Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO)

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Best Fit U.S. Treasury Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 46 U.S. Treasury Funds ETFs and 9 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 Excellent
Bid/Ask Ratio Typical
Holdings Diversity Typical

Fund Description

The investment seeks to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond IndexSM. The fund invests at least 90% of assets in securities included in the index. The index includes all publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than three years, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. The securities in the index must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed-rate and non-convertible.

Fund Snapshot Updated 06.17.2013

Previous Close $50.52 Expense Ratio 0.08%
YTD Return 0.2% Avg. 30-Day Volume 61,261
1-Year Return 0.3% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $50.52 Shares Outstanding 5,900,000
Ask $50.54 Dividends $0.14
Top 10 Holdings
United States Treas Nts (—) 8.28%
United States Treas Nts (—) 6.29%
United States Treas Nts (—) 5.13%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828RQ56) 4.99%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828RG74) 4.89%
United States Treas Nts (—) 4.66%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828RL69) 4.46%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828DM98) 4.37%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828UW87) 4.30%
United States Treas Nts (B6172M7) 4.10%
% of Total Holdings 51.50%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit U.S. Treasury Funds

1

PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund (TUZ)

2

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO)

3

Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHR)

4

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (EDV)

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