ISHIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund (ISHIX) 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 ISHIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ISHIX

ISHIX charges 0.86% annually. There are 34 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	ISHIX vs VLCIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	ISHIX vs VSTBX
VICBX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	ISHIX vs VICBX
VICSX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.07%	68.10B	Mar 2010	ISHIX vs VICSX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.07%	49.50B	Nov 2010	ISHIX vs VSCSX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ISHIX

ISHIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 24. There are 35 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 92.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	92	—	Dec 2014	ISHIX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	81	—	Nov 2009	ISHIX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	80	49.50B	Nov 2010	ISHIX vs VSCSX
JMABX	John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Gra...	48	—	Jul 2019	ISHIX vs JMABX
PRPIX	T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund	44	—	Oct 1995	ISHIX vs PRPIX

Top Performing ISHIX Alternatives (YTD)

ISHIX is at 0.05% YTD. There are 44 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 5.40%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	5.40%	—	Dec 2014	ISHIX vs MIFIX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	1.82%	—	Dec 2006	ISHIX vs LMLCX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	1.23%	—	Nov 2009	ISHIX vs VLCIX
VLTCX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admir...	1.22%	8.60B	Jan 2010	ISHIX vs VLTCX
ACISX	AB Corporate Income Shares	0.98%	—	Dec 2006	ISHIX vs ACISX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ISHIX

ISHIX has 3.68% 1-year volatility. There are 8 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.75%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	1.75%	49.50B	Nov 2010	ISHIX vs VSCSX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	1.76%	—	Nov 2009	ISHIX vs VSTBX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	2.58%	—	Dec 1997	ISHIX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	2.89%	—	Sep 2018	ISHIX vs IDMIX
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	3.02%	—	Dec 2014	ISHIX vs MIFIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ISHIX

ISHIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.12%. There are 15 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	ISHIX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	-1.36%	49.50B	Nov 2010	ISHIX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-1.76%	—	Dec 1997	ISHIX vs LKFIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	-2.28%	—	Dec 1993	ISHIX vs FIIFX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	-2.38%	—	Sep 2018	ISHIX vs IDMIX

Other Mutual Funds from Federated

The 10 most viewed Federated mutual funds shown here include SVAIX, QILGX, QAMNX and span 8 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SVAIX	Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	70	8.76%	—	Mar 2005	ISHIX vs SVAIX
QILGX	Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	32	9.41%	—	Sep 2005	ISHIX vs QILGX
QAMNX	Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral A	Long-Short	6	-0.14%	—	Sep 2008	ISHIX vs QAMNX
KAUFX	Federated Hermes Kaufmann Fd	Mid Cap Growth Equities	10	5.87%	—	Feb 1986	ISHIX vs KAUFX
QIACX	Federated Hermes MDT All Cap Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	56	7.80%	—	Oct 2002	ISHIX vs QIACX
FGSAX	Federated Hermes MDT Mid Cap Growth Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	5	1.66%	—	Aug 1984	ISHIX vs FGSAX
FIHBX	Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fun...	High Yield Bonds	64	1.27%	—	Nov 2002	ISHIX vs FIHBX
FHYTX	Federated Hermes Opportunistic High Yield Bond Fun...	High Yield Bonds	59	1.50%	—	Aug 1984	ISHIX vs FHYTX
BEARX	Federated Hermes Prudent Bear Fd	Inverse Equities	0	-9.50%	—	Dec 1995	ISHIX vs BEARX
ISCAX	Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company F...	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	38	12.00%	—	Feb 1996	ISHIX vs ISCAX

Often Compared With ISHIX

Investors most often compare ISHIX with SMARX, SIDCX, VBF. These 5 comparison targets span 2 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SMARX	Brandes Separately Managed Account Reserve Trust	Corporate Bonds	28	0.74%	—	Oct 2005	ISHIX vs SMARX
SIDCX	SEI Institutional Investments Trust Intermediate D...	Corporate Bonds	26	0.71%	—	Mar 2015	ISHIX vs SIDCX
VBF	Invesco Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	5	-0.95%	—	Oct 1970	ISHIX vs VBF
FHYSX	Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio	High Yield Bonds	71	1.36%	—	Dec 2008	ISHIX vs FHYSX
DFTEX	DFA Intermediate-Term Extended Quality Portfolio F...	Corporate Bonds	33	0.97%	—	Jul 2010	ISHIX vs DFTEX

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