Description

This fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg US Treasury 3-10 Year Bond Index. This Index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities), all with maturities between 3 and 10 years. Risks of the fund include the fact that changes in interest rates, both up and down, can affect the fund by resulting in lower bond prices or an eventual decrease in income for the fund. The fund has a reduced risk of default, since the bonds in the portfolio are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Investors who are looking for a fund that seeks to provide interest income and are able to tolerate moderate price and income fluctuations may wish to consider this fund.