PGOVX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

PIMCO Long-Term U.S. Government Fund (PGOVX) 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 PGOVX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to PGOVX

PGOVX charges 1.05% annually. There are 91 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	PGOVX vs GUSTX
FUMBX	Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	PGOVX vs FUMBX
FUAMX	Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	PGOVX vs FUAMX
FNBGX	Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Dec 2005	PGOVX vs FNBGX
FBLTX	Fidelity SAI Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	Oct 2015	PGOVX vs FBLTX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PGOVX

PGOVX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 8. There are 87 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	PGOVX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	99	1.81B	May 1987	PGOVX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	99	—	Mar 2009	PGOVX vs GUSTX
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	91	—	Jun 2011	PGOVX vs MDSIX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	90	—	Aug 2010	PGOVX vs VSBIX

Top Performing PGOVX Alternatives (YTD)

PGOVX is at -1.47% YTD. There are 93 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.32%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MDSIX	Integrity Short Term Government Fund	2.32%	—	Jun 2011	PGOVX vs MDSIX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	2.05%	—	Dec 1985	PGOVX vs FEUGX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	1.68%	1.81B	May 1987	PGOVX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.59%	—	Mar 2009	PGOVX vs GUSTX
VGIVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	1.50%	6.60B	Feb 2015	PGOVX vs VGIVX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PGOVX

PGOVX has 8.91% 1-year volatility. There are 91 mutual funds in the Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.80%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	0.80%	1.81B	May 1987	PGOVX vs DFFGX
GUSTX	GMO U.S. Treasury Fund	1.27%	—	Mar 2009	PGOVX vs GUSTX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	1.30%	—	Aug 2010	PGOVX vs VSBIX
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	1.31%	33.90B	Dec 2009	PGOVX vs VSBSX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	1.36%	—	Dec 1985	PGOVX vs FEUGX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PGOVX

PGOVX has a 1-year max drawdown of -7.60%. There are 92 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	PGOVX vs GUSTX
DFFGX	DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio	-0.30%	1.81B	May 1987	PGOVX vs DFFGX
FEUGX	Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund	-0.32%	—	Dec 1985	PGOVX vs FEUGX
RFBAX	Davis Government Bond Fund	-0.77%	—	Nov 1994	PGOVX vs RFBAX
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	-0.81%	—	Aug 2010	PGOVX vs VSBIX

Other Mutual Funds from PIMCO

The 10 most viewed PIMCO mutual funds shown here include PIMIX, PTY, PONAX and span 6 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PIMIX	PIMCO Income Fund Institutional Class	Multisector Bonds	48	0.89%	—	Mar 2007	PGOVX vs PIMIX
PTY	PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Corporate Bonds	1	-1.83%	—	Dec 2002	PGOVX vs PTY
PONAX	PIMCO Income Fund Class A	Multisector Bonds	42	0.68%	—	Apr 2007	PGOVX vs PONAX
PTTRX	PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	29	0.35%	—	May 1987	PGOVX vs PTTRX
PCN	PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund	Multisector Bonds	6	-2.10%	—	Dec 2001	PGOVX vs PCN
PONPX	PIMCO Income Fund Class I-2	Multisector Bonds	46	0.83%	—	Apr 2008	PGOVX vs PONPX
PSLDX	PIMCO StocksPLUS Long Duration Fund Class I	Diversified Portfolio	33	7.64%	—	Aug 2007	PGOVX vs PSLDX
PFN	PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II	Multisector Bonds	13	2.15%	—	Oct 2004	PGOVX vs PFN
PFORX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	Global Bonds	9	-0.27%	—	Dec 1992	PGOVX vs PFORX
PISIX	PIMCO StocksPLUS International Fund (U.S. Dollar-H...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	42	12.84%	—	Oct 2003	PGOVX vs PISIX

Often Compared With PGOVX

Investors most often compare PGOVX with PIGIX, PCRIX, VESGX. These 20 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PIGIX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	20	0.04%	—	Apr 2000	PGOVX vs PIGIX
PCRIX	PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund	Commodities	44	19.90%	—	Jun 2002	PGOVX vs PCRIX
VESGX	Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund Admiral Shar...	ESG, Global Equities	38	15.01%	1.50B	Jun 2019	PGOVX vs VESGX
FNMIX	Fidelity New Markets Income Fund	Emerging Markets Bonds	94	3.77%	—	—	PGOVX vs FNMIX
VMGRX	Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund	Mid Cap Growth Equities	4	-0.44%	3.00B	Dec 1997	PGOVX vs VMGRX
FFRHX	Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund	Bank Loan	92	2.25%	—	Aug 2000	PGOVX vs FFRHX
IBM	International Business Machines Corporation		19	-27.26%	—	—	PGOVX vs IBM
DFGEX	DFA Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio	REIT	29	13.75%	7.61B	Jun 2008	PGOVX vs DFGEX
VGWAX	Vanguard Global Wellington Fund Admiral Shares	Diversified Portfolio	85	10.76%	3.20B	Nov 2017	PGOVX vs VGWAX
VEXRX	Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares	Small Cap Growth Equities	44	15.82%	22.40B	Nov 2001	PGOVX vs VEXRX
VUSUX	Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Admiral Shares	Government Bonds	7	-1.29%	2.80B	Feb 2001	PGOVX vs VUSUX
BGNMX	American Century Ginnie Mae Fund	Government Bonds	29	0.50%	343.63M	Sep 1985	PGOVX vs BGNMX
LTUSX	Thornburg Limited Term U.S. Government Fund	Government Bonds	33	0.60%	—	Nov 1987	PGOVX vs LTUSX
SGINX	DWS GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	27	0.12%	—	Jul 2000	PGOVX vs SGINX
PRGMX	T. Rowe Price GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	44	0.50%	—	Nov 1985	PGOVX vs PRGMX
PMJIX	PIMCO RAE US Small Fund	Small Cap Value Equities	80	21.58%	—	Jun 2015	PGOVX vs PMJIX
PDMIX	PIMCO GNMA and Government Securities Fund	Government Bonds	29	0.83%	—	Jul 1997	PGOVX vs PDMIX
FGMNX	Fidelity GNMA Fund	Government Bonds	43	1.00%	—	Nov 1985	PGOVX vs FGMNX
VGAVX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fu...	Government Bonds	71	1.46%	6.60B	May 2013	PGOVX vs VGAVX
FUTBX	Fidelity SAI U.S. Treasury Bond Index Fund	Government Bonds	14	-0.14%	—	Mar 2016	PGOVX vs FUTBX

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