GDMZX

Active

Defensive Market Strategies Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.92%

Annual Cost per $10K

$92.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$17,373

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+9.49%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

21%

Intl Equity

US Bond

68%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

GDMZX

0.92%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

7% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+34.71%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

GDMZX at 0.92%$293,748

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$86,864

Cost vs index fund−$83,676

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Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
GDMZX	Defensive Market Strategies Fund	0.92%	+9.49%	+10.44%	+7.74%
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
GDMYX	Defensive Market Strategies Fund$1M min	0.65%	+9.81%	+10.74%	+8.03%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+5.36%	+5.27%	-0.83%
FSMUX	Strategic Advisers Municipal Bond Fund	0.19%	-0.43%	+2.92%	—
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+9.26%	+10.15%	+10.23%
FIQVX	Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund	0.60%	+19.13%	+11.26%	+9.04%
FTRLX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	0.38%	+3.59%	+3.16%	+0.18%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.32%	+6.04%	+2.97%
FCSKX	Franklin Convertible Securities Fund	0.51%	+16.81%	+13.70%	+8.68%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+6.72%	+6.55%	+0.85%
SBTTX	Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio	0.76%	+7.86%	+8.10%	+4.63%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital and Income Fund	0.90%	+12.77%	+12.18%	+9.03%
CNSAX	Invesco Convertible Securities Fund	0.67%	+17.24%	+10.71%	+7.16%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
FIKMX	Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund	0.66%	+5.12%	+8.53%	+7.03%
PVCMX	Palm Valley Capital Fund	1.26%	+5.18%	+7.21%	+6.38%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.57%	+10.59%	+7.12%
FSAWX	Fidelity SAI Convertible Arbitrage Fund	1.46%	+14.00%	—	—
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+8.11%	+8.65%	+5.49%
AVEFX	AVE MARIA BOND FUND	0.42%	+4.77%	+5.80%	+4.23%
SEIAX	SIIT MULTI-ASSET REAL RETURN FUND	0.55%	+5.87%	+3.19%	+6.58%
WSDAX	WESTWOOD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND	0.89%	-0.45%	-16.10%	—
OWCIX	Old Westbury Credit Income Fund	0.91%	+7.27%	+6.38%	+0.94%
GGKPX	Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund	0.48%	+10.00%	+11.07%	+8.02%
FFFAX	Fidelity Freedom Retirement Fund	0.24%	+8.67%	+8.22%	+3.40%
NCIDX	Columbia Convertible Securities Fund	0.79%	—	—	—
SBFCX	Victory Investment Grade Convertible Fund	1.10%	+2.63%	+6.54%	+5.74%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
EARRX	Short Duration Inflation-Protected Income Fund	1.10%	+5.84%	+5.66%	+4.75%
FSREX	Fidelity Series Real Estate Income Fund	0.00%	+7.83%	+9.47%	+7.34%
VRP	Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF	0.50%	+7.56%	+8.62%	+5.19%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
YMAX	Yieldmax Universe Fund Of Option Income ETF	1.28%	+27.43%	—	—
RNDLX	RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund	1.77%	+6.11%	+8.19%	+2.95%
PFIFX	SAM Flexible Income Portfolio	1.80%	+9.01%	+9.08%	+4.36%
MCOAX	NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund	0.94%	+14.39%	+9.56%	+8.73%
FFFCX	Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund	0.46%	+9.58%	+9.50%	+4.63%
MSTRX	Morningstar Total Return Bond Fund$1M min	0.55%	+5.86%	+5.60%	-0.75%
USDU	WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund	0.51%	+2.59%	+3.00%	+3.85%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+6.52%	+7.11%	+0.66%
VAADX	Virtus Convertible Fund	0.62%	+22.71%	+13.03%	—
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