Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF (VGIT)

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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.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Excellent
Tracking Error Good
Bid/Ask Ratio Typical
Holdings Diversity Typical

Fund Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. 3-10 Year Government Float Adjusted Index. This index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, with maturities between 3 and 10 years. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.16.2013

Previous Close Expense Ratio 0.15%
YTD Return 0.5% Avg. 30-Day Volume 26,141
1-Year Return 1.5% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $65.45 Shares Outstanding 2,800,000
Ask $65.48 Dividends $0.92
Top 10 Holdings
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828TC43) 12.66%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UW87) 12.65%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828PY09) 12.54%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828JR22) 12.52%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828PC88) 12.49%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828QR49) 8.16%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828PA23) 7.66%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828SV33) 6.22%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UN88) 3.30%
Federal Natl Mtg Assn (—) 2.38%
% of Total Holdings 90.60%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit U.S. Government Funds

1

SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (ITE)

2

Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF (VGSH)

3

iShares Barclays Agency Fund (AGZ)

4

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (BSV)

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