SCSSX

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Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.82%

Annual Cost per $10K

$82.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$15,689

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-16.81%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

98%

Cash

Fee Comparison

SCSSX

0.82%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

8% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

-15.67%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

SCSSX at 0.82%$302,170

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$78,443

Cost vs index fund−$75,254

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
SCSSX	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund	0.82%	-16.81%	-5.52%	-5.81%
VWITX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.17%	+4.84%	+5.43%	+1.51%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	-6.49%	-4.72%	-9.33%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+6.48%	+5.82%	+0.49%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
VMLTX	VANGUARD LIMITED-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.17%	+4.36%	+4.39%	+1.78%
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+2.80%	+1.63%	-2.35%
CMPIX	Core Fixed Income Fund	0.57%	+5.74%	+5.37%	-0.36%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
AFTEX	Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.27%	+3.78%	+5.67%	+1.32%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.04%	+5.09%	—
VIPSX	VANGUARD INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND	0.20%	+4.85%	+4.02%	+1.25%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	+2.38%	+4.93%	+2.70%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+3.42%	+6.44%	+1.36%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.11%	+5.85%	+1.29%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+2.71%	+5.73%	+1.90%
FIQZX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.31%	+4.25%	+4.88%	+1.45%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+7.06%	+6.29%	+2.68%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+5.43%	+5.82%	+0.08%
HIMFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.30%	+4.38%	+8.13%	+3.09%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+2.56%	+4.96%	+3.30%
TIP	iShares TIPS Bond ETF	0.18%	+5.85%	+4.38%	+1.40%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+1.56%	+6.57%	+1.89%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+4.08%	+4.23%	+1.62%
VWSTX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.17%	+3.77%	+3.84%	+1.97%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+3.55%	+5.33%	+1.16%
FIBLX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.15%	+1.44%	+0.80%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
MISHX	AB Municipal Income Shares	0.15%	+4.45%	+7.51%	+3.10%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	+1.16%	+5.25%	+0.80%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+4.04%	+3.90%	+0.60%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	+2.04%	+5.56%	+1.20%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	+3.28%	+7.29%	+2.10%
ATBYX	Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.71%	+1.06%	+2.81%	+0.97%
CXHYX	Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.85%	-4.53%	+1.78%	+1.14%
VKMMX	Invesco Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.85%	+1.84%	-0.03%
TRLDX	T. Rowe Price Limited-Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.	0.30%	+6.53%	+3.63%	+3.12%
LONSX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.54%	+1.51%	+6.00%	+0.89%
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.80%	+4.95%	+1.45%
HYMOX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.58%	+1.17%	+6.97%	+1.58%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	+2.85%	+5.61%	+1.17%
JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	0.21%	+5.56%	+7.48%	+4.63%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+3.79%	+4.73%	+1.65%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+2.60%	+6.01%	+1.33%
SHMMX	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	0.89%	-1.52%	+2.26%	+0.57%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+50.77%	+36.13%	—
COLCX	Columbia Total Return Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.21%	+5.59%	+0.45%
USATX	Victory Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term Fund	0.44%	+0.64%	+2.81%	+0.87%
RBCUX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.41%	+4.12%	+5.42%	+1.71%
ABTYX	AB High Income Municipal Portfolio	0.95%	-1.93%	+2.34%	+0.92%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+5.23%	+3.92%	+0.91%
FLTEX	Limited Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.37%	+5.18%	+4.79%	+1.70%
PTYIX	T. Rowe Price Tax-Free High Yield Fund	0.55%	-1.13%	+2.81%	+1.49%
TFLO	iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	+4.41%	+4.92%	+3.17%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
TLH	iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	-2.13%	-1.19%	-6.52%
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+3.53%	+4.84%	+1.19%
LTMFX	Thornburg Limited Term Municipal Fund	0.77%	+4.20%	+4.06%	+0.96%
PRULX	T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Long-Term Index Fund	0.29%	-4.85%	-3.84%	-8.69%
FGORX	Franklin U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.51%	+5.56%	+4.60%	-0.24%
PRTMX	T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund	0.29%	+4.81%	+5.21%	+1.41%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
PPNAX	Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund	0.90%	+4.51%	+5.62%	+1.93%
MOTIX	BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund	0.72%	-1.24%	+2.98%	+0.84%
ACITX	Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund	0.54%	+5.08%	+3.94%	+1.24%
FCCIX	Franklin California Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	0.74%	+2.23%	+3.84%	+0.23%
DHICX	Allspring Strategic Municipal Bond Fund	0.79%	+2.51%	+3.46%	+1.94%
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
FCAQX	Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund	0.52%	-1.40%	+2.28%	+0.50%
FCITX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.03%	+2.64%	+0.06%
EACAX	Eaton Vance California Municipal Opportunities Fund	0.75%	+1.69%	+4.84%	+0.93%
PHICX	PGIM Muni High Income Fund	0.81%	-2.09%	+2.37%	-0.06%
WCPNX	Core Plus Income Fund	0.45%	+5.78%	+6.20%	+1.96%
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%
CATSX	Columbia Strategic Municipal Income Fund	0.75%	+2.77%	—	—
DMUAX	BNY Mellon AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund	0.69%	-1.27%	+2.16%	+0.00%
EXCAX	Tax-Exempt Fund of California	0.40%	+3.95%	+6.08%	+1.57%
SEIMX	INTERMEDIATE-TERM MUNICIPAL FUND	0.81%	+0.59%	+2.56%	+0.56%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+3.17%	+3.09%	+0.64%
PNYAX	PIMCO New York Municipal Bond Fund	0.77%	+1.64%	+5.35%	+1.05%
IORCX	Invesco California Municipal Fund	1.11%	-3.23%	+2.23%	+0.31%
VKLCX	Invesco Intermediate Term Municipal Income Fund	0.57%	+0.15%	+2.24%	+0.22%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+6.60%	+6.79%	+1.37%
MTLBX	MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund	0.36%	+3.88%	+3.99%	+0.89%
IORMX	Invesco Rochester Limited Term New York Municipal Fund	0.83%	+1.23%	+2.83%	+1.31%
HICOX	Colorado BondShares A Tax Exempt Fund	0.60%	+4.49%	+7.45%	+4.12%
JMBS	Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF	0.23%	+7.59%	+6.27%	+0.60%
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	0.45%	+6.87%	+5.55%	+0.16%
FTABX	Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.25%	+4.37%	+6.24%	+1.53%
FSEC	Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF	0.36%	+3.64%	+3.18%	—
SCMBX	DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	-1.47%	+2.48%	+0.20%
GWMTX	AMG GW&K Municipal Bond Fund	0.71%	+3.72%	+4.65%	+0.47%
TFI	SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF	0.23%	+2.49%	+4.31%	-0.16%
FIKUX	Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund	0.81%	+3.24%	+2.74%	-0.44%
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—

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