TRICX

Active

Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund

Category: Balanced (1,430 funds)

Expense Ratio

2.20%

Annual Cost per $10K

$220.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$35,306

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+7.42%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

48%

US Bond

42%

Intl Bond

Fee Comparison

TRICX

2.20%

Balanced average

0.85%

Balanced cheapest

FELSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

159% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+34.32%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

TRICX at 2.20%$204,084

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$176,529

Cost vs index fund−$173,341

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
TRICX	Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund	2.20%	+7.42%	+10.34%	+10.67%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+16.02%	+15.46%	+10.83%
CVSCX	Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund	1.97%	+6.47%	+7.07%	+4.09%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
CAIBX	Capital Income Builder	0.58%	+15.51%	+14.04%	+11.04%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+12.62%	+13.37%	+8.38%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+12.15%	+13.26%	—
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+7.51%	+9.23%	+6.46%
QBA2Q	VIP Balanced Portfolio	0.50%	+13.80%	+16.29%	+11.31%
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+8.11%	+8.65%	+5.49%
AZNAX	Virtus Income & Growth Fund	1.14%	-0.54%	-30.95%	-33.76%
TRAIX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	0.58%	+11.52%	+14.47%	+11.39%
WLCTX	Wilshire International Equity Fund	1.50%	+28.36%	+22.34%	+12.58%
VBIAX	VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND	0.07%	+13.44%	+14.72%	+9.51%
VWENX	VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND	0.17%	+12.65%	+13.05%	+9.43%
JBAWX	Balanced Fund	0.62%	+17.64%	+16.24%	+10.38%
OAZBX	Oakmark Equity and Income Fund	0.56%	+11.29%	+12.65%	—
AADTX	American Funds 2025 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.63%	+12.54%	+12.24%	+7.76%
ACEIX	Invesco Equity and Income Fund	0.76%	+9.14%	+10.33%	+10.51%
AACTX	American Funds 2020 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+12.05%	+11.50%	+7.31%
CFIAX	Columbia Flexible Capital Income Fund	0.83%	+10.40%	+8.81%	+8.95%
AAATX	American Funds 2010 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.59%	+10.80%	+10.21%	+6.55%
CPPAX	American Funds Preservation Portfolio	0.87%	+5.50%	+4.76%	+1.24%
VMAIX	Venerable Moderate Allocation Fund	0.89%	—	—	—
AWIVX	CIBC ATLAS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND	1.08%	—	—	—
FTFCX	American Funds College 2030 Fund	0.35%	+10.25%	+10.58%	+6.69%
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+9.26%	+10.15%	+10.23%
DTLVX	Large Company Value Portfolio	1.30%	+13.30%	+15.03%	+14.97%
IBARX	Macquarie Balanced Fund	0.65%	+11.95%	+14.86%	+4.86%
COTDX	Columbia Thermostat Fund	0.61%	+14.43%	—	—
AABTX	American Funds 2015 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.61%	+11.19%	+10.71%	+6.94%
ITCSX	VY(R) T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO	0.65%	+10.98%	+14.06%	+11.01%
FFCTX	American Funds College 2027 Fund	0.33%	+8.18%	+8.10%	+4.57%
JABLX	Janus Henderson Balanced Portfolio$1M min	0.87%	+14.94%	+17.97%	+9.04%
FMUAX	Federated Hermes Muni and Stock Advantage Fund	0.99%	+9.33%	+9.97%	+6.69%
FBFRX	Franklin Managed Income Fund	0.59%	+5.98%	+8.38%	+7.62%
VTMFX	VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED BALANCED FUND	0.09%	+11.07%	+12.90%	+8.69%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+13.87%	+13.82%	+7.93%
DMSZX	Destinations Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund	1.32%	+4.35%	+7.77%	+6.14%
PGEBX	George Putnam Balanced Fund	0.91%	+21.05%	+3.59%	+8.82%
MSFKX	MFS Total Return Fund	0.40%	+8.99%	+10.63%	+8.56%
FPKFX	Fidelity Puritan K6 Fund	0.33%	+10.06%	+14.35%	+9.57%
GLRBX	JAMES BALANCED: GOLDEN RAINBOW FUND	1.23%	+11.64%	+12.57%	+7.94%
FBKFX	Fidelity Balanced K6 Fund	0.32%	+11.36%	+14.42%	+10.40%
IASTX	Macquarie Asset Strategy Fund	0.72%	+15.39%	+17.49%	+5.92%
FTAOX	American Funds College Enrollment Fund	0.35%	+7.14%	+6.43%	+2.04%
