FDHCX

Active

First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

2.00%

Annual Cost per $10K

$200.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$32,903

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+6.18%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

86%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

FDHCX

2.00%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

163% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+23.52%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FDHCX at 2.00%$216,097

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$164,516

Cost vs index fund−$161,327

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
FDHCX	First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund	2.00%	+6.18%	+7.30%	+4.14%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+2.69%	+4.64%	-0.29%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.35%	+5.71%	—
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+6.98%	+8.60%	+4.02%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+3.08%	+5.62%	-0.05%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.91%	+5.31%	-0.36%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.47%	+6.64%	—
ANGLX	Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.64%	+6.97%	+6.21%	+2.16%
PTRRX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	1.10%	+3.74%	+5.44%	-0.41%
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	1.48%	+2.89%	+3.82%	-0.85%
BICCX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	1.45%	-9.54%	-0.97%	-3.97%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+10.94%	+4.13%	+12.18%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
GAKPX	Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund	1.46%	+3.05%	+5.47%	-0.39%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
FSMMX	FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund	1.99%	-43.93%	-43.32%	—
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.53%	+6.42%	+0.62%
RITEX	American High Income Trust	0.67%	+7.23%	+10.90%	+6.71%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
ARBOX	ABSOLUTE CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE FUND	1.73%	+7.51%	—	—
RANAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	1.41%	+1.90%	+2.61%	-1.71%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.54%	—	—
LIGRX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.74%	+2.71%	+5.88%	+1.31%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+4.94%	+5.95%	+3.10%
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	-0.58%	+4.42%	+1.01%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.51%	+8.80%	+5.47%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+4.56%	+5.38%	+1.51%
LFMAX	LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund	2.13%	+1.86%	-1.14%	+3.48%
MMHDX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	1.62%	+1.85%	+6.90%	+1.33%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+5.60%	+9.36%	+3.54%
WACIX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+2.25%	+5.00%	-1.79%
XFFLX	Franklin Floating Rate Master Series	—	+6.16%	+9.89%	+7.63%
TLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.10%	+1.39%	+0.61%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.00%	+5.32%	+0.75%
FZICX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	1.41%	-3.46%	-6.03%	-9.81%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+2.98%	+4.98%	-0.05%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
CFAMX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.66%	+4.79%	+3.99%	+1.63%
BRMSX	Bramshill Income Performance Fund$1M min	1.44%	+2.09%	—	—
LCRAX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.81%	+3.34%	+3.14%	-0.45%
ABYAX	Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund	1.79%	-4.08%	-2.92%	+2.90%
NECRX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	1.49%	+2.28%	+4.39%	-0.92%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+4.85%	+5.53%	—
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+4.97%	+7.04%	+3.60%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+2.62%	+6.98%	+3.78%
PTCIX	PIMCO Long-Term Credit Bond Fund$1M min	1.51%	+1.94%	+7.57%	-1.71%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
PTFAX	PIMCO RAE Fundamental Advantage PLUS Fund	1.73%	-0.34%	+1.02%	+2.28%
PLIAX	Aristotle Core Income Fund	0.85%	+3.38%	—	—
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+3.60%	+5.71%	+0.65%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+2.93%	+5.20%	-1.08%
RFXAX	Rational Special Situations Income Fund	2.01%	+4.76%	+6.39%	+4.26%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.39%	+5.98%	+0.51%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-4.27%	-4.10%	+4.19%
TFAIX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.65%	+7.41%	+8.76%	+6.60%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+4.73%	+6.19%	+1.96%
MWCPX	TCW METWEST UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND	0.89%	+5.89%	+7.45%	+3.06%
PHYRX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	1.20%	+5.96%	+9.50%	+4.04%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+2.97%	+5.29%	-0.17%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
EVIBX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	1.00%	+7.54%	+9.19%	+5.51%
RPIFX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.57%	+7.51%	+8.88%	+6.68%
MTSPX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	1.18%	+3.34%	+5.08%	+0.54%
HYLS	First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	1.05%	+7.61%	+8.57%	+3.96%
CSOAX	Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund	1.80%	+5.64%	+9.71%	+6.02%
NVCCX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.86%	+0.97%	+3.84%	+2.38%
GILDX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.75%	+4.69%	+6.27%	+2.64%
JADFX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund	0.83%	+2.72%	+4.74%	-0.36%
AKGCX	AB Income Fund	1.55%	+5.71%	+5.95%	-0.50%
PIOBX	Victory Pioneer Bond Fund	0.81%	—	—	—
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+3.78%	+5.93%	+0.12%
DCPAX	BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund	1.45%	+6.27%	+6.42%	+0.48%
NSTTX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.95%	+8.64%	+8.96%	+3.83%
FFSAX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Flexible Income Fund	1.82%	+3.99%	+6.26%	+3.14%
CHIAX	Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.95%	+5.21%	+8.54%	+6.24%
TBPPX	Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund	0.45%	+3.06%	+5.91%	+0.50%
RFRAX	Columbia Floating Rate Fund	1.01%	+6.28%	+8.67%	+5.93%
VVBVX	Venerable Strategic Bond Fund	0.80%	+2.33%	—	—
ILABX	VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO	0.76%	+2.55%	+4.33%	-0.83%
SEATX	TAX-ADVANTAGED INCOME FUND	1.08%	-1.38%	+2.96%	+1.37%
FHYIX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	1.18%	-1.12%	+2.21%	+0.36%
APECX	Columbia High Yield Bond Fund	0.98%	+6.69%	+7.45%	+3.61%
VPVRRDV	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio	1.07%	+4.33%	+5.29%	+1.59%
PMLCX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	1.25%	+0.80%	+4.98%	+0.76%
OAFIX	Optimum Fixed Income Fund	1.79%	+3.04%	+5.11%	-0.56%

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