STIAX

Active

Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund

Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.96%

Annual Cost per $10K

$96.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,034

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+6.03%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

72%

US Bond

26%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

STIAX

0.96%

US Equity average

1.06%

US Equity cheapest

BKLC

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

9% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+20.89%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

STIAX at 0.96%$290,443

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$90,169

Cost vs index fund−$86,981

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
STIAX	Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund	0.96%	+6.03%	+6.53%	+2.75%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+11.26%	+13.05%	+11.06%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+10.82%	+11.68%	+7.59%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+12.64%	+18.21%	+9.93%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+11.15%	+12.55%	+8.21%
AAFTX	American Funds 2035 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.67%	+12.21%	+13.49%	+8.96%
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+9.63%	+10.15%	+6.54%
CIPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.88%	+9.92%	+10.09%	+7.50%
STILX	Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund	0.63%	+6.24%	+6.87%	+3.09%
STFBX	State Farm Balanced Fund	0.14%	+9.62%	+12.46%	—
MXCPX	Empower Conservative Profile Fund	0.76%	+5.06%	+5.88%	+3.77%
HCKFX	THE HARTFORD CHECKS AND BALANCES FUND	0.58%	+7.07%	+10.66%	+7.87%
CGIOX	Calamos Growth & Income Fund	0.73%	+16.93%	+16.31%	+11.89%
VLAAX	VALUE LINE ASSET ALLOCATION FUND INC	1.06%	+1.17%	+10.55%	+6.31%
BTBFX	Boston Trust Asset Management Fund	0.80%	+6.99%	+9.78%	+7.95%
FTCFX	American Funds College 2033 Fund	0.39%	+10.30%	+11.62%	+8.01%
MXDPX	Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund	0.82%	+5.98%	+7.43%	+5.33%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+9.51%	+9.52%	+6.25%
TEPAX	American Funds Tax-Exempt Preservation Portfolio	0.59%	+3.19%	+3.11%	+1.00%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
THHYX	Toews Tactical Income Fund	1.37%	+3.64%	+4.24%	+1.82%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.94%	+12.67%	+10.91%
SSIAX	1919 Socially Responsive Balanced Fund	0.95%	+7.33%	—	—
FSLTX	Strategic Advisers Alternatives Fund	1.56%	+7.58%	+4.51%	—
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+13.12%	+12.52%	+9.64%
CTAKX	American Funds College 2036 Fund	0.43%	+12.83%	+14.85%	+9.97%
ACIIX	Equity Income Fund	0.59%	+7.72%	+9.44%	+9.28%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+11.88%	+15.00%	+5.27%
JEPI	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF	0.35%	+5.56%	+10.28%	+10.31%
JEPQ	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	0.35%	+15.42%	+19.17%	—
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+10.11%	+12.00%	+7.17%
LKBAX	LKCM Balanced Fund	0.80%	+7.83%	+9.45%	+6.70%
EKBDX	Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund	1.01%	+12.78%	+21.90%	+12.65%
MXMPX	Empower Moderate Profile Fund	0.90%	+7.11%	+9.05%	+6.83%
PPIPX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Conservative Allocation Fund	0.56%	+7.96%	+9.01%	+5.30%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
MERFX	The Merger Fund	1.56%	-14.74%	-38.31%	-33.45%
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.47%	+13.91%	+8.85%
VALIX	VALUE LINE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND INC	1.08%	+23.99%	+19.52%	+8.97%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+5.83%	+4.92%	+1.83%
TIBOX	Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund	0.84%	+23.55%	+20.42%	+15.99%
SPBAX	DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund	0.97%	+5.68%	+7.48%	+4.29%
FFRLX	Federated Hermes Floating Rate Strategic Income Fund	0.73%	+5.94%	+6.50%	+4.53%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
HBADX	HARTFORD MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND	0.67%	+10.76%	+11.59%	+7.39%
