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State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF

STOTCboeSPDRD

$46.34+0.02 (+0.04%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 77 prints from 46.32 to 46.34. Range 46.30 to 46.37. Use the arrow keys to read each point.46.3046.3610 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$544M
1Y total return
+2.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.44%
Holdings
600
Avg volume · 30D
67.9K sh
52W range
low $46.07high $47.55
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net STOT Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 36 out of 100

Rank
10 of 12
Six-pillar profile for STOT. Scores out of 100: Cost 4, Risk 64, Mission not scored, Tradability 51, Holdings 53, Durability 71. Strongest: Durability (71). Weakest: Cost (4). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 36 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    F4 out of 100
    Rank 12 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.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 12
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 12
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 12
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 12

Our read on STOT

ETF.net Research

In short

DState Street's wrapper, DoubleLine's mandate: an actively run short-duration bond fund that aims to maximize current income while keeping average effective duration between one and three years, and pays monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to maximize current income while maintaining a dollar-weighted average effective duration of one to three years.

Why people hold it

  • Active, not an index clone. Managers work across bond sectors inside a stated one to three year average effective duration band rather than replicating a benchmark basket.
  • Its reference point is the 1-3 year slice of the Agg, the low-rate-sensitivity end of the bond aisle, where price swings from rate moves are structurally smaller than long-maturity debt.
  • Income is the stated job, and it lands monthly across roughly 600 positions, so no single issuer carries the paycheck.
  • Among the steadier risk profiles in the broad bond cohort, which follows directly from the short maturity mandate.

Worth knowing

  • 0.45% a year is above the typical broad bond fund and well above index anchors like BND and SPAB at 0.03%. Active security selection is what that premium buys.
  • Active means drift. The 1-3 year Agg index is a yardstick here, not a target the fund is built to mirror, so holdings and results can diverge from it.
  • Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a liquidity giant, so spreads deserve a look before you place an order.

STOT Performance

Launched Apr 13, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

STOT$10,239
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. STOT $10,239. 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 STOT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSTOT
Year to date+1.6%
1 month+0.7%
3 months+0.2%
1 year+2.4%
3 yearsper year+4.8%
5 yearsper year+3.0%
10 yearsper year+2.4%

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 STOT
YearReturn barSTOT
2026 YTD+1.6%
2025+5.6%
2024+5.3%
2023+6.4%
2022−3.7%
2021+0.3%
2020+2.4%

STOT in the news

STOT 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.
4.44%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.07Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.17 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 $0.15; Mar 1, 2023 $0.16; Apr 3, 2023 $0.16; May 1, 2023 $0.17; Jun 1, 2023 $0.18; Jul 3, 2023 $0.17; Aug 1, 2023 $0.18; Sep 1, 2023 $0.18; Oct 2, 2023 $0.18; Nov 1, 2023 $0.18; Dec 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 18, 2023 $0.23; Feb 1, 2024 $0.20; Mar 1, 2024 $0.18; Apr 1, 2024 $0.19; May 1, 2024 $0.19; Jun 3, 2024 $0.20; Jul 1, 2024 $0.21; Aug 1, 2024 $0.21; Sep 3, 2024 $0.20; Oct 1, 2024 $0.20; Nov 1, 2024 $0.19; Dec 2, 2024 $0.18; Dec 19, 2024 $0.24; Feb 3, 2025 $0.19; Mar 3, 2025 $0.17; Apr 1, 2025 $0.18; May 1, 2025 $0.16; Jun 2, 2025 $0.18; Jul 1, 2025 $0.18; Aug 1, 2025 $0.17; Sep 2, 2025 $0.18; Oct 1, 2025 $0.17; Nov 3, 2025 $0.17; Dec 1, 2025 $0.17; Dec 18, 2025 $0.20; Feb 2, 2026 $0.17; Mar 2, 2026 $0.16; Apr 1, 2026 $0.16; May 1, 2026 $0.17; Jun 1, 2026 $0.17; Jul 1, 2026 $0.18; Aug 3, 2026 $0.17; Sep 1, 2026 $0.17; Oct 1, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.17
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.17
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.17
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.18
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.17
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.17
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.16
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.16
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.17
Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.20
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.17
Nov 3, 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.17

See all 126 payments⁠

$10,000 in STOT 10 years ago paid $2,978 in dividends.⁠

STOT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
1.5%
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.
0.19
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.
−5.7%
Trough Nov 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.
0.18
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.

STOT Cost

Overpaying vs BSV, cheapest in Short-Term Core Bond

$8,403

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

  • STOT 0.45%

    $9,041

  • BSV 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • STOT 0.45%
  • 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$6K$8K$10K051015202530STOT $9,041BSV $638

Year by year

YearSTOTBSVOverpaying
10$812$55$757
20$3,128$216$2,912
30$9,041$638$8,403

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