Treasury Bond Index Funds

Below is a breakdown of Treasury Bond Index Fund offerings from Vanguard and Fidelity with a minimum initial investment between $3000 and $10000.

The Vanguard bond funds have an asset allocation of between 53% - 68% Treasury Debt.
The Fidelity bond funds have an asset allocation of between 98% - 99% Treasury Debt.
This means that Fidelity treasury bond funds provide at least 30% more exposure to Treasury Debt. (You can get more information on the individual asset allocation of each fund, by clicking on the name of the fund below and then navigating to the Portfolio & Management section [Vanguard] or Composition section [Fidelity] on the brokerage website.)

Ethan Bloch's favorite funds are highlighted in Yellow.

Performance calculations are as of 11/30/2008

Definitions of the tables headings are at the bottom of the page

Vanguard Treasury Bond Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Investor Shares	VBISX	$3000	0.18%	4.72%	5.30%	03/01/1994
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares	VBIRX	$100000	0.10%	N/A	3.77%	11/12/2001
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Investor	VBIIX	$3000	0.18%	5.29%	6.18%	03/01/1994
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Admiral	VBILX	$100000	0.10%	N/A	4.49%	11/12/2001
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund	VBLTX	$3000	0.18%	5.52%	6.98%	03/01/1994

Fidelity Treasury Bond Index Funds

Fund	Symbol	Minimum	Expense Ratio	10 Year Return	Lifetime Return	Fund Inception
Spartan Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund - Investor	FSBIX	$10000	0.20%	N/A	6.52%	12/20/2005
Spartan Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund-Advantage	FSBAX	$100000	0.10%	N/A	6.63%	12/20/2005
Spartan Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund - Investor	FIBIX	$10000	0.20%	N/A	8.37%	12/20/2005
Spartan Intermediate Treasury Bond Index - Advantage	FIBAX	$100000	0.10%	N/A	8.48%	12/20/2005
Spartan Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund - Investor	FLBIX	$10000	0.20%	N/A	8.77 %	12/20/2005
Spartan Long-Term Treasury Bond Index - Advantage	FLBAX	$100000	0.10%	N/A	8.88 %	12/20/2005

Minimum	Minimum initial investment required to invest in fund
Expense ratio	Fee's associated with the fund
10 Year Return	Return over past 10 years recorded as of 11/30/2008
Lifetime Return	Return since the funds creation as of 11/30/2008
Fund Inception	Date of funds creation