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Columbia Short Duration Bond ETF

SBNDNYSE ArcaColumbia ThreadneedleC

$18.33−0.03 (−0.14%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:56 PM ET

C45/ 100

Rank 8 of 12 in Short-Term Core Bond

C45/100Rank 8 of 12inShort-Term Core Bond
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 18.36 to 18.33. Range 18.32 to 18.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.18.3418.3718.3810 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.26%
Fund size
$223M
1Y total return
+1.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.65%
Holdings
1149
Avg volume · 30D
98.7K sh
52W range
low $18.18high $19.08
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SBND Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Category
Short-Term Core Bond⁠
Rank
8 of 12
Six-pillar profile for SBND. Scores out of 100: Cost 39, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 33, Holdings 70, Durability 41. Strongest: Holdings (70). Weakest: Tradability (33). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 45 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 12

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 12

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 12

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 12

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 12

Our read on SBND

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost short-duration bond funds stick to Treasuries and investment-grade credit. SBND blends six sub-indexes at fixed weights, high yield and emerging-market dollar debt included, with index duration not expected to exceed 3.5 years.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Beta Advantage Short Term Bond Index.

Why people hold it

  • Goes wide instead of long: one short-duration package spanning US mortgage, asset-backed and CMBS paper, investment-grade corporates, high yield and emerging-market dollar bonds.sec.govcolumbiathreadneedleus.com
  • Rules-based and fixed-weight. Each segment resets to target at rebalance instead of drifting with a manager's hunch, and index duration is not expected to exceed 3.5 years.sec.gov
  • Holds roughly 700 bonds and pays monthly.

Worth knowing

  • 0.25% net of a waiver through February 28, 2027 (0.26% gross), above the category median. Plainer peers cost less: BSV at 0.03%, ISTB at 0.06%.
  • The extra yield comes from credit risk. The high yield and emerging-market sleeves can fall when spreads widen, a swing Treasury-heavy short-term funds largely sidestep.sec.govcolumbiathreadneedleus.com
  • Smaller and only moderately traded next to the category's giants, so spread and execution costs can matter as much as the fee.

SBND Holdings

Holdings pillarA70 out of 100Rank 4 of 12 in Short-Term Core Bond
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
1,149
Top-10 weight
19%
Largest holding
Columbia Short Term Cash Fund4.9%

Sectors

  • Corporate51.1%
  • Securitized28.9%
  • Government20.0%

Geography

  • United States75.26%
  • Turkey1.94%
  • Indonesia1.86%
  • Colombia1.78%
  • Mexico1.74%
  • United Kingdom1.72%
  • Brazil1.57%
  • Canada1.25%
  • Other countries (32)12.88%

Developed 27% · Emerging 73% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 77.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataColumbia Short Term Cash Fund4.86%10,821,676$10.8M22
2No dataUmbs 15YR Tba(Reg B)3.27%7,419,000$7.28M16
3No dataUmbs 15YR Tba(Reg B)2.75%6,380,300$6.13M18
4No dataTreasury Bill2.22%5,000,000$4.94M12
5No dataTreasury Bill2.17%5,000,000$4.84M10
6No dataUmbs 15YR Tba(Reg B)1.69%3,756,400$3.75M9
7No dataUmbs 15YR Tba(Reg B)1.03%2,428,000$2.29M28
8No dataUmbs 15YR Tba(Reg B)0.46%1,023,000$1.03M2
9No dataBarclays PLC0.41%900,000$905K36
10No dataHsbc Holdings PLC0.39%800,000$873K29
11No dataT-Mobile Usa Inc0.38%955,000$843K41
12No dataHca Inc0.38%925,000$840K41
13No dataXcel Energy Inc0.38%875,000$835K24
14No dataMorgan Stanley0.37%975,000$822K35
15No dataCitigroup Inc0.37%825,000$818K24

Showing 1–15 of 1149 holdings

SBND Performance

Launched Sep 21, 2021

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.
SBND$10,163
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. SBND $10,163. 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 SBND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSBND
Year to date+0.7%
1 month+1.2%
3 months−0.1%
1 year+1.6%
3 yearsper year+6.0%
5 yearsper year+2.5%
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 SBND
YearReturn barSBND
2026 YTD+0.7%
2025+7.5%
2024+4.8%
2023+7.2%
2022−7.2%
2021−0.4%

History from Sep 24, 2021

SBND in the news

SBND 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.
4.65%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.86Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 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 $0.05; Mar 1, 2023 $0.05; Apr 3, 2023 $0.06; May 1, 2023 $0.05; Jun 1, 2023 $0.06; Jul 3, 2023 $0.05; Aug 1, 2023 $0.06; Sep 1, 2023 $0.07; Oct 2, 2023 $0.06; Nov 1, 2023 $0.07; Dec 1, 2023 $0.06; Dec 26, 2023 $0.07; Feb 1, 2024 $0.07; Mar 1, 2024 $0.06; Apr 1, 2024 $0.07; May 1, 2024 $0.07; Jun 3, 2024 $0.07; Jul 1, 2024 $0.07; Aug 1, 2024 $0.07; Sep 3, 2024 $0.07; Oct 1, 2024 $0.07; Nov 1, 2024 $0.07; Dec 2, 2024 $0.07; Dec 27, 2024 $0.08; Feb 3, 2025 $0.07; Mar 3, 2025 $0.07; Apr 1, 2025 $0.08; May 1, 2025 $0.08; Jun 2, 2025 $0.07; Jul 1, 2025 $0.07; Aug 1, 2025 $0.08; Sep 2, 2025 $0.07; Oct 1, 2025 $0.07; Nov 3, 2025 $0.07; Dec 1, 2025 $0.07; Dec 29, 2025 $0.07; Feb 2, 2026 $0.07; Mar 2, 2026 $0.06; Apr 1, 2026 $0.07; May 1, 2026 $0.07; Jun 1, 2026 $0.07; Jul 1, 2026 $0.07; Aug 3, 2026 $0.08; Sep 1, 2026 $0.07; Oct 1, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.07
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.07
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.07
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.08
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.07
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.07
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.07
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.07
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.06
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.07
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.07
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.07

See all 61 payments⁠

$10,000 in SBND 5 years ago paid $1,840 in dividends.⁠

SBND Risk

Risk pillarB59 out of 100Rank 5 of 12 in Short-Term Core Bond
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
3.1%
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.
0.49
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.
−10.5%
Trough Oct 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.
0.48
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.

SBND Cost

Compare SBND and BSV

Overpaying vs BSV, cheapest in Short-Term Core Bond

$4,720

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

  • SBND 0.26%

    $5,358

  • BSV 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SBND 0.26%
  • BSV 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530SBND $5,358BSV $638

Year by year

YearSBNDBSVOverpaying
10$473$55$418
20$1,838$216$1,622
30$5,358$638$4,720

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