PRTCX

Active

PIMCO Real Return Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.40%

Annual Cost per $10K

$140.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$24,846

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+5.36%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

91%

Intl Bond

Fee Comparison

PRTCX

1.40%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

84% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+12.39%3Y

Compare to

Fee Impact Calculator

Investment

Years

Annual Return

PRTCX at 1.40%$256,382

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$124,231

Cost vs index fund−$121,042

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
PRTCX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	1.40%	+5.36%	+3.97%	+0.86%
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
VBMFX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	0.15%	+5.02%	+5.16%	-0.53%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+5.65%	+6.14%	—
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+5.29%	+4.96%	-0.25%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+6.08%	+6.94%	—
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.24%	+5.74%	-0.32%
ANGLX	Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.64%	+6.97%	+6.21%	+2.16%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+6.06%	+4.64%	+1.53%
VBIRX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.40%	+5.02%	+1.40%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+4.99%	+5.23%	-0.51%
GIBAX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.84%	+6.14%	+6.77%	+0.35%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
VBILX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+6.34%	+5.80%	-0.23%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
VPVRRDV	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio	1.07%	+5.98%	+4.60%	+1.60%
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-17.52%	-5.29%	-6.49%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.59%	+6.23%	+3.15%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
HYLS	First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	1.05%	+7.61%	+8.57%	+3.96%
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	+5.20%	+7.18%	-2.69%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+5.68%	+5.87%	-0.15%
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	+0.69%	+4.93%	+0.99%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
AHICX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	1.36%	+3.26%	+6.98%	+2.01%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
PCRRX	PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund	1.25%	+13.60%	+2.93%	+11.89%
FSMMX	FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund	1.99%	-43.71%	-43.22%	—
VVBVX	Venerable Strategic Bond Fund	0.80%	+4.98%	—	—
LIGAX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.99%	+4.89%	+5.92%	+1.03%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.84%	+5.74%	-1.05%
FIBLX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.15%	+1.44%	+0.80%
GGLPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund	1.59%	+1.33%	+6.75%	+1.93%
VCLT	VANGUARD LONG-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+0.56%	+2.96%	-2.60%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+5.60%	+5.10%	-0.20%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+5.91%	+6.13%	+0.51%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+5.27%	+6.06%	-0.11%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
MMHAX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.85%	+2.66%	+7.74%	+2.12%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.61%	+8.80%	+5.29%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+4.67%	+4.26%	-1.27%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+5.99%	+6.30%	+0.72%
TSIAX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	1.00%	+6.11%	+6.65%	+3.08%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
FZIAX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.68%	-11.87%	-28.61%	-33.87%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+5.68%	+5.54%	+0.81%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+5.55%	+6.37%	+0.53%
MCFVX	Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund	0.64%	—	—	—
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+6.39%	+6.50%	+0.19%
FAJEX	Frost Total Return Bond Fund	0.46%	-22.51%	-20.95%	-23.31%
SEATX	TAX-ADVANTAGED INCOME FUND	1.08%	-1.38%	+2.96%	+1.37%
MWCPX	TCW METWEST UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND	0.89%	+7.44%	+7.78%	+3.02%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+10.92%	+15.63%	+12.01%
thopx	Thompson Bond Fund	0.74%	+8.43%	+7.09%	+5.01%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.34%	+8.84%	+5.70%
GAKPX	Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund	1.46%	+5.52%	+5.82%	-0.33%
PLIAX	Aristotle Core Income Fund	0.85%	+5.24%	—	—
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.56%	—	—
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+3.53%	+4.84%	+1.19%
MTBAX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.74%	+3.94%	+5.59%	+1.02%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+6.02%	+6.47%	+1.99%
UASBX	Victory Short-Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+5.45%	+6.10%	+3.14%
JADFX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund	0.83%	+5.24%	+4.84%	-0.52%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
DCFZX	Destinations Core Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+3.02%	+3.16%	-0.52%
TCTRX	Nuveen Short Term Bond Fund	0.62%	+5.23%	+5.27%	+2.34%
FFQAX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.79%	+3.20%	+6.12%	+1.06%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+6.60%	+6.79%	+1.37%
SLDAX	SIIT LONG DURATION CREDIT BOND FUND	0.37%	+0.07%	+1.83%	-3.56%
LCROX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.30%	+3.62%	+3.40%	-0.19%
DDJRX	Polen Opportunistic High Yield Fund	1.14%	+5.33%	—	—
AIMCX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	1.44%	+2.73%	+3.65%	+0.62%
TRKZX	T. Rowe Price High Yield Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+8.32%	+9.55%	+5.47%
VKMGX	Invesco Quality Income Fund	1.15%	+6.21%	+5.43%	-0.43%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+2.56%	+4.96%	+3.30%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
ITBFX	THE HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.32%	+6.58%	+6.85%	+0.41%
VCFAX	VOYA SECURITIZED CREDIT FUND	1.00%	+7.34%	+7.64%	+4.11%
MMHBX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	1.36%	+2.34%	+6.43%	+1.27%
RTECX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	1.51%	+2.94%	+4.27%	+0.59%
HIABX	HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND HLS FUND	0.52%	+5.51%	+6.42%	+0.13%
MXEWX	Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund	0.80%	+6.46%	+3.01%	—
ICMUX	Intrepid Income Fund$1M min	1.01%	+8.99%	+10.04%	+8.22%
JIGBX	Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.38%	+2.97%	+2.92%	-0.79%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+3.17%	+3.09%	+0.64%
CRBVX	Catholic Responsible Investments Bond Fund	0.50%	+5.76%	+5.70%	—
PBIQX	Bond Market Index Fund	0.40%	+2.63%	+2.59%	-1.07%

Analyze Your Full Portfolio

See your blended expense ratio, aggregate asset allocation, and total fee drag across all your holdings.

Get Started Free