global bond funds

Under initial screening through morningstar category world bond, I came up with possible choices. Putnam's Global Income Trust (PGGIX), DWS Global Bond Fund (SZGAX), MFS Global Bond Fund (MGBAX), and Dreyfus International Bond Fund (DIBAX). My question is how am I supposed to find the differences between them, in terms of management or strategy? I was told Putnam's GIT bets more on currency and interest rates rather than fixed income. This information is not readily accessible, so how am I to go about finding how they differ from each other. Thanks

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Also, to say one of these funds bets more on interest rates and currencies than fixed income compared to the others is kind of a meaningless statement. In a Global Bond fund, there are only three sources of alpha: currency, interest rate, and credit. Most (not all) of the investing these guys do is unhedged, so you're getting exposure to all three whenever you buy these funds.

 

so I'm looking at DWS Global Bond Fund (SZGAX), and it doesn't show how much of their assets are allocated toward emerging markets. How would I find information about these funds that are not published? It seems that a lot of information is left out of summaries and fact sheets. As you can tell, I'm not terribly knowledgeable about this and I need help. What should I be looking for? Where can I find information on how the fund is managed besides the vague objective. Thanks! I appreciate any help.

 

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