ARTICLES
Behind the Ratings
What are analysts saying about our funds? Explore the articles below to find out.
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| Press Articles |
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| TCW
Total Return: Should You Stay or Should You Go? — report
by Eric Jacobson of Morningstar, December 2009 |
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| This
Nimble Fund Has Much to Recommend It — report
by Sonya Morris, CFA of Morningstar, December
2009 |
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| Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Deserves More Attention Than It Gets — report by Lawrence Jones of Morningstar, June 2009 |
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| Get Paid While You Wait — report by Russel Kinnel of Morningstar, April 2009 |
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| The Case for Junk Bonds — article by Jeffrey Kosnett of Kiplinger's Personal Finance, April 2009 |
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| The Best Funds for 2009 — report by Andrew Gogerty of Morningstar, Fourth Quarter 2008 |
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| Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Is Taking Its Foot Off of the Brake Pedal — report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, August 2008 |
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| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Has Contrarian Appeal — report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, July 2008 |
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| Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond Has Taken Some Lumps, But It Remains a Capable Offering — report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, March 2008 |
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| Metropolitan West Total Return Has Been Playing It Safe, But It Hasn't Lost Its Daring — report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, February 2008 |
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| Ever the Battler, Metropolitan West Total Return Has Held Up Well In a Tough Stretch —
report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, December 2007 |
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| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund (MWTRX & MWTIX) —
report by Rajat Jain, CFA of Litman/Gregory's Advisor Intelligence, November 2007 |
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| We Remain Fans of Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond, Despite a Recent Hiccup —
report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, November 2007 |
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| Metropolitan West High Yield Bond's Cautious View Has Been Paying Off —
report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, October 2007 |
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| Our Favorite Intermediate-Term Bond Funds —
report by Scott Berry, CFA of Morningstar, September 2007 |
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| What Did Metropolitan West Total Return Do On Its Summer Vacation? —
report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, September 2007 |
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| Bond Managers Handling the Subprime Mess with Finesse —
report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, August 2007 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Report - Low Duration — report by Paul Herbert, CFA of Morningstar, May 2007 |
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| Morningstar 2005 Fixed Income Manager of the Year: MWAM Total Return Bond (MWTRX) — report by Russel Kinnel of Morningstar, January 2006 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Pick - Total Return — report by Eric Jacobson of Morningstar, November 2005 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Report - High Yield — report by Scott Berry of Morningstar, September 2005 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Report - Strategic Income — report by Scott Berry of Morningstar, June 2005 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Report - High Yield —
report by Scott Berry of Morningstar, April 2005 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Report - Ultra Short —
report by Scott Berry of Morningstar, April 2005 |
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| Morningstar Analyst Report - High Yield —
report by Scott Berry of Morningstar, May 2004 |
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| Metropolitan West Strategic Income —
report by Rajat Jain of Litman/Gregory's Advisor Intelligence, April 2004 |
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| Morningstar Bond Squad Report - Total Return —
report by Eric Jacobson of Morningstar, October 2003 |
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| Morningstar Fund Spy Report - High Yield —
report by Gregg Wolper of Morningstar, October 2003 |
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| Metropolitan West High-Yield —
report by Jeremy DeGroot of No Load Fund Analyst, May 2003 |
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| Metropolitan West High-Yield —
report by Jack Chee and Jeremy DeGroot of No Load Fund Analyst, November 2002 |
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"This small fund (Metropolitan West High Yield Bond) displayed impressive performance recently under various market conditions, speaking to the effective implementation of the team's approach "
— Lawrence Jones, senior mutul fund analyst with Morningstar, on the High Yield Bond Fund
(June 16, 2009) |