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Top-Rated Bond Mutual Funds as of 12/31/18

Fund Name	Get Info	Overall Rating	Risk Grade
GMO Opportunistic Income VI	GMODX	A+	A-
Voya Securitized Credit P	VSCFX	A+	B+
Colorado Bond Shares Tax-Ex	HICOX	A+	B+
BlackRock Bd Alloc Target S	BATAX	A+	B
Semper MBS Total Return A	SEMOX	A+	B+
PIMCO Income Fund A	PONAX	A+	B+
PIMCO National Mun Opport V	GNMFX	A+	B+
Deer Park Total Return Cred	DPFAX	A+	B-
Performance Trust Strategic	PTIAX	A+	B
Opportunistic Income A	ENIAX	A+	A-
Frost Total Return Bond Inv	FATRX	A+	B+
Brown Advisory Tax Exempt B	BIAEX	A+	B-
FPA New Income Inc	FPNIX	A+	A+
Weitz Core Plus Income Inv	WCPNX	A+	B
PIMCO CA Muni Opport Val In	GCMFX	A+	B+
PIMCO Strategic Bond A	ATMAX	A+	C+
BBH Intermediate Municipal	BBINX	A+	C+
USAA Ultra Short Term Bond	UUSTX	A+	A+
TCW High Yield Bond N	TGHNX	A+	B-
Morgan Stanley Pathway Intl	TIFUX	A+	B-

Source: TheStreet Ratings

The 20 bond mutual funds (listed above) are ranked highest by TheStreet Ratings' methodology.

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