FSBTX

Active

Short-Term Bond Fund of America

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.68%

Annual Cost per $10K

$68.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$13,252

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+5.11%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

83%

Intl Bond

Cash

13%

Fee Comparison

FSBTX

0.68%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

11% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+13.24%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FSBTX at 0.68%$314,354

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$66,259

Cost vs index fund−$63,070

Similar Funds (100)

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
FSBTX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.68%	+5.11%	+4.23%	+1.84%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+3.06%	+2.97%	-0.73%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
VBMFX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	0.15%	+3.03%	+2.94%	-0.79%
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%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.75%	+7.37%	+5.40%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+7.58%	+6.94%	+3.88%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+4.26%	+4.16%	+0.56%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.58%	+4.67%	—
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
MFGBX	MFS Government Securities Fund	0.77%	+1.79%	+1.17%	-2.03%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.36%	+9.55%	+6.83%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-9.97%	-18.31%	-21.22%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
GAAAX	GMO Opportunistic Income Fund	0.58%	+5.51%	+5.75%	—
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+3.51%	+0.90%	-1.14%
VBISX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.15%	+4.70%	+4.05%	+1.21%
FSIGX	Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.00%	+3.72%	+3.94%	+0.37%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.14%	+2.99%	-0.70%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+3.71%	+3.68%	-0.19%
CIBRX	Columbia Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+3.82%	+3.42%	-0.39%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
FFRDX	Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund	0.62%	+6.75%	+9.28%	+7.78%
JITAX	JPMorgan National Municipal Income Fund	0.40%	+0.78%	+2.44%	+0.24%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.61%	+3.99%	+0.25%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
TRAZX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.02%	+7.98%	+9.42%	+7.21%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+5.39%	+5.19%	+1.89%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+2.98%	+2.97%	-0.76%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
TRIZX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.02%	+7.94%	+9.42%	+7.25%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.13%	+2.73%	-1.73%
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	-0.94%	+3.22%	+0.98%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.04%	+3.34%	+2.81%	-0.45%
DHEAX	DIAMOND HILL SHORT DURATION SECURITIZED BOND	0.82%	+7.30%	+7.24%	-2.40%
VIITX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+4.70%	+4.09%	+0.88%
SSAFX	State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio	0.02%	+3.13%	+2.99%	-0.76%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	-0.59%	+1.64%	-3.71%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+4.25%	+3.94%	+0.50%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.18%	+5.42%	+3.07%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
IBTF	iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF	0.07%	+4.40%	+3.56%	+0.44%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+5.42%	+5.98%	+3.53%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.62%	—	—
FLBL	Franklin Senior Loan ETF	0.45%	+6.70%	+8.48%	+6.23%
SLDBX	SIIT LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND	0.32%	+5.05%	+4.67%	+2.19%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
ILABX	VOYA U.S. BOND INDEX PORTFOLIO	0.76%	+2.43%	+2.32%	-1.11%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.63%	+4.36%	—
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.65%	+2.67%	-0.99%
JTFCX	JPMorgan Tax Free Bond Fund	0.67%	-0.71%	+1.68%	-0.87%
USTB	VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF	0.35%	+5.66%	+6.01%	+3.28%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+3.63%	+3.76%	-0.02%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+2.99%	+3.08%	—
VWLUX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	-0.91%	+2.90%	+0.42%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+3.60%	+3.31%	-0.94%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.57%	+4.16%	+0.64%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.78%	+6.80%	+4.10%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+3.42%	+3.38%	-0.17%
VFIIX	VANGUARD GNMA FUND	0.21%	+3.50%	+2.73%	-0.19%
TLDAX	Thornburg Ultra Short Income Fund	0.50%	+4.95%	+5.07%	+2.96%
RCTIX	River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund$1M min	0.67%	+7.31%	+7.63%	+5.37%
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.84%	+6.45%	+3.14%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.22%	+9.29%	+5.10%
SDICX	Guggenheim Core Bond Fund	0.53%	+3.42%	+2.97%	-0.96%
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.51%	+5.39%	+0.67%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.75%	+6.27%	+3.89%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+3.48%	+4.12%	+0.43%
CBORX	Calvert Bond Fund	0.46%	+4.53%	+4.65%	+1.14%
BSCU	Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.45%	+5.35%	+0.06%
WFBIX	iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund	0.05%	+3.03%	+3.01%	-0.70%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+3.22%	+3.31%	-0.40%
TBPPX	Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund	0.45%	+3.40%	+3.91%	+0.27%
NEAR	iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF	0.25%	+5.28%	+5.87%	+3.52%
LIGRX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.74%	+2.99%	+4.15%	+1.08%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+3.06%	+3.01%	+1.77%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.29%	+2.85%	-1.36%
SPLB	SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+0.47%	+2.97%	-2.75%
SPMB	SPDR(R) Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.04%	+3.29%	+2.80%	-0.52%
OSTAX	JPMorgan Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	1.20%	+2.94%	+2.66%	+0.58%
AGZ	iShares Agency Bond ETF	0.20%	+4.09%	+3.59%	+0.63%

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