AB Ultra Short Income ETF (YEAR)Ultrashort Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
50.04 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m. EDT
The ultra-short income strategy here is showing signs of structural stress despite the headline yield. While the trailing twelve-month yield sits at a tempting 4%, the recent dividend history tells a different story: payouts have been aggressively trimmed from roughly $2.20 per share annually in 2024 to just under $2.10 in 2026. This cut coincides with the fund hitting a new 12-month low, suggesting the underlying bond portfolio is losing value faster than the coupon can compensate. The price action confirms this weakness, trading flat against its 200-day moving average while failing to generate any upward momentum. Although the statistical model predicts a negligible drift over the next month, the fundamental reality of a shrinking distribution and a depressed share price makes this a neutral hold rather than a compelling income play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.001844 |
| MSTL | 0.001901 |
| AutoETS | 0.001922 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.001922 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 83% |
| H-stat | 17.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.111 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.51 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31% | 3.96% | 4.59% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 0.154 | 0.308123 |
| 2026-09-01 | 0.159 | 0.317239 |
| 2026-08-03 | 0.156 | 0.310881 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0.158 | 0.314741 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.162 | 0.322516 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.165 | 0.327967 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.162 | 0.322068 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.165 | 0.327056 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.171 | 0.338996 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.202 | 0.400158 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.171 | 0.338574 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.169 | 0.334521 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.175 | 0.346192 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.175 | 0.346192 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.181 | 0.358274 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.183 | 0.362735 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.191 | 0.378818 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.181 | 0.358700 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.192 | 0.380424 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.191 | 0.378293 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.178 | 0.353385 |
| 2024-12-30 | 0.272 | 0.540594 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.202 | 0.400476 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.202 | 0.400396 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.206 | 0.406472 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.216 | 0.426877 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.215 | 0.425911 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.213 | 0.423207 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.218 | 0.433227 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.220 | 0.438029 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.227 | 0.451562 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.218 | 0.433270 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.190 | 0.377059 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.247 | 0.491151 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.216 | 0.430022 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.234 | 0.468281 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.220 | 0.440194 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.211 | 0.421536 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.216 | 0.431655 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.246 | 0.492640 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.182 | 0.363165 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.200 | 0.399401 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.186 | 0.371287 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.177 | 0.354142 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.183 | 0.364687 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.174 | 0.348279 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.179 | 0.358804 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.156 | 0.314770 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 52.18 |
| All Time Low | 49.49 |
| Ask | 50.46 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 159,630 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 149,265 |
| Average Volume | 149,265 |
| Average Volume10Days | 159,630 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.1 |
| Bid | 47.96 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Ultrashort Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 50.0778 |
| Day Low | 50.01 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 50.15888 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.11887741 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0023700173 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.1360288 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 50.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.6899986 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0136013925 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 49.94 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.10000229 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0020024488 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 49.94 - 50.73 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,663,162,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.0037002563 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.007394405 |
| Fullday Price | 50.04 |
| Fund Family | AllianceBernstein |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,663,027,200 |
| 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 fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). It will pursue its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, primarily in a mix of U.S. government and investment grade corporate fixed-income securities. Under normal circumstances, the fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average duration of less than one year, although it may invest in securities of any duration or maturity. It may invest in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit and commercial paper. |
| Long Name | AB Ultra Short Income ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1790631728 |
| Nav Price | 50.0389 |
| Net Assets | 1,567,882,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.25 |
| Open | 50.01 |
| Previous Close | 50.04 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 50.0778 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 50.01 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 50.01 - 50.0778 |
| Regular Market Open | 50.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 50.04 |
| Regular Market Price | 50.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,835,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 99,634 |
| Short Name | AB Ultra Short Income ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | YEAR |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.046675302 |
| Total Assets | 1,567,882,496 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.43987 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.43987 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 50.34016 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.30015945 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.005962624 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 99,634 |
| Yield | 0.0402 |
| Ytd Return | 1.82249 |