Cash Management & Treasury Screener

Short-Term Bond ETFs 2026

Screen leading short-term bond ETFs. Compare ultra-short Treasury bill funds, short-duration corporate debt, and cash-alternative vehicles designed for capital preservation and competitive money-market yields.

Total Funds

Short-Term Bond ETFs tracked

Total AUM

$512.37B

Combined assets under management

Median Yield

3.68%

Trailing 12-month median payout

Average Expense Ratio

0.19%

Lowest fee starts at 0.03% (BSV)

Short-Term Bond ETFs Highlights & Top Assets by AUM

Largest by AUM

SGO

SGOV

iShares Trust - iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

AUM $115.19B

Fee 0.09%

3-Mo TR +0.9%

BlackRock, Inc. Analyze fund

#2 by AUM

BIL

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

AUM $51.00B

Fee 0.14%

3-Mo TR +0.9%

State Street Analyze fund

#3 by AUM

BSV

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

AUM $46.88B

Fee 0.03%

3-Mo TR +0.4%

Vanguard Analyze fund

Short-Term Bond ETFs Directory

Showing 1–20 of 74 funds

Ticker / Fund Name	Issuer	Segment	AUM	Expense Ratio	3-Mo TR	Div. Yield (TTM)	Annual Payout	5Y Div Growth	Div Streak	Action
SGO SGOV BlackRock, Inc. iShares Trust - iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$115.19B	0.09%	+0.9%	3.66%	$3.69	-	-	Analyze
BIL BIL State Street SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	State Street	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$51.00B	0.14%	+0.9%	3.66%	$3.36	29.55%	-	Analyze
BSV Vanguard Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares	Vanguard	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, short duration (US)	$46.88B	0.03%	+0.4%	3.77%	$2.88	23.54%	4 y	Analyze
JPS JPST JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	JPMorgan Chase	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$42.45B	0.18%	+0.7%	4.17%	$2.10	42.26%	-	Analyze
VGSH Vanguard Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares	Vanguard	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, short duration (US)	$36.75B	0.03%	+0.6%	3.49%	$2.01	16.92%	-	Analyze
SHY BlackRock, Inc. iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, short duration (US)	$27.48B	0.15%	+0.6%	3.65%	$2.96	31.17%	-	Analyze
SHV BlackRock, Inc. iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$23.58B	0.15%	+0.9%	3.39%	$3.73	40.59%	-	Analyze
PUL PULS Prudential PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Prudential	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$19.68B	0.15%	+0.9%	4.39%	$2.17	20.80%	-	Analyze
IQM IQMM ProShare Advisors LLC ProShares Trust	ProShare Advisors LLC	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$19.03B	0.15%	+0.9%	3.69%	$3.69	-	-	Analyze
SCHO The Charles Schwab Corp. Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF	The Charles Schwab Corp.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, short duration (US)	$15.74B	0.03%	+0.6%	3.85%	$0.92	24.74%	-	Analyze
VBI VBIL Vanguard Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF	Vanguard	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$13.52B	0.06%	+0.9%	3.50%	$2.65	-	-	Analyze
VUS VUSB Vanguard Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF Shares	Vanguard	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$9.91B	0.10%	+0.7%	3.93%	$1.95	-	-	Analyze
ICSH BlackRock, Inc. iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$8.89B	0.08%	+0.8%	4.09%	$2.06	30.28%	-	Analyze
GBI GBIL Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF	Goldman Sachs	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$7.91B	0.12%	+0.9%	3.34%	$3.34	36.14%	-	Analyze
TBI TBIL F/m Investments LLC F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF	F/m Investments LLC	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$7.56B	0.15%	+0.9%	3.33%	$1.66	-	-	Analyze
SPT SPTS State Street SPDR Barclays Short Term Treasury	State Street	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, short duration (US)	$7.37B	0.03%	+0.6%	3.88%	$1.11	40.18%	-	Analyze
NEAR BlackRock, Inc. iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, short duration (US)	$5.11B	0.25%	+0.3%	4.48%	$2.24	24.70%	-	Analyze
SBI SBIL Simplify Simplify Exchange Traded Funds	Simplify	Investment-grade government bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$4.17B	0.15%	+0.9%	3.48%	$3.48	-	1 y	Analyze
BIL BILS State Street SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF	State Street	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$3.91B	0.14%	+0.9%	3.37%	$3.35	-	-	Analyze
GSY GSY Invesco Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF	Invesco	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$3.90B	0.22%	+0.7%	3.86%	$1.93	25.54%	-	Analyze
BSC BSCQ Invesco Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF	Invesco	Investment-grade corporate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$3.17B	0.10%	+0.9%	4.04%	$0.79	8.83%	4 y	Analyze
IBD IBDR BlackRock, Inc. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade corporate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$3.05B	0.10%	+1.0%	4.05%	$0.98	7.55%	4 y	Analyze
