American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund Ranking and Research

Ranking, Research and Recommendation of American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund

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Fund Manager - Fergus N. MacDonald

Fund Manager Information

Fund Manager Tenure: 9.0 years
Similar Funds: RGVBX  RGVCX  RGVEX  RGVFX  RGVGX 
Fund Family: American Funds
Fund Category: Intermediate Government
Fund Performance: May 30, 2016
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.6)     (What does this score mean?)

 

American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) Profile

Fund Profile and Description

American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund seeks current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital. American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities that are guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government, including bonds and other debt securities. It may also invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies and instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 

 What we like about American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund

Data for American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) as of May 30, 2016

• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) management has been with American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund for 9.0 years
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• Asset base in American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has been consistently increasing at a reasonable pace in the last 2 months. It shows investor confidence and market support

 What we are cautious about American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund

Data for American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) as of May 30, 2016

• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has a less-than-ideal short-term performance (1-year return 1.61% vs 1.80% Intermediate Government category median performance)
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has a less-than-ideal mid-term performance (3-year return 1.36% vs 1.94% Intermediate Government category median performance)
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has a less-than-ideal Long-term performance (5-year return 1.71% vs 2.25% Intermediate Government category median performance)
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) is less safe compared to its Intermediate Government peers
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 771.00% that is higher than the Intermediate Government average of 225.56%. This could mean American Funds US Government Sec R1 is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -1.47 is worse than category average of -0.49, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.47
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 2.81 that is higher than category average of 2.61
• American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) has a higher expense ratio of 1.39% than its Intermediate Government average of 0.89%
• Even though American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund carries no load, it does have a 0.99% of 12b1 promotion, distributions, marketing expenses

See American Funds US Government Sec R1 Fund (RGVAX) performance details as of May 30, 2016

 

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Aadditional top Intermediate Government mutual funds for your consideration

Fund	Year to Date	1 Year	3 year	5 year
American Funds US Government Sec R1	1.75	1.61	1.36	1.71
BlackRock GNMA Instl (BGNIX)	2.03	2.37	2.65	2.94	Compare
Federated Mortgage Instl (FGFIX)	2.82	2.77	2.80	2.65	Compare
Fidelity GNMA (FGMNX)	2.00	2.24	2.78	2.88	Compare

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Compare with Intermediate Government category ETFs

Some Intermediate Government ETFs for your consideration

ETF	Year to Date	One Year	Three Year
SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Trs ETF (ITE)	1.45%	1.93%	1.54%
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond (IEI)	0	0	0
iShares Agency Bond (AGZ)	0	0	0
Schwab Intermediate-Term US Trs ETF (SCHR)	0	0	0
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Govt Bd ETF (VGIT)	0	0	0

 

American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund Net Asset

Track net asset change of American Funds US Government Sec R1 fund (RGVAX)

Date	Net Asset
05/2016	$8.07B
03/2016	$7.74B
02/2016	$7.49B

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American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of American Funds US Government Sec R1 fund (RGVAX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
03/2016	8.92%	0%	90.95%	0.13%
12/2015	9.58%	0%	90.06%	0.36%
09/2015	11.01%	0%	87.38%	1.61%

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Top 10 Holdings in American Funds US Government Sec R1 (RGVAX) Fund

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Mar 30, 2016 US Treasury Bond [3.33%] US Treasury Note [2.96%] US Treasury Note 1.5% [2.73%] US Treasury Note 1.375% [2.62%] GNMA 4% [2.49%] US Treasury TIP [2.22%]

Dec 30, 2015 US Treasury Note 1.375% [4.51%] Freddie Mac Gold Single Family TBA 4% 2045-02-01 [4.1%] US Treasury Note 1.5% [3.92%] US Treasury Bond [3.71%] Govt Natl Mtg Asso 4% [3.68%] GNMA 4% [3.58%] US Treasury Note 1.625% [3.13%] US Treasury Note [2.99%] US Treasury Bond 3% [2.95%]

Sep 29, 2015 Ginnie Mae Jumbos TBA 3.5% 2045-11-01 [7.69%] US Treasury Note 1.5% [3.94%] US Treasury Bond 2.875% [2.84%] GNMA 4% [2.82%] US Treasury Note [2.53%] US Treasury Bond [2.47%]

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