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ULSTState Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

Get incomeStay safe12y track recordRanked #27 of 387 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%

#967 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$515M

#1,640 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+3.2%

Track Record

12 years

#1,115 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,257+2.6%

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

Holdings

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
69.4%
Cash
30.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
0.6%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-6.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.77Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.16Good downside protection

Bond profile

Duration

4.4 years

Avg maturity

10.0 years

Credit ratings

US Government
33.5%
AAA
4.0%
AA
37.1%
A
31.4%
BBB
18.0%
BB
1.4%
Below B
8.3%

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 2026-09-18