The table below lists the bond funds used most commonly by the Yieldstream strategy since inception, and the best broker to use when purchasing a fund.

Overall, the best online brokers to use with Yieldstream are Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. They provide access to the broadest range of available bond funds, and the most reasonable fees. (Note: we do NOT receive any compensation for recommending these brokers).

We believe this information to be accurate (as of June 2011), but broker availability and terms sometimes change. Always carefully check the details of any order before placing it with your broker! We've evaluated three popular brokers (Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and E*Trade), although other brokers offer these funds too.

SymbolFund NameBest Brokers
ABHIX American Century High-Yield Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
BJBHX Artio Global High Income Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
CFSTX Commerce Short-Term Government Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
CHYDX Calamos High Yield Bond Fund Schwab
DSIGX Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
FSGVX Federated U.S. Government 1-3 Year Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
FSTIX Federated Short-Term Income Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
INEAX Columbia High Yield Bond Fund Schwab
MWHYX Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
NTHEX Northeast Investors Trust Ameritrade, E*Trade
PHYAX PIMCO High Yield Bond Fund Ameritrade
SNGVX Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
SSHYX SSgA High Yield Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
STHTX RidgeWorth High Income Fund Schwab, E*Trade
STHYX Wells Fargo Advantage High Income Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
TGHNX TCW High-Yield Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
TWUSX American Century Short-Term Government Bonds Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
VBISX Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
VFISX Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
VSGBX Vanguard Short-Term Federal Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade, E*Trade
JAHYX Janus High-Yield Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
PHYDX PIMCO High Yield Fund Class D Schwab, Ameritrade
IHYAX ING High Yield Bond Fund Class A Schwab, Ameritrade
PAXHX Pax World High Yield Bond Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
SAMHX RidgeWorth Seix High Yield Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
MNHYX Manning & Napier High Yield Bond Schwab, Ameritrade
AYBAX AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class A Ameritrade
AYBDX AllianzGI High Yield Bond Fund Class D Schwab, Ameritrade
PHSDX PIMCO High Yield Spectrum Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
MSYPX Morgan Stanley Institutional High Yield Fund Schwab, Ameritrade
OHYAX JPMorgan High Yield Fund Ameritrade
BHYAX BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio Ameritrade
WHIYX Ivy High Income Fund Ameritrade
JDHYX Janus High-Yield Fund Ameritrade
PHSAX PIMCO High Yield Spectrum Fund Ameritrade

If you're using a broker other than the ones listed for a particular fund, pay close attention to the purchase and sale details before you purchase any fund for your bond portfolio. Some other brokers charge front-end, back-end, or other loads when buying these funds. As an example, Columbia High Yield Bond Fund (INEAX) is offered at no load through Charles Schwab, but as of this writing, Ameritrade and E*Trade charge a 4.75% percent load on this same fund!

If your broker doesn't offer a particular fund, check the Allocations page for other top-ranked funds to purchase instead. (Funds on our allocation page are always listed in order of preference: the best bond funds first).