VAGIX

Active

VALUE LINE CORE BOND FUND

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.80%

Annual Cost per $10K

$80.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$15,346

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+2.14%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

93%

Intl Bond

Cash

Fee Comparison

VAGIX

0.80%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

5% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+12.96%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

VAGIX at 0.80%$303,882

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$76,730

Cost vs index fund−$73,542

Similar Funds (100)

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

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
VAGIX	VALUE LINE CORE BOND FUND	0.80%	+2.14%	+4.15%	-0.89%
VBMFX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	0.15%	+2.75%	+4.77%	-0.60%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+2.78%	+4.84%	-0.54%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.13%	+3.01%	-0.68%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+3.74%	+5.02%	+0.43%
VBSSX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VWITX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.17%	+2.33%	+4.89%	+1.25%
FUBFX	Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	—
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+2.61%	+4.85%	-0.55%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
VIBSX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+3.21%	+5.24%	+0.04%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.04%	+3.34%	+2.81%	-0.45%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+2.97%	+5.29%	-0.17%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+2.80%	+4.94%	+2.00%
VMLTX	VANGUARD LIMITED-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.17%	+3.58%	+4.29%	+1.71%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
FIFZX	Fidelity Series Bond Index Fund	0.00%	+3.08%	+3.01%	-0.71%
VFIIX	VANGUARD GNMA FUND	0.21%	+3.30%	+4.87%	+0.01%
VBLTX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	—	—	—	—
VWLUX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+0.85%	+5.47%	+1.04%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+0.06%	+6.74%	+2.18%
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+0.38%	+5.88%	+1.89%
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	0.86%	+6.79%	+8.88%	+5.84%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.35%	+5.71%	—
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+0.96%	+6.01%	+1.65%
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-21.35%	-19.91%	-23.66%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+10.54%	+18.25%	+11.67%
CLMAX	Columbia Mortgage Opportunities Fund	0.73%	+7.27%	+3.63%	+2.31%
FIQZX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.31%	+2.59%	+4.60%	+1.38%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+1.36%	+5.07%	+1.02%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-7.42%	-16.71%	-20.74%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
TAHHX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.61%	+1.63%	+7.03%	+2.83%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+4.85%	+5.53%	—
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+1.31%	+5.50%	+1.26%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	+0.57%	+5.17%	+1.14%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+3.53%	+6.17%	+1.23%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+1.38%	+5.35%	+1.83%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+4.56%	+5.38%	+1.51%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+3.21%	+5.97%	+0.66%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+2.37%	+3.93%	-1.30%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+0.86%	+5.39%	+1.01%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+3.29%	+5.50%	+0.43%
NVHAX	Nuveen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	1.06%	+1.91%	+4.69%	+3.20%
STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	0.03%	+5.56%	+5.42%	+3.75%
LMBS	First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF	0.65%	+5.02%	+5.78%	+2.52%
SCHZ	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+2.86%	+4.88%	-0.50%
AUGAX	Columbia Quality Income Fund	0.57%	+3.84%	+2.03%	-0.90%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.51%	+8.80%	+5.47%
WMBRX	Allspring Municipal Bond Fund	0.74%	+1.03%	+4.50%	+2.66%
FHYRX	Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund	0.50%	-0.33%	+3.00%	+1.11%
JIGBX	Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.38%	+2.97%	+2.92%	-0.79%
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	0.79%	+2.32%	+2.02%	-1.38%
DCFZX	Destinations Core Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+3.02%	+3.16%	-0.52%
ACITX	Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund	0.54%	+3.63%	+4.52%	+1.24%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+4.94%	+5.95%	+3.10%
PBIQX	Bond Market Index Fund	0.40%	+2.63%	+2.59%	-1.07%
VFIRX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY FUND	0.10%	+3.87%	+4.12%	+1.25%
UITB	VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF	0.38%	+3.22%	+5.48%	+0.40%
SPMB	SPDR(R) Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.04%	+3.33%	+5.03%	-0.27%
MMHKX	MFS Municipal High Income Fund	0.52%	+0.42%	+6.14%	+1.79%
ITBFX	THE HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.32%	+3.02%	+6.13%	+0.22%
GANPX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund	0.67%	+3.18%	+4.03%	+1.53%
RTEAX	Tax-Exempt Bond Fund	0.80%	-12.87%	-26.90%	-32.07%
WABMX	Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund	0.78%	+2.42%	+4.47%	-0.57%
AIDZX	Diversified Municipal Portfolio	0.41%	+2.46%	+4.50%	+1.59%
OWMBX	Old Westbury Municipal Bond Fund	0.57%	+1.99%	+3.59%	+0.40%
PIPJX	Inflation Protection Fund	0.85%	+3.13%	+4.23%	+0.72%
TGLMX	TCW Securitized Bond Fund	0.59%	+3.35%	+5.01%	-1.03%
FHIGX	Fidelity Municipal Income Fund	0.43%	+1.18%	+5.13%	+1.12%
FEHTX	First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund	0.91%	—	—	—
SWAGX	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund	0.04%	+3.16%	+2.96%	-0.76%
PAIFX	T. Rowe Price Summit Municipal Intermediate Fund	0.65%	+2.11%	+4.23%	+0.79%
FSAJX	Fidelity SAI Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.25%	+1.23%	+5.36%	+1.28%
LISAX	Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free Fund	0.96%	+2.03%	+4.94%	+1.08%
UASBX	Victory Short-Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+4.73%	+5.95%	+3.10%
JGBZX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	1.05%	+2.35%	+1.86%	-1.48%
RHYTX	Tax-Exempt High Yield Bond Fund	0.55%	-0.29%	+5.88%	+1.87%
LANFX	Lord Abbett National Tax-Free Income Fund	0.68%	+0.11%	+5.35%	+0.74%
PAXBX	Impax Core Bond Fund	0.71%	+2.31%	+4.55%	-0.69%
BMNSX	Baird Core Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.40%	+4.70%	+1.36%
FDMMX	Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund	0.45%	+1.06%	+4.26%	+0.59%
DHRAX	DIAMOND HILL CORE BOND FUND	0.76%	+3.41%	+5.32%	-9.96%
IORUX	Invesco Rochester New York Municipals Fund	0.96%	-5.53%	+1.73%	+0.30%
FIWAX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	0.25%	+3.47%	+4.16%	+1.39%
PFFRX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.70%	+7.28%	+8.74%	+6.52%
EANAX	Eaton Vance National Municipal Income Fund	0.71%	-0.35%	+4.84%	+0.73%
NTAUX	Tax-Advantaged Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund	0.26%	+3.28%	+4.19%	+2.06%
JVCNX	Core Bond Trust	0.62%	+2.89%	+5.07%	-0.48%
FKTJX	Franklin New York Tax-Free Income Fund	0.78%	-2.23%	+2.25%	-0.26%
SMASX	ALPS \| Smith Short Duration Bond Fund	0.79%	-20.92%	-20.16%	-22.11%
LCRAX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.81%	+3.34%	+3.14%	-0.45%
WCPNX	Core Plus Income Fund	0.45%	+3.51%	+5.90%	+1.90%
MTFHX	NYLI MacKay Strategic Muni Allocation Fund	0.50%	+2.29%	+5.29%	+1.92%

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