---
ticker: "NUSB"
name: "Nuveen Ultra Short Income"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/NUSB"
grade: "B"
score: 63
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Cash & Ultra-Short Income"
category_rank: "33 of 78"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# NUSB: Nuveen Ultra Short Income

Grade **B**, Score 63 of 100. Rank 33 of 78 in Cash & Ultra-Short Income.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 56 | 31 of 78 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 66 |
| Risk | 41 | 62 of 75 |
| Tradability | 41 | 50 of 78 |
| Holdings | 73 | 21 of 77 |
| Durability | 37 | 58 of 78 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 143 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Us 2YR Note (Cbt) DEC26 | 4.20% |
| 2 | — | Atlantic Asset 10/14/26 | 1.82% |
| 3 | — | Bny 3.86% 10/13/2026 | 1.31% |
| 4 | — | United States 0% 03/18/27 | 1.25% |
| 5 | — | Pfast 2026 4.79% 06/24/30 | 1.22% |
| 6 | — | Pfizer In Vrn 11/15/27 | 1.07% |
| 7 | — | Swedbank 12/7/26 | 1.06% |
| 8 | — | Globe Life Inc 10/23/26 | 1.03% |
| 9 | — | JPMorgan Vrn 10/22/27 | 1.01% |
| 10 | — | Mcdonald's 11/17/26 | 0.96% |
| 11 | — | Alphabet Vrn 08/10/29 | 0.92% |
| 12 | — | Amazon.co Vrn 03/13/29 | 0.91% |
| 13 | — | Wells Far Vrn 05/20/29 | 0.91% |
| 14 | — | Glaxosmit Vrn 09/14/29 | 0.91% |
| 15 | — | T-Mobile 4.95% 03/15/28 | 0.91% |
| 16 | — | Citigroup Vrn 05/07/28 | 0.91% |
| 17 | — | Bank of A Vrn 04/27/28 | 0.91% |
| 18 | — | Cabot Trail 11/19/26 | 0.91% |
| 19 | — | Starbird Fund 12/22/26 | 0.90% |
| 20 | — | Emerson Elec 1/7/27 | 0.90% |
| 21 | — | Metlife Short 1/8/27 | 0.90% |
| 22 | — | Bank of Vrn 08/24/29 | 0.90% |
| 23 | — | Metropoli 4.25% 04/13/28 | 0.90% |
| 24 | — | Westpac Bank 1/28/27 | 0.90% |
| 25 | — | Natl Canada 2/1/27 | 0.90% |
| 26 | — | AT&T Inc 4.1% 02/15/28 | 0.90% |
| 27 | — | Jpmdb 20 3.4092% 10/15/50 | 0.90% |
| 28 | — | Arizona P 2.95% 09/15/27 | 0.89% |
| 29 | — | Old Line Fund 4/2/27 | 0.89% |
| 30 | — | Bank 17- 3.175% 09/15/60 | 0.88% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/NUSB. Please cite the page URL.