FAFWX	American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio - Conservative	1.27%	+10.58%	+9.52%	+5.76%
AAETX	American Funds 2030 Target Date Retirement Fund	0.66%	+14.18%	+13.98%	+9.03%
WFAIX	Allspring Index Asset Allocation Fund	0.90%	+10.94%	+13.69%	+8.89%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
GAFNX	Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund	1.24%	+7.41%	—	—
BLAVX	Lord Abbett Multi-Asset Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.75%	+11.77%	+8.08%
IUAAX	VY(R) INVESCO EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.14%	+9.98%	+10.50%	+11.17%
HADAX	HARTFORD BALANCED HLS FUND	0.66%	+9.56%	+12.36%	+10.03%
DDERX	Macquarie Wealth Builder Fund	0.74%	+7.71%	—	—
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+13.31%	+13.31%	+7.78%
TASHX	Transamerica Multi-Asset Income	0.99%	+15.04%	+12.85%	+10.85%
TGIAX	Timothy Plan Growth & Income Fund	1.84%	+4.29%	+4.12%	+4.63%
POCAX	Aristotle Portfolio Optimization Moderate Fund	1.12%	+11.75%	—	—
PWTAX	UBS U.S. Allocation Fund	1.03%	+9.50%	+11.68%	+8.52%
CBARX	Calvert Balanced Fund	0.61%	+10.74%	+15.25%	+10.02%
IBLLX	Transamerica Multi-Managed Balanced	0.64%	+12.57%	+14.48%	+9.35%
PLTJX	Principal LifeTime 2030 Fund	0.79%	+12.03%	+12.82%	+8.12%
mblax	Madison Diversified Income Fund	1.16%	-48.43%	-48.17%	-48.09%
FOCIX	The Fairholme Focused Income Fund	1.01%	+13.71%	+12.32%	+10.96%
FTRLX	Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund	0.38%	+3.59%	+3.16%	+0.18%
FPFRX	FPA Crescent Fund	1.06%	+17.01%	—	—
SBACX	Touchstone Strategic Trust-Touchstone Balanced Fund	0.99%	+12.65%	+14.13%	+8.83%
IJKBX	VOYA SOLUTION INCOME PORTFOLIO	1.08%	+9.17%	+9.32%	+4.38%
IRMPX	VOYA RETIREMENT MODERATE PORTFOLIO	0.61%	+10.36%	+10.52%	+5.89%
FIKMX	Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund	0.66%	+5.12%	+8.53%	+7.03%
UGTAX	Victory Growth and Tax Strategy Fund	0.54%	+6.27%	+10.19%	+6.63%
WCERX	Virtus Westchester Event-Driven Fund	1.85%	-2.95%	-35.53%	-32.44%
TAIAX	American Funds Tax-Aware Conservative Growth and Income Portfolio	0.66%	+11.96%	+12.92%	+8.66%
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital and Income Fund	0.90%	+12.77%	+12.18%	+9.03%
IRMGX	Voya Retirement Moderately Aggressive Portfolio	0.59%	+13.16%	+13.89%	+8.90%
FIQWX	Fidelity Strategic Dividend and Income Fund	0.56%	+7.94%	+10.11%	+9.25%
ABUAX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Portfolio	0.93%	+15.54%	+14.13%	+7.79%
MAPOX	Mairs & Power Balanced Fund	0.71%	+6.38%	+10.09%	—
TCLFX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2025 Fund	0.47%	+7.50%	+9.47%	+5.87%
VTHRX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND	0.08%	+14.80%	+14.74%	+8.95%
PBAPX	SAM Balanced Portfolio	1.02%	+12.98%	+13.98%	+8.63%
TLHIX	Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2030 Fund	0.25%	+9.89%	+11.56%	+7.37%
TCHPX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2030 Fund	0.40%	+8.26%	+10.71%	+6.83%
DGIBX	DGI BALANCED FUND	1.45%	+10.44%	+9.96%	—
PACBX	Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund	0.63%	+19.25%	+1.44%	+3.55%
NLGAX	Columbia Capital Allocation Moderate Conservative Portfolio	0.91%	+12.42%	+11.48%	+5.69%
WHGOX	WESTWOOD INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND	0.72%	+10.87%	+9.02%	—
ESIFX	Eaton Vance Balanced Fund	0.68%	+10.79%	+15.40%	+9.93%
FIWBX	Fidelity Advisor Multi-Asset Income Fund	0.80%	+14.10%	+12.50%	+9.96%
TSAMX	Thornburg Summit Fund	0.96%	+17.73%	+15.39%	—
GCBLX	Green Century Balanced Fund	1.46%	+8.54%	+10.44%	+7.51%
THPBX	BNY Mellon Balanced Opportunity Fund	0.90%	+10.47%	+12.63%	+8.38%
NCBGX	New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund	0.93%	+15.04%	+17.56%	+8.69%
SWBGX	Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio	0.48%	+13.96%	+13.44%	+9.03%
SWOBX	Schwab Balanced Fund	0.51%	+14.26%	+15.03%	+8.85%
VTWNX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND	0.08%	+10.94%	+11.19%	+6.33%
JAFRX	Capital Appreciation Value Trust	0.88%	+10.95%	+13.99%	+10.92%
CRMVX	Potomac Managed Volatility Fund	1.66%	+5.21%	+3.89%	+3.34%
TCLTX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2020 Fund	0.54%	+7.17%	+8.70%	+5.23%

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