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Has your high-yield bond fund been goosed?

The following table lists the 150 largest high-yield bond funds (according to assets under management), in alphabetical order.

The average 12-month return for all high-yield bond funds is 2.17%. If your fund returned significantly more than 2.17% (say, 8% or above), it could be great management. Or, your fund could hold securities that you might not otherwise expect. You might want to do some further exploration.

High-Yield Bond Fund12 Mo.
Return
AAL High Yield Bond A (AAHYX) -5.28
AIM High-Yield A (AMHYX) 0.41
AIM High-Yield B (AHYBX) -0.33
AIM High-Yield C (AHYCX) -0.45
Alliance High Yield A (AHYAX) -3.69
Alliance High Yield B (AHHBX) -4.47
Alliance High Yield C (AHHCX) -4.47
American High-Income (AHITX) 4.69
ASAF Federated High Yield Bond B (FBHYX) -1.3
AXP Extra Income A (INEAX) 4.31
AXP Extra Income B (IEIBX) 3.54
BEA Instl High-Yield (RBSFX) 4.07
Columbia High-Yield (CMHYX) 0.58
Consulting Grp High Yield Inv(THYUX) -8.48
Delaware Delchester A (DETWX) -5.51
Delaware Delchester B (DHYBX) -6.21
Dreyfus High-Yield Securs (DHIYX) 19.9
Dreyfus Premier Ltd-Term High IncA (DPLTX) 2.2
Dreyfus Premier Ltd-Term High IncB (DLTBX) 1.58
Dreyfus Premier Ltd-Term High IncC (PTHIX) 1.34
Dreyfus Short-Term High-Yield (DSHYX) -1.4
Eaton Vance High-Income B (EVHIX) 9.73
Eaton Vance High-Income C (ECHIX) 9.64
Eaton Vance Inc of Boston A (EVIBX) 11.1
Evergreen High Income A (EHIAX) 1.53
Evergreen High Income BL (EHIRX) 1.03
Evergreen High Income C (EHBCX) 0.95
Evergreen High-Yield Bond A (EKHAX) 4.93
Federated High-Income Bond A (FHIIX) -0.54
Federated High-Income Bond B (FHBBX) -1.37
Federated High-Income Bond C (FHICX) -1.37
Federated High-Yield (FHYTX) -0.96
Fidelity Adv Hi-Yield A (FAHDX) 3.94
Fidelity Adv Hi-Yield B (FAHBX) 3.29
Fidelity Adv Hi-Yield C (FAHEX) 3.18
Fidelity Adv Hi-Yield Instl (FAHCX) 4.16
Fidelity Adv Hi-Yield T (FAHYX) 3.84
Fidelity Capital & Income (FAGIX) 9.33
Fidelity High-Income (SPHIX) 3.54
First Invest Fund for Inc A (FIFIX) 0.2
First Invest High-Yield A (FIHYX) -0.32
Fortis Advant High-Yield A (FOHYX) 0.29
Franklin AGE High Inc A (AGEFX) -2.14
Franklin AGE High Inc C (FRAIX) -2.63
Goldman Sachs High Yield A (GSHAX) 2.88
Goldman Sachs High Yield Instl (GSHIX) 3.32
Hancock High-Yield Bond A (JHHBX) 8.87
Hancock High-Yield Bond B (TSHYX) 8.03
Invesco High-Yield (FHYPX) 6.93
Janus High-Yield (JAHYX) 4.82
Kemper High-Yield A (KHYAX) 0.25
Kemper High-Yield B (KHYBX) -0.56
Kemper High-Yield C (KHYCX) -0.52
Kemper High-Yield II B (KHIBX) 0.48
Lazard High Yield Instl (LZHYX) 1.23
Legg Mason High-Yield Prim (LMHYX) 4.22
Liberty-Colonial High Yield Securs A (COLHX) 3.29
Liberty-Colonial High Yield Securs B (COHBX) 2.52
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture A (LBNDX) 2.02
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture B (LBNBX) 1.2
Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture C (BondLAX) 1.31
Lutheran Brotherhood Hi-Yield A (LBHYX) 5.61
MainStay Hi-Yield Corp Bond A (MHCAX) 8.77
MainStay Hi-Yield Corp Bond B (MKHCX) 7.97
MainStay Hi-Yield Corp Bond C (MYHCX) 8.53
MAS High-Yield Instl (MPHYX) 5.49
