FIIFX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund (FIIFX) belongs to the Corporate Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FIIFX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FIIFX

FIIFX charges 0.58% annually. There are 20 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VSTBX
VICBX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VICBX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VLCIX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.07%	50.50B	Nov 2010	FIIFX vs VSCSX
VICSX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.07%	68.70B	Mar 2010	FIIFX vs VICSX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FIIFX

FIIFX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 28. There are 9 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 89.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	89	—	Dec 2014	FIIFX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	77	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	74	50.50B	Nov 2010	FIIFX vs VSCSX
JMABX	John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Gra...	39	—	Jul 2019	FIIFX vs JMABX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	33	—	Dec 2006	FIIFX vs LMLCX

Top Performing FIIFX Alternatives (YTD)

FIIFX is at -0.29% YTD. There are 43 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 4.38%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	4.38%	—	Dec 2014	FIIFX vs MIFIX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	1.68%	—	Dec 2006	FIIFX vs LMLCX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	1.03%	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VLCIX
VLTCX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admir...	1.02%	9.20B	Jan 2010	FIIFX vs VLTCX
DFTEX	DFA Intermediate-Term Extended Quality Portfolio F...	0.87%	—	Jul 2010	FIIFX vs DFTEX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FIIFX

FIIFX has 3.10% 1-year volatility. There are 5 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.78%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	1.78%	50.50B	Nov 2010	FIIFX vs VSCSX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	1.78%	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VSTBX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	2.54%	—	Dec 1997	FIIFX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	2.87%	—	Sep 2018	FIIFX vs IDMIX
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	3.08%	—	Dec 2014	FIIFX vs MIFIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FIIFX

FIIFX has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.28%. There are 3 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -1.31%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	-1.31%	—	Nov 2009	FIIFX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	-1.36%	50.50B	Nov 2010	FIIFX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-1.76%	—	Dec 1997	FIIFX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	-2.38%	—	Sep 2018	FIIFX vs IDMIX
SMARX	Brandes Separately Managed Account Reserve Trust	-2.61%	—	Oct 2005	FIIFX vs SMARX

Other Mutual Funds from Federated

The 10 most viewed Federated mutual funds shown here include SVAIX, QILGX, QAMNX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SVAIX	Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	80	9.26%	—	Mar 2005	FIIFX vs SVAIX
QILGX	Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	21	4.35%	—	Sep 2005	FIIFX vs QILGX
QAMNX	Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral A	Long-Short	7	-1.17%	—	Sep 2008	FIIFX vs QAMNX
KAUFX	Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fd	Mid Cap Growth Equities	17	10.68%	—	Feb 1986	FIIFX vs KAUFX
QIACX	Federated Hermes MDT All Cap Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	46	5.68%	—	Oct 2002	FIIFX vs QIACX
FGSAX	Federated Hermes MDT Mid Cap Growth Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	4	0.10%	—	Aug 1984	FIIFX vs FGSAX
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	High Yield Bonds	67	1.19%	—	Dec 2008	FIIFX vs FHYSX
BEARX	Federated Hermes Prudent Bear Fd	Inverse Equities	0	-7.65%	—	Dec 1995	FIIFX vs BEARX
FIHBX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fun...	High Yield Bonds	61	1.04%	—	Nov 2002	FIIFX vs FIHBX
FHYTX	Federated Hermes Opportunistic High Yield Bond Fun...	High Yield Bonds	52	1.34%	—	Aug 1984	FIIFX vs FHYTX

Often Compared With FIIFX

Investors most often compare FIIFX with ISHIX, GSGDX, ISCAX. These 20 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ISHIX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	18	-0.07%	—	May 1987	FIIFX vs ISHIX
GSGDX	Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund	Corporate Bonds	21	0.28%	—	Nov 2003	FIIFX vs GSGDX
ISCAX	Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company F...	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	37	10.85%	—	Feb 1996	FIIFX vs ISCAX
PBBBX	PIA BBB Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	22	0.25%	—	Sep 2003	FIIFX vs PBBBX
FCBAX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class A	Corporate Bonds	17	0.04%	—	May 2010	FIIFX vs FCBAX
CPUIX	AAM/Insight Select Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.43%	—	Apr 2013	FIIFX vs CPUIX
FHMFX	Fidelity Series Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.42%	—	Aug 2018	FIIFX vs FHMFX
FCBTX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class M	Corporate Bonds	17	0.03%	—	May 2010	FIIFX vs FCBTX
FIKOX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class Z	Corporate Bonds	21	0.21%	—	Oct 2018	FIIFX vs FIKOX
CFICX	Calvert Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	28	0.19%	—	Oct 1982	FIIFX vs CFICX
FCSPX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Port	Corporate Bonds	25	0.37%	—	Jun 2006	FIIFX vs FCSPX
GDO	Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity...	Corporate Bonds	6	-4.27%	—	Jan 2012	FIIFX vs GDO
PIGIX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	0.17%	—	Apr 2000	FIIFX vs PIGIX
PRPIX	T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	21	0.02%	—	Oct 1995	FIIFX vs PRPIX
PYACX	Payden Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	20	0.37%	—	Mar 2009	FIIFX vs PYACX
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.13%	—	Sep 1971	FIIFX vs ACCBX
PBDCX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund Class C	Corporate Bonds	13	-0.30%	—	Sep 2004	FIIFX vs PBDCX
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	14	0.03%	—	Dec 2012	FIIFX vs BFCAX
PTY	PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Corporate Bonds	1	-3.45%	—	Dec 2002	FIIFX vs PTY
CBFSX	JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	18	0.05%	—	Mar 2013	FIIFX vs CBFSX

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