Composed of all publicly issued, nonconvertible, domestic debt of the US government or any agency thereof, quasi-federal corporations, or corporate debt guaranteed by the US government. Flower bonds and pass-through issues are excluded. Total return consists of price appreciation/depreciation plus income as a percentage of the original investment. Indexes are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.
Sub-indexes include:
Composed of all bonds covered by the Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index with maturities between one and 9.99 years. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Indexes are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.
Composed of all bonds covered by the Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index with maturities of 10 years or greater. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Indexes are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization.