GBFFX

Active

GMO Benchmark-Free Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.56%

Annual Cost per $10K

$56.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$11,088

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+10.28%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

12%

Intl Equity

10%

US Bond

46%

Intl Bond

Cash

28%

Fee Comparison

GBFFX

0.56%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

43% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+43.46%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

GBFFX at 0.56%$325,174

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$55,439

Cost vs index fund−$52,250

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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
GBFFX	GMO Benchmark-Free Fund	0.56%	+10.28%	+12.78%	+8.05%
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital and Income Fund	0.90%	+11.58%	+10.55%	+8.10%
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+7.61%	+8.92%	+9.46%
FAHDX	Fidelity Advisor Capital and Income Fund	1.18%	-12.99%	-26.88%	-30.70%
VTINX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME FUND	0.08%	+7.91%	+7.75%	+4.07%
VTWNX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND	0.08%	+8.50%	+8.98%	+5.38%
BSCP	Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.78%	+4.27%	+1.40%
PLDAX	PIMCO Low Duration Fund	0.75%	+4.81%	+4.18%	+1.42%
IPNFX	Invesco Multi-Asset Income Fund	1.72%	+6.22%	+6.68%	+2.98%
IBBFX	THRIVENT DYNAMIC ALLOCATION FUND	0.75%	+7.92%	+8.82%	+6.59%
JMST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Income ETF	0.18%	+3.25%	+3.80%	+2.27%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
GIXFX	GuidePath Flexible Income Allocation Fund	0.40%	+3.77%	-1.81%	—
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+10.09%	+10.79%	+6.58%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+13.14%	+13.38%	+9.37%
JSOAX	JPMorgan Strategic Income Opportunities Fund	0.60%	+4.39%	+4.51%	+2.83%
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	0.18%	+4.98%	+5.10%	+3.12%
IGBH	iShares Interest Rate Hedged Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+7.78%	+8.90%	+6.18%
LQDH	iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF	0.24%	+6.94%	+8.21%	+5.41%
USMSX	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Municipal Fund	0.38%	+3.04%	+3.02%	+1.53%
WCAFX	Allspring Spectrum Income Allocation Fund	0.72%	+4.70%	+4.57%	+2.71%
KTRZX	DWS Global Income Builder Fund	0.58%	+8.84%	+11.03%	+6.85%
FATKX	Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund	0.28%	+9.07%	+9.71%	+5.94%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
JNBZX	JPMorgan Income Builder Fund	0.52%	+8.56%	+8.82%	+5.71%
ULST	SPDR SSGA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF	0.20%	+4.74%	+5.16%	+3.11%
GPAAX	Grant Park Multi Alternative Strategies Fund	1.79%	+5.50%	+2.67%	+3.45%
LPSAX	BlackRock LifePath Dynamic Retirement Fund	0.34%	+8.55%	+9.50%	+5.39%
MTBA	Simplify MBS ETF	0.15%	+4.10%	—	—
FFOYX	Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund	0.45%	—	—	—
JMGIX	JPMorgan Managed Income Fund	0.25%	+4.89%	+4.95%	+2.98%
GABRX	GuidePath Absolute Return Allocation Fund	0.98%	—	—	—
PCLAX	PIMCO CommoditiesPLUS Strategy Fund	1.28%	+7.31%	+3.03%	+16.86%
FADMX	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund	0.65%	+6.71%	+6.81%	+3.50%
PLDIX	PIMCO Low Duration ESG Fund$1M min	0.61%	+5.02%	+4.36%	+1.54%
HFSGX	Hartford Schroders Diversified Opportunities Fund	0.71%	+8.31%	—	—
FATYX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2020 Fund	0.05%	+8.40%	—	—
FFFCX	Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund	0.46%	+6.88%	+7.06%	+3.91%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.78%	+6.80%	+4.10%
TAAJX	Transamerica Asset Allocation - Conservative Portfolio	0.91%	+7.89%	+8.25%	—
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+6.61%	+7.12%	+4.87%
FATZX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2025 Fund	0.05%	+9.25%	—	—
PUBAX	PIMCO Dynamic Bond Fund	1.31%	+7.99%	+6.17%	+2.74%
JCRAX	ALPS \| CoreCommodity Mgmt CompleteCommoditiesSM Strategy Fund	1.39%	+13.73%	+0.07%	+11.85%
ALAAX	Invesco Income Allocation Fund	0.91%	+7.84%	+6.44%	+4.09%
