PYARX

Active

Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.71%

Annual Cost per $10K

$71.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$13,782

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+5.77%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

US Bond

60%

Intl Bond

37%

Cash

Fee Comparison

PYARX

0.71%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

28% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+22.67%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

PYARX at 0.71%$311,704

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$68,909

Cost vs index fund−$65,720

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
PYARX	Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.71%	+5.77%	+7.05%	+3.69%
AGDAX	AB HIGH INCOME FUND INC	0.90%	+8.19%	+10.96%	+5.81%
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+6.16%	+6.55%	+0.03%
PULS	PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	0.15%	+5.27%	+5.70%	+3.62%
GOBSX	BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Opportunities Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.30%	+5.81%	-0.54%
JHFIX	Income Fund	0.42%	+4.37%	+4.70%	+1.32%
PDAAX	PIMCO Diversified Income Fund	1.04%	+7.06%	+9.65%	+2.52%
LBNOX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.62%	+6.31%	+8.05%	+3.44%
PSFAX	PIMCO Short-Term Fund	0.73%	+5.03%	+5.38%	+2.97%
DFSD	Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF	0.16%	+6.45%	+6.19%	—
MBRRX	MFS Corporate Bond Fund	0.51%	+6.08%	+7.43%	+0.03%
SDMAX	PGIM Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund	0.62%	+5.92%	+6.50%	+2.71%
PYAIX	Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.48%	+5.89%	+7.28%	+3.93%
DHGAX	BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+2.83%	+1.57%	+1.67%
DINAX	Morgan Stanley Income Opportunities Fund	0.57%	+9.20%	+8.22%	+3.45%
SHOAX	American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund	1.07%	+7.18%	+9.31%	+7.01%
MOFAX	Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund	0.82%	—	—	—
NEZNX	Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund	0.62%	+7.06%	+9.26%	+3.96%
ETSIX	Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund	1.46%	+11.45%	+9.24%	+5.19%
FADMX	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund	0.65%	+6.54%	+8.85%	+3.89%
PADAX	PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.95%	+5.34%	+6.79%	+4.69%
VCTPX	Inflation Protected Fund	0.54%	+2.87%	+2.04%	+1.03%
IGSB	iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.84%	+5.44%	+2.21%
LSYAX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.05%	+7.43%	+9.63%	+6.24%
DOXLX	Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund	0.37%	+4.99%	+9.85%	—
STRKX	Victory Pioneer Strategic Income Fund	0.59%	—	—	—
JESNX	Strategic Income Opportunities Trust	0.96%	+4.81%	+6.84%	+2.34%
VNLA	Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF	0.23%	+5.66%	+6.05%	+3.38%
PSTQX	PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund	0.38%	+5.04%	+6.53%	+2.39%
MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.36%	+4.96%	+5.52%	+2.94%
FLDR	Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF	0.15%	+5.20%	+5.57%	+3.07%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
PAIIX	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.61%	+6.50%	+6.83%	+2.66%
JINCX	JPMorgan Unconstrained Debt Fund	0.91%	+5.50%	+5.43%	+2.99%
NUSFX	Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund	0.26%	+4.97%	+5.79%	+3.02%
PHSAX	PIMCO High Yield Spectrum Fund	1.00%	+7.35%	+11.44%	+5.74%
HSNFX	THE HARTFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND	0.53%	+9.46%	+10.90%	+3.63%
BXFAX	MassMutual Global Floating Rate Fund	0.75%	+5.28%	+9.18%	—
PREF	Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF	0.55%	+6.93%	+9.48%	+3.70%
AGBGX	Global Bond Fund	0.02%	+6.04%	+5.78%	+0.79%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+6.98%	+8.60%	+4.02%
GSST	Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF	0.16%	+5.26%	+5.41%	+3.22%
PSTPX	Palmer Square Income Plus Fund	0.62%	+5.24%	—	—
FLRT	Pacer Aristotle Pacific Floating Rate High Income ETF	0.60%	+6.40%	+10.67%	—
MLMRX	MFS Limited Maturity Fund	1.33%	+5.36%	+5.60%	+2.12%
