LSCIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Lord Abbett Short Duration Core Bond Fund (LSCIX) belongs to the Short-Term Bond category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with LSCIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to LSCIX

LSCIX charges 0.40% annually. There are 25 mutual funds in the Short-Term Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.02%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VISTX	Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund	0.02%	—	Jun 2015	LSCIX vs VISTX
VIITX	Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund	0.02%	—	Jun 2015	LSCIX vs VIITX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	LSCIX vs FUMBX
SWSBX	Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund	0.06%	—	Feb 2017	LSCIX vs SWSBX
TNSHX	TIAA-CREF Short-Term Bond Index Fund	0.09%	—	Aug 2015	LSCIX vs TNSHX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to LSCIX

LSCIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 59. There are 84 mutual funds in the Short-Term Bond category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GPICX	GuidepathConservative Income Fund	99	—	Apr 2018	LSCIX vs GPICX
DHEIX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund ...	99	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEIX
DHEAX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund	99	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEAX
DFAIX	DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio	98	—	Nov 2013	LSCIX vs DFAIX
BATAX	BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series A Portfo...	97	—	Sep 2015	LSCIX vs BATAX

Top Performing LSCIX Alternatives (YTD)

LSCIX is at 0.34% YTD. There are 93 mutual funds in the Short-Term Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 8.20%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GPARX	GuidePath Absolute Return Allocation Fund	8.20%	—	Apr 2011	LSCIX vs GPARX
LCCMX	Leader Short Term High Yield Bond Fund	4.01%	—	Jul 2005	LSCIX vs LCCMX
DFAIX	DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio	2.10%	—	Nov 2013	LSCIX vs DFAIX
HOBEX	Holbrook Income Fund	1.91%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs HOBEX
DHEIX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund ...	1.88%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEIX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to LSCIX

LSCIX has 2.09% 1-year volatility. There are 77 mutual funds in the Short-Term Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.80%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
GPICX	GuidepathConservative Income Fund	0.80%	—	Apr 2018	LSCIX vs GPICX
DHEIX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund ...	1.07%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEIX
DHEAX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund	1.12%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEAX
DFEQX	DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Portfolio	1.13%	—	Mar 2009	LSCIX vs DFEQX
DLSNX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund Class N	1.19%	—	Sep 2011	LSCIX vs DLSNX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to LSCIX

LSCIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.40%. There are 76 mutual funds in the Short-Term Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.25%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
GPICX	GuidepathConservative Income Fund	-0.25%	—	Apr 2018	LSCIX vs GPICX
DFAIX	DFA Short-Duration Real Return Portfolio	-0.47%	—	Nov 2013	LSCIX vs DFAIX
DHEAX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund	-0.50%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEAX
DHEIX	Diamond Hill Short Duration Securitized Bond Fund ...	-0.50%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs DHEIX
HOBEX	Holbrook Income Fund	-0.61%	—	Jul 2016	LSCIX vs HOBEX

Other Mutual Funds from Lord Abbett

The 10 most viewed Lord Abbett mutual funds shown here include LLDYX, LALDX, LSYAX and span 8 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
LLDYX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	Total Bond Market	68	0.52%	—	Oct 2004	LSCIX vs LLDYX
LALDX	Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	61	0.44%	—	Nov 1993	LSCIX vs LALDX
LSYAX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund	High Yield Bonds	76	2.26%	—	May 2020	LSCIX vs LSYAX
LAFFX	Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	77	12.03%	—	Jan 1950	LSCIX vs LAFFX
LSYIX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund	High Yield Bonds	79	2.34%	—	Apr 2020	LSCIX vs LSYIX
LBNDX	Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund	Multisector Bonds	44	1.21%	—	Mar 1971	LSCIX vs LBNDX
LHYAX	Lord Abbett High Yield Fund	High Yield Bonds	60	1.38%	—	Dec 1998	LSCIX vs LHYAX
LGLIX	Lord Abbett Growth Leaders Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	16	9.73%	—	Jun 2011	LSCIX vs LGLIX
LUBYX	Lord Abbett Ultra Short Bond Fund	Ultrashort Bond	98	1.34%	—	Oct 2016	LSCIX vs LUBYX
LAVLX	Lord Abbett Mid Cap Stock Fund	Mid Cap Value Equities	66	13.54%	—	Jun 1983	LSCIX vs LAVLX

Often Compared With LSCIX

Investors most often compare LSCIX with RPHIX, TSDLX, DBLSX. These 20 comparison targets span 15 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
RPHIX	RiverPark Short Term High Yield Fund	High Yield Bonds	100	1.87%	—	Sep 2010	LSCIX vs RPHIX
TSDLX	T. Rowe Price Short Duration Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	86	0.58%	—	Dec 2020	LSCIX vs TSDLX
DBLSX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	97	1.06%	—	Sep 2011	LSCIX vs DBLSX
VBISX	Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	Short-Term Bond	29	-0.13%	—	Mar 1994	LSCIX vs VBISX
DFCFX	DFA Two-Year Fixed Income Portfolio	Short-Term Bond	65	1.62%	—	Jun 1996	LSCIX vs DFCFX
SNSAX	SEI Asset Allocation Trust Defensive Strategy Fund	Short-Term Bond	85	1.56%	—	Nov 2003	LSCIX vs SNSAX
ALAFX	Alger Focus Equity A Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	49	15.83%	—	Nov 1993	LSCIX vs ALAFX
QAMNX	Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral A	Long-Short	7	-1.17%	—	Sep 2008	LSCIX vs QAMNX
BDMAX	BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund	Equity Market Neutral	96	12.84%	—	Dec 2012	LSCIX vs BDMAX
DLDFX	Destinations Low Duration Fixed Income Fund	Short-Term Bond	95	1.72%	—	Mar 2017	LSCIX vs DLDFX
GFIRX	Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund	Systematic Trend	85	7.48%	—	Feb 2012	LSCIX vs GFIRX
STBFX	Sextant Short Term Bond Fund	Short-Term Bond	—	—	—	Sep 1995	LSCIX vs STBFX
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	Gold, Precious Metals	22	-4.72%	28.75B	Jun 2018	LSCIX vs GLDM
XLK	State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	Technology Equities	66	28.25%	130.33B	Dec 1998	LSCIX vs XLK
CLSE	Convergence Long/Short Equity ETF	Long-Short, Actively Managed	95	24.77%	447.61M	Dec 2009	LSCIX vs CLSE
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	Total Bond Market	32	0.47%	138.10B	Sep 2003	LSCIX vs AGG
IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	Emerging Markets Diversified	64	21.95%	165.70B	Oct 2012	LSCIX vs IEMG
CMDY	iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy E...	Commodities	40	14.22%	543.01M	Apr 2018	LSCIX vs CMDY
KEMQ	KraneShares Emerging Markets Consumer Technology I...	Emerging Markets Equities	23	2.13%	39.75M	Oct 2017	LSCIX vs KEMQ
EART	Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	Rare Earth & Strategic Metals	66	8.19%	45.00M	Jan 2022	LSCIX vs EART

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