Short-Term Bond ETFs

52 US-listed ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category, from 39 issuers, with $175.7B in assets. The largest is Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) at $46.0B. The cheapest with at least $50M in assets is BSV at 0.03%. The median fund charges 0.25%.

Funds
52
39 issuers
Assets
$175.7B
Median fee
0.25%
0.03% to 1.80%
Median 1-year return
−2.7%
price return
Net flows, May 2026
+$2.3B
from SEC filings
Best 1-year return
−0.7%
FLDB, $50M+ in assets

Net flows by month

through Jul 2026SEC filings

Net creations across these funds as reported in SEC filings. The most recent months only include funds that have filed for them; funds whose filing covers other share classes are left out.

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Net flows of Short-Term Bond ETFs by month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026
MonthCreationsRedemptionsNet flowFunds reporting
Jul 2026$546M$24M+$522M15 partial
Jun 2026$1.6B$268M+$1.3B25 partial
May 2026$3.1B$805M+$2.3B42
Apr 2026$1.8B$940M+$849M42
Mar 2026$3.2B$479M+$2.7B42
Feb 2026$3.6B$323M+$3.2B41
Jan 2026$3.0B$1.1B+$1.9B41
Dec 2025$1.7B$669M+$1.0B41
Nov 2025$2.1B$1.1B+$935M41
Oct 2025$2.7B$813M+$1.9B41
Sep 2025$2.6B$1.1B+$1.4B41
Aug 2025$2.2B$1.3B+$831M41
Jul 2025$2.2B$1.1B+$1.2B41
Jun 2025$2.7B$891M+$1.8B41
May 2025$3.0B$1.7B+$1.3B40
Apr 2025$1.8B$2.8B−$960M39
Mar 2025$2.9B$2.2B+$707M38
Feb 2025$1.9B$774M+$1.1B38
Jan 2025$1.8B$689M+$1.1B38
Dec 2024$1.7B$640M+$1.1B38
Nov 2024$1.3B$740M+$518M37
Oct 2024$2.0B$1.0B+$938M36
Sep 2024$1.4B$683M+$719M35
Aug 2024$1.3B$785M+$551M34
Jul 2024$1.1B$709M+$399M34
Jun 2024$898M$1.2B−$297M34
May 2024$1.1B$1.2B−$102M33
Apr 2024$1.8B$1.0B+$797M33
Mar 2024$1.1B$1.4B−$331M31
Feb 2024$1.8B$1.3B+$570M31
Jan 2024$1.2B$703M+$494M30
Dec 2023$1.6B$1.8B−$222M30
Nov 2023$1.0B$968M+$41M30
Oct 2023$1.2B$2.8B−$1.6B29
Sep 2023$1.4B$1.7B−$366M29
Aug 2023$1.9B$3.1B−$1.2B28

