HEIFX

Active

Hennessy Equity and Income Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.55%

Annual Cost per $10K

$155.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$26,987

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+4.35%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

61%

Intl Equity

US Bond

30%

Cash

Fee Comparison

HEIFX

1.55%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

82% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+30.27%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

HEIFX at 1.55%$245,679

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$134,934

Cost vs index fund−$131,746

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
HEIFX	Hennessy Equity and Income Fund	1.55%	+4.35%	+9.21%	+6.66%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+10.50%	+16.19%	+11.63%
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+12.54%	+12.24%	+7.76%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+14.18%	+13.98%	+9.03%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+12.05%	+11.50%	+7.31%
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+11.99%	+16.38%	+9.22%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+13.29%	+16.75%	+9.62%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.16%	+15.83%	+11.18%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+15.51%	+14.04%	+11.04%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+10.58%	+9.52%	+5.76%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+14.48%	+17.33%	+10.37%
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+8.47%	+12.87%	+10.91%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+11.79%	+11.52%	+8.53%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+11.19%	+10.71%	+6.94%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+10.47%	+15.65%	+8.28%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
SSIAX	1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund	0.95%	+8.17%	—	—
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.65%	+14.06%	—
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+7.24%	+13.79%	+9.50%
VLAAX	VALUE LINE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC	1.06%	-1.38%	+12.65%	+6.18%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+9.29%	+15.35%	+8.95%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+12.98%	+13.82%	+8.49%
AAFTX	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.67%	+15.82%	+15.87%	+10.58%
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.18%	+16.87%	+9.69%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+15.04%	+12.85%	+10.85%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+13.01%	+18.83%	+5.79%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+17.64%	+16.24%	+10.38%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.07%	+15.72%	+11.20%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+5.10%	+11.99%	—
VALIX	VALUE LINE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND INC	1.08%	+26.56%	+25.55%	+10.67%
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+11.07%	+15.38%	+8.85%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+7.14%	+6.43%	+2.04%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.47%	+16.78%	+9.82%
HCKFX	THE HARTFORD CHECKS AND BALANCES FUND	0.58%	+10.87%	+12.69%	+9.31%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+5.50%	+4.76%	+1.24%
HEIIX	Hennessy Equity and Income Fund$1M min	1.18%	+4.74%	+9.59%	+7.04%
AABCX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund	0.71%	+11.11%	+16.48%	+8.96%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+8.77%	+14.58%	+7.82%
ISPCX	VOYA SOLUTION 2035 PORTFOLIO	1.24%	+11.34%	+16.77%	+9.51%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+10.44%	—	—
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+10.80%	+10.21%	+6.55%
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+12.57%	+14.48%	+9.35%
NCBGX	New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund	0.93%	+10.75%	+15.49%	+8.94%
WSBFX	Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund	0.95%	+5.60%	+11.31%	+7.36%
NBGDX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Aggressive Portfolio	0.74%	+17.82%	—	—
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+8.35%	+10.95%	—
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+10.25%	+10.58%	+6.69%
STFBX	State Farm Balanced Fund	0.14%	+10.88%	+16.23%	—
PLABX	Plumb Balanced Fund	1.19%	+4.94%	+10.89%	—
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+6.74%	+12.13%	+8.11%
OSTVX	Osterweis Growth & Income Fund	0.91%	+7.74%	+12.98%	+8.82%
THHYX	Toews Tactical Income Fund	1.37%	+3.95%	+4.90%	+2.33%
THPBX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.47%	+12.63%	+8.38%
IRGPX	Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio	0.60%	+12.78%	+18.05%	+10.61%
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
IBARX	Macquarie Balanced Fund	0.65%	+11.23%	+16.63%	+4.95%
SWBGX	Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio	0.48%	+13.96%	+13.44%	+9.03%
ISGAX	VOYA SOLUTION BALANCED PORTFOLIO	1.15%	+10.08%	+14.58%	+8.44%
PPIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Conservative Allocation Fund	0.56%	+7.96%	+9.01%	+5.30%
PCBKX	Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund	0.63%	—	—	—
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+8.18%	+8.10%	+4.57%
RBAIX	T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund, Inc.	0.47%	+11.22%	+16.94%	+9.15%
SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+14.26%	+15.03%	+8.85%
SIBAX	Sit Balanced Fund	0.91%	+13.45%	+18.69%	+10.09%
GCBLX	Green Century Balanced Fund	1.46%	+8.54%	+10.44%	+7.51%
REMIX	STANDPOINT MULTI-ASSET FUND	1.26%	+3.16%	+5.76%	+11.21%
HBADX	HARTFORD MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND	0.67%	+14.97%	+14.19%	+8.51%
MAMAX	MFS Moderate Allocation Fund	0.56%	+8.47%	+9.69%	+6.27%
TEPAX	American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio	0.59%	+4.30%	+4.05%	+1.22%
VCAAX	Asset Allocation Fund	0.65%	+9.64%	+12.55%	+9.62%
FBFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate	1.24%	+12.91%	+11.91%	+8.18%
PODAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Growth Fund	1.09%	+11.96%	—	—
WMBLX	WesMark Balanced Fund	1.30%	+5.58%	+10.28%	+7.64%
STILX	Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund	0.63%	+6.24%	+6.87%	+3.09%
BTBFX	Boston Trust Asset Management Fund	0.80%	+6.61%	+13.22%	+8.70%
TPDAX	Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund	1.32%	+14.22%	+12.76%	+8.91%
LKBAX	LKCM Balanced Fund	0.80%	+7.63%	+12.62%	+7.32%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
MERFX	The Merger Fund	1.56%	-9.13%	-36.87%	-33.40%
TCIIX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2035 Fund	0.56%	+9.14%	+12.18%	+7.95%
ABLOX	Alger Balanced Portfolio$1M min	1.03%	+14.12%	+8.47%	+5.01%
BLAVX	Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.75%	+11.77%	+8.08%
ADFI	Anfield Dynamic Fixed Income ETF	1.68%	+4.43%	+4.84%	-0.55%
FOBAX	TRIBUTARY BALANCED FUND$1M min	0.74%	+8.85%	+15.43%	+9.20%
VTTHX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.08%	+12.84%	+17.28%	+9.56%
CGIOX	Calamos Growth & Income Fund	0.73%	+22.36%	+19.50%	+14.61%
NSIRX	North Star Opportunity Fund	1.56%	—	—	—
VRRJX	VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.25%	+10.56%	+12.40%	+9.22%
WEBAX	TETON Westwood Balanced Fund	1.39%	+5.22%	+11.50%	+7.03%
SWIRX	Schwab Target 2035 Fund	0.45%	+15.99%	+16.08%	+10.00%
PBAPX	SAM Balanced Portfolio	1.02%	+12.98%	+13.98%	+8.63%
AWIVX	CIBC ATLAS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.08%	—	—	—
CTAKX	American Funds College 2036 Fund	0.43%	+16.21%	+17.43%	+10.67%
VFORX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND	0.08%	+13.88%	+18.67%	+10.62%
SPBAX	DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund	0.97%	+5.68%	+7.48%	+4.29%
PTDAX	Principal LifeTime 2040 Fund	0.76%	+14.17%	+15.18%	+9.97%

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