FBLTX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund (FBLTX) belongs to the Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FBLTX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FBLTX

FBLTX charges 0.03% annually. There is 1 mutual fund in the Government Bonds category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	0.01%	—	Mar 2009	FBLTX vs GUSTX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	FBLTX vs FNBGX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	FBLTX vs FUMBX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	FBLTX vs FUAMX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Mar 2016	FBLTX vs FUTBX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FBLTX

FBLTX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 4. There are 94 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	99	—	Dec 1985	FBLTX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	99	1.81B	May 1987	FBLTX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	FBLTX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	94	—	Aug 2010	FBLTX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	93	33.80B	Dec 2009	FBLTX vs VSBSX

Top Performing FBLTX Alternatives (YTD)

FBLTX is at -3.37% YTD. There are 94 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.94%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.94%	—	Dec 1985	FBLTX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.79%	1.81B	May 1987	FBLTX vs DFFGX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.60%	—	Jun 2011	FBLTX vs MDSIX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.59%	—	Mar 2009	FBLTX vs GUSTX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	1.14%	—	Nov 1994	FBLTX vs RFBAX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FBLTX

FBLTX has 9.26% 1-year volatility. There are 93 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.81%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	0.81%	1.81B	May 1987	FBLTX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.27%	—	Mar 2009	FBLTX vs GUSTX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.30%	33.80B	Dec 2009	FBLTX vs VSBSX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.30%	—	Aug 2010	FBLTX vs VSBIX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.37%	—	Dec 1985	FBLTX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FBLTX

FBLTX has a 1-year max drawdown of -7.66%. There are 93 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.20%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	-0.20%	—	Mar 2009	FBLTX vs GUSTX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	-0.30%	1.81B	May 1987	FBLTX vs DFFGX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	FBLTX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	FBLTX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	FBLTX vs VSBIX

Other Mutual Funds from Fidelity

The 10 most viewed Fidelity mutual funds shown here include FXAIX, FSELX, FZROX and span 6 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $176B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FXAIX	Fidelity 500 Index Fund	S&P 500	64	9.35%	—	Feb 1988	FBLTX vs FXAIX
FSELX	Fidelity Select Semiconductors Portfolio	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	80	48.22%	—	Jul 1985	FBLTX vs FSELX
FZROX	Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	9.94%	—	—	FBLTX vs FZROX
FSKAX	Fidelity Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	63	9.87%	—	—	FBLTX vs FSKAX
FSPGX	Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	11	-0.52%	—	—	FBLTX vs FSPGX
FBGRX	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	40	10.15%	—	Dec 1987	FBLTX vs FBGRX
FCNTX	Fidelity Contrafund	Large Cap Growth Equities	28	5.62%	176.32B	May 1967	FBLTX vs FCNTX
FNILX	Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	59	9.06%	—	—	FBLTX vs FNILX
FSPSX	Fidelity International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	70	12.57%	—	Nov 1997	FBLTX vs FSPSX
FTIHX	Fidelity Total International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	73	12.99%	—	Jun 2016	FBLTX vs FTIHX

Often Compared With FBLTX

Investors most often compare FBLTX with VBLAX, FTTHX, TLT. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VBLAX	Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares	Total Bond Market	6	-2.94%	8.70B	Feb 2019	FBLTX vs VBLAX
FTTHX	Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2035 Fund Class M	Target Retirement Date	51	7.22%	—	Nov 2003	FBLTX vs FTTHX
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	9	-3.49%	41.54B	Jul 2002	FBLTX vs TLT
FTHRX	Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund	Intermediate Core Bond, Actively Managed	32	-0.23%	—	May 1975	FBLTX vs FTHRX
ZROZ	PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Fund	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	6	-7.23%	1.37B	Oct 2009	FBLTX vs ZROZ
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	30	-0.33%	26.62B	Oct 2014	FBLTX vs FBND
FBALX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	Diversified Portfolio	81	8.97%	—	Nov 1986	FBLTX vs FBALX
VCLT	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	13	-2.48%	10.00B	Nov 2009	FBLTX vs VCLT
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	34	0.35%	—	Nov 1987	FBLTX vs LTUSX
BGNMX	American Century Ginnie Mae Fund	Government Bonds	27	-0.17%	343.63M	Sep 1985	FBLTX vs BGNMX
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds	18	-1.44%	47.19B	Jul 2002	FBLTX vs IEF
NEFLX	Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government And Agency F...	Government Bonds	67	0.36%	—	Jan 1989	FBLTX vs NEFLX
VEDTX	Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	Government Bonds	3	-5.74%	—	Nov 2007	FBLTX vs VEDTX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	19	-0.91%	—	Jul 2000	FBLTX vs SGINX
OGVCX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund Class C	Government Bonds	10	-1.40%	—	—	FBLTX vs OGVCX
EVGOX	Eaton Vance Government Opportunities Fund	Government Bonds	22	-0.67%	—	Aug 1984	FBLTX vs EVGOX
VUSTX	Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares	Government Bonds	5	-3.13%	2.80B	May 1986	FBLTX vs VUSTX
FTLTX	Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	5	-2.95%	—	Jul 2016	FBLTX vs FTLTX
CMPGX	Principal Government & High Quality Bond Fund	Government Bonds	21	-0.71%	—	May 1984	FBLTX vs CMPGX
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	46	0.41%	—	Nov 1985	FBLTX vs FGMNX

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