PPLZX
ActiveDWS Short Duration Fund
Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)
Expense Ratio
0.38%
Annual Cost per $10K
$38.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$7,706
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+6.63%
Asset Allocation
US Bond
75%Intl Bond
22%Cash
3%Fee Comparison
PPLZX
0.38%US Bond average
0.76%US Bond cheapest
0.00%Index benchmark
0.03%50% cheaper than category average
Historical Returns
Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of December 2025 · Updated quarterly
+21.15%3Y
Compare to
Fee Impact Calculator
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PPLZX at 0.38%$342,082
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$38,531
Cost vs index fund−$35,342
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| PPLZX | DWS Short Duration Fund | 0.38% |
| LDLVX | Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund | 0.32% |
| PTRAX | PIMCO Total Return Fund | 0.76% |
| PIINX | PIMCO Income Fund | 1.08% |
| VFSTX | VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND | 0.07% |
| VWEAX | VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND | 0.22% |
| BCOSX | Baird Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| BSBSX | Baird Short-Term Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| NERNX | Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.39% |
| VUBFX | VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND | 0.20% |
| VCOBX | VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND | 0.10% |
| JSDUX | JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund | 0.28% |
| FZOLX | Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund | 0.20% |
| DTBRX | PGIM Total Return Bond Fund | 0.75% |
| MINT | PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund | 0.36% |
| STYAX | Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.67% |
| VFICX | VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND | 0.20% |
| LSBNX | Loomis Sayles Bond Fund | 0.60% |
| VCSH | VANGUARD SHORT-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND | 0.06% |
| CMBKX | American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund | 0.70% |
| TRZOX | T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. | 0.31% |
| LAUVX | Lord Abbett Income Fund | 0.45% |
| CCHIX | High Yield Fund | 0.51% |
| MRBBX | MFS Total Return Bond Fund | 0.60% |
| JSDCX | JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus Fund | 0.39% |
| IGSB | iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% |
| APDFX | Artisan High Income Fund | 0.80% |
| FDIAX | Fidelity Advisor Limited Term Bond Fund | 0.60% |
| WAPSX | Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.42% |
| JDYRX | PGIM High Yield Fund | 0.74% |
| TAAQX | Transamerica Short-Term Bond | 0.42% |
| TSBBX | Nuveen Core Impact Bond Fund | 0.51% |
| BAGSX | Baird Aggregate Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| USIG | iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% |
| VPVTRDV | PIMCO Total Return Portfolio | 0.79% |
| LGBNX | Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund | 0.44% |
| MFIWX | MFS Income Fund | 0.40% |
| VUSB | VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT BOND ETF | 0.10% |
| DOXIX | Dodge & Cox Income Fund | 0.33% |
| FHRRX | Franklin High Income Fund | 0.50% |
| DBPIX | DWS Short Duration Fund | 0.48% |
| BUBSX | Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund | 0.40% |
| GIBRX | Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund | 0.49% |
| GSY | Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF | 0.22% |
| THLIX | THRIVENT SHORT-TERM BOND FUND | 0.43% |
| VCIT | VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND | 0.06% |
| FBKWX | Fidelity Total Bond Fund | 0.75% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.14% |
| NHFIX | High Yield Fixed Income Fund | 0.61% |
| FTSM | First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF | 0.25% |
| PBFKX | Victory Pioneer Bond Fund | 0.36% |
| PHYAX | PIMCO High Yield Fund | 0.85% |
| PSTQX | PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund | 0.38% |
| FIHAX | Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund | 0.75% |
| IBDR | iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF | 0.10% |
| NRSIX | Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund | 0.51% |
| EIBRX | Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston | 0.66% |
| RHYAX | RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund | 0.49% |
| ACPSX | Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.79% |
| PGCAX | PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund | 1.34% |
| HIGFX | American High Income Trust | 0.32% |
| IIBPX | VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO | 0.79% |
| GTO | Invesco Total Return Bond ETF | 0.25% |
| IGIB | iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% |
| LBNOX | LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC | 0.62% |
| LHYOX | Lord Abbett High Yield Fund | 0.63% |
| LFROX | Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund | 0.54% |
| TSRSX | Thornburg Strategic Income Fund | 0.53% |
| FSMTX | Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund | 0.29% |
| SPSB | SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% |
| ICIRX | Invesco Conservative Income Fund | 0.46% |
| ISTB | iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF | 0.06% |
| FLRRX | Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund | 0.31% |
| MHYSX | NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund | 0.56% |
| MAFRX | Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Ultrashort Income Fund | 0.58% |
| HYSAX | PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund | 1.00% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | 0.06% |
| SLQD | iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.06% |
| LIFOX | Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund | 0.52% |
| TICCX | T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund, Inc. | 0.41% |
| LUBOX | Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund | 0.24% |
| ERHIX | Eaton Vance High Income Opportunities Fund | 0.55% |
| BIMSX | Baird Intermediate Bond Fund | 0.55% |
| LDUR | PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active Exchange-Traded Fund | 0.54% |
| VCRB | VANGUARD CORE BOND ETF | 0.10% |
| FXIMX | Fixed Income SHares: Series M | 0.14% |
| FLHY | Franklin High Yield Corporate ETF | 0.40% |
| ACGZX | AB Income Fund | 0.54% |
| CRSAX | Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund | 0.80% |
| HYLB | Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 0.05% |
| AFRFX | Invesco Floating Rate ESG Fund | 0.72% |
| GIKRX | Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund | 0.46% |
| BBCPX | Bridge Builder Core Plus Bond Fund | 0.16% |
| PSFAX | PIMCO Short-Term Fund | 0.73% |
| PYCSX | Payden Core Bond Fund | 0.42% |
| PYCTX | Payden Corporate Bond Fund | 0.56% |
| PLSTX | Aristotle Strategic Income Fund | 0.94% |
| VPLS | VANGUARD CORE-PLUS BOND ETF | 0.20% |
| MHIKX | MFS High Income Fund | 0.52% |
| LSYAX | Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund | 1.05% |
| SSTHX | Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund | 0.82% |
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