C000148201 Performance — AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund

Data updated: 2023-03-16

C000148201 returned −14.75% over one year to Dec 2022. The annualised 3-year return is −2.98%. Against its Emerging Markets Bond category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $91, against $90 for the category, and to $85 over one year, against $88. Volatility over the past three years was 6.41% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2022 the fund took in a net $38.5M, and assets reached $215.72M.

C000148201 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000148201Category average
1 year (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)$85$88
3 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2022)$91$90
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2022)$94$92

C000148201 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−14.75%
3 years (annualised)−2.98%

C000148201 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022−14.75%
2021−1.33%
2020+8.58%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.44%

C000148201 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−2.1%−1.3%−3.0%−3.9%+0.4%−2.2%+2.7%−2.9%−5.2%−1.7%+3.8%−0.1%
2021−0.5%−1.6%−0.8%+0.9%+0.2%+0.7%+0.9%−0.1%−0.8%−0.1%+0.2%−0.3%
2020+2.0%+1.5%−1.7%+2.1%+0.7%+1.1%+1.8%−0.4%−0.1%−0.3%+1.2%+0.4%
2019——————+0.2%+2.5%−0.5%+0.3%−0.1%−0.1%

C000148201 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2020 – Dec 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.41%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.17 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +3.79% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −5.17% (Sep 2022)

C000148201 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $38.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $4.8M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.14×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2022$160K−$2.4M$2.6M
Nov 2022$196K−$160K$356K
Oct 2022$2.9M−$1.9M$4.8M
Sep 2022$38K−$4.4M$4.4M
Aug 2022$195K−$481K$676K
Jul 2022$224K−$5.6M$5.8M
Jun 2022$268K−$2.7M$2.9M
May 2022$402K−$5.8M$6.2M
Apr 2022$52K−$1.5M$1.5M
Mar 2022$140K−$3.6M$3.8M
Feb 2022$82K−$2.0M$2.1M
Jan 2022$136K−$3.2M$3.3M

C000148201 Assets Under Management

Net assets of AZL MetWest Total Return Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-12-31$215.72M
2022-09-30$215.63M
2022-06-30$238.38M
2022-03-31$262.28M
2021-12-31$288.49M
2021-09-30$294.74M
2021-06-30$300.43M
2021-03-31$293.83M
2020-12-31$295.75M
2020-09-30$292.52M
2020-06-30$290.65M
2020-03-31$267.98M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.