PRPIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund (PRPIX) 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 PRPIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to PRPIX

PRPIX charges 0.56% annually. There are 17 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	PRPIX vs VSTBX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	PRPIX vs VLCIX
VICBX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	PRPIX vs VICBX
VICSX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.07%	68.70B	Mar 2010	PRPIX vs VICSX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.07%	50.50B	Nov 2010	PRPIX vs VSCSX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PRPIX

PRPIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 23. There are 16 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 93.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	93	—	Dec 2014	PRPIX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	83	—	Nov 2009	PRPIX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	81	50.50B	Nov 2010	PRPIX vs VSCSX
JMABX	John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Gra...	40	—	Jul 2019	PRPIX vs JMABX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	32	—	Dec 1997	PRPIX vs LKFIX

Top Performing PRPIX Alternatives (YTD)

PRPIX is at 0.30% YTD. There are 8 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 5.72%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	5.72%	—	Dec 2014	PRPIX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.83%	—	Nov 2009	PRPIX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.79%	50.50B	Nov 2010	PRPIX vs VSCSX
SMARX	Brandes Separately Managed Account Reserve Trust	0.78%	—	Oct 2005	PRPIX vs SMARX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	0.78%	—	Dec 2006	PRPIX vs LMLCX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PRPIX

PRPIX has 4.20% 1-year volatility. There are 28 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.78%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	1.78%	50.50B	Nov 2010	PRPIX vs VSCSX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	1.78%	—	Nov 2009	PRPIX vs VSTBX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	2.53%	—	Dec 1997	PRPIX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	2.79%	—	Sep 2018	PRPIX vs IDMIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	3.06%	—	Dec 1993	PRPIX vs FIIFX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PRPIX

PRPIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.29%. There are 27 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	PRPIX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	-1.36%	50.50B	Nov 2010	PRPIX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-1.76%	—	Dec 1997	PRPIX vs LKFIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	-2.28%	—	Dec 1993	PRPIX vs FIIFX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	-2.38%	—	Sep 2018	PRPIX vs IDMIX

Other Mutual Funds from T. Rowe Price

The 10 most viewed T. Rowe Price mutual funds shown here include TRBCX, PRWCX, PRDGX and span 6 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TRBCX	T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	11	1.49%	—	Jun 1993	PRPIX vs TRBCX
PRWCX	T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund	Diversified Portfolio	54	7.50%	—	Jun 1986	PRPIX vs PRWCX
PRDGX	T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc.	Large Cap Blend Equities, Dividend	61	10.60%	—	Dec 1992	PRPIX vs PRDGX
PRCOX	T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	61	11.44%	—	Nov 1994	PRPIX vs PRCOX
TBCIX	T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund I Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	12	1.57%	—	—	PRPIX vs TBCIX
PRWAX	T. Rowe Price All-Cap Opportunities Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	12	1.24%	—	Sep 1985	PRPIX vs PRWAX
PREIX	T. Rowe Price Equity Index 500 Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	64	11.23%	—	Mar 1990	PRPIX vs PREIX
TRLGX	T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	13	3.52%	—	Oct 2001	PRPIX vs TRLGX
PRSCX	T. Rowe Price Science And Technology Fund	Technology Equities	56	26.30%	—	Sep 1987	PRPIX vs PRSCX
TRRJX	T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund	Target Retirement Date	28	9.15%	—	Feb 2004	PRPIX vs TRRJX

Often Compared With PRPIX

Investors most often compare PRPIX with RPIFX, PRSGX, JEPI. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
RPIFX	T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund	Bank Loan	82	1.05%	—	Jan 2008	PRPIX vs RPIFX
PRSGX	T. Rowe Price Spectrum Diversified Equity Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	44	9.34%	—	Jun 1990	PRPIX vs PRSGX
JEPI	JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF	Dividend, Derivative Income	34	3.30%	45.17B	May 2020	PRPIX vs JEPI
CPUIX	AAM/Insight Select Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	18	-0.04%	—	Apr 2013	PRPIX vs CPUIX
GSGDX	Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	0.06%	—	Nov 2003	PRPIX vs GSGDX
SCCPX	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	7	-0.83%	—	Jun 2011	PRPIX vs SCCPX
FCSPX	Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Port	Corporate Bonds	23	0.19%	—	Jun 2006	PRPIX vs FCSPX
CFICX	Calvert Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	27	0.18%	—	Oct 1982	PRPIX vs CFICX
PYACX	Payden Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	16	-0.07%	—	Mar 2009	PRPIX vs PYACX
FCBTX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class M	Corporate Bonds	15	-0.21%	—	May 2010	PRPIX vs FCBTX
PIGIX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	0.15%	—	Apr 2000	PRPIX vs PIGIX
FHMFX	Fidelity Series Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	20	0.18%	—	Aug 2018	PRPIX vs FHMFX
FIKOX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class Z	Corporate Bonds	19	0.01%	—	Oct 2018	PRPIX vs FIKOX
CBFSX	JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	14	-0.39%	—	Mar 2013	PRPIX vs CBFSX
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	21	-0.10%	—	Sep 1971	PRPIX vs ACCBX
BFCAX	American Funds Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	12	-0.37%	—	Dec 2012	PRPIX vs BFCAX
VBF	Invesco Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	8	-0.37%	—	Oct 1970	PRPIX vs VBF
PBBBX	PIA BBB Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	-0.11%	—	Sep 2003	PRPIX vs PBBBX
PBDCX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund Class C	Corporate Bonds	12	-0.42%	—	Sep 2004	PRPIX vs PBDCX
LAGVX	Lord Abbett Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	-0.25%	—	Jan 1982	PRPIX vs LAGVX

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