BFMSX - BlackRock Low Duration Bd Instl
- Issuer: BlackRock
- Expense Ratio: 0.46%
- ETFdb Category: Government Bonds
- Benchmark Index Name: BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index
- Benchmark Index Description: The BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 US Year Treasury Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the direct sovereign debt of the U.S. Government having a maturity of at least one year and less than three years. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.
ETF Alternatives To This Mutual Fund
In the tables below, ETF Database presents recommended exchange traded fund (ETF) alternatives to the mutual fund BFMSX. These recommendations are powered by ETFdb's Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool.
How ETF Database has selected ETF alternatives to BFMSX: The mutual fund BFMSX has been benchmarked by BlackRock against an index, BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index, in its fund prospectus. The ETF alternatives to BFMSX listed below consist of (1) ETFs which track BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index, and (2) ETFs which track other indexes in the same ETFdb Category as BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index.
ETFs Linked To BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index.
| Ticker | ETF | Issuer | Expense Ratio |
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| TUZ | 1-3 Year US Treasury Index Fund | PIMCO |
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Government Bonds ETFs
The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb Category as BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index.
| Ticker | ETF | Issuer | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEI | Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Fund | iShares |
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| ITE | SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF | State Street |
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| AGZ | Barclays Agency Bond | iShares |
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| EDV | Extended Duration Treasury ETF | Vanguard |
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| TLT | Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund | iShares |
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| TLO | SPDR Barclays Long Term Treasury ETF | State Street |
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| TLH | Barclays 10-20 Year Treasury Bond Fund | iShares |
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| PLW | 1-30 Treasury Ladder Portfolio | Invesco PowerShares |
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| IEF | Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund | iShares |
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| SHY | Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund | iShares |
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| PLK | Active Low Duration Fund | Invesco PowerShares |
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| TUZ | 1-3 Year US Treasury Index Fund | PIMCO |
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| TENZ | 7-15 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund | PIMCO |
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| FIVZ | 3-7 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund | PIMCO |
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| ZROZ | 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Fund | PIMCO |
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| VGSH | Short-Term Government Bond Index Fund | Vanguard |
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| VGIT | Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index Fund | Vanguard |
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| VGLT | Long-Term Government Bond Index Fund | Vanguard |
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| SCHO | Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF | Charles Schwab |
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| SCHR | Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF | Charles Schwab |
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| DTYL | US Treasury 10-Year Bull ETN | Barclays iPath |
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| DTUL | US Treasury 2-Year Bull ETN | Barclays iPath |
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| DLBL | US Treasury Long Bond Bull ETN | Barclays iPath |
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| STPP | US Treasury Steepener ETN | Barclays iPath |
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| TRSY | Broad U.S. Treasury Index Fund | PIMCO |
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| DFVL | US Treasury 5-year Bull ETN | Barclays iPath |
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| SST | SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Treasury ETF | State Street |
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| GOVT | Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Fund | iShares |
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