MXSDX

Active

Empower Short Duration Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.59%

Annual Cost per $10K

$59.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$11,635

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+4.77%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

70%

Intl Bond

13%

Cash

16%

Fee Comparison

MXSDX

0.59%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

22% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+15.59%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

MXSDX at 0.59%$322,436

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$58,177

Cost vs index fund−$54,988

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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
MXSDX	Empower Short Duration Bond Fund	0.59%	+4.77%	+4.95%	+1.91%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+5.38%	+3.74%	-1.00%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.26%	+10.15%	+5.43%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.57%	+9.22%	+5.67%
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.49%	+8.94%	+5.93%
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+8.58%	+9.85%	+4.80%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.63%	+6.69%	+4.01%
SJNK	SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.81%	+9.47%	+6.26%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+6.90%	+7.15%	+1.62%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+8.83%	+8.12%	+4.32%
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.60%	+10.27%	+5.85%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.71%	+5.73%	-1.36%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+6.87%	+6.36%	+0.01%
CWB	SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF	0.40%	+18.40%	+13.28%	+7.63%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
SADAX	Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund	0.51%	+5.31%	+5.53%	+3.28%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.57%	+10.59%	+7.12%
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.73%	+5.85%	+2.51%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
HYGV	FlexShares High Yield Value - Scored Bond Index Fund	0.37%	+7.48%	+9.40%	+5.23%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+6.03%	+5.88%	-0.57%
YEAR	AB Ultra Short Income ETF	0.25%	+4.72%	+5.24%	—
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.40%	+4.61%	-0.84%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+7.83%	+9.11%	+4.47%
BSCS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.46%	+5.24%	+0.97%
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	0.41%	+3.66%	+4.66%	+0.44%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+6.72%	+6.55%	+0.85%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+9.10%	+10.47%	+6.90%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+8.45%	+9.43%	+4.79%
LUBOX	Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.24%	+5.33%	+5.48%	+3.17%
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.41%	+6.17%	+0.14%
SPBO	SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF	0.03%	+6.14%	+7.60%	+0.50%
CUBRX	Calvert Flexible Bond Fund	0.57%	+8.04%	+8.38%	+5.36%
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+6.16%	+6.55%	+0.03%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+5.97%	+5.76%	—
PLDAX	PIMCO Low Duration Fund	0.75%	+5.40%	+5.17%	+1.57%
VPVLDDV	PIMCO Low Duration Portfolio	0.67%	+5.42%	+5.16%	+1.49%
MAFRX	Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Ultrashort Income Fund	0.58%	—	—	—
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.24%	+5.74%	-0.32%
NTIIX	Navigator Tactical Investment Grade Bond Fund$1M min	1.09%	-0.92%	+3.32%	—
MXXJX	Empower Short Duration Bond Fund$1M min	0.24%	+5.20%	+5.32%	+2.27%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
SIIDX	Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio$1M min	0.45%	+2.82%	+5.29%	-0.18%
ISTBX	Invesco Short Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+5.11%	+5.09%	+2.32%
URHIX	Victory High Income Fund	0.79%	+8.35%	+9.88%	+5.75%
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+6.38%	+6.33%	+2.19%
IGSB	iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.84%	+5.44%	+2.21%
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.43%	+6.84%	+7.74%	+4.57%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.23%	+5.38%	+2.09%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
IGLB	iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+0.78%	+3.15%	-2.57%
BCAAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - CORPORATE CREDIT FUND	1.19%	+6.52%	+9.73%	—
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+7.28%	+9.22%	+3.57%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+8.23%	+8.13%	+1.09%
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
HYLB	Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.00%	+4.61%
ASDAX	AAM HIMCO Short Duration Income Fund	0.85%	+5.18%	+5.61%	+3.00%
FSHGX	Fidelity SAI High Income Fund	0.71%	+9.82%	+10.06%	—
PAMSX	PIMCO Short Asset Investment Fund	0.36%	+4.94%	+5.21%	+3.04%
FALN	iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	0.25%	+8.84%	+10.89%	+5.59%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+6.52%	+7.11%	+0.66%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.66%	+5.21%	+3.07%
PIPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS International Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	1.57%	+21.78%	+19.50%	+15.68%
CUSDX	Six Circles Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.20%	+5.07%	+5.64%	+3.22%
CINRX	Calvert Income Fund	0.64%	+7.94%	—	—
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+6.59%	+7.11%	+3.54%
FJTDX	Fidelity Flex Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.00%	+5.10%	+5.35%	+3.31%
ANGL	VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	0.25%	+8.64%	+9.79%	+5.22%
PSPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund	1.10%	+18.65%	+21.50%	+15.76%
BGHAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - HIGH YIELD FUND	0.89%	+6.64%	+10.53%	—
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
TAHBX	Transamerica High Yield Bond	0.61%	+7.75%	+8.81%	+5.01%
HYDB	iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF	0.35%	+7.49%	+9.57%	+5.77%
SKOR	FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund	0.15%	+7.20%	+7.48%	+1.71%
WABSX	Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund	0.45%	+5.10%	+4.23%	+0.35%
BSCT	Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.51%	+5.39%	+0.67%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+5.80%	+5.84%	-0.01%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.89%	+9.49%	+5.83%
PIXAX	PIMCO RAE PLUS Fund	1.39%	+16.28%	+14.98%	+16.01%
SKCRX	DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund	0.95%	+6.21%	+0.75%	+9.02%
GDIAX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund	1.11%	+5.90%	+5.76%	+1.95%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
HYS	PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund	0.56%	+8.78%	+9.65%	+6.47%
HUBAX	HARTFORD ULTRASHORT BOND HLS FUND	0.45%	+4.71%	+5.07%	+2.76%
PSTQX	PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund	0.38%	+6.24%	+6.71%	+2.40%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%

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