Short Government
Short-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 one and 3.5 years (or, if duration is unavailable, average effective maturities between one and four years), so they have relatively less sensitivity to interest rates, and thus low risk potential. Morningstar®
#11 Vanguard Short Term Federal Fund (VSGBX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.47% | Expenses: 0.20% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.51% | Total Assets: $5.56B |
#12 Fidelity Institutional Short-Intermediate Government Fund (FFXSX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.41% | Expenses: 0.45% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.46% | Total Assets: $442.45M |
#13 State Farm Interim Fund (SFITX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.07% | Expenses: 0.15% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.95% | Total Assets: $408.2M |
#13 Trust For Credit Unions Short Duration Portfolio (TCUDX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.30% | Expenses: 0.35% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.36% | Total Assets: $593.98M |
#15 Federated U.S. Government Secs: 2-5 Year Trust (FIGTX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.35% | Expenses: 0.58% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.96% | Total Assets: $649.92M |
#16 Madison Government Bond Fund (MADTX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.04% | Expenses: 0.55% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.73% | Total Assets: $5.11M |
#17 LWAS/DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio (DFYGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.13% | Expenses: 0.28% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.10% | Total Assets: $139.56M |
#18 American Century Zero Coupon 2015 Fund (BTFTX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.33% | Expenses: 0.55% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.31% | Total Assets: $218.9M |
#19 SEI Daily Income Trust Short-Duration Govt Port (TCSGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.22% | Expenses: 0.74% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.87% | Total Assets: $742.87M |
#20 Eaton Vance Low Duration Government Income Fund (EALDX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 1.29% | Expenses: 0.94% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.42% | Total Assets: $386.26M |
