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About SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF
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Inception date
Oct 9, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Distributor
State Street Corp. (Fund Distributor)
ULST attempts to find worthwhile returns while taking little interest rate risk. Its actively managed take relies heavily on fund managers to select securities rather than tracking an index, which gives it a level of freedom with regards to the composition of the portfolio. Also, ULST broadens its pool by holding a wide variety of instruments, both from government and corporate issuers, provided theyre investment-grade, USD-denominated, and very short-dated. The fund aims for an effective duration between three and nine months, and a weighted average maturity between six and eighteen months.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate54.39%
Government33.12%
Mutual fund5.91%
Securitized5.72%
Structured0.85%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America81.98%
Asia10.93%
Europe7.09%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ULST invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 54.39% stocks, and Government, with 33.12% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ULST top holdings are United States Treasury Notes 4.125% 28-FEB-2027 and United States Treasury Bills 0.0% 15-JUL-2025, occupying 11.84% and 5.93% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ULST last dividends amounted to 0.15 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.15 USD in dividends, which shows a 2.96% increase.
ULST assets under management is 595.61 M USD. It's fallen 10.33% over the last month.
ULST fund flows account for 17.04 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ULST pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.69%. The last dividend (Jul 7, 2025) amounted to 0.15 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
ULST shares are issued by State Street Corp. under the brand SPDR. The ETF was launched on Oct 9, 2013, and its management style is Active.
ULST expense ratio is 0.20% meaning you'd have to pay 0.20% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ULST follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ULST invests in bonds.
ULST price has risen by 0.02% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 0.30% increase. See more dynamics on ULST price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.40% over the last month, showed a 1.03% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.30% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.40% over the last month, showed a 1.03% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.30% in a year.
ULST trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.