EIXCX

Active

Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.76%

Annual Cost per $10K

$176.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$29,839

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-7.56%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

84%

Cash

16%

Fee Comparison

EIXCX

1.76%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

132% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

-9.65%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

EIXCX at 1.76%$231,417

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$149,196

Cost vs index fund−$146,007

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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
EIXCX	Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund	1.76%	-7.56%	-3.33%	-2.82%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+5.18%	+5.23%	-0.45%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
EBSAX	Campbell Systematic Macro Fund	2.01%	+3.07%	+2.38%	+10.10%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
OSTAX	JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	1.20%	+2.94%	+2.66%	+0.58%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.34%	+8.84%	+5.70%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.32%	+6.04%	+2.97%
MSTX	Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MSTR ETF	1.29%	-62.13%	—	—
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
DHEAX	DIAMOND HILL SHORT DURATION SECURITIZED BOND	0.82%	+7.08%	+8.11%	-1.77%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+8.83%	+8.12%	+4.32%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
MFGBX	MFS Government Securities Fund	0.77%	+1.79%	+1.17%	-2.03%
ABYAX	Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund	1.79%	-4.08%	-2.92%	+2.90%
MAFAX	Abbey Capital Multi-Asset Fund	1.80%	+0.19%	+2.32%	—
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+6.72%	+6.55%	+0.85%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+5.65%	+6.14%	—
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.56%	—	—
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+6.48%	+5.82%	+0.49%
GIBAX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.84%	+6.14%	+6.77%	+0.35%
JCNTX	JPMorgan New York Tax Free Bond Fund	1.05%	-0.64%	+1.63%	-0.23%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.57%	+10.59%	+7.12%
WACIX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+5.35%	+5.34%	-1.73%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+5.38%	+3.74%	-1.00%
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	1.48%	+2.89%	+3.82%	-0.85%
HRSAX	Rational Tactical Return Fund	2.04%	+3.40%	+3.63%	+3.33%
JITAX	JPMorgan National Municipal Income Fund	0.40%	+0.78%	+2.44%	+0.24%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.94%	+7.08%	+1.93%
LFMAX	LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund	2.13%	+4.18%	-1.29%	+4.08%
FZICX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	1.41%	-0.91%	-5.47%	-9.55%
JASSX	Easterly Income Opportunity Fund	1.65%	+8.63%	+6.39%	—
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	+0.69%	+4.93%	+0.99%
JTFCX	JPMorgan Tax Free Bond Fund	0.67%	-0.71%	+1.68%	-0.87%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+5.27%	+6.06%	-0.11%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+5.43%	+5.82%	+0.08%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.59%	+6.23%	+3.15%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-0.28%	-3.04%	+4.92%
MIPLX	MassMutual Premier Inflation-Protected and Income Fund	1.19%	+4.17%	+5.01%	+0.97%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
LGBCX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	1.49%	+4.32%	+5.41%	+0.50%
RFXAX	Rational Special Situations Income Fund	2.01%	+4.45%	+5.65%	+4.15%
GAAAX	GMO Opportunistic Income Fund	0.58%	+5.51%	+5.75%	—
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	0.98%	+12.54%	+5.17%	+14.26%
ILABX	VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO	0.76%	+4.82%	+4.68%	-0.92%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+6.02%	+6.47%	+1.99%
CIBRX	Columbia Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+7.05%	+7.06%	-0.10%
ARBOX	ABSOLUTE CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE FUND	1.73%	+7.63%	—	—
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.57%	+9.22%	+5.67%
WABRX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	1.12%	+5.01%	+4.99%	-1.75%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+5.55%	+6.37%	+0.53%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+5.99%	+6.30%	+0.72%
XFFLX	Franklin Floating Rate Master Series	—	+6.16%	+9.89%	+7.63%
DHRAX	DIAMOND HILL CORE BOND FUND	0.76%	+5.32%	+5.79%	-9.28%
MKTBX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	1.03%	+1.50%	-0.49%	+0.25%
FFRDX	Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund	0.62%	+5.76%	+9.98%	+7.69%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+5.68%	+5.87%	-0.15%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+5.24%	+5.27%	-0.43%
MMHAX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.85%	+2.66%	+7.74%	+2.12%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
PIPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS International Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	1.57%	+21.78%	+19.50%	+15.68%
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+6.67%	+8.45%	+6.03%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+6.59%	+7.11%	+3.54%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+6.03%	+5.88%	-0.57%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
RHYTX	Tax-Exempt High Yield Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.60%	+6.95%	+2.12%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+13.60%	+2.93%	+11.89%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+5.97%	+5.76%	—
FFSAX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Flexible Income Fund	1.82%	+4.86%	+6.65%	+2.74%
PRTNX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.90%	+5.90%	+4.49%	+1.37%
THLGX	Toews Hedged U.S. Fund	1.26%	+18.70%	+10.61%	+7.13%
IBTF	iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF	0.07%	+4.32%	+4.44%	+0.65%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
PHDCX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	1.70%	+6.91%	+8.19%	+3.58%
TIMTX	Transamerica Intermediate Muni	0.49%	+3.53%	+6.00%	+0.71%
ANGLX	Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.64%	+6.97%	+6.21%	+2.16%
TRAZX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.02%	+7.98%	+9.42%	+7.21%
BDKAX	Bramshill Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.77%	+7.18%	+8.05%	+4.58%
SPMB	SPDR(R) Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.04%	+6.46%	+5.57%	-0.24%
TRIZX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.02%	+7.94%	+9.42%	+7.25%
LOTAX	LoCorr Market Trend Fund	2.02%	+6.12%	-4.46%	+6.28%
FHYIX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	1.18%	-1.12%	+2.21%	+0.36%

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