# American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sdsi for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: American Century · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: — · Inception: 2022-10-11 SDSI seeks to provide income and capital appreciation by holding a short-duration portfolio of various fixed income securities of any credit quality. The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the US Treasury and certain US government agencies, bank loans, collateralized debt obligations including mortgage- or asset-backed securities, preferred stocks, and convertibles. To build the portfolio, the fund manager assesses current and anticipated interest rates and economic conditions. The weighted average duration of the resulting portfolio must be three years or shorter. Portfo... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $50.58 | | Expense Ratio | 0.32% | | Assets Under Management | $341.2M | | NAV | $50.55 | | Holdings Count | 437 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.78% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.42 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $50.16 – $52.04 | | Beta | 0.28 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1812 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-06 - Pay date: 2026-10-08 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SDSI invest in? SDSI seeks to provide income and capital appreciation by holding a short-duration portfolio of various fixed income securities of any credit quality. The fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the US Treasury and certain US government agencies, bank loans, collateralized debt obligations including mortgage- or asset-backed securities, preferred stocks, and convertibles. To build the portfolio, the fund manager assesses current and anticipated interest rates and economic conditions. The weighted average duration of the resulting portfolio must be three years or shorter. Portfolio securities may be payable in US or foreign currencies. The fund manager may utilize derivatives, such as currency forwards and swaps, and may use currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes or to enhance returns. The fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities. ### What is the expense ratio of SDSI? American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI) charges an expense ratio of 0.32%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is SDSI's dividend yield? SDSI's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.78%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of SDSI? Effective duration measures SDSI's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. SDSI's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of SDSI? SDSI's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of SDSI? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from SDSI if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. SDSI's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does SDSI pay a dividend? Yes, American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.78%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does SDSI pay dividends? American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is SDSI's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SDSI was 2026-10-06. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SDSI's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.32% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SDSI charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SDSI's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SDSI cost more than a fund like VOO? SDSI's strategy (current expense ratio 0.32%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where SDSI sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SDSI? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as SDSI (0.32%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sdsi - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sdsi/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sdsi/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sdsi/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/sdsi/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.