DUS DUSB Dimensional Dimensional ETF Trust	Dimensional	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$2.80B	0.15%	+0.6%	3.61%	$1.82	-	-	Analyze
TBL TBLL Invesco Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF	Invesco	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$2.68B	0.08%	+0.9%	3.30%	$3.49	38.48%	-	Analyze
CLI CLIP Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. Global X Funds	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$2.34B	0.07%	+0.9%	3.71%	$3.72	-	-	Analyze
XHL XHLF Bondbloxx Investment Management Corp. Bondbloxx ETF Trust - BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF	Bondbloxx Investment Management Corp.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$2.03B	0.03%	+0.9%	3.46%	$1.74	-	-	Analyze
CSH CSHI Neos Investments LLC NEOS Enhanced Income 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	Neos Investments LLC	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.98B	0.38%	+1.1%	4.82%	$2.40	-	-	Analyze
IBT IBTG BlackRock, Inc. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.90B	0.07%	+0.9%	3.55%	$0.81	40.93%	-	Analyze
TBU TBUX T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. T. Rowe Price Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. - T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.88B	0.17%	+0.8%	4.26%	$2.11	-	-	Analyze
GSS GSST Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs Access Ultra Short Bond ETF	Goldman Sachs	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.68B	0.16%	+0.9%	4.27%	$2.15	32.29%	-	Analyze
YEA YEAR AllianceBernstein LP Ab Ultra Short Income ETF	AllianceBernstein LP	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.57B	0.25%	+0.6%	4.02%	$2.02	-	-	Analyze
UYL UYLD Brookfield Corp. Angel Oak Ultra-Short Income ETF	Brookfield Corp.	Aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.37B	0.35%	+0.8%	4.27%	$2.17	-	-	Analyze
VGU VGUS Vanguard Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF	Vanguard	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.20B	0.07%	+0.9%	3.25%	$2.46	-	-	Analyze
SGV SGVT The Charles Schwab Corp. Schwab Strategic Trust	The Charles Schwab Corp.	Investment-grade government bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$1.03B	0.28%	+0.9%	3.23%	$3.26	-	1 y	Analyze
BIL BILZ Allianz PIMCO ETF Trust	Allianz	Investment-grade government bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$924.79M	0.14%	+0.9%	3.59%	$3.62	-	-	Analyze
XON XONE Bondbloxx Investment Management Corp. Bondbloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF	Bondbloxx Investment Management Corp.	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$858.01M	0.03%	+0.7%	4.10%	$2.02	-	-	Analyze
PMM PMMF BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock ETF Trust	BlackRock, Inc.	Aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$785.12M	0.20%	+1.0%	3.90%	$3.91	-	-	Analyze
TUS TUSI Western & Southern Mutual Holding Co. Touchstone ETF Trust - Touchstone Ultra Short Income ETF	Western & Southern Mutual Holding Co.	Aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$785.07M	0.25%	+0.8%	3.67%	$0.93	-	-	Analyze
BKU BKUI BNY Mellon BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income ETF	BNY Mellon	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$784.96M	0.12%	+0.8%	3.79%	$1.88	-	-	Analyze
XBI XBIL F/m Investments LLC US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF	F/m Investments LLC	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$763.43M	0.15%	+0.9%	3.34%	$1.67	-	-	Analyze
BSJ BSJQ Invesco Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	Invesco	High-yield corporate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$714.92M	0.43%	+0.5%	5.05%	$1.15	3.68%	-	Analyze
IBH IBHF BlackRock, Inc. iShares iBonds 2026 Term High Yield and Income ETF	BlackRock, Inc.	High-yield corporate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$642.66M	0.35%	+0.9%	5.58%	$1.26	6.14%	-	Analyze
FLU FLUD Franklin Templeton Franklin Liberty Ultra Short Bond ETF	Franklin Templeton	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$628.73M	0.15%	+0.8%	4.05%	$1.01	35.88%	-	Analyze
IBM IBMO BlackRock, Inc. iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Muni Bond	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade municipal bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$530.38M	0.10%	+0.5%	2.19%	$0.56	16.74%	4 y	Analyze
ULS ULST State Street SPDR® SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF	State Street	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$504.47M	0.20%	+0.7%	3.83%	$1.54	27.26%	-	Analyze
SOF SOFR Amplify Investments SOFR	Amplify Investments	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$462.83M	0.20%	+0.8%	3.71%	$3.71	-	-	Analyze
EVS EVSB Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley ETF Trust	Morgan Stanley	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$369.89M	0.17%	+0.8%	4.19%	$2.12	-	-	Analyze
BEN BENJ Horizon Investments LLC Horizon Funds	Horizon Investments LLC	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$358.39M	0.40%	+1.0%	0.00%	-	-	-	Analyze
