Skip to content
Beacon
Screener

ULST vs NEAR

State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF vs iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

ULST

State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.20%

Fund size

$600M

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.3B

Key differences

  • NEAR is significantly larger than ULST — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • ULST follows a index tracking strategy; NEAR uses active selection.

Side-by-side comparison

ULSTNEAR
Annual cost (TER)0.20%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$600M$4.3B
Since20132013
Dividend yield4.33%4.48%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+4.1%+4.5%
CAGR 3Y+5.0%+5.7%
CAGR 5Y+3.5%+3.9%
Sharpe 3Y1.281.23
Volatility 1Y0.66%1.37%
Max drawdown-6.20%-9.61%

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

Similar to ULST and NEAR