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JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

JPSTNYSE ArcaJ.P. MorganA

$50.26+0.01 (+0.02%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 50.25 to 50.26. Range 50.25 to 50.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.50.2650.2750.2710 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.18%
Fund size
$42.5B
1Y total return
+3.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.13%
Holdings
809
Avg volume · 30D
7.1M sh
52W range
low $50.20high $50.79
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net JPST Grade

A

Score 73 out of 100

Rank
19 of 78
Six-pillar profile for JPST. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 75, Holdings 94, Durability 88. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (50). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 73 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.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 78
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 67
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 75
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 78
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 77
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 78

Our read on JPST

ETF.net Research

In short

AAn actively managed cash parking lot: JPST spreads short-term money across roughly 800 investment-grade bonds, floaters included, pays monthly, and has grown into one of the giants of the ultra-short aisle.

Stated mandate

JPST seeks current income while aiming to keep principal volatility low. It invests mainly in investment-grade, U.S.-dollar-denominated fixed, variable and floating-rate debt.

Why people hold it

  • Roughly 800 investment-grade, dollar-denominated positions across fixed, variable and floating-rate debt, so no single issuer carries the load.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the most actively traded names in the cash-alternative group, which usually means tight spreads on the way in and out.
  • 0.18% a year, a shade under the category median, with income paid monthly.
  • Running since 2017, and one of the stronger implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  • It measures itself against 3-month Treasury bills but reaches into corporate and floating-rate credit to get paid, so it carries credit risk a pure Treasury fund does not.
  • The share price floats. The mandate aims to keep principal volatility low, not to hold a fixed value.
  • Cheaper shelf-mates exist in the same aisle: ICSH charges 0.08%.

JPST Performance

Launched May 17, 2017

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
JPST$10,351
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. JPST $10,351. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for JPST. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJPST
Year to date+2.8%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+0.8%
1 year+3.5%
3 yearsper year+4.9%
5 yearsper year+3.9%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for JPST
YearReturn barJPST
2026 YTD+2.8%
2025+5.0%
2024+5.6%
2023+5.1%
2022+1.1%
2021+0.1%
2020+2.2%

JPST in the news

JPST Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.13%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.08Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.17 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.17; Mar 1, 2023 $0.15; Apr 3, 2023 $0.18; May 1, 2023 $0.19; Jun 1, 2023 $0.20; Jul 3, 2023 $0.20; Aug 1, 2023 $0.21; Sep 1, 2023 $0.22; Oct 2, 2023 $0.21; Nov 1, 2023 $0.22; Dec 1, 2023 $0.22; Dec 28, 2023 $0.24; Feb 1, 2024 $0.22; Mar 1, 2024 $0.21; Apr 1, 2024 $0.22; May 1, 2024 $0.23; Jun 3, 2024 $0.22; Jul 1, 2024 $0.22; Aug 1, 2024 $0.23; Sep 3, 2024 $0.22; Oct 1, 2024 $0.22; Nov 1, 2024 $0.21; Dec 2, 2024 $0.20; Dec 31, 2024 $0.21; Feb 3, 2025 $0.19; Mar 3, 2025 $0.18; Apr 1, 2025 $0.19; May 1, 2025 $0.19; Jun 2, 2025 $0.19; Jul 1, 2025 $0.19; Aug 1, 2025 $0.19; Sep 2, 2025 $0.19; Oct 1, 2025 $0.19; Nov 3, 2025 $0.18; Dec 1, 2025 $0.18; Dec 31, 2025 $0.18; Feb 2, 2026 $0.17; Mar 2, 2026 $0.16; Apr 1, 2026 $0.17; May 1, 2026 $0.18; Jun 1, 2026 $0.17; Jul 1, 2026 $0.17; Aug 3, 2026 $0.17; Sep 1, 2026 $0.17; Oct 1, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.18
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.17
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.17
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.17
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.17
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.17
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.18
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.17
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.16
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.17
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.18
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.18

See all 116 payments⁠

$10,000 in JPST 5 years ago paid $1,939 in dividends.⁠

JPST Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
0.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.78
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−0.6%
Trough Jul 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

JPST Cost

Overpaying vs XHLF, tied cheapest in Cash & Ultra-Short Income

$3,111

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • JPST 0.18%

    $3,749

  • XHLF 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JPST 0.18%
  • XHLF 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530JPST $3,749XHLF $638

Year by year

YearJPSTXHLFOverpaying
10$328$55$273
20$1,281$216$1,065
30$3,749$638$3,111

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