VCMDX

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VANGUARD COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.16%

Annual Cost per $10K

$16.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$3,342

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+15.49%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

92%

Cash

Fee Comparison

VCMDX

0.16%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

79% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

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

+14.07%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

VCMDX at 0.16%$363,904

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$16,709

Cost vs index fund−$13,521

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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
VCMDX	VANGUARD COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND	0.16%	+15.49%	+4.49%	+13.77%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+2.78%	+4.84%	-0.54%
BND	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	0.03%	+2.90%	+4.94%	-0.46%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.13%	+3.01%	-0.68%
VWALX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.94%	+7.08%	+1.93%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	0.04%	+3.34%	+2.81%	-0.45%
VWIUX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+4.92%	+5.52%	+1.59%
VWLUX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.97%	+6.33%	+1.37%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+3.74%	+5.02%	+0.43%
FUBFX	Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	—
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	-6.49%	-4.72%	-9.33%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
VFIIX	VANGUARD GNMA FUND	0.21%	+6.79%	+5.46%	+0.17%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
SPMB	SPDR(R) Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	0.04%	+3.33%	+5.03%	-0.27%
MUB	iShares National Muni Bond ETF	0.05%	-0.16%	+2.41%	+0.34%
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+3.21%	+5.24%	+0.04%
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+2.80%	+1.63%	-2.35%
VMLUX	VANGUARD LIMITED-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+4.45%	+4.48%	+1.86%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	0.03%	+6.10%	+5.09%	+3.81%
VTIP	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES INDEX FUND	0.03%	+5.56%	+5.44%	+3.72%
FIFZX	Fidelity Series Bond Index Fund	0.00%	+3.08%	+3.01%	-0.71%
AIBAX	Intermediate Bond Fund of America	0.65%	+4.50%	+3.52%	+0.82%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+2.61%	+4.85%	-0.55%
VMBS	VANGUARD MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES INDEX FUND	0.06%	+3.74%	+3.02%	-0.33%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
VGIT	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM TREASURY INDEX FUND	0.06%	+4.09%	+3.06%	-0.56%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
VTEB	VANGUARD TAX-EXEMPT BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+3.72%	+5.11%	+1.11%
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	+2.42%	+2.09%	-1.47%
SUB	iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF	0.07%	+3.21%	+2.88%	+1.28%
DFFGX	DFA SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO$1M min	0.17%	+4.34%	+4.82%	+1.54%
FTLTX	Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.00%	-4.49%	-3.28%	-8.18%
VIITX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+4.20%	+5.33%	+1.00%
VAIPX	VANGUARD INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND	0.10%	+3.56%	+4.74%	+1.33%
FIQZX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.31%	+2.59%	+4.60%	+1.38%
VGSH	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY INDEX FUND	0.06%	+4.38%	+3.82%	+1.45%
GOVT	iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	0.05%	+5.16%	+4.26%	-1.09%
SHY	iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+4.26%	+3.70%	+1.36%
AFTEX	Tax Exempt Bond Fund of America	0.27%	+3.78%	+5.67%	+1.32%
VWSUX	VANGUARD ULTRA-SHORT-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+3.83%	+3.93%	+2.06%
VGLT	VANGUARD LONG-TERM TREASURY INDEX FUND	0.06%	-4.52%	-3.29%	-8.19%
BCI	abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF	0.26%	+8.52%	+2.36%	+11.11%
FSAJX	Fidelity SAI Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.25%	+3.99%	+6.15%	+1.56%
BBMUX	Bridge Builder Municipal Bond Fund	0.12%	+2.63%	+5.13%	+1.56%
