Intermediate Government
Intermediate-government portfolios have at least 90% of their bond holdings in bonds backed by the U.S. government or by government-linked agencies. This backing minimizes the credit risk of these portfolios, as the U.S. government is unlikely to default on its debt. These portfolios have durations between 3.5 and six years (or, if duration is unavailable, average effective maturities between four and 10 years). Consequently, the group's performance--and its level of volatility--tends to fall between that of the short government and long government bond categories. Morningstar®
#20 PIA MBS Bond Fund (PMTGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.12% | Expenses: 0.01% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.59% | Total Assets: $120.59M |
#23 Fidelity Intermediate Government Fund (FSTGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.27% | Expenses: 0.45% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.01% | Total Assets: $998.14M |
#24 Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund (FTRGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.22% | Expenses: 0.31% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.41% | Total Assets: $1.07B |
#24 JPMorgan Government Bond Fund (OGGAX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.43% | Expenses: 0.76% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 2.04% | Total Assets: $1.83B |
#26 USAA Government Securities Fund (USGNX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.34% | Expenses: 0.41% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.52% | Total Assets: $558.36M |
#27 Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund (MGIDX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.12% | Expenses: 0.95% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.24% | Total Assets: $164.9M |
#28 Principal Government & High Quality Bond Fund (CMPGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 1.50% | Expenses: 0.88% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.24% | Total Assets: $1.93B |
#29 Wright Current Income Fund (WCIFX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.10% | Expenses: 1.00% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 1.29% | Total Assets: $77.78M |
#30 T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund (PRTIX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 1.03% | Expenses: 0.49% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 2.22% | Total Assets: $467.64M |
#31 Putnam U.S. Government Income Fund (PGSIX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.60% | Expenses: 0.86% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 2.70% | Total Assets: $1.44B |
