SCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
Tracks the total return of the Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index.
By Schwab ETFs · Launched 2010
Annual Cost
0.03%
#40 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$13.0B
#228 of 5,861 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.90%
Track Record
15 years
#784 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,241+2.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
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 = 14.6% of fund✓ well diversified
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+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.4%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-5.7%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.36Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.53Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Duration
3.1 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 2026-08-04