Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (BSV)

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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 Good

Fund Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index. It invests by sampling the index. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in bonds held in the index. It maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with that of the index, which generally does not exceed 3 years.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.16.2013

Previous Close $80.88 Expense Ratio 0.14%
YTD Return 0.4% Avg. 30-Day Volume 942,001
1-Year Return 1.6% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $80.94 Shares Outstanding 150,312,000
Ask $80.95 Dividends $1.14
Top 10 Holdings
United States Treas Nts (—) 18.09%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828DC17) 16.81%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UZ19) 12.75%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828SU59) 7.77%
Colombia Rep (—) 3.09%
Asian Dev Bk (—) 2.93%
Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp (—) 2.70%
Federal Home Loan Banks (—) 2.46%
British Telecommunications Plc (—) 2.44%
Ontario Prov Cda (—) 2.39%
% of Total Holdings 71.40%

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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