# State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (ULST): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ulst for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: SPDR · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Leveraged · Inception: 2013-10-09 The State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF aims to generate current income for investors, while steadfastly upholding capital preservation and offering readily available daily liquidity. This objective is met through a strategic allocation to high-quality, short-duration investments. Overseen by the State Street Active Fixed Income Team, the fund takes a proactive management approach. It strategically incorporates slightly longer-dated securities than typical cash instruments, striving to achieve a superior total return compared to traditional cash vehicles, without sacrificing its conserva... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $40.26 | | Expense Ratio | 0.20% | | Assets Under Management | $514.9M | | NAV | $40.22 | | Holdings Count | 280 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 4.15% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.67 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $40.11 – $40.72 | | Beta | 0.10 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1358 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-01 - Pay date: 2026-10-06 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does ULST invest in? The State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF aims to generate current income for investors, while steadfastly upholding capital preservation and offering readily available daily liquidity. This objective is met through a strategic allocation to high-quality, short-duration investments. Overseen by the State Street Active Fixed Income Team, the fund takes a proactive management approach. It strategically incorporates slightly longer-dated securities than typical cash instruments, striving to achieve a superior total return compared to traditional cash vehicles, without sacrificing its conservative risk profile. ### What is the expense ratio of ULST? State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (ULST) charges an expense ratio of 0.20%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is ULST's dividend yield? ULST's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.15%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of ULST? Effective duration measures ULST's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. ULST's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of ULST? ULST'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 ULST? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from ULST if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. ULST'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 ULST pay a dividend? Yes, State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (ULST) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.15%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does ULST pay dividends? State Street Ultra Short Term Bond 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 ULST's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for ULST was 2026-10-01. 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 ULST's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.20% 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 ULST charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from ULST'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 ULST cost more than a fund like VOO? ULST is a leveraged fund (current expense ratio 0.20%). Daily-reset leverage products carry swap and financing costs that don't exist on a plain-vanilla equity ETF. The Cost Verdict card compares against the leveraged/inverse cohort where these costs are the norm. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to ULST? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as ULST (0.20%) 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/ulst - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ulst/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ulst/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ulst/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/ulst/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.