JGH Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Nuveen Global High Income Fund (JGH) belongs to the High Yield Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with JGH. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to JGH

JGH charges 1.68% annually. There are 167 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	0.02%	—	Dec 2008	JGH vs FHYSX
VWEAX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares	0.12%	25.80B	Nov 2001	JGH vs VWEAX
PIAMX	PIA High Yield (MACS) Fund	0.20%	—	Dec 2017	JGH vs PIAMX
VWEHX	Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor Shares	0.22%	25.80B	Dec 1978	JGH vs VWEHX
CRDOX	Six Circles Credit Opportunities Fund	0.29%	—	Nov 2020	JGH vs CRDOX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to JGH

JGH has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 10. There are 177 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 100.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	100	—	Dec 2014	JGH vs XILSX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	100	—	Mar 2019	JGH vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	100	—	Sep 2010	JGH vs RPHIX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	97	—	Jul 2014	JGH vs CWFIX
PSHNX	Penn Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	97	—	Jul 2017	JGH vs PSHNX

Top Performing JGH Alternatives (YTD)

JGH is at 4.83% YTD. There are 9 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 9.42%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	9.42%	—	Dec 2014	JGH vs XILSX
FOCIX	Fairholme Focused Income Fund	8.79%	—	Dec 2009	JGH vs FOCIX
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital & Income Fund	7.46%	—	Nov 1977	JGH vs FAGIX
FIQTX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	6.76%	—	Oct 2018	JGH vs FIQTX
FAHCX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	6.70%	—	Jul 1995	JGH vs FAHCX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to JGH

JGH has 10.31% 1-year volatility. There are 186 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.85%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	0.85%	—	Mar 2019	JGH vs CCLFX
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	0.85%	—	Sep 2010	JGH vs RPHIX
CWFIX	Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.50%	—	Jul 2014	JGH vs CWFIX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	1.63%	—	Oct 2012	JGH vs SCFIX
OSTIX	Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	1.70%	—	Aug 2002	JGH vs OSTIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to JGH

JGH has a 1-year max drawdown of -8.37%. There are 181 mutual funds in the High Yield Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.10%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	-0.10%	—	Sep 2010	JGH vs RPHIX
CCLFX	Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund	-0.19%	—	Mar 2019	JGH vs CCLFX
XILSX	Pioneer ILS Interval Fund	-0.21%	—	Dec 2014	JGH vs XILSX
MDHVX	MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund	-1.06%	—	Dec 2012	JGH vs MDHVX
SCFIX	Shenkman Capital Short Duration High Income Fund	-1.11%	—	Oct 2012	JGH vs SCFIX

Other Mutual Funds from Nuveen

The 10 most viewed Nuveen mutual funds shown here include TIEIX, QQQX, TILIX and span 11 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TIEIX	Nuveen Equity Index Fund Class I	Large Cap Blend Equities	63	11.62%	—	Jul 1999	JGH vs TIEIX
QQQX	Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	Derivative Income, Options Trading, Nasdaq-100, Large Cap Growth Equities, Actively Managed	64	11.14%	—	Jan 2007	JGH vs QQQX
TILIX	Nuveen Large Cap Growth Index Fund R6 Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	19	5.24%	—	Oct 2002	JGH vs TILIX
SPXX	Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	S&P 500	19	6.85%	—	Nov 2005	JGH vs SPXX
NHMRX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	High Yield Muni	79	3.88%	—	Jun 1999	JGH vs NHMRX
JQC	Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund	Bank Loan	3	1.77%	—	Jun 2003	JGH vs JQC
NSBRX	Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	16	3.86%	—	Mar 2006	JGH vs NSBRX
NPSRX	Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Fund	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	73	1.04%	—	Dec 2006	JGH vs NPSRX
NVLIX	Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG Fund Class I	Large Cap Growth Equities, ESG	14	8.29%	—	May 2009	JGH vs NVLIX
NVHIX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fu...	High Yield Muni	77	2.42%	—	Jan 2013	JGH vs NVHIX

Often Compared With JGH

Investors most often compare JGH with VOO, PDT, AGG. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	1.70T	Sep 2010	JGH vs VOO
PDT	John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	Dividend	11	6.30%	—	Dec 1989	JGH vs PDT
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Total Bond Market	32	-0.22%	138.36B	Sep 2003	JGH vs AGG
OXLC	Oxford Lane Capital Corp.		26	-4.47%	—	—	JGH vs OXLC
PDI	PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund		42	1.19%	—	—	JGH vs PDI
SPYI	NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	70	7.92%	10.67B	Aug 2022	JGH vs SPYI
QYLD	Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF	Nasdaq-100, Derivative Income	88	9.09%	8.37B	Dec 2013	JGH vs QYLD
VOOG	Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF	S&P 500, Large Cap Growth Equities	48	10.97%	26.50B	Sep 2010	JGH vs VOOG
DSU	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.	Bank Loan	6	0.96%	—	Nov 1998	JGH vs DSU
JPIE	JPMorgan Income ETF	Multisector Bonds	95	1.62%	9.91B	Oct 2021	JGH vs JPIE
ISD	PGIM High Yield Bond Fund	High Yield Bonds	3	-7.57%	—	Apr 2012	JGH vs ISD
CIK	Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	1	-8.49%	—	Feb 1987	JGH vs CIK
RSIIX	RiverPark Strategic Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	74	2.65%	—	Sep 2013	JGH vs RSIIX
FAHEX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund Class ...	High Yield Bonds	79	6.18%	—	Nov 1997	JGH vs FAHEX
FGQMX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Fund Class A	High Yield Bonds	91	3.30%	—	Dec 2018	JGH vs FGQMX
FGUMX	Fidelity Advisor High Income Fund Class Z	High Yield Bonds	92	3.48%	—	Dec 2018	JGH vs FGUMX
ECHIX	Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund	High Yield Bonds	50	1.29%	—	Jun 1994	JGH vs ECHIX
HIO	Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc	High Yield Bonds	5	3.68%	—	Jan 2009	JGH vs HIO
THHYX	Toews Tactical Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	33	0.53%	—	Jun 2010	JGH vs THHYX
HIX	Western Asset High Income Fund II	High Yield Bonds	8	2.07%	—	May 1998	JGH vs HIX

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