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Name
As of 10/31/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
YTD Return
5.9%
1 yr return
8.8%
3 Yr Avg Return
-0.7%
5 Yr Avg Return
0.4%
Net Assets
$178 M
Holdings in Top 10
22.5%
Expense Ratio 1.35%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 72.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$0
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 10/31/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Period | MSDNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 5.9% | 0.5% | 17.1% | 6.27% |
1 Yr | 8.8% | 4.2% | 24.2% | 14.83% |
3 Yr | -0.7%* | -5.6% | 4.5% | 97.10% |
5 Yr | 0.4%* | -4.0% | 5.3% | 96.73% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -18.9% | 170.4% | 87.78% |
* Annualized
Period | MSDNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 3.2% | -1.6% | 7.6% | 9.92% |
2022 | -12.4% | -17.7% | -2.6% | 96.89% |
2021 | -0.1% | -4.0% | 4.4% | 5.59% |
2020 | -2.2% | -7.1% | 7.6% | 98.57% |
2019 | 1.1% | -2.3% | 9.3% | 91.14% |
Period | MSDNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 5.9% | 0.5% | 17.1% | 6.27% |
1 Yr | 8.8% | 4.2% | 24.2% | 14.83% |
3 Yr | -0.7%* | -5.6% | 4.5% | 97.10% |
5 Yr | 0.4%* | -4.0% | 5.3% | 96.73% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -18.9% | 170.4% | 87.78% |
* Annualized
Period | MSDNX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 3.8% | 1.8% | 15.2% | 96.37% |
2022 | -10.0% | -17.3% | -1.3% | 98.83% |
2021 | 1.3% | -2.7% | 7.7% | 16.17% |
2020 | 1.6% | -2.4% | 14.5% | 98.16% |
2019 | 3.9% | 0.6% | 12.6% | 79.96% |
MSDNX | Category Low | Category High | MSDNX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 178 M | 14.5 K | 57.3 B | 84.22% |
Number of Holdings | 200 | 2 | 8314 | 76.43% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 37.5 M | 1.05 M | 6.81 B | 85.93% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 22.46% | 1.9% | 112.6% | 58.56% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MSDNX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 53.69% | 0.00% | 129.40% | 90.11% |
Other | 36.07% | -0.97% | 71.57% | 4.94% |
Cash | 10.24% | -20.59% | 71.38% | 14.64% |
Convertible Bonds | 3.44% | 0.00% | 27.71% | 36.19% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.96% | 55.13% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 24.12% | 52.09% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MSDNX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate | 40.02% | 0.00% | 99.82% | 48.19% |
Securitized | 37.54% | 0.00% | 97.27% | 24.38% |
Government | 20.26% | 0.00% | 73.63% | 43.43% |
Cash & Equivalents | 8.58% | 0.00% | 71.38% | 16.35% |
Municipal | 0.06% | 0.00% | 14.41% | 46.29% |
Derivative | 0.00% | -0.44% | 27.90% | 57.22% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MSDNX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 53.69% | 0.00% | 126.86% | 89.35% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 82.20% | 51.71% |
MSDNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 1.35% | 0.01% | 3.29% | 14.12% |
Management Fee | 0.35% | 0.00% | 1.19% | 57.03% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.50% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 66.79% |
Administrative Fee | 0.20% | 0.01% | 0.41% | 86.38% |
MSDNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 0.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 0.50% | 4.00% | 22.39% |
MSDNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
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.
