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State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF (ULST)

Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
40.39 USD -0.01 (-0.025%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:54 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 40.37 -0.01 (-0.015%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT

The ultra-short duration of this bond fund creates a unique dynamic where the price chart is nearly flat, rendering traditional momentum signals useless. While the statistical model predicts a negligible dip over the next month, the asset's core value lies in its ability to preserve capital while generating income. The price has been remarkably stable, hovering within a tight range over the last two years, which confirms its role as a defensive holding rather than a growth vehicle. However, the recent annual performance shows a slight dip, indicating that even in a low-volatility environment, small headwinds can impact the total return. For investors seeking stability, the consistency of the price is the primary feature, though it offers no capital appreciation potential.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.001035
AutoETS0.001164
AutoARIMA0.001164
MSTL0.001225

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 90%
H-stat 0.62
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.521
Excess Kurtosis -0.76

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 4.18% 4.63% 3.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.137 0.340119
2026-07-01 0.133 0.330025
2026-06-01 0.140 0.347050
2026-05-01 0.133 0.329453
2026-04-01 0.133 0.329371
2026-03-02 0.124 0.306097
2026-02-02 0.139 0.343125
2025-12-18 0.172 0.425111
2025-12-01 0.140 0.345508
2025-11-03 0.146 0.360138
2025-10-01 0.146 0.359695
2025-09-02 0.146 0.360227
2025-08-01 0.160 0.394283
2025-07-01 0.151 0.372840
2025-06-02 0.147 0.363232
2025-05-01 0.149 0.367448
2025-04-01 0.153 0.377685
2025-03-03 0.146 0.360583
2025-02-03 0.152 0.376238
2024-12-19 0.162 0.401587
2024-12-02 0.157 0.388038
2024-11-01 0.168 0.415636
2024-10-01 0.169 0.416051
2024-09-03 0.173 0.426634
2024-08-01 0.174 0.429948
2024-07-01 0.172 0.427011
2024-06-03 0.174 0.431548
2024-05-01 0.171 0.424634
2024-04-01 0.176 0.436508
2024-03-01 0.167 0.413879
2024-02-01 0.167 0.412753
2023-12-18 0.183 0.454771
2023-12-01 0.165 0.409328
2023-11-01 0.160 0.399003
2023-10-02 0.159 0.396509
2023-09-01 0.162 0.403386
2023-08-01 0.155 0.385668
2023-07-03 0.146 0.363818
2023-06-01 0.145 0.361236
2023-05-01 0.139 0.346116
2023-04-03 0.130 0.323866
2023-03-01 0.126 0.314607
2023-02-01 0.125 0.311721
2022-12-19 0.126 0.315710
2022-12-01 0.108 0.270609
2022-11-01 0.094 0.236181
2022-10-03 0.081 0.203109
2022-09-01 0.088 0.220551
2022-08-01 0.055 0.137914
2022-07-01 0.035 0.087984
2022-06-01 0.028 0.069983
2022-05-02 0.023 0.057514
2022-04-01 0.015 0.037500
2022-03-01 0.015 0.037379
2022-02-01 0.014 0.034800
2021-12-17 0.018 0.044665
2021-12-01 0.016 0.039683
2021-11-01 0.014 0.034671
2021-10-01 0.015 0.037092
2021-09-01 0.016 0.039565
2021-08-02 0.016 0.039555
2021-07-01 0.018 0.044488
2021-06-01 0.018 0.044488
2021-05-03 0.019 0.046960
2021-04-01 0.023 0.056874
2021-03-01 0.020 0.049432
2021-02-01 0.025 0.061744
2020-12-18 0.027 0.066799
2020-12-01 0.027 0.066700
2020-11-02 0.029 0.071729
2020-10-01 0.032 0.079286
2020-09-01 0.033 0.081643
2020-08-03 0.039 0.096654
2020-07-01 0.041 0.101889
2020-06-01 0.046 0.115115
2020-05-01 0.056 0.141378
2020-04-01 0.066 0.169231
2020-03-02 0.070 0.173139
2020-02-03 0.075 0.185460
2019-12-20 0.077 0.190688
2019-12-02 0.076 0.188352
2019-11-01 0.082 0.202970
2019-10-01 0.083 0.205751
2019-09-03 0.088 0.217984
2019-08-01 0.091 0.225638
2019-07-01 0.092 0.228061
2019-06-03 0.092 0.228175
2019-05-01 0.090 0.223325
2019-04-01 0.092 0.228515
2019-03-01 0.082 0.203727
2019-02-01 0.089 0.221228
2018-12-19 0.081 0.201995
2018-12-03 0.075 0.186614
2018-11-01 0.077 0.191257
2018-10-01 0.073 0.181457
2018-09-04 0.073 0.181321
2018-08-01 0.075 0.186382
2018-07-02 0.071 0.176573
2018-06-01 0.071 0.176573
2018-05-01 0.063 0.156755
2018-04-02 0.076 0.188961
