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SDSI vs YLD

American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF vs Principal Active High Yield ETF

SDSI

American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF

American Century Investments

Annual cost

0.32%

Fund size

$193M

YLD

Principal Active High Yield ETF

Principal Funds

Annual cost

0.39%

Fund size

$524M

Key differences

  • SDSI costs 0.07% less per year.
  • SDSI is classified as fixed income, while YLD is alternative — different risk/return profiles.
  • SDSI covers north america markets; YLD covers global.
  • SDSI follows a active selection strategy; YLD uses multi strategy.
  • Over the last 3 years, YLD has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • YLD has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

SDSIYLD
Annual cost (TER)0.32%0.39%
Fund size (AUM)$193M$524M
Since20222015
Dividend yield4.96%7.31%
Asset classfixed incomealternative
Regionnorth americaglobal
Strategyactive selectionmulti strategy
CAGR 1Y+5.6%+8.3%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+8.9%
CAGR 5YN/A+5.0%
Sharpe 3Y0.890.90
Volatility 1Y1.68%4.32%
Max drawdown-1.29%-28.34%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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