ARMGX

Active

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.45%

Annual Cost per $10K

$145.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$25,570

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+4.39%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

78%

Intl Bond

21%

Cash

Fee Comparison

ARMGX

1.45%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

91% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025 · Updated quarterly

+15.15%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

ARMGX at 1.45%$252,765

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$127,848

Cost vs index fund−$124,659

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
ARMGX	Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund	1.45%	+4.39%	+4.82%	+2.51%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+7.58%	+6.94%	+3.88%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.31%	+3.82%	-0.30%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+4.38%	+5.04%	+0.05%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.48%	+3.91%	-0.09%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+6.36%	+7.49%	+3.22%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+3.47%	+3.70%	-0.23%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
DCPAX	BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund	1.45%	+2.63%	+3.76%	+0.01%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+5.71%	+5.23%	+2.05%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
PTCIX	PIMCO Long-Term Credit Bond Fund$1M min	1.51%	+1.32%	+3.61%	-2.42%
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.50%	+3.82%	-0.44%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
VPVTRDV	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio	0.79%	+4.28%	+3.78%	-0.33%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.58%	+4.67%	—
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.86%	+4.60%	+1.94%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+5.72%	+5.65%	+0.73%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+2.65%	+3.08%	-0.81%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+7.86%	+8.62%	+4.48%
PLSTX	Aristotle Strategic Income Fund	0.94%	+5.83%	—	—
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.32%	—	—
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
ARMLX	Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund	1.45%	+5.43%	+5.85%	+3.44%
VCSH	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.71%	+5.29%	+2.12%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.28%	+4.45%	+1.38%
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+6.59%	+8.18%	+3.99%
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
TSBBX	Nuveen Core Impact Bond Fund	0.51%	+3.25%	+3.16%	-0.55%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+9.24%	+9.46%	+6.70%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.53%	+8.15%	+5.01%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
NERNX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	0.39%	+3.43%	+3.49%	-0.09%
LCBPX	Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund	1.19%	+3.74%	+3.99%	-0.39%
VUBFX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND	0.20%	+5.00%	+4.97%	+2.82%
VCIT	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.70%	+5.76%	+0.79%
LSBNX	Loomis Sayles Bond Fund	0.60%	+8.34%	+6.81%	+3.11%
IHIFX	Macquarie High Income Fund	1.13%	+5.75%	+8.42%	+2.18%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.45%	+8.80%	+5.56%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+3.89%	+3.56%	-0.23%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
GGMPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund	0.98%	+7.43%	+8.44%	+4.14%
PHYBX	Putnam High Yield Fund	1.28%	+10.70%	+1.06%	+2.85%
IIBPX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO	0.79%	+3.41%	+3.63%	-0.34%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.57%	+4.16%	+0.64%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+5.42%	+5.98%	+3.53%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.13%	+2.73%	-1.73%
NHFIX	High Yield Fixed Income Fund	0.61%	+8.16%	+9.40%	+5.33%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.36%	+5.07%	+5.31%	+2.88%
JMTNX	Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.88%	+7.58%	+9.67%	+4.34%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+14.56%	-0.85%	+10.90%
NRSIX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.51%	+7.36%	+7.49%	+3.86%
FZOLX	Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.18%	—
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.72%	+4.96%	+2.92%
SSTHX	Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund	0.82%	+5.75%	+6.57%	+3.90%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
FCBAX	Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund	0.77%	-18.87%	-30.47%	-35.85%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.36%	+9.55%	+6.83%
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	0.25%	+4.72%	+4.87%	+2.93%
LSYAX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.05%	+7.79%	+9.07%	+6.05%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.29%	+2.85%	-1.36%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
ACGZX	AB Income Fund	0.54%	+3.91%	+3.92%	+0.14%
FDIAX	Fidelity Advisor Limited Term Bond Fund	0.60%	-10.96%	-20.61%	-24.84%
TAAQX	Transamerica Short-Term Bond	0.42%	+5.13%	—	—
GIKRX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.46%	+5.45%	+5.76%	+2.89%
PIINCAM	PIMCO Income Portfolio	1.06%	+7.08%	+6.81%	+3.56%
CCHIX	High Yield Fund	0.51%	+5.32%	+7.60%	+4.18%
MXLMX	Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund	0.90%	+6.25%	+5.41%	+1.98%
PBFKX	Victory Pioneer Bond Fund	0.36%	—	—	—
FHRRX	Franklin High Income Fund	0.50%	+7.32%	+10.31%	+6.65%
LAUVX	Lord Abbett Income Fund	0.45%	+4.21%	+5.21%	+1.33%
TRZOX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.	0.31%	+5.66%	+4.95%	—
AFRFX	Invesco Floating Rate ESG Fund	0.72%	+6.67%	+7.92%	+6.47%
TAIBX	PGIM Core Bond Fund	0.96%	+3.50%	+3.60%	-0.42%
FGKNX	Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund	0.72%	+4.28%	+5.67%	+2.49%
DGCAX	Nomura Corporate Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.30%	+4.02%	-0.48%
LBNOX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.62%	+6.90%	+6.32%	+3.00%
CANEX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.93%	+3.44%	+0.72%	-1.31%
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
STABX	Victory Pioneer Short Term Income Fund	0.73%	—	—	—
FTHRX	Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund	0.45%	+4.73%	+4.22%	+0.86%
ISIAX	VOYA STRATEGIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	0.62%	+6.41%	+5.70%	+3.26%
PRCIX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.44%	+2.96%	+2.49%	-0.77%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
BGHAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - HIGH YIELD FUND	0.89%	+6.24%	+9.23%	—
PEGAX	PIMCO ESG Income Fund	1.40%	+5.93%	+5.12%	+2.94%
MCBDX	MassMutual Premier Core Bond Fund	0.78%	+5.41%	+6.64%	+0.86%
MFIWX	MFS Income Fund	0.40%	+4.14%	+4.67%	+0.87%
PSJIX	Short-Term Income Fund	0.63%	+4.68%	+4.84%	+1.97%
OAFIX	Optimum Fixed Income Fund	1.79%	+3.15%	+3.02%	-0.85%
MDHEX	NYLI MacKay Short Duration High Income Fund	0.68%	—	—	—

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