Global X - Short-Term Treasury Ladder ETF
$49.39+0.04 (+0.08%)
- 0.12%
- $38M
- +1.7%
- 3.66%
- 0M sh
- $49.38
- low $49.34high $50.68
The ETF.net SLDR Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 8 of 15
Score 61 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.B57 out of 100Rank 7 of 15Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 14Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C51 out of 100Rank 8 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 12 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B55 out of 100Rank 9 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F24 out of 100Rank 13 of 15
Our read on SLDR
BA bond ladder in one ticker. SLDR spreads equal-weighted rungs across Treasury notes maturing in one to three years, so paper keeps rolling off and getting replaced without you running a spreadsheet of maturity dates.
The fund seeks investment results generally corresponding to the price and yield performance of the FTSE US Treasury 1-3 Years Laddered Bond Index, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Equal-weighted rungs of staggered Treasury maturities, built to blunt the effect of rate swings. Most 1-3 year rivals simply weight by how much debt Washington happens to have outstanding.globalxetfs.com
- 0.12% a year sits under the category median and under SHY's 0.15%, so the laddering doesn't come with a boutique price tag.
- Roughly 90 Treasury notes and nothing else: no corporate credit, no mortgage paper. Distributions land monthly.globalxetfs.com
Worth knowing
- The three-basis-point club (VGSH, SCHO, SPTS) covers the same 1-3 year Treasury ground at a quarter of the fee. The ladder construction is what the extra buys.
- A 2024 launch that trades thinly next to the category's giants, which can widen the gap between bid and ask at the moment you trade.
- A ladder softens rate moves, it doesn't cancel them. Short Treasuries still reprice when yields shift.globalxetfs.com
SLDR Holdings
- Bonds
- 92
- 26%
- T 3 7/8 07/31/27 (BTY0CS0)
Geography
- United States100.00%
SLDR Performance
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SLDR$10,170
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 | SLDR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.8% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | +0.3% |
| 1 year | +1.7% |
| 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 | SLDR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.8% | |
| 2025 | +4.6% | |
| 2024 | +0.6% |
SLDR in the news
SLDR Dividends
- 3.66%
- $1.80
- $0.15 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SLDR Risk
- 1.1%
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.
- −1.21
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.
- −0.9%
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.
- 0.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SLDR Cost
0.12%
SLDR0.12%
- The middle half of Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds
- Median 0.15%
6 of the 15 Treasuries (1-3 Year) funds charge less.
Other funds in Treasuries (1-3 Year)
- BXTWOBondBloxx Bloomberg Two Year Target Duration US Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +1.4%
- BSHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.4%
- BUTWOUS Treasury 2 Year Note ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.3%
- BUSSHWisdomTree 1-3 Year Laddered Treasury FundExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +1.4%
- BNEARiShares Short Duration Bond Active ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +2.0%