November 16, 2009, 12:01 AM ET
| Top 10 managers: one-year return | Category | Gross return | Net return |
| PIMCO Real Ret Full Authority | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 10.64 | 10.07 |
| FFTW Inflation Linked Bonds U.S. | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 7.58 | 7.50 |
| Hartford Inv Mgt Inflation Plus | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 7.28 | 7.07 |
| BlackRock TIPS PLUS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 7.19 | 6.76 |
| BlackRock TIPS (Treasury Infl-Protected) | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 6.98 | 6.72 |
| FFTW Global Inflation Linked Bonds | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 6.92 | 6.79 |
| American Century Inflation Adjusted Bond | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 6.53 | 5.96 |
| Wellington TIPS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 6.46 | 6.25 |
| Brown Bros Harriman & Co. TIPS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 6.12 | 5.87 |
| Standish US TIPS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 6.01 | 5.93 |
| Top 10 managers: five-year return | Category | Gross return | Net return |
| PIMCO Real Ret Full Authority | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.54 | 5.00 |
| Hartford Inv Mgt Inflation Plus | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.49 | 5.28 |
| FFTW Global Inflation Linked Bonds | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.46 | 5.43 |
| BlackRock TIPS PLUS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.42 | 5.00 |
| FFTW Inflation Linked Bonds U.S. | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.42 | 5.19 |
| Wellington TIPS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.36 | 5.20 |
| BlackRock TIPS (Treasury Infl-Protected) | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.21 | 5.00 |
| American Century Inflation Adjusted Bond | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 5.09 | 4.50 |
| Standish US TIPS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 4.95 | 4.90 |
| Brown Bros Harriman & Co. TIPS | US SA Inflation-Protected Bond | 4.89 | 4.68 |
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