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American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF

SDSINasdaqAmerican CenturyB

$50.690.00 (0.00%)

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

Intraday session: flat, 79 prints from 50.69 to 50.69. Range 50.58 to 50.74. Use the arrow keys to read each point.50.6050.6550.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$345M
1Y total return
+2.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.77%
Holdings
430
Avg volume · 30D
44.7K sh
52W range
low $50.16high $52.04
Launched

The ETF.net SDSI Grade

B

Score 66 out of 100

Rank
11 of 29
Six-pillar profile for SDSI. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 81, Mission 61, Tradability 55, Holdings 68, Durability 50. Strongest: Risk (81). Weakest: Durability (50). Leans toward Risk.

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.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 29
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 27
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 29
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 29
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 29
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 29

Our read on SDSI

ETF.net Research

In short

BActive short-duration credit in an ETF wrapper. Managers roam investment-grade and high-yield corporates, government paper and securitized debt, US and overseas, chasing income while keeping rate sensitivity short.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. It uses active bond selection and tactical sector management across U.S. and non-U.S. markets.

Why people hold it

  • Short by design. It measures itself against the Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit index, so it carries far less rate sensitivity than the intermediate aggregate funds that define this category.americancentury.com
  • Go-anywhere toolkit: investment-grade and high-yield corporates, Treasuries and agency paper, mortgage- and asset-backed bonds, US and non-US, spread across roughly 400 positions.americancentury.com
  • 0.32% a year undercuts the median fund in its bond cohort, unusual for active management, and holdings are disclosed daily rather than quarterly.americancentury.com
  • Income is the stated first objective, with capital appreciation second, and the fund's policy is to pay distributions monthly.

Worth knowing

  • Cheap for active, pricey next to index. BND, SCHZ and SPAB each charge 0.03%, so the managers' sector calls carry the whole burden of justifying the gap.
  • The high-yield sleeve is where the extra income comes from, and it is also where credit stress shows up first. This is not a Treasury-only short bond fund.americancentury.com
  • It trades lightly compared with the index heavyweights in its cohort, which tends to mean wider spreads. Limit orders matter more here than with a mega-fund.

SDSI Performance

Launched Oct 11, 2022

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.Not enough history yet.
SDSI$10,265
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. SDSI $10,265. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 SDSI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSDSI
Year to date+1.7%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+0.1%
1 year+2.7%
3 yearsper year+5.5%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 SDSI
YearReturn barSDSI
2026 YTD+1.7%
2025+6.5%
2024+5.6%
2023+5.9%
2022+2.4%

Since listing, Oct 11, 2022

SDSI in the news

SDSI 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 Nov 2, 2026.
4.77%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.42Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.18 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 $0.16; Mar 1, 2023 $0.20; Apr 3, 2023 $0.23; May 1, 2023 $0.21; Jun 1, 2023 $0.23; Jul 3, 2023 $0.21; Aug 1, 2023 $0.20; Sep 1, 2023 $0.22; Oct 2, 2023 $0.28; Nov 1, 2023 $0.23; Dec 1, 2023 $0.28; Dec 18, 2023 $0.28; Feb 1, 2024 $0.24; Mar 1, 2024 $0.22; Apr 1, 2024 $0.20; May 1, 2024 $0.25; Jun 3, 2024 $0.22; Jul 1, 2024 $0.19; Aug 1, 2024 $0.24; Sep 3, 2024 $0.26; Oct 1, 2024 $0.24; Nov 1, 2024 $0.23; Dec 2, 2024 $0.21; Dec 17, 2024 $0.28; Feb 3, 2025 $0.20; Mar 3, 2025 $0.22; Apr 1, 2025 $0.21; May 1, 2025 $0.23; Jun 2, 2025 $0.22; Jul 1, 2025 $0.21; Aug 1, 2025 $0.23; Sep 2, 2025 $0.22; Oct 1, 2025 $0.16; Nov 3, 2025 $0.21; Dec 1, 2025 $0.18; Dec 16, 2025 $0.26; Feb 5, 2026 $0.22; Mar 5, 2026 $0.20; Apr 7, 2026 $0.22; May 6, 2026 $0.18; Jun 4, 2026 $0.18; Jul 7, 2026 $0.20; Aug 6, 2026 $0.21; Sep 4, 2026 $0.19; Oct 6, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 6, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.18
Sep 4, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.19
Aug 6, 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.21
Jul 7, 2026Jul 9, 2026$0.20
Jun 4, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.18
May 6, 2026May 8, 2026$0.18
Apr 7, 2026Apr 9, 2026$0.22
Mar 5, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.20
Feb 5, 2026Feb 9, 2026$0.22
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.26
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.18
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.21

See all 48 payments⁠

$10,000 in SDSI 3 years ago paid $1,525 in dividends.⁠

SDSI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
1.9%
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.
0.59
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.
−1.3%
48 months · trough Jul 2023
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.
0.28
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.

SDSI Cost

Overpaying vs BNDW, cheapest in Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged)

$5,482

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

  • SDSI 0.32%

    $6,542

  • BNDW 0.05% Cheapest

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SDSI 0.32%
  • BNDW 0.05%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530SDSI $6,542BNDW $1,060

Year by year

YearSDSIBNDWOverpaying
10$580$92$488
20$2,250$360$1,890
30$6,542$1,060$5,482

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