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®
#21 Federated U.S. Government Secs: 2-5 Year Trust (FIGTX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.47% | Expenses: 0.58% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.11% | Total Assets: $655.44M |
#22 Northern Short-Intermediate U.S. Government Fund (NSIUX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 1.67% | Expenses: 0.44% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.36% | Total Assets: $263.51M |
#23 Eaton Vance Government Obligations Fund (EVGOX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.74% | Expenses: 1.10% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.10% | Total Assets: $1.04B |
#24 Vanguard Short Term Treasury Fund (VFISX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.62% | Expenses: 0.20% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.12% | Total Assets: $6.21B |
#25 Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government Fund (GSSDX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.16% | Expenses: 0.84% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.02% | Total Assets: $1.69B |
#25 Thornburg Limited-Term U.S. Government Fund (LTUSX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 1.29% | Expenses: 0.89% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.27% | Total Assets: $398.17M |
#27 Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund (OPGVX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 1.64% | Expenses: 0.80% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.15% | Total Assets: $1.52B |
#28 LWAS/DFA Two-Year Government Portfolio (DFYGX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.23% | Expenses: 0.28% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.10% | Total Assets: $140.55M |
#29 Franklin Limited Maturity U.S. Government Securities Fund (FRGVX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.36% | Expenses: 0.77% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.09% | Total Assets: $575.8M |
#30 Federated U.S. Government Secs: 1-3 Year Trust (FSGVX)
| Performance (1-yr.): 0.36% | Expenses: 0.47% |
| Performance (1-mo.): 0.04% | Total Assets: $407.74M |
