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Risk

Volatility Measurements

Updated 03.31.2012

Standard Deviation	2.49
Mean	0.43
Sharpe Ratio	2.01
Bear Market Decile Rank	96

Modern Portfolio Theory Statistics

Updated 03.31.2012

	Standard Index BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD	Best Fit Index BofAML US HY Master II TR USD
R-Squared	4.66	72.32
Beta	0.2	0.2
Alpha	3.69	0.6

Top Rated

Other highly-rated funds in this category:

7.3 Lord Abbett Short Duration Income Fund
LALDX, Short-Term Bond
7.2 Federated Intermediate Government/Corporate Fund
FGCIX, Short-Term Bond
7.1 Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Fund
VFSTX, Short-Term Bond
7.1 PIMCO Low Duration II Fund
PLDTX, Short-Term Bond

Low Risk

Short-Term Bond funds with the lowest Morningstar Risk Ratings:

5.4 American Century Short Duration Fund
ACSQX, Short-Term Bond
5.4 JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund
OGLVX, Short-Term Bond
5.1 LWAS/DFA Two-Year Corporate Fixed Income Portfolio
DFCFX, Short-Term Bond
5.1 RS Low Duration Bond Fund
RLDAX, Short-Term Bond

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