Short-Term ETF Overview

With 84 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Short-Term ETFs have total assets under management of $286.49B. The average expense ratio is 0.26%. Short-Term ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Fixed Income

The largest Short-Term ETF is the Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF BSV with $37.60B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Short-Term ETF was SBND at 12.49%. The most recent ETF launched in the Short-Term space was the Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF PULT on 01/19/23.

Top ETF Performers

ISHG iShares 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond ETF 3.40%
BWZ SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF 3.40%
STPZ PIMCO 1-5 Year US TIPS Index ETF 1.74%
IBTF iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF 1.73%
XTRE BondBloxx Bloomberg Three Year Target Duration U.S. Treasury ETF 1.72%

Bottom ETF Performers

PFLD AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF -6.26%
PGHY Invesco Global Short Term High Yield Bond ETF -1.29%
HYS PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF -1.08%
SJNK SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF -1.04%
SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -0.95%

Top Creations

SPTS SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF 1.45K
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 497.71
PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF 383.98
VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 351.27
SCHO Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF 272.86

Top Redemptions

SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF -1,056.31
VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF -908.60
SUB iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF -693.99
VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF -494.06
SJNK SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF -286.02

AUM Winners

BUCK Simplify Stable Income ETF 217.72%
SHAG WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond ETF 71.00%
TAFI AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF 28.06%
UTWO US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF 18.53%
FSIG First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF 14.23%

AUM Losers

BBSA JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF -52.78%
NUSA Nuveen Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF -13.54%
SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -12.93%
PULT Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF -11.42%
WINC Western Asset Short Duration Income ETF -9.94%

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