Core Insights - The article discusses the launch of the 2026 TOP50 fixed income fund manager ranking, highlighting the significant growth of "fixed income +" products in 2025 and the positive reputation of the ranking list [1][2]. Performance Summary - The average performance of various fund categories for 2025 shows that: - The average return for cash equivalent funds is 1.61%, compared to 1.30% for the Wind Money Market Fund Index [2]. - The short-term bond fund average return is 1.29%, slightly lower than the Wind Short-term Pure Bond Fund Index at 1.40% [2]. - The stable "fixed income +" average return is 4.75%, outperforming the non-pure bond index at 4.58% [2]. - The active "fixed income +" average return is 7.78%, exceeding the Wind Mixed Bond Fund Index at 6.53% [2]. - The balanced equity and bond fund average return is 20.41%, significantly higher than the Wind Balanced Mixed Fund Index at 16.77% [2]. Ranking Methodology - The ranking considers factors such as historical performance, excess return stability, maximum drawdown, Sharpe ratio, Calmar ratio, volatility, and qualitative analysis [3]. - The average management tenure of the selected fund managers is 10.43 years, with an average management scale of 32.38 billion [6]. - The list includes only 50 fund managers to avoid excessive homogeneity, with rankings not being prioritized [6]. Fund Classification - A unique classification method categorizes fixed income funds into five types based on risk exposure and return characteristics: 1. Cash alternative 2. Conservative income 3. Stable "fixed income +" 4. Active "fixed income +" 5. Balanced equity and bond [5]. Fund Manager Selection - The selection process excludes managers with less than five years of experience to ensure stability and risk control [6]. - Multi-manager configurations are considered due to the diverse asset classes involved in fixed income funds [6]. - The list excludes dollar-denominated bonds and money market funds, while including mixed bond fund of funds (FOF) due to the importance of asset allocation [7].