MSPHX Performance — MassMutual Total Return Bond Fund, Service Class

Data updated: 2025-08-25

MSPHX returned +6.14% over one year to Jun 2025. Annualised returns are +2.21% over 3 years and −0.83% over 5 years. Against its Long-Term Core Bond category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $107, against $109 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 8.29% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2025 the fund lost a net $290.3M, and assets reached $435.18M.

MSPHX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in MassMutual Total Return Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Long-Term Core Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodMSPHXCategory average
1 year (Jul 2024 – Jun 2025)$106$106
3 years (Jul 2022 – Jun 2025)$107$109
5 years (Jul 2020 – Jun 2025)$96$98
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2025)$104$106

MSPHX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+6.14%
3 years (annualised)+2.21%
5 years (annualised)−0.83%

MSPHX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–Jun)+4.32%
2024+0.64%
2023+5.43%
2022−14.37%
2021−1.29%
2020+9.05%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.23%

MSPHX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20250.0%+2.5%+0.7%+0.4%−1.0%+1.8%——————
2024+0.9%−1.8%0.0%+1.1%+1.8%−3.0%+1.5%+1.7%+2.5%−1.9%+1.1%−3.0%
2023+3.0%−2.9%+3.2%−0.6%−1.1%+0.4%−2.9%−0.7%0.0%+4.3%+5.2%−2.1%
2022−3.0%−1.2%−2.1%−2.0%+0.5%−4.0%−5.2%−3.0%+2.8%−0.1%+3.7%−1.5%
2021−0.9%−1.6%−0.7%+0.7%+0.2%+1.0%−0.9%−0.1%+1.0%−0.2%+0.2%0.0%
2020−1.3%+1.7%+2.0%+0.9%+0.7%+2.3%0.0%−0.4%+1.6%+0.4%+1.3%−0.4%
2019——————−0.6%+2.6%+0.1%−0.1%0.0%+0.3%

MSPHX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 8.29%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.28 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.20% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −5.17% (Jul 2022)

MSPHX Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$290.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $145.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.33×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2025$7.8M$12.4M−$4.5M
May 2025$10.3M$19.0M−$8.7M
Apr 2025$12.6M$21.6M−$9.0M
Mar 2025$11.4M$135.5M−$124.1M
Feb 2025$8.6M$44.1M−$35.5M
Jan 2025$11.3M$30.1M−$18.8M
Dec 2024$16.5M$33.9M−$17.5M
Nov 2024$14.0M$30.5M−$16.5M
Oct 2024$14.0M$26.7M−$12.7M
Sep 2024$12.5M$17.0M−$4.6M
Aug 2024$11.5M$19.4M−$7.9M
Jul 2024$15.0M$45.6M−$30.6M

MSPHX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2025-06-30$435.18M
2025-03-31$455.74M
2024-12-31$624.58M
2024-09-30$705.29M
2024-06-30$713.86M
2024-03-31$828.78M
2023-12-31$835.87M
2023-09-30$801.78M
2023-06-30$783.23M
2023-03-31$759.19M
2022-12-31$735.50M
2022-09-30$719.89M

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.