FLXIX

ActiveMin. $1M

ABSOLUTE FLEXIBLE FUND

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.52%

Annual Cost per $10K

$152.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$26,566

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active · Min: $1M

Trailing 12-Month

+12.20%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

112%

Intl Bond

Fee Comparison

FLXIX

1.52%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

100% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+19.51%28 months

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FLXIX at 1.52%$247,784

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$132,829

Cost vs index fund−$129,640

Similar Funds (100)

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
FLXIX	ABSOLUTE FLEXIBLE FUND	1.52%	+12.20%	—	—
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
PMZAX	PIMCO Mortgage Opportunities and Bond Fund	2.54%	+7.36%	+6.82%	+2.75%
VTIPX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES INDEX FUND	0.14%	+5.91%	+4.98%	+3.66%
GGLPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund	1.59%	+1.33%	+6.75%	+1.93%
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	+0.69%	+4.93%	+0.99%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+3.53%	+4.84%	+1.19%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
AFTEX	Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.27%	+3.78%	+5.67%	+1.32%
VIPSX	VANGUARD INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND	0.20%	+4.85%	+4.02%	+1.25%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+3.17%	+3.09%	+0.64%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
SHY	iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+4.26%	+3.70%	+1.36%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	+2.38%	+4.93%	+2.70%
BICCX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	1.45%	-7.49%	-0.75%	-4.12%
FAAWX	Nuveen All-American Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	+2.30%	+5.42%	+0.28%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+50.77%	+36.13%	—
TIP	iShares TIPS Bond ETF	0.18%	+5.85%	+4.38%	+1.40%
CMPIX	Core Fixed Income Fund	0.57%	+5.74%	+5.37%	-0.36%
HIMFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.30%	+4.38%	+8.13%	+3.09%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+3.55%	+5.33%	+1.16%
USFR	WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	0.15%	+4.59%	+4.92%	+3.05%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
EALDX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund	1.40%	+7.63%	+4.43%	+2.04%
VCAIX	VANGUARD CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.14%	+1.59%	+3.18%	+0.81%
CNLCX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	1.43%	+4.03%	+0.36%	-0.38%
IEI	iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+4.26%	+3.32%	-0.22%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+4.08%	+4.23%	+1.62%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+3.42%	+6.44%	+1.36%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+2.71%	+5.73%	+1.90%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
IORAX	Invesco AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund	1.67%	-2.03%	+2.19%	+0.45%
FLTMX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.37%	+4.21%	+4.85%	+1.41%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	+1.16%	+5.25%	+0.80%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+2.56%	+4.96%	+3.30%
VKMMX	Invesco Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.85%	+1.84%	-0.03%
TRLDX	T. Rowe Price Limited-Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.	0.30%	+6.53%	+3.63%	+3.12%
CXHYX	Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.85%	-4.53%	+1.78%	+1.14%
PAGNX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	1.86%	+6.51%	+5.51%	-0.21%
ABTYX	AB High Income Municipal Portfolio	0.95%	-1.93%	+2.34%	+0.92%
SHMMX	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	0.89%	-1.52%	+2.26%	+0.57%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.11%	+5.85%	+1.29%
ATBYX	Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.71%	+1.06%	+2.81%	+0.97%
LONSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.54%	+1.51%	+6.00%	+0.89%
ALNCX	AB National Portfolio	1.50%	-1.34%	+1.61%	-0.25%
IORCX	Invesco California Municipal Fund	1.11%	-3.23%	+2.23%	+0.31%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
HYMOX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.58%	+1.17%	+6.97%	+1.58%
RBCUX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.41%	+4.12%	+5.42%	+1.71%
USATX	Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Fund	0.44%	+0.64%	+2.81%	+0.87%
FLTEX	Limited Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.37%	+5.18%	+4.79%	+1.70%
JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	0.21%	+5.56%	+7.48%	+4.63%
JDJAX	Diversified Macro Fund	1.24%	-3.13%	-2.74%	+2.10%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	+3.28%	+7.29%	+2.10%
PTYIX	T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund	0.55%	-1.13%	+2.81%	+1.49%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+4.04%	+3.90%	+0.60%
PRTMX	T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund	0.29%	+4.81%	+5.21%	+1.41%
LTMFX	Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund	0.77%	+4.20%	+4.06%	+0.96%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+3.79%	+4.73%	+1.65%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	+2.85%	+5.61%	+1.17%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+7.06%	+6.29%	+2.68%
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.80%	+4.95%	+1.45%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
DHICX	Allspring Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0.79%	+2.51%	+3.46%	+1.94%
MOTIX	BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund	0.72%	-1.24%	+2.98%	+0.84%
GBIL	Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF	0.12%	+4.44%	+4.63%	+2.75%
PCGTX	PACE Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Income Investments	1.97%	+7.40%	+5.95%	-0.17%
FCAQX	Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund	0.52%	-1.40%	+2.28%	+0.50%
FCITX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.03%	+2.64%	+0.06%
PRULX	T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long-Term Index Fund	0.29%	-4.85%	-3.84%	-8.69%
DFIGX	DFA INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO$1M min	0.12%	+5.93%	+4.55%	-1.09%
VCITX	VANGUARD CALIFORNIA LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.14%	-1.13%	+2.95%	+0.27%
NSAOX	Nuveen Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.64%	+2.27%	+6.05%	+1.50%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
EXCAX	Tax-Exempt Fund of California	0.40%	+3.95%	+6.08%	+1.57%
CATSX	Columbia Strategic Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.77%	—	—
SEIMX	INTERMEDIATE-TERM MUNICIPAL FUND	0.81%	+0.59%	+2.56%	+0.56%
DMUAX	BNY Mellon AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund	0.69%	-1.27%	+2.16%	+0.00%
JTMRX	Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.49%	+0.83%	+3.17%	+1.21%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-0.28%	-3.04%	+4.92%
VNYTX	VANGUARD NEW YORK LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.14%	-1.16%	+3.01%	+0.41%
IORMX	Invesco Rochester Limited Term New York Municipal Fund	0.83%	+1.23%	+2.83%	+1.31%
FRHIX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.64%	-0.47%	+2.92%	+1.01%
PRAIX	PIMCO Long-Term Real Return Fund$1M min	2.53%	-0.90%	+0.91%	-5.42%
VKLCX	Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund	0.57%	+0.15%	+2.24%	+0.22%
HYD	VanEck High Yield Muni ETF	0.32%	+2.08%	+5.71%	+0.84%
COLCX	Columbia Total Return Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.21%	+5.59%	+0.45%
PLRIX	PIMCO Long Duration Total Return Fund$1M min	2.99%	+4.02%	+5.97%	-3.57%
NAWSX	Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	-3.46%	+0.04%	-2.34%
HICOX	Colorado BondShares A Tax Exempt Fund	0.60%	+4.49%	+7.45%	+4.12%
USTEX	Victory Tax Exempt Long-Term Fund	0.42%	-2.34%	+2.10%	+0.15%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
SCMBX	DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	-1.47%	+2.48%	+0.20%
HYMB	SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF	0.35%	+0.63%	+6.19%	+1.17%
SBLTX	Western Asset Intermediate-Term Municipals Fund	0.45%	+2.90%	+4.73%	+1.55%
FCSHX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	1.27%	-0.51%	-5.91%	-9.54%
PZA	Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF	0.28%	-3.87%	+1.65%	-0.82%

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