PBL

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PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.45%

Annual Cost per $10K

$45.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$9,041

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

ETF

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+10.89%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

16%

US Bond

74%

Cash

10%

Fee Comparison

PBL

0.45%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

41% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+39.64%33 months

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

PBL at 0.45%$335,408

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$45,205

Cost vs index fund−$42,016

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
PBL	PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF	0.45%	+10.89%	—	—
FIWGX	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Core Income Fund	0.16%	+3.62%	+3.67%	+0.28%
MWTNX	TCW METWEST TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.57%	+2.73%	+2.67%	-1.05%
BBCPX	Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund	0.16%	+4.26%	+4.16%	+0.56%
AVEFX	AVE MARIA BOND FUND	0.42%	+4.08%	+5.41%	+3.89%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+3.06%	+2.97%	-0.73%
NTBAX	Navigator Tactical Fixed Income Fund	1.32%	+1.84%	+6.45%	+3.14%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.36%	+9.55%	+6.83%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+7.58%	+6.94%	+3.88%
FSMUX	Strategic Advisers Municipal Bond Fund	0.19%	-0.43%	+2.92%	—
GDMZX	Defensive Market Strategies Fund	0.92%	+7.88%	+9.30%	+6.88%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
FIQVX	Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund	0.60%	+19.13%	+11.26%	+9.04%
JHYUX	JPMorgan High Yield Fund	0.50%	+8.26%	+8.74%	+5.45%
FCSKX	Franklin Convertible Securities Fund	0.51%	+16.32%	+11.23%	+7.55%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.58%	+4.67%	—
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
OWCIX	Old Westbury Credit Income Fund	0.91%	+3.57%	+3.01%	—
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+3.51%	+0.90%	-1.14%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
MCOAX	NYLI MacKay Convertible Fund	0.94%	+10.59%	+7.94%	+7.53%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-9.97%	-18.31%	-21.22%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
FGNSX	Strategic Advisers Tax-Sensitive Short Duration Fund	0.09%	+3.45%	+3.52%	+2.02%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+3.63%	+3.76%	-0.02%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.13%	+2.73%	-1.73%
FDBLX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund	0.59%	+4.10%	+4.66%	+0.61%
FSREX	Fidelity Series Real Estate Income Fund	0.00%	+7.95%	+6.68%	+6.96%
NCIDX	Columbia Convertible Securities Fund	0.79%	—	—	—
USDU	WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund	0.51%	+2.59%	+3.00%	+3.85%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.14%	+2.99%	-0.70%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+3.71%	+3.68%	-0.19%
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.22%	+9.29%	+5.10%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.62%	—	—
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.48%	+3.91%	-0.09%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+4.25%	+3.94%	+0.50%
SBTTX	Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio	0.76%	+5.02%	+5.76%	+3.71%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
FAPIX	Fidelity Freedom Index Retirement Fund	0.05%	+6.00%	+6.01%	+2.60%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.78%	+6.80%	+4.10%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.61%	+3.99%	+0.25%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.75%	+6.27%	+3.89%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.75%	+7.37%	+5.40%
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+3.37%	+5.53%	+0.20%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.72%	+5.47%	+1.42%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.55%	+8.48%	+5.68%
FTRLX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	0.38%	+3.59%	+3.16%	+0.18%
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.33%	+5.00%	+2.36%
GFRAX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Floating Rate Fund	0.72%	+5.46%	+7.30%	+5.61%
GGKPX	Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund	0.48%	+8.04%	+9.88%	+7.06%
SSAFX	State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio	0.02%	+3.13%	+2.99%	-0.76%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
VRP	Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF	0.50%	+7.56%	+8.62%	+5.19%
VAADX	Virtus Convertible Fund	0.62%	+20.61%	+10.62%	—
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+6.36%	+7.49%	+3.22%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+5.42%	+5.98%	+3.53%
MNCWX	Pro-Blend Conservative Term Series	0.10%	+5.19%	+6.30%	+3.82%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+6.59%	+8.18%	+3.99%
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.65%	+2.67%	-0.99%
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	-0.59%	+1.64%	-3.71%
JCPB	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF	0.38%	+4.04%	+4.29%	+0.51%
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.79%	+8.79%	+4.30%
ACBPX	Diversified Bond Fund	0.01%	+3.08%	+2.91%	-0.49%
FSILX	Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund	0.66%	+5.48%	+5.06%	+2.62%
PTOAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return Fund	1.35%	+16.43%	+19.41%	+13.73%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.45%	+8.80%	+5.56%
CIBRX	Columbia Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+3.82%	+3.42%	-0.39%
TAGMX	Transamerica Core Bond	0.42%	+2.99%	+3.08%	—
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+5.39%	+5.19%	+1.89%
CNSAX	Invesco Convertible Securities Fund	0.67%	+16.22%	+8.66%	+6.28%
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.26%	+5.43%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.28%	+4.45%	+1.38%
TRAZX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.02%	+7.98%	+9.42%	+7.21%
GCC	WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund	0.57%	+15.71%	+6.16%	—
DFFLX	DoubleLine Flexible Income Fund	0.70%	+7.01%	+6.32%	+3.99%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.57%	+4.16%	+0.64%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+3.60%	+3.31%	-0.94%
FFSAX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Flexible Income Fund	1.82%	+3.91%	+5.03%	+2.51%
FFRDX	Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund	0.62%	+6.75%	+9.28%	+7.78%
TRIZX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.02%	+7.94%	+9.42%	+7.25%
TGCFX	TCW Core Fixed Income Fund	0.56%	+2.64%	+2.69%	-0.88%
BSCR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+4.96%	+4.67%	+1.03%
RNDLX	RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund	1.77%	+5.51%	+5.82%	+2.84%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.95%	+8.72%	+5.68%
SDICX	Guggenheim Core Bond Fund	0.53%	+3.42%	+2.97%	-0.96%
JMTNX	Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.88%	+7.58%	+9.67%	+4.34%

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