Simply put, these are the least constrained bond funds. Government-Bond Funds: The highest-quality taxable-bond mutual funds and ETFs reside in this group. To be included in one of the US ...

A short-term government bond fund is a mutual fund that is limited by its investment objectives and fund bylaws to invest primarily in short-term obligations of the federal government or its agencies.

U.S. short-term government bond funds have received large inflows this month even as most other funds across asset classes ...

The fund holds government bonds, high-quality corporate bonds and investment grade international dollar-denominated bonds.

Many different types of mutual funds exist to suit the goals of different types of investors. Equity funds and mixed funds that contain equities are by far the most common, but bond funds are also ...

U.S. bond funds came under heavy selling pressure in the week to April 16, highlighting concerns that U.S. President Donald ...

MUMBAI, March 28 (Reuters) - Indian mutual funds have ramped up investments in state and corporate bonds while selling federal government debt to take advantage of the rising yield differential ...

For most investors, mutual funds are a great way to build a diversified portfolio without a lot of extra cost or hassle. They typically own hundreds if not thousands of different stocks ...

In plain English, a mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors (including individuals, companies and other organizations) to purchase stocks, bonds and other securities.

Types range from the safest government bonds to the riskiest junk bonds ... of bonds divided by the number of shares of the mutual fund. This is what determines the price of a bond fund.