2018-03-01 0.064 0.159085
2018-02-01 0.055 0.136714
2017-12-19 0.019 0.047182
2017-12-01 0.048 0.119195
2017-11-01 0.048 0.119314
2017-10-02 0.046 0.114399
2017-09-01 0.047 0.116654
2017-08-01 0.045 0.111579
2017-07-03 0.044 0.109426
2017-06-01 0.042 0.104400
2017-05-01 0.039 0.096991
2017-04-03 0.039 0.096846
2017-03-01 0.036 0.089397
2017-02-01 0.035 0.086957
2016-12-28 0.038 0.094480
2016-12-01 0.033 0.082090
2016-11-01 0.032 0.079661
2016-10-03 0.031 0.077210
2016-09-01 0.032 0.079622
2016-08-01 0.034 0.084704
2016-07-01 0.025 0.062375
2016-06-01 0.027 0.067534
2016-05-03 0.028 0.070070
2016-05-02 0.028 0.069983
2016-04-01 0.052 0.130065
2016-03-01 0.025 0.062735
2016-02-01 0.017 0.042521
2015-12-29 0.015 0.037575
2015-12-01 0.013 0.032516
2015-11-02 0.014 0.035035
2015-10-01 0.013 0.032476
2015-09-01 0.012 0.029970
2015-08-03 0.012 0.030000
2015-07-01 0.012 0.029940
2015-06-01 0.012 0.029888
2015-05-01 0.011 0.027473
2015-04-01 0.011 0.027459
2015-03-02 0.014 0.034991
2015-02-02 0.009 0.022461
2014-12-29 0.012 0.030015
2014-12-01 0.011 0.027466
2014-11-03 0.010 0.024900
2014-10-01 0.011 0.027418
2014-09-02 0.011 0.027384
2014-08-01 0.011 0.027466
2014-07-01 0.012 0.029948
2014-06-02 0.011 0.027473
2014-05-01 0.012 0.029925
2014-04-01 0.011 0.027377
2014-03-03 0.014 0.034843
2014-02-03 0.010 0.024944
2013-12-27 0.012 0.029940
2013-12-02 0.011 0.027479
2013-11-01 0.003 0.007489
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 44.08
All Time Low 37.83
Ask 40.39
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 76,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 64,077
Average Volume 64,637
Average Volume10Days 76,770
Beta3 Year 0.1
Bid 40.38
Bid Size 1,800
Category Ultrashort Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 40.415
Day Low 40.38
Dividend Yield 4.16
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 40.3588
Fifty Day Average Change 0.02619934
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0006491606
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.73710084
Fifty Two Week High 40.72
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.3350029
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.008226986
Fifty Two Week Low 40.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.18499756
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0046019293
Fifty Two Week Range 40.2 - 40.72
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,381,411,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0367571
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0100021
Fullday Change Percent -0.0247608
Fullday Price 40.37
Fund Family State Street Investment Management
Fund Inception Date 1,381,276,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The Adviser invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed income securities. The fund may also invest in exchange traded products ("ETPs"). It is non-diversified.
Long Name State Street Ultra Short Term Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_244403381
Nav Price 40.40491
Net Assets 527,296,704.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.2
Open 40.4
Phone (866) 787-2257
Post Market Change -0.01499939
Post Market Change Percent -0.037140995
Post Market Price 40.37
Post Market Time 1,787,961,505
Previous Close 40.395
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0100021
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0247608
Regular Market Day High 40.415
Regular Market Day Low 40.38
Regular Market Day Range 40.38 - 40.415
Regular Market Open 40.4
Regular Market Previous Close 40.395
Regular Market Price 40.385
Regular Market Time 1,787,946,846
Regular Market Volume 46,133
Short Name State Street Ultra Short Term B
Source Interval 15
Symbol ULST
Three Year Average Return 0.048562597
Total Assets 527,296,704
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.80082
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.80082
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 40.46455
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.0795517
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0019659603
Type Disp ETF
Volume 46,133
Yield 0.0416
Ytd Return 1.72716