MSPSX Performance — MassMutual Total Return Bond Fund, Class R5

Data updated: 2025-08-25

MSPSX returned +6.36% over one year to Jun 2025. Annualised returns are +2.33% over 3 years and −0.72% 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 8.33% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2025 the fund lost a net $290.3M, and assets reached $435.18M.

MSPSX 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.

PeriodMSPSXCategory 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)$105$106

MSPSX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year+6.36%
3 years (annualised)+2.33%
5 years (annualised)−0.72%

MSPSX 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)+4.38%
2024+0.71%
2023+5.68%
2022−14.34%
2021−1.18%
2020+9.14%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+2.42%

MSPSX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025−0.1%+2.6%+0.6%+0.6%−1.0%+1.8%——————
2024+0.9%−1.8%−0.1%+1.1%+1.8%−3.0%+1.5%+1.6%+2.6%−1.8%+1.1%−3.0%
2023+2.9%−2.9%+3.4%−0.6%−1.1%+0.5%−3.0%−0.7%0.0%+4.4%+5.1%−1.9%
2022−3.0%−1.2%−2.1%−2.0%+0.5%−3.9%−5.1%−3.1%+2.8%−0.2%+3.9%−1.7%
2021−0.9%−1.6%−0.6%+0.8%+0.2%+0.9%−0.9%−0.1%+1.0%−0.2%+0.2%0.0%
2020−1.2%+1.6%+2.0%+0.9%+0.7%+2.3%+0.1%−0.4%+1.6%+0.3%+1.3%−0.4%
2019——————−0.6%+2.6%+0.2%−0.1%0.0%+0.3%

MSPSX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 8.33%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.26 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.09% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −5.08% (Jul 2022)

MSPSX 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

MSPSX 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.