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ULSTState Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

Get incomeStay safe12y track recordRanked #16 of 357 in this goal

Seeks to maximize current income consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.

By State Street Investment Management · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.20%

#934 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$533M

#1,538 of 5,854 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

4.20%

Track Record

12 years

#1,103 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,311+3.1%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 52.3% of fundmoderately concentrated

State Street Global Advisors
11.8%
United States Treasury
11.1%
United States Treasury
9.5%
United States Treasury
9.5%
United States Treasury
2.9%
United States Treasury
2.8%
Bank of America Credit Card Trust
1.2%
NTT FINANCE CORP
1.2%
MICROSOFT CORP
1.2%
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEM CO
1.1%

Asset allocation

Bonds
70.3%
Cash
29.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
0.7%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-6.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.10Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.67Good downside protection

Bond profile

Duration

4.3 years

Avg maturity

10.0 years

Credit ratings

US Government
31.9%
AAA
2.8%
AA
37.8%
A
32.4%
BBB
17.6%
BB
1.4%
Below B
8.8%

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to maximize current income consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity.
Strategy
Invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities, targeting at least 80% of net assets. May invest up to 10% in high yield securities, with a focus on maintaining a weighted average maturity of two and a half years or less.
Inception date
October 9, 2013
Fund family
State Street Investment Management

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Data updated on 2026-08-03