Rankings · Fixed Income

Lowest-cost Fixed Income

Compare bond ETFs and mutual funds across yield, duration, cost and total return.

Latest complete snapshotNov 1, 2026
What the data shows

American Century Diversified Bond G (ACDOX) is first on the displayed page, with 0.01% expense ratio. The qualifying-universe median is 0.61% across 3,578 observations.

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Expense ratio

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Full qualifying universe3,578 assets
0.01% to 0.26%: 447 assets; 20 in the ranked 20.0.26% to 0.51%: 879 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.0.51% to 0.75%: 1046 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.0.75% to 1.00%: 575 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.1.00% to 1.25%: 247 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.1.25% to 1.50%: 167 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.1.50% to 1.74%: 120 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.1.74% to 1.99%: 41 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.1.99% to 2.24%: 10 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.2.24% to 2.48%: 10 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.2.48% to 2.73%: 11 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.2.73% to 2.98%: 5 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.2.98% to 3.23%: 1 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.3.23% to 3.48%: 2 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.3.48% to 3.72%: 2 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.3.72% to 3.97%: 3 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.3.97% to 4.22%: 3 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.4.22% to 4.46%: 4 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.4.46% to 4.71%: 2 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.4.71% to 4.96%: 0 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.4.96% to 5.21%: 0 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.5.21% to 5.46%: 1 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.5.46% to 5.70%: 1 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.5.70% to 5.95%: 1 assets; 0 in the ranked 20.ACDOX · American Century Diversified Bond G: 0.01%; ACHFX · American Century High Income G: 0.01%; NMTRX · Nuveen Municipal Total Return Mgd Accts: 0.01%; VTBSX · Vanguard Total Bond Market Idx Instl Sel: 0.01%HYLS · First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF: 0.01%RISR · FolioBeyond Rising Rates ETF: 0.01%SSAFX · State Street Aggregate Bond Idx: 0.02%AGBGX · American Century Global Bond G: 0.02%; BATAX · BlackRock Allc Trgt Sctzd TR: 0.02%; RRPAX · SEI Real Return A (SIIT): 0.02%; VIITX · Vanguard Instl Intrm-Trm Bd Instl Plus: 0.02%; VBIUX · Vanguard Interm-Term Bond Index Ins Plus: 0.02%; VBLIX · Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Instl Plus: 0.02%; VMBIX · Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Secs Idx Instl: 0.02%; VBIPX · Vanguard Short-Term Bond Idx InstlPls: 0.02%; VTSPX · Vanguard Shrt-Term Infl-Prot Sec Idx Ins: 0.02%; VBMPX · Vanguard Total Bond Market Idx InstlPls: 0.02%; VTBNX · Vanguard Total Bond Market II Idx I: 0.02%FXNAX · Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund: 0.03%; SSFEX · State Street Aggregate Bond Index K: 0.03%
0.01%5.95%
Assets per bucket · Median 0.61%Ranked 20

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Lowest-cost fixed-income funds. Rankings use the selected methodology and latest complete published snapshot.
RankInstrumentClassificationRegionAUMExpense ratio*
1
ACDOAmerican Century Diversified Bond GMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$1.8B0.01%
2
ACHFAmerican Century High Income GMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$828.2M0.01%
3
NMTRNuveen Municipal Total Return Mgd AcctsMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$972.3M0.01%
4
VTBSVanguard Total Bond Market Idx Instl SelMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$199.7B0.01%
5
HYLSFirst Trust Tactical High Yield ETFETF · North America
ETFNorth America$1.6B0.01%
6
RISRFolioBeyond Rising Rates ETFETF · North America
ETFNorth America$382.1M0.01%
7
SSAFState Street Aggregate Bond IdxMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$513.8M0.02%
8
AGBGAmerican Century Global Bond GMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$1.5B0.02%
9
BATABlackRock Allc Trgt Sctzd TRMutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$830.6M0.02%
10
RRPASEI Real Return A (SIIT)Mutual fund · North America
Mutual fundNorth America$241.6M0.02%

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