FSTZX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Fidelity Series 0-5 Year Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund (FSTZX) belongs to the Inflation-Protected Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FSTZX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FSTZX

FSTZX charges 0.00% annually. No mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
RRPAX	SEI Institutional Investments Trust Real Return Fu...	0.02%	—	Dec 2006	FSTZX vs RRPAX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	0.04%	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTSPX
FIPDX	Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.05%	—	May 2012	FSTZX vs FIPDX
FFNYX	Fidelity SAI 0-5 Year Inflation-Protected Bond Ind...	0.05%	—	Nov 2025	FSTZX vs FFNYX
FSPWX	Fidelity SAI Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund	0.05%	—	Aug 2024	FSTZX vs FSPWX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FSTZX

FSTZX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 36. There are 18 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 91.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	91	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTSPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	91	71.10B	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTAPX
VTIPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	91	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTIPX
SEIAX	SEI Multi-Asset Real Return Fund Class A	86	—	Jul 2011	FSTZX vs SEIAX
APOIX	American Century Short Duration Inflation Protecti...	80	1.19B	May 2005	FSTZX vs APOIX

Top Performing FSTZX Alternatives (YTD)

FSTZX is at 0.67% YTD. There are 25 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 9.31%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SEIAX	SEI Multi-Asset Real Return Fund Class A	9.31%	—	Jul 2011	FSTZX vs SEIAX
IPBAX	Allspring Real Return Fund	8.62%	—	Feb 2003	FSTZX vs IPBAX
DFAAX	DFA Global Core Plus Real Return Portfolio	2.04%	—	May 2021	FSTZX vs DFAAX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.83%	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTSPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.81%	71.10B	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTAPX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FSTZX

FSTZX has 2.13% 1-year volatility. There are 10 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.55%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VTIPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.55%	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTIPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.57%	71.10B	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTAPX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	1.58%	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTSPX
EARRX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Inc...	1.63%	—	Mar 2010	FSTZX vs EARRX
EIRRX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Inc...	1.66%	—	Mar 2010	FSTZX vs EIRRX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FSTZX

FSTZX has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.59%. There are 16 mutual funds in the Inflation-Protected Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.72%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
VTIPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	-0.72%	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTIPX
VTAPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	-0.75%	71.10B	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTAPX
VTSPX	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	-0.75%	—	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTSPX
APOIX	American Century Short Duration Inflation Protecti...	-0.82%	1.19B	May 2005	FSTZX vs APOIX
EIRRX	Eaton Vance Short Duration Inflation-Protected Inc...	-0.89%	—	Mar 2010	FSTZX vs EIRRX

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	FSTZX vs FXAIX
FSELX	Fidelity Select Semiconductors Portfolio	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	80	48.22%	—	Jul 1985	FSTZX vs FSELX
FZROX	Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	9.94%	—	—	FSTZX vs FZROX
FSKAX	Fidelity Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	63	9.87%	—	—	FSTZX vs FSKAX
FSPGX	Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	11	-0.52%	—	—	FSTZX vs FSPGX
FBGRX	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	40	10.15%	—	Dec 1987	FSTZX vs FBGRX
FCNTX	Fidelity Contrafund	Large Cap Growth Equities	28	5.62%	176.32B	May 1967	FSTZX vs FCNTX
FNILX	Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	59	9.06%	—	—	FSTZX vs FNILX
FSPSX	Fidelity International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	70	12.57%	—	Nov 1997	FSTZX vs FSPSX
FTIHX	Fidelity Total International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	73	12.99%	—	Jun 2016	FSTZX vs FTIHX

Often Compared With FSTZX

Investors most often compare FSTZX with VTIP, FAGIX, FTBFX. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	92	1.83%	71.10B	Oct 2012	FSTZX vs VTIP
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital & Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	74	5.47%	—	Nov 1977	FSTZX vs FAGIX
FTBFX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	24	-0.46%	—	Oct 2002	FSTZX vs FTBFX
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	68	10.16%	1.70T	Sep 2010	FSTZX vs VOO
TDTF	FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	40	0.96%	1.04B	Sep 2011	FSTZX vs TDTF
STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	Inflation-Protected Bonds	93	1.81%	15.91B	Dec 2010	FSTZX vs STIP
TILUX	Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds Inflation-Linked Fixe...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	12	0.46%	—	Mar 2016	FSTZX vs TILUX
WIW	Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Inc...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	11	1.25%	—	—	FSTZX vs WIW
LSGSX	Loomis Sayles Inflation Protected Securities Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	8	0.09%	—	May 1991	FSTZX vs LSGSX
PRAIX	PIMCO Long-Term Real Return Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	3	-4.47%	—	Nov 2001	FSTZX vs PRAIX
WAIIX	Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	15	0.25%	—	Feb 2001	FSTZX vs WAIIX
TRBFX	T. Rowe Price Limited Duration Inflation Focused B...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	21	1.30%	—	Sep 2006	FSTZX vs TRBFX
VCTPX	VALIC Company I Inflation Protected Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	34	0.96%	—	Dec 2004	FSTZX vs VCTPX
BIIPX	iShares Short-Term TIPS Bond Index Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	59	1.07%	—	Feb 2016	FSTZX vs BIIPX
SRAAX	SEI Institutional Managed Trust Real Return Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	64	1.42%	—	Jul 2009	FSTZX vs SRAAX
ACITX	American Century Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund	Inflation-Protected Bonds	20	0.56%	2.02B	Feb 1997	FSTZX vs ACITX
VIPSX	Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Inves...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	21	0.46%	28.20B	Jun 2000	FSTZX vs VIPSX
VIPIX	Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Insti...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	22	0.47%	—	Dec 2003	FSTZX vs VIPIX
ANBIX	AB Bond Inflation Strategy	Inflation-Protected Bonds	48	1.03%	—	Jan 2010	FSTZX vs ANBIX
SWRSX	Schwab Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Ind...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	25	0.70%	—	Mar 2006	FSTZX vs SWRSX

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