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Barron's Focus on Funds columnist Brendan Conway deems MPI's research on the «eclectic bunch» of unconstrained bond funds amongst the day's best.

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007 - 2008, one noticeable trend in fixed income investment is the growth and popularity of unconstrained bond funds.

Exhibit 2 shows the risk / return profile of unconstrained bond funds versus the U.S. and global aggregate bond indices.

We examined each of these claims for the average performance of unconstrained bond funds since 2011 and noted that fund performance varied among them.

Exhibit 1 shows the rolling two - year correlation of the average monthly return of unconstrained bond funds to that of the U.S. and global aggregate bond indices.

Exhibits 1 and 2 show the rapid growth of unconstrained bond funds since 2008 in terms of both AUM and number of funds.

We use fund data from Morningstar to gauge the size and growth of unconstrained bond funds.

It is this widespread market sentiment that has driven the surging popularity of unconstrained bond funds, which offer wide latitude to fund managers on duration management and investment selection.

This is because, as I write in my new Market Perspectives piece, «Removing the Constraints: Understanding the Risks and Opportunities of Unconstrained Bond Funds,» unconstrained funds offer the potential to mitigate some of the challenges enumerated above.

This is because, as I write in my new Market Perspectives piece, «Removing the Constraints: Understanding the Risks and Opportunities of Unconstrained Bond Funds,» unconstrained funds offer the potential to mitigate some of the challenges enumerated above.

There probably aren't any systemic consequences to the proliferation of unconstrained bond funds, except a continuation of the credit bubble and maybe a lot of unhappy investors.

In this case, that promise is the rise of the unconstrained bond fund.

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These include currency - hedged ETFs, triple - levered ETFs based on commodities, unconstrained bond funds with short positions betting against U.S. Treasurys, private equity funds, emerging market debt instruments, historically less - liquid bank loan funds, and all manner of actively managed strategies packaged in supposedly easy to buy and sell wrappers.

It so happened that Bill Gross, the portfolio manager of the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund, made that 2.6 % call in a Bloomberg interview on Friday and then in his monthly investment letter on Tuesday.

With unconstrained bond funds free to take an unusually wide range of risks, investors should make sure they aren't taking on too much risk themselves in buying such funds.

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Unconstrained bond funds have been known to move very quickly in and out of certain credits, even holding over 50 % cash at times.

As their name implies, unconstrained funds typically contain a more heterogeneous mix of bonds than traditional bond funds heavily weighted to Treasuries.

One of the counterintuitive implications is that unconstrained funds can actually be most useful in more conservative portfolios that are dominated by traditional bonds.

One of the counterintuitive implications is that unconstrained funds can actually be most useful in more conservative portfolios that are dominated by traditional bonds.

As their name implies, unconstrained funds typically contain a more heterogeneous mix of bonds than traditional bond funds heavily weighted to Treasuries.

One of the largest funds of this type is the PIMCO Unconstrained Bond (PUBAX).

For example, in the bond portion of a portfolio with a large fixed income allocation, it's possible to pursue better income opportunities while also managing the portfolio's sensitivity to interest - rate movements or other bond risks using an actively managed, unconstrained bond fund.

The first category of bond funds I examined is described by Lipper as alternative credit, but, as you can see in the table, the term unconstrained is also used in the name of several funds.

A variety of bond funds are promising flexibility, a multisector or alternative approach, or the latitude of an unconstrained strategy.

From a recent interview with Bill Gross, manager of the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond fund: Years of easing by central banks mean that interest rates in most of the developed world will fluctuate narrowly.

Indeed, all but two of the alternative bond funds by themselves actually had losses that year, the worst being AllianceBernstein Unconstrained Bond Fund (AGSAX), at -16.5bond funds by themselves actually had losses that year, the worst being AllianceBernstein Unconstrained Bond Fund (AGSAX), at -16.5Bond Fund (AGSAX), at -16.52 %.

