IUTIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund (IUTIX) belongs to the Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with IUTIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to IUTIX

IUTIX charges 0.16% annually. There are 19 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	0.01%	—	Mar 2009	IUTIX vs GUSTX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	IUTIX vs FUAMX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	IUTIX vs FNBGX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	IUTIX vs FUMBX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Mar 2016	IUTIX vs FUTBX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to IUTIX

IUTIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 13. There are 74 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	99	—	Dec 1985	IUTIX vs FEUGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	IUTIX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	88	—	Aug 2010	IUTIX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	86	33.50B	Dec 2009	IUTIX vs VSBSX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	84	—	Jun 2011	IUTIX vs MDSIX

Top Performing IUTIX Alternatives (YTD)

IUTIX is at 0.03% YTD. There are 64 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.82%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.82%	—	Dec 1985	IUTIX vs FEUGX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.70%	6.50B	Feb 2015	IUTIX vs VGIVX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.65%	6.50B	May 2013	IUTIX vs VGAVX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	1.65%	—	Jun 2011	IUTIX vs MDSIX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.46%	—	Mar 2009	IUTIX vs GUSTX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to IUTIX

IUTIX has 3.80% 1-year volatility. There are 42 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.21%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.21%	—	May 1987	IUTIX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.22%	—	Mar 2009	IUTIX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.27%	—	Aug 2010	IUTIX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.28%	33.50B	Dec 2009	IUTIX vs VSBSX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.41%	—	Dec 1985	IUTIX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to IUTIX

IUTIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.15%. There are 51 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.20%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	-0.20%	—	Mar 2009	IUTIX vs GUSTX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	IUTIX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	IUTIX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	IUTIX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	-0.84%	33.50B	Dec 2009	IUTIX vs VSBSX

Other Mutual Funds from Columbia

The 10 most viewed Columbia mutual funds shown here include SLMCX, GSFTX, CDDYX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SLMCX	Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund	Technology Equities	97	58.65%	—	Jun 1983	IUTIX vs SLMCX
GSFTX	Columbia Dividend Income Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	68	8.09%	—	Mar 1998	IUTIX vs GSFTX
CDDYX	Columbia Dividend Income Fund Institutional 3 Clas...	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	68	8.15%	—	Nov 2012	IUTIX vs CDDYX
LBSAX	Columbia Dividend Income Fund Class A	Large Cap Value Equities	66	7.98%	—	Nov 2002	IUTIX vs LBSAX
SHGTX	Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund	Technology Equities	97	58.37%	—	May 1994	IUTIX vs SHGTX
CTCAX	Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund Class A	Technology Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities	83	32.06%	—	Nov 2000	IUTIX vs CTCAX
CMTFX	Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund	Technology Equities	84	32.19%	—	Nov 2000	IUTIX vs CMTFX
SMGIX	Columbia Contrarian Core Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	58	10.46%	—	Dec 1992	IUTIX vs SMGIX
CBALX	Columbia Balanced Fund	Diversified Portfolio	64	6.82%	—	Sep 1991	IUTIX vs CBALX
COSZX	Columbia Overseas Value Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	41	7.46%	—	Mar 2008	IUTIX vs COSZX

Often Compared With IUTIX

Investors most often compare IUTIX with ^TNX, FBLTX, DBLDX. These 7 comparison targets span 1 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
^TNX	Treasury Yield 10 Years		12	7.88%	—	—	IUTIX vs ^TNX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	6	-0.08%	—	Oct 2015	IUTIX vs FBLTX
DBLDX	DoubleLine Long Duration Total Return Bond Fund	Government Bonds	9	0.13%	—	Dec 2014	IUTIX vs DBLDX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	27	0.47%	—	Nov 1987	IUTIX vs LTUSX
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	33	1.23%	—	Jul 1997	IUTIX vs PDMIX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	44	0.93%	—	Nov 1985	IUTIX vs PRGMX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	31	0.21%	—	Jul 2000	IUTIX vs SGINX

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