PEDIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

PIMCO Extended Duration Fund (PEDIX) 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 PEDIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to PEDIX

PEDIX charges 0.50% annually. There are 51 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	PEDIX vs GUSTX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Mar 2016	PEDIX vs FUTBX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	PEDIX vs FNBGX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	PEDIX vs FUAMX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Oct 2015	PEDIX vs FBLTX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PEDIX

PEDIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 6. There are 94 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	PEDIX vs FEUGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	PEDIX vs GUSTX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	87	—	Jun 2011	PEDIX vs MDSIX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	84	—	Aug 2010	PEDIX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	82	33.90B	Dec 2009	PEDIX vs VSBSX

Top Performing PEDIX Alternatives (YTD)

PEDIX is at 0.85% YTD. There are 8 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.03%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	2.03%	6.60B	Feb 2015	PEDIX vs VGIVX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.96%	6.60B	May 2013	PEDIX vs VGAVX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.88%	—	Jun 2011	PEDIX vs MDSIX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.82%	—	Dec 1985	PEDIX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.38%	—	May 1987	PEDIX vs DFFGX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PEDIX

PEDIX has 14.95% 1-year volatility. There are 96 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.24%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.24%	—	Mar 2009	PEDIX vs GUSTX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.26%	—	May 1987	PEDIX vs DFFGX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.31%	—	Aug 2010	PEDIX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.31%	33.90B	Dec 2009	PEDIX vs VSBSX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.41%	—	Dec 1985	PEDIX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PEDIX

PEDIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.59%. There are 96 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	PEDIX vs GUSTX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	PEDIX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	PEDIX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	PEDIX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	-0.84%	33.90B	Dec 2009	PEDIX vs VSBSX

Other Mutual Funds from PIMCO

The 10 most viewed PIMCO mutual funds shown here include PIMIX, PTY, PONAX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PIMIX	PIMCO Income Fund Institutional Class	Multisector Bonds	42	0.72%	—	Mar 2007	PEDIX vs PIMIX
PTY	PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Corporate Bonds	1	-3.45%	—	Dec 2002	PEDIX vs PTY
PONAX	PIMCO Income Fund Class A	Multisector Bonds	38	0.55%	—	Apr 2007	PEDIX vs PONAX
PTTRX	PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	26	0.30%	—	May 1987	PEDIX vs PTTRX
PCN	PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund	Multisector Bonds	6	-2.70%	—	Dec 2001	PEDIX vs PCN
PONPX	PIMCO Income Fund Class I-2	Total Bond Market	41	0.68%	—	—	PEDIX vs PONPX
PSLDX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Long Duration Fund Class I	Diversified Portfolio	39	8.53%	—	Aug 2007	PEDIX vs PSLDX
PFN	PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II	Multisector Bonds	7	-3.70%	—	Oct 2004	PEDIX vs PFN
PFORX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	Global Bonds	10	0.43%	—	Dec 1992	PEDIX vs PFORX
PISIX	PIMCO StocksPLUS International Fund (U.S. Dollar-H...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	40	13.28%	—	Oct 2003	PEDIX vs PISIX

Often Compared With PEDIX

Investors most often compare PEDIX with FHYTX, PRGMX, LTUSX. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FHYTX	Federated Hermes Opportunistic High Yield Bond Fun...	High Yield Bonds	52	1.34%	—	Aug 1984	PEDIX vs FHYTX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	39	0.69%	—	Nov 1985	PEDIX vs PRGMX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	24	0.23%	—	Nov 1987	PEDIX vs LTUSX
PDI	PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund		39	-1.30%	—	—	PEDIX vs PDI
HLGAX	JPMorgan Government Bond Fund	Government Bonds	13	-0.28%	—	Feb 1993	PEDIX vs HLGAX
CPTNX	American Century Government Bond Fund	Government Bonds	16	-0.22%	460.31M	May 1980	PEDIX vs CPTNX
CMPGX	Principal Government & High Quality Bond Fund	Government Bonds	19	-0.03%	—	May 1984	PEDIX vs CMPGX
DFIGX	DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio	Government Bonds	10	0.07%	—	Oct 1990	PEDIX vs DFIGX
PMJIX	PIMCO RAE US Small Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	72	18.92%	—	Jun 2015	PEDIX vs PMJIX
SFITX	State Farm Interim Fund	Government Bonds	24	-0.22%	—	Oct 1977	PEDIX vs SFITX
USGNX	USAA Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	22	0.00%	—	Jan 1991	PEDIX vs USGNX
CAUSX	Shelton Capital Management U.S. Government Securit...	Government Bonds	7	-0.38%	—	Dec 1985	PEDIX vs CAUSX
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	26	0.80%	—	Jul 1997	PEDIX vs PDMIX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Short-Term Bond, Government Bonds	29	-0.11%	—	Dec 2005	PEDIX vs FUMBX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	22	-0.30%	—	Jul 2000	PEDIX vs SGINX
CFSTX	Commerce Short Term Government Fund	Government Bonds	17	-0.61%	—	Dec 1994	PEDIX vs CFSTX
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	35	0.89%	—	Nov 1985	PEDIX vs FGMNX
FGOVX	Fidelity Government Income Fund	Government Bonds	15	0.00%	—	Apr 1979	PEDIX vs FGOVX
PCRIX	PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund	Commodities	28	15.90%	—	Jun 2002	PEDIX vs PCRIX
VFISX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares	Government Bonds	34	0.09%	5.80B	Oct 1991	PEDIX vs VFISX

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