Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund earns a Below Average Process ... It also has a 4.3% 30-day SEC yield (a standardized, point-in-time estimate of the fund’s future income return).

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund earns an Above Average Process ... It also has a 4.2% 30-day SEC yield (a standardized, point-in-time estimate of the fund’s future income return).

On the lookout for a Diversified Bonds fund? Starting with PIMCO Income A (PONAX) is one possibility. PONAX bears a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on various forecasting factors ...

Here's a closer look at this ETF, including how to invest in the ETF and the role it can play in an investor's portfolio.

Among them: Bumping up the fund's duration, a measure of interest rate sensitivity, to 6.5 years from 3 years. Bond prices and interest rates move in opposite directions, so a duration of 6.5 ...

Ave Maria Bond has three-year annualized returns of 2.6%. AVEFX has an expense ratio of 0.42%. BBH Limited Duration fund aims for maximum total return. BBBMX invests in a well-diversified ...