Wilmington Short Duration Government Bond Fund

Scorecard
3 / 5 Stars
Lipper
4 4 5 2 2
Zacks Investment Research
2 (Buy)
Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
D+ (Sell)

#14 in Short-Term Government

U.S. News evaluated 54 Short Government Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 0.82 percent over the past year, 1.44 percent over the past three years, 2.40 percent over the past five years, and 2.64 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 0.1%
1 Year 0.8%
3 Years (Annualized) 1.4%
5 Years (Annualized) 2.4%
10 Years (Annualized) 2.6%

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Summary

The investment seeks to provide current income and secondarily, preservation of capital. The fund normally invests substantially all, but under normal market conditions no less than 80%, of the value of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of debt obligations issued or supported as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities including mortgage backed securities, asset backed securities, variable and floating rate securities, zero coupon securities, and in repurchase agreements backed by such securities. It expects to maintain a duration of less than three years under normal market conditions.

Fees

Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Wilmington Short Duration Government Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.88 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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