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1 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
1
1
5
5
5
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Zacks Investment Research
5
(Strong Sell)
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Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
D+
(Sell)
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#42 in Short-Term Government
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Performance
The fund has returned 0.16 percent over the past year, and 0.12 percent over the past three years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 0.1% |
| 1 Year | 0.2% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 0.1% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks liquidity and safety of principal with current income as a secondary objective. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in Direct U.S. Treasury Obligations and repurchase agreements collateralized by these Obligations. The Manager normally seeks to maintain an interest rate duration of one year or less for the fund's portfolio. In selecting U.S. Treasury securities for the fund's portfolio, the Manager focuses primarily on the relative attractiveness of different obligations, which can vary depending on the general level of interest rates as well as supply/demand imbalances and other market conditions.
