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 | 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 05.23.2013
| Previous Close | $80.76 | Expense Ratio | 0.14% |
| YTD Return | 0.3% | Avg. 30-Day Volume | 890,271 |
| 1-Year Return | 1.4% | Market Cap | Loading... |
| Bid | $80.79 | Shares Outstanding | 152,412,000 |
| Ask | $80.80 | Dividends | $1.14 |
| Top 10 Holdings | |
|---|---|
| United States Treas Nts (—) | 17.09% |
| United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828RQ56) | 15.80% |
| United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UZ19) | 11.98% |
| United States Treas Nts (—) | 9.89% |
| Colombia Rep (—) | 3.06% |
| Asian Dev Bk (—) | 2.91% |
| Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp (—) | 2.68% |
| Omnicom Group Inc (—) | 2.67% |
| Federal Home Loan Banks (—) | 2.44% |
| Rabobank Nederland Dep Mtns Be (—) | 2.37% |
| % of Total Holdings | 70.90% |
