JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 1-3 Year ETF
$97.15+0.01 (+0.01%)
- 0.04%
- $55M
- +1.5%
- 3.80%
- 0M sh
- $97.14
- low $96.93high $99.58
The ETF.net BBSB Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 4 of 15
Score 74 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A89 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 2 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 11 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 6 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D35 out of 100Rank 12 of 15
Our read on BBSB
AA plain box of short Treasuries at 0.04%, well under what the category's longtime benchmark fund charges for the very same ICE index. About 90 bonds, monthly income, no story beyond the math.
The fund seeks current income by tracking the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. It uses representative sampling to closely replicate the index's characteristics.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.04% a year, versus a 0.15% median for 1-3 year Treasury ETFs. On a parking-lot asset like this, fee is most of the controllable outcome.
- Tracks the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index, the same benchmark iShares' SHY follows at 0.15%. Same bonds, same rules, a fraction of the toll.am.jpmorgan.com
- Representative sampling of roughly 90 Treasuries keeps it tight to the index, and it stays in its lane: U.S. government paper, one to three years, monthly distributions.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded. Bid-ask spread can outweigh the fee edge for short holding periods, so execution matters more here than with the category's giants.
- VGSH, SCHO and SPTS run the same short-Treasury job for 0.03%. The gap is a rounding error, but it is a gap.
- Launched in 2023 with a modest asset base, so it has a shorter operating history than the decades-old incumbents in this corner.
BBSB Holdings
- Bonds
- 93
- 15%
- United States 3.5% 01/28
Geography
- United States100.00%
BBSB Performance
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BBSB$10,154
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BBSB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.7% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | +0.1% |
| 1 year | +1.5% |
| 3 years | +4.1% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BBSB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.7% | |
| 2025 | +5.1% | |
| 2024 | +4.0% | |
| 2023 | +2.6% |
BBSB in the news
BBSB Dividends
- 3.80%
- $3.69
- $0.31 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
BBSB Risk
- 1.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.35
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −1.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.23
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BBSB Cost
0.04%
BBSB0.04%
- The middle half of Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds
- Median 0.15%
3 of the 15 Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds charge less.
Other funds in Treasuries (1-3 Year)
- ASCHOSchwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.6%
- ASPTSState Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +1.5%
- BBOXXAlpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +4.0%
- BXTWOBondBloxx Bloomberg Two Year Target Duration US Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +1.4%
- BSHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.4%