Best Fit U.S. Government Funds ETFs
U.S. News evaluated 10 U.S. Government Funds ETFs and 6 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.
| Best Fit Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Costs | Excellent |
| Tracking Error | Good |
| Bid/Ask Ratio | Good |
| Holdings Diversity | Typical |
Fund Description
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays U.S. Agency Bond Index. The fund generally seeks to track the performance of the underlying index by investing at least 90% of its assets in the securities of the underlying index and in investments that provide substantially similar exposure to securities in the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the agency sector of the U.S. government bond market and is comprised of investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated bonds or debentures issued by government and government-related agencies.
Fund Snapshot Updated 05.23.2013
| Previous Close | $112.92 | Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
| YTD Return | 0.2% | Avg. 30-Day Volume | 14,547 |
| 1-Year Return | 1.1% | Market Cap | Loading... |
| Bid | $113.13 | Shares Outstanding | 3,700,000 |
| Ask | $113.16 | Dividends | $1.27 |
| Top 10 Holdings | |
|---|---|
| Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp (—) | 17.68% |
| Federal Home Loan Banks (—) | 5.29% |
| Federal Natl Mtg Assn (—) | 5.17% |
| Federal Natl Mtg Assn (—) | 4.97% |
| Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp (—) | 4.02% |
| Federal Natl Mtg Assn (—) | 3.83% |
| Federal Farm Cr Bks (—) | 3.61% |
| Financing Corporation (—) | 2.56% |
| Federal Natl Mtg Assn (—) | 2.42% |
| Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp (—) | 2.21% |
| % of Total Holdings | 51.80% |
