FGULX

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Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.26%

Annual Cost per $10K

$26.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$5,358

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+4.83%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

70%

Cash

30%

Fee Comparison

FGULX

0.26%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

66% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+15.40%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FGULX at 0.26%$353,823

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$26,790

Cost vs index fund−$23,601

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FGULX	Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund	0.26%	+4.83%	+4.89%	+2.90%
FEUSX	Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund	0.26%	+4.71%	+4.79%	+2.78%
ECSQX	Embark Commodity Strategy Fund	0.71%	+13.72%	—	—
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	0.98%	+13.99%	+4.04%	+13.47%
PLDAX	PIMCO Low Duration Fund	0.75%	+4.81%	+4.18%	+1.42%
IFLN	Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.50%	+6.45%	+8.02%	+4.15%
USMSX	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Fund	0.38%	+3.04%	+3.02%	+1.53%
JMUB	JPMorgan Municipal ETF	0.18%	+0.70%	+3.02%	+0.83%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.78%	+6.80%	+4.10%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+3.51%	+0.90%	-1.14%
PDFAX	PIMCO Low Duration Fund II	0.77%	+4.55%	+3.90%	+1.16%
JMST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF	0.18%	+3.25%	+3.80%	+2.27%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.22%	+9.29%	+5.10%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+3.06%	+2.97%	-0.73%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+7.58%	+6.94%	+3.88%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+2.99%	+3.08%	—
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.55%	+8.48%	+5.68%
PFIX	Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF	0.50%	+33.96%	+25.18%	—
GHVIX	GMO High Yield Fund	0.35%	+8.37%	+9.98%	+5.83%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.72%	+5.47%	+1.42%
MEAR	iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF	0.25%	+3.49%	+3.59%	+2.09%
SSASX	State Street Income Fund	0.20%	+2.80%	+3.10%	—
VPVLDDV	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio	0.67%	+4.87%	+4.18%	+1.33%
FMF	First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund	0.99%	+4.16%	+1.28%	+3.82%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.75%	+6.27%	+3.89%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.95%	+8.72%	+5.68%
BSJR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.42%	+7.87%	+8.55%	+4.05%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.26%	+5.43%
NTIIX	Navigator Tactical Investment Grade Bond Fund$1M min	1.09%	-2.47%	+3.46%	—
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+4.26%	+4.16%	+0.56%
NBCM	Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF	0.65%	+14.35%	—	—
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.36%	+9.55%	+6.83%
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.79%	+8.79%	+4.30%
SJNK	SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.99%	+8.91%	+5.99%
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	0.97%	+8.42%	+1.49%	+6.74%
JMHI	JPMorgan High Yield Municipal ETF	0.35%	+1.72%	—	—
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.13%	+2.73%	-1.73%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.43%	+6.84%	+7.74%	+4.57%
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.65%	+2.67%	-0.99%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+3.60%	+3.31%	-0.94%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
MTBA	Simplify MBS ETF	0.15%	+4.10%	—	—
SPBO	SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF	0.03%	+4.15%	+4.86%	+0.16%
XIDE	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December	0.85%	+6.72%	—	—
HYGV	FlexShares High Yield Value - Scored Bond Index Fund	0.37%	+7.40%	+8.47%	+4.81%
CSHTX	AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares	0.00%	+5.39%	+5.23%	+2.68%
CWB	SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF	0.40%	+18.49%	+10.59%	+6.25%
einfx	ELFUN INCOME FUND	0.36%	+2.63%	+2.99%	-0.62%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.31%	+3.82%	-0.30%
CRHSX	Catholic Responsible Investments Ultra Short Bond Fund$1M min	0.35%	+4.52%	+4.71%	—
HSTRX	HUSSMAN STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND	0.77%	-3.50%	-8.93%	-13.01%
BSCS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.46%	+5.24%	+0.97%
NUSB	Nuveen Ultra Short Income ETF	0.17%	+4.91%	—	—
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.33%	+5.00%	+2.36%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.51%	+5.39%	+0.67%
GPBFX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	0.42%	+3.51%	+3.27%	-1.10%
SADAX	Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund	0.51%	+5.31%	+5.53%	+3.28%
IBTF	iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF	0.07%	+4.40%	+3.56%	+0.44%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
JMSI	JPMorgan Sustainable Municipal Income ETF	0.18%	+0.67%	—	—
HUBAX	HARTFORD ULTRASHORT BOND HLS FUND	0.45%	+4.60%	+4.73%	+2.60%
YEAR	AB Ultra Short Income ETF	0.25%	+4.72%	+5.24%	—
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
SIIDX	Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio$1M min	0.45%	+3.21%	+3.33%	-0.33%
BSCP	Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.78%	+4.27%	+1.40%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
BSJS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.42%	+8.19%	+8.46%	+3.54%
CUSDX	Six Circles Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.20%	+5.08%	+5.31%	+3.08%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
CEW	WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund	0.55%	+7.09%	+7.13%	+3.03%
AMFIX	AAMA INCOME FUND	0.99%	+3.75%	+3.05%	+0.40%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.75%	+7.37%	+5.40%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.84%	+6.45%	+3.14%
JITAX	JPMorgan National Municipal Income Fund	0.40%	+0.78%	+2.44%	+0.24%
HYDB	iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF	0.35%	+7.49%	+9.57%	+5.77%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
AVGX	Defiance Daily Target 2X Long AVGO ETF	1.29%	+111.74%	—	—
MFGBX	MFS Government Securities Fund	0.77%	+1.79%	+1.17%	-2.03%
XIMR	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March	0.85%	+6.90%	—	—
TXRRX	JPMorgan Tax Aware Real Return Fund	0.35%	+1.90%	+2.70%	+2.98%
MIPLX	MassMutual Premier Inflation-Protected and Income Fund	1.19%	+5.24%	+6.51%	+1.95%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+7.86%	+8.62%	+4.48%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.48%	+3.91%	-0.09%
FALN	iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	0.25%	+7.48%	+9.02%	+5.07%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+3.71%	+3.68%	-0.19%
IGLB	iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+0.78%	+3.15%	-2.57%
BSCU	Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.45%	+5.35%	+0.06%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
MXSDX	Empower Short Duration Bond Fund	0.59%	+4.33%	+4.14%	+1.76%
MAGX	Roundhill Daily 2X Long Magnificent Seven ETF	0.95%	+50.70%	—	—

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