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SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

$40.14+0.01% vs prior close
404152-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The Adviser invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities. The fund may also invest in exchange traded products ("ETPs"). It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
40.640.440.340.14DAILY NET FLOWOct 2Feb 2Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$28M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$7M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -0.9% so far this year. At 0.20% a year it is not the cheapest way in — REMG has a reported fee of 0.16%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$506Massets under management
0.20%expense ratio · $20 per $10,000 a year
−$7Mnet flow, trailing month
78Kavg daily volume, 30 days
155holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed October 9, 2013 · beta 0.01
The book at a glance
—12.8%—7.9%—6.6%—5.9%—3.6%—3.4%—2.8%—2.0%—1.6%—1.3%—1.3%—1.3%—1.2%—1.1%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—0.9%—0.9%—0.9%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.7%——————

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—US TREASURY N/B 02/27 4.12512.77%———
2—TREASURY BILL 10/26 0.000007.90%———
3—SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS6.56%———
4—TREASURY BILL 10/26 0.000005.92%———
5—US TREASURY N/B 08/27 3.6253.57%———
6—US T-NOTE 4% 06/30/283.38%———
7—ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING MTN 144A2.81%———
8—TORONTO DOMINION BANK SR UNSECURED 12/26 4.5681.96%———
9—ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING SR SECURED 144A 05/28 4.831.56%———
10—CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY 144A1.31%———
11—ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 03/28 2.31.30%———
12—FORTRESS CREDIT REALTY INCOME FCRIT 2026 FL1 A 144A1.28%———
13—MORGAN STANLEY SR UNSECURED 04/28 VAR1.19%———
14—CARNIVAL CORP SR SECURED 144A 08/28 41.15%———
15—BANCO SANTANDER SA 08/27 5.2940.99%———

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Sector weights
Other100%
Cash & Others99.99%
Corporate66.29%
Securitized13.04%
Government12.6%
Mutual fund8.04%
Miscellaneous0.94%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Other100%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-0.3%
3 months-0.4%
6 months-0.9%
YTD-0.9%
1 year-1.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$8M
1 month−$7M
3 months−$24M
YTD−$112M
1 year−$129M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
1%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
1%realized volatility, 1 year
-1.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 12.8% of the book; the top ten carry 48%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 26 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against ULST

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ULST on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-17bp on fee · 32× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-15bp on fee · 243× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-17bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-16bp on fee · 47× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-16bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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