MISHX	AB Municipal Income Shares	0.15%	+4.45%	+7.51%	+3.10%
VFIRX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY FUND	0.10%	+5.11%	+4.29%	+1.33%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.03%	+8.03%	+2.43%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.11%	+5.85%	+1.29%
TIP	iShares TIPS Bond ETF	0.18%	+5.85%	+4.38%	+1.40%
SCHZ	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+2.86%	+4.88%	-0.50%
USFR	WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	0.15%	+4.59%	+4.92%	+3.05%
RHYTX	Tax-Exempt High Yield Bond Fund	0.55%	+2.60%	+6.95%	+2.12%
MFIAX	MFS Municipal Income Fund	0.44%	+0.57%	+5.17%	+1.14%
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+2.89%	+4.90%	-0.47%
VCADX	VANGUARD CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE-TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND	0.09%	+1.64%	+3.27%	+0.89%
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
GAJPX	Goldman Sachs Dynamic Municipal Income Fund	0.38%	+1.38%	+5.35%	+1.83%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+2.97%	+5.29%	-0.17%
HFKFX	Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund	0.46%	+2.73%	+5.78%	+0.81%
IEI	iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	+4.26%	+3.32%	-0.22%
FIWAX	Fidelity Limited Term Municipal Income Fund	0.25%	+3.47%	+4.16%	+1.39%
HIMFX	American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund	0.30%	+4.38%	+8.13%	+3.09%
JAAA	Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF	0.21%	+5.56%	+7.48%	+4.63%
TFLO	iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	+4.41%	+4.92%	+3.17%
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.51%	+8.80%	+5.47%
FFTSX	Short-Term Bond Fund of America	0.35%	+5.04%	+4.14%	+1.76%
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.35%	+5.71%	—
TLH	iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF	0.15%	-2.13%	-1.19%	-6.52%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-5.49%	-16.23%	-20.26%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+5.62%	+2.12%
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	+3.64%	+2.57%	-1.31%
FFTQX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.49%	+3.42%	+6.44%	+1.36%
SCHP	Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF	0.03%	+3.78%	+4.86%	+1.39%
SCHO	Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	0.03%	+3.87%	+4.33%	+1.51%
SPTL	SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF	0.03%	-3.48%	+0.40%	-7.82%
BLV	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	-1.24%	+3.98%	-4.53%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+4.85%	+5.53%	—
PYMAX	PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.86%	+0.38%	+5.88%	+1.89%
FSTDX	Fidelity Series 5+ Year Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.00%	+1.90%	+4.20%	—
TRAZX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$1M min	0.02%	+7.98%	+9.42%	+7.21%
FFLQX	Franklin Federal Limited-Term Tax-Free Income Fund	0.38%	+3.22%	+3.46%	+1.29%
VFITX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM TREASURY FUND	0.10%	+6.24%	+4.68%	-0.20%
SWAGX	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund	0.04%	+3.16%	+2.96%	-0.76%
FIPDX	Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.05%	+3.80%	+4.87%	+1.38%
CRAIX	CCM Community Impact Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.05%	+2.57%	-0.40%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+10.54%	+18.25%	+11.67%
TIMTX	Transamerica Intermediate Muni	0.49%	+3.53%	+6.00%	+0.71%
TRIZX	T. Rowe Price Floating Rate Fund	0.02%	+7.94%	+9.42%	+7.25%
WFBIX	iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund	0.05%	+2.83%	+4.92%	-0.46%
SCHR	Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	0.03%	+3.19%	+4.30%	-0.54%
SHM	SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF	0.20%	+2.58%	+3.27%	+0.69%
TRLDX	T. Rowe Price Limited-Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund, Inc.	0.30%	+6.53%	+3.63%	+3.12%
LSSAX	Loomis Sayles Securitized Asset Fund$1M min	0.00%	+4.85%	+6.30%	+1.29%
TFI	SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF	0.23%	+0.42%	+4.03%	-0.27%
PMLAX	PIMCO Municipal Bond Fund	0.75%	+1.31%	+5.50%	+1.26%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+6.60%	+6.79%	+1.37%
MSTEX	NYLI MacKay Short Term Muni Fund	0.39%	+4.37%	+4.23%	—
FSTZX	Fidelity Series 0-5 Year Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.00%	+5.66%	+5.48%	—

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