Bond Fund

Overview Commentary Management Philosophy Process Performance
MGFIX Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Ratings as of July 31, 2008
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Intermediate-Term Bond


Objective

The Managers Bond Fund seeks to achieve a high level of current income from a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities.

Where this mutual fund may fit as part of your asset allocation

The Managers Bond Fund may be appropriate for your overall investment allocation if you are:

  • Looking to gain exposure to bonds
  • Seeking an opportunity for additional fixed-income returns
  • Willing to accept short-term volatility of returns

Focus

With a primary focus on issue selection and credit research, the Managers Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of bonds. Normally this mutual fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in investment-grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Up to 10% of the total assets of this mutual fund may be invested in non-U.S. dollar-denominated instruments.

Fund Facts (as of 6/30/2008)

Bond Fund
Investment Style Investment Grade Debt
Benchmark Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Credit
Sub Advisor Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Net Assets $2,448,500,000
Ticker MGFIX
Cusip 561717505
Inception Date 6/01/1984
Minimum Investment:
Initial / Subsequent
$2,000 /
$100
Minimum IRA Investment:
Initial / Subsequent
$1,000 /
$0
Expense Ratio (Gross/Net) 1.00% / 1.00%
Sales Charges None
12b-1 fees None


Disclosure
Investors should carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or download a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money.

The performance shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. From time to time the advisor has waived fees or reimbursed expenses, which may have resulted in higher returns. The listed returns and yields on the Fund are net of expenses and the returns and yields on the indices exclude expenses. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor's ability to pay its creditors.

High yield bonds (also known as “junk bonds”) are subject to additional risks such as the risk of default.

Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall.

Investments in international securities are subject to certain risks of overseas investing including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

Annual net expense ratio as of 04/01/08 adjusted for the reduction in custodial fees, which took effect on 07/01/2007. The investment manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2009, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage, acquired fund expenses and extraordinary items) to 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses. Please see Index Definitions for all our funds' benchmarks.

For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating™ based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metric.

Morningstar Rating is for the share class indicated only (see ticker), other share classes may have different performance characteristics. The Ranking may reflect the waiver of all or a portion of the fund's fees. Without such waiver, the Rankings may have been lower.

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Downloadable Documents
Quarterly Update 6/30/08
Product Profile
Detailed Fund Statistics
Holdings
Monthly Fund Dividends
SEC Yields
Prospectus
Annual Report 12/31/07
Semi-Annual Report 6/30/08
Statement of Additional Information
More Forms and Applications
Fund Pricing 08/28/08
NAV: $23.95
NAV $ Change: $0.01
NAV % Change: 0.04%
YTD Return: -2.24%
YTD Returns are presented
No Load. For complete
information including
Performance With Load,
see Daily Pricing.
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