State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About SPTS

What does SPTS invest in?

The State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS) aims to mirror the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index, prior to accounting for its fees and expenses. This low-cost ETF offers precise and extensive investment in U.S. Treasury bonds that have between one and three years remaining until maturity. Given its shorter duration, the fund is typically more resilient to significant interest rate fluctuations compared to investments with longer maturities. Its underlying index is weighted by market capitalization and updated on the last business day of every month. SPTS is also a key component of State Street's economical SPDR Portfolio suite, a collection of foundational ETFs crafted to provide broad, diversified access to essential asset classes.

What is the expense ratio of SPTS?

State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS) charges an expense ratio of 0.03%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is SPTS's dividend yield?

SPTS's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.89%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of SPTS?

Effective duration measures SPTS's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. SPTS's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of SPTS?

SPTS'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 SPTS?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from SPTS if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. SPTS'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.