Of the 10 alternative bond funds, only four of them — Iron Strategic Income Fund (IFUNX), Deutsche Unconstrained Income Fund (KSTAX), MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund (MASAX) and Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (DSTAX)-- led to a higher seven - year annualized return when used in a 60/40 portfoliOf the 10 alternative bond funds, only four of them — Iron Strategic Income Fund (IFUNX), Deutsche Unconstrained Income Fund (KSTAX), MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund (MASAX) and Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (DSTAX)-- led to a higher seven - year annualized return when used in a 60/40 portfobond funds, only four of them — Iron Strategic Income Fund (IFUNX), Deutsche Unconstrained Income Fund (KSTAX), MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund (MASAX) and Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (DSTAX)-- led to a higher seven - year annualized return when used in a 60/40 portfoliof them — Iron Strategic Income Fund (IFUNX), Deutsche Unconstrained Income Fund (KSTAX), MainStay Unconstrained Bond Fund (MASAX) and Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (DSTAX)-- led to a higher seven - year annualized return when used in a 60/40 portfoBond Fund (MASAX) and Dreyfus Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (DSTAX)-- led to a higher seven - year annualized return when used in a 60/40 portfolio.

Effective as of the opening of business on 9/25/17, the Hartford Unconstrained Bond Fund merged into the Hartford Strategic Income Fund.

Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund until he unexpectedly left Pimco on Sept. 26, is running the Unconstrained Fund out of a rented office a five - minute walk from Pimco's headquarters in Newport Beach, Califorfund until he unexpectedly left Pimco on Sept. 26, is running the Unconstrained Fund out of a rented office a five - minute walk from Pimco's headquarters in Newport Beach, CaliforFund out of a rented office a five - minute walk from Pimco's headquarters in Newport Beach, California.

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Even though the first fund started in 1969, it wasn't until after the global financial crisis of 2007 - 2008 that unconstrained bond funds started gaining traction among investors.

Though unconstrained bond funds do show periods of low, or at times negative, correlation to the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, they also tend to demonstrate persistently high correlation of above 0.50 to the Global Aggregate Bond Index, though only until 2bond funds do show periods of low, or at times negative, correlation to the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, they also tend to demonstrate persistently high correlation of above 0.50 to the Global Aggregate Bond Index, though only until 2Bond Index, they also tend to demonstrate persistently high correlation of above 0.50 to the Global Aggregate Bond Index, though only until 2Bond Index, though only until 2014.

On average, unconstrained bond funds experienced a maximum drawdown of 3.02 %, which was better than the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Global Aggregate Bond Inbond funds experienced a maximum drawdown of 3.02 %, which was better than the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Global Aggregate Bond InBond Index and the Global Aggregate Bond InBond Index.

On average, unconstrained bond funds delivered lower return and lower return per unit of volatility than the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and higher return than the Global Aggregate Bond Inbond funds delivered lower return and lower return per unit of volatility than the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and higher return than the Global Aggregate Bond InBond Index and higher return than the Global Aggregate Bond InBond Index.

Mackenzie Investments, a unit of Winnipeg, Manitoba - based IGM Financial Inc., plans to start four fixed - income ETFs, including a floating - rate fund and an unconstrained bond fund, the filings show.

These bonds funds are known as «unconstrained,» «go - anywhere,» «absolute return» or «flexible» funds, and they are gaining in popularity on both sides of the Atlantic...

Harbor Funds» Board of Trustees has determined to liquidate and dissolve the Harbor Unconstrained Bond Fund (HRUBX), which is roughly but not perfectly a clone of PIMCO Unconstrained Bond (PUBDX).

That said, several of the new registrations will end up being solid and useful offerings: T. Rowe Price is launching a global high income bond fund and a global unconstrained bond fund while Vanguard will offer an ultra-short bond fund for the ultra-nervous.

From hedge funds to newsletters, from financial advisors to unconstrained bond funds, there are calls to action coming from every corner of the investment universe that range from mildly alarming to downright terrifying.