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MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund (MTMIX)
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MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund (MTMIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. It will generally seek to maintain a weighted average duration within 2.5 years (plus or minus) of the duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies.

Fund Info

ISIN

US56063J1951

CUSIP

56063J195

Issuer

New York Life Investments

Inception Date

Jan 2, 1991

Category

Intermediate Core-Plus Bond

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

MTMIX has an expense ratio of 0.45%, placing it in the medium range.

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MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund

Performance

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Returns By Period

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund (MTMIX) returned 2.89% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.91% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MTMIX returned 1.84% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.

MTMIX

YTD

2.89%

1M

-0.66%

6M

1.74%

1Y

7.91%

3Y*

3.03%

5Y*

-0.15%

10Y*

1.84%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of MTMIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.00%2.30%-0.08%0.32%-0.65%2.89%
20240.48%-0.97%1.42%-2.21%2.04%1.23%2.44%1.52%1.60%-2.36%1.23%-1.58%4.78%
20234.46%-2.72%2.09%0.70%-1.27%-0.18%0.37%-0.61%-2.34%-1.98%4.98%4.56%7.93%
2022-2.43%-1.67%-2.73%-4.02%0.20%-2.92%3.32%-2.83%-5.45%-1.15%3.97%-0.32%-15.29%
2021-0.76%-1.56%-0.77%1.04%0.39%1.10%1.00%-0.13%-0.76%0.04%0.02%-3.06%-3.49%
20201.96%1.48%-3.69%3.06%1.47%1.27%2.43%-0.30%-0.31%-0.24%1.96%-0.50%8.74%
20191.32%0.15%1.90%0.06%1.60%1.29%0.32%2.73%-0.58%0.31%-0.07%0.04%9.40%
2018-1.01%-1.11%0.41%-0.64%0.52%-0.25%0.14%0.59%-0.53%-0.93%0.25%1.38%-1.21%
20170.43%0.80%-0.07%0.89%0.90%0.04%0.58%0.78%-0.26%0.11%-0.07%0.40%4.63%
20160.35%0.74%1.89%0.92%-0.03%1.58%1.28%0.43%-0.05%-0.70%-2.12%0.47%4.80%
20151.53%-0.03%-0.02%-0.20%-0.31%-1.25%0.34%-0.50%-0.22%0.74%-0.60%-0.90%-1.44%
20141.23%0.96%0.20%0.76%1.03%0.38%-0.36%0.91%-0.93%0.58%0.07%-0.55%4.36%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 77, MTMIX is among the top 23% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of MTMIX is 7777
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of MTMIX is 8686
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of MTMIX is 8585
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of MTMIX is 8383
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of MTMIX is 5252
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of MTMIX is 7676
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund (MTMIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.48
  • 5-Year: -0.02
  • 10-Year: 0.37
  • All Time: 0.86

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund provided a 5.31% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.49 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%5.50%6.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.6020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.49$0.50$0.40$0.34$0.62$0.44$0.31$0.29$0.28$0.31$0.32$0.40

Dividend yield

5.31%5.49%4.38%3.89%5.75%3.79%2.86%2.83%2.62%2.98%3.13%3.76%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.16
2024$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.50
2023$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.40
2022$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.34
2021$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.35$0.62
2020$0.02$0.02$0.05$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.15$0.44
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.31
2018$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.29
2017$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.28
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.31
2015$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.32
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.07$0.40

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund was 22.76%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund drawdown is 5.54%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-22.76%Sep 23, 2021272Oct 20, 2022———
-10.65%Oct 18, 1993146May 9, 1994276May 30, 1995422
-10.03%Mar 9, 202010Mar 20, 202055Jun 8, 202065
-9.81%Jan 2, 199689May 3, 1996304Jul 3, 1997393
-8.21%Jan 5, 19933Jan 7, 1993161Aug 20, 1993164
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Volatility

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