SCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
The funds goal is to track as closely as possible the total return of an index that measures the performance of the short-term U.S. Treasury bond market.
By Schwab ETFs · Launched 2010
Annual Cost
0.03%
#190 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$13.2B
#220 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.94%
Track Record
15 years
#799 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,278+2.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 14.3% of fund✓ well diversified
United States Treasury
1.5%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
United States Treasury
1.4%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.4%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-5.7%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.28Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.41Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
3.1 years
Avg maturity
9.8 years
Credit ratings
US Government
99.8%
AAA
0.2%
AA
99.8%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- The funds goal is to track as closely as possible the total return of an index that measures the performance of the short-term U.S. Treasury bond market.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in securities included in the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index, which consists of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of 1-3 years. The fund aims to invest at least 90% of its net assets in index securities, using sampling techniques to track the index's total return.
- Inception date
- August 5, 2010
- Fund family
- Schwab ETFs
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Data updated on 2026-06-19