | 275.1 |
7/1/2018 | 191.0 | 278.0 |
8/1/2018 | 191.8 | 279.8 |
9/1/2018 | 193.0 | 281.1 |
10/1/2018 | 192.6 | 276.3 |
11/1/2018 | 190.8 | 273.9 |
12/1/2018 | 186.1 | 267.7 |
Note: Indexed set at 100 on January 2000.
Source: Morningstar, Inc.