If you’ve been stuck searching for Mutual Fund Bond funds, you might want to consider passing on by DoubleLine Total Return Bond I (DBLTX) as a possibility. DBLTX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 4 (Sell), which is based on various forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance.
History of Fund/Manager
DBLTX finds itself in the Double Line family, based out of Los Angeles, CA. Since DoubleLine Total Return Bond I made its debut in April of 2010, DBLTX has garnered more than $27.54 billion in assets. The fund is currently managed by a team of investment professionals.
Performance
Obviously, what investors are looking for in these funds is strong performance relative to their peers. DBLTX has a 5-year annualized total return of 0.65% and is in the bottom third among its category peers. Investors who prefer analyzing shorter time frames should look at its 3-year annualized total return of -1.76%, which places it in the bottom third during this time-frame.
When looking at a fund’s performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. Compared to the category average of 12.42%, the standard deviation of DBLTX over the past three years is 5.28%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 4.81% compared to the category average of 12.08%. This makes the fund less volatile than its peers over the past half-decade.
DBLTX carries a beta of 0.87, meaning that the fund is less volatile than a broad market index of fixed income securities. With this in mind, it has a negative alpha of -0.58, which measures performance on a risk-adjusted basis.
Ratings
Investors should also consider a bond’s rating, which is a grade ( ‘AAA’ to ‘D’ ) given to a bond that indicates its credit quality. With this letter scale in mind, DBLTX has 64.96% in high quality bonds rated at least ‘AA’ or higher. The fund has an average quality of AA, and focuses on high quality securities.
Expenses
For investors, taking a closer look at cost-related metrics is key, since costs are increasingly important for mutual fund investing. Competition is heating up in this space, and a lower cost product will likely outperform its otherwise identical counterpart, all things being equal. In terms of fees, DBLTX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 0.49% compared to the category average of 0.77%. So, DBLTX is actually cheaper than its peers from a cost perspective.
This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $100,000, and each subsequent investment should be at least $100.
Bottom Line
Overall, DoubleLine Total Return Bond I ( DBLTX ) has a low Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively weak performance, better downside risk, and lower fees, DoubleLine Total Return Bond I ( DBLTX ) looks like a somewhat weak choice for investors right now.
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