My 401k (Fidelity):
A1) Stable Value Fund: Wells Fargo Stable Value Fund Class M
36.50% - CORPORATE/TAXABLE MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
25.70% - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (MBS)
15.40% - U.S. TREASURY/AGENCY
11.00% - ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (ABS)
6.50% - OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT
4.90% - CASH/EQUIVALENTS
* Note: there are more details I can grab about these, so if I'm not including details that you think are important, let me know and I can see if that info is available
A2) ABTIX - American Century Government Bond Fund R5 Class
A3) VSIGX - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Shares
A4) VBTLX - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares
A5) WACSX - Western Asset Core Bond Fund Class IS
* There is also a "World Bond" fund (HFARX), which I didn't bother listing, because I'm assuming it's not as "safe", but feel free to comment on this one, too.
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My wife's 401k (Prudential):
B1) Stable Value Fund: Fixed Income Fund
33% - CIGNA Stable Value
25% - Prudential Guaranteed Long Term Fund
25% - Prudential Stable Value Fund
17% - MassMutual SYNGIC
B2) High Yield Bond / Prudential Fund
Top 5 sectors:
81.22% - High Yield
6.19% - ABS
2.23% - Private Corp Inv Grade
1.90% - Emerging Markets
0.17% - International
* This is apparently the only bond fund available in my wife's 401k and, if I'm reading it right, it consists largely of corporate junk bonds. It states the following:
The Separate Account (the “Fund”) seeks to provide at least 200 bps of excess return over its benchmark over a full market cycle (typically five to seven years), by identifying high yield investments through a disciplined, relative value approach.
There is no assurance the objectives will be met.
Fixed income investment (bond) funds are subject to interest rate risk; their value will decline as interest rates rise. Fund shares are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. High yield "junk" bonds involve a greater risk of default of payment of principal and interest than higher-rated bonds. Also, these bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. Therefore, an investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for short-term investing.