MSBZX Performance — MassMutual Strategic Bond Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2024-11-27

MSBZX returned +13.07% over one year to Sep 2024. Annualised returns are −2.11% over 3 years and +0.37% over 5 years. Against its Money Market category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $94, against $101 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $111. Volatility over the past three years was 9.56% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2024 the fund lost a net $401.0M, and assets reached $0.

MSBZX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in MassMutual Strategic Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Money Market category average over the same months.

PeriodMSBZXCategory average
1 year (Oct 2023 – Sep 2024)$113$111
3 years (Oct 2021 – Sep 2024)$94$101
5 years (Oct 2019 – Sep 2024)$102$118
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2024)$105$119

MSBZX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+13.07%
3 years (annualised)−2.11%
5 years (annualised)+0.37%

MSBZX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of MassMutual Strategic Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Sep)+3.95%
2023+6.76%
2022−15.49%
2021−1.26%
2020+8.77%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+3.94%

MSBZX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.9%−1.7%−0.7%+1.1%+2.1%−3.6%+1.9%+1.5%+2.6%———
2023+3.1%−3.0%+4.0%0.0%−1.1%+0.2%−3.7%−1.4%+0.2%+4.9%+6.2%−2.4%
2022−2.6%−2.0%−1.9%−2.1%+0.1%−4.1%−5.7%−2.8%+2.8%−0.6%+4.8%−2.2%
2021−1.1%−1.9%−1.2%+0.8%+0.8%+1.3%−0.8%−0.2%+1.1%+0.1%−0.2%+0.1%
2020−5.7%+0.5%+2.1%+1.3%+2.1%+3.7%−0.4%−0.4%+2.6%+0.9%+2.7%−0.4%
2019——————+0.1%+2.3%+0.4%+0.6%−0.1%+0.6%

MSBZX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2021 – Sep 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 9.56%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.69 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +6.24% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −5.65% (Jul 2022)

MSBZX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of MassMutual Strategic Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$401.0M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $115.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.22×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2024$6.9M$9.4M−$2.5M
Aug 2024$8.5M$14.7M−$6.2M
Jul 2024$3.7M$398.8M−$395.1M
Jun 2024$12.0M$9.8M$2.2M
May 2024$6.8M$9.4M−$2.6M
Apr 2024$5.0M$11.3M−$6.3M
Mar 2024$8.4M$11.2M−$2.8M
Feb 2024$14.6M$9.3M$5.3M
Jan 2024$14.5M$15.3M−$764K
Dec 2023$7.1M$7.7M−$602K
Nov 2023$6.0M$10.7M−$4.6M
Oct 2023$21.6M$8.7M$13.0M

MSBZX Assets Under Management

Net assets of MassMutual Strategic Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-09-30$0
2024-06-30$383.90M
2024-03-31$397.22M
2023-12-31$405.52M
2023-09-30$381.89M
2023-06-30$421.83M
2023-03-31$431.91M
2022-12-31$434.45M
2022-09-30$406.86M
2022-06-30$438.85M
2022-03-31$511.24M
2021-12-31$559.66M

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.