Industry description
The investment seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income.
Normally, the fund invests substantially all of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. It may invest in securities issued by various entities sponsored by the U.S. government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.