kenyan at bogleheads.org did a search and found the following: Ticker: STUKX (Shelton Short Term US Government Bd K)CUSIP: 82301Q858Share Price: $10.2730-day SEC yield: -0.85% Expense Ratio as of 01/01/12Gross: 1.42%Net: 1.09% He further commented: Obviously, if bond funds cannot surpass their expenses with their interest payments, it calls in to question their reason for existing. [...]