MBLCX

Active

Madison Diversified Income Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.86%

Annual Cost per $10K

$186.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$31,141

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-6.21%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

49%

Intl Equity

US Bond

40%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

MBLCX

1.86%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

119% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

-29.21%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

MBLCX at 1.86%$224,910

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$155,703

Cost vs index fund−$152,514

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
MBLCX	Madison Diversified Income Fund	1.86%	-6.21%	-10.88%	-7.69%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+17.43%	+7.04%	+8.79%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+13.91%	+4.98%	+6.61%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+16.81%	+7.33%	+11.12%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+20.46%	+8.84%	+11.64%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+16.04%	+8.35%	+10.95%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+16.06%	+5.90%	+9.32%
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+11.20%	+3.83%	+6.41%
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+16.28%	+6.18%	+8.55%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+12.71%	+5.42%	—
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+10.64%	+4.02%	+6.53%
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+9.87%	+3.28%	+5.07%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+10.96%	+3.65%	+5.77%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+3.78%	+0.94%	+1.21%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+15.87%	+7.08%	+9.45%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+13.63%	—	—
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+16.87%	+6.17%	+8.65%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+15.61%	+7.96%	+9.68%
QBA2Q	VIP Balanced Portfolio	0.50%	+16.38%	+6.99%	+10.78%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+10.26%	+3.36%	+5.36%
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+9.82%	+3.17%	—
CVSCX	Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund	1.97%	+6.67%	+3.39%	+3.49%
AWIVX	CIBC ATLAS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.08%	—	—	—
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+7.07%	+1.85%	—
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+10.07%	+2.99%	+4.87%
mblax	Madison Diversified Income Fund	1.16%	-47.77%	-50.36%	-48.59%
IBARX	Macquarie Balanced Fund	0.65%	+17.93%	+7.16%	+3.31%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+8.50%	+2.19%	+4.12%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+8.84%	+2.09%	+4.14%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+15.31%	+4.25%	+10.66%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+15.49%	+12.37%	+7.30%
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+11.16%	+4.19%	+6.92%
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+14.09%	+5.27%	+8.12%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+13.06%	+4.75%	+7.48%
CFIAX	Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund	0.83%	+14.80%	+3.97%	+7.72%
VTMFX	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED BALANCED FUND	0.09%	+13.46%	+6.28%	+7.91%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+5.70%	+1.71%	—
GLRBX	JAMES BALANCED: GOLDEN RAINBOW FUND	1.23%	+12.55%	+5.77%	+5.38%
GAFNX	Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund	1.24%	+11.84%	—	—
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+9.82%	+2.25%	—
FMUAX	Federated Hermes Muni and Stock Advantage Fund	0.99%	+10.31%	+3.72%	+5.30%
AZNAX	Virtus Income & Growth Fund	1.14%	-38.84%	-45.75%	-33.52%
COTDX	Columbia Thermostat Fund	0.61%	—	—	—
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+15.67%	+5.59%	+9.96%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+14.47%	+5.73%	+8.80%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+16.06%	+5.30%	+8.58%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+19.67%	+8.40%	+9.63%
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+14.15%	+4.88%	+6.93%
FOCIX	The Fairholme Focused Income Fund	1.01%	+15.98%	+11.87%	+8.89%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+10.14%	+3.17%	+5.40%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+16.88%	+7.13%	+3.64%
FBFRX	Franklin Managed Income Fund	0.59%	+6.66%	+2.73%	+5.60%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+13.95%	—	—
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PLTJX	Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund	0.79%	+11.70%	+3.67%	+6.57%
FBKFX	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.32%	+16.93%	+7.52%	+11.31%
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FPKFX	Fidelity Puritan K6 Fund	0.33%	+20.46%	+8.87%	+11.61%
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FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+14.15%	+5.38%	+8.54%
FPFRX	FPA Crescent Fund	1.06%	—	—	—
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TLHIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2030 Fund	0.25%	+13.02%	+4.60%	+7.16%
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SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+14.47%	+4.87%	+7.53%
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TCHPX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2030 Fund	0.40%	+11.96%	+4.28%	+6.76%
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UGTAX	Victory Growth and Tax Strategy Fund	0.54%	+14.08%	+5.05%	—
PWTAX	UBS U.S. Allocation Fund	1.03%	+15.62%	+5.71%	+9.18%
PACBX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund	0.63%	+19.25%	+1.44%	+3.55%
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ABPAX	AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio	1.01%	+7.47%	+2.16%	+2.16%
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TAAMX	Transamerica Asset Allocation - Moderate Portfolio	0.95%	+12.37%	—	—
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