PLCNX

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Aristotle Strategic Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.69%

Annual Cost per $10K

$169.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$28,907

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+6.04%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

US Bond

79%

Intl Bond

18%

Cash

Fee Comparison

PLCNX

1.69%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

122% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+18.93%31 months

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

PLCNX at 1.69%$236,080

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$144,533

Cost vs index fund−$141,345

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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
PLCNX	Aristotle Strategic Income Fund	1.69%	+6.04%	—	—
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+6.87%	+6.36%	+0.01%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+5.27%	+6.06%	-0.11%
PTCIX	PIMCO Long-Term Credit Bond Fund$1M min	1.51%	+4.91%	+7.93%	-1.74%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.41%	+6.17%	+0.14%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+6.46%	+7.54%	+0.46%
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
DCPAX	BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund	1.45%	+6.27%	+6.42%	+0.48%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.24%	+5.74%	-0.32%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+7.28%	+9.22%	+3.57%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+6.08%	+6.94%	—
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+6.52%	+7.11%	+0.66%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+6.38%	+6.33%	+2.19%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
PLSTX	Aristotle Strategic Income Fund	0.94%	+6.71%	—	—
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+8.23%	+8.13%	+1.09%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+13.60%	+2.93%	+11.89%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+5.35%	+5.64%	-0.40%
VCSH	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.71%	+5.29%	+2.12%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+7.83%	+9.11%	+4.47%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+5.36%	+6.49%	+1.57%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+8.45%	+9.43%	+4.79%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.23%	+5.38%	+2.09%
VPVTRDV	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio	0.79%	+6.71%	+6.40%	-0.03%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.68%	+5.54%	+0.81%
GGMPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund	0.98%	+7.96%	+9.55%	+4.57%
GAKPX	Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund	1.46%	+5.52%	+5.82%	-0.33%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.89%	+9.49%	+5.83%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+6.59%	+7.11%	+3.54%
TSBBX	Nuveen Core Impact Bond Fund	0.51%	+5.12%	+5.57%	-0.29%
JMTNX	Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.88%	+9.02%	+9.06%	+3.67%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.57%	+10.59%	+7.12%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.71%	+5.73%	-1.36%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+9.10%	+10.47%	+6.90%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+5.65%	+6.14%	—
PHYBX	Putnam High Yield Fund	1.28%	+10.70%	+1.06%	+2.85%
TAIBX	PGIM Core Bond Fund	0.96%	+6.47%	+6.40%	+0.02%
PWLBX	PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund	1.82%	+6.45%	+8.66%	+9.58%
NERNX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	0.39%	+5.79%	+5.96%	+0.19%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.84%	+5.74%	-1.05%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
LBNQX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	1.30%	+7.38%	+6.90%	+2.71%
VUBFX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND	0.20%	+5.03%	+5.34%	+2.94%
ARMGX	Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund	1.45%	+4.39%	+4.81%	+2.51%
NRSIX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.51%	+9.22%	+9.46%	+4.29%
CANEX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.93%	+5.35%	+3.57%	-1.16%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+5.80%	+5.84%	-0.01%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
SSTHX	Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund	0.82%	+5.75%	+6.57%	+3.90%
PRCIX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.44%	+2.96%	+2.49%	-0.77%
OAFIX	Optimum Fixed Income Fund	1.79%	+5.45%	+5.53%	-0.51%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+5.60%	+5.10%	-0.20%
GIKRX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.46%	+5.92%	+6.95%	+3.01%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.66%	+5.21%	+3.07%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
FCBAX	Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund	0.77%	-18.87%	-30.47%	-35.85%
FGKNX	Franklin Core Plus Bond Fund	0.72%	+6.41%	+7.51%	+2.92%
APECX	Columbia High Yield Bond Fund	0.98%	+6.69%	+7.45%	+3.61%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
NHFIX	High Yield Fixed Income Fund	0.61%	+8.70%	+10.38%	+5.91%
AFRFX	Invesco Floating Rate ESG Fund	0.72%	+6.67%	+7.92%	+6.47%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
PLIAX	Aristotle Core Income Fund	0.85%	+5.24%	—	—
PIINCAM	PIMCO Income Portfolio	1.06%	+8.79%	+8.32%	+3.87%
LCBPX	Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund	1.19%	+5.99%	+6.78%	-0.02%
LSBNX	Loomis Sayles Bond Fund	0.60%	+8.25%	+8.62%	+3.60%
IHIFX	Macquarie High Income Fund	1.13%	+5.56%	+9.37%	+2.38%
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	0.25%	+4.68%	+5.04%	+3.06%
IIBPX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO	0.79%	+5.25%	+6.07%	-0.22%
CHIAX	Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.95%	+5.21%	+8.54%	+6.24%
MWCPX	TCW METWEST UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND	0.89%	+7.44%	+7.78%	+3.02%
PBFKX	Victory Pioneer Bond Fund	0.36%	—	—	—
FZOLX	Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.18%	—
PSJIX	Short-Term Income Fund	0.63%	+5.24%	+5.66%	+2.13%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
PTFAX	PIMCO RAE Fundamental Advantage PLUS Fund	1.73%	+2.94%	-0.77%	+2.14%
FTHRX	Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund	0.45%	+4.73%	+4.22%	+0.86%
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
DGCAX	Nomura Corporate Bond Fund	0.79%	+5.72%	+6.78%	-0.04%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
MDHEX	NYLI MacKay Short Duration High Income Fund	0.68%	—	—	—
ACGZX	AB Income Fund	0.54%	+6.77%	+7.02%	+0.52%
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	1.48%	+2.89%	+3.82%	-0.85%
ISIAX	VOYA STRATEGIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	0.62%	+6.97%	+6.92%	+3.37%
FHRRX	Franklin High Income Fund	0.50%	+9.11%	+10.91%	+7.16%
TBPPX	Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund	0.45%	+4.97%	+6.27%	+0.48%

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