CGU CGUI The Capital Group Companies Capital Group Fixed Income ETF Trust	The Capital Group Companies	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$343.59M	0.18%	+0.9%	3.57%	$0.90	-	1 y	Analyze
OBI OBIL F/m Investments LLC US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF	F/m Investments LLC	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$327.19M	0.15%	+0.8%	3.32%	$1.66	-	-	Analyze
USD USDX Summit Global LLC SGI Enhanced Core ETF	Summit Global LLC	Aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$296.17M	1.08%	+1.1%	6.09%	$1.56	-	1 y	Analyze
CVS CVSB Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Etf Trust - Calvert Ultra Short Investment Grade Etf	Morgan Stanley	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$276.43M	0.24%	+0.7%	3.93%	$1.98	-	-	Analyze
TUS TUSB Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent ETF Trust	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$271.98M	0.20%	+1.1%	3.91%	$1.97	-	-	Analyze
DLU DLUX Doubleline ETF Holdings LP DoubleLine ETF Trust	Doubleline ETF Holdings LP	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$263.15M	0.18%	+0.3%	4.45%	$2.22	-	-	Analyze
SCU SCUS The Charles Schwab Corp. Schwab Strategic Trust	The Charles Schwab Corp.	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$263.02M	0.14%	+0.7%	3.57%	$0.90	-	1 y	Analyze
FUM FUMB First Trust First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal	First Trust	Municipal bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$262.33M	0.29%	-	2.74%	$0.55	27.01%	4 y	Analyze
BSM BSMQ Invesco Invesco BulletShares (R) 2026 Municipal Bond ETF	Invesco	Investment-grade municipal bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$260.50M	0.18%	-	2.54%	$0.59	17.14%	-	Analyze
GMM GMMF BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock ETF Trust	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade government bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$191.54M	0.20%	+1.0%	3.68%	$3.69	-	-	Analyze
WEE WEEK Roundhill Investments Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF	Roundhill Investments	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$185.09M	0.19%	+0.9%	3.54%	$3.54	-	-	Analyze
RBI RBIL F/m Investments LLC F/m Ultra-Short Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) ETF	F/m Investments LLC	Investment-grade inflation-linked bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$171.58M	0.17%	+1.0%	3.66%	$1.83	-	-	Analyze
PUS PUSH Prudential PGIM ETF Trust	Prudential	Investment-grade municipal bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$166.90M	0.15%	-0.3%	2.90%	$1.44	-	1 y	Analyze
KCS KCSH CICC KraneShares Sustainable Ultra Short Duration Index ETF	CICC	Investment-grade corporate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$160.33M	0.20%	+1.0%	4.20%	$1.05	-	1 y	Analyze
NUS NUSB TIAA Board of Governors Nuveen Ultra Short Income ETF	TIAA Board of Governors	Aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$158.51M	0.17%	+0.8%	3.87%	$0.97	-	1 y	Analyze
VUS VUSI TFG Parent Holdings LLC Tidal Trust IV	TFG Parent Holdings LLC	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$142.58M	0.25%	+0.6%	0.00%	-	-	1 y	Analyze
PCP PCPI Allianz PIMCO Inflation PLUS Active Exchange-Traded Fund	Allianz	Investment-grade inflation-linked bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$126.78M	0.25%	+1.1%	7.66%	$3.84	-	-	Analyze
OPE OPER ClearShares LLC ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF	ClearShares LLC	Government bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$117.71M	0.20%	+0.9%	3.43%	$3.43	46.37%	-	Analyze
TRS TRSY Deutsche Bank AG Xtrackers US 0-1 Year Treasury ETF	Deutsche Bank AG	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$100.69M	0.06%	+0.9%	3.20%	$0.96	-	1 y	Analyze
JMM JMMF JPMorgan Chase J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust	JPMorgan Chase	Investment-grade Treasury bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$97.13M	0.16%	+1.0%	3.66%	$3.66	-	1 y	Analyze
IBI IBIC BlackRock, Inc. iShares Trust	BlackRock, Inc.	Investment-grade inflation-linked bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$74.38M	0.10%	+0.9%	4.58%	$1.18	-	-	Analyze
MMK MMKT Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Texas Capital Funds Trust	Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.	Investment-grade government bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$67.61M	0.20%	+0.8%	3.58%	$3.58	-	1 y	Analyze
BAM BAMU AmeriLife Brookstone Ultra-Short Bond ETF	AmeriLife	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$65.65M	1.00%	+0.7%	1.46%	$0.37	-	-	Analyze
GUM GUMI Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs ETF Trust	Goldman Sachs	Investment-grade municipal bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$62.66M	0.16%	+0.3%	2.44%	$1.22	-	1 y	Analyze
AMU AMUN Abrdn Plc abrdn Ultra Short Municipal Income Active ETF	Abrdn Plc	Investment-grade municipal bonds, ultra-short duration (US)	$58.11M	0.25%	+0.3%	2.88%	$0.75	-	1 y	Analyze
PUL PULT Franklin Templeton Putnam ETF Trust - Putnam ESG Ultra Short ETF	Franklin Templeton	Investment-grade aggregate bonds, ultra-short duration (global)	$36.50M	0.25%	+0.9%	0.00%	-	-	-	Analyze