LUBOX	Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.24%	+5.33%	+5.48%	+3.17%
RPELX	T. Rowe Price Dynamic Credit Fund	0.55%	+7.92%	+7.02%	+5.69%
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.54%	+8.75%	+4.45%
LPXAX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+7.20%	+7.87%	+3.83%
TRZWX	T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond Fund	0.19%	+5.68%	+5.98%	—
LHYOX	Lord Abbett High Yield Fund	0.63%	+7.34%	+8.03%	+4.37%
PFOAX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.57%	+3.95%	+5.99%	+1.17%
SGHRX	DWS Global High Income Fund	0.55%	+8.17%	+9.97%	+5.06%
VPVSTDV	PIMCO Short-Term Portfolio	0.62%	+5.21%	+5.45%	+3.07%
DIAL	Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF	0.29%	+8.06%	+7.80%	+0.77%
CBGRX	Calvert Green Bond Fund	0.43%	+3.49%	+5.56%	+0.24%
AMFNX	Virtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.33%	-15.30%	—	—
PUCQX	PGIM Strategic Bond Fund	0.59%	+6.40%	+6.25%	+2.16%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.09%	+5.81%	-0.06%
HOBEX	Holbrook Income Fund	1.31%	+7.24%	+6.76%	+5.51%
MAFRX	Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Ultrashort Income Fund	0.58%	—	—	—
PFRIX	PGIM Floating Rate Income Fund	0.80%	+7.48%	+9.03%	+6.96%
MFIWX	MFS Income Fund	0.40%	+6.71%	+7.13%	+1.25%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+4.21%	+7.18%	+0.42%
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	0.18%	+4.98%	+5.10%	+3.12%
PNARX	Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund	1.05%	+6.51%	+6.34%	+2.90%
PGBRX	Putnam Global Income Trust	0.68%	+4.98%	+5.36%	-1.71%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
PYGSX	Payden Global Low Duration Fund	0.70%	+5.45%	+5.59%	+2.60%
TNUAX	1290 Diversified Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.48%	+6.14%	+0.32%
BWDTX	Boyd Watterson Limited Duration Enhanced Income Fund	0.60%	+5.66%	+8.36%	+4.48%
IGBWX	Voya Global Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.17%	+6.44%	-1.19%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+8.03%	+11.12%	+6.84%
PGBAX	Diversified Income Fund	1.06%	+6.66%	+7.47%	+4.53%
LAUVX	Lord Abbett Income Fund	0.45%	+4.21%	+5.21%	+1.33%
GBOAX	JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund	1.31%	+6.25%	+5.68%	+2.91%
FCFAX	Frost Credit Fund	0.66%	+5.80%	+9.01%	+4.99%
WAHSX	Western Asset High Yield Fund	0.65%	+9.38%	+8.82%	+4.84%
GNCFX	Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Non-Core Fixed Income Fund	0.70%	+10.11%	+10.97%	+4.44%
BKUI	BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF	0.12%	+4.83%	+5.37%	—
VPVGBDV	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged)	1.08%	+6.11%	+7.26%	+0.89%
PHDTX	PACE High Yield Investments	1.06%	+8.32%	+10.84%	—
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+6.38%	+6.33%	+2.19%
BJBHX	abrdn High Income Opportunities Fund	0.96%	+6.60%	+9.54%	—
HFHFX	Hartford Low Duration High Income Fund	0.66%	+7.68%	+9.20%	+5.77%
IHIFX	Macquarie High Income Fund	1.13%	+3.32%	+9.92%	+2.19%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
PCSFX	Capital Securities Fund	0.04%	+8.50%	+7.64%	+4.01%
JSDCX	JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus Fund	0.39%	+5.14%	+4.63%	+1.61%
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	0.03%	+2.13%	+7.58%	+4.16%
LSBNX	Loomis Sayles Bond Fund	0.60%	+6.36%	+8.47%	+3.42%
TRDZX	T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond Fund	0.50%	+6.34%	+0.73%	+2.54%
PKBIX	Payden Managed Income Fund	1.26%	+6.66%	+7.40%	+4.42%
SYFI	AB Short Duration High Yield ETF	0.40%	+7.22%	—	—
ANGL	VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	0.25%	+8.64%	+9.79%	+5.22%
JUCAX	Janus Henderson Absolute Return Income Opportunities Fund	0.97%	+6.34%	+6.41%	+3.14%
LWSIX	Western Asset Income Fund	0.94%	+7.35%	+7.98%	+2.45%
JMGIX	JPMorgan Managed Income Fund	0.25%	+4.89%	+4.95%	+2.98%
VUBFX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM BOND FUND	0.20%	+5.03%	+5.34%	+2.94%
NBFC	Neuberger Berman Flexible Credit Income ETF	0.40%	+9.40%	—	—
ICIRX	Invesco Conservative Income Fund	0.46%	+5.03%	+5.14%	+2.97%

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