FVICX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund Class C (FVICX) 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 FVICX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FVICX

FVICX charges 1.53% annually. There are 96 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

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

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FVICX

FVICX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 11. There are 81 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	FVICX vs FEUGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	FVICX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	88	—	Aug 2010	FVICX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	86	33.50B	Dec 2009	FVICX vs VSBSX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	84	—	Jun 2011	FVICX vs MDSIX

Top Performing FVICX Alternatives (YTD)

FVICX is at -0.13% YTD. There are 74 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.82%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.82%	—	Dec 1985	FVICX vs FEUGX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.70%	6.50B	Feb 2015	FVICX vs VGIVX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.65%	6.50B	May 2013	FVICX vs VGAVX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.65%	—	Jun 2011	FVICX vs MDSIX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.46%	—	Mar 2009	FVICX vs GUSTX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FVICX

FVICX has 3.79% 1-year volatility. There are 37 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.21%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.21%	—	May 1987	FVICX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.22%	—	Mar 2009	FVICX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.27%	—	Aug 2010	FVICX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.28%	33.50B	Dec 2009	FVICX vs VSBSX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.41%	—	Dec 1985	FVICX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FVICX

FVICX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.15%. There are 51 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	FVICX vs GUSTX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	FVICX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	FVICX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	FVICX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	-0.84%	33.50B	Dec 2009	FVICX vs VSBSX

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	73	11.71%	—	Feb 1988	FVICX vs FXAIX
FSELX	Fidelity Select Semiconductors Portfolio	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	97	85.56%	—	Jul 1985	FVICX vs FSELX
FZROX	Fidelity ZERO Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	72	12.01%	—	—	FVICX vs FZROX
FSPGX	Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	32	8.60%	—	—	FVICX vs FSPGX
FSKAX	Fidelity Total Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	71	12.08%	—	—	FVICX vs FSKAX
FBGRX	Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	75	18.56%	—	Dec 1987	FVICX vs FBGRX
FCNTX	Fidelity Contrafund	Large Cap Growth Equities	35	7.76%	176.32B	May 1967	FVICX vs FCNTX
FNILX	Fidelity ZERO Large Cap Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	71	11.56%	—	—	FVICX vs FNILX
FSPSX	Fidelity International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	27	9.51%	—	Nov 1997	FVICX vs FSPSX
FTIHX	Fidelity Total International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	58	15.53%	—	Jun 2016	FVICX vs FTIHX

Often Compared With FVICX

Investors most often compare FVICX with PDMIX, PRGMX, FBLTX. These 3 comparison targets span 1 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	33	1.23%	—	Jul 1997	FVICX vs PDMIX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	44	0.93%	—	Nov 1985	FVICX vs PRGMX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	6	-0.08%	—	Oct 2015	FVICX vs FBLTX

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