Investors Withdrew Billions From Jeff Gundlach's Bond Fund Because Of The Taper
It's not really the bond oracle's fault. His DoubleLine Total Return Bond fund has bested 97% of rivals over the past three years.
But investors have yanked a total of $118 billion from bonds from May 31 through September 18 largely due to fears that the Federal Reserve would begin tapering its bond purchases, according to Bloomberg.
"DoubleLine is sharing in the outflows we're seeing throughout the fixed-income world," DoubleLine analyst Loren Fleckenstein told Bloomberg. "With the investment mood becoming more cautious with regard to fixed income, seeing DoubleLine go from a high-growth phase to a period of consolidation was to be expected."
Gundlach's fund has returned 0.3% year to date, beating out 92% of similar funds, according to Bloomberg.