IRGPX	Voya Retirement Aggressive Portfolio	0.60%	+11.96%	+13.71%	+10.06%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+8.44%	+14.30%	+8.36%
WSBFX	Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund	0.95%	+4.01%	+7.68%	+6.49%
AICCX	Investment Co of America	0.32%	+19.76%	+22.44%	+15.12%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+8.45%	+7.55%	+4.90%
AAGTX	American Funds 2040 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.68%	+14.02%	+15.45%	+10.16%
NSIRX	North Star Opportunity Fund	1.56%	—	—	—
BLPAX	American Funds Moderate Growth and Income Portfolio	0.93%	+11.46%	+12.51%	+8.32%
ABLOX	Alger Balanced Portfolio$1M min	1.03%	+11.48%	+7.16%	+4.26%
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+8.98%	+8.86%	+5.93%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.81%	+12.66%	+10.64%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+7.30%	+10.74%	+8.95%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+8.39%	+10.83%	—
NCBGX	New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund	0.93%	+11.62%	+17.45%	+9.46%
CMALX	CRAWFORD MULTI-ASSET INCOME FUND	0.99%	+5.00%	+7.82%	+9.04%
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+8.58%	+9.93%	+10.70%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+4.57%	+9.10%	—
MACBX	MFS Conservative Allocation Fund	0.83%	+5.79%	+6.88%	+3.65%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+12.23%	+11.17%	+9.50%
FSAKX	Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock Fund	0.21%	+14.73%	—	—
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.16%	+13.67%	+8.91%
CAPAX	Federated Hermes Capital Income Fund	0.89%	+9.37%	+9.33%	+6.24%
ARCHX	Archer Balanced Fund	1.21%	+8.96%	+11.19%	+8.61%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	0.19%	+8.03%	+10.14%	+9.99%
CGLGX	American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio	0.92%	+14.41%	+15.94%	+11.66%
AABCX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund	0.71%	+10.28%	+17.73%	+9.26%
SIBAX	Sit Balanced Fund	0.91%	+11.63%	+14.60%	+8.83%
MLLAX	MFS Lifetime Income Fund	0.44%	+6.28%	+6.74%	+3.88%
AGASX	Virtus Global Allocation Fund	0.77%	+9.68%	+9.78%	+5.99%
JEPAX	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Fund	0.45%	+5.08%	+9.73%	+9.74%
REMIX	STANDPOINT MULTI-ASSET FUND	1.26%	-6.29%	+4.09%	+8.91%
PLABX	Plumb Balanced Fund	1.19%	+4.94%	+10.89%	—
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+10.39%	+11.62%	+8.35%
FBFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Moderate	1.24%	+10.25%	+10.01%	+6.99%
LTTAX	MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund	0.95%	+6.38%	+7.24%	+4.57%
AAHTX	American Funds 2045 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+14.56%	+16.02%	+10.42%
PODAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Growth Fund	1.09%	+11.80%	—	—
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+4.51%	+3.60%	+1.09%
SWHGX	Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio	0.50%	+11.70%	+13.57%	+10.36%
TPPAX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Moderate Allocation Fund	0.62%	+9.14%	+11.03%	+6.76%
FAIRX	The Fairholme Fund	1.00%	-8.14%	+10.92%	+10.38%
CPATX	Counterpoint Tactical Income Fund	2.25%	+4.25%	+6.06%	+4.50%
LKBLX	LK Balanced Fund$1M min	1.00%	+3.66%	+8.59%	+10.21%
AALTX	American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.69%	+14.65%	+16.27%	+10.43%
IAGAX	VOYA SOLUTION MODERATELY AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO	0.74%	+11.59%	+13.23%	+10.19%
PCBKX	Victory Pioneer Balanced Fund	0.63%	—	—	—
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+10.82%	+13.29%	+8.59%
PFLD	AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF	0.45%	+0.60%	+2.98%	+1.79%
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+8.71%	+11.65%	+7.57%
PEIYX	Putnam Large Cap Value Fund	0.63%	+13.42%	+12.29%	+16.98%
MAMB	Monarch Ambassador Income ETF	1.26%	+3.90%	+3.51%	—
FCFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Enhanced	1.14%	+11.87%	+12.21%	+8.76%
MXLYX	Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund	0.76%	+6.55%	+7.17%	+4.72%
VRRJX	VOYA TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.25%	+10.56%	+12.40%	+9.22%

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