HYGH	iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF	0.52%	+8.59%	+10.62%	+7.40%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
FDTKX	Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund	0.59%	+9.93%	+10.77%	+6.78%
PRPDX	Permanent Portfolio	1.06%	+21.34%	+17.29%	+11.33%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+3.51%	+0.90%	-1.14%
VPVLDDV	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio	0.67%	+4.87%	+4.18%	+1.33%
MEAR	iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF	0.25%	+3.49%	+3.59%	+2.09%
VSCGX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH FUND	0.12%	+8.51%	+8.90%	+4.57%
ECSQX	Embark Commodity Strategy Fund	0.71%	+13.72%	—	—
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.89%	+7.20%	+4.48%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.22%	+9.29%	+5.10%
PLFJX	Principal LifeTime 2020 Fund	0.76%	+7.43%	+8.59%	+5.24%
THYFX	THRIVENT CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND	0.70%	+6.61%	+6.95%	+4.27%
URUSX	Victory Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund	0.57%	+5.55%	+5.93%	+3.76%
LQDI	iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF	0.18%	+5.57%	+4.70%	+2.53%
WARAX	Allspring Absolute Return Fund	1.19%	+1.40%	+8.61%	+5.09%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
WMMRX	Wilmington Real Asset Fund	0.75%	+7.23%	+2.40%	+6.21%
RDTE	Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	0.97%	+15.18%	—	—
SBOTX	Overlay B Portfolio	0.76%	+6.53%	+5.89%	+3.21%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.55%	+8.48%	+5.68%
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.95%	+8.72%	+5.68%
PSPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund	1.10%	+15.41%	+18.75%	+13.38%
ICSH	iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF	0.08%	+5.00%	+5.18%	+3.13%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.72%	+5.47%	+1.42%
SJNK	SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.99%	+8.91%	+5.99%
TYD	Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares	1.09%	-4.68%	-8.02%	-14.95%
PCBFX	SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio	0.87%	+7.59%	+8.64%	+5.22%
TLQIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2025 Fund	0.10%	+8.99%	+10.42%	+6.46%
FEUSX	Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund	0.26%	+4.71%	+4.79%	+2.78%
FFFAX	Fidelity Freedom Retirement Fund	0.24%	+6.34%	+6.00%	+2.86%
GIFMX	GuidePath Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.53%	+7.79%	+10.21%	—
FAUDX	Strategic Advisers Short Duration Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.12%	+2.85%
GFSZX	Strategic Alternatives Fund	1.68%	+4.38%	+5.51%	+4.14%
VASIX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY INCOME FUND	0.11%	+5.87%	+6.04%	+2.02%
VRP	Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF	0.50%	+7.56%	+8.62%	+5.19%
CCSAX	Columbia Commodity Strategy Fund	0.76%	+12.28%	+0.32%	+12.10%
GMBPX	Goldman Sachs Short-Term Conservative Income Fund	0.23%	+5.03%	+5.34%	+3.21%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.26%	+5.43%
FAUYX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Fund	0.05%	+10.06%	—	—
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
FALN	iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	0.25%	+7.48%	+9.02%	+5.07%
LUBOX	Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.24%	+5.33%	+5.48%	+3.17%
FATVX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2015 Fund	0.04%	+7.49%	—	—
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.79%	+8.79%	+4.30%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.75%	+6.27%	+3.89%
TLWIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2020 Fund	0.35%	+8.50%	+9.62%	+5.73%
HYDB	iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF	0.35%	+7.49%	+9.57%	+5.77%
HYGV	FlexShares High Yield Value - Scored Bond Index Fund	0.37%	+7.40%	+8.47%	+4.81%
TCLTX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2020 Fund	0.54%	+7.17%	+8.70%	+5.23%
GPBFX	GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund	0.42%	+3.51%	+3.27%	-1.10%
FFFEX	Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund	0.61%	+10.46%	+11.62%	+7.52%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+9.89%	+11.87%	—
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	0.98%	+13.99%	+4.04%	+13.47%

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