PRFAX

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PIMCO Total Return ESG Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.07%

Annual Cost per $10K

$107.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$19,815

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+6.08%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

89%

Intl Bond

25%

Fee Comparison

PRFAX

1.07%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

41% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+18.77%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

PRFAX at 1.07%$281,539

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$99,073

Cost vs index fund−$95,885

Similar Funds (100)

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
PRFAX	PIMCO Total Return ESG Fund	1.07%	+6.08%	+5.90%	-0.65%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
PTGAX	PIMCO Total Return ESG Fund	1.22%	+5.95%	+5.76%	-0.79%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+9.19%	+8.66%	+4.05%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+6.08%	+6.94%	—
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+6.38%	+6.33%	+2.19%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.24%	+5.74%	-0.32%
VCSH	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.71%	+5.29%	+2.12%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.41%	+6.17%	+0.14%
VCIT	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.70%	+5.76%	+0.79%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+6.87%	+6.36%	+0.01%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+8.23%	+8.13%	+1.09%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+6.52%	+7.11%	+0.66%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+7.28%	+9.22%	+3.57%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
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%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.84%	+5.74%	-1.05%
BSV	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+5.41%	+5.03%	+1.42%
VUBFX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND	0.20%	+5.03%	+5.34%	+2.94%
TSBBX	Nuveen Core Impact Bond Fund	0.51%	+5.12%	+5.57%	-0.29%
BIV	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+6.33%	+5.84%	-0.20%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+6.50%	+6.20%	+0.26%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.68%	+5.54%	+0.81%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+5.35%	+5.64%	-0.40%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+5.27%	+6.06%	-0.11%
FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	0.25%	+4.68%	+5.04%	+3.06%
FSIGX	Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.00%	+3.72%	+3.94%	+0.37%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+5.80%	+5.84%	-0.01%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.20%	—	—
ACGZX	AB Income Fund	0.54%	+6.77%	+7.02%	+0.52%
VIITX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+6.11%	+5.62%	+1.05%
GIKRX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	0.46%	+5.92%	+6.95%	+3.01%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+6.59%	+7.11%	+3.54%
FTHRX	Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund	0.45%	+4.73%	+4.22%	+0.86%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.23%	+5.38%	+2.09%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
NERNX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	0.39%	+5.79%	+5.96%	+0.19%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+5.65%	+6.14%	—
MDHEX	NYLI MacKay Short Duration High Income Fund	0.68%	—	—	—
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	+5.20%	+7.18%	-2.69%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
VPVTRDV	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio	0.79%	+6.71%	+6.40%	-0.03%
PLSTX	Aristotle Strategic Income Fund	0.94%	+6.71%	—	—
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+5.74%	+6.07%	+0.23%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
SIDCX	SIIT INTERMEDIATE DURATION CREDIT FUND	0.32%	+3.69%	+4.18%	-0.20%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+13.60%	+2.93%	+11.89%
DCPAX	BNY Mellon Core Plus Fund	1.45%	+6.27%	+6.42%	+0.48%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+4.99%	+5.23%	-0.51%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
FZOMX	Fidelity SAI Short-Term Bond Fund	0.21%	+5.00%	+4.59%	—
FZOLX	Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.18%	—
ISIAX	VOYA STRATEGIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	0.62%	+6.97%	+6.92%	+3.37%
SCHI	Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF	0.03%	+7.62%	+8.14%	+1.01%
FANCX	Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund	0.50%	-2.25%	-6.36%	-9.46%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+6.39%	+6.50%	+0.19%
RITEX	American High Income Trust	0.67%	+8.22%	+10.22%	+6.76%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+6.46%	+7.54%	+0.46%
PLIAX	Aristotle Core Income Fund	0.85%	+5.24%	—	—
FRERX	Franklin Total Return Fund	0.39%	+6.43%	+6.33%	+0.26%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+6.06%	+4.64%	+1.53%
NHFIX	High Yield Fixed Income Fund	0.61%	+8.70%	+10.38%	+5.91%
CDSRX	Calvert Short Duration Income Fund	0.45%	+6.40%	+6.96%	+3.42%
PBFKX	Victory Pioneer Bond Fund	0.36%	—	—	—
CORP	PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund	0.41%	+6.23%	+7.63%	+0.72%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+5.55%	+6.37%	+0.53%
TAAQX	Transamerica Short-Term Bond	0.42%	+5.66%	—	—
ISTB	iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+5.98%	+5.74%	+1.82%
ACHFX	High Income Fund	0.68%	+9.41%	+10.97%	—
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.66%	+5.21%	+3.07%
TBPPX	Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund	0.45%	+4.97%	+6.27%	+0.48%
VUSB	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT BOND ETF	0.10%	+5.31%	+5.53%	—
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
NRSIX	Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund	0.51%	+9.22%	+9.46%	+4.29%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.71%	+5.73%	-1.36%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
VCLT	VANGUARD LONG-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+0.56%	+2.96%	-2.60%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
PMDRX	PIMCO Moderate Duration Fund$1M min	0.53%	+7.48%	+6.31%	+1.35%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
PTCIX	PIMCO Long-Term Credit Bond Fund$1M min	1.51%	+4.91%	+7.93%	-1.74%
TRZOX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.	0.31%	+5.66%	+4.95%	—
MWCPX	TCW METWEST UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND	0.89%	+7.44%	+7.78%	+3.02%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.89%	+9.49%	+5.83%
DPZRX	Nomura Diversified Income Fund	0.33%	+6.92%	+6.83%	+0.67%
LSBNX	Loomis Sayles Bond Fund	0.60%	+8.25%	+8.62%	+3.60%
FSIG	First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF	0.55%	+6.13%	+6.11%	—
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+5.60%	+5.10%	-0.20%
LTRHX	Lord Abbett Total Return Fund	0.36%	+3.84%	+3.82%	+0.30%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.59%	+6.23%	+3.15%

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