Top 3 Intermediate Government Bond Funds for Low Credit Risk Investments

Intermediate government bond funds offer bond exposure with minimal credit risk, focusing on US government or government-linked agency-backed bonds. Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF, State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF, and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund are the top-performing index funds in this category, with returns of 5.49%, 5.04%, and 4.93% over the last 12 months, respectively. These funds have durations between 3.5 and 6.0 years, with virtually zero credit risk.