WAARX

ActiveMin. $1M

Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.09%

Annual Cost per $10K

$109.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$20,133

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active · Min: $1M

Trailing 12-Month

+6.18%

Asset Allocation

US Bond

70%

Intl Bond

18%

Cash

12%

Fee Comparison

WAARX

1.09%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

43% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+13.92%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

WAARX at 1.09%$279,949

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$100,664

Cost vs index fund−$97,475

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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
WAARX	Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund	1.09%	+6.18%	+4.44%	+0.57%
PIINX	PIMCO Income Fund	1.08%	+7.58%	+6.94%	+3.88%
PTRAX	PIMCO Total Return Fund	0.76%	+4.31%	+3.82%	-0.30%
JDYRX	PGIM High Yield Fund	0.74%	+8.73%	+8.45%	+4.68%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.49%	+8.21%	+8.86%	+4.39%
APDFX	Artisan High Income Fund	0.80%	+9.24%	+9.46%	+6.70%
BCAAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - CORPORATE CREDIT FUND	1.19%	+6.05%	+8.53%	—
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.50%	+3.82%	-0.44%
PHYAX	PIMCO High Yield Fund	0.85%	+6.59%	+8.18%	+3.99%
WAPSX	Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.13%	+2.73%	-1.73%
JNK	SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.79%	+8.79%	+4.30%
ACPSX	Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund	0.79%	+3.33%	+3.97%	-0.10%
ANBAX	American Funds Strategic Bond Fund	0.31%	+3.51%	+0.90%	-1.14%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
FCNQX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund	0.45%	-4.56%	—	—
MAFRX	Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Ultrashort Income Fund	0.58%	—	—	—
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	+8.22%	+9.29%	+5.10%
GDIAX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund	1.11%	+5.09%	+4.80%	+1.71%
OSTIX	The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund	0.83%	+6.55%	+8.48%	+5.68%
IGIB	iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.91%	+6.01%	+0.90%
PFIAX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	1.21%	+7.78%	+6.80%	+4.10%
BGHAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - HIGH YIELD FUND	0.89%	+6.24%	+9.23%	—
SJNK	SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF	0.40%	+7.99%	+8.91%	+5.99%
STYAX	Allspring Core Plus Bond Fund	0.67%	+3.30%	+3.50%	+2.07%
BBBMX	BBH Limited Duration Fund	0.35%	+5.75%	+6.27%	+3.89%
HYSAX	PGIM Short Duration High Yield Income Fund	1.00%	+7.50%	+8.02%	+5.38%
USIG	iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+4.26%	+4.89%	+0.19%
BCOSX	Baird Core Plus Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.48%	+3.91%	-0.09%
LDLVX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	0.32%	+5.74%	+4.94%	+2.70%
LUBOX	Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.24%	+5.33%	+5.48%	+3.17%
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.30%	+7.95%	+8.72%	+5.68%
PGCAX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	1.34%	+4.38%	+5.04%	+0.05%
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	0.41%	+3.66%	+4.66%	+0.44%
CWB	SPDR(R) Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF	0.40%	+18.49%	+10.59%	+6.25%
BSBSX	Baird Short-Term Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.86%	+4.60%	+1.94%
VWEAX	VANGUARD HIGH-YIELD CORPORATE FUND	0.22%	+7.86%	+8.62%	+4.48%
PIPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS International Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	1.57%	+13.70%	+16.88%	+13.55%
LFROX	Lord Abbett Floating Rate Fund	0.54%	+6.93%	+8.70%	+6.88%
HIGFX	American High Income Trust	0.32%	+8.36%	+9.55%	+6.83%
SPIB	SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.72%	+5.47%	+1.42%
IGSB	iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.84%	+5.44%	+2.21%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.14%	+3.36%	+4.42%	-0.63%
CMBKX	American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund	0.70%	+6.36%	+7.49%	+3.22%
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.33%	+5.00%	+2.36%