Risk note: Bond prices fall when interest rates rise. Credit and call risks apply.

Data as of November 2026. Ranked by AUM. This list was compiled by the Snowball Analytics team from publicly available sources. It may be incomplete, and figures may be delayed or contain errors; check them against the fund’s or company’s own documents. Inclusion in the list is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security and is not investment advice. Past performance does not predict future results. This list is general information, not personalised to your circumstances. Snowball Analytics is a portfolio tracking tool, not a broker-dealer or investment adviser. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

Understanding Short-Term Bond ETFs: Liquidity & Duration Protection

Short-Term Bond ETFs hold fixed-income securities with maturities ranging from 1 month to 3 years. Because of their minimal duration, these funds protect investor capital from interest rate fluctuations while delivering competitive money-market yields.

Core Strategies & Segment Breakdowns

0-3 Month Treasury Bills

Cash proxies like SGOV and BIL hold ultra-short US T-bills backed by the full faith and credit of the US government with near-zero duration risk.

Short-Duration Investment Corporate Debt

Funds like VCSH and NEAR earn higher yield spreads by holding 1-5 year senior debt issued by high-grade corporations.

Active Cash Management

Actively managed liquidity funds dynamically adjusting between commercial paper, short Treasuries, and bank notes.

How to Evaluate Short-Term Bond ETFs (Investor Checklist)

Inspect Effective Duration: Duration measures sensitivity to interest rates; a duration under 0.5 years means negligible price drops even if benchmark rates climb.
Compare Distribution Yield vs Trailing Record: The distribution yield reflects trailing 12-month payouts; evaluate payout consistency against prevailing money-market rates.
Verify Credit Quality: Ensure the portfolio holds primarily Treasury or AAA/A-rated corporate paper to prevent credit risk during economic slowdowns.

Frequently Asked Questions About Short-Term Bond ETFs

Why use short-term bond ETFs instead of standard bank savings accounts?

Short-term Treasury ETFs like SGOV reflect prevailing money market rates immediately, carry no FDIC account limits, provide daily liquidity, and are exempt from state and local income taxes.

What is effective duration and why does it matter here?

Effective duration quantifies how much a bond fund's price will move for every 1% change in interest rates. Short-term funds feature durations of 0.1 to 2 years, minimizing price volatility.

Which Short-Term Bond ETFs currently have the highest AUM?

In this category, iShares Trust - iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) leads with over $115.19B in Assets Under Management, offered by BlackRock, Inc..

Are earnings from Treasury bill ETFs tax-exempt?

Yes, interest income generated from US Treasury obligations held in funds like SGOV and BIL is exempt from state and local income taxes in the United States.

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