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SCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Get income16y track recordRanked #23 of 1,706 in this goal

Tracks the total return of the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index.

By Schwab ETFs · Launched 2010

Annual Cost

0.03%

#41 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$15.0B

#201 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+1.7%

Track Record

16 years

#794 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,164+1.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Region

North america

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 14.6% of funddiversified

United States Treasury
2.2%
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
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
1.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-5.7%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.11Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.16Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

3.2 years

Avg maturity

9.8 years

Credit ratings

US Government
99.9%
AAA
0.2%
AA
99.8%

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the total return of the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in U.S. Treasury securities included in the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index, using sampling techniques to achieve performance similar to the index. The fund aims to maintain a yield and maturity profile that closely corresponds to the index.
Inception date
August 5, 2010
Fund family
Schwab ETFs

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Data updated on 2026-09-18