MSDNX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 72.00% | 2.00% | 500.00% | 47.00% |
MSDNX | Category Low | Category High | MSDNX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 3.55% | 0.00% | 11.11% | 91.06% |
MSDNX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
MSDNX | Category Low | Category High | MSDNX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 1.70% | -1.27% | 4.98% | 18.96% |
MSDNX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Sep 30, 2024 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2024 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2024 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2024 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 29, 2024 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2023 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2023 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2022 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 08, 2021 | $0.139 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 11, 2020 | $0.383 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2019 | $0.274 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 14, 2018 | $0.325 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2017 | $0.198 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2016 | $0.191 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2015 | $0.237 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2014 | $0.001 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 17, 2014 | $0.169 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2013 | $0.055 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 19, 2012 | $0.031 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2012 | $0.096 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2011 | $0.125 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2011 | $0.092 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2011 | $0.128 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2010 | $0.019 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 17, 2010 | $0.047 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 17, 2010 | $0.166 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2009 | $0.301 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2008 | $0.422 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2007 | $0.535 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2006 | $0.398 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2005 | $0.350 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2004 | $0.330 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2004 | $0.032 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jun 14, 2018
3.96
4.0%
Douglas Trevallion is a member of the Barings Investment Grade Fixed Income Group and the Head of Global Securitized and Liquid Products. Doug is responsible for the portfolio management of the firm’s securitized and multi-asset portfolio strategies. Doug has worked in the industry since 1987 and his experience has encompassed stable value, core, core plus, active short and leveraged inflation strategies. Prior to joining the firm in 2000, he worked at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company where he established fixed income analytical and risk capabilities for the company. Doug holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 01, 2019
2.58
2.6%
Stephen Ehrenberg is a portfolio manager for Barings’ Investment Grade Fixed Income Group. Steve has worked in the industry since 2002 and his experience has encompassed portfolio management and credit analysis for both investment grade and high yield corporate credit. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, he worked in capital markets at MassMutual as part of the firm’s executive development program. Steve holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point (Phi Beta Kappa), an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan Business School (High Distinction) and is a member of the CFA Institute. Prior to attending business school, Steve served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, where he held numerous leadership positions and graduated from both Airborne and Ranger School.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2020
1.41
1.4%
Charles S. Sanford is a Managing Director and member of Barings’ Global Fixed Income Team. Prior to joining Barings in 2004, was employed by Booz, Allen and Hamilton and BellSouth.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2020
1.41
1.4%
Yulia Alekseeva is a Portfolio Manager in the Barings Investment Grade Fixed Income Group and Head of Securitized Credit Research. Yulia has worked in the industry since 2005. Prior to re-joining the firm in 2019, Yulia was employed at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as a Principal in the Structured Credit department following positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Yulia holds a B.A. in Economics & Finance from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the CFA Institute and an Associate Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2021
1.08
1.1%
Ms. Lawal is the Head of Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Group and the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Corporate Debt strategy. She chairs the Emerging Markets Corporate Investment Committee and is also a member of the Global High Yield Allocation Committee and Global Investment Grade Allocation Committee. Prior to her current role, she was the Head of Barings EM Corporate Credit Research, with research coverage responsibilities for various sectors such as Real Estate, LATAM Energy, and LATAM Infrastructure. She has worked in the industry since 2000. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, she was a portfolio manager at Cosford Capital Management, focusing on high yield and distressed LATAM and CEEMEA corporates. Prior to this, she was at Standard Bank, where she traded and invested in distressed and stressed emerging markets corporates in LATAM and CEEMEA for the Principal Trading Team. Earlier, she worked at Barclays Capital and Deloitte & Touche/Arthur Andersen. Ms. Lawal holds a B.Sc. in Accounting & Finance from University of Warwick, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants in England and Wales, and is a member of the CFA Institute. She shares principal responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund (since June 1, 2021) and Barings Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund (since May 1, 2021).
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 01, 2021
1.08
1.1%
Ms. Krol is a Director and portfolio manager of Barings’ Emerging Markets Blended Total Return strategy. Prior to joining Barings, she was a Credit Analyst at Schroders Investment Management, where she covered natural resources and capital goods sectors across emerging markets, European high yield and investment grade markets, and a European High Yield Research Analyst at Barclays Capital.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 28.77 | 6.19 | 2.41 |
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