SMCMX

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ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.49%

Annual Cost per $10K

$149.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$26,141

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

-7.52%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

93%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

SMCMX

1.49%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

96% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

-20.77%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

SMCMX at 1.49%$249,907

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$130,706

Cost vs index fund−$127,517

Similar Funds (100)

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
SMCMX	ALPS \| Smith Short Duration Bond Fund	1.49%	-7.52%	-7.47%	-9.97%
VBTSX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.35%	+5.71%	—
NHCCX	Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.80%	-0.58%	+4.42%	+1.01%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+4.85%	+5.53%	—
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
BICAX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.70%	-19.25%	-5.19%	-6.15%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
GGLPX	Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund	1.59%	-0.06%	+6.12%	+1.96%
IORHX	Invesco Rochester Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.17%	-2.67%	+2.61%	+1.19%
NMBAX	Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.44%	+2.12%	+4.60%	+1.11%
PANIX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.92%	+2.50%	+2.12%	-1.23%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+5.93%	+6.54%	+0.81%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
ACTFX	Invesco High Yield Municipal Fund	1.13%	-2.99%	+0.94%	-0.03%
FZITX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.65%	-16.60%	-29.73%	-34.44%
AHLAX	American Beacon AHL Managed Futures Strategy Fund	1.85%	-4.27%	-4.10%	+4.19%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+1.91%	+4.69%	+3.20%
MTBAX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.74%	+3.94%	+5.59%	+1.02%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+4.56%	+5.38%	+1.51%
FIBLX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.42%	+5.15%	+1.44%	+0.80%
ANGLX	Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.64%	+6.97%	+6.21%	+2.16%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-19.26%	-19.45%	-23.51%
ABHFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.68%	+3.98%	+7.72%	+2.71%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+0.38%	+5.88%	+1.89%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
FAFJX	Nuveen Limited Term Municipal Bond Fund	1.43%	+2.02%	+2.98%	+0.53%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+2.97%	+5.29%	-0.17%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
FAAWX	Nuveen All-American Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	+0.79%	+4.93%	+0.20%
ABYAX	Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund	1.79%	-4.08%	-2.92%	+2.90%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
NVDL	GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF	1.15%	+60.88%	+32.23%	—
FKTIX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.64%	+3.27%	+6.27%	+1.20%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	+1.03%	+4.50%	+2.66%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+2.03%	+4.94%	+1.08%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+6.67%	+8.45%	+6.03%
HYMAX	Lord Abbett High Income Municipal Bond Fund	1.07%	-0.20%	+5.93%	+1.32%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
VPVRRDV	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio	1.07%	+4.33%	+5.29%	+1.59%
FCITX	Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	1.12%	+1.03%	+2.64%	+0.06%
DCFZX	Destinations Core Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+3.02%	+3.16%	-0.52%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
RTEAX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.80%	-7.54%	-25.58%	-31.41%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+1.31%	+5.50%	+1.26%
LCRAX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.81%	+3.34%	+3.14%	-0.45%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+4.94%	+5.95%	+3.10%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+10.54%	+18.25%	+11.67%
IORAX	Invesco AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund	1.67%	-2.03%	+2.19%	+0.45%
AIDAX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.69%	+2.25%	+4.23%	+1.33%
THIFX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.76%	+4.44%	+5.81%	+1.61%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+2.37%	+3.93%	-1.30%
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+6.60%	+6.79%	+1.37%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+7.06%	+6.29%	+2.68%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+3.18%	+4.03%	+1.53%
EALDX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Government Income Fund	1.40%	+7.63%	+4.43%	+2.04%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+3.29%	+5.50%	+0.43%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.54%	—	—
ALNCX	AB National Portfolio	1.50%	-1.34%	+1.61%	-0.25%
VKMMX	Invesco Municipal Income Fund	0.88%	-2.85%	+1.84%	-0.03%
PAFRX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.97%	+7.05%	+8.44%	+6.28%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+5.23%	+3.92%	+0.91%
LFMAX	LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund	2.13%	+1.86%	-1.14%	+3.48%
ABTYX	AB High Income Municipal Portfolio	0.95%	-1.93%	+2.34%	+0.92%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
CXHYX	Macquarie National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.85%	-4.53%	+1.78%	+1.14%
IORCX	Invesco California Municipal Fund	1.11%	-3.23%	+2.23%	+0.31%
VKMGX	Invesco Quality Income Fund	1.15%	+2.96%	+4.79%	-0.40%
PPNAX	Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund	0.90%	+4.51%	+5.62%	+1.93%
MMHYX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.61%	+3.23%	+7.22%	+2.05%
LANFX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.68%	+0.11%	+5.35%	+0.74%
SHMMX	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund	0.89%	-1.52%	+2.26%	+0.57%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	-0.35%	+4.84%	+0.73%
JTMRX	Municipal Opportunities Fund	1.49%	+0.83%	+3.17%	+1.21%
SDHCX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Income Municipal Bond Fund	1.26%	+2.46%	+4.35%	+1.29%
VVBVX	Venerable Strategic Bond Fund	0.80%	+2.33%	—	—
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
ITBTX	THE HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.44%	+6.44%	+6.70%	+0.29%
JDJAX	Diversified Macro Fund	1.24%	-3.13%	-2.74%	+2.10%
NAWSX	Nuveen California High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.62%	-3.46%	+0.04%	-2.34%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+4.04%	+3.90%	+0.60%
ATBYX	Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.71%	+1.06%	+2.81%	+0.97%
LSDCX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Tax Free Fund	1.26%	+2.25%	+2.97%	+0.56%
FSMMX	FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund	1.99%	-43.93%	-43.32%	—
MBCAX	MFS California Municipal Bond Fund	1.55%	-0.62%	+4.28%	+0.03%
LITCX	Columbia Intermediate Duration Municipal Bond Fund	1.21%	+3.07%	+4.04%	+0.62%
JIGBX	Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.38%	+2.97%	+2.92%	-0.79%
LTRQX	Lord Abbett Total Return Fund	1.06%	+3.14%	+3.12%	-0.38%
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%

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