Empower Short Duration Bond Inv (MXSDX)

Fund Assets	615.24M
Expense Ratio	0.60%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	50.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.33
Dividend Yield	3.09%
Dividend Growth	-30.91%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 4, 2026

Previous Close	10.56
YTD Return	0.57%
1-Year Return	1.68%
5-Year Return	11.02%
52-Week Low	10.48
52-Week High	10.79
Beta (5Y)	0.10
Holdings	558
Inception Date	Aug 1, 1995

About MXSDX

Empower Short Duration Bond Fund Investor Class is an open-end mutual fund focused on high-quality, U.S.-dollar fixed income with a short interest-rate profile. Its primary objective is to provide current income while limiting interest-rate sensitivity by maintaining a typical duration range of about one to three and a half years, consistent with the short-term bond category. The portfolio invests predominantly in investment-grade corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury notes and bills, and securitized instruments such as asset-backed securities, supplemented by cash equivalents for liquidity management. This short-duration orientation aims to dampen price volatility relative to intermediate and long-term bond strategies, aligning it with more conservative fixed income allocations. The fund’s holdings have included issues from major U.S. financial institutions alongside U.S. government securities, reflecting a diversified credit mix within investment grade. Category placement and peer comparisons position it as a core short-term bond option for investors seeking capital preservation with income and reduced rate risk versus longer-duration funds.

• Fund Family: Empower Funds
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: MXSDX
• Share Class: Investor Class
• Index: Bloomberg 1-3 Y Credit TR

Performance

MXSDX had a total return of 1.68% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 0.90%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FYBTX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Short-Term Credit Fund	0.45%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
MXXJX	Institutional Class	0.25%

Top 10 Holdings

15.55% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
United States Treasury Notes 3.88%	T.3.875 05.31.27	4.73%
United States Treasury Bills 3.54%	B.0 07.02.26	3.63%
Federal Home Loan Banks 3.67%	FHLBDN.0 07.15.14	1.33%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.15%	GS.V4.153 10.21.29	1.12%
Bank of America Corp. 6.2%	BAC.V6.204 11.10.28	0.99%
B.A.T. Capital Corporation 4.91%	BATSLN.4.906 04.02.30	0.86%
AutoNation, Inc. 4.11%	n/a	0.80%
Medline Borrower LP 3.88%	MEDIND.3.875 04.01.29 144A	0.71%
Boeing Co. 6.3%	BA.6.298 05.01.29	0.71%
Federal Home Loan Banks 3.66%	FHLBDN.0 07.09.18	0.66%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 4, 2026	$0.0179	Sep 8, 2026
Dec 29, 2025	$0.30768	Dec 30, 2025
Sep 5, 2025	$0.01585	Sep 8, 2025
Dec 27, 2024	$0.45541	Dec 30, 2024
Dec 27, 2023	$0.02674	Dec 28, 2023
Sep 26, 2023	$0.06685	Sep 27, 2023

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Last checked:

Sep 13, 2026

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