| Investment Objective |
| Fees and Expenses of the Fund |
| |
Class A |
Class C |
Institutional |
Service |
Investor |
Class R |
Class R6 |
| Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) |
4.50% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale
proceeds)1 |
None |
1.00% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| |
Class A |
Class C |
Institutional |
Service |
Investor |
Class R |
Class R6 |
| Management Fees |
0.69% |
0.69% |
0.69% |
0.69% |
0.69% |
0.69% |
0.69% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% |
0.75% |
None |
0.25% |
None |
0.50% |
None |
| Other Expenses |
0.16% |
0.41% |
0.08% |
0.33% |
0.16% |
0.16% |
0.07% |
| Service Fees |
None |
0.25% |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Shareholder Administration Fees |
None |
None |
None |
0.25% |
None |
None |
None |
| All Other Expenses |
0.16% |
0.16% |
0.08% |
0.08% |
0.16% |
0.16% |
0.07% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.10% |
1.85% |
0.77% |
1.27% |
0.85% |
1.35% |
0.76% |
| Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation2
|
(0.11%) |
(0.11%) |
(0.08%) |
(0.08%) |
(0.11%) |
(0.11%) |
(0.08%) |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation |
0.99% |
1.74% |
0.69% |
1.19% |
0.74% |
1.24% |
0.68% |
| Expense Example |
| |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| Class A Shares |
$546 |
$774 |
$1,019 |
$1,720 |
| Class C Shares |
$277 |
$571 |
$990 |
$2,160 |
| Institutional Shares |
$70 |
$238 |
$420 |
$947 |
| Service Shares |
$121 |
$395 |
$689 |
$1,527 |
| Investor Shares |
$76 |
$260 |
$461 |
$1,039 |
| Class R Shares |
$126 |
$417 |
$729 |
$1,614 |
| Class R6 Shares |
$69 |
$235 |
$415 |
$935 |
| Class C Shares – Assuming no redemption |
$177 |
$571 |
$990 |
$2,160 |
| Portfolio Turnover |
| Principal Strategy |
| Principal Risks of the Fund |
| Performance |
| |
Returns |
Quarter ended |
| Year-to-Date Return |
1.58% |
June 30, 2026 |
| During the periods shown in the chart above:
|
Returns |
Quarter ended |
| Best Quarter Return |
10.20% |
June 30, 2020 |
| Worst Quarter Return |
-14.24% |
March 31, 2020 |
| AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN For the period ended
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
|
|
| 1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Inception
Date | |
| Class A Shares |
|
|
|
8/1/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
3.38% |
2.25% |
4.56% |
|
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions |
0.78% |
-0.03% |
2.27% |
|
| Returns After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
1.95% |
0.69% |
2.47% |
|
| Class C Shares |
|
|
|
8/15/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
6.32% |
2.41% |
4.24%*
|
|
| Institutional Shares |
|
|
|
8/1/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
8.50% |
3.48% |
5.33% |
|
| Service Shares |
|
|
|
8/1/1997 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
8.15% |
3.00% |
4.82% |
|
| Investor Shares |
|
|
|
11/30/2007 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
8.44% |
3.44% |
5.30% |
|
| Class R Shares |
|
|
|
11/30/2007 |
| Returns |
7.91% |
2.92% |
4.75% |
|
| Class R6 Shares |
|
|
|
7/31/2015 |
| Returns Before Taxes |
8.50% |
3.46% |
5.34% |
|
| Bloomberg U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index |
8.62% |
4.50% |
6.51% |
|
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index |
7.30% |
-0.36% |
2.01% |
|
| Portfolio Management |
| Buying and Selling Fund Shares |
| Tax Information |
| Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries |