NSBDX

ActiveMin. $1M

North Star Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.60%

Annual Cost per $10K

$160.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$27,681

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active · Min: $1M

Trailing 12-Month

+3.51%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

US Bond

88%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

NSBDX

1.60%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

111% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+13.57%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

NSBDX at 1.60%$242,208

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$138,405

Cost vs index fund−$135,216

Similar Funds (100)

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
NSBDX	North Star Bond Fund	1.60%	+3.51%	+4.33%	+2.42%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+2.73%	+2.67%	-1.05%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-9.97%	-18.31%	-21.22%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.62%	—	—
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.63%	+4.36%	—
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.84%	+6.45%	+3.14%
PANIX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.92%	+2.50%	+2.12%	-1.23%
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	-5.95%	+0.07%	+0.17%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.32%	+3.38%	+0.33%
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-19.08%	-6.21%	-5.98%
GIBAX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.84%	+4.49%	+4.02%	+0.13%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
RTEHX	American High Income Trust	1.12%	+7.52%	+8.68%	+5.98%
FFSAX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Flexible Income Fund	1.82%	+3.91%	+5.03%	+2.51%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+3.48%	+4.12%	+0.43%
AHICX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	1.36%	-0.93%	+2.94%	+1.18%
GGLPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund	1.59%	-2.04%	+2.83%	+1.24%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.12%	+4.49%	—
ARBOX	ABSOLUTE CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE FUND	1.73%	+7.46%	—	—
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+3.37%	+5.53%	+0.20%
ABYAX	Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund	1.79%	-4.08%	-2.92%	+2.90%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.75%	+7.37%	+5.40%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
CEAMX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.88%	+4.37%	+3.57%	+1.22%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-8.10%	-3.37%	+2.45%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
FZITX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.65%	-20.59%	-31.69%	-35.19%
LWACX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	1.42%	+2.26%	+1.90%	-2.22%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+4.25%	+3.94%	+0.50%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+5.64%	+2.75%	+1.36%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+3.22%	+3.31%	-0.40%
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+0.35%	+2.66%	+0.73%
MTBAX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.74%	-0.37%	+2.66%	+0.18%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	-1.25%	+2.88%	+1.24%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+3.06%	+3.01%	+1.77%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
ANGLX	Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.64%	+5.29%	+3.77%	+2.13%
PAHIX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	1.05%	+7.40%	+8.51%	+4.44%
DHRAX	DIAMOND HILL CORE BOND FUND	0.76%	+3.74%	+3.67%	-10.71%
AIMCX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	1.44%	+0.80%	+2.15%	+0.26%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.18%	+5.42%	+3.07%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
RPHYX	RIVERPARK SHORT TERM HIGH YIELD FUND	1.20%	+4.53%	+5.42%	+3.85%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	-1.54%	+2.73%	+2.95%
FFQAX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.79%	-1.31%	+2.42%	+0.07%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	-2.44%	+3.14%	+1.36%
MMHBX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	1.36%	-1.92%	+2.14%	+0.35%
RTECX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	1.51%	+0.05%	+2.09%	+0.05%
LFMAX	LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund	2.13%	+0.39%	-0.51%	+2.84%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-21.18%	-21.22%	-24.37%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+0.44%	+1.91%	+0.39%
BRMSX	Bramshill Income Performance Fund$1M min	1.44%	+1.54%	—	—
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+7.26%	+7.90%	+5.72%
RFXAX	Rational Special Situations Income Fund	2.01%	+4.91%	+5.87%	+4.19%
TGLMX	TCW Securitized Bond Fund	0.59%	+3.55%	+2.60%	-1.19%
TFAIX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.65%	+7.41%	+8.76%	+6.60%
ECHMX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	1.46%	-2.99%	+1.58%	-0.69%
LCRAX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.81%	+3.34%	+3.14%	-0.45%
FAAWX	Nuveen All-American Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	-1.10%	+2.44%	-0.33%
THRRX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.49%	+5.32%	+5.09%	+1.81%
DCFZX	Destinations Core Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+3.02%	+3.16%	-0.52%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
RPIFX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.57%	+7.51%	+8.88%	+6.68%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
GAKPX	Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund	1.46%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.62%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+42.26%	—	—
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	-0.35%	+3.17%	+0.68%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+11.76%	+13.16%	+10.89%
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
JADFX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund	0.83%	+3.02%	+5.30%	-0.10%
LANSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	1.03%	-1.84%	+2.41%	-0.08%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+3.83%	+3.87%	-0.12%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+1.09%	+2.97%	+0.62%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+14.56%	-0.85%	+10.90%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+3.76%	+3.74%	+0.29%
DHEAX	DIAMOND HILL SHORT DURATION SECURITIZED BOND	0.82%	+7.30%	+7.24%	-2.40%
HYMAX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	1.07%	-2.01%	+2.45%	+0.57%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+2.60%	+2.03%	-1.51%
VVBVX	Venerable Strategic Bond Fund	0.80%	+1.03%	—	—
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
GFRAX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund	0.72%	+5.46%	+7.30%	+5.61%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
FGNSX	Strategic Advisers Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund	0.09%	+3.45%	+3.52%	+2.02%
ICMUX	Intrepid Income Fund$1M min	1.01%	+9.10%	+9.21%	+8.20%
LTRPX	Lord Abbett Total Return Fund	0.91%	+3.28%	+3.22%	-0.26%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+5.53%	+4.95%	+2.41%
FCITX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.03%	+2.64%	+0.06%

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