American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF
$50.54+0.10 (+0.19%)
- 0.32%
- $328M
- +2.6%
- 4.79%
- 0M sh
- $50.43
- low $50.37high $52.04
The ETF.net SDSI 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.A75 out of 100Rank 7 of 29Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B59 out of 100Rank 26 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 29Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B57 out of 100Rank 10 of 29Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B60 out of 100Rank 15 of 29Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 19 of 29
Our read on SDSI
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.
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 Holdings
- Bonds
- 421
- 20%
- Us Treasury N/B 09/28 4.75
Sectors
- Communication90.0%
- Industrials7.5%
- Health Care2.5%
Geography
- United States99.25%
- France0.39%
- Belgium0.21%
- Canada0.15%
SDSI Performance
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SDSI$10,258
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 | SDSI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.3% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +2.6% |
| 3 years | +5.5% |
| 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 | SDSI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.3% | |
| 2025 | +6.5% | |
| 2024 | +5.6% | |
| 2023 | +5.9% | |
| 2022 | +2.4% |
SDSI in the news
SDSI Dividends
- 4.79%
- $2.42
- $0.18 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SDSI Risk
- 1.9%
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.
- 0.47
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.
- −1.3%
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.
- 0.28
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SDSI Cost
0.32%
SDSI0.32%
- The middle half of Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds
- Median 0.45%
7 of the 28 Global Aggregate Bond (Unhedged) funds charge less.
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