FULAX

Active

Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.52%

Annual Cost per $10K

$52.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$10,351

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+5.58%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

US Bond

80%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

FULAX

0.52%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

32% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+18.06%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FULAX at 0.52%$328,860

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$51,753

Cost vs index fund−$48,564

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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
FULAX	Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond Fund	0.52%	+5.58%	+5.69%	+3.16%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+6.72%	+6.55%	+0.85%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+5.18%	+5.23%	-0.45%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.57%	+10.59%	+7.12%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+6.08%	+6.94%	—
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.24%	+5.74%	-0.32%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+6.52%	+7.11%	+0.66%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.13%	+3.01%	-0.68%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+5.36%	+5.27%	-0.83%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+6.50%	+6.20%	+0.26%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.41%	+6.17%	+0.14%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+8.23%	+8.13%	+1.09%
VCIT	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.70%	+5.76%	+0.79%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+5.55%	+6.37%	+0.53%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
FSIGX	Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.00%	+3.72%	+3.94%	+0.37%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+6.87%	+6.36%	+0.01%
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.71%	+5.73%	-1.36%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+5.99%	+6.30%	+0.72%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+5.74%	+6.07%	+0.23%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+6.59%	+7.11%	+3.54%
BSV	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+5.41%	+5.03%	+1.42%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
VCSH	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.71%	+5.29%	+2.12%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+8.45%	+9.43%	+4.79%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+5.24%	+5.27%	-0.43%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+5.38%	+3.74%	-1.00%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.68%	+5.54%	+0.81%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+7.28%	+9.22%	+3.57%
BIV	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+6.33%	+5.84%	-0.20%
FSILX	Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund	0.66%	+6.00%	+5.76%	+2.73%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.34%	+8.84%	+5.70%
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+6.02%	+6.47%	+1.99%
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	+5.20%	+7.18%	-2.69%
VIITX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+6.11%	+5.62%	+1.05%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+5.36%	+6.49%	+1.57%
CIBRX	Columbia Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+7.05%	+7.06%	-0.10%
SDICX	Guggenheim Core Bond Fund	0.53%	+5.14%	+5.73%	-0.74%
DFFLX	DoubleLine Flexible Income Fund	0.70%	+7.19%	+8.19%	+4.07%
CBORX	Calvert Bond Fund	0.46%	+6.51%	+6.92%	+1.37%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+5.60%	+5.10%	-0.20%
TBPPX	Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund	0.45%	+4.97%	+6.27%	+0.48%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.84%	+5.74%	-1.05%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.56%	—	—
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+4.99%	+5.23%	-0.51%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.59%	+6.23%	+3.15%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
SSAFX	State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio	0.02%	+5.23%	+5.28%	-0.48%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.66%	+5.21%	+3.07%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.89%	+9.49%	+5.83%
FFRDX	Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund	0.62%	+5.76%	+9.98%	+7.69%
BSCQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.75%	+4.39%	+0.97%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.32%	+6.04%	+2.97%
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.40%	+4.61%	-0.84%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+5.65%	+6.14%	—
PSJIX	Short-Term Income Fund	0.63%	+5.24%	+5.66%	+2.13%
TAFLX	Transamerica Bond	0.44%	+6.43%	+6.14%	+0.80%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+6.39%	+6.50%	+0.19%
TRAZX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.02%	+7.98%	+9.42%	+7.21%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+7.83%	+9.11%	+4.47%
TRHYX	T. Rowe Price Institutional High Yield Fund$1M min	0.50%	+7.97%	+9.04%	+4.92%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
SLDBX	SIIT LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND	0.32%	+5.05%	+4.67%	+2.19%
PBMJX	Core Plus Bond Fund	0.48%	+5.82%	+5.10%	-0.51%
GFRAX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund	0.72%	+4.46%	+8.13%	+5.57%
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.26%	+10.15%	+5.43%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+5.35%	+5.64%	-0.40%
TRIZX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.02%	+7.94%	+9.42%	+7.25%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+5.80%	+5.84%	-0.01%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.63%	+6.69%	+4.01%
MCOAX	NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund	0.94%	+14.39%	+9.56%	+8.73%
SGYAX	SIIT HIGH YIELD BOND FUND	0.57%	+9.13%	+9.16%	+6.87%
NEAR	iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF	0.25%	+5.70%	+6.16%	+3.64%
OWCIX	Old Westbury Credit Income Fund	0.91%	+7.27%	+6.38%	+0.94%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.23%	+5.38%	+2.09%
GIKRX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.46%	+5.92%	+6.95%	+3.01%
GAAAX	GMO Opportunistic Income Fund	0.58%	+5.51%	+5.75%	—
NRSIX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.51%	+9.22%	+9.46%	+4.29%

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