JSDUX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	0.28%	+5.14%	+4.80%	+2.32%
URHIX	Victory High Income Fund	0.79%	+8.69%	+9.00%	+5.29%
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.26%	+5.43%
CINRX	Calvert Income Fund	0.64%	+6.16%	—	—
VFSTX	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.07%	+5.71%	+5.23%	+2.05%
ISTBX	Invesco Short Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+5.11%	+5.09%	+2.32%
PSTQX	PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund	0.38%	+5.71%	+5.60%	+2.27%
OAFIX	Optimum Fixed Income Fund	1.79%	+3.15%	+3.02%	-0.85%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
PIXAX	PIMCO RAE PLUS Fund	1.39%	+9.91%	+14.73%	+14.15%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
FSHGX	Fidelity SAI High Income Fund	0.71%	+9.89%	+8.95%	—
LBNOX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.62%	+6.90%	+6.32%	+3.00%
MINT	PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.36%	+5.07%	+5.31%	+2.88%
PSPAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund	1.10%	+15.41%	+18.75%	+13.38%
FGQMX	Fidelity High Income Fund	1.85%	-14.57%	-27.88%	-33.00%
PAMSX	PIMCO Short Asset Investment Fund	0.36%	+4.95%	+5.13%	+2.91%
FIHAX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	0.75%	+7.32%	—	—
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
ANGL	VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	0.25%	+7.43%	+8.11%	+4.60%
VFICX	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.20%	+5.72%	+5.65%	+0.73%
PSFAX	PIMCO Short-Term Fund	0.73%	+5.17%	+5.31%	+2.97%
BUBSX	Baird Ultra Short Bond Fund	0.40%	+4.72%	+4.96%	+2.92%
EIBRX	Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston	0.66%	+7.45%	+8.80%	+5.56%
WAASX	Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund	1.09%	+6.32%	+4.56%	+0.69%
SKCRX	DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund	0.95%	+7.17%	-2.47%	+8.07%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
MRBBX	MFS Total Return Bond Fund	0.60%	+2.65%	+3.08%	-0.81%
NERNX	Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund	0.39%	+3.43%	+3.49%	-0.09%
JSDCX	JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus Fund	0.39%	+5.14%	+4.63%	+1.61%
GMDZX	MEDIUM-DURATION BOND FUND	0.68%	+3.60%	+3.31%	-0.94%
LSYAX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.05%	+7.79%	+9.07%	+6.05%
IIBAX	VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND	1.43%	+3.47%	+3.70%	-0.23%
TAHBX	Transamerica High Yield Bond	0.61%	+7.99%	+7.92%	+4.73%
TSRSX	Thornburg Strategic Income Fund	0.53%	+5.42%	+5.98%	+3.53%
PGBAX	Diversified Income Fund	1.06%	+5.72%	+5.71%	+4.42%
LBHIX	THRIVENT HIGH YIELD FUND	0.55%	+7.72%	+8.43%	+4.54%
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.89%	+7.20%	+4.48%
VCOBX	VANGUARD CORE BOND FUND	0.10%	+3.89%	+3.56%	-0.23%
CCBFX	Capital Group Central Corporate Bond Fund	—	+3.73%	+4.53%	—
IDPAX	Intermediate Duration Portfolio	0.28%	+2.65%	+2.67%	-0.99%
SADAX	Allspring Ultra Short-Term Income Fund	0.51%	+5.31%	+5.53%	+3.28%
CCHIX	High Yield Fund	0.51%	+5.32%	+7.60%	+4.18%
VPVTRDV	PIMCO Total Return Portfolio	0.79%	+4.28%	+3.78%	-0.33%
FZOLX	Fidelity SAI Low Duration Bond Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.18%	—
SSTHX	Allspring Short-Term High Income Fund	0.82%	+5.75%	+6.57%	+3.90%
LHYOX	Lord Abbett High Yield Fund	0.63%	+7.34%	+8.03%	+4.37%
LGBNX	Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.44%	+3.28%	+4.45%	+1.38%
LSBNX	Loomis Sayles Bond Fund	0.60%	+8.34%	+6.81%	+3.11%
PCKTX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Small Fund	1.00%	+15.55%	-3.19%	—
TRZOX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.	0.31%	+5.66%	+4.95%	—
HYS	PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund	0.56%	+8.54%	+9.09%	+6.06%
HYLB	Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.05%	+8.17%	+9.00%	+4.61%
BSCS	Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF	0.10%	+5.46%	+5.24%	+0.97%
PTOAX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Absolute Return Fund	1.35%	+16.43%	+19.41%	+13.73%
HYGV	FlexShares High Yield Value - Scored Bond Index Fund	0.37%	+7.40%	+8.47%	+4.81%
MSYEX	NYLI MacKay Strategic Bond Fund	0.65%	+6.07%	+7.32%	+4.15%

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