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
MSTBX	Morningstar Defensive Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 2, 2018	0.52%	-0.41%	—	2.00%	72
MSTDX	MassMutual Short Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 30, 1994	0.51%	0.03%	2.06%	4.09%	96
MWLDX	Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Mar 31, 1997	0.62%	-0.10%	1.88%	3.27%	88
MXSDX	Great-West Short Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Aug 1, 1995	0.60%	0.29%	2.26%	3.08%	96
NARAX	Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 6, 1992	0.90%	0.05%	2.88%	4.10%	92
NCICX	New Covenant Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 1, 1999	0.96%	-0.23%	1.49%	2.98%	46
NSTMX	Columbia Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 30, 1992	0.46%	0.13%	2.50%	4.29%	97
NWJVX	Nationwide Loomis Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Nov 2, 2004	0.49%	-0.05%	2.61%	3.95%	94
OGLVX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond A	Short-Term Bond	Mar 8, 1996	0.59%	-0.12%	2.02%	3.65%	94
OSTCX	JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund Class C	Short-Term Bond	Sep 4, 1990	1.09%	-0.21%	1.52%	3.16%	91
PARYX	Putnam Short Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 23, 2008	0.37%	-0.06%	2.95%	3.80%	95
PBSMX	PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Sep 1, 1989	0.71%	-0.30%	2.25%	3.50%	87
PFIIX	PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	Jul 30, 2004	0.50%	-0.24%	5.14%	5.02%	93
PIFZX	PGIM Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund Class Z	Short-Term Bond	Dec 16, 1996	0.47%	-0.17%	2.51%	3.72%	87
PIMSX	Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector S/T Bd I	Short-Term Bond	Nov 3, 2016	0.65%	0.09%	3.18%	4.33%	94
PLDIX	PIMCO Low Duration ESG Fund	Short-Term Bond	Dec 31, 1996	0.50%	-0.20%	1.86%	3.33%	82
PLDTX	PIMCO Low Duration II Fund	Short-Term Bond	Oct 31, 1991	0.50%	-0.27%	1.84%	3.51%	86
PLSDX	Pacific Funds Short Duration Income	Short-Term Bond	Dec 19, 2011	0.45%	-0.22%	2.97%	4.11%	97
PRVBX	Permanent Portfolio Versatile Bond Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	Sep 27, 1991	0.64%	0.00%	4.69%	4.18%	92
PRWBX	T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	Mar 2, 1984	0.43%	0.10%	2.64%	7.41%	98

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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