SAFEX — Ultra Short Government Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-31
SAFEX — Ultra Short Government Fund. Money Market · $117.37M AUM · 0.33% expense ratio · 3.5% 1-yr return. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
SAFEX Fund Overview
SAFEX — Ultra Short Government Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Weitz Funds, categorised as Money Market. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Weitz Funds
- Category: Money Market
- Assets under management: $117.37M
- 1-year return: 3.5%
- Ticker: SAFEX
- SEC CIK: 0001257927
- SEC series ID: S000003484
- Share class ID: C000009630
SAFEX Holdings
Top 7 holdings of Ultra Short Government Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 28.94% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 27.26% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 20.97% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 8.45% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 8.42% |
| Nmef Funding 2025-A LLC | 0.24% |
| Cfmt 2021-Al1 Trust | 0.02% |
SAFEX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Ultra Short Government Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 94.0% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 5.4% |
| Securitized | 0.3% |
SAFEX Performance
Total returns for SAFEX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.6% |
| 1 year | 3.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.3% |
SAFEX Risk Information
Risk metrics for SAFEX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 0.2%
SAFEX Costs and Fees
SAFEX costs about $33 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.33%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.52%
- Portfolio turnover: 206%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
SAFEX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Ultra Short Government Fund had net outflows of $17.95M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$3.23M |
| 2026-05 | −$140.80K |
| 2026-04 | $4.32M |
| 2026-03 | $17.74M |
| 2026-02 | $3.52M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.72M |
SAFEX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Ultra Short Government Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 28.94% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 27.26% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 20.97% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 8.45% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 8.42% |
SAFEX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Ultra Short Government Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-07-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-07-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-07-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-31
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-06-08
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-06-10
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.