on our own into several Vanguard Bond Funds we currently hold. It is all currently in the Franklin US Govt Securities Fund FKUSX . It represents about 8% of our total portfolio. The Fidelity bond funds offered are as follows: Pimco Total Return Ticker
Our goal stock bond AA is 65/35 These are our bond positions. Pimco Total Return PTTRX 7.5% Franklin US Govt Securities FKUSX 5.5% Vanguard Total Bond Index VBMFX 4.7% Vanguard TIPS VIPSX 3.0% Vanguard Short Term Index VIBSX 2.5% We are currently
Pimco Total Return PTTRX 10% (Of total portfolio) Vanguard Total Bond Index VBMFX 6% Franklin US Govt Securities Fund FKUSX 5% Vanguard TIPS VIPSX 5% Vanguard Short Term Bond VBISX 4% We could not invest any of this money in Pimco or Franklin as
Can lag a bit during bond-market rallies.The fund is susceptible to prepayment risk when mortgage rates drop. Conversely, a rising interest rate environment should also cause refinancings to slow, thereby increasing the fund's interest-rate risk.Reasonable price tag.Conservative approach.This
assisted by comanagers Paul Varunok and David Yuen . Bayston also ably manages venerable Franklin U . S . Government Securities FKUSX , as well as other mortgage - related funds and accounts at Franklin . USAFSMIXSupporting PlayerSupportingManager Roger Bayston
Don't lose sight of the broader landscape when considering this mutual fund.
assisted by comanagers Paul Varunok and David Yuen. Bayston also ably manages venerable Franklin U.S. Government Securities FKUSX , as well as other mortgage-related funds and accounts at Franklin.USAFSMIXSupporting PlayerSupportingThis fund differs
Can lag a bit during bond-market rallies.Reasonable price tag.Conservative approach.Jack Lemein is the overall leader of this fund's management team. That said, Roger Bayston and Paul Varunok take just as much day-to-day responsibility here, and their extensive experience has contributed to this
of favor--than a year in which it underperforms because of poor execution. 5. Franklin U.S. Government Securities A FKUSX Money made: $611 million. Like Vanguard GNMA, this fund is a plain-vanilla GNMA offering. Manager Jack Lemein avoids
Franklin U. S. Government Securities' narrow focus serves it, and investors, quite well.