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SCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Get income15y track recordRanked #26 of 1,622 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,278+2.8%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 14.3% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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