Merrill Lynch Corp High Income A (MAHIX) 4.56
Merrill Lynch Corp High Income B (MBHIX) 3.78
Merrill Lynch Corp High Income C (MCHIX) 3.58
Merrill Lynch Corp High Income D (MDHIX) 4.31
Merrill Lynch Corp HighYield B (MBCHX) -0.13
Merrill Lynch Corp HighYield C (MCCHX) -0.17
MFS High-Income A (MHITX) 4.35
MFS High-Income B (MHIBX) 3.63
MFS High-Income C (MHICX) 3.82
Morgan Grenfell High Yield Bond (MGHYX) 14.78
MSDW High-Yield Securs A (HYLAX) 1.57
MSDW High-Yield Securs B (HYLBX) 1.17
MSDW High-Yield Securs C (HYLCX) 1.08
MSDW High-Yield Securs D (HYieldX) 1.92
MSDW Instl High-Yield A (MSHYX) 6.07
New England High-Income A (NEFHX) 0.42
New England High-Income B (NEHBX) -0.34
Nicholas Income (NCINX) -2.81
Northeast Investors (NTHEX) 0.85
Northern High Yield Fixed Inc (NHFIX) 4.11
Offitbank High Yield Sel (OFHYX) -0.82
One Group High Yield Bond I (OHYFX) 0.44
Oppenheimer Champion Inc A (OPCHX) 3.82
Oppenheimer Champion Inc B (OCHBX) 2.97
Oppenheimer Champion Inc C (OCHCX) 2.96
Oppenheimer High-Yield A (OPPHX) 1.78
Oppenheimer High-Yield B (OHYBX) 1.02
Oppenheimer High-Yield C (OHYCX) 1
PaineWebber High-Income A (PHIAX) 4.96
PaineWebber High-Income B (PHIBX) 4.15
PaineWebber High-Income C (PWHDX) 4.44
Payden & Rygel High Income R (PYHRX) 1.39
Phoenix-Goodwin High-Yield A (PHCHX) 10.48
Pilgrim High Total Ret B (NBHYX) -13.61
Pilgrim High Total Ret II B (NTRBX) -15.47
Pilgrim High Yield A (PIHYX) -1.57
Pilgrim High Yield B (PIHBX) -2.33
Pilgrim High Yield III B (NHYBX) -5.92
PIMCO High-Yield A (PHDAX) 0.6
PIMCO High-Yield Admin (PHYAX) 0.77
PIMCO High-Yield B (PHDBX) -0.15
PIMCO High-Yield C (PHDCX) -0.15
PIMCO High-Yield Instl (PHIYX) 1.03
Prudential High-Yield A (PBHAX) 1.11
Prudential High-Yield B (PBHYX) 0.59
Prudential High-Yield C (PRHCX) 0.59
Prudential Hi-Yield Tot Ret B (PYRBX) 2.72
Putnam High Yield A (PHIGX) 4.79
Putnam High Yield Adv A (PHYIX) 4.42
Putnam High Yield Adv B (PHYBX) 3.63
Putnam High Yield Adv M (PHYMX) 4.19
Putnam High Yield B (PHBBX) 4.11
Putnam High Yield II A (PUHAX) 3.13
Putnam High Yield II B (PUHBX) 2.49
Salomon Bros High-Yield Bond 2 (SHYCX) 5.36
Salomon Bros High-Yield Bond A (SAHYX) 5.92
Salomon Bros High-Yield Bond B (SBHYX) 5.04
Scudder High-Yield Bond (SHBondX) 1.21
SEI Instl High-Yield Bond A (SHYAX) 2.1
Seligman High-Yield Bond A (SHYBX) -1.95
Seligman High-Yield Bond B (SBBHX) -2.7
Seligman High-Yield Bond D (SHYDX) -2.96
Smith Barney High-Income A (SHIAX) 1.14
Smith Barney High-Income B (SHIBX) 0.62
Smith Barney High-Income L (SHICX) 0.8
State St Research High Income A (SSHAX) 1.08
State St Research High Income B (SSHBX) 0.52
Strong High-Yield Bond (STHYX) 5.53
Strong Short-Term High-Yield Bond (STHBX) 4.57
SunAmerica High-Income A (SHNAX) 3.49
SunAmerica High-Income B (SHNBX) 2.86
T. Rowe Price High-Yield (PRHYX) 1.76
TCW Galileo High-Yield Bond I (TGHYX) 1.44
Transamerica Prem HiYield Ins (THYIX) 4.3
United High-Income A (UNHIX) 0.47
United High-Income II A (UNHHX) 0.44
Value Line Aggressive Income (VAGIX) 7.27
Van Kampen High-Income Corp A (ACHYX) 3.34
Van Kampen High-Income Corp B (ACHZX) 2.47
Van Kampen High-Yield A (VKHYX) 5.23
Van Kampen High-Yield B (VHYBX) 4.6
Vanguard High-Yield Corp (VWEHX) 0.12
WesMark Bond () -3.41