FTRKX

Active

Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.13%

Annual Cost per $10K

$113.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$20,764

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+2.71%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

34%

US Bond

62%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

FTRKX

1.13%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

14% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+7.38%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FTRKX at 1.13%$276,794

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$103,818

Cost vs index fund−$100,630

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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
FTRKX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	1.13%	+2.71%	+2.40%	-0.58%
FTRLX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	0.38%	+3.59%	+3.16%	+0.18%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+7.61%	+8.92%	+9.46%
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+6.61%	+7.12%	+4.87%
FIKMX	Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund	0.66%	+5.20%	+5.85%	+6.60%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
AZNAX	Virtus Income & Growth Fund	1.14%	-11.62%	-34.42%	-34.38%
FSMUX	Strategic Advisers Municipal Bond Fund	0.19%	-0.43%	+2.92%	—
CVSCX	Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund	1.97%	+6.09%	+6.33%	+3.72%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+13.14%	+13.38%	+9.37%
MSTRX	Morningstar Total Return Bond Fund$1M min	0.55%	+2.62%	+2.69%	-1.18%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
FBFRX	Franklin Managed Income Fund	0.59%	+4.83%	+7.31%	+6.94%
SEIAX	SIIT MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND	0.55%	+5.87%	+3.19%	+6.58%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+9.89%	+11.87%	—
SBFCX	Victory Investment Grade Convertible Fund	1.10%	+6.09%	+6.03%	+7.06%
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital and Income Fund	0.90%	+11.58%	+10.55%	+8.10%
DDERX	Macquarie Wealth Builder Fund	0.74%	+7.71%	—	—
PBXAX	Rational/Pier 88 Convertible Securities Fund	1.24%	+3.67%	+3.61%	+3.52%
QBA2Q	VIP Balanced Portfolio	0.50%	+10.93%	+13.85%	+9.85%
WHGOX	WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND	0.72%	+7.41%	—	—
FPIOX	Strategic Advisers Income Opportunities Fund	0.53%	+8.90%	+8.92%	+5.18%
VTMFX	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED BALANCED FUND	0.09%	+8.41%	+10.84%	+7.44%
DMSZX	Destinations Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund	1.32%	+4.35%	+7.77%	+6.14%
MAGS	Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF	0.29%	+35.10%	—	—
FBKFX	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.32%	+11.36%	+14.42%	+10.40%
TAIAX	American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.66%	+8.08%	+10.47%	+7.30%
FPKFX	Fidelity Puritan K6 Fund	0.33%	+10.06%	+14.35%	+9.57%
GDMZX	Defensive Market Strategies Fund	0.92%	+7.88%	+9.30%	+6.88%
NCBIX	New Covenant Balanced Income Fund	0.94%	+9.24%	+12.37%	+5.61%
FMUAX	Federated Hermes Muni and Stock Advantage Fund	0.99%	+4.88%	+7.39%	+5.37%
FAUDX	Strategic Advisers Short Duration Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.12%	+2.85%
IRCAX	VOYA RETIREMENT CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO	0.62%	+5.79%	+6.08%	+3.02%
FSAWX	Fidelity SAI Convertible Arbitrage Fund	1.46%	+11.63%	—	—
WBALX	Conservative Allocation Fund	0.85%	+2.55%	+6.70%	+5.23%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+2.73%	+2.67%	-1.05%
FORKX	Abraham Fortress Fund	0.74%	+1.34%	+6.22%	—
PLFJX	Principal LifeTime 2020 Fund	0.76%	+7.43%	+8.59%	+5.24%
FTRB	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond ETF	0.39%	+3.48%	—	—
CFIAX	Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund	0.83%	+10.40%	+8.81%	+8.95%
UGTAX	Victory Growth and Tax Strategy Fund	0.54%	+6.27%	+10.19%	+6.63%
YMAX	Yieldmax Universe Fund Of Option Income ETF	1.28%	+25.72%	—	—
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