State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF
$46.23−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.45%
- $540M
- +2.1%
- 4.47%
- 0.1M sh
- $46.23
- low $46.07high $47.55
The ETF.net STOT Grade
D
Score 36 out of 100
- 11 of 12
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 100Rank 12 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 6 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 8 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A72 out of 100Rank 3 of 12
Our read on STOT
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.
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 Holdings
- Bonds
- 593
- 23%
- Us Treasury N/B 0.875 11/15/2030
Sectors
- Communication100.0%
Geography
- United States89.71%
- Canada4.22%
- United Kingdom2.75%
- Ireland0.87%
- France0.80%
- Luxembourg0.60%
- Cayman Islands0.50%
- Spain0.40%
- 0.15%
STOT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
STOT$10,212
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 | STOT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.0% |
| 1 month | −0.3% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +2.1% |
| 3 years | +4.7% |
| 5 years | +2.8% |
| 10 years | +2.3% |
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 | STOT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.0% | |
| 2025 | +5.6% | |
| 2024 | +5.3% | |
| 2023 | +6.4% | |
| 2022 | −3.7% | |
| 2021 | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | +2.4% |
STOT in the news
STOT Dividends
- 4.47%
- $2.07
- $0.17 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
STOT Risk
- 1.5%
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.
- 0.13
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.
- −5.7%
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.
- 0.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
STOT Cost
0.45%
STOT0.45%
- The middle half of Short-Term Core Bond funds
- Median 0.25%
Every other Short-Term Core Bond fund charges less.
Other funds in Short-Term Core Bond
- CNUSANuveen ESG 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate BondExpense ratio 0.14%1 year return +0.5%
- CSBNDColumbia Short Duration Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +1.8%
- CSCSBSterling Capital Funds - Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return —
- CLODIETF Series Solutions - AAM SLC Low Duration Income ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +3.5%
- DNBSDNeuberger Berman Short Duration Income ETFExpense ratio 0.42%1 year return +2.3%