RTHCX
Tax-Exempt High Yield Bond Fund
RUSSELL INVESTMENT CO
Expense ratio1
1.64%
Net assets2
$2.47B
Holdings2
3090
Category
Muni Bond
2025 return3
1.46%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income that is exempt from federal tax,

Strategy. The Fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in fixed income investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The Fund invests principally in municipal debt obligations providing federal tax-exempt interest income, but may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities, the income on which is subject to federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. The Fund generally intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in medium- to low-quality municipal debt securities including those that are rated in the lowest rating category by … The Fund has a fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in fixed income investments the income from which is exempt from federal income tax. The Fund invests principally in municipal debt obligations providing federal tax-exempt interest income, but may invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in municipal debt securities, the income on which is subject to federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax. The Fund generally intends to invest a substantial portion of its assets in medium- to low-quality municipal debt securities including those that are rated in the lowest rating category by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). The Fund generally expects to invest between 20% and 80% of its assets in municipal debt securities that are rated below investment grade by one or more NRSROs (commonly referred to as high-yield or junk bonds) or in unrated securities judged to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest in industrial development bonds. Russell Investment Management, LLC ( RIM ) provides or oversees the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Fund. The Fund is advised by RIM and multiple money managers unaffiliated with RIM pursuant to a multi-manager approach. RIM may change a Fund's asset allocation at any time. The Funds money managers select the individual portfolio instruments for the assets assigned to them. RIM manages the Funds cash balances. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments and may use derivatives to take both long and short positions. A portion of the Funds net assets may be illiquid investments. The Fund may invest in commercial paper. The Fund may also invest in puts, stand-by commitments and demand notes (including variable rate demand notes). The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. Please refer to the Investment Objective and Investment Strategies section in the Funds Prospectus for further information.

Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026
Opened
133
Exited
88
Increased
53
Decreased
71
Unchanged
2834

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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FundOverlapNet exp.
Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund · GHYIX, GHYAX, GHYCX, GYIRX, GHYSX, GGLPX 39% 0.52%
NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund · MMHVX, MMHAX, MMHDX, MMHIX, MMHEX 26% 0.58%
Bridge Builder Municipal High-Income Bond Fund · BBMHX 19% 0.16%
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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Russell Investment Management, LLC Adviser
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. Sub-adviser
MacKay Shields LLC Sub-adviser
Rockefeller & Co. LLC Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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