With Intermediate Core bond funds, in the Morningstar ranking, focused on diversification and capital preservation, portfolio allocation prioritizes stability to counterbalance potential market volatility
With exposure to the investment-grade bond market, mainly to U.S. Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds and also mortgage-backed securities, in combination with a small percentage of below-investment grade debt, the core funds tend to have exposure to interest rate risk
Over time, fund price momentum signals trends of the last 5 days against a 20-day average
For comparison, select various time frames in the top right menu box, from 2 weeks to a full year (performance of some very recently listed ETFs may not be significant for lack of price data)

