The Best Short-Term Bond Mutual Funds

The table below compares the performance and other essential indicators like dividend yield and expense ratio of Short-Term Bond mutual funds.

Category is Short-Term Bond

Symbol	Full Name	Category	Inception	Expense Ratio	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
FCFAX	Frost Credit Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 3, 2012	0.96%	-0.48%	5.26%	5.60%	60
FGCSX	Federated Hermes Short-Interm Total Ret Bd Fd	Short-Term Bond	Sep 2, 2005	0.63%	-0.27%	1.90%	3.49%	87
FIJEX	Frost Total Return Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Apr 25, 2008	0.46%	-0.28%	3.58%	5.17%	32
FILDX	Frost Low Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Apr 25, 2008	0.43%	-0.09%	2.20%	3.91%	92
FLDAX	Franklin Low Duration Total Return Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 17, 2004	0.71%	-0.12%	2.33%	3.93%	93
FMFIX	RBB Free Market Fixed Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 31, 2007	0.68%	0.40%	1.24%	3.67%	95
FOSIX	Tributary Short-Intermediate Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 14, 1992	0.64%	-0.16%	2.35%	3.80%	91
FPNIX	FPA New Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 11, 1984	0.45%	-0.16%	2.86%	3.81%	87
FSTIX	Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 1, 1986	0.66%	-0.09%	2.23%	4.19%	96
FZOMX	Fidelity SAI Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Oct 13, 2020	0.30%	0.22%	—	4.23%	94
GILHX	Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 16, 2013	0.49%	-0.01%	3.12%	4.15%	97
GLDYX	GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Aug 27, 2001	0.34%	0.09%	2.27%	4.11%	97
GPARX	GuidePath Absolute Return Allocation Fund	Short-Term Bond	Apr 29, 2011	0.99%	5.39%	3.33%	3.14%	86
GPICX	GuidepathConservative Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Apr 30, 2018	0.75%	0.31%	—	3.68%	98
GSSRX	Goldman Sachs Short Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Feb 29, 2012	0.48%	-0.50%	2.37%	3.94%	93
HIBIX	Virtus Newfleet Low Duration Core Plus Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Feb 23, 1996	0.50%	0.07%	2.72%	4.23%	97
HLLVX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 4, 1990	0.34%	-0.08%	2.27%	3.88%	96
HOBEX	Holbrook Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 6, 2016	1.60%	0.64%	—	5.54%	98
HOSBX	Homestead Funds Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 5, 1991	0.79%	-0.39%	2.03%	3.52%	77
HSDAX	Hartford Short Duration Fund	Short-Term Bond	Oct 31, 2002	0.79%	-0.29%	2.55%	4.00%	96

Risk vs. Return Scatterplot

The Risk vs. Return Scatterplot allows you to quickly compare funds, stocks, and ETFs in one view. It displays the yearly return of an instrument on one axis and the risk (volatility) on the other.

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