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AMG GW&K ESG Bond Fund

mutual fund
MGBIX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$21.79 -0.02 -0.09%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
MGBIX (Mutual Fund)

AMG GW&K ESG Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$21.79 -0.02 -0.09%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
MGBIX (Mutual Fund)

AMG GW&K ESG Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$21.79 -0.02 -0.09%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class

Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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AMG GW&K ESG Bond Fund

MGBIX | Fund

$21.79

$320 M

4.44%

$0.97

0.52%

Vitals

YTD Return

0.4%

1 yr return

5.6%

3 Yr Avg Return

4.5%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.7%

Net Assets

$320 M

Holdings in Top 10

19.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$21.8
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.52%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 186.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$100,000

IRA

$25,000


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 06/01/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

AMG GW&K ESG Bond Fund

MGBIX | Fund

$21.79

$320 M

4.44%

$0.97

0.52%

MGBIX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 0.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.5%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.7%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.91%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.4%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    AMG GW&K ESG Bond Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    AMGFUNDSGR
  • Inception Date
    Apr 01, 2013
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    I
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Mary Kane

Fund Description

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Up to 30% of the Fund’s /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"assets may be invested in below investment grade securities /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"(commonly known as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities”). /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Below investment grade securities are rated below Baa3 by /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or below BBB- by /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Samp;P Global Ratings (“Samp;P”) or similarly rated by another /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"nationally recognized statistical rating organization /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"(“NRSRO”)/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt", /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"or unrated but determined by GWamp;K Investment Management, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"LLC, the subadviser to the Fund (“GWamp;K” or the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"“Subadviser”), to be of comparable credit quality. In cases where /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"the credit ratings agencies have assigned different credit ratings /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"to the same security, the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Fund will use the median rating when /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"three NRSROs provide ratings (split-to-middle)/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt". /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"When ratings /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"are available from only two NRSROs, the Fund will assign the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"lower of the two ratings (split-to-low)./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" The Fund may continue to /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"hold securities that are downgraded in credit rating subsequent /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"to their purchase if GWamp;K believes it would be advantageous to /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"do so. While the Fund may purchase debt securities of any /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"duration, the Fund currently intends to primarily invest in debt /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"securities so that the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"average effective/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" duration of the Fund’s /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"portfolio will remain +/- 20% of the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"average effective /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"duration of /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt",/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:10.6pt" /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"which /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"was 5.88 years as/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" of February 28, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"2026/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt". The average /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"effective /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"duration of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may, however, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"be shorter or longer depending on market conditions./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:10.6pt" /span/divdiv style="margin-top:6pt;"span style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"The Fund may invest in debt securities issued by any of the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"following: public and private U.S. and non-U.S. companies; the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"U.S. government and its agencies, such as the Federal Home /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Loan Bank; state and local governments issuing taxable /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"municipal securities; and governments, government agencies, /span/divdiv style="line-height:10.6pt;text-align:left;"span style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"authorities or instrumentalities and supra-national organizations /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"in foreign countries, including emerging markets. The Fund may /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"also invest in asset-backed and mortgage-backed debt securities. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"The Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to gain /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"exposure to certain bond sectors such as bank loans. The Fund /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"may also invest in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"(“TIPS”) and preferred securities. Up to 10% of the Fund’s /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"assets may be invested in non-U.S. dollar-denominated instruments,/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" including sovereign and corporate bonds. The Fund may /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"also invest in bonds whose proceeds are reserved for financing /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" Goals or other sustainable projects. GWamp;K’s investment /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"process involves fundamental credit research and GWamp;K’s /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"analysis of how the Fund’s potential investments are affected by /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"material environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"In selecting potential investments for the Fund, GWamp;K uses /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"top-down research that focuses on managing duration, yield /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"curve, credit quality, volatility and liquidity, as well as /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"bottom-up research that focuses on fundamental analysis, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"valuation analysis, technical analysis, and ESG factor analysis. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"GWamp;K may adjust its assessment of an investment based on a /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"number of considerations./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:10.6pt" /span/divdiv style="margin-top:6pt;"span style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"GWamp;K applies its ESG factor analysis as one element of the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"investment process when selecting debt securities issued by /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"public and private companies, including corporate bonds and /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"preferred securities, state and local governments issuing taxable /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"municipal securities, and bonds whose proceeds are reserved for /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"financing the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Development Goals or other sustainable projects, but not when /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"selecting debt securities issued by other types of issuers, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"including but not limited to asset-backed and mortgage-backed /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"debt securities, ETFs, TIPS, non-U.S. dollar-dominated instruments,/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" and securities issued by the U.S. government and its /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"agencies, such as the Federal Home Loan Bank, and governments,/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" government agencies, authorities or instrumentalities and /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"supra-national organizations in foreign countries. GWamp;K has /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"created its own proprietary ESG Scoring System, which takes /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"into consideration a range of factors, including independent /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"analysis from third parties such as MSCI Inc. and Sustainalytics, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"as well as its own analysis of material ESG factors. Each of /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"GWamp;K’s sector specialists generally assesses the materiality of /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"relevant environmental, social and governance metrics to bond /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"issues during the fundamental research process, depending on /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"the sector and for corporate issuers the nature of the company’s /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"business. GWamp;K uses standards developed by the Sustainable /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Accounting Standards Board to inform these assessments. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"Environmental assessment may take into account issues such as /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"carbon emissions, natural resource usage, hazardous waste, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"chemical safety, water stress and sustainable technology. Social /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"assessment may take into account issues such as human rights, /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"labor relations, employee safety, product safety, data security and /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"community relations. Governance assessment may take into /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"account issues such as business ethics, board quality, board /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"composition, compensation practices, financial reporting and /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"stakeholder governance./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:10.6pt" /span/divdiv style="margin-top:6pt;"span style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"GWamp;K recognizes that the relative impact of ESG factors on /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"investment performance may vary across market sector, industries/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt" and regions, but the firm believes that responsible corporate /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"behavior with respect to ESG factors can contribute to positive /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"and sustainable long-term financial performance. GWamp;K seeks /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"to identify issuers that GWamp;K believes are leaders in their /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"industries in effectively addressing exposure to ESG risks /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"through business practices, policies and programs, or issuers /span/divdiv style="line-height:10.6pt;text-align:left;"span style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"within an industry that have more limited exposure to ESG risks. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"The goal of the ESG factor analysis is to seek investments with /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:times new roman;font-size:10pt"lesser exposure to, or better management of, ESG risks./span/div
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MGBIX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MGBIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 0.4% -3.4% 4.8% 27.19%
1 Yr 5.6% -0.8% 14.1% 22.64%
3 Yr 4.5%* -3.9% 13.5% 33.94%
5 Yr 0.7%* -5.3% 6.0% 16.89%
10 Yr 2.5%* -0.4% 74.5% 13.14%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MGBIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 3.1% -4.7% 18.4% 31.29%
2024 -2.0% -13.2% 4.6% 37.66%
2023 3.5% -16.2% 6.8% 6.05%
2022 -15.1% -34.7% 2.1% 22.72%
2021 -11.5% -11.6% 4.4% 99.88%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MGBIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 0.4% -3.4% 4.8% 27.19%
1 Yr 5.6% -0.8% 14.1% 22.64%
3 Yr 4.5%* -3.9% 13.5% 33.94%
5 Yr 0.7%* -5.3% 6.0% 16.89%
10 Yr 2.5%* -0.4% 74.5% 13.14%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MGBIX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 7.4% -2.0% 22.5% 53.47%
2024 1.8% -12.6% 12.0% 60.52%
2023 6.9% -11.3% 11.9% 21.80%
2022 -13.0% -32.2% 3.6% 30.09%
2021 -0.7% -5.9% 9.2% 37.15%

NAV & Total Return History


MGBIX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MGBIX Category Low Category High MGBIX % Rank
Net Assets 320 M 3.02 M 390 B 79.64%
Number of Holdings 184 1 17368 90.06%
Net Assets in Top 10 63.2 M 1.89 M 44 B 81.26%
Weighting of Top 10 19.63% 4.8% 128.8% 53.04%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. T 2.25 05/15/41 3.47%
  2. T 3.125 05/15/48 2.56%
  3. FN MA3745 2.18%
  4. FN FM3229 1.93%
  5. FN FM3375 1.89%
  6. FN MA3384 1.79%
  7. T 3.625 02/15/53 1.68%
  8. FN FS3698 1.50%
  9. FN FS7160 1.32%
  10. FN FM2893 1.29%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MGBIX % Rank
Bonds
88.23% 0.00% 222.86% 37.54%
Other
12.41% -14.76% 71.36% 52.69%
Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 100.02% 54.61%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 74.76% 49.60%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 7.93% 90.67%
Cash
0.00% -24.88% 99.53% 95.66%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MGBIX % Rank
Corporate
43.40% 0.00% 100.00% 17.97%
Securitized
25.03% 0.00% 98.40% 66.71%
Government
21.89% 0.00% 86.23% 58.99%
Municipal
4.62% 0.00% 100.00% 8.99%
Derivative
0.00% -10.74% 33.51% 41.26%
Cash & Equivalents
0.00% 0.00% 91.82% 94.06%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MGBIX % Rank
US
88.23% 0.00% 222.86% 35.77%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 36.90% 58.40%

MGBIX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MGBIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.52% 0.01% 30.45% 64.56%
Management Fee 0.23% 0.00% 1.76% 13.56%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee 0.15% 0.01% 0.50% 73.90%

Sales Fees

MGBIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MGBIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

MGBIX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 186.00% 2.00% 493.39% 66.44%

MGBIX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MGBIX Category Low Category High MGBIX % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.44% 0.00% 10.11% 71.33%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MGBIX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Quarterly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MGBIX Category Low Category High MGBIX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.91% -1.28% 4.79% 37.45%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MGBIX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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MGBIX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Mary Kane


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 19, 2021

1.2

1.2%

Mary is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our taxable fixed income team, including portfolio management, research and trading. She is also a member of the firm’s Investment and ESG Committees. Before joining GW&K in 2005, she was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager with Fortis Investments where she was responsible for all of the firm’s U.S. dollar-denominated taxable bond mutual funds. Prior to that, Mary was a Vice President at Invesco, where she managed various institutional mandates, including several large pensions, endowments and foundations. In this capacity, she also served as a senior high yield credit analyst. She started her investment career as a Fixed Income Trader and Credit Analyst at Gardner and Preston Moss. Mary graduated cum laude from Wheaton College where she earned an AB in Economics and she received her MBA from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston.

Stephen Repoff


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 19, 2021

1.2

1.2%

Stephen is a portfolio manager across all of GW&K’s Taxable Fixed Income Strategies and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He also provides research coverage for credits in the Energy, Autos, and Home Building sectors. Prior to joining GW&K in 2013, Stephen worked at Fidelity Investments as a High Yield Research Analyst. Stephen graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University where he received a BA in Philosophy and a BS in English Education. He received his MSF from Boston College and is a CFA charterholder. Stephen is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 33.43 6.81 1.16