TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund (TWSGX)
The fund invests 100% of its assets in liquid, high-quality fixed and variable rate U.S. government bonds, cash and cash equivalents. Under current federal banking regulations, these U.S. government bonds would receive a risk weighting of 0% to 20% for the purpose of calculating risk-based capital requirements. The advisor intends that a bank's investment in the fund would receive a 20% risk weighting for the purpose of this calculation.
Fund Info
US66537X8609
Jan 2, 2011
$2,000,000
Expense Ratio
TWSGX has an expense ratio of 0.65%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund (TWSGX) returned 2.02% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.89% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TWSGX returned 1.31% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
TWSGX
2.02%
-0.35%
1.89%
5.89%
2.67%
0.86%
1.31%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TWSGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.43% | 1.29% | 0.32% | 0.63% | -0.65% | 2.02% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.14% | -0.57% | 0.64% | -0.97% | 0.89% | 0.87% | 1.36% | 1.08% | 0.77% | -1.08% | 0.65% | -0.56% | 3.24% |
| 2023 | 1.44% | -0.71% | 1.18% | 0.26% | -0.23% | -0.36% | 0.20% | 0.10% | -0.91% | -0.32% | 2.03% | 1.98% | 4.70% |
| 2022 | -0.64% | -0.36% | -1.41% | -1.27% | 0.26% | -0.74% | 0.65% | -0.77% | -1.54% | -0.66% | 1.35% | 0.00% | -5.05% |
| 2021 | -0.08% | -0.08% | -0.28% | 0.17% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.20% | -0.08% | -0.28% | -0.29% | 0.13% | -0.17% | -0.70% |
| 2020 | 0.47% | 0.67% | -0.05% | 0.49% | 0.27% | 0.05% | 0.13% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.12% | 2.27% |
| 2019 | 0.44% | 0.13% | 0.54% | 0.25% | 0.76% | 0.52% | 0.12% | 0.83% | -0.10% | 0.20% | -0.04% | 0.08% | 3.78% |
| 2018 | -0.42% | -0.22% | 0.30% | -0.22% | 0.41% | 0.10% | -0.09% | 0.31% | -0.22% | -0.08% | 0.43% | 0.76% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 0.08% | 0.25% | 0.05% | 0.25% | 0.28% | -0.01% | 0.17% | 0.26% | -0.12% | -0.04% | -0.01% | 0.18% | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 0.71% | 0.16% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.57% | -0.07% | 0.05% | 0.14% | -0.16% | -0.62% | -0.07% | 1.07% |
| 2015 | 0.84% | -0.24% | 0.24% | 0.04% | -0.07% | -0.25% | 0.24% | 0.05% | 0.14% | -0.16% | -0.16% | -0.26% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 0.76% | 0.37% | -0.15% | 0.36% | 0.66% | -0.04% | -0.14% | 0.56% | -0.25% | 0.55% | 0.24% | -0.13% | 2.83% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 91, TWSGX is among the top 9% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund (TWSGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund provided a 3.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.35 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.35 | $0.36 | $0.33 | $0.15 | $0.03 | $0.08 | $0.25 | $0.24 | $0.20 | $0.18 | $0.17 | $0.19 |
Dividend yield | 3.84% | 3.96% | 3.62% | 1.69% | 0.32% | 0.80% | 2.56% | 2.50% | 2.05% | 1.80% | 1.74% | 1.88% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.11 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.33 |
| 2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.15 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| 2017 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.20 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.18 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.17 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund was 7.57%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 432 trading sessions.
The current TransWestern Institutional Short Duration Government Bond Fund drawdown is 0.67%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7.57% | Aug 5, 2021 | 308 | Oct 20, 2022 | 432 | Jul 11, 2024 | 740 |
| -2.11% | May 3, 2013 | 87 | Sep 5, 2013 | 122 | Mar 3, 2014 | 209 |
| -1.64% | Oct 2, 2024 | 69 | Jan 10, 2025 | 30 | Feb 25, 2025 | 99 |
| -1.3% | Apr 7, 2025 | 5 | Apr 11, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -1.28% | Oct 3, 2016 | 54 | Dec 16, 2016 | 112 | May 31, 2017 | 166 |
Volatility
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