CFSTX

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The Short Term Government Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.68%

Annual Cost per $10K

$68.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$13,252

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+4.96%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

US Bond

81%

Cash

17%

Fee Comparison

CFSTX

0.68%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

11% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+13.88%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

CFSTX at 0.68%$314,354

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$66,259

Cost vs index fund−$63,070

Similar Funds (100)

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
CFSTX	The Short Term Government Fund	0.68%	+4.96%	+4.43%	+0.91%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+2.78%	+4.84%	-0.54%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+2.69%	+4.64%	-0.29%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+3.91%	+6.14%	+0.79%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.13%	+3.01%	-0.68%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+6.98%	+8.60%	+4.02%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+2.58%	+3.34%	-1.05%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.51%	+8.80%	+5.47%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+7.58%	+11.27%	+7.08%
MFGBX	MFS Government Securities Fund	0.77%	+1.79%	+1.17%	-2.03%
JITAX	JPMorgan National Municipal Income Fund	0.40%	+0.78%	+2.44%	+0.24%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.47%	+6.64%	—
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
JMUB	JPMorgan Municipal ETF	0.18%	+0.70%	+3.02%	+0.83%
JTFCX	JPMorgan Tax Free Bond Fund	0.67%	-0.71%	+1.68%	-0.87%
IBTF	iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF	0.07%	+4.32%	+4.44%	+0.65%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+5.97%	+5.76%	—
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.91%	+5.31%	-0.36%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.24%	+8.03%	+4.26%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
TXRRX	JPMorgan Tax Aware Real Return Fund	0.35%	+4.34%	+4.90%	+3.55%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
DHEAX	DIAMOND HILL SHORT DURATION SECURITIZED BOND	0.82%	+6.77%	+7.74%	-2.09%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+2.62%	+6.98%	+3.78%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.94%	+7.08%	+1.93%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+2.89%	+4.90%	-0.47%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.04%	+3.34%	+2.81%	-0.45%
AGZ	iShares Agency Bond ETF	0.20%	+4.09%	+3.59%	+0.63%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
GAAAX	GMO Opportunistic Income Fund	0.58%	+5.51%	+5.75%	—
SSASX	State Street Income Fund	0.20%	+2.31%	+5.01%	—
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+2.60%	+5.35%	-1.43%
FSIGX	Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.00%	+3.72%	+3.94%	+0.37%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+2.45%	+4.81%	-0.83%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+3.74%	+5.02%	+0.43%
FFRDX	Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund	0.62%	+5.76%	+9.98%	+7.69%
TRAZX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.02%	+7.98%	+9.42%	+7.21%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+6.50%	+6.20%	+0.26%
OSTAX	JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	1.20%	+2.94%	+2.66%	+0.58%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.53%	+6.42%	+0.62%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
JCBAX	JPMorgan California Tax Free Bond Fund	0.45%	+0.15%	+2.32%	+0.05%
CIBRX	Columbia Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+7.05%	+7.06%	-0.10%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.26%	+10.15%	+5.43%
SSAFX	State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio	0.02%	+2.88%	+4.91%	-0.53%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	0.98%	+12.07%	+6.92%	+14.34%
TRIZX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.02%	+7.94%	+9.42%	+7.25%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.07%	+9.76%	+5.76%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.39%	+5.98%	+0.51%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+2.61%	+4.85%	-0.55%
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.40%	+4.61%	-0.84%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+3.38%	+5.36%	-0.68%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.63%	+6.69%	+4.01%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.54%	—	—
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	0.21%	+4.61%	+4.91%	+2.91%
EBSFX	EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN INCOME FUND	0.18%	+7.31%	+6.65%	+3.47%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
VWLUX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.97%	+6.33%	+1.37%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+4.73%	+6.19%	+1.96%
FLBL	Franklin Senior Loan ETF	0.45%	+6.03%	+9.49%	+6.17%
VFIIX	VANGUARD GNMA FUND	0.21%	+6.79%	+5.46%	+0.17%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
TLDAX	Thornburg Ultra Short Income Fund	0.50%	+4.70%	+5.19%	+2.99%
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.51%	+5.39%	+0.67%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+3.60%	+5.71%	+0.65%
JCNTX	JPMorgan New York Tax Free Bond Fund	1.05%	-0.64%	+1.63%	-0.23%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+3.21%	+5.24%	+0.04%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
JMSI	JPMorgan Sustainable Municipal Income ETF	0.18%	+0.67%	—	—
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.13%	+6.95%	+1.60%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	+5.20%	+7.18%	-2.69%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+4.97%	+7.04%	+3.60%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+4.94%	+5.95%	+3.10%
SPMB	SPDR(R) Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.04%	+3.33%	+5.03%	-0.27%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
EBSZX	EUBEL BRADY & SUTTMAN INCOME AND APPRECIATION FUND	0.24%	+7.85%	+7.34%	+5.02%
BSCU	Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.45%	+5.35%	+0.06%
TIMTX	Transamerica Intermediate Muni	0.49%	+3.53%	+6.00%	+0.71%
MIPLX	MassMutual Premier Inflation-Protected and Income Fund	1.19%	+3.13%	+5.01%	+1.36%
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.43%	+6.84%	+7.74%	+4.57%
SLDBX	SIIT LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND	0.32%	+5.05%	+4.67%	+2.19%
USTB	VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF	0.35%	+5.11%	+6.52%	+3.34%
ILABX	VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO	0.76%	+2.55%	+4.33%	-0.83%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.35%	+5.71%	—

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