BICAX

Active

Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.70%

Annual Cost per $10K

$70.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$13,606

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-17.52%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

95%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

BICAX

0.70%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

8% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

-15.04%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

BICAX at 0.70%$312,585

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$68,028

Cost vs index fund−$64,839

Similar Funds (100)

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-17.52%	-5.29%	-6.50%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+6.48%	+5.82%	+0.49%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
VWIUX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+4.92%	+5.52%	+1.59%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	-6.49%	-4.72%	-9.33%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+5.43%	+5.82%	+0.08%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.04%	+3.34%	+2.81%	-0.45%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+2.80%	+1.63%	-2.35%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
VMLUX	VANGUARD LIMITED-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+4.45%	+4.48%	+1.86%
VFIIX	VANGUARD GNMA FUND	0.21%	+6.79%	+5.46%	+0.17%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
CMPIX	Core Fixed Income Fund	0.57%	+5.74%	+5.37%	-0.36%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
VWLUX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.97%	+6.33%	+1.37%
FIQZX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.31%	+4.25%	+4.88%	+1.45%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.11%	+5.85%	+1.29%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+2.60%	+6.01%	+1.33%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	+2.04%	+5.56%	+1.20%
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.94%	+7.08%	+1.93%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+2.71%	+5.73%	+1.90%
VWSTX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.17%	+3.77%	+3.84%	+1.97%
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
AHMFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.41%	+4.27%	+8.02%	+2.99%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+3.42%	+6.44%	+1.36%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+7.06%	+6.29%	+2.68%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+5.68%	+5.87%	-0.15%
SUB	iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF	0.07%	+3.21%	+2.88%	+1.28%
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
TRBFX	T. Rowe Price Limited-Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.	0.50%	+6.32%	+3.40%	+2.91%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	+2.38%	+4.93%	+2.70%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	0.21%	+5.56%	+7.48%	+4.63%
STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	0.03%	+6.10%	+5.09%	+3.81%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+2.56%	+4.96%	+3.30%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+6.67%	+8.45%	+6.03%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+6.60%	+6.79%	+1.37%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	+3.28%	+7.29%	+2.10%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+3.79%	+4.73%	+1.65%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+4.04%	+3.90%	+0.60%
VFIRX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY FUND	0.10%	+5.11%	+4.29%	+1.33%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	+2.85%	+5.61%	+1.17%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+4.08%	+4.23%	+1.62%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+10.92%	+15.63%	+12.01%
AUGAX	Columbia Quality Income Fund	0.57%	+3.84%	+2.03%	-0.90%
FDMMX	Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund	0.45%	+3.75%	+4.94%	+0.86%
ACITX	Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund	0.54%	+5.08%	+3.94%	+1.24%
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.80%	+4.95%	+1.45%
PRULX	T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long-Term Index Fund	0.29%	-4.85%	-3.84%	-8.69%
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—
BSNSX	Baird Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.10%	+5.84%	+2.14%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+5.23%	+3.92%	+0.91%
FSAJX	Fidelity SAI Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.25%	+3.99%	+6.15%	+1.56%
FCCIX	Franklin California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	0.74%	+2.23%	+3.84%	+0.23%
FIWAX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	0.25%	+4.51%	+4.33%	+1.49%
RBCUX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.41%	+4.12%	+5.42%	+1.71%
FLTEX	Limited Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.37%	+5.18%	+4.79%	+1.70%
LONSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.54%	+1.51%	+6.00%	+0.89%
FGORX	Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.51%	+5.56%	+4.60%	-0.24%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	+1.16%	+5.25%	+0.80%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+3.55%	+5.33%	+1.16%
USATX	Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Fund	0.44%	+0.64%	+2.81%	+0.87%
PRSMX	T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund	0.40%	+4.70%	+5.09%	+1.29%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
WSHNX	Short Duration Income Fund	0.62%	+5.43%	+5.94%	+3.00%
MTFHX	NYLI MacKay Strategic Muni Allocation Fund	0.50%	+4.68%	+5.80%	+2.16%
FTABX	Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.25%	+4.37%	+6.24%	+1.53%
TFI	SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF	0.23%	+2.49%	+4.31%	-0.16%
MTLBX	MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund	0.36%	+3.88%	+3.99%	+0.89%
WCPNX	Core Plus Income Fund	0.45%	+5.78%	+6.20%	+1.96%
HYMOX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.58%	+1.17%	+6.97%	+1.58%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
SHM	SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF	0.20%	+3.74%	+3.39%	+0.80%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+4.67%	+4.26%	-1.27%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
FSEC	Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF	0.36%	+3.64%	+3.18%	—
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
MSODX	NYLI MacKay California Muni Fund	0.48%	+2.60%	+6.09%	+1.16%
ATBYX	Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.71%	+1.06%	+2.81%	+0.97%
GWMTX	AMG GW&K Municipal Bond Fund	0.71%	+3.72%	+4.65%	+0.47%
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	0.45%	+6.87%	+5.55%	+0.16%
JMBS	Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF	0.23%	+7.59%	+6.27%	+0.60%
JIGBX	Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.38%	+2.97%	+2.92%	-0.79%
MIIAX	PRAXIS IMPACT BOND FUND	0.84%	-33.86%	-33.62%	-37.24%
MNODX	NYLI MacKay New York Muni Fund	0.49%	+3.44%	+6.58%	+1.41%
UITB	VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF	0.38%	+5.44%	+5.73%	+0.41%
CXHYX	Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.85%	-4.53%	+1.78%	+1.14%
PTYIX	T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund	0.55%	-1.13%	+2.81%	+1.49%
VKMMX	Invesco Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.85%	+1.84%	-0.03%
FSMNX	Fidelity SAI Municipal Income Fund	0.36%	+3.07%	+5.77%	+1.25%
PPNAX	Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund	0.90%	+4.51%	+5.62%	+1.93%
COLCX	Columbia Total Return Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.21%	+5.59%	+0.45%

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