Why invest in this Fund?

The fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.

Accordingly, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade ("high yield" or "junk" bonds) to as low as Caa/CCC. The fund may invest up to 30% of total assets in fixed-income securities of foreign issuers, including emerging markets.

Morningstar Rating™ as of December 31, 2020 for the Class D class shares; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Overall rating for the Short-Term Bond category. Fund ratings are out of 5 Stars: Overall 2 Stars (514 funds rated); 3 Yrs. 3 Stars (514 funds rated); 5 Yrs. 2 Stars (458 funds rated); 10 Yrs. 2 Stars (300 funds rated). The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products with at least a 3-year history. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance (not including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees if applicable), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Managed products; including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds; are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. ©2018 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The fund represents a single portfolio with multiple share classes that have different expense structures. Other share classes may have achieved different results.