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Calculations include reinvestment of all distributions. Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative. Performance would have been lower if fees had not been waived in various periods. For MWLDX the total expense ratio is 0.60% and the net expense ratio is 0.58%. Expenses reflect a contractual agreement by the Advisor to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses to limit the fund’s total annual operating expenses for the current fiscal year. The advisor voluntarily extended the agreement for the current fiscal year, and expects to renew the contractual expense limitation each year in May.
Bond Funds have the same interest rate, high yield and credit risks associated with the underlying bonds in the portfolio, all of which could reduce the Fund’s value. As interest rates rise, the value of the Fund can decline and an investor can lose principal.
1 Total return figures assume reinvestment of all distributions. Total returns reflect fee waivers in effect. Without fee waivers, returns would have been lower. For Class M, Rule 12b-1 fees were not charged until April 1, 2000.
2 The Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index consists of all U.S. Treasury securities outstanding with maturities greater than one year and less than three years. Unlike a mutual fund, the performance of an index assumes no taxes, transaction costs, management fees, or other expenses. The securities in the fund may differ substantially from those in the index.
