FMF

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First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.99%

Annual Cost per $10K

$99.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,525

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

ETF

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+8.83%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

67%

Cash

33%

Fee Comparison

FMF

0.99%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

0% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+5.09%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FMF at 0.99%$287,988

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$92,624

Cost vs index fund−$89,436

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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
FMF	First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund	0.99%	+8.83%	+1.67%	+5.34%
ECSQX	Embark Commodity Strategy Fund	0.71%	+15.93%	—	—
PDFAX	PIMCO Low Duration Fund II	0.77%	+5.00%	+4.71%	+1.28%
PLDAX	PIMCO Low Duration Fund	0.75%	+5.40%	+5.17%	+1.57%
USMSX	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Fund	0.38%	+3.04%	+3.02%	+1.53%
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	0.98%	+12.54%	+5.17%	+14.26%
FEUSX	Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund	0.26%	+4.71%	+4.79%	+2.78%
JMST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF	0.18%	+3.25%	+3.80%	+2.27%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+8.83%	+8.12%	+4.32%
MEAR	iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF	0.25%	+3.58%	+3.73%	+2.15%
IFLN	Invesco Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.50%	+6.45%	+8.02%	+4.15%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+5.38%	+3.74%	-1.00%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
VPVLDDV	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio	0.67%	+5.42%	+5.16%	+1.49%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.57%	+9.22%	+5.67%
JMUB	JPMorgan Municipal ETF	0.18%	+0.70%	+3.02%	+0.83%
NTIIX	Navigator Tactical Investment Grade Bond Fund$1M min	1.09%	-0.92%	+3.32%	—
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
MTBA	Simplify MBS ETF	0.15%	+6.88%	—	—
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.26%	+10.15%	+5.43%
GHVIX	GMO High Yield Fund	0.35%	+8.37%	+9.98%	+5.83%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+5.97%	+5.76%	—
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	0.97%	+10.31%	+2.35%	+7.53%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+6.90%	+7.15%	+1.62%
XIDE	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December	0.85%	+6.72%	—	—
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
PFIX	Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF	0.50%	+10.35%	+9.39%	—
BSCP	Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.78%	+4.27%	+1.40%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.63%	+6.69%	+4.01%
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.49%	+8.94%	+5.93%
NBCM	Neuberger Berman Commodity Strategy ETF	0.65%	+14.35%	—	—
GIFMX	GuidePath Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.53%	+7.79%	+10.21%	—
SJNK	SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.81%	+9.47%	+6.26%
BSJR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.42%	+7.87%	+8.55%	+4.05%
EFFAX	EFFICIENT ENHANCED MULTI-ASSET FUND	2.00%	—	—	—
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+8.58%	+9.85%	+4.80%
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.60%	+10.27%	+5.85%
SSASX	State Street Income Fund	0.20%	+5.32%	+5.32%	—
CLAAX	Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund	2.09%	+8.72%	+5.04%	+3.16%
GPBFX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	0.42%	+3.51%	+3.27%	-1.10%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
AVGX	Defiance Daily Target 2X Long AVGO ETF	1.29%	+200.56%	—	—
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
CEW	WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund	0.55%	+7.09%	+7.13%	+3.03%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+6.72%	+6.55%	+0.85%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.57%	+10.59%	+7.12%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.71%	+5.73%	-1.36%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
CRHSX	Catholic Responsible Investments Ultra Short Bond Fund$1M min	0.35%	+4.32%	+4.83%	—
PLDIX	PIMCO Low Duration ESG Fund$1M min	0.61%	+5.50%	+5.31%	+1.70%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+6.03%	+5.88%	-0.57%
HYGV	FlexShares High Yield Value - Scored Bond Index Fund	0.37%	+7.48%	+9.40%	+5.23%
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.43%	+6.84%	+7.74%	+4.57%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+6.87%	+6.36%	+0.01%
HSTRX	HUSSMAN STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND	0.77%	-2.23%	-7.49%	-12.33%
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.40%	+4.61%	-0.84%
PUBAX	PIMCO Dynamic Bond Fund	1.31%	+8.79%	+7.48%	+2.92%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
JMHI	JPMorgan High Yield Municipal ETF	0.35%	+1.72%	—	—
CWB	SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF	0.40%	+18.40%	+13.28%	+7.63%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
URUSX	Victory Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund	0.57%	+5.43%	+6.29%	+3.83%
PIPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS International Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	1.57%	+21.78%	+19.50%	+15.68%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.32%	+6.04%	+2.97%
SADAX	Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund	0.51%	+5.31%	+5.53%	+3.28%
EBSAX	Campbell Systematic Macro Fund	2.01%	+3.07%	+2.38%	+10.10%
MAGX	Roundhill Daily 2X Long Magnificent Seven ETF	0.95%	+58.46%	—	—
MIPLX	MassMutual Premier Inflation-Protected and Income Fund	1.19%	+4.17%	+5.01%	+0.97%
AMFIX	AAMA INCOME FUND	0.99%	+3.79%	+3.93%	+0.52%
SPBO	SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF	0.03%	+6.14%	+7.60%	+0.50%
HYDB	iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF	0.35%	+7.49%	+9.57%	+5.77%
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.73%	+5.85%	+2.51%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
BSCS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.46%	+5.24%	+0.97%
ULST	SPDR SSGA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF	0.20%	+4.87%	+5.33%	+3.23%
CUSDX	Six Circles Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.20%	+5.07%	+5.64%	+3.22%
einfx	ELFUN INCOME FUND	0.36%	+5.17%	+5.17%	-0.40%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.24%	+5.74%	-0.32%
XIMR	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March	0.85%	+6.90%	—	—
YEAR	AB Ultra Short Income ETF	0.25%	+4.72%	+5.24%	—
FALN	iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	0.25%	+8.84%	+10.89%	+5.59%
SIIDX	Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio$1M min	0.45%	+2.82%	+5.29%	-0.18%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
NUSB	Nuveen Ultra Short Income ETF	0.17%	+4.87%	—	—
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
CSHTX	AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares	0.00%	+5.50%	+5.86%	+2.74%
HUBAX	HARTFORD ULTRASHORT BOND HLS FUND	0.45%	+4.71%	+5.07%	+2.76%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
JMGIX	JPMorgan Managed Income Fund	0.25%	+4.89%	+4.95%	+2.98%
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.51%	+5.39%	+0.67%
MXSDX	Empower Short Duration Bond Fund	0.59%	+4.77%	+4.95%	+1.91%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+7.83%	+9.11%	+4.47%
PSPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund	1.10%	+18.65%	+21.50%	+15.76%
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	0.41%	+3.66%	+4.66%	+0.44%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.34%	+8.84%	+5.70%
BSJS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.42%	+8.19%	+8.46%	+3.54%
RYHDX	High Yield Strategy Fund	1.56%	+9.98%	+10.70%	+4.65%
MFGBX	MFS Government Securities Fund	0.77%	+1.79%	+1.17%	-2.03%

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