FINE PRINT: Bond Mutual Fund Fact Sheet

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1. What does this fund invest in?

• U.S. Treasury securities, which include bills, bonds, and notes issued by the U.S. Treasury
• An index of large-capitalization stocks
• Corporate investment-grade bonds
• Both bonds, which focus primarily on income, and stocks, which aim for investment growth

2. What is a key risk of investing in this fund?

• This fund invests in very speculative, small companies
• You are guaranteed only a small amount of interest income each year
• Increases in interest rates can cause the price of the bonds in this fund to lose value
• The companies included in this fund are new and emerging

3. The expense ratio of this fund is _______, therefore, if you had a current balance of $10,000, you would pay _______ in fees.

• 0.01% ; $1
• 0.20% ; $20
• 0.69% ; $69
• 0.09% ; $90

4. What is the minimum investment for this fund?

• $3,000
• $8,400
• $10,000
• $16,000

5. If you wanted to buy one share of this mutual fund as of 6/1/2021, you would pay…

• $5.77
• $4.64
• $11.46
• $69.00

6. What is the level of risk with this investment?

• Lowest risk
• Low risk
• Medium risk
• High risk

7. If you invested $10,000 in this bond mutual fund in 2011, approximately how much would the bond mutual fund be worth in 2021?

• $10,000
• $12,000
• $13,000
• $14,000