All Short-Term Bond ETFs

# Fund Issuer Fee Assets YTD 1Y Yield 3M flow Score Holdings as of
1 BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Vanguard 0.03% $46.0B −3.1% −3.0% 4.12% +$294M 99 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
2 VCSHVanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Vanguard 0.03% $44.2B −3.0% −3.1% 4.56% +$2.5B 99 May 31, 2026 SEC
3 IGSBiShares Trust iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF iShares 0.04% $23.4B −3.1% −3.2% 4.70% +$635M 98 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
4 SPSBState Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF State Street SPDR 0.04% $11.2B −2.0% −2.0% 4.38% +$828M 98 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
5 DFSDDimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETFActive Dimensional 0.16% $7.3B −2.7% −3.3% 4.53% +$625M 85 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
6 LMBSFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETFActive First Trust 0.66% $6.5B −2.6% −2.4% 4.19% +$241M 65 Jul 31, 2026 SEC
7 NEARiShares Short Duration Bond Active ETFActive iShares 0.25% $5.1B −2.4% −2.5% 4.50% +$556M 79 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
8 JPLDJPMorgan Limited Duration Bond ETFActive JPMorgan 0.24% $4.1B −2.0% −2.0% 4.35% +$274M 79 May 31, 2026 SEC
9 VNLAJanus Henderson Short Duration Income ETFActive Janus Henderson 0.23% $3.5B −1.0% −1.0% 4.72% +$135M 79 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
10 CGSDCapital Group Short Duration Income ETFActive Capital Group 0.25% $2.8B −2.6% −2.6% 4.48% +$209M 77 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
11 USTBVictory Portfolios II VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETFActive Victory 0.34% $2.7B −1.9% −2.3% 4.58% +$205M 74 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
12 SLQDiShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF iShares 0.06% $2.4B −2.5% −2.5% 4.46% +$73M 88 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
13 FLDRFidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF Fidelity 0.15% $2.3B −0.8% −0.9% 4.15% +$267M 81 May 31, 2026 SEC
14 JSCPJPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETFActive JPMorgan 0.33% $1.8B −3.3% −3.1% 4.53% +$139M 70 May 31, 2026 SEC
15 EVSDEaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF Eaton Vance — $1.5B −3.0% −3.0% 4.72% — 75 —
16 NBSDNeuberger Short Duration Income ETFActive Neuberger 0.35% $1.5B −2.3% −2.4% 4.76% +$204M 71 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
17 LDURPIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active Exchange-Traded FundActive PIMCO 0.54% $1.3B −2.0% −1.8% 4.23% −$31M 57 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
18 SUSBiShares Trust iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF iShares 0.12% $1.3B −3.2% −3.3% 4.62% +$127M 77 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
19 VSDBVanguard Short Duration Bond ETFActive Vanguard 0.15% $896M −2.4% −2.4% 4.33% +$436M 73 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
20 SCHJSchwab 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF Schwab 0.03% $868M −3.2% −3.1% 4.61% +$138M 84 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
21 AVSFAvantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETFActive Avantis 0.15% $652M −3.1% −3.1% 4.39% −$70M 72 May 31, 2026 SEC
22 PCSPGIM Corporate Bond 0-5 Year ETFActive PGIM 0.20% $620M −2.5% −2.5% 4.41% +$100M 63 May 29, 2026 SEC
23 STOTState Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETFActive State Street SPDR 0.45% $540M −2.2% −2.2% 4.47% +$75M 55 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
24 FLTBFidelity Limited Term Bond ETFActive Fidelity 0.25% $482M −3.0% −3.0% 4.47% +$35M 66 May 31, 2026 SEC
25 FLDBFidelity Low Duration Bond ETFActive Fidelity 0.20% $432M −0.3% −0.7% 4.32% +$6.3M 57 May 31, 2026 SEC
26 SLWSSLW Short Duration Income ETFActive SLW 0.42% $378M — — 1.60% +$9.1M 46 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
27 SDSIAmerican Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF American Century 0.32% $306M −2.1% −2.2% 4.79% +$44M 56 May 31, 2026 SEC
28 PSDMPGIM Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond ETFActive PGIM 0.40% $246M −2.5% −2.5% 4.47% +$27M 51 May 29, 2026 SEC
29 SBNDColumbia Short Duration Bond ETF Columbia 0.25% $200M −3.1% −3.0% 4.67% −$3.7M 57 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
30 SDFIAB Short Duration Income ETF AllianceBernstein 1.80% $188M −2.7% −2.7% 4.59% — 20 —
31 BBBSBondBloxx BBB Rated 1-5 Year Corporate Bond ETF BondBloxx — $170M −3.1% −3.3% 4.68% — 38 —
32 LDSFFirst Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETFActive First Trust 0.87% $162M −3.5% −3.3% 4.78% +$4.7M 18 May 31, 2026 SEC
33 BLSTBluemonte Short Term Bond ETFActive Bluemonte 0.23% $156M −3.2% −3.6% 3.90% +$13M 33 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
34 GTOSInvesco Short Duration Total Return Bond ETFActive Invesco 0.30% $117M −1.9% −1.8% 4.52% +$1.2M 36 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
35 LODIAAM SLC Low Duration Income ETFActive AAM 0.15% $107M −1.4% −1.5% 5.08% +$16M 57 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
36 STBFPerformance Trust Short Term Bond ETF Performance 0.65% $83M −1.6% −2.2% 4.81% +$21M 42 May 31, 2026 SEC
37 SHAGWisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund WisdomTree 0.12% $70M −3.1% −3.1% 4.33% $0 65 May 31, 2026 SEC
38 FCSHFederated Hermes Short Duration Corporate ETFActive Federated Hermes 0.30% $66M −3.0% −3.1% 4.29% +$724K 43 Jul 31, 2026 SEC
39 OVTOverlay Shares Short Term Bond ETF Overlay Shares 0.79% $61M −2.7% −3.2% 7.21% +$4.8M 13 May 31, 2026 SEC
40 QSIGWisdomTree U.S. Short Term Corporate Bond Fund WisdomTree 0.18% $52M −3.1% −3.2% 4.50% −$9.7M 53 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
41 MSTIMadison Short-Term Strategic Income ETFActive Madison 0.36% $48M −3.4% −4.2% 5.47% −$7.7M 37 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
42 NUSANuveen ESG 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Nuveen 0.14% $36M −3.1% −3.2% 3.95% +$1.2M 51 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
43 CCSBCarbon Collective Short Duration Green Bond ETF Carbon 0.51% $27M −3.6% −3.8% 4.53% +$1.4M 22 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
44 FPASFPA Short Duration Government ETF FPA 0.10% $14M −5.6% −6.2% 4.99% +$3.7M 29 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
45 SDCPVirtus Newfleet Short Duration Core Plus Bond ETFActive Virtus 0.35% $13M −2.3% −2.6% 5.05% +$639K 36 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
46 WSDBWeitz Short Duration Bond ETFActive Weitz — $5.6M — — 1.76% +$5.6M 12 May 31, 2026 SEC
47 SJLDSanJac Alpha Low Duration ETFActive SanJac 0.35% $2.2M −1.9% −2.2% 5.15% $0 15 May 31, 2026 SEC
48 CIVGCorgi 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Corgi — — — — 1.42% — — —
49 FSTBFidelity Short-Term Bond ETFActive Fidelity 0.20% — — — 1.11% +$24M 48 May 31, 2026 SEC
50 MFSDMFS Active Short Duration Income ETFActive MFS — — — — — — — —
51 SCSBSterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETF Sterling — — — — 2.98% — — —
52 SDURAristotle Short Term Income ETF Aristotle — — — — 0.59% — — —

Sorted by assets; click a column to re-sort. 3M flow is each fund's latest three reported months. Returns are price returns and exclude distributions.

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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.