PGVAX

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PGIM Government Income Fund

Category: US Bond (5,386 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.87%

Annual Cost per $10K

$87.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$16,536

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+2.90%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

US Bond

91%

Intl Bond

Fee Comparison

PGVAX

0.87%

US Bond average

0.76%

US Bond cheapest

ABIMX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

14% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025 · Updated quarterly

+6.99%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

PGVAX at 0.87%$297,930

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$82,682

Cost vs index fund−$79,494

Similar Funds (100)

Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
PGVAX	PGIM Government Income Fund	0.87%	+2.90%	+2.28%	-1.83%
BND	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND	0.03%	+3.20%	+3.07%	-0.65%
VTBIX	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET II INDEX FUND	0.09%	+3.06%	+2.97%	-0.73%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.13%	+3.01%	-0.68%
JBFRX	Bond Fund	0.46%	+3.37%	+3.61%	-0.09%
DOXIX	Dodge & Cox Income Fund	0.33%	+3.58%	+4.67%	—
QCBMFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Core Bond Account	—	+3.63%	+4.36%	—
JCBPX	JPMorgan Core Bond Fund	1.33%	+3.25%	+3.03%	-0.39%
BSV	VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+4.75%	+4.15%	+1.31%
PARRX	PIMCO Real Return Fund	0.75%	+5.64%	+2.75%	+1.36%
UINCX	Victory Income Fund	0.84%	+3.48%	+4.12%	+0.43%
TBIIX	Nuveen Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+2.98%	+2.97%	-0.76%
FUBFX	Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund	0.03%	—	—	—
BIV	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	+4.47%	+3.85%	-0.38%
ABNDX	Bond Fund of America	1.04%	+3.22%	+2.75%	-0.49%
BAGSX	Baird Aggregate Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.20%	+3.39%	-0.59%
FBKWX	Fidelity Total Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.99%	+4.27%	+0.57%
FBNDX	Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.44%	+3.44%	-0.20%
VIITX	VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND$100M min	0.02%	+4.70%	+4.09%	+0.88%
FSIGX	Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.00%	+3.72%	+3.94%	+0.37%
VCIT	VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+5.70%	+5.76%	+0.79%
FFRAX	Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund	0.73%	-9.97%	-18.31%	-21.22%
VWESX	VANGUARD LONG-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND	0.21%	-0.59%	+1.64%	-3.71%
FIFZX	Fidelity Series Bond Index Fund	0.00%	+3.08%	+3.01%	-0.71%
FBND	Fidelity Total Bond ETF	0.36%	+3.85%	+4.04%	+0.36%
JAGBX	Select Bond Trust	0.60%	+3.22%	+3.31%	-0.40%
TRVZX	T. Rowe Price New Income Fund, Inc.	0.32%	+3.45%	+2.95%	-0.33%
MBFAX	Allspring Core Bond Fund	0.65%	+3.06%	+3.01%	+1.77%
VVBVX	Venerable Strategic Bond Fund	0.80%	+1.03%	—	—
VCLT	VANGUARD LONG-TERM CORPORATE BOND INDEX FUND	0.06%	+0.56%	+2.96%	-2.60%
JGCGX	JPMorgan Income Fund	0.39%	+6.58%	+5.52%	+2.95%
DDTRX	DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund	0.43%	+4.32%	+3.38%	+0.33%
BBTBX	Bridge Builder Core Bond Fund	0.12%	+3.63%	+3.76%	-0.02%
TOTL	SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF	0.55%	+3.76%	+3.74%	+0.29%
DDLDX	DoubleLine Low Duration Bond Fund	0.70%	+5.18%	+5.42%	+3.07%
IUSB	iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	0.06%	+3.71%	+3.68%	-0.19%
GIBRX	Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund	0.49%	+4.83%	+4.35%	+0.43%
AMUSX	U.S. Government Securities Fund	0.65%	+3.55%	+1.78%	-0.67%
MXBIX	Empower Bond Index Fund	0.50%	+2.60%	+2.03%	-1.51%
SCOAX	SIIT CORE FIXED INCOME FUND	0.37%	+3.26%	+3.37%	-0.51%
FSMTX	Fidelity SAI Total Bond Fund	0.29%	+4.17%	+4.37%	+0.79%
UASBX	Victory Short-Term Bond Fund	0.47%	+5.30%	+5.53%	+3.07%
DDCPX	Doubleline Shiller Enhanced CAPE	0.49%	+11.76%	+13.16%	+10.89%
FLIBX	American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund	0.36%	+5.34%	+1.51%	+0.86%
UCON	First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF	0.86%	+5.27%	+5.57%	+2.96%
FAJEX	Frost Total Return Bond Fund	0.46%	-22.15%	-22.29%	-23.48%
MCFVX	Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund	0.64%	—	—	—
STRDX	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund	0.35%	+3.42%	+3.38%	-0.17%
BLV	VANGUARD LONG-TERM BOND INDEX FUND	0.03%	-2.04%	-0.01%	-5.07%
JCPPX	JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund	1.14%	+3.47%	+3.44%	-0.03%
FIXD	First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF	0.65%	+2.83%	+2.67%	-1.00%
SLDAX	SIIT LONG DURATION CREDIT BOND FUND	0.37%	+0.07%	+1.83%	-3.56%
DDCFX	DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund	0.50%	+4.25%	+3.94%	+0.50%
TBBWX	Nuveen Core Bond Fund	0.29%	+3.61%	+3.99%	+0.25%
ITBFX	THE HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND	0.32%	+3.11%	+3.96%	-0.04%
thopx	Thompson Bond Fund	0.74%	+8.43%	+7.09%	+5.01%
WACSX	Western Asset Core Bond Fund	0.42%	+3.29%	+2.85%	-1.36%
VPVRRDV	PIMCO Real Return Portfolio	1.07%	+5.44%	+2.71%	+1.44%
LCROX	Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Fund	0.30%	+3.62%	+3.40%	-0.19%
UIITX	Victory Core Plus Intermediate Bond Fund	0.41%	+3.83%	+4.41%	+1.05%
HIABX	HARTFORD TOTAL RETURN BOND HLS FUND	0.52%	+2.98%	+3.87%	-0.13%
TCTRX	Nuveen Short Term Bond Fund	0.62%	+4.81%	+4.59%	+2.23%
SCHZ	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.11%	+2.98%	-0.73%
BOND	PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund	0.54%	+3.83%	+3.87%	-0.12%
PBIQX	Bond Market Index Fund	0.40%	+2.63%	+2.59%	-1.07%
THRLX	Thornburg Limited Term Income Fund	0.42%	+5.39%	+5.19%	+1.89%
JIGBX	Investment Grade Bond Fund	0.38%	+2.97%	+2.92%	-0.79%
MIBDX	BNY Mellon Bond Fund	0.58%	+2.71%	+2.70%	-0.99%
OWFIX	Old Westbury Fixed Income Fund	0.57%	+3.84%	+3.43%	+0.20%
JAFLX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Portfolio$1M min	0.82%	+3.37%	+5.53%	+0.20%
HYLS	First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	1.05%	+7.48%	+7.80%	+3.72%
FZITX	Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund	0.65%	-20.59%	-31.69%	-35.19%
AFFMX	American Funds Mortgage Fund	0.68%	+4.14%	+2.79%	+0.23%
DCFZX	Destinations Core Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+3.02%	+3.16%	-0.52%
GVI	iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF	0.20%	+4.52%	+3.89%	+0.54%
TIIUX	Core Fixed Income Fund	0.47%	+3.04%	+2.75%	-1.01%
DFCF	Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF	0.17%	+4.04%	+3.90%	—
FCAVX	Franklin California Tax-Free Income Fund	0.60%	-1.83%	+2.42%	+0.09%
SWAGX	Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund	0.04%	+3.16%	+2.96%	-0.76%
MHYSX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund	0.56%	+6.53%	+8.15%	+5.01%
CRBVX	Catholic Responsible Investments Bond Fund	0.50%	+6.53%	+2.48%	—
SMAMX	ALPS \| Smith Total Return Bond Fund	0.89%	-21.18%	-21.22%	-24.37%
TESHX	Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund	0.32%	+4.25%	+3.83%	+1.38%
BIMSX	Baird Intermediate Bond Fund	0.55%	+4.57%	+4.16%	+0.64%
QCILFX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Inflation-Linked Bond Account	—	+6.12%	+4.49%	—
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	0.70%	+7.75%	+7.37%	+5.40%
MMHEX	NYLI MacKay High Yield Muni Bond Fund	0.55%	-2.44%	+3.14%	+1.36%
BKLN	Invesco Senior Loan ETF	0.65%	+7.19%	+8.20%	+5.50%
NTAUX	Tax-Advantaged Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund	0.26%	+3.52%	+4.00%	+2.04%
HTRB	Hartford Total Return Bond ETF	0.29%	+3.09%	+3.86%	-0.09%
JADFX	Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund	0.83%	+3.02%	+5.30%	-0.10%
MWCPX	TCW METWEST UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND	0.89%	+6.42%	+6.12%	+2.93%
CFBNX	The Bond Fund	0.66%	+3.46%	+3.60%	+0.14%
LTRHX	Lord Abbett Total Return Fund	0.36%	+3.84%	+3.82%	+0.30%
MTBDX	NYLI MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund	0.43%	-0.10%	+2.90%	+0.44%
FKTIX	Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund	0.64%	-1.15%	+2.56%	+0.21%
PLIAX	Aristotle Core Income Fund	0.85%	+3.47%	—	—
SPAB	SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF	0.03%	+3.14%	+2.99%	-0.70%
FTKFX	Fidelity Total Bond K6 Fund	0.30%	+3.85%	+4.06%	+0.54%
ANGLX	Angel Oak Multi-Strategy Income Fund	1.64%	+5.29%	+3.77%	+2.13%
PLFLX	Aristotle Floating Rate Income Fund	1.05%	+6.62%	—	—

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