FTLTX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund (FTLTX) 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 FTLTX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FTLTX

FTLTX charges 0.00% annually. No mutual funds in the Government Bonds category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.01%.

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

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FTLTX

FTLTX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 7. There are 88 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	FTLTX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	99	1.81B	May 1987	FTLTX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	FTLTX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	91	—	Aug 2010	FTLTX vs VSBIX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	90	—	Jun 2011	FTLTX vs MDSIX

Top Performing FTLTX Alternatives (YTD)

FTLTX is at -1.43% YTD. There are 87 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.16%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	2.16%	—	Dec 1985	FTLTX vs FEUGX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	2.09%	—	Jun 2011	FTLTX vs MDSIX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.68%	1.81B	May 1987	FTLTX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.59%	—	Mar 2009	FTLTX vs GUSTX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.50%	6.60B	Feb 2015	FTLTX vs VGIVX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FTLTX

FTLTX has 8.42% 1-year volatility. There are 84 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.80%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	0.80%	1.81B	May 1987	FTLTX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.27%	—	Mar 2009	FTLTX vs GUSTX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.31%	33.90B	Dec 2009	FTLTX vs VSBSX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.31%	—	Aug 2010	FTLTX vs VSBIX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.36%	—	Dec 1985	FTLTX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FTLTX

FTLTX has a 1-year max drawdown of -7.10%. There are 87 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	FTLTX vs GUSTX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	-0.30%	1.81B	May 1987	FTLTX vs DFFGX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	FTLTX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	FTLTX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	FTLTX 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	66	10.88%	—	Feb 1988	FTLTX vs FXAIX
FSELX	Fidelity Select Semiconductors Portfolio	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	91	64.98%	—	Jul 1985	FTLTX vs FSELX
FZROX	Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	66	11.42%	—	—	FTLTX vs FZROX
FSKAX	Fidelity Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	11.41%	—	—	FTLTX vs FSKAX
FSPGX	Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	18	4.46%	—	—	FTLTX vs FSPGX
FBGRX	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	58	15.62%	—	Dec 1987	FTLTX vs FBGRX
FCNTX	Fidelity Contrafund	Large Cap Growth Equities	36	9.99%	176.32B	May 1967	FTLTX vs FCNTX
FNILX	Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	62	10.70%	—	—	FTLTX vs FNILX
FSPSX	Fidelity International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	40	10.13%	—	Nov 1997	FTLTX vs FSPSX
FTIHX	Fidelity Total International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	57	12.70%	—	Jun 2016	FTLTX vs FTIHX

Often Compared With FTLTX

Investors most often compare FTLTX with TLT, FXNAX, VGLT. These 16 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	15	-1.16%	42.18B	Jul 2002	FTLTX vs TLT
FXNAX	Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund	Total Bond Market	23	-0.05%	—	Mar 1990	FTLTX vs FXNAX
VGLT	Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	18	-1.06%	14.80B	Nov 2009	FTLTX vs VGLT
VTBIX	Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund Investor ...	Total Bond Market	23	-0.21%	—	—	FTLTX vs VTBIX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	32	0.43%	—	Nov 1987	FTLTX vs LTUSX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	46	0.50%	—	Nov 1985	FTLTX vs PRGMX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	6	-1.55%	—	Oct 2015	FTLTX vs FBLTX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	25	-0.14%	—	Jul 2000	FTLTX vs SGINX
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	44	0.90%	—	Nov 1985	FTLTX vs FGMNX
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	32	0.72%	—	Jul 1997	FTLTX vs PDMIX
VFIJX	Vanguard GNMA Fund Admiral Shares	Government Bonds	37	0.72%	11.00B	Feb 2001	FTLTX vs VFIJX
BGNMX	American Century Ginnie Mae Fund	Government Bonds	29	0.39%	343.63M	Sep 1985	FTLTX vs BGNMX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	Government Bonds	72	1.40%	6.60B	May 2013	FTLTX vs VGAVX
PEDIX	PIMCO Extended Duration Fund	Government Bonds	5	-2.55%	—	Aug 2006	FTLTX vs PEDIX
VEDTX	Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	Government Bonds	4	-2.97%	—	Nov 2007	FTLTX vs VEDTX
DBLDX	DoubleLine Long Duration Total Return Bond Fund	Government Bonds	8	-1.07%	—	Dec 2014	FTLTX vs DBLDX

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