RBC’s BlueBay High Yield and Emerging Market Debt Funds Claim IBD Awards
RY•RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond and Emerging Market Debt funds outperformed Morningstar and Bloomberg index benchmarks over one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods through December 31, 2025. They were among 287 winners out of 818 U.S. taxable bond funds and 63 winners of 86 international bond funds in IBD’s 2026 awards.
1. Award Recipients
RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund and RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund each received Investor’s Business Daily 2026 Best Mutual Funds awards for benchmark-beating performance.
2. Benchmark Outperformance
Both funds delivered returns above their Morningstar category and Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index benchmarks over one-, three-, five- and 10-year performance periods through December 31, 2025.
3. Award Categories and Rankings
The High Yield Bond Fund was one of 287 winners among 818 U.S. taxable bond funds at least 10 years old, while the Emerging Market Debt Fund was one of 63 winners among 86 international bond funds of the same vintage.
4. Division Profile
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada, managing $572 billion USD in assets with approximately 1,600 employees across North America, Europe and Asia.
