About this ETF
Fidelity Short-Term Bond ETF seeks to provide a high level of current income while preserving capital by investing in investment-grade debt securities across all types, as well as repurchase agreements for those securities. The fund is benchmarked against the Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +0.25% | -94.65% | -94.51% | -94.39% | -93.56% | -49.56% | -31.90% | -17.57% | -14.45% |
| Total return | +0.60% | -94.63% | -94.48% | -94.37% | -93.53% | -49.48% | -31.83% | -17.53% | -14.42% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.21% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $21.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 481 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USTN 3.875% 05/15/29 | — | 12.26% | 350.87M | $347.4M |
| 2 | USTN 3.375% 09/15/28 | — | 6.56% | 188.90M | $185.8M |
| 3 | USTN 3.5% 12/15/28 | — | 6.53% | 187.99M | $185.0M |
| 4 | USTN 3.625% 08/15/28 | — | 6.43% | 184.22M | $182.2M |
| 5 | USTN 3.5% 02/15/29 | — | 5.48% | 157.92M | $155.2M |
| 6 | USTN 4.625% 09/30/28 | — | 3.77% | 105.84M | $106.7M |
| 7 | CASH CF | — | 2.25% | 63.87M | $63.9M |
| 8 | BOA CORP 4.271%/VAR 07/23/29 | — | 0.46% | 13.00M | $12.9M |
| 9 | NET OTHER ASSETS | — | 0.41% | 0 | $11.5M |
| 10 | HSBC HLD PLC 4.711%/VAR 5/30 | — | 0.39% | 11.00M | $10.9M |
| 11 | CIFC 25-2A A1R TSFR3M+97 04/35 | — | 0.38% | 10.70M | $10.7M |
| 12 | JPMC CO 4.851%/VAR 07/25/28 | — | 0.37% | 10.50M | $10.5M |
| 13 | BOA CORP 4.979%/VAR 01/24/29 | — | 0.37% | 10.40M | $10.5M |
| 14 | FLAT 25-1A A1R TSFR3M+108 7/36 | — | 0.35% | 9.93M | $9.9M |
| 15 | GSINC 4.148%/VAR 01/21/29 | — | 0.33% | 9.56M | $9.5M |
| 16 | AVOLON HLDG FD 4.95% 1/28 144A | — | 0.33% | 9.31M | $9.3M |
| 17 | EQUITABLE A 4.95% 6/25/29 144A | — | 0.32% | 9.17M | $9.2M |
| 18 | NATWEST GRP PL 4.892%/VAR 5/29 | — | 0.32% | 9.14M | $9.2M |
| 19 | CIBC 4.723%/VAR 06/16/29 | — | 0.31% | 8.90M | $8.9M |
| 20 | BMW US CAPITAL 4.3% 3/28 144A | — | 0.31% | 8.94M | $8.9M |
| 21 | VOLKSWAGEN GRP 6% 11/26 144A | — | 0.30% | 8.50M | $8.5M |
| 22 | WELLSFARGO 4.97%/VAR 04/23/29 | — | 0.30% | 8.46M | $8.5M |
| 23 | BOA CORP 4.623%/VAR 05/09/29 | — | 0.30% | 8.40M | $8.4M |
| 24 | ROYALBK 4.652%/VAR 07/10/29 | — | 0.30% | 8.39M | $8.4M |
| 25 | MERCEDES BENZ 4.875% 8/29 144A | — | 0.30% | 8.40M | $8.4M |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 0.48% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.0957 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0669 (Aug 05, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 05, 2026 | $0.0669 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 | $0.0287 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 97.36% / 58.19% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.559 / -0.048 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -94.84% / -94.84% | Sortino 1Y | -0.567 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.435 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.111 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 95.96% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 8.21K | Average volume | 287.81K |
| AUM | $174.0M | Premium/Discount | +0.12% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $174.0M → $174.0M |
| 1 Week | -$86.9K | -0.05% | $174.0M → $174.0M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for FSTB
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