Best Intermediate Core Bond Funds
Core bond strategies invest primarily in investment-grade US fixed-income issues including government, corporate, and securitized debt, and hold less than 5% in below-investment-grade exposures. Here we narrowed the list of funds and ETFs to those that also received a Gold Morningstar Medalist Rating by our analysts. The Medalist Rating is a forward-looking assessment of an investment strategy. The rating is on a five-tier scale running from Gold to Negative. Gold is Morningstar’s top recommendation, reserved for investments that are expected to add the most value within their category.
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Name
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Morningstar Category
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Adjusted Expense Ratio
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Market Cap
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Medalist Rating
Overall
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| American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class 529-F-2
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.330% | — | ||
| American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class 529-F-3
FBOFX
| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.280% | — | ||
| American Funds The Bond Fund of America® Class F-2
ABNFX
| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.340% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.230% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.570% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.280% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.380% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.230% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.300% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.550% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.000% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.120% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.480% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.350% | — | ||
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BFFYS
| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.500% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.360% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.000% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.360% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.450% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.000% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.025% | — | ||
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| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.030% | — | ||
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TCSM
| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.100% | — | ||
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TSPWL
| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.050% | — | ||
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SLLNRC
| Intermediate Core Bond | 0.100% | — |
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