FDHIX

ActiveMin. $1M

First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.00%

Annual Cost per $10K

$100.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,688

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active · Min: $1M

Trailing 12-Month

+7.25%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

86%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

FDHIX

1.00%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

32% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+27.27%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FDHIX at 1.00%$287,175

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$93,438

Cost vs index fund−$90,250

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
FDHIX	First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund	1.00%	+7.25%	+8.37%	+5.17%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+2.69%	+4.64%	-0.29%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+2.78%	+4.84%	-0.54%
BND	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	0.03%	+2.90%	+4.94%	-0.46%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.47%	+6.64%	—
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.91%	+5.31%	-0.36%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.13%	+3.01%	-0.68%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.35%	+5.71%	—
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+4.94%	+5.95%	+3.10%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.53%	+6.42%	+0.62%
BSV	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+4.08%	+4.88%	+1.37%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
VCIT	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.70%	+5.76%	+0.79%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
FSIGX	Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.00%	+3.72%	+3.94%	+0.37%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+2.61%	+4.85%	-0.55%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+6.50%	+6.20%	+0.26%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.51%	+8.80%	+5.47%
BIV	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+3.76%	+5.65%	-0.25%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.39%	+5.98%	+0.51%
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	+5.20%	+7.18%	-2.69%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+5.80%	+0.13%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+4.73%	+6.19%	+1.96%
VIITX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+4.20%	+5.33%	+1.00%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+3.91%	+6.14%	+0.79%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+3.60%	+5.71%	+0.65%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+8.23%	+8.13%	+1.09%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.00%	+5.32%	+0.75%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+4.56%	+5.38%	+1.51%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+2.93%	+5.20%	-1.08%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+10.94%	+4.13%	+12.18%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+4.97%	+7.04%	+3.60%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+7.58%	+11.27%	+7.08%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+3.31%	+5.62%	+0.16%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+3.08%	+5.62%	-0.05%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.54%	—	—
PLIAX	Aristotle Core Income Fund	0.85%	+3.38%	—	—
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.00%	+6.18%	+1.61%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+5.60%	+9.36%	+3.54%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+2.98%	+4.98%	-0.05%
TBPPX	Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund	0.45%	+3.06%	+5.91%	+0.50%
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+2.97%	+5.29%	-0.17%
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
NFIAX	Neuberger Berman Floating Rate Income Fund	1.00%	+6.18%	+9.22%	+6.31%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
ILABX	VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO	0.76%	+2.55%	+4.33%	-0.83%
CIBRX	Columbia Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+7.05%	+7.06%	-0.10%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+3.78%	+5.93%	+0.12%
SGYAX	SIIT HIGH YIELD BOND FUND	0.57%	+9.13%	+9.16%	+6.87%
WACIX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+2.25%	+5.00%	-1.79%
VCLT	VANGUARD LONG-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+0.56%	+2.96%	-2.60%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+2.89%	+4.90%	-0.47%
FAJEX	Frost Total Return Bond Fund	0.46%	-22.51%	-20.95%	-23.31%
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-19.25%	-5.19%	-6.15%
LTRHX	Lord Abbett Total Return Fund	0.36%	+3.84%	+3.82%	+0.30%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
MWCPX	TCW METWEST UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND	0.89%	+5.89%	+7.45%	+3.06%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+3.29%	+5.50%	+0.43%
JADFX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund	0.83%	+2.72%	+4.74%	-0.36%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
UASBX	Victory Short-Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+5.45%	+6.10%	+3.14%
MCFVX	Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund	0.64%	—	—	—
CRBVX	Catholic Responsible Investments Bond Fund	0.50%	+5.76%	+5.70%	—
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
NEAR	iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF	0.25%	+5.70%	+6.16%	+3.64%
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	1.48%	+2.89%	+3.82%	-0.85%
CBORX	Calvert Bond Fund	0.46%	+4.10%	+6.44%	+1.31%
MXFEX	NYLI Floating Rate Fund	0.64%	+5.71%	+9.06%	+6.15%
LCROX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.30%	+3.62%	+3.40%	-0.19%
RFRAX	Columbia Floating Rate Fund	1.01%	+6.28%	+8.67%	+5.93%
VVBVX	Venerable Strategic Bond Fund	0.80%	+2.33%	—	—
MXEWX	Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund	0.80%	+3.82%	+2.09%	—
PSJIX	Short-Term Income Fund	0.63%	+5.24%	+5.66%	+2.13%
TCTRX	Nuveen Short Term Bond Fund	0.62%	+4.41%	+5.18%	+2.29%
DFCF	Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF	0.17%	+6.89%	+6.62%	—
TRHYX	T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund$1M min	0.50%	+7.97%	+9.04%	+4.92%
GAKPX	Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund	1.46%	+3.05%	+5.47%	-0.39%
SLDAX	SIIT LONG DURATION CREDIT BOND FUND	0.37%	+0.07%	+1.83%	-3.56%
SLDBX	SIIT LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND	0.32%	+5.05%	+4.67%	+2.19%
VISTX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL SHORT-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+4.68%	+5.11%	+2.14%
ACHFX	High Income Fund	0.68%	+7.91%	+11.67%	—

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