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MWUSX - Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond M

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Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond M (MWUSX)
Expense Ratio: 0.52%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $16,279.01


The Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond M fund (MWUSX) is a Ultrashort Bond fund started on 06/30/2003 and has $111.70 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond M since 07/20/2003. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 0.16%

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

SPDR Barclays Capital 1-3 Month T-Bill (BIL)
Expense Ratio: 0.15%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $4,881.99


The SPDR Barclays Capital 1-3 Month T-Bill (BIL) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Ultrashort Bond investment strategy and is an alternative to a Ultrashort Bond mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond M because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Ultrashort Bond Funds Have Lower Fees Than Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond M (MWUSX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
DFA One-Year Fixed-Income I DFIHX 78.0% 7,500 0.17%
Federated Gov Ultrashort Duration Instl FGUSX 26.0% 843 0.25%
Federated Gov Ultrashort Duration InSvc FEUSX 26.0% 843 0.35%
Federated Ultrashort Bond Instl FULIX 38.0% 1,500 0.38%
Fidelity Advisor Ultra Short Bond I FUBIX 103.0% 319 0.49%
Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond FUSFX 103.0% 319 0.45%
Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Instl GEIIX 86.0% 506 0.29%
Goldman Sachs Ultra-Short Dur Gov I GSARX 178.0% 280 0.40%
Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond I MWUIX 29.0% 112 0.36%
Northern Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund NUSFX 46.0% 468 0.25%
Payden Limited Maturity PYLMX 75.0% 223 0.50%
PIA Short Term Securities Adv PIASX 11.0% 169 0.35%
PIMCO Short-Term Instl PTSHX 307.0% 10,900 0.45%
RidgeWorth Ultra-Short Bond I SISSX 97.0% 105 0.32%
RidgeWorth US Gov Sec Ultra-Short Bd I SIGVX 70.0% 2,100 0.33%
Wells Fargo Advantage Adj Rate Govt I EKIZX 18.0% 1,400 0.49%
Wells Fargo Advantage Ultra S/T Inc I SADIX 60.0% 1,200 0.36%
William Blair Low Duration Inst WBLJX 43.0% 180 0.40%



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Turnover
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Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.