Alliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration Income ETF
$34.81−0.01 (−0.01%)
- 0.30%
- $189M
- +1.6%
- 4.59%
- 0M sh
- $34.79
- low $34.61high $36.15
The ETF.net SDFI Grade
B
Score 66 out of 100
- 9 of 29
Score 66 of 100 falls in the B 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.A82 out of 100Rank 6 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A70 out of 100Rank 19 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A76 out of 100Rank 6 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 14 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 20 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D25 out of 100Rank 28 of 29
Our read on SDFI
BA converted mutual fund, not an index clone: AB's bond team roams corporate, securitized and government debt while keeping duration on a short leash. It costs less than the typical fund in its cohort and pays monthly.
The fund is actively managed and invests across multiple bond sectors with a short-duration focus. It seeks attractive income while aiming to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
Why people hold it
- Active multi-sector mandate: managers pick across corporate, securitized and government bonds instead of copying one index.prnewswire.com
- At 0.30% a year, it sits below the median fee in its bond cohort.
- Average duration typically stays under three years, so rate swings move its price less than a core aggregate bond portfolio.alliancebernstein.comaaii.com
- Pays monthly, spread across roughly 600 bond positions.
Worth knowing
- You pay for the active call. Index anchors in the same cohort (BND, SPAB, SCHZ) charge 0.03%.
- Thinly traded and modest in size, so spreads can run wider than the category's volume leaders.
- Listed in June 2024 as a mutual fund conversion, so the ETF-era track record is short.prnewswire.com
SDFI Holdings
- Bonds
- 587
- 35%
- Us 5YR Note (Cbt) DEC26 Xcbt 20261231
Sectors
- Energy100.0%
Geography
- United States79.01%
- United Kingdom4.75%
- Brazil3.43%
- Canada2.64%
- France1.46%
- Japan1.45%
- Australia1.36%
- Ireland1.26%
- 4.63%
SDFI Performance
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SDFI$10,165
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 | SDFI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.5% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +1.6% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | SDFI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.5% | |
| 2025 | +6.4% | |
| 2024 | +3.5% |
SDFI in the news
SDFI Dividends
- 4.59%
- $1.60
- $0.13 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SDFI Risk
- 2.1%
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.
- 0.03
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.
- 0.37
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SDFI Cost
0.30%
SDFI0.30%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
5 of the 28 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.
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