Overview
Fund Tagline
Targeting principal stability and long-term liquidity.
Fund Description
View important disclosureProduct Facts
Ticker Symbol | VYAXX |
CUSIP | 92913L379 |
Inception Date | April 15, 1994 |
Dividends Paid | Monthly |
Min. Initial Investment | $1,000.00 |
- The Fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in government securities, cash and repurchase agreements collateralized fully by government securities or cash.
- Portfolio investments of the Fund are valued based on the amortized cost valuation method
The Fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 net asset value per share.
- The Fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in government securities, cash and repurchase agreements collateralized fully by government securities or cash.
- Portfolio investments of the Fund are valued based on the amortized cost valuation method
The Fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 net asset value per share.
Performance
Yields
As of July 31, 2025
SEC 30-Day Yield (Unsubsidized) SEC 30-Day Yield (Unsubsidized) A standardized yield calculation created by the SEC, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the fund's gross expenses. Negative 30-Day SEC Yield results when accrued expenses of the past 30 days exceed the income collected during the past 30 days. | 3.84 |
SEC 30-Day Yield (Subsidized) SEC 30-Day Yield (Subsidized) A standardized yield calculation created by the SEC, it reflects the income earned during a 30-day period, after the deduction of the fund's net expenses (net of any expense waivers or reimbursements). | 4.00 |
Distribution Yield @ NAV Distribution Yield @ NAV Current annualized distribution rate based upon NAV is the latest dividend shown as an annualized percentage of net asset value. This yield does not include the return of principal or other non-income sources. | 4.05 |
Distribution Yield @ MOP Distribution Yield @ MOP Current annualized distribution rate, based upon maximum offering price which is adjusted for sales changes (MOP), where applicable, is the latest dividend shown as an annualized percentage of maximum offering price. This yield does not include the return of principal or other non-income sources. | 4.05 |
Net 7 Day Subsidized Yield % | 4.03 |
Net 7 Day Unsubsidized Yield % | 3.89 |
Average Annual Total Returns %
As of July 31, 2025
As of June 30, 2025
Most Recent Month End | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Expense Ratios | |
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Gross | Net | ||||||
Net Asset Value | +2.39 | +4.41 | +4.48 | +2.73 | +1.76 | 0.51% | 0.35% |
With Sales Charge | +2.39 | +4.41 | +4.48 | +2.73 | +1.76 | ||
Net Asset Value | +2.03 | +4.50 | +4.40 | +2.66 | +1.73 | 0.57% | 0.35% |
With Sales Charge | +2.03 | +4.50 | +4.40 | +2.66 | +1.73 | ||
iMoney Net Government Institutional Index | +2.35 | +4.36 | +4.45 | +2.70 | +1.79 | — | — |
iMoney Net Government Institutional Index | +2.03 | +4.48 | +4.38 | +2.64 | +1.76 | — | — |
Inception Date - Class A: April 15, 1994
Current Maximum Sales Charge: 0.00%
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolio will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See above "Average Annual Total Returns %" for performance information current to the most recent month-end.
Returns for the other share classes will vary due to different charges and expenses. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.
Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of the period and a sale at net asset value at the end of the period; and assumes reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Net asset value equals total Fund assets net of Fund expenses such as operating costs and management fees. Total investment return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less than one year.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Average Annual Total Returns %
As of July 31, 2025
As of June 30, 2025
Most Recent Month End | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Expense Ratios | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gross | Net | ||||||
Net Asset Value | +2.39 | +4.41 | +4.48 | +2.73 | +1.76 | 0.51% | 0.35% |
With Sales Charge | +2.39 | +4.41 | +4.48 | +2.73 | +1.76 | ||
Net Asset Value | +2.03 | +4.50 | +4.40 | +2.66 | +1.73 | 0.57% | 0.35% |
With Sales Charge | +2.03 | +4.50 | +4.40 | +2.66 | +1.73 | ||
iMoney Net Government Institutional Index | +2.35 | +4.36 | +4.45 | +2.70 | +1.79 | — | — |
iMoney Net Government Institutional Index | +2.03 | +4.48 | +4.38 | +2.64 | +1.76 | — | — |
Inception Date - Class A: April 15, 1994
Current Maximum Sales Charge: 0.00%
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolio will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. See above "Average Annual Total Returns %" for performance information current to the most recent month-end.
Returns for the other share classes will vary due to different charges and expenses. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.
Total investment return at net asset value has been calculated assuming a purchase at net asset value at the beginning of the period and a sale at net asset value at the end of the period; and assumes reinvestment of dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions/allocations, if any, in accordance with the provisions of the dividend reinvestment plan. Net asset value equals total Fund assets net of Fund expenses such as operating costs and management fees. Total investment return at net asset value is not annualized for periods less than one year.
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Portfolio
Portfolio Statistics
As of July 31, 2025
Net Assets millions Net Assets The per-share dollar amount of the fund, calculated by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. | $457.9 |
Number of Holdings Number of Holdings Number of Holdings in the investment. | 40 |
Duration years | 0.09 |
Weighted Average Life years Weighted Average Life The length of time until the average security in a fund will mature or be redeemed by its issuer. It indicates a fund's sensitivity to interest rate changes: longer average weighted maturity implies greater volatility in response to interest rate changes. | 0.15 |
Total |
Top Issuers
As of September 30, 2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 0.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Top Sectors
As of July 31, 2025
US Treasury & Cash | 100.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Top Country Weightings
As of July 31, 2025
UNITED STATES | 100.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Maturity Details
As of July 31, 2025
Cash | 100.00 |
<1 Year | 0.00 |
1-3 Years | 0.00 |
3-5 Years | 0.00 |
5-7 Years | 0.00 |
7-10 Years | 0.00 |
10-20 Years | 0.00 |
>20 Years | 0.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Maturity allocations are based on securities’ Average Life, which incorporates pre-payment assumptions and can thus be much different than a bond’s maturity date, particularly in the case of mortgage-backed securities.
Portfolio Statistics
As of July 31, 2025
Net Assets millions Net Assets The per-share dollar amount of the fund, calculated by dividing the total value of all the securities in its portfolio, less any liabilities, by the number of fund shares outstanding. | $457.9 |
Number of Holdings Number of Holdings Number of Holdings in the investment. | 40 |
Duration years | 0.09 |
Weighted Average Life years Weighted Average Life The length of time until the average security in a fund will mature or be redeemed by its issuer. It indicates a fund's sensitivity to interest rate changes: longer average weighted maturity implies greater volatility in response to interest rate changes. | 0.15 |
Total |
Top Issuers
As of September 30, 2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 0.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Top Sectors
As of July 31, 2025
US Treasury & Cash | 100.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Top Country Weightings
As of July 31, 2025
UNITED STATES | 100.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Maturity Details
As of July 31, 2025
Cash | 100.00 |
<1 Year | 0.00 |
1-3 Years | 0.00 |
3-5 Years | 0.00 |
5-7 Years | 0.00 |
7-10 Years | 0.00 |
10-20 Years | 0.00 |
>20 Years | 0.00 |
Total | #,###.2 |
Maturity allocations are based on securities’ Average Life, which incorporates pre-payment assumptions and can thus be much different than a bond’s maturity date, particularly in the case of mortgage-backed securities.
Information provided is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Portfolio data is subject to daily change.
Distributions
Payment Frequency: Monthly
Distributions | Ex-Date
Ex-Date Date on which a stock begins trading without the benefit of the dividend. Typically, a stock’s price moves up by the dollar amount of the dividend as the ex-dividend date approaches, then falls by the amount of the dividend after that date. | Payable Date
Payable Date Date on which a declared stock dividend or a bond interest payment is scheduled to be paid. | Record Date
Record Date Date on which a shareholder must officially own shares in order to be entitled to a dividend. After the date of record, the stock is said to be ex-dividend. | Amount |
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Short-Term Capital Gain | 07/31/2025 | 07/31/2025 | 07/30/2025 | $0.000068 |
Income Dividend | 07/31/2025 | $0.003440 | ||
Income Dividend | 06/30/2025 | $0.003299 | ||
Short-Term Capital Gain | 06/30/2025 | 07/01/2025 | 06/27/2025 | $0.000053 |
Short-Term Capital Gain | 05/30/2025 | 06/02/2025 | 05/29/2025 | $0.000055 |
Income Dividend | 05/30/2025 | $0.003400 | ||
Income Dividend | 04/30/2025 | $0.003307 | ||
Short-Term Capital Gain | 04/30/2025 | 05/01/2025 | 04/29/2025 | $0.000020 |
Short-Term Capital Gain | 03/31/2025 | 04/01/2025 | 03/28/2025 | $0.000047 |
Income Dividend | 03/31/2025 | $0.003416 | ||
Income Dividend | 02/28/2025 | $0.003073 | ||
Short-Term Capital Gain | 02/28/2025 | 03/03/2025 | 02/27/2025 | $0.000076 |
Short-Term Capital Gain | 01/31/2025 | 02/03/2025 | 01/30/2025 | $0.000009 |
Income Dividend | 01/31/2025 | $0.003404 | ||
Income Dividend | 12/31/2024 | $0.003541 | ||
Short-Term Capital Gain | 12/31/2024 | 01/02/2025 | 12/30/2024 | $0.000148 |
Short-Term Capital Gain | 11/29/2024 | 12/02/2024 | 11/27/2024 | $0.000129 |
Income Dividend | 11/29/2024 | $0.003556 | ||
Income Dividend | 10/31/2024 | $0.003817 | ||
Short-Term Capital Gain | 10/31/2024 | 11/01/2024 | 10/30/2024 | $0.000097 |
Short-Term Capital Gain | 09/30/2024 | 10/01/2024 | 09/27/2024 | $0.000062 |
Income Dividend | 09/30/2024 | $0.003995 | ||
Income Dividend | 08/30/2024 | $0.004262 | ||
Income Dividend | 07/31/2024 | $0.004271 | ||
Totals: $0.047544 |
Income Dividend: Payout to shareholders of interest, dividends, or other income received by the Fund, net of operating expenses. By law, all such income must be distributed to shareholders, who may choose to take the money in cash or reinvest it in more shares of the Fund.
Short-Term Capital Gain: The profit realized from the sale of securities held for less than one year.
Long-Term Capital Gain: Gain on the sale of a security where the holding period was 12 months or more and the profit was subject to the long-term capital gains tax.
Investment Team
Disclosures
Principal Risks
All investing involves risks of fluctuating prices and the uncertainties of rates of return and yield inherent in investing. You could lose money on your investment and any of the following risks, among others, could affect investment performance. The following principal risks are presented in alphabetical order which does not imply order of importance or likelihood: Cash/ Cash Equivalents; Credit; Interest Rate; Investment Model; Liquidity; Market Disruption and Geopolitical; Money Market Regulatory; Other Investment Companies (Money Market Funds); Prepayment and Extension; Repurchase Agreements; U.S. Government Securities and Obligations; When-Issued, Delayed Delivery and Forward Commitment Transactions. Investors should consult the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a more detailed discussion of the Fund’s risks.
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.
The fund discussed may be available to you as part of your employer sponsored retirement plan. There may be additional plan level fees resulting in personal performance that varies from stated performance. Please call your benefits office for more information.
You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the Fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.