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RBC Global Asset Management Recognized with Two Investor's Business Daily 2026 Best Mutual Funds Awards

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RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) • May 11, 2026

RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund and RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund Recognized for Benchmark-Beating Performance

 

MINNEAPOLIS, April 30, 2026 — RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (RBC GAM-U.S.) announced today that two of its U.S. funds have been recognized among Investor's Business Daily's (IBD) 2026 Best Mutual Funds Awards, a recognition highlighting historically consistent investment performance.

 

The recognized funds are:


Of 818 U.S. taxable bond funds at least 10 years old, 287 of them won IBD Best Mutual Funds 2026 awards. The RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund received this award by delivering returns that exceeded the US High Yield Bond Morningstar category benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, over the past one-, three-, five-, and 10-year performance periods, as of December 31, 2025.

Of 86 international bond funds at least 10 years old, 63 of them won IBD Best Mutual Funds 2026 awards. The RBC BlueBay Emerging Market Debt Fund received this award by delivering returns that exceeded the US Fund Emerging Markets Bond Morningstar category benchmark, the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, over the past one-, three-, five-, and 10-year performance periods, as of December 31, 2025.

 

"This recognition reflects the commitment of our talented fixed income teams to seek to deliver strong, consistent results for our investors," said Stu Kedwell, Global Chief Investment Officer at RBC Global Asset Management.  "We are proud of these teams’ results, historically outperforming their benchmarks across multiple time horizons and market cycles."


Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

About the IBD 2026 Awards

IBD's 11th annual Best Mutual Funds Awards evaluated 3,751 funds that are at least 10 years old. This year, 536 funds made the prestigious list—down from 946 last year—across 11 investment categories. The selection criteria emphasized funds that consistently beat their benchmarks.

 

The IBD 2026 Best Mutual Funds Awards were presented to RBC GAM on March 20.

 

More information about RBC GAM's U.S. mutual funds can be found at https://usmutualfunds.rbcgam.com/us/.

 

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About RBC Global Asset Management

RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies. RBC Funds, BlueBay Funds, PH&N Funds and RBC ETFs are offered by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) and distributed through authorized dealers in Canada. The RBC GAM group of companies, which includes RBC GAM Inc. (including PH&N Institutional) and RBC Indigo Asset Management Inc., manage approximately $572 billion in assets (CAD) and have approximately 1,600 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

 

Contact

Tony Catinella, tony.catinella@rbc.com

 

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The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of global investment-grade fixed-income securities across multiple sectors, currencies, and geographies. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of U.S. investment-grade fixed-Income securities in government, asset-backed